9/21/2025 Morning Worship Bulletin

September 21, 2025

Proper 20

Announcements 

Invocation

Scripture: Psalm 113

1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord.

2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time on and forevermore.

3 From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised.

4 The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

5 Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,

6 who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?

7 He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

8 to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.

9 He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!

“I Exalt Thee/Be Exalted O God 

Hymn #72

For Thou, O Lord, ​

Art high above all the earth;​

Thou art exalted far above all gods.​

For Thou, O Lord, ​

Art high above all the earth;​

Thou art exalted far above all gods.​

I exalt Thee!​

I exalt Thee!​

I exalt Thee,​

O Lord!​

Be exalted O God above the heavens,

Let Thy glory be over all the earth

Be exalted O God above the heavens

Let Thy glory be over all the earth. 

“Let All the People Praise Thee”

Hymn #61

O magnify the Lord with me,​

Ye people of His choice.​

Let all whom He lendeth breath​

Now in His name rejoice.​

For love’s blest revelation,​

For rest from condemnation,​

For uttermost salvation,​

To Him give thanks.​

Let all the people praise Thee.​

Let all the people praise Thee.​

Let all the people praise Thy name​

For ever and for evermore.​

O praise Him for His holiness,​

His wisdom, and His grace;​

Sing praises for His precious blood​

Which ransomed all our race.​

In tenderness He sought us;​

From the depths of sin He bro’t us;​

The way of life then taught us.​

To Him give thanks.​

Let all the people praise Thee.​

Let all the people praise Thee.​

Let all the people praise Thy name​

For ever and for evermore.​

Had I a thousand tongues to sing,​

The half could ne’er be told​

Of love so rich, so full and free,​

Of blessings manifold;​

Of grace that faileth never,​

Peace flowing as a river​

From God, the glorious Giver.​

To Him give thanks.​

Let all the people praise Thee.​

Let all the people praise Thee.​

Let all the people praise Thy name​

For ever and for evermore.​​

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-7

1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone,

2 for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity.

3 This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

4 who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

5 For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human,

6 who gave himself a ransom for all —this was attested at the right time.

7 For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

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 16:1-13

1 Then Jesus said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.

2 So he summoned him and said to him, "What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.'

3 Then the manager said to himself, "What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.

4 I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes.'

5 So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he asked the first, "How much do you owe my master?'

6 He answered, "A hundred jugs of olive oil.' He said to him, "Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.'

7 Then he asked another, "And how much do you owe?' He replied, "A hundred containers of wheat.' He said to him, "Take your bill and make it eighty.'

8 And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.

9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you

into the eternal homes.

10 "Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.

11 If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?

13 No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."

“The Lion and the Lamb”

He's coming on the clouds​

Kings and kingdoms will bow down​

Every chain will break​

As broken hearts declare His praise​

For who can stop the Lord almighty?​

Our God is the Lion, ​the Lion of Judah​

He's roaring with power ​and fighting our battles​

Every knee will bow before Him​

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Our God is the Lamb,​the Lamb that was slain​

For the sins of the world, ​His blood breaks the chains​

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Every knee will bow ​before the Lion and the Lamb​

Every knee will bow before Him​

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Open up the gates ​

Make way before the King of Kings ​

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The God who comes to save ​

Is here to set the captives free ​

For who can stop the Lord almighty? ​

Our God is the Lion, ​the Lion of Judah​

He's roaring with power ​and fighting our battles​

Every knee will bow before Him​

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Our God is the Lamb,​the Lamb that was slain​

For the sins of the world, ​His blood breaks the chains​

Every knee will bow ​before the Lion and the Lamb​

Every knee will bow before Him​

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Who can stop the Lord almighty?

​Who can stop the Lord almighty?​

Who can stop the Lord almighty?

​Who can stop the Lord almighty?​

Who can stop the Lord almighty?

​Who can stop the Lord almighty?

​Who can stop the Lord almighty?​

Who can stop the Lord?​

Our God is the Lion, ​the Lion of Judah​

He's roaring with power ​and fighting our battles​

Every knee will bow before Him​

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Our God is the Lamb,

​the Lamb that was slain​

For the sins of the world,

​His blood breaks the chains​

​

Every knee will bow ​before the Lion and the Lamb​

Every knee will bow before Him​

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Every knee will bow ​before the Lion and the Lamb​

Every knee will bow before Him​

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“Firm Foundation”

Christ is my firm foundation​

The Rock on which I stand

​When everything around me is shaking​

I've never been more glad​

That I put my faith in Jesus​​

'Cause He's never let me down​

He's faithful through generations​

So why would He fail now?

​He won't​

He won't ​​

I've still got joy in chaos​

I've got peace that makes no sense

​So I won't be going under

​I'm not held by my own strength​

'Cause I build my life on Jesus

​He's never let me down​

He's faithful in еvery season​

So why would He fail now?​

Christ is my firm foundation​

The Rock on which I stand​

When everything around me is shaking

​I've never been more glad

​That I put my faith in Jesus​

'Cause He's never let me down

​He's faithful through generations​

So why would He fail now?

​He won't ​He won't

​He won't fail

​He won't fail, no, no

Yeah, I'm gonna make it through

​'Cause I'm standing strong on You​

Yeah, I'm gonna make it through

​'Cause my house is built on You​

Christ is my firm foundation​

The Rock on which I stand​

When everything around me is shaking​

I've never been more glad

​That I put my faith in Jesus​

'Cause He's never let me down

​He's faithful through generations​

So why would He fail now?

​He won't ​

He won't

​He won't fail​He won't fail​

Scripture: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

18 My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick.

19 Hark, the cry of my poor people from far and wide in the land: "Is the Lord not in Zion? Is her King not in her?" ("Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with their foreign idols?")

20 "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved."

21 For the hurt of my poor people I am hurt, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me.

22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored?

Jeremiah 9:1

1 O that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, so that I might weep day and night for the slain of my poor people!

Message: Pastor Ryan

Benediction

Our mission is to love people so that

they become Disciples of Christ!