November 23, 2025

WE GATHER IN AWE AND PRAISE

PRELUDE                                                                             “Song of the Prophets”                                                      arr. Lori Line 

INTROIT                     “All That Hath Life and Breath, Praise Ye the Lord”                       Rene Clausen

WELCOME                                                                   

One: This is the day that the Lord has made

All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

*CALL TO WORSHIP

One: Wherever we find ourselves today,

           whether or not it’s a place we’ve chosen to be, God meets us here.

Many: We come seeking hope for this place and this moment.

One: God calls us to build, to plant, and to seek the good of our neighbors.

All: Let us worship the One who holds our future and walks with us now

*HYMN 351                          “All Who Love and Serve Your City”                                            CHARLESTOWN

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION                                                                                                                      Mary Rebekah Fortman

God of every place, we confess that we resist the life you call us to live. When we find ourselves in unfamiliar or unwanted territory, we shut down rather than embrace where we are. We hold back instead of planting. We withdraw instead of seeking the good of our neighbors. We listen to voices of fear instead of your word of hope. Forgive us. Settle our spirits. Root us again in your steadfast love. Teach us to live fully where we are and to trust you with the future we cannot yet see. Amen.

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*RESPONSE OF PARDON 695            “Change My Heart, O God”                   CHANGE MY HEART

*PASSING OF THE PEACE                                       

     One:   The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all,

     All:      And also with you.

We LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD

ANTHEM                                        “Kyrie”   from Mass in G                                           Franz Schubert

                                                                                  Sophia Haws, soprano                                                                                           

GODLY PLAY

    Children: May God be with you here.

   Congregation: May God be with you there                

CHILDREN’S RECESSIONAL 175      “Seek Ye First” vs. 1                                              

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION 

SCRIPTURE   Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14     CEB

The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter from Jerusalem to the few surviving elders among the exiles, to the priests and the prophets, and to all the people Nebuchadnezzar had taken to Babylon from Jerusalem.

The Lord of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims to all the exiles I have carried off from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and settle down; cultivate gardens and eat what they produce. Get married and have children; then help your sons find wives and your daughters find husbands in order that they too may have children. Increase in number there so that you don’t dwindle away. Promote the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it because your future depends on its welfare.

The Lord of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: Don’t let the prophets and diviners in your midst mislead you. Don’t pay attention to your dreams. They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I didn’t send them, declares the Lord. 

The Lord proclaims: When Babylon’s seventy years are up, I will come and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the Lord; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope. When you call me and come and pray to me, I will listen to you. When you search for me, yes, search for me with all your heart, you will find me. I will be present for you, declares the Lord, and I will end your captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have scattered you, and I will bring you home after your long exile, declares the Lord.

One: Holy wisdom, Holy Word,
All: Thanks be to God

SERMON                                                                              "One Gracious Promise"                                                  Rev. Emily Corzine

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

*HYMN INSERT                         “Song of the Prophets”  vs. 1,3,18                                   STAR OF COUNTY DOWN 

 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE  

TIME OF OFFERING   online giving is available at  www. indianolapres.org/give

OFFERTORY                            “Klavierstück, D. 946 No. 3”         Franz Schubert

*OFFERTORY RESPONSE 717       “For the Life That You Have Given”                   PLEADING SAVIOR 

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION 

God of abundance, take these gifts and take our lives. Bless what we offer, use what we plant, and allow our gifts to grow in ways we could never imagine; for the good of our neighbors and the hope of your world. Amen.

*HYMN 267                            “Come Christians Join to Sing”                    MADRID

TIME OF COMMUNITY SHARING

CHARGE & BENEDICTION 

CHORAL RESPONSE           “God Be With You Till We Meet Again”                William G. Tomer

POSTLUDE                                  “Fanfare”                         J. Lemmens, arr. Juliano Molteni

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