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3rd Sunday after Pentecost

                                  06/29/2025 - 10:30 pm

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 MINUTE FOR MISSION                “Mama Bears”                              Ruth Weimann

CENTERING MUSIC                    Where All Is Peace                     Arr. Dr. Kimo Smith

MOMENT OF HOPE

CALL TO WORSHIP

One: Welcoming God, giving space for creation to return your love;

People: Make us apostles of the open table, a place of hospitality to challenge the world with the gift of eternal life;

All: Through Jesus Christ, who offered himself for us.  Amen.

*OPENING HYMN #623I’ve Got Peace like a River

I’ve got peace like a river; I’ve got peace like a river;
I’ve got peace like a river, in my soul.
I’ve got river, in my soul.
I’ve got joy like a fountain; I’ve got joy like a fountain;
I’ve got joy like a fountain, in my soul.
I’ve got fountain, in my soul.
I’ve got love like an ocean; I’ve got love like an ocean;
I’ve got love like an ocean, in my soul.
I’ve got ocean, in my soul.

PRAYER CONFESSING OUR NEED FOR GOD’S GRACE

God of inclusive love, who knows us each by name: we thank you for the woman, who stood out of the crowd and defied her uncleanness to connect with you;

We praise you for the leader of the synagogue who faced the mockery of others to give his daughter hope;

May the flowing power of Christ bring healing and acceptance to the rejected and abused.  Throught Jesus Christ, giver of life.  Amen.

MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER

SONG OF RENEWAL       #288  Spirit of the Living God

Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me,
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.

ASSURANCE OF GOD’S GRACE

Indeed, when we follow Christ, we will come to know God’s mercy, grace, compassion and love for all of us.  Thanks be to God!  Amen.

*PASSING THE PEACE

Pastor: The peace of Christ be with you.
People:            And with you also.
Pastor:            Let us pass the peace of Christ.
People:            The peace of Christ be with you.   (To one another)

ANTHEM                                           Still, the Storm                             Robbie Dehlinger  
                                                    Robbie Dehlinger, Piano

BLESSING THE CHILDREN AND SINGING TO GODLY PLAY

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 Parable of the Great Banquet
                                             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   

Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-31:  John 5:31-38

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   Facing our Demons, Facing Ourselves

MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION

*HYMN OF RESPONSE        #630   Fairest Lord Jesus

Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature, O thou of God to earth come down,

Thee will I cherish, thee will I honor, Thou, my soul’s glory, joy, and crown.

 

Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands, robed in the blooming garb of spring.

Jesus is fairer; Jesus is purer, who makes the woeful heart to sing.

 

Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight, and all the twinkling, starry host.

Jesus shines brighter; Jesus shines purer, than all the angels heaven can boast.

 

Beautiful Savior, Ruler of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man!

Glory and honor, praise, adoration, now and forever more be thine!

OFFERING

OFFERTORY                                  Fairest Lord Jesus                          Silesian folk tune  
                                                                                                                   Arr. Dale Wood  

*DOXOLOGY                                               Sung to: All Creatures of our God and King

Praise God the giver and the gift,
Hearts, minds and voices now uplift:
Allelulia!  Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Breath of glad surprise,

Freeing uplifting opening eyes,
Three in Oneness, Love community,
Alleluia!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!

UNISON PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Thank you, God, thank you for the twinkle in an older person’s eye, a child’s shout of laughter, for green trees and frozen waterfalls, for flowerbeds in summer and warm places in winter.  Thank you for all you make for us and give us.  Amen.

 

CLOSING HYMN:   #625   How Great Thou Art vs. 1-2

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all the worlds thy hands have made,

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed:

Refrain:

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:

How great thou art! How great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:

How great thou art! How great thou art!

 

When through the woods and forest glades I wander and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,

When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:

*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE                                         Trumpet Tune                               Charles Callahan  

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