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 

For Our Guests:

WELCOME TO NORTHMINSTER EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

We are glad you are here.  We hope the information listed on these pages will help you choose your next steps in connecting at Northminster. To learn more about activities here, please pick up our newsletter from the rack in the hallway or foyer table.  You can also learn more about us by browsing our website, on Facebook, and YouTube.
 
Upcoming calendar events can be found here.
 
News & Announcements for the week of Sunday, July 20 can be found here.
 
This Sunday’s Scripture reading:

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)