July 26th, 2026
Call to Worship
One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” And he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them before he left.
Matt. 19:13-15
God is good
All the Time
All the time
God is good
Welcome & Announcements
- College/Young Adult Dinner
Confession and Pardon
-Invitation
-Unison Confession:
Let us confess our sin before God and one another.
Almighty God,
you who shaped out of nothing all that is,
forgive us for returning empty-handed.
You who called forth light,
forgive our preference for the dark!
You who sent John to be a voice crying,
forgive our unwillingness to say anything at all!
Create in us clean hearts, O God,
and renew a right spirit within us.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
-Silent prayer
-Assurance of Pardon:
Hear the good news from the book of Acts
All the prophets testify about Christ
that everyone who believes in him
receives forgiveness of sins through his name.
—from Acts 10:43, NRSV
I declare to you who trust in Jesus, you are forgiven and free!
Songs of Praise
Jesus What a Friend of Sinners
In Christ Alone
Greeting Time
Pastoral Prayer followed by 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.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
-Matthew 6:9-13
Song of Praise
Before the Throne of God Above
Receiving God’s Word
Message: Living with Others in His Love
Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22
Rev. Joe Kim
-Prayer
Offering
-Invitation
-Offertory
-Doxology
-Prayer for Gifts
Communion
-Invitation to the Table
-Prayer of Consecration
-Jesus’ Words at the Table
-Receiving the Elements
-Prayer
Affirmation of Faith
Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 104
Q. What do we pray for in the fifth petition?
A. In the fifth petition, which is “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors,” we pray that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins. We are especially encouraged to ask for this because we are enabled by his grace to forgive others from the heart.
Closing Hymn
There Is a Higher Throne
