Sunday June 28, 2026
Message: Jeremy Tucker
Liturgist: Kathy Turk
†CALL TO WORSHIP: (based on Psalm 89)
One: Let us sing of God’s steadfast love forever.
All: With my mouth I will proclaim God’s faithfulness to all generations.
One: Let us declare that God’s steadfast love is established forever.
All: God’s faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.
†OPENING HYMN: # 466 “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
God of the risen Christ, you broke the power of sin and evil. And we still live in the tombs of forgetfulness, anxiety and fear. We have failed to love you as we should. We have neglected to love our neighbor. Indeed, we have even failed to love ourselves. Release us from the tombs that terrify us, so that we can see your image in one another and in your good creation. Indeed, free us from the graves of self-hatred, so that we can see ourselves as your children. O Lord, hear now our silent prayers of confession.
SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION: We pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
†PASSING OF THE PEACE
†CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE: # 579 “Gloria Patri”
TIME FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:
Savior God, your Word is a lamp to our feet on this discipleship road. Walk with us. Guide us with your wisdom and grace. Open us to discerning your will and your way. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS: 2 Corinthians 4: 7-9; Genesis 32: 22-32
One: This is the word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.
MESSAGE: “Wrestling with God”, Jeremy Tucker
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: (from a Brief Statemen of Faith)
In a broken and fearful world, the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture, to hear the voices of the peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom and peace. In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth, praying “Come, Lord Jesus!”
SPECIAL MUSIC
CALL FOR GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERING
PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
†CLOSING HYMN: Insert: “I Surrender All”
†BENEDICTION
†DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING: “You Are the Vine”
One: Let us sing of God’s steadfast love forever.
All: With my mouth I will proclaim God’s faithfulness to all generations.
One: Let us declare that God’s steadfast love is established forever.
All: God’s faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.
†OPENING HYMN: # 466 “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
God of the risen Christ, you broke the power of sin and evil. And we still live in the tombs of forgetfulness, anxiety and fear. We have failed to love you as we should. We have neglected to love our neighbor. Indeed, we have even failed to love ourselves. Release us from the tombs that terrify us, so that we can see your image in one another and in your good creation. Indeed, free us from the graves of self-hatred, so that we can see ourselves as your children. O Lord, hear now our silent prayers of confession.
SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION: We pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
†PASSING OF THE PEACE
†CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE: # 579 “Gloria Patri”
TIME FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:
Savior God, your Word is a lamp to our feet on this discipleship road. Walk with us. Guide us with your wisdom and grace. Open us to discerning your will and your way. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS: 2 Corinthians 4: 7-9; Genesis 32: 22-32
One: This is the word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.
MESSAGE: “Wrestling with God”, Jeremy Tucker
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: (from a Brief Statemen of Faith)
In a broken and fearful world, the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture, to hear the voices of the peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom and peace. In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth, praying “Come, Lord Jesus!”
SPECIAL MUSIC
CALL FOR GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERING
PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
†CLOSING HYMN: Insert: “I Surrender All”
†BENEDICTION
†DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING: “You Are the Vine”