
SERVICE FOR
THE LORD’S DAY
July 20, 2025
The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE
Liturgist, Sharon Bryant
CALL TO WORSHIP – based on Psalm 27; John 4:23
Leader: Let us worship God, our light and our salvation.
People: The Lord is the stronghold of our lives.
Leader: We desire to live in God’s house
and to seek God in his holy temple.
People: We have come with shouts of joy,
to sing and to make music to the Lord.
Leader: Let us worship God in spirit and in truth.
People: Teach us your ways and make straight our paths
in this hour of worship and always.
*OPENING HYMN #34 Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart
*OPENING PRAYER
*PRAISE SONG Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
GUIDED PRAYER
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH — Westminster Larger Catechism Q.185
Leader: How should we pray?
People: In prayer, we should approach God with a reverent awareness of his majesty and a deep sense of our own unworthiness, inadequacies, and sins. Our hearts should be filled with repentance, thanks, and confidence, and our prayers should be marked by understanding, faith, sincerity, fervor, love, and perseverance, while we wait on him and humbly submit to his will. 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 4:1-9
Pastor: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God
SERMON: Rev. David Garrison
CRUCIFORMED LIVING
Series: Philippians – Joy in the Midst of the Messiness of Life
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
— Philippians 4:4
*CLOSING HYMN #622 What A Friend We Have in Jesus
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
WELCOME TO NORTHMINSTER EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
2 I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. 3 Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me — practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
— Philippians 4:1-9 (ESV)