Prelude Blessed Assurance      Gerald Near 🎼

Come! Live in the Light 🌅🎼

Come! live in the light!

Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord!

We are called to be light for the kingdom,

to live in the freedom of the city of God!

Welcome and Announcements 👋

Call to Worship 🙌 

Jesus said,

“Anyone who receives you, receives me,

and anyone who receives me,

receives the Father who sent me.”

Sisters and brothers, boys and girls:

We gather together in the presence of the God

who receives us with open arms,

who loves us unconditionally,

and who bids us do the same to one another.

Let’s worship God together!

Hymn Lift High the Cross 🎼

Prayer of Confession 🙏 

Sometimes we forget people or toss them aside –

The difficult ones,

the needy ones,

the ones that are hard to spend time with,

the ones who challenge us,

the ones who confront us.

Sometimes we choose to not welcome others by simply refusing to

Sometimes, it’s not really about others, it’s about us.

silence

We are uncomfortable

We feel guilty

We prefer to follow brighter, shinier people

We worry about what will make us look like good Christians

And we fail to recognize our blindness

Forgive us for mistaking the world values over what you value.

Forgive us for choosing comfort over servanthood

Forgive us for our inability to welcome others

And remind us to love with the love of your son Jesus Christ.

Assurance of Pardon                        Remembering Our Baptism 💦

Gloria Patri 🎼

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,

World without end, Amen. Amen.

Time with Young Believers 🧒🏼👦🏻

Please visit this link to view this morning's children's message with Pastor Carrie.🙂

Scripture                                      Romans 6:12-23 ✝️

Hymn  Blessed Assurance 🎼

Scripture                                        Matthew 10:40-42 ✝️

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer 🙏 

Message

Evangelism Video

Special Music Faith is Patience in the Night      

Mary Nelson Keithahn/John Horman 🎼

Offering

You may give online at tithe.ly.com or mail a check to the office.

Response to Offering 🎼

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow,

Praise Him all creatures here below,

Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts,

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayer of Dedication 🙏 

Benediction

The Lord Bless and Keep You 🎼

The Lord bless and keep you,

the Lord make His face to shine on you

and be gracious, gracious.

The Lord bless and keep you,

the Lord lift His countenance on you,

and give peace, give you peace.

Shalom. Shalom.

Postlude Praise to the Lord, the Almighty          Benjamin Culli 🎼