August 24th, 2025

Welcome
Time of Meditation

Call to Worship* (Responsively) 

For summer graces,   For worship music,   For beaches and mountains and flowers,   For prayers asked and answered,   For a sense of peace,   And a sense of hope:   For all these things we give thanks   (All) And worship the One who gives them to us.

“All the People Said Amen”                   


“Amazing Grace, My Chains Are Gone”   Words on Screen

“To Be Like You”                           


“As the Deer”                                                    Chorus 200

Psalm 119:81-88                                  Pew Bible, Page 497*

Luke 12:49-56                                     Pew Bible, Page 856


Hebrews 11:17-12:3                              Pew Bible, Page 975 

Leader:

This is the Word of God for the people of God.           

All: Thanks be to God.

Sermon                                                                                        “Living By Faith”
“How Great Thou Art”                                       Hymn 16*

Offering Prayer
Receiving the Tithes and Offerings
Special Music                                                                 “Resurrection Power”

Announcements

Benediction*

Sending Forth               “Bind Us Together, Lord”             

Chorus 140*
    Bind us together, Lord, bind us together
    With cords that cannot be broken;
    Bind us together, Lord, bind us together, Lord,
    Bind us together with love.

*Please stand as you are able

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Prayers for those battling cancer:
Dana Brooks   Glenda Horner      Lyle Adcock
Rexanne Jeffers    Theron Richardville  Denise Folds
Teal Esmeyer       Sylvia Linzy         Ollie Harris         
Mark Kunkowski   Gwen Budzene      Lenard Wong 
Yvonne House   Glenda Horner

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Shirley Wenneker’s daughter-in-law passed with cancer a few days ago. If you would like to send Shirley a sympathy card, her address is 5386 Woodlet Court, Pace, FL 32571.

PRAYER CONCERNS

Jenny Chambers – prayers for recovery from surgery
 Vicki Daney – currently at St. Simeon’s Senior  Community


Chris Harris – heart issues


Lisa Miller – heart and lung problems


Carlos – Mary Solorio’s son


Candi Kolteryahn – blood clots in lungs


Hollis Brewer – recovering from cancer


Dale Wagley – Andy Smith’s brother-in-law,
 praying he would give his heart to the Lord

Birthdays this month:

August 25th – Burr Kannady
              28th – Rita Siglin
                31st – Pastor Sharon