Sunday September 14, 2025 Worship Service
Livestream at 11:10 a.m.

Gathering in God’s Name

Prelude —  Aria — Gerald Near    
As the prelude begins, you are invited to begin your personal preparation for worship.

Silent Meditation
“…before I can live with other folks, I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”  — To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

Call to Worship                                                                                                                          
Give praise to the Lord who formed the heavens and the earth
       Give praise to the God who led us out of the wilderness
Give praise to the Lord who dwelt in the Temple of Jerusalem
       Give praise to the God who stood by us in exile
Give praise to the Lord who died upon the cross for us
       Give praise to the God who came back because he loved us – let us worship God!

Praise and Adoration

*Hymn #611 — Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee — HYMN TO JOY
(*Please stand, if you are able)

Confession and Pardon

Call to Confession 

Prayer of Confession
God of eternal life, we come to You this day conscious of the barriers we build between each other, visible and invisible. You set a table before us where all are welcome. And yet we keep others at a distance. Forgive us, Lord. Help us to live into Your Kingdom on earth, instead of living into the kingdoms of earth. Give us the courage to let You guide us when we are lost. Give us the heart to lengthen our tables. Give us the patience to lead others to You when they are lost too. Amen.

Silent Prayers of Confession

Kyrie Eleison — Lord, Have Mercy — Schubert

Assurance of Pardon

*Congregational Response (#581) — Glory Be to the Father — GLORIA PATRI (Greatorex)

Welcome                              

Time For Young Disciples

Announcements

Fellowship of Prayer

Joys and Concerns

Prayers of the People
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.

Proclamation of God’s Word

Scripture Lesson — Luke 15:1-10 — page 850 of the pew Bible                                                         

Sermon — “The Space Between” — Rev. Joshua Garry

Prayer                                                                                   

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory — Hear Me, Redeemer — Henry Mollicone

The Sacrament of Holy Communion
The elders will serve you in the pews.  All baptized Christians are invited to partake. We ask that you hold on to the piece of bread or the cup until all have been served, so that we may partake as one body. 

Invitation to the Lord’s Table

Prayer

*Affirmation of Faith — The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.

*Sanctus (#562) — Holy, Holy, Holy SANCTUS (Schubert)

The Words of Institution

Serving the Bread — The pastors will walk down the aisles with gluten–free bread.

Anthem — Come to the Water — John Foley; arr. Lynda Hasseler

Serving the Cup of the New Covenant

*Prayer of Dedication
Jesus, Lord of all that is given, we offer to you this day what we can. We ask that as an extension of Your boundless love, and by Your grace, our gifts become part of Your ministry in this world. Amen.

*Closing Hymn #450 — Be Thou My Vision — SLANE

*Charge and Benediction

Postlude — Postlude — Douglas Wagner