August 9, 2026
WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP:
We are no longer foreigners and aliens,
but fellow citizens with God’s people
and members of God’s household,
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
In him the whole building is joined together
and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
Steadfast God, we confess that we are so busy
putting up walls between ourselves and others,
we cannot see the home you are building for all
of us. We spend so much time noting the differences
between us and others, while you are embracing
everyone as your child. We run to welcome those
who look, talk, and act like us, and you throw open
your doors to the stranger, the alien, in our midst.
Forgive us, Faithful Heart. By your grace, help us
to see the household your are building for all people:
there are no locked doors; there are no rooms that are off-limits; and every
child is welcome to sit at the big peoples' Table and
be fed by your grace. We pray this in the name of
Jesus Christ, our peace, our hope, our Lord, our Savior.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Please observe a brief moment of silence to rest in God’s presence, to listen to God’s voice and to experience God’s peace
OPENING HYMN:
#391 - Take My Life (v. 1-4)
ORDINATION/INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS:
Elders: Ron Dorn, Allie Rutherford, Lynn Shomber
Deacon: Wendy Ashenbrenner
SONG OF BLESSING:
The Lord bless you, and keep you
And give you peace
The Lord bless you and keep you
And give you peace
PASSING OF THE PEACE:
Leader: The peace of Christ be with you
Response: And also with you
HYMN:
#374 - Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace
SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 2:12-18
12 remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us, 15 abolishing the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, 16 and might reconcile both to God in one body[a] through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it.[b] 17 So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near, 18 for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.
Leader: The Word of the Lord
All: Thanks be to God
SERMON: “Remembering Who We Are”
Rev. Dr. Austin Ashenbrenner
HYMN:
#366 - Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me
OFFERING
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE/ LORD’S PRAYER:
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 sins as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen
CLOSING HYMN:
#276 – Great Is Thy Faithfulness
BENEDICTION