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Pastor: Rev. Kendra Balliet
Organist: Jim Ross
Offertory: Meditation on “Mt. Pisgah”-Gilbert Martin

NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Prelude -  Steal Away to Jesus- Richard Warner 
 
Welcome 
 
*Call to Worship  
 
Pastor: Come! Now is the time to worship!
People: We come to worship God who guides us.
Pastor: After delivering the Israelites out of bondage, God continued to guide them, giving them commandments to shape and form their life with God and one another.
People: God guides us as we learn to pattern our lives after the rhythms of God’s grace. 
Pastor: Jesus tells a story of a vineyard owner and his tenants who choose violence instead of giving the owner the fruits of the harvest, challenging us to choose—will we reject the Cornerstone or find in Jesus our sure foundation?
People: God guides us as we learn to pattern our lives after the rhythms of God’s grace. 
Pastor: Too often we fall back into the pattern of rejecting what is good for us, forgetting that the life of faith is always about following God who provides for us and loves us.
People: When we follow God’s guidance, we learn to live God’s new pattern of life described in the commandments and demonstrated by Christ. 
Pastor: Come! Now is the time to worship!
People: We come to worship God who guides us for the long haul. 
 
*Opening Hymn “This Is a Day of New Beginnings” #383 Vs. 1-4 
 
* Prayer 
All fall short of the glory of God. As we go about our lives, that glory is diminished but not absent. In making our confession, let us remove the dull sheen of what is wrong and allow the glory to shine through God’s grace. Let us pray, first in silence. 
 
Silent prayer

Loving and gracious God, you are so patient with us.
We run away, and you seek us.
We make foolish choices, and you teach us the better way.
We hurt you and others, and instead of hurting us back, you forgive us.
Help us, we pray; help us reveal your glory and goodness in our living,
That we will bear the imprint of Christ throughout the world. Amen. 
 
Affirmation of Faith – Apostles’ Creed #881 & Gloria Patri #70 
 
Children's Chat 
 
Music Ministry and Offertory  

Doxology and Prayer of Gratitude 
 
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 and 1 Timothy 6:17-19  
 
Sermon “Planning for Fruit” 
 
Joys/Concerns  

Hymn "Every Time I Feel the Spirit" #404 

Pastoral Prayer/Lord's Prayer
 
Closing Hymn "Trust and Obey" #467 
 
Announcements, Action Steps, & Benediction 
 
Postlude - Festival Postlude on “Webb”-Rick Parks 


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