Westminster Presbyterian is Located in Uptown Phoenix, Just Minutes From Downtown.
4735 N. 19th Ave. Phoenix, AZ, 602-274-2122
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Order of Service for Sunday, October 26, 2025, 10:30 AM
Prelude (Kathleen Jones)
Welcome and Call to Worship
Hymn: “O My Soul, Bless Your Redeemer” (Presbyterian Hymnal #223)
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Song of Praise: “Kind and Merciful God” (Lift Up Your Hearts #65)
We Greet One Another
Choir Anthem: “ Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” arranged by Robert Thygerson (directed by Carol Fassbender)
Scripture Readings
Matthew 18:21-35 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.
23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him, 25 and, as he could not pay, the lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions and payment to be made. 26 So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him by the throat he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. 31 When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. 32 Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. 35 So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
Matthew 6:9-13 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)
Pray, then, in this way:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be revered as holy.
10 May your kingdom come.
May your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And do not bring us to the time of trial,
but rescue us from the evil one.
Sermon (Gale Watkins, Pastor)
Affirmation of Faith (from the Heidelberg Catechism)
What does the fifth petition mean?
“Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” means:
Because of Christ’s blood,
do not hold against us, poor sinners that we are,
any of the sins we do or the evil that constantly clings to us.
Forgive us just as we are fully determined,
as evidence of your grace in us, to forgive our neighbors.
Hymn: “Let All Who Pray the Prayer Christ Taught” (Presbyterian Hymnal #349), sung to the tune “St. Anne” (“Our God, Our Help in Ages Past”)
A Time of Prayer
Answers to Prayer and Prayer Requests
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
The Lord’s Prayer (sung): “Our Father, Which Art in Heaven” (Presbyterian Hymnal #589)
Offertory
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer (from James G. Kirk, When We Gather)
Giver of eternal gladness,
Fountain of life from whom flow endless blessings,
all that we have is a gift from you.
Accept now these offerings of thanksgiving,
symbols of our grateful response to Christ’s sacrifice for us.
Use our gifts to spread the good news of repentance and forgiveness of sins.
May they bring times of refreshment as a result of Christ’s presence.
In his name we pray, Amen.
Hymn: “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” (Presbyterian Hymnal #466)
Benediction
Postlude (Kathleen Jones)
Today: Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after worship
This week:
Monday, October 27 Prayer in the Lounge at 2:45 PM
Thursday, October 30 Choir practice in the Choir Room at 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 2 Class in the Lounge at 9:15 AM
Worship (including the Lord’s Supper) in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM, followed by coffee hour in Fellowship Hall
Game Day in the Lounge at 1:00 PM
Prayer Requests
Do you have a prayer request?
If you have a prayer request, please fill out the prayer request form below or halfway down the Contact page.
We will forward prayer requests to our prayer chain when we receive them from the church answering machine, from one of our deacons, from email, or from the Contact page form.