5/24/2026 Morning Worship Bulletin

May 24, 2026

Pentecost

Announcements 

Invocation

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. ² And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. ³ Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. ⁴ All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

⁵ Now there were devout Jews from every people under heaven living in Jerusalem. ⁶ And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. ⁷ Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? ⁹ Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.” ¹² All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” ¹³ But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”

Peter Addresses the Crowd

¹⁴ But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Fellow Jews and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. ¹⁵ Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. ¹⁶ No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

¹⁷ ‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.¹⁸ Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.¹⁹ And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist.²⁰ The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day.²¹ Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

”The Comforter Has Come”

Hymn #291

O spread the tidings ‘round,​

wherever man is found.​

Wherever human hearts ​

and human woes abound.​

Let ev-’ry Christian tongue ​

proclaim the joyful sound:​

The Comforter has come!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Holy Ghost of heav’n,​

the Father’s promise giv’n!​

O spread the tidings ‘round,​

wherever man is found:​

The Comforter has come!​

The long, long night is past;​

the morning breaks at last;​

And hushed the dreadful wail​

and fury of the blast,​

As o’er the golden hills​

The day advances fast!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Holy Ghost of heav’n,​

the Father’s promise giv’n!​

O spread the tidings ‘round,​

wherever man is found:​

The Comforter has come!​

Lo, the great King of kings,​

with healing in His wings,​

To ev’ry captive soul​

a full deliv’rance brings;​

And thro’ the vacant cells​

The song of triumph rings:​

The Comforter has come!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Holy Ghost of heav’n,​

the Father’s promise giv’n!​

O spread the tidings ‘round,​

wherever man is found:​

The Comforter has come!​

  O boundless love devine!​

How shall this tongue of mine​

To won-d’ring mortals tell ​

the matchless grace divine-​

That I, a child of hell, ​

should in His image shine!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Comforter has come!​

The Holy Ghost of heav’n,​

the Father’s promise giv’n!​

O spread the tidings ‘round,​

wherever man is found:​

The Comforter has come!​

“Holiness Unto the Lord”

Hymn #503

“Called unto holiness,” ​

Church of our God,​

Purchase of Jesus, ​

redeemed by His blood;​

​

Called from the world ​

and its idols to flee, ​

Called from the bondage ​

of sin to be free.​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

is our watch-word and song;​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

as we’re marching along.​

Sing it, shout it, loud and long:​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

now and forever.​

“Called unto holiness,” ​

children of light,​

Walking with Jesus ​

in garments of white;​

Raiment unsullied, ​

nor tarnished with sin;​

God’s Holy Spirit abiding within.​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

is our watch-word and song;​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

as we’re marching along.​

Sing it, shout it, loud and long:​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

now and forever.​

“Called unto holiness” ​

praise His dear name!​

This blessed secret ​

to faith now made plain:​

Not our own righteousness, ​

but Christ within,​

Living and reigning ​

and saving from sin.​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

is our watch-word and song;​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

as we’re marching along.​

Sing it, shout it, loud and long:​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

now and forever.​

“Called unto holiness,” ​

bride of the Lamb,​

Waiting the Bridegroom’s ​

returning again!​

Lift up your heads, ​

for the day draw-eth near​

When in His beauty ​

the King shall appear!​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

is our watch-word and song;​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

as we’re marching along.​

Sing it, shout it, loud and long:​

“Holiness unto the Lord”​

now and forever.​

Scripture: Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

²⁴ O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.²⁵ There is the sea, great and wide; creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great.²⁶ There go the ships and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.

²⁷ These all look to you to give them their food in due season;²⁸ when you give to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.²⁹ When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.³⁰ When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

³¹ May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works—³² who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke.³³ I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.³⁴ May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.

³⁵ Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord!

Invitation

Confession

Pardon 

Peace

Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him,​

who earnestly repent of their sin​   and seek to live in peace with one another.​Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.

Merciful God, We confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church.​​

We have not done your will, we have broken your law,

we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy.​

Hear the good news,

Christ died for us while we were still sinners,

which proves God’s love for us. ​In the name of Jesus Christ, You Are forgiven

In the name of Jesus Christ, You Are forgiven​

Glory to God, Amen. ​

Tithes & Offering

Doxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; 

Praise Him, all creatures here below; 

Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host; 

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Joys & Concerns

Pastoral Prayer

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit, 5 and there are varieties of services but the same Lord, 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of powerful deeds, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.

12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

“Holy Spirit you are Welcome Here”

There's nothing worth more

​That could ever come close​

No thing can compare​

You're our living hope​

Your presence, Lord​

I've tasted and seen​

Of the sweetest of loves

​Where my heart becomes free

​And my shame is undone

​Your presence, Lord​

Holy Spirit, ​You are welcome here

​Come flood this place ​and fill the atmosphere​

Your glory, God, ​is what our hearts long for​

To be overcome by ​Your presence, Lord

​Your presence, Lord​

There's nothing worth more​

That could ever come close​

No thing can compare

​You're our living hope

​Your presence, Lord​

I've tasted and seen

​Of the sweetest of loves

​Where my heart becomes free

​And my shame is undone

​Your presence, Lord​

Holy Spirit, ​You are welcome here

​Come flood this place ​and fill the atmosphere​

Your glory, God, ​is what our hearts long for

​To be overcome by ​Your presence, Lord​

Your presence, Lord​

Let us become ​more aware of Your presence

​​Let us experience ​the glory of Your goodness​

Holy Spirit, ​You are welcome here

​Come flood this place ​and fill the atmosphere​

“Fill this House”

Holy Spirit come and ​

fill this house up!

​Let your love fall like a fire,

​Consume us LORD. ​

Come LORD Jesus. ​

Let Your rain fall on us. ​

In Your presence come and ​change our hearts to Yours​

We’ve come to bring glory,​

We’ve come to bring praise,

​We’ve come to bring honor

​To your holy name! ​

We’ve come to dance​

We’ve come to sing​

We’ve come to encounter​

Jesus, our King​

Holy Spirit come and ​

fill this house up! ​

Let your love fall like a fire,

​Consume us LORD. ​

Come LORD Jesus. ​

Let Your rain fall on us. ​

In Your presence come and ​change our hearts to Yours​

We’ve come to dance​

We’ve come to sing​

We’ve come to encounter

​Jesus, our King​

Holy Spirit come and ​

fill this house up! ​

Let your love fall like a fire,

​Consume us LORD. ​

Come LORD Jesus. ​

Let Your rain fall on us.

​In Your presence come and ​change our hearts to Yours​

Scripture: John 20:19-23

¹⁹ When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” ²⁰ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. ²¹ Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” ²² When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Message: Pastor Ryan

“The Paraclete”

Communion

The Communion Supper, instituted by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is a sacrament, which proclaims His life, His sufferings, His sacrificial death and resurrection, and the hope of His coming again. Brothers and sisters in Christ,​the Christian life is redeemed from sin and consecrated to God.​The Supper is a means of grace in which Christ is present by the Spirit. ​

It is to be received in reverent appreciation and gratefulness for the work of Christ. All those who are truly repentant, forsaking their sins, and believing in Christ for salvation are invited to participate in the death and resurrection of Christ. We come to the table that we may be renewed in life and salvation and be made one by the Spirit. ​

In unity with the Church, we confess our faith: ​Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. ​

Holy God, We gather at this, your table, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, who by your Spirit was anointed to preach good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives, set at liberty those who are oppressed.​

2-17 Christ healed the sick, fed the hungry, ate with sinners, and established the new covenant for forgiveness of sins. We live in the hope of His coming again. ​

On the night in which He was betrayed, He took bread, gave thanks, broke the bread, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.​

Likewise, when the supper was over, he took the cup, gave thanks, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Drink from this, all of you, this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in remembrance of me.” Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ​

And so, we gather as the Body of Christ to offer ourselves to you in praise and thanksgiving. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these your gifts. Make them by the power of your Spirit to be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the Body of Christ, redeemed by His blood. ​

By your Spirit make us one in Christ, one with each other, and one in the ministry of Christ to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, let us pray: ​

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen​

Benediction