†CALL TO WORSHIP:
One: In the dry places, in the weary places, in the places where we thirst
All: God meets us with living water.
One: When fear rises, when doubt grows, when the future feels uncertain
All: God stands among us, present and faithful.
One: Come, people of God, let us remember the wonders of the Lord.
All: We gather to worship the One who splits rocks open and makes rivers flow. 
†OPENING HYMN: #281 “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
God of the wilderness, we confess that we doubt Your presence when our lives feel dry and our hope feels thin. We question Your care when our needs go unmet, and we forget Your faithfulness in our past. Forgive us for the ways we test Your patience and turn our fear into complaint. Strike open the hardened places of our hearts and let Your living water flow through us again. Lord, now hear 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:
Holy God, split open the rocks of our assumptions, and let Your Word flow freely into our hearts. By Your Spirit, help us hear Your presence in Scripture, in silence, and in our shared life. Amen. 
SCRIPTURE READINGS: Exodus 17: 1-7, Psalm 78: 1-4, 12-16
One: This is the word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.
MESSAGE: “Is the Lord Among Us or Not?” David Sadler, CRE
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: HYMNAL pg. 14  The Apostles’ Creed
SPECIAL MUSIC
CALL FOR GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERING
†PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER    
CLOSING HYMN: # 210 “Our God, Our Help in Ages Past”
†BENEDICTION
†CHORAL DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING:       “You Are the Vine”