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17th Sunday after Pentecost
09/20/2026 - 10:30 am
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
MINUTE FOR MISSION “Putnam/Connections Clubhouse” George Anich
CENTERING MUSIC ’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” W. Kirkpatrick
MOMENT OF HOPE
CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Psalm 105)
Come, let’s give thanks to God together,
for our God always keeps His promises!
Let’s sing songs and make music together,
for our God always keeps His promises!
Let’s watch for signs of His presence among us,
for our God always keeps His promises!
Let’s remember all the wonderful things He had done,
for our God always keeps His promises!
*HYMN #463 How Firm a Foundation vs. 1, 2,4
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in God’s excellent Word!
What more can be said than to you God hath said,
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine
PRAYER CONFESSING OUR NEED FOR GOD’S GRACE
Leader: In the days of Noah,
God placed a rainbow in the sky
as the sign of a covenant of God's love for all the earth.
People: In the colors of the rainbow,
we see the sign of God's grace for all creation.
Leader: In the days of Moses,
the words of God were written on tablets of stone,
as the sign of a covenant
between God and all of God's people.
People: In the tablets of stone,
we see the sign of God's hope
for each to live in peace with God and neighbor.
Leader: In the days of the prophet,
God promised to place a new covenant in our hearts.
All: As members of the living Body of Christ,
we see the sign of God's promise among us.
MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER
SONG OF RENEWAL #740 Lead me, Guide Me
Lead me, guide me, along the way, for if you lead me, I cannot stray.
Lord, let me walk each day with thee. Lead me, O Lord, lead me
CELEBRATION OF GOD’S GRACE
God’s Covenant is sure and faithful. And that is Good News indeed! God’s love and presence will never leave us. We are always held fast and sure in the grace of God. 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 “I Will Sing and Not Be Silent” by Allen Pote
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 “The Exodus”
Peter Cloven & Joyclyn Van
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
Genesis 12:1-9 and Romans 8:26-32
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 God’s Promises
MOMENT FOR QUIET REFLECTION
*HYMN OF REFLECTION #838 Standing on the Promises vs 1,2,4
Standing on the promises of Christ my king,
Through eternal ages let his praises ring;
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.
Refrain:
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.
Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
by the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.
Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
Listening every moment to the Spirit’s call,
Resting in my Savior as my all in all,
Standing on the promises of God.
MOMENT OF THANKS
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
OFFERTORY “Valparaiso” Sting
*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 your faithfulness, for your care, for your love. We return a portion out of gratitude for all we have been given by you. May we never forget that it is because of you that we have all we have. 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
Join 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 “Revive Us Again” J. Husband