NOVEMBER 16, 2025
TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
REV. KENDRA BALLIET
ORGANIST JIM ROSS
Prelude - Reflection on "Thy Majesty" - Barbara Masters
Welcome & Announcements
*Call to Worship
PASTOR: We gather to worship our Lord
PEOPLE: To worship an amazing Christ.
PASTOR: Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
PEOPLE: There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
PASTOR: one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
PEOPLE: one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
PASTOR: But to each one of us grace has been given
PEOPLE: as Christ apportioned it. Amen.
* Opening Hymn – “To God Be the Glory” #98
*Apostles’ Creed #881
*Glory Be to the Father #70
Opening Prayer –
Lord, help us to see and believe the best in one another, help us to be grateful for others, and grateful for the sacrifice Jesus made for us all. May we be unified and grateful for his grace. Amen.
Children’s Chat
Scripture- Acts 2:44-47
Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God
Series: “Gratitude: Living a Life of Thankfulness”
Message: “What Unites Us”
Tithes and Offering
Offertory - Andante - Carl August Kern
*Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94
Prayer Hymn – “There Is a Balm in Gilead” #375
Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
*Closing Hymn – “Blessed Be the Tie that Binds” 557
Postlude - Trumpet Tune in D - David L. Crouse
The flowers on the altar this morning are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Professor Louise R. Helmreich by Jonathan & Nancy Helmreich.