Sunday, July 20, 2025
A link to this week’s announcements is located at the bottom of the bulletin
“He Is Exalted”
He is exalted, the King is exalted on high,
I will praise Him.
He is exalted, forever exalted,
And I will praise His Name.
He is the Lord, forever His truth shall reign.
Heaven and earth rejoice in His holy Name.
He is exalted, the King is exalted on high.
“He Is Exalted,” words and music by Twila Paris. ©1985 Jubilee Communications Inc. / Mountain Spring Music. All Rights Reserved. CCLI #171048
Welcome and Prayer of Praise
“Heart of Worship”
When the music fades,
All is stripped away, and I simply come,
Longing just to bring, something that’s of worth
That will bless Your heart.
(Chorus)
I’ll bring You more than a song,
For a song in itself
Is not what you have required.
You search much deeper within.
Through the way things appear,
You’re looking into my heart.
I’m coming back to the heart of worship,
And it’s all about You, it’s all about You, Jesus.
I’m sorry, Lord, for the thing I’ve made it,
When it’s all about You, it’s all about You, Jesus.
King of endless worth,
No one could express, how much You deserve.
Though I’m weak and poor, all I have is Yours,
Every single breath. (chorus)
“Heart of Worship,” words and music by Matt Redman. ©1997 Kingsway’s Thankyou Music. All Rights Reserved. CCLI# 171048.
Prayer of Confession Mickie Drummond
Father God, we humbly come before You to confess our sin. We hear You speaking to us through Your Word and by the Holy Spirit, telling us to go out and do Your work. Yet like Gideon, we want proof that it is You who is speaking, and that we will be able to accomplish the task. We fear that You will ask too much of us, that we will have to give away what we hold dear. We keep questioning instead of accepting Your Word to us, and hope You will ask someone else to do the hard work. Change our hearts, O God. Help us to redirect our focus off ourselves and our problems. Let us see the person that You see in us! Let us experience You so that we can now know that because You are with us, that we will not fail. Be patient and merciful with us we pray. Amen.
Passing the Peace
Leader: May the peace of Christ be with you.
People: And also with you.
The congregation confers peace on one another using the words:
“May the peace of Christ be with you.”
Children’s Message Tifny Mathena
“Holy Spirit, Breathe on Me”
Holy Spirit, breathe on me,
Holy Spirit, help me see,
All the things You are,
All the things You want me to be,
Holy Spirit, breathe on me.
“Holy Spirit, Breathe on Me” words and music by Eddie Smith and Jeff Nelson. ©1995 New Spring / Imagenuity Songs. All Rights Reserved. CCLI #171048
Scripture Judges 6:1-17, 36-40
The Message Pastor Scott Peterson
Made One
“Gideon’s Call”
Affirmation of Faith
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again; He ascended into heaven, He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Prayers of the People and the 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.
Life of Columbia
Missions Connection Nancy Johns
Giving Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Music Mike McAlexander
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
Benediction