8/30/2026 Morning Worship Bulletin

August 30, 2026

Proper 17

Announcements 

Invocation

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-15

3 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. ² There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. ³ Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up.” ⁴ When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” ⁵ Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” ⁶ He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

⁷ Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, ⁸ and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. ⁹ The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. ¹⁰ Now go, I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” ¹¹ But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” ¹² He said, “I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

¹³ But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” ¹⁴ God said to Moses, “I am who I am.”^] He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ” ¹⁵ God also said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’:

This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations.

“Be Thou My Vision”

Hymn #460

Be Thou my Vision,

O Lord of my heart;

Naught be all else to me,

Save that Thou art-

Thou my best thought,

By day or by night,

Waking or sleeping,

Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom,

And Thou my true Word;

I ever with Thee and

Thou with me, Lord;

Thou my great Father,

I Thy true son,

Thou in me dwelling,

And I with Thee one.

Riches I heed not,

Nor man’s empty praise,

Thou mine inheritance,

Now and always;

Thou and Thou only,

First in my heart,

High King of Heaven,

My Treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven,

my victory won,

May I reach Heaven’s joys,

 Bright Heaven’s Sun!

Heart of my own heart,

Whatever befall,

Still be my Vision,

O Ruler of all.

“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

Hymn #51

Come, Thou Fount of ev’ry blessing,​

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace.​

Streams of mercy, never ceasing,​

Call for songs of loudest praise.​

Teach me some melodious sonnet,​

Sung by flaming tongues above.​

Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,​

Mount of God’s unchanging love.​

Here I raise my "Ebenezer;​

Hither by Thy help I'm come.​

And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,​

Safely to arrive at home.​

Jesus sought me when a stranger,​

Wand'ring from the fold of God.​

He, to rescue me from danger,​

Interposed His precious blood.​

 O to grace how great a debtor​

Daily I’m constrained to be!​

Let that grace, now like a fetter,​

Bind my yielded heart to Thee.​

Let me know Thee in Thy fullness;​

Guide me by Thy mighty hand​

Till, transformed, in Thine own image,​

In Thy presence I shall stand.​

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

⁹ Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good; ¹⁰ love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. ¹¹ Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord. ¹² Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer. ¹³ Contribute to the needs of the saints; pursue hospitality to strangers.

¹⁴ Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. ¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. ¹⁶ Live in harmony with one another; do not be arrogant, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. ¹⁷ Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. ¹⁸ If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. ¹⁹ Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” ²⁰ Instead, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.” ²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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: Matthew 16:21-28

²¹ From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and on the third day be raised. ²² And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you.” ²³ But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me, for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”

²⁴ Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. ²⁵ For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. ²⁶ For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?

²⁷ “For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done. ²⁸ Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

“No Longer Slaves”

You unravel me, with a melody​

You surround me with a song​

Of deliverance, from my enemies

​Till all my fears are gone​

I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God

​I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God​

From my mothers womb​

You have known me​

Love has called my name​​

I’ve been born again, into a family

​Your blood flows through my veins​

I’m no longer a slave to fear​

I am a child of God

​I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God​

I am surrounded​

By the arms of the father​

I am surrounded​

By songs of deliverance​

We've been liberated​

From our bondage

​Were the sons and the daughters

​Let us sing our freedom​

You split the sea​

So I could walk right through it​

My fears were drowned in perfect love​

You rescued me

​And I will stand and sing​

I am the child of God​

I’m no longer a slave to fear​

I am a child of God

​I’m no longer a slave to fear

​I am a child of God​

“King of Kings”

In the darkness​We were waiting​

Without hope Without light

​Till from heaven

​You came running

​There was mercy in Your eyes​

To fulfill the law and prophets​

To a virgin came the Word​

From a throne of endless glory

​To a cradle in the dirt​

Praise the Father​

Praise the Son

​Praise the Spirit

​Three in one​

God of glory

​Majesty

​Praise forever

​to the King of Kings​

To reveal the kingdom coming​

And to reconcile the lost

​To redeem the whole creation

​You did not despise the cross​

For even in your suffering​

You saw to the other side

​Knowing this was our salvation

​Jesus for our sake you died​

Praise the Father

​Praise the Son

​Praise the Spirit​

Three in one​

God of glory​

Majesty​

Praise forever ​to the King of Kings​

And the morning that You rose

​All of heaven held its breath​

Till that stone was moved for good

​For the Lamb had conquered death​

And the dead rose from their tombs

​And the angels stood in awe

​For the souls of all who'd come​

To the Father are restored​

And the church of Christ was born ​

Then the Spirit lit the flame​

Now this gospel truth of old

​Shall not kneel

​Shall not faint​

By His blood and in His name​

In His freedom I am free

​For the love of Jesus Christ

​Who has resurrected me​

Praise the Father​

Praise the Son

​Praise the Spirit

​Three in one​

God of glory

​Majesty​

Praise forever

​to the King of Kings​

Praise the Father​

Praise the Son

​Praise the Spirit​

Three in one​

God of glory​

Majesty

​Praise forever to the King of Kings

​Praise forever to the King of Kings

​We will praise forever ​to the King of Kings​

Scripture: Psalm 26:1-8

¹ Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, 

and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

² Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and mind.

³ For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you.

⁴ I do not sit with the worthless, nor do I consort with hypocrites;

⁵ I hate the company of evildoers and will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O Lord,

⁷ singing aloud a song of thanksgiving and telling all your wondrous deeds.

⁸ O Lord, I love the house in which you dwell and the place where your glory abides.

Message: Pastor John

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