Bethel Church Service
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 28, 2025
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Gathering
Opening
Today's service is rather "free form" with the bulletin
only serving as a suggested order of worship.
Welcome and Announcements
Welcome again...and more announcements
Charge Conference, Homecoming, Don & Pat, Tina and Travis,...,Birthdays?...
Prelude "Sing Alleluia to the Lord"
Birthdays/Anniversaries song and a bit more
Hymn: "Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow"Call to Worship
Call to Worship, Apostle's Creed and Gloria Patria
Conversation Time
Discussion of many topics
"Pictures" of Jesus...provided by AI...
...and singing of the Doxology
Lesson from Proverbs
Introduction to reading
Jo Ann reads Proverbs: 5:1-23
Comments on the readingPraises, Joys and Concerns
Prayer ConcernsLinda and Dave going to N.Carolina to visit Dave's family
(00:20) - Debbie is on a cruise in the Mediterranean
(00:27) - Janie's husband Craig is recovering from surgery
(00:38) - Tracee and Don Bitner lost close friend last week
(01:15) - Jo Ann's mother needs prayers, she's 88 and recovering from procedure..
(02:07) - Lexie's great-grandma diagnosed with cancer...a second time...
Pastoral Prayer...
....Apostle's Creed......and......Gloria Patria
Hymn of Preparation: "My Hope is Built"The Message
Message Scripture: Luke 16:19-31
Message: "An Empty Space"
Reading "The (person) in the Glass"Closing
Closing Prayer and Hymn: "Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
Gather in the center aisle, join hands, sing "Bind Us Together"...
...and receive the benediction
There were 11 here for the service today
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