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Bulletin and Hymns (PDFs linked for viewing)
- Bulletin for Sunday, July 6, 2025
- “Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above” GTG 645
- “Lord, You Give the Great Commission” GTG 298
- “Holy God, We Praise Your Name” GTG 4
ORDER FOR WORSHIP
PRELUDE Leah Bruno
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Jessica Parks
*CALL TO WORSHIP Faye Hill
God hears our cries
and restores our troubled souls.
We can’t keep silent.
We sing God’s praises with joy!
God nurses and comforts us
until our hearts are strong like mountains.
We can’t keep silent.
We sing God’s praises with joy!
God’s love sustains us to flourishing.
We can’t keep silent.
We sing God’s praises with joy!
*HYMN OF PRAISE “Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above” – GTG 645
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of perfect love,
you continually bring forth life,
transforming sadness to joy,
and despair to hope.
We are weak,
but you are strong.
Our ways are flawed,
but your ways are true.
We are seldom right,
but you are never wrong.
Forgive us, redeem us, transform us.
Take away the sin that burdens us,
and restore us to the people
you would have us be,
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior.
ASSURANCE OF GOD’S GRACE
*THE PEACE
The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
FIRST SCRIPTURE READING Isaiah 65:17-25 pg. 696
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON READING Galatians 6:7-16 pg. 191
SERMON “If We Want a Garden, We’re Gonna Have to Sow the Seed” Jessica Parks
*HYMN OF RESPONSE “Lord, You Give the Great Commission” – GTG 298
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP
JOYS & CONCERNS
INVITATION TO THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY “For the Life That You Have Given” – GTG 717
For the life that you have given, for the love in Christ made known,
With these fruits of time and labor, with these gifts that are your own;
Here we offer, Lord, our praises; heart and mind and strength we bring;
Give us grace to love and serve you, Living what we pray and sing.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
God be with you.
And also with you.
Let us open our hearts.
We open them to our God.
Let us give thanks to the Holy One, our God.
It is right to lift up thanks and praise.
THE INVITATION & WORDS OF INSTITUTION
WELCOME TO THE TABLE
“The body of Christ, given for you.” Amen.
“The blood of Christ, shed for you.” Amen.
COMMUNION PRAYER & PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
*HYMN OF COMMITMENT “Holy God, We Praise Your Name” – GTG 4
WE GO INTO THE WORLD AS GOD’S AMBASSADORS
*BLESSING & CHARGE
POSTLUDE
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