SERVICE FOR
THE LORD’S DAY

July 13, 2025

The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRELUDE

Liturgist, John Lange

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 24:7-10

Leader: Lift up your heads, you gates;
be lifted up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.

People: Who is this King of glory?

Leader: The LORD strong and mighty,
the LORD mighty in battle.

People: Lift up your heads, you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.

Leader: Who is he, this King of glory?

People: The LORD Almighty—
he is the King of glory.

*OPENING HYMN #26 Praise, My Soul, The King of Heaven

*OPENING PRAYER

*PRAISE SONG Knowing You

GUIDED PRAYER

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH — Westminster Confession of Faith 13.2

We believe that sanctification works in the whole person, but not completely or perfectly in this life. The old sinful nature retains some of its control in body, mind, and spirit. And so a continual and irreconcilable war goes on in every believer. The old nature tries to get its way in opposition to the Spirit, and the Spirit fights to assert its authority over the flesh. Amen.

ANTHEM

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.  Amen.

WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

       Offertory 

       *Offertory Response — Doxology #808

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

       *Prayer of Dedication

NEW TESTAMENT READING: Philippians 3:12-4:1

Pastor:  The Word of the Lord

People:  Thanks be to God

SERMON: Rev. David Garrison

A LONG OBEDIENCE IN THE SAME DIRECTION

Series: Philippians – Joy in the Midst of the Messiness of Life

But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal
for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
— Philippians 3:13-14

*CLOSING SONG O Love That Will Not Let Me Go

*BENEDICTION  

*POSTLUDE 

WELCOME TO NORTHMINSTER EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

^3:12   Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. ¹³ Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. ¹⁶ Only let us hold true to what we have attained.

^3:17   Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us.
¹⁸ For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. ¹⁹ Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. ²⁰ But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
²¹ who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.

^4:1   Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

— Philippians 3:12-4:1 (ESV)