You are invited to worship with us at 11:00 am on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
Below, you will find the Order of Service so you can follow along and participate in the worship service. If you would prefer, you can also download a bulletin here:
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Welcome
Song: Praise
I’ll praise in the valley, praise on the mountain.
I’ll praise when I’m sure, praise when I’m doubting.
I’ll praise when outnumbered, praise when surrounded,
Cause praise is the waters my enemies drown in
As long as I’m breathing, I’ve got a reason to…
Chorus 1:
Praise the Lord, oh my soul! Praise the Lord, oh my soul!
I’ll praise when I feel it. I’ll praise when I don’t.
I’ll praise cause I know You’re still in control.
My praise is a weapon. It’s more than a sound.
My praise is the shout that brings Jericho down.
As long as I’m breathing, I’ve got a reason to…
Chorus 2:
Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Praise the Lord, oh my soul!
I won’t be quiet. My God is alive! How could I keep it inside?
Praise the Lord, oh my soul!
Bridge:
I’ll praise cause You’re sovereign, praise cause You reign,
Praise cause You rose and defeated the grave.
I’ll praise cause You’re faithful, praise cause You’re true.
Praise cause there’s nobody greater than You.
I’ll praise cause You’re sovereign, praise cause You reign,
Praise cause You rose and defeated the grave.
I’ll praise cause You’re faithful, praise cause You’re true.
Praise cause there’s nobody greater than You.
Chorus 3:
Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Praise the Lord, oh my soul!
Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Praise the Lord, oh my soul!
I won’t be quiet. My God is alive! How could I keep it inside?
I won’t be quiet. My God is alive! How could I keep it inside?
I won’t be quiet. My God is alive! How could I keep it inside?
Praise the Lord, oh my soul!
© Brandon Lake Music, For Humans Publishing, Maverick City Publishing, Maverick City Publishing Worldwide, Music by Elevation Worship Publishing, and Remaining portion is unaffiliated
Invocation
Confession and Forgiveness:
P: Come into the presence of the Lord our God.
C: Have mercy, O Lord. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand; but if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
P: We take a moment to reflect on our lives and confess our sins.
(a time of silence to reflect and personally confess our sins)
P: I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. Let us confess our sin before the Lord. Let us confess together.
C: Heavenly Father, we confess that we are sinners. We have sinned against you and our neighbors. We have not loved you with our whole heart and we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
P: The Lord is gracious and merciful. He promises to forgive our sins. Therefore, upon this, your confession, as a called and ordained servant of the Lord, in the stead and by the command of my Lord, Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Song: This Is the Feast
Refrain:
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain,
Whose blood set us free to be people of God.
Refrain:
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Power, riches, wisdom, and strength,
And honor, blessing, and glory are His.
Refrain:
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Sing with all the people of God,
And join in the hymn of all creation;
“Blessing, honor, glory, and might,
Be to God and the Lamb forever. Amen.”
Refrain:
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
For the Lamb who was slain has begun his reign. Alleluia!
Refrain:
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
© 2008 Sharon Dennis, Doris Au MacDonald, and Lutheran Book of Worship
Old Testament Reading – 1 Kings 17:8–16
Then the word of the Lord came to him, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” And she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.” And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.’” And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Epistle Reading – Galatians 5:25-6:10
If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load.
Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Gospel Reading – Matthew 6:24-34
No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise be to You, O Christ.
Children’s Message
Song: Take My Life And Let It Be
Verse 1:
Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days. Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Verse 2:
Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee.
Verse 3:
Take my voice and let me sing always, only for my King;
Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from Thee.
Verse 4:
Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect and use ev’ry pow’r as Thou shalt choose.
Verse 5:
Take my will and make it Thine. It shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own. It shall be Thy royal throne.
Verse 6:
Take my love, my Lord, I pour at Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for Thee.
© DO NOT VERIFY: SEE COMBO RECORD
Sermon – “Trust and Provision”
Prayers
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
And in Jesus Christ, his 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 into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen
Offering (Please click to give online)
Benediction – The online service ends. The closing song is below the lyrics as an embedded YouTube video.
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God bless and thank you for worshiping with Faith!
Song: Gratitude
Verse 1:
All my words fall short. I got nothing new.
How could I express all my gratitude?
Verse 2:
I could sing these songs, as I often do
But every song must end and You never do
Chorus:
So I throw up my hands and praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
And I know it’s not much but I’ve nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing, Hallelujah Hallelujah
Verse 3:
I’ve got one response. I’ve got just one move
With my arm stretched wide, I will worship You
Chorus:
So I throw up my hands and praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
And I know it’s not much but I’ve nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing, Hallelujah Hallelujah
Bridge:
So come on, my soul, oh, don’t you get shy on me. Lift up your song,
‘Cause you’ve got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord
(Repeat 2x)
Chorus:
So I throw up my hands and praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
And I know it’s not much but I’ve nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing, Hallelujah Hallelujah
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