You can view or download the full weekly bulletin below.
Sunday, August 10, 2025 -- 10:30am Worship Service
Greeting & Announcements
Prelude - Los Amigos, Xavier Dubois Foley, Theo Meads, bass
Call to Worship - (Inspired by Hebrews 11)
God’s children are as many as the stars of heaven
and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
They confess that they are strangers and foreigners on the earth,
for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
They desire a beloved community; that is, one prepared by God.
God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, God has prepared a city for them.
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Indeed, by faith our ancestors were welcomed in, and with faith, we worship God together.
+ Hymn 1 - Holy, Holy, Holy! (Selected by Nancy Ricker)
+ Call to Confession
+ A Prayer of Confession - (Written by Rev. Terri McDowell Ott)
God of Hope and Promise, we admit that our faith sometimes falters. We acknowledge that our doubts and grievances often over-whelm. We struggle to comprehend our own suffering and that of others. Pardon us when we lose faith in you and in ourselves. Guide us back to harmonious relationships. Encourage us to stay engaged and committed to meaningful dialogues filled with grace. Hear now our silent prayers of confession.
• Assurance of Pardon
• Response to Forgiveness: Hymn 581 Gloria Patri
Passing of the Peace
Children’s Message
BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS (Prayer Created by Jess Rigel)
God… bless your children and their backpacks.
Prayer for Openness
God of mercy, you promised never to break your covenant with us. Amid all the changing words of our generation, speak your eternal word that does not change. Then may we respond to your gracious promises with faithful and obedient lives; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Scripture Reading - Psalm 33.12-22 - OT pg 507
Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.
The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all humankind. From where he sits enthroned he watches all the inhabitants of the earth—he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds. A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.
Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield. Our heart is glad in him because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.
This is the written testimony to the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Anthem - God of Mercy, God of Grace, Jerry Davidsen
Jayden Bowman, Nauval Fauzi, and Victoria Sullivan
Scripture Reading - Luke 12.32-40NT pg. 75
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. If he comes during the middle of the night or near dawn and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
“But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
Sermon - Be Dressed for Action - Rev. Matt Falco
Statement of Faith - A Portion of the Brief Statement of Faith (1983)
We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all believers in the one body of Christ, the Church…
In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace.
In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth, praying, “Come, Lord Jesus!”
+ HYMN 684 - Faith Begins By Letting Go
Prayers of the People & THE LORD’s PRAYER
Offering
• INVITATION
• Offertory - He Leadeth Me, Bradbury
• Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
• Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 250 - In the Bulb there Is a Flower (Rusty Haydon’s Favorite)
Charge & Benediction
Benediction Response - Hymn 372, O For a World(verses 1 and 5)
1 O for a world where everyone respects each other’s ways,
where love is lived and all is done with justice and with praise.
5 O for a world preparing for God’s glorious reign of peace,
where time and tears will be no more, and all but love will cease.
Postlude - Rondo, John Bull (1563-1628)
Prelude - Los Amigos, Xavier Dubois Foley, Theo Meads, bass
Call to Worship - (Inspired by Hebrews 11)
God’s children are as many as the stars of heaven
and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
They confess that they are strangers and foreigners on the earth,
for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
They desire a beloved community; that is, one prepared by God.
God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, God has prepared a city for them.
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Indeed, by faith our ancestors were welcomed in, and with faith, we worship God together.
+ Hymn 1 - Holy, Holy, Holy! (Selected by Nancy Ricker)
+ Call to Confession
+ A Prayer of Confession - (Written by Rev. Terri McDowell Ott)
God of Hope and Promise, we admit that our faith sometimes falters. We acknowledge that our doubts and grievances often over-whelm. We struggle to comprehend our own suffering and that of others. Pardon us when we lose faith in you and in ourselves. Guide us back to harmonious relationships. Encourage us to stay engaged and committed to meaningful dialogues filled with grace. Hear now our silent prayers of confession.
• Assurance of Pardon
• Response to Forgiveness: Hymn 581 Gloria Patri
Passing of the Peace
Children’s Message
BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS (Prayer Created by Jess Rigel)
God… bless your children and their backpacks.
Prayer for Openness
God of mercy, you promised never to break your covenant with us. Amid all the changing words of our generation, speak your eternal word that does not change. Then may we respond to your gracious promises with faithful and obedient lives; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Scripture Reading - Psalm 33.12-22 - OT pg 507
Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.
The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all humankind. From where he sits enthroned he watches all the inhabitants of the earth—he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds. A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.
Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield. Our heart is glad in him because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.
This is the written testimony to the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Anthem - God of Mercy, God of Grace, Jerry Davidsen
Jayden Bowman, Nauval Fauzi, and Victoria Sullivan
Scripture Reading - Luke 12.32-40NT pg. 75
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. If he comes during the middle of the night or near dawn and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
“But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
Sermon - Be Dressed for Action - Rev. Matt Falco
Statement of Faith - A Portion of the Brief Statement of Faith (1983)
We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all believers in the one body of Christ, the Church…
In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace.
In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth, praying, “Come, Lord Jesus!”
+ HYMN 684 - Faith Begins By Letting Go
Prayers of the People & THE LORD’s PRAYER
Offering
• INVITATION
• Offertory - He Leadeth Me, Bradbury
• Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
• Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 250 - In the Bulb there Is a Flower (Rusty Haydon’s Favorite)
Charge & Benediction
Benediction Response - Hymn 372, O For a World(verses 1 and 5)
1 O for a world where everyone respects each other’s ways,
where love is lived and all is done with justice and with praise.
5 O for a world preparing for God’s glorious reign of peace,
where time and tears will be no more, and all but love will cease.
Postlude - Rondo, John Bull (1563-1628)