Leading Us in Worship Today
Minister of Word and Sacrament Rev. Jaci Smith Patman
Liturgists Cecilia Logan (rising 3rd grader), Keith Patman
Organist/Director of Music Dr. Heather Ankerbrand
Prelude He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Spiritual/JD Frizzell
Welcome and Announcements
Opening Prayer & Gathering #738 O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee, vs. 1
O Master, let me walk with thee in lowly paths of service free; tell me thy secret;
help me bear the strain of toil, the fret of care.
Call to Worship (Psalm 100) Cecilia Logan
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving; and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Opening Hymn #634 To God Be the Glory
(Please remain standing through the sung response)
Call to Confession
Christ came for us in the midst of our sins. Knowing that Jesus meets us where we are, let us offer our prayers of confession.
Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, we acknowledge our guilt and seek your face and your forgiveness. For we have not offered steadfast love to you or to each other. We have not moved forward in faith but have allowed ourselves to be stifled by fear. Revive us, raise us up, that we might live before you, rejoicing in the knowledge of your love.
Assurance of Forgiveness and Exchange of Peace
People of God, hear and believe the good news: Christ came to bring healing, forgiveness, and new life to all who sin and suffer.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
May the peace of Christ be with you; And also with you.
Please exchange the peace of Christ with your neighbors.
Sung Response #447 We Are Forgiven
We are forgiven. We are forgiven. Thanks be to God. Thanks be to God. (Repeat)
Sermon for Faith Builders
Children are invited to go to Children’s Worship with our Children’s Ministry Coordinator, Ms. Marisa. They will return during the final hymn.
Cents-Ability
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
Call to Offering
Offertory Interlude Léon Boëllmann
Sung Response #609 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.
Praise God, all creatures high and low. Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise God, in Jesus fully known: Creator, Word, and Spirit one.
Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Prayer of Dedication
Hymn #451 Open My Eyes, that I May See
Scripture Reading Genesis 18:1-15
Anthem #400 I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say
(Refrain: All)
Sermon The Heart of the Matter: Mercy Gets Personal
Affirmation of Faith The Apostles’ Creed (Traditional)
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
Closing Hymn #2130 The Summons
Benediction
Postlude Postludium on "Eine feste Burg" Martin Luther/Charles Callahan
