Bethel Church Service
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Reformation Sunday
October 26, 2025
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Mark Carlson announces the meeting as the gathering begins
Announcements
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Welcome...no Prelude...visitor next week from Care Portal...(02:38)
Training for small churches...Hope for the near future...(01:16)
Will Graham Revival tonight at Tallahassee Auto Museum at 7:00...(00:51)
Coming up...Halloween, Reformation Day, All-Saints Day, turn Clocks back, communion...(01:32)
November 9th, Grey Memorial Homecoming, Rich Wilson will be preaching here...(01:22)
Florida High...60th reunion held here...Don Singletary and Omar Allen are in the class...(02:21)
2nd Sunday Dinner?...will decide next week (01:30)
Birthdays...Betty Brown 77th and pastor Ralph 81st...(01:51)
...sing "Happy Birthday" and pass out pins
Hymn: "Victory in Jesus"...(03:48)Call to Worship
Call to Worship, Apostle's Creed and Gloria Patria...(02:33)Thanks, Praise and Doxology
Thanks...for God's blessings in this beautiful weather...for friendship with Jesus...(03:25)
...that Don and Pat are here....that Jesus woke me up today...
for this little church and this community...
we have a new message on the sign...
"We are a Bible believing and teaching church, come and join us"...
serving fresh bread every Sunday...
...singing the Doxology
Old Testament Scripture
Reading scripture: Proverbs 25:1-14...(02:30)
and Commentary...(01:15)Praises, Joys and Concerns
Prayer Concerns...(03:40)Grateful for being involved in ministry here...
(00:31) Linda, neighbor, Lloyd, taken to hospital this morning...
(00:55) Judy, both brothers need prayer...younger brother is better...nephew cancer treatment
(01:15) remember Nicole who was shot...she's home...
(01:45) traveling mercies for Janie...in Toronto...
(02:00) for "Good News Tour" tonight
(03:08) others?...Donnie...same old thing...our secret angel...
(03:31) for Pat being here
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord's Prayer...(01:14)
Hymn of Preparation: "I Am Thine, O Lord"...(02:14)The Message
Introduction to the Message...transition from Gospels to Epistles...(01:33)
Message Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14...(03:00)
Message: "Jesus, Your Wisest Friend"...(12:44)
Preparing a prayer for the "friends of Jesus"...(03:51)
Closing Prayer...(01:05)
Looking Ahead to next week...(01:19)Closing
Closing Hymn: "Sweet, Sweet Spirit"...(02:02)
Gather in the center aisle, join hands, for the closing hymn...(00:57)
...and benediction
A final prayer request...(00:42)
There were 11 here for the service today
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