The Order of Worship – November 2, 2025

This is the 306th Day of 2025.
There are 59 days remaining in 2025.

Filled with the Holy Spirit,
we are a people of prayer
committed to love one another
and equipped to share Christ’s love throughout the world.

Prelude:

Welcome & Announcements:
This month’s mission focus is:
The Final focus of this time between Pentecost and Advent is The End.
Bible Study is at afaithtalk.com
Emmaus is Tomorrow evening at 6:00.
Call to Worship: Joy in the Morning …TFWS#2284 (Em)

Responsive Reading: Psalm 149
Sing praise in the congregation

¹ Praise the LORD! 
Sing to the LORD a new song, 
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

² Let Israel be glad in its Maker; 
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

³ Let them praise his name with dancing, 
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre.

⁴ For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; 
he adorns the humble with victory.

⁵ Let the faithful exult in glory; 
let them sing for joy on their couches.

⁶ Let the high praises of God be in their throats 
and two-edged swords in their hands,
⁷ to execute vengeance on the nations 
and punishment on the peoples,

⁸ to bind their kings with fetters and their nobles with chains of iron,
^9a to execute on them the judgment decreed. 

^9b This is glory for all his faithful ones. 
Praise the LORD!

OpeningHymn: For All the Saints…No. 711 1-6 @115%

Verse 1

For all the saints, who from their labors rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Verse 2

Thou was their rock,
their fortress, and their might;
thou, Lord, their captain
in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Verse 3

O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win with them the victor’s crown of gold.
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Verse 4

O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Verse 5

And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Verse 6

From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Affirmation of Faith:
The Apostle’s Creed..No. 881

I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified,
dead,
and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

Gloria Patri…Page 70

Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen. Amen.

Praise Song: Swing Low Sweet Chariot…No. 703 (G)

Refrain

Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home;
 swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.

Verse 1

I looked over Jordan and what did I see,
coming for to carry me home?
A band of angels coming after me,
coming for to carry me home.

Refrain

Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home;
 swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.

Verse 2

If you get there before I do, coming for to carry me home;
tell all my friends I’m coming too, coming for to carry me home.

Refrain

Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home;
 swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.

Verse 3

I’m sometimes up, I’m sometimes down,
coming for to carry me home;
but still my soul feels heavenly bound,
coming for to carry me home.

Refrain

Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home;
swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.

Oh when the saints go marching in,
Oh when the saints go marching in
oh Lord I want to be in that number
Oh when the saints go marching in!

Pastoral Prayer
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The Lord’s Prayer:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.

Anthem: My Lord, What a Morning…719 (F)

Offertory

Doxology:

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen

Children’s Moment
Children’s Song (One Bread, One Body…#620) (G)

Refrain

One bread, one body, one Lord of all,
one cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many throughout the earth,
we are one body in this one Lord.

Prayer for Illumination
Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that as the Scriptures are read and your Word is proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen.

Gospel Reading: Luke 6:20-31
Jesus speaks blessings and woes

²⁰ Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

²¹ “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

²² “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. ²³ Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.

²⁴ “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.

²⁵ “Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry.” “Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep”.

²⁶ “Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.

²⁷ “But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ²⁸ bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

²⁹ If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt.

³⁰ Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again.

³¹ Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God

New Testament Reading: Ephesians 1:11-23
God made Christ head over all

¹¹ In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, ¹² so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.

¹³ In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; ¹⁴ this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.

¹⁵ I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason ¹⁶ I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.

¹⁷ I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, ¹⁸ so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power.

²⁰ God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹ far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. ²² And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, ²³ which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God

Sermon Text:  Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
The holy ones of the Most High

¹ In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in bed. Then he wrote down the dream: ² I, Daniel, saw in my vision by night the four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea, ³ and four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.

¹⁵ As for me, Daniel, my spirit was troubled within me, and the visions of my head terrified me.

¹⁶ I approached one of the attendants to ask him the truth concerning all this. So he said that he would disclose to me the interpretation of the matter:

¹⁷ “As for these four great beasts, four kings shall arise out of the earth. ¹⁸ But the holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever–forever and ever.”
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God

Sermon:  “Troubled Dream”

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING FOR ALL SAINTS

The Lord be with you. 
And also with you. 
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise. 
It is right, and a good and joyful thing,
always and everywhere to give thanks to you, 
Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
God of Abraham and Sarah,
God of Miriam and Moses,
God of Joshua and Deborah,
God of Ruth and David,
God of the priests and the prophets,
God of Mary and Joseph,
God of the apostles and the martyrs,
God of our mothers and our fathers,
God of our children to all generations. 
And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, 
we praise your name and join their unending hymn: 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. 

Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ.
By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection 
you gave birth to your Church,
delivered us from slavery to sin and death,
and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit. 

On the night in which he gave himself up for us, he took bread,
gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: 
“Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 
When the supper was over he took the cup,
gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said: 
“Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, 
poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. 
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 
And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, 
we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving 
as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, 
as we proclaim the mystery of faith. 
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. 

Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. 
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ,
that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood.  
Renew our communion with all your saints, especially those whom we name before you
Margaret Jordan Darden – November 21, 2024 
Mary Alice Abney Gammage – March 14, 2025
Frances Mullen – October 30, 2025

Others Remembered by Community

As the sound of the bell dies, silence may be kept for the remembrance of the Saints. 

Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, 
strengthen us to run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 
looking to Jesus, the Pioneer and Perfecter of our faith. 
By your Spirit make us one with Christ,
one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world, 
until Christ comes in final victory, and we feast at his heavenly banquet.  
Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, 
all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. 
Amen. 

Holy Communion

Closing Hymn: Sing with all the saints in glory…702 (G)

Verse 1

Sing with all the saints in glory,
sing the resurrection song!
Death and sorrow, earth’s dark story,
to the former days belong.
All around the clouds are breaking,
soon the storms of life will cease;
in God’s likeness we, awaking,
know the everlasting peace.

Verse 4

Life eternal! O what wonders crowd on faith;
what joy unknown,
when, amidst earth’s closing thunders,
saints shall stand before the throne!
O to enter that bright portal,
see that glowing firmament; know, with thee,
O God Immortal, “Jesus Christ whom thou has sent!” 

Filled Up and Poured Out

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