August 31, 2025

Welcome
Time of Meditation

Call to Worship* (Responsively) 

This day is God’s gift to us--   

A gift of community and Sabbath,   

A gift of doing nothing more than offering thanks     

and basking in the Divine Presence.   

This time is our gift to God--   

A gift of song, and prayer, and silence,   

A gift of offering our lives in service to our Maker.   

Surrounded by all these gifts, let us worship God.

Amen.

“Praise the Name of Jesus”    (2 times)                                                                                       Chorus 87*
“Love Divine”                                               Hymn 31*

“Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face                                                                                   Hymn 157
“Holy Ground”                                           Chorus 86
Pastoral Prayer

Psalm Reading (Unison*)  Pew Bible, Page 457  Psalm 50:1-15
Old Testament Reading  Pew Bible, Page 612  Isaiah 66:18-23
New Testament Reading  Pew Bible, Page 847   Luke 13:22-30
   Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God.
              All: Thanks be to God.

Sermon                                                   “In Position”
“I Know Whom I Have Believed”            Hymn 288*

Offering Prayer
Receiving the Tithes and Offerings
For the Beauty of the Earth                    Hymn 26

Announcements

Benediction*

Sending Forth                                 “Family of God”
   I’m so glad I’m a part of the family of God--
   I’ve been washed in the fountain, cleansed by     His blood!
   Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod--
   For I’m part of the family, the family of God.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 3 - Steve and Sandy Bingaman, anniversary

September 21 at 3 p.m. - Southeast Area Annual Gathering – Food, fellowship, fun! If you’d like to ride with Mike and Pastor Sharon, let them know.

September 11 & October 2 – Evangelism webinar. See Pastor Sharon for more information.

Birthdays this month:

September 9 - Jeannie Jones

PRAYER CONCERNS

Jenny Chambers – prayers for continued healing

Vicki Daney – at Saint Simeon’s Senior Living

Chris Harris – heart issues

Lisa Miller – heart and lung problems

Carlos – Mary Solorio’s son

Candi Kolteryahn – blood clots in lungs

Hollis Brewer – recovering from cancer

Kay Love – health concerns, but doing better

Dale Wagley – Andy Smith’s brother-in-law -        that he would give his heart to the Lord  

Prayers for those battling cancer

Dana Brooks Dee Wenneker       

Lyle Adcock Rexanne Jeffers    

Denise Folds Teal Esmeyer       

Sylvia Linzy          Ollie Harris         
Mark Kunkowski    Gwen Budzene      

Lenard Wong  Yvonne House  

Glenda Horner Theron Richardville