November 23, 2025
November 23, 2025
Our November Mission is ROCKY MOUNTAIN KIDS.
With over 29 years of service to teens, we have four community based residential homes in Colorado Springs.
The children and teens ranging from ages 12-20 are supported by a caring staff in a safe environment where they can heal from the abuse and neglect in their past. They are given opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities, including school sports and enrichment programs. The teens are also provided with life skills training, educational support, and assistance for employment. These skills will help them succeed in life, whether their goal is to return home, or emancipate and live independently. We see these kids Trauma and help repair the wounds.
One of the homes even have an innovative apartment program, where a young man emancipating into self-sufficiency can use the upstairs apartment and "try out" his new independent status to prepare to transition out of our homes.
Typically, the length of stay for a teen in our program varies from 6 months to 2 years.
In December we have a hands on mission project of decorating Christmas stockings for the RMKids during Fellowship time. The exact Sunday to be announced.
With over 29 years of service to teens, we have four community based residential homes in Colorado Springs.
The children and teens ranging from ages 12-20 are supported by a caring staff in a safe environment where they can heal from the abuse and neglect in their past. They are given opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities, including school sports and enrichment programs. The teens are also provided with life skills training, educational support, and assistance for employment. These skills will help them succeed in life, whether their goal is to return home, or emancipate and live independently. We see these kids Trauma and help repair the wounds.
One of the homes even have an innovative apartment program, where a young man emancipating into self-sufficiency can use the upstairs apartment and "try out" his new independent status to prepare to transition out of our homes.
Typically, the length of stay for a teen in our program varies from 6 months to 2 years.
In December we have a hands on mission project of decorating Christmas stockings for the RMKids during Fellowship time. The exact Sunday to be announced.
Gathering
November 23, 2025 9:30 am Worship Service
Gathering
Prelude
Cynthia Hibbetts
Welcome
Rev. David Petty
Crossing the Threshold
Call to Worship
Paul Fredell
Leader: Come and give thanks, for the Lord is good.
People: God’s love endures forever.
Leader: Come with wonder, for Christ the king; not with power that dominates, but with love that redeems.
People: In a world that hungers for control, we give thanks for the One who serves and saves.
Leader: Come with hope, for the Spirit is still at work among us.
People: We gather to give thanks to the King of Love,
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it!
*Worship Hymn
Come Ye Thankful People, Come
UMH #694
1. Come, ye thankful
people, come,
raise the song of harvest home;
all is safely gathered in,
ere the winter storms begin.
God our Maker doth provide
for our wants to be supplied;
come to God’s own
temple, come,
raise the song
of harvest home.
2. All the world is
God’s own field,
fruit as praise to God we yield;
wheat and tares
together sown
are to joy or sorrow grown;
first the blade
and then the ear,
then the full corn shall appear;
Lord of harvest, grant that we
wholesome grain
and pure may be.
3. For the Lord
our God shall come,
and shall take
the harvest home;
from the field shall in that day
all offenses purge away,
giving angels
charge at last
in the fire the tares to cast;
but the fruitful
ears to store
in the garner evermore.
4. Even so, Lord,
quickly come,
bring thy final harvest home;
gather thou thy people in,
free from sorrow,
free from sin,
there, forever purified,
in thy presence to abide;
come, with all
thine angels, come,
raise the glorious
harvest home.
*Opening Hymn
Crown Him with Many Crowns
UMH #327
1. Crown him with
many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne.
Hark! how the heavenly
anthem drowns
all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as
thy matchless King
through all eternity.
2. Crown him
the Lord of life,
who triumphed o’er the grave,
and rose victorious
in the strife
for those he came to save.
His glories now we sing,
who died, and rose on high,
who died, eternal
life to bring,
and lives that
death may die.
3. Crown him
the Lord of peace,
whose power a scepter sways
from pole to pole,
that wars may cease,
and all be prayer and praise.
His reign shall
know no end,
and round his pierced feet
fair flowers of
paradise extend
their fragrance ever sweet.
4. Crown him
the Lord of love;
behold his hands and side,
those wounds,
yet visible above,
in beauty glorified.
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
For thou hast
died for me;
thy praise and glory
shall not fail
throughout eternity.
New Members
*Greet Your Neighbor – Passing the Peace of Christ
Mystery Box
Gathering
Prelude
Cynthia Hibbetts
Welcome
Rev. David Petty
Crossing the Threshold
Call to Worship
Paul Fredell
Leader: Come and give thanks, for the Lord is good.
People: God’s love endures forever.
Leader: Come with wonder, for Christ the king; not with power that dominates, but with love that redeems.
People: In a world that hungers for control, we give thanks for the One who serves and saves.
Leader: Come with hope, for the Spirit is still at work among us.
People: We gather to give thanks to the King of Love,
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it!
*Worship Hymn
Come Ye Thankful People, Come
UMH #694
1. Come, ye thankful
people, come,
raise the song of harvest home;
all is safely gathered in,
ere the winter storms begin.
God our Maker doth provide
for our wants to be supplied;
come to God’s own
temple, come,
raise the song
of harvest home.
2. All the world is
God’s own field,
fruit as praise to God we yield;
wheat and tares
together sown
are to joy or sorrow grown;
first the blade
and then the ear,
then the full corn shall appear;
Lord of harvest, grant that we
wholesome grain
and pure may be.
3. For the Lord
our God shall come,
and shall take
the harvest home;
from the field shall in that day
all offenses purge away,
giving angels
charge at last
in the fire the tares to cast;
but the fruitful
ears to store
in the garner evermore.
4. Even so, Lord,
quickly come,
bring thy final harvest home;
gather thou thy people in,
free from sorrow,
free from sin,
there, forever purified,
in thy presence to abide;
come, with all
thine angels, come,
raise the glorious
harvest home.
*Opening Hymn
Crown Him with Many Crowns
UMH #327
1. Crown him with
many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne.
Hark! how the heavenly
anthem drowns
all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as
thy matchless King
through all eternity.
2. Crown him
the Lord of life,
who triumphed o’er the grave,
and rose victorious
in the strife
for those he came to save.
His glories now we sing,
who died, and rose on high,
who died, eternal
life to bring,
and lives that
death may die.
3. Crown him
the Lord of peace,
whose power a scepter sways
from pole to pole,
that wars may cease,
and all be prayer and praise.
His reign shall
know no end,
and round his pierced feet
fair flowers of
paradise extend
their fragrance ever sweet.
4. Crown him
the Lord of love;
behold his hands and side,
those wounds,
yet visible above,
in beauty glorified.
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
For thou hast
died for me;
thy praise and glory
shall not fail
throughout eternity.
New Members
*Greet Your Neighbor – Passing the Peace of Christ
Mystery Box
A Word of Inspiration
Scripture Reading
Luke 23:33-43
Paul Fredell
When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots to divide his clothing. And the people stood by watching, but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!” The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews.”
One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.” He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Prayer for Illumination
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
Message
God’s Kingdom – A Vision of Hope
Rev. David Petty
Luke 23:33-43
Paul Fredell
When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots to divide his clothing. And the people stood by watching, but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!” The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews.”
One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.” He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Prayer for Illumination
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
Message
God’s Kingdom – A Vision of Hope
Rev. David Petty
Prayer
Prayer
Pastoral Prayer, Silent Prayer, The Lord’s Prayer
Rev. David Petty
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father
who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
and forgive us
our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
Lead us not
into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power
and the Glory forever.
Amen
Pastoral Prayer, Silent Prayer, The Lord’s Prayer
Rev. David Petty
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father
who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
and forgive us
our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
Lead us not
into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power
and the Glory forever.
Amen
Giving Back
Invitation to Offering
Paul Fredell
Offertory
Sanctuary Choir
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Rev. David Petty
Doxology
Praise God from Who All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures
here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source
of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ,
whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Paul Fredell
Offertory
Sanctuary Choir
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Rev. David Petty
Doxology
Praise God from Who All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures
here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source
of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ,
whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Sending Forth
Lift High the Cross
UMH #159
WORDS: George William Kitchin and Michael Robert Newbolt, 1916, alt.
© 1974 Hope Publishing Co.
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
1. Come, Christians, follow
this triumphant sign.
The hosts of God in
unity combine.
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
2. Each newborn servant
of the Crucified
bears on the brow the
seal of Him who died.
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
3. O Lord, once lifted
on the glorious tree,
as Thou hast promised,
draw the world to Thee.
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
4. So shall our song of
triumph ever be:
Praise to the
Crucified for victory!
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
*Benediction
Rev. David Petty
Postlude
Cynthia Hibbetts
UMH #159
WORDS: George William Kitchin and Michael Robert Newbolt, 1916, alt.
© 1974 Hope Publishing Co.
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
1. Come, Christians, follow
this triumphant sign.
The hosts of God in
unity combine.
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
2. Each newborn servant
of the Crucified
bears on the brow the
seal of Him who died.
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
3. O Lord, once lifted
on the glorious tree,
as Thou hast promised,
draw the world to Thee.
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
4. So shall our song of
triumph ever be:
Praise to the
Crucified for victory!
Refrain
Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world
adore His sacred name.
*Benediction
Rev. David Petty
Postlude
Cynthia Hibbetts
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