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16th Sunday after Pentecost
09/13/2026 - 10:30 am
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
MINUTE FOR MISSION “Clean Start” Dana Johnson
CENTERING MUSIC “Coram Deo” Alex Alzamora
MOMENT OF HOPE
CALL TO WORSHIP
Awesome God, who gives strength and power to your people, we lift up songs of praise to honor you. Let the righteous be joyful. Let us exalt before you and be jubilant. You have gone before us through the wilderness. You have accompanied us through the storms of life. Your blessings have rained down upon us until we are engulfed in your love. And for all of this we give you thanks and praise!!
*HYMN #366 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down,
Fix in us thy humble dwelling; all thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion; pure, unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation; enter every trembling heart.
Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast;
let us all in thee inherit; Let us find the promised rest.
Take away the love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be;
end of faith, as its beginning, set our hearts at liberty.
Come, Almighty, to deliver; let us all thy life receive;
Suddenly return, and never, never more thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above, pray,
and praise thee without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love.
Finish then thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee:
Changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise.
PRAYER CONFESSING OUR NEED FOR GOD’S GRACE
Your reign is not realized among us. We are impatient for conditions around us to change. We look for the transformation or destruction of the wicked. We want relief from the difficulties we face. We seek protection from evil and suffering. We expect you to act to save us. O God, when we listen to ourselves, we realize our selfish we are. We have not acted on the mandate we have received to witness to the ends of the earth. We have rebelled against the values Christ lived among us. We are not worthy of all your gifts to us. Turn us from the destructive paths we are following. Restore us to oneness with each other and with you, we pray.
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
One: God offers us healing in each moment we turn to God. God offers us reconciliation and forgiveness above and beyond what we can imagine. Praise be to God for God’s grace and compassion.
All: To Christ is the power and glory forever and ever! 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 “Sing a Jubilant Song” by Mark Hayes
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 Story of Joseph”
Kathleen Krentz & Jane Moseley
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 6:5-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-17
Matthew 8:24-27
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 When the Unexpected is Painful Pastor Barbara Barkley
MOMENT FOR QUIET REFLECTION
*HYMN OF REFLECTION #647 Give Thanks
Give thanks with a grateful heart; give thanks to the Holy One;
Give thanks because we’re given Jesus Christ, his Son.
Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One,
Give thanks because he’s given Jesus Christ, his son.
And now let the weak say, “We are strong”;
let the poor say, “We are rich because of what the Lord has done for us!” “
and now let the weak say “I am strong”
let the poor say “I am rich” because of what the Lord has done for us!”
Give thanks. Give thanks.
MOMENT OF THANKS
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
OFFERTORY “Adagio” Beethoven
*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
For the gifts you give us we offer a small portion back and pray that you would use it God to bring in your kingdom. We pray for the growing of your reign and your love throughout our lives, our families, our communities and throughout the world. Amen.
*CLOSING HYMN #699 Fill My Cup
Refrain:
Fill my cup; let it overflow; fill my cup; let it overflow;
Fill my cup; let it overflow; let it overflow with love
Lord, let me be your instrument, spreading sunshine in the land;
Let people see your works in me; help me live the best I can.
*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 “The Church Triumphant” William & Gloria Gaither