8/17/2025 Morning Worship Bulletin

August 17, 2025

Proper 15

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Invocation

Scripture: Psalm 82

1 God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

2 "How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? (Selah)

3 Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.

4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk around in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 I say, "You are gods, children of the Most High, all of you;

7 nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, and fall like any prince."

8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth; for all the nations belong to you!

“Spring Up, O Well”

I've got a river of life flowing out of me'​

Makes the lame to walk​

And the blind to see.​

Opens prison doors,

sets the captives free.​

I've got a river of life flowing out of me.​

Spring up, O well, and give to me​

That life abundantly.​

“It Is Well”

Hymn #554

When peace like a river​

attendeth my way,​

When sorrows like sea billows roll,​

Whatever my lot, ​

Thou hast taught me to say,​

“It is well, it is well with my soul.”​

It is well ​

with my soul.​

It is well,​

It is well with my soul.​

Tho’ Satan should buffet,​

Tho’ trials should come,​

Let this blest assurance control,​

That Christ hath regarded​

My helpless estate,​

And hath shed His own blood​

For my soul.​

It is well ​

with my soul.​

It is well,​

It is well with my soul.​

My sin- O the bliss​

Of this glorious tho’t-​

My sin- not in part, but the whole-​

Is nailed to His cross,​

And I bear it no more!​

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,​

O my soul!​

It is well ​

with my soul.​

It is well,​

It is well with my soul.​

And, Lord, haste the day​

When the faith shall be sight,​

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,​

The trump shall resound​

And the Lord shall descend.​

Even so-​

It is well with my soul.​

It is well ​

with my soul.​

It is well,​

It is well with my soul.​

Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7

1 Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

2 He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.

3 And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.

4 What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? When I expected it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes?

5 And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.

6 I will make it a waste; it shall not be pruned or hoed, and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!

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 & Concerns

Scripture: Luke 12:49-56

49 "I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50 I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed!

51 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!

52 From now on five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three;

53 they will be divided: father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

54 He also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, "It is going to rain'; and so it happens.

55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, "There will be scorching heat'; and it happens.

56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

“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​

We're 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​​

“Resurrecting”

Verse1

The head that once was crowned with thorns

Is crowned with glory now

The Saviour knelt to wash our feet

Now at his feet we bow

Verse2

The one who wore our sin and shame

Now robed in majesty

The radiance of perfect love

Now shines for all to see

Chorus

Your name, Your name is victory

All praise will rise to Christ our king

Verse3

The fear that held us now gives way

To him who is our peace

His final breath upon the cross

Is now alive in me

Bridge

By your spirit I will rise

From the ashes of defeat

The resurrected king

Is resurrecting me

In your name I come alive

To declare your victory

The resurrected king

Is resurrecting me

Verse4

The tomb where soldiers watched in vain

Was borrowed for three days

His body there would not remain

Our God has robbed the grave

Our God has robbed the grave

Baptism

The Apostles Creed​

We believe in God, ​

the Father almighty, ​

maker of heaven and earth.​

We believe 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, died, and was buried;

he descended to the dead. ​

The third day he rose again from the dead. ​

He ascended to heaven​

and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. ​

From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.​

I believe in the Holy Spirit ​

the holy church universal, ​

the communion of saints,​

the forgiveness of sins,​

the resurrection of the body,​

and the life everlasting. Amen.​

Scripture: Hebrews 11:29-12:2

29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned.

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days.

31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.

32 And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—

33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

34 quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection.

36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

37 They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented—

38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.

39 Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised,

40 since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

Message: Pastor Ryan

“Run the Race”

Benediction

Our mission is to love people so that

they become Disciples of Christ!