6/29/2025 Morning Worship Bulletin

June 29, 2025

Proper 8

Announcements 

Invocation 

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

1 Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.

2 Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here; for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

2 Kings 2:6-14

6 Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here; for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on.

7 Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan.

8 Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground.

9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha said, "Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit."

10 He responded, "You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not."

11 As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven.

12 Elisha kept watching and crying out, "Father, father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.

13 He picked up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.

14 He took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, saying, "Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?" When he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha went over.

“I Know Whom I Have Believed”

Hymn #443

I know not why God’s wondrous grace​

To me He hath made known,​

Nor why, unworthy,​

Christ in love​

Redeemed me for His own.​

But I know whom I have believ-ed,​

And am persuaded​

that He is able​

To keep that which I’ve committed​

Unto Him against that day.​

I know not how this saving faith​

To me He did impart,​

Nor how believing in His Word​

Wro’t peace within my heart.​

But I know whom I have believ-ed,​

And am persuaded​

that He is able​

To keep that which I’ve committed​

Unto Him against that day.​

I know not how the Spirit moves,​

Convincing men of sin,​

Revealing Jesus thro’ the Word,​

Creating faith in Him.​

But I know whom I have believ-ed,​

And am persuaded​

that He is able​

To keep that which I’ve committed​

Unto Him against that day.​

I know not what of good or ill​

May be reserved for me,​

Of weary ways or golden days​

Before His face I see.​

But I know whom I have believ-ed,​

And am persuaded​

that He is able​

To keep that which I’ve committed​

Unto Him against that day.​

I know not when my Lord may come,​

At night or noonday fair,​

Nor if I’ll walk the vale with Him,​

Or meet Him in the air.​

But I know whom I have believ-ed,​

And am persuaded​

that He is able​

To keep that which I’ve committed​

Unto Him against that day.​

“Glorious Freedom”

Hymn #505

Once I was bound ​

by sin’s galling fetters;​

Chained like a slave, I struggled in vain.​

But I received a glorious freedom​

When Jesus broke my fetters in twain.​

Glorious freedom!​

Wonderful freedom!​

No more in chains of sin I repine!​

Jesus, the glorious Emancipator-​

Now and forever He shall be mine.​

Freedom from all the carnal affections;​

Freedom from envy, hatred, and strife;​

Freedom from vain ​

and worldly ambitions;​

Freedom from all that saddened my life!​

Glorious freedom!​

Wonderful freedom!​

No more in chains of sin I repine!​

Jesus, the glorious Emancipator-​

Now and forever He shall be mine.​

Freedom from pride and​

all sinful follies;​

Freedom from love and glitter of gold;​

Freedom from evil temper and anger;​

Glorious freedom, rapture untold!​

Glorious freedom!​

Wonderful freedom!​

No more in chains of sin I repine!​

Jesus, the glorious Emancipator-​

Now and forever He shall be mine.​

Freedom from fear ​

with all of its torments;​

Freedom from care with all of its pain;​

Freedom in Christ, ​

my blessed Redeemer-​

He who has rent my fetters in twain.​

Glorious freedom!​

Wonderful freedom!​

No more in chains of sin I repine!​

Jesus, the glorious Emancipator-​

Now and forever He shall be mine.​

Scripture: Psalm 16

1 Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

2 I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."

3 As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight.

4 Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips.

5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.

6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage.

7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.

8 I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure.

10 For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your faithful one see the Pit.

11 You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Offering 

Doxology 

Praise God, from ​whom all blessings flow; ​

Praise Him, ​all creatures here below; ​

Praise Him above, ​ye heav'nly host; ​

Praise Father, Son ​and Holy Ghost. Amen​

Joys and Concerns

Scripture: Galatians 5:1,13-25

1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

Galatians 5:13-25

13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another.

14 For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

15 If, however, you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

16 Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh.

17 For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want.

18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law.

19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness,

20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions,

21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,

23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.

“No Longer Slaves”

You unravel me, with a melody​

You surround me with a song

​Of deliverance, from my enemies​

Till all my fears are gone​

I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God

​I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God​

From my mothers womb​

You have known me

​Love has called my name​​

I’ve been born again,

into a family

​Your blood flows through my veins​

I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God

​I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God​

I am surrounded

​By the arms of the father​

I am surrounded

​By songs of deliverance​

We've been liberated

​From our bondage​

Were the sons and the daughters​

Let us sing our freedom​

You split the sea​

So I could walk right through it​

My fears were drowned in perfect love​

You rescued me

​And I will stand and sing

​I am the child of God​

I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God​

I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God​

“The Goodness of God”

I love You, Lord​

Your mercy never fails me​

All my days​

I've been held in Your hands​

From the moment that I wake up​

Until I lay my head​

I will sing of the goodness of God​

All my life You have been faithful​

All my life You have been so so good​

With every breath that I am able​

I will sing of the goodness of God​

I love Your voice​

You have led me through the fire​

In the darkest night​

You are close like no other​

I've known You as a Father​

I've known You as a friend​

I have lived in the goodness of God​

All my life You have been faithful​

All my life You have been so so good​

With every breath that I am able​

I will sing of the goodness of God​

'Cause Your goodness is running, ​

it's running after me​

Your goodness is running, ​

it's running after me​

With my life laid down,​

I'm surrendered now,​

I give You everything​

Your goodness is running, ​

it's running after me​

All my life You have been faithful​

All my life You have been so so good​

With every breath that I am able​

I will sing of the goodness of God​

All my life You have been faithful​

All my life You have been so so good​

With every breath that I am able​

I will sing of the goodness of God​

I will sing of the goodness of God​

I will sing of the goodness of God​

 Scripture: Luke 9:51-62

51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

52 And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him;

53 but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.

54 When his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

55 But he turned and rebuked them.

56 Then they went on to another village.

57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."

58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

59 To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

60 But Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

61 Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home."

62 Jesus said to him, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

Sermon: Rev. John Coffey 

Benediction 

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