Category: Worship Services

Luke 23:33-46; Colossians 1:11-20 |As we close the church year, we confess and proclaim “Jesus is King!” And yet, in a culture that isn’t accustomed to “kings” and thrives on living independent from outside authority, what does it mean for us – as followers of Jesus – to live as though Jesus is our King and our Lord? Join us this weekend as we dare to claim this confession of faith that has been the confession of the Christian church throughout the ages, and as we live in hope for God’s Kingdom over all that is.

Sunday, November 23, 2025, Christ the King Sunday

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: He is Exalted. Text and Music: Twila Paris. Text and Music: © 1985 Jubilee Communications Inc. (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Mountain Spring Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Holy God, Holy and Glorious. Text: Susan R. Briehl, b. 1952. Music: Robert Buckley Farlee, b. 1950. Text and Music: © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: In Christ Alone. Text and Music: Keith Getty, Stuart Townend. Text and Music: © 2001 Thankyou Music Ltd (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Crown Him with Many Crowns. Text: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894, Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903. Music: George J. Elvey, 1816-1893. Text and Music: © Public Domain.

Luke 21:5-19; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 | Amidst challenges, and especially when we can’t see the end of the road (let alone the road itself sometimes!) it can be difficult to endure…to keep going. Often, endurance is cracked up to something that we need to do. To that end, a common image may be “white-knuckling” our way through a situation. But what if endurance wasn’t solely up to us and our ability? As we consider what is asked of us by Jesus to “endure,” join us this weekend as we hear again God’s promised faithfulness to us, and as we are given what we need to not grow weary in doing what is right.

Sunday, November 16, 2025, Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: O God, Our Help in Ages Past. Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748, alt. Music: William Croft, 1678-1727. Text and Music: © Oregon Catholic Press. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning. Text and Music: African American spiritual. Text and Music: © 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: When We All Get To Heaven. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2016 The Lorenz Publishing Company Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: It is Well with My Soul. Performed by Audrey Assad with full permission. Text: Horatio G. Spafford. Music: Philip P. Bliss. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Sending Song: Trading My Sorrows. Text and Music: Darrell Evans. Text and Music: © 1998 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. Covered under CCLI subscription.

Luke 20:27-38 | The resurrection. It’s central to the Christian faith. And yet, how do we describe it? And, how do we live as though it’s actually true? This morning, we hear a group of Sadducees attempt to trap Jesus with a question about the resurrection. Truth be told, those Sadducees didn’t care about the resurrection as much as they were trying to trick Jesus. But for us today, what the resurrection is, and what it means for us, is an honest question. So as we look to the end of the church year, inhabiting the truth of God’s Kingdom among us even as we await its fullness, join us for worship as we claim the promise of God’s Good News and as we look – and work – in hope for the recreation and renewal of all things.

Sunday, November 9, 2025, Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: I Know that My Redeemer Lives. Text: Samuel Medley, 1738-1799, alt. Music: attr. John Hatton, d. 1793. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Hymn of the Day: Sing with All the Saints in Glory. Text: William J. Irons, 1812-1883, alt. Music: William Bradley Roberts, b. 1947. Music: © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: Give Thanks. Text and Music: Henry Smith. Text and Music: © 1978 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: Breathe. Text and Music: David Gungor, John Arndt, Lisa Gungor, Michael Gungor. Text and Music: © 2015 Ame Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). Remaining portion is unaffiliated. Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Soon and Very Soon. Text and Music: Andraé Crouch, b. 1945. Text and Music: © 1976 Bud John Songs, Inc./Crouch Music, admin. EMI Christian Music Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription.

Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-31 | On All Saints Day, we celebrate the promise that we’ve been created, redeemed, and chosen as saints of God. Through Christ, we are seen as children of God, and have received the inheritance of God’s life with all the saints in light. But now, as people called as saints, this identity as “saints” is more than just a title. It’s a commission and a call to live as God’s holy people. So as we remember the saints who’ve gone before us, and the saints whom we’ve added to our number in the past year, join us as we reclaim Christ’s promise over our lives, and as we live as God’s representatives in the world.

Sunday, November 2, 2025, All Saints Sunday

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: For All the Saints. Text: William W. How, 1823-1897. Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958. Text and Music: © Oxford University Press. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Give Thanks for Saints. Text: Martin E Leckebusch, b. 1962 Music: C. Hubert H. Parry, 1848-1918. Text: © 2003 Keving Mayhew Ltd. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: Lord, I Lift Your Name on High. Text and Music: Rick Founds. Text and Music: © 1989 Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.). Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: Jesus With Your Church Abide. Text and Music: Alanna Glover, Tenielle Neda, Thomas Benson Pollock. Text and Music: © 2023 Emu Music Ltd (Admin. by Integrity Music). Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Oh When the Saints Go Marching In. Text and Music: African American spiritual; arr. hymnal version. Arr.: © 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription.

Psalm 46; John 8:31-36; Jeremiah 31:31-34 | In the midst of the Reformation, much of Luther’s world was shaking and trembling. Still today, when we look at the world around us, the church, and even our lives, we may feel unsettled. And yet, God’s Word promises we have something to hang onto – God as our refuge – and we have something to dwell in as our truth and freedom – Jesus Christ. Through Christ, we trust that we have been made new, we have been re-formed by grace, and now we are invited to continue in God’s Word as living agents of God’s re-formation of all things. So join us this weekend, as we return to Christ as our Word, seeking freedom and reformation, and as we allow God to shape us for the ongoing reforming work of his kingdom.

Sunday, October 26, 2025, Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: A Mighty Fortress. Text and Music: Martin Luther, 1483-1546; tr. Lutheran Book of Worship. Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress Covered under One License. Hymn of the Day: The Church of Christ in Every Age. Text: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000. Music: William Knapp, 1698-1768. Text: © 1971 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License. Offering Song: Great Is The Lord. Text and Music: Deborah D. Smith, Michael W. Smith. Text and Music: © 1982 Meadowgreen Music Company (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). Covered underCCLI. Communion Song: Age of Grace. Text and Music: Alanna Glover, Philip Gordon Percival, Simone Richardson. Text and Music: © Emu Music Ltd (Admin. by Integrity Music). Covered under CCLI. Sending Song: Send Us Out. Text and Music: James Hersch. Text and Music: © 1994 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License. 

Luke 17:11-19 | When was the last time you heard, or said, “thank you”? Chances are that it hasn’t been too long. Societally, we’ve been trained to say “thank you” as a common courtesy. But has this cheapened our response of thanksgiving? And, is the act of saying “thank you” something that’s simply become a habit instilled in us over time, or is thanksgiving something that flows naturally from a personal experience of God’s grace? This weekend, we invite you to join us as we dig deeper into what gratitude and thanksgiving really boils down to in the Christian faith, and as we gather once again around the table where Christ is our host: offering himself and his grace to us, and to the world.  

Sunday, October 12, 2025, Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: Great is the Lord. Text and Music: Michael W. Smith & Deborah D. Smith. Text and Music: © 1982 Meadowgreen Music, admin. EMI Christian Music Publishing. Covered under CCLI. Hymn of the Day: Give Thanks. Text and Music: Henry Smith. Text and Music: © 1978 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. Covered under CCLI. Offering Song: Eat This Bread, Drink This Cup. Text and Music: Jeremy Young, b. 1948, refrain; With One Voice, stanzas, based on Ps. 34. Text and Music: © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License. Communion Song: Thank You Lord. Text and Music: Don Moen and Paul Baloche. Text and Music: © 2004 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. Covered under CCLI. Sending Song: Lord I Lift Your Name on High. Text and Music: Rick Founds. b.1954. Text and Music: © 1989 Maranatha Praise, Inc., admin. Music Services. Covered under One License.

Luke 17:5-10; 2 Timothy 1:1-14 | Ever get to the point that you wonder if you’re equipped to do what’s being asked of you? As we turn to our Gospel this weekend, this seems to be the reality of Jesus’ disciples. Uncertain of their ability to fulfill what Jesus is asking of them, they boldly ask Jesus to increase their faith. But in response, Jesus suggests that the measure of their faith is not the point. Rather, their trust in God’s faithfulness, and their willingness to rely on God as they do what is commanded of them, is what Jesus seeks. So this weekend, whether you’re feeling as though your faith is in tip-top shape or is faltering a bit, join us for worship as we’re reminded of the gift that God has implanted within us, and as we are pushed (or shoved) by the Spirit to “fly out of the nest” for the sake of Christ and Christ’s Kingdom.

Sunday, October 5, 2025, Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: God of the Fertile Fields. Text: Georgia Harkness, 1891-1974, alt. Music: Felice de Giardini, 1716-1796. Text: © 1955, ren. 1983 The Hymn Society, admin, Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License. Hymn of the Day: O Jesus, I Have Promised. Text: John E. Bode, 1816-1874, alt. Music: Neuvermehrtes Gesangbuch, Meiningen, 1693. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Communion Song: Faith of a Mustard Seed. Text and Music: Colten and Claudia May. Text and Music: © 2021 WorshipMob Recording Retreat. Sending Song: Build Us Up, Lord. Text and Music: Mark Glaeser, b. 1956, and Donna Hanna, b. 1952. Text and Music: © 2003 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License.

Luke 16:19-31; 1 Timothy 6:6-19 | God created us to live as one. And yet, so many chasms exist, and our response to them only continues to divide us: rich and poor, conservative and liberal, male and female, heterosexual and homosexual, old and young. As followers of Jesus, we likely “know” that these divisions are not God’s vision. But beyond a lesson in morality, telling us what we “should” do, what drives us to move from where we’re at to bridge the divide? Join us this weekend for worship, as we remember God’s action in entering the chasm of death for our sake, and as we are prompted by the Spirit to act as bridge builders of love.

Sunday, September 28, 2025, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: We Come to the Hungry Feast. Text and Music: Ray Makeever, b. 1943. Text and Music: © 1982 Ray Makeever, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License. Hymn of the Day: Canticle of the Turning. Text: Rory Cooney, b. 1952, based on the Magnificat. Music: Irish traditional. Text and Music: © 1990 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License. Offering Song: Wonderful Peace. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2013 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License. Communion Song: The Greatest Commandment. Text and Music: Paul Zach. Text and Music: © Integrity’s Alleluia! Music (Admin. by Integrity Music) Paul Zach Publishing (Admin. by Integrity Music). Covered under CCLI. Sending Song: Lord of Justice. Text and Music: Larry Olson. Text and Music: © 1989 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License.

Luke 16:1-13 | Let’s face it: money is one of those topics that isn’t openly talked about in public, let alone in the church. But as we see in our Gospel lesson this weekend, Jesus openly spoke of money, and economic practices, because he was convinced that improperly valuing money impacted people’s relationship with God and one another. So today, how are we to live as followers of Jesus and live within a society that handles money on a daily basis? Join us for worship this weekend as we wrestle with the snares of wealth, and as we are invited to return to our Lord as the one who sees our value, and as the one who alone can give us what our hearts long for. 

Sunday, September 21, 2025, Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: Son of God, Eternal Savior. Text: Somerset C. Lowry, 1855-1932. Music: Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlieties en Contredansen, 1710; arr. Julius Röntgen, 1855-1932. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Hymn of the Day: God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending. Text: Robert L. Edwards, 1915-2006. Music: C. Hubert H. Parry, 1848-1918. Text: © 1961, ren. 1989 The Hymn Society, admin. Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License. Offering Song: The Love of God. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2013 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License. Communion Song: The Feast Meant for Everyone. Text and Music: Sarah Hart, Tom Booth. Text and Music: © 2019 spiritandsong.com Publishing. Covered under CCLI. Sending Song: We Are Called. Text and Music: David Haas, b.1957. Text and Music: © 1988 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License.

Luke 15:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17 | When was the last time you lost something? It might vary from person to person, but more than we care to admit, things do get lost. So how do we determine what we seek after and what we don’t? Day to day, we make decisions based on what holds value and what doesn’t. And yet, when it comes to God’s pursuit of us, God never tires of seeking after us to restore us to wholeness. But having been found, this is just the beginning of our journey. So this weekend, whether you resonate with being lost or being found, join us as we claim God’s promise for us, and as we are commissioned to be living examples of God’s relentless pursuit of all people.

Sunday, September 14, 2025, Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bulletin

Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: O Christ, Our Light, O Radiance True. Text: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647; tr. composite. Music: Gesangbuch, Nüremberg, 1676. Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License. Hymn of the Day: Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling. Text and Music: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Offering Song: Children’s Song Medley. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2011 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License. Communion Song: The Lost Are Found. Text and Music: Ben Fielding, Sam Knock. Text and Music: © 2010 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Hillsong Music Publishing USA). Covered under CCLI. Sending Song: Your Grace is Enough. Text and Music: Matt Maher. Text and Music: © 2003 Thankyou Music Ltd (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) SPIRITANDSONG.COM PUBLISHING (Admin. by Oregon Catholic Press) . Covered under CCLI.