Welcome to Lithia Springs Methodist Church
Sunday worship bulletin for August 24, 2025.
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The flowers in the chancel area are dedicated to the glory of God.
Chiming of the Hour
Glenn McElroy
Welcome, Announcements and Invocation
Rev. Thomas Long
Prelude
“When the Morning Comes” with “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder”
Glenn McElroy
Arr. Matt Limbaugh
Responsive Call to Worship*
Psalm 103
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits
Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Choral Response*
“Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty”
№ 23
Hymn*
“When We All Get to Heaven”
№ 616
Affirmation of Faith*
The Apostles’ Creed
№ 691
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He 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, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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.
Anthem
“Testimony Medley” with “Love Lifted Me” and “Blessed Assurance”
Chancel Choir
Arr. Kris Krunk
Pastoral Prayer; Lord’s Prayer
Rev. Thomas Long
Children’s Time
Rev. Thomas Long
Offertory Prayer
Rev. Thomas Long
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Offertory
“When He Was on the Cross”
Ron Hudson
Arr. Ronny Hinson, Michael Payne
Doxology*
№ 682
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Words Thomas Ken; Music Louis Bourgeois
CCLI 1152573
Hymn*
“There’s Something About That Name”
№ 134
Scripture*
Luke 13:10-17
Elizabeth Frempong
10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.
14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”
15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”
17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Rev. Thomas Long
Hymn*
“Sweet By and By”
№ 633
Benediction
Rev. Thomas Long
Postlude
“Come, Thou Fount”
Glenn McElroy
Arr. Marvin Gaspard
If you have been visiting with us, we would love to be able to connect with you!
Please take a Visitor’s Card from the pew, complete it, and place it in the offering plate.
Thank you for worshiping with us!
This Week’s Schedule
Today, August 24:
9:45 a.m. Adult Sunday School
9:45 a.m. Children’s Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Service
4:00 p.m. Youth Group
Monday, August 25:
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Troop 62
7:00 p.m. Bible Study
Tuesday, August 26:
10:00 a.m. Bible Study
7:00 p.m. Finance Meeting
Wednesday, August 27:
5:00 p.m. Prayer Group
6:00 p.m. Family Fun Night
6:45 p.m. Handbell Choir
7:45 p.m. Chancel Choir
Sunday, August 31:
9:45 a.m. Adult Sunday School
9:45 a.m. Children’s Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Service
Pregnancy Resource Center Fundraiser
Beverly Kitchens and Marilyn Hutton are accepting pledges for the Pregnancy Resource Center’s Walk for Life, taking place Saturday, September 20. Your pledge will help support the PRC’s mission to serve moms, dads, and babies in our community with life-affirming care and resources. To make a pledge or learn more, please call Beverly at 678.644.1611 or Marilyn at 770.377.6016.
PRC Medical administered over 18,100 life-affirming services at no cost to their clients in 2024. This included Pregnancy Tests, Ultrasounds, Parenting Lessons, Sexual Health Education Classes, STD Testing and Treatment, Post Abortion Counseling, Abortion Pill Reversal, Medicaid Referrals, Sports Physicals for middle school through college-age girls, Counseling, and Baby Gifts.
Look at some of the results for 2024!
- 3452 Client Visits
- 1633 Pregnancy Tests
- 1003 Clients tested + and at risk for abortion
- 800 At-risk babies saved!
- 1659 New Clients
- 77 Chastity Commitments
- 276 Times the Gospel was shared
- 27 Salvation decisions by clients
- 90% Who received an Ultrasound CHOSE LIFE!
Family Fun Night – Olympic Edition
Join us THIS Wednesday, August 27, at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall for the next installment of our Summer Olympics-themed Family Fun Nights! From now through October, teams will go head-to-head in exciting Olympic-style minute-to-win-it games each week. Points will be tallied after every night, and medals will be awarded to our Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners at the end of the season. Come for the games, stay for the laughs, food, and fellowship—bring the whole family and invite a friend!
Youth Group Returns – TODAY
August 24, 4 PM
Youth Group is back! All youth ages 10 and up are invited to kick off a new season of fun, fellowship, and faith. We’ll meet every other Sunday, so bring the books we started over the summer and be ready to dive back in.
AWES Backpack Blessings – TODAY
Our annual Backpack Blessings food drive is here! We are collecting food donations to support students at Annette Winn Elementary School. Staff members discreetly place food into backpacks each Friday for children who may not have enough to eat over the weekend. Your donations directly impact a child’s life. Items can be left on the altar this morning and we will bless them together before they are delivered to AWES tomorrow!Thank you for your generosity as we bless our community’s children with food, love, and the reassurance that they’re not alone.
Not My Jesus Bible Study
Monday, August 25th at 7 PM
Tuesday, August 26th at 10 AM.
Meet in the Children’s Building.
September Prayer Conference
The NGA GMC presents a Prayer Conference with Steve Seamands on Saturday, September 27, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM at Hillside Church in Woodstock. Register at: https://form.jotform.com/251325391712048.
Prayer Requests
Please remember to lift up our brothers and sisters in Christ in your prayers throughout the week:
Betty Andrews • Bev McKown • Sandra Warr • Mike Arther • Dianne & Jim Dempsey • Beverly Kitchens • Mae Ora O’Shields • Scott Rainwater • Cole Black • Sarah & Zach Varnell • Clydie Jones • Rosamary & Danny Johnson • Debra Livingston • Joetta Hayes • Karen Forehand • Eddie Andrews • Family of Carolen Hansard • Lauren & Buddy Musgrove
To contact the church office,
please send correspondence to
office@lithiaspringsmethodist.org
PastorThomas@lithiaspringsmethodist.org
Or call 770.948.5429
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