Sunday Worship
August 24, 2025 - 10 a.m. EDT

Prelude - Prelude in F Major (C.V. Stanford)

Ringing of the Church Bell
Dean Locher

Invitation to Worship - based on Psalm 49
Wallace Bubar

One: Come, all you peoples, give ear, all inhabitants of the world,

All: Both low and high, rich and poor together.

One: Put no trust in wealth, and do not boast in an abundance of riches.

All: Let us incline our ears to God’s word, and seek God’s understanding in our hearts.

Hymn 612 - We Praise You, O God

We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator;
in grateful devotion our tribute we bring.
We lay it before you; we kneel and adore you;
we bless your holy name; glad praises we sing.

We worship you, God of our fathers and mothers;
through trial and tempest our guide you have been.
When perils o’ertake us, you will not forsake us,
and with your help, O Lord, our struggles we win.

With voices united our praises we offer
and gladly our songs of thanksgiving we raise.
With you, Lord, beside us, your strong arm will guide us.
To you, our great Redeemer, forever be praise!

Prayer of the Day [unison]

Generous God, in abundance you have given us all that we have, and all that we need, things both spiritual and physical. Grant us a sense of wisdom and proportion, an awareness of what is important in life. Help us to put things in proper perspective, so that we may hold lightly the things that pass away, and cling tightly to the things that are eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Canticle 399 - God Welcomes All

God welcomes all,
Strangers and friends;
God’s love is strong,
And it never ends.

Sharing the Peace

Welcome and Announcements

Old Testament Reading - Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23
Keegan Kirwin, liturgist

Anthem - The Call (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Jackson Lough, soloist

Third Grade Bible Presentation
Jenni Whitford

Word With Children

New Testament Reading - Luke 12:13-21

Sermon - “Rich Toward God”

Hymn 692 - Spirit, Open My Heart

Spirit, open my heart
to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love,
in receiving and in giving.
Spirit, open my heart.

God, replace my stony heart
with a heart that’s kind and tender.
All my coldness and fear
to your grace I now surrender.

Spirit, open my heart
to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love,
in receiving and in giving.
Spirit, open my heart.

Write your love upon my heart
as my law, my goal, my story.
In each thought, word, and deed,
may my living bring you glory.

Spirit, open my heart
to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love,
in receiving and in giving.
Spirit, open my heart.

May I weep with those who weep,
share the joy of sister, brother.
In the welcome of Christ,
may we welcome one another.

Spirit, open my heart
to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love,
in receiving and in giving.
Spirit, open my heart.

Prayers of the People

One: Lord, in your mercy:

All: Hear our prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer [unison]

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.

Offering

Offertory - Summer Evening (John Ireland)

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Doxology 606 - Praise God, from Whom All Blessing Flow

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayer of Dedication

Hymn 700 - I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me

I'm gonna live so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I'm gonna live so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!

I'm gonna work so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I'm gonna work so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!

I'm gonna pray so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I'm gonna pray so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!

I'm gonna sing so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I'm gonna sing so God can use me
anywhere, Lord, anytime!

Benediction

Postlude - Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Philip Everingham

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