SERVICE FOR
THE LORD’S DAY

July 6, 2025

The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRELUDE

Liturgist, Debbie Irvine

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 95:1-2

Leader: Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

People: Let us come before Him with thanksgiving
and extol Him with music and song.

*OPENING HYMN #417 My Country, ‘Tis of Thee

*OPENING PRAYER

*PRAISE SONG In Christ Alone

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison)

Merciful God, you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure heart, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have not done justice, loved kindness, or walked humbly with you, our God. Have mercy on us, O God, in your loving-kindness. In your great compassion, cleanse us from our sin. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Do not cast us from your presence, or take your Holy Spirit from us. Restore to us the joy of your salvation and sustain us with your bountiful Spirit through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH — Westminster Larger Catechism Q.172

Leader: Should those who have doubts about their being in Christ or about whether they are ready to take communion come to the Lord’s supper anyway?

People: Those who have doubts about their position in Christ or about their readiness to take communion may nonetheless have a valid interest in Christ, even though they are not yet assured of being in him. In God’s view, if such people are aware of and grieved by their lack of assurance, sincerely want to be found in Christ, and want to get away from sinning, and (since promises are involved in the sacrament, and it has been established to aid even weak and doubting Christians) if people in that condition are truly sorry for their lack of faith and work hard to resolve their doubts, they may and ought to come to the Lord’s supper, so that their faith may be further strengthened.  Amen.

ANTHEM 

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 3:1-11

Pastor:  The Word of the Lord

People:  Thanks be to God

SERMON: Rev. David Garrison

CREDIBLE CREDENTIALS

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

But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss
for the sake of Christ. — Philippians 3:7

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION

Words of Introduction, Invitation, Institution

Partaking of the Communion Elements

Closing

*CLOSING HYMN #551 Give Me Jesus

*BENEDICTION  

*POSTLUDE

For Our Guests:

WELCOME TO NORTHMINSTER EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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This Sunday’s Scripture reading:

1   Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.

2   Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh — 4though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. 7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— 10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

— Philippians 3:1-11 (ESV)