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3rd Sunday After Pentecost
06/14/2026 - 10:30 am
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
MINUTE FOR MISSION “PFLAG” Dana Johnson
CENTERING MUSIC “Abide With Me Tis Eventide” Trad. Arr., Jayson Steed
MOMENT OF HOPE
CALL TO WORSHIP
The story of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz is one of love, loyalty, and responsibility. As we gather together to worship God Almighty, Creator of us all, let us receive God’s love, renew our loyalty, and accept our responsibility for our families, loved ones, and neighbors.
Almighty God, we give you thanks for lives set free from despair when things go wrong. Enable us to see clearly one another's needs so that we may be a ministering community. Give us strength to do your will and courage to accept our responsibility for others. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
*HYMN #43 On Eagle’s Wings
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in his shadow for life,
say to the Lord, “My refuge, my rock in whom I trust!”
Refrain:
And he will raise you upon eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn,
make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of his hand.
The snare of the fowl er will never capture you, and famine will bring you no fear:
under his wings, your refuge, his faithfulness your shield.
You need not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day;
Though thousands fall about you, near you it shall not come.
For to his angels he’s given a command to guard you in all of your ways;
Upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.
PRAYER CONFESSING OUR NEED FOR GOD’S GRACE
We confess, Lord, that sometimes when we put our trust in you we use that as an excuse for doing nothing ourselves. Wake us up, we pray, that we may seek your will and then plan and strategize to carry it out. Amen.
MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER
SONG OF RENEWAL Veni Sancte Spiritus
Holy Spirit, Come to Us
Holy Spirit, Come to Us
CELEBRATION OF GOD’S GRACE
As we listen in the silence, God is there. As we seek to follow, God will call us forward. In all we do, we know that God’s love is with us always! Amen.
*PASSING THE PEACE
Leader: The peace of Christ be with you.
People: And with you also.
Leader: Let us pass the peace of Christ.
People: The peace of Christ be with you. (To one another)
ANTHEM “Agnus Dei” by G. Bizet, arr., S. DeCesare
Lyle Swallow & David Huff
MOMENT FOR CHILDREN
BLESSING THE CHILDREN AND SINGING TO GODLY PLAY
This Little Light of Mine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
Today’s Story Side by Side:
“The Parable of the Sower and the Parable of the Mustard Seed”
Kathleen Krentz & Cyndi Sneeringer
Leader: And as we continue our worship…
Congregation: May God be with you there.
Children: May God be with you here.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Leader: God in your Grace,
People: Hear our prayer
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
As we pray together the Lord's Prayer, you are invited to say this in whatever version is most comforting and meaningful to you. Here is one possible version (ecumenical version) that you can use:
Our Father, who is in heaven, holy be your name.
Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Matthew 7:7-8 and Ruth 3:1-18
RESPONSE
Reader: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION, from Psalm 19 - responsively
Pastor: May the words of my mouth
People: And the meditations of our hearts
All: Be acceptable in your sight, O Lord,
Our rock and our redeemer. Amen.
SERMON Daring to Act Pastor Barbar Barkley
MOMENT FOR QUIET REFLECTION
*HYMN OF REFLECTION Wherever you go, I will go (insert)
Wherever you go, I will go, Wherever you dwell, I will dwell;
Your people will be my people, And your God will be my God.
Wherever you go, I will go, Wherever you dwell, I will dwell;
Your people will be my people, And your God will be my God.
Wherever you die, I will die; And there will I be buried.
Jehovah do to me, and more as well, If anything but death parts me from you.
Jehovah do to me, and more as well, If anything but death parts me from you.
MOMENT OF THANKS
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
OFFERTORY “Let There Be Peace” Jason Tonioli
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God whose breath fills all the earth
Whose love reveals our sacred worth
Whose Spirit forms one family
Whose grace brings peace and harmony. Amen.
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Thank you God, for loving us into being and calling us into new life in each and every day. Take these our gifts and use them to further your kindom here on earth. Amen.
*CLOSING HYMN #39 Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with thee.
Thou changest not; thy compassions they fail not,
As thou has been thou forever wilt be.
Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning, new mercies I see.
All I have needed thy hand hath provided.
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above J
oin with all nature in manifold witness
To thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow:
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*Congregational Response: Go with God
Go with God, go with God.
As you leave this place, go with God.
God will direct your way, God will light every day.
As you leave this place, go with God.
*POSTLUDE “Old Rugged Cross” George Bernard