Category: Worship Services

On Reformation Day, we explore Jesus’ words in John 8:31–36 and discover that freedom is more than independence. As we remain in relationship with Christ, we come to know the truth, are transformed into God’s image, and are invited to join God’s work of redeeming the world.

Sunday, October 25, 2026, Reformation Sunday

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering: A Mighty Fortress is Our God. Text and Music: Martin Luther, 1483-1546; tr. Lutheran Book of Worship. Text and Music: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Built on a Rock. Text: Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, 1783-1872; tr. Carl Doving, 1867-1937, adapt. Music: Ludvig M. Lindeman, 1812-1887. Text: © 1958 Service Book and Hymnal, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Send Us Out. Text and Music: James Hersch. Text andMusic: © 1994 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription.

Matthew 22:15-22 | You’ve likely heard it said: “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and give to God the things that are God’s.” It seems pretty cut and dry, almost suggesting a separation between the things that we give to “Caesar” and the things we give to God. But is it as black-and-white as it seems at first glance? Join us this weekend as we consider the context in which Jesus spoke these words and as we hear Jesus’ invitation to give ourselves, fully, to God as Christ’s representatives in the world.

Sunday, October 18, 2026, Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering: You Servants of God. Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, alt. Music: Johann Michael Haydn, 1707-1788, alt. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Hymn of the Day: We Give Thee but Thine Own. Text: William W. How, 1823-1897, alt. Music: L. Mason and G. Webb, Cantica Lauda, 1850. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Offering Song: As the Grains of Wheat. Text and Music: Marty Haugen. Text and Music: © 1990 GIA PUblications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Undivived. Text and Music: Rob Smith. Text and Music: © 2025 Emu Music Ltd (Admin. by Integrity Music). Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Lord, Reign in Me. Text and Music: Brenton Brown. Text andMusic: © 1996 Vineyard Songs (UK/Eire), administered by Integrity. Covered under One License subscription.

Matthew 22:1-14; Philippians 4:1-9 | Some may recall an era when going to church meant “dressing the part.” On the whole, expectations of dress (not only in the church, but across society) have relaxed. But then what do we make of Jesus’ parable when a guy is cast out of a banquet because of what he’s wearing?! On the surface, this doesn’t seem to align with Jesus’ portrait of the Kingdom of God. But as we dig deeper into the parable, we find that though this guy accepted the invitation to the party, perhaps he isn’t fully participating in the celebration. So, this weekend, as once again we are invited to the banquet of our King, join us as we consider what it means for us to not only “show up” to God’s party, but to fully participate as representatives of his Kingdom.

Sunday, October 11, 2026, Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering: Let Us Go Now to the Banquet. Text and Music: Guillermo Cuellar. Text and Music: © 1988 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: The Trumpets Sound the Angels Sing. Text and Music: Graham Kendrick. Text and Music: © 1989 Make Way Music. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: As the Grains of Wheat. Text and Music: Marty Haugen. Text and Music: © 1990 GIA PUblications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: The Table of the Lord. Text and Music: Dana Catherine, Sarah Hart. Text and Music: © 2022 Oregon Catholic Press. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Sent Forth by God’s Blessing. Text: Omer Westendorf, 1916-1995, alt. Music: Welsh folk tune. Text andMusic: © 1964, 2017 World Library Publications. Covered under One License subscription.

Matthew 21:33-46; Isaiah 5:1-7 | Throughout Scripture, we often hear illustrations of vineyards and grapes, pointing to God’s careful nurturing of God’s people to bear fruit. God, through Christ, has given us a sure foundation upon which to align ourselves to God’s mission and to build upon as people of God’s Kingdom. And yet, if we were to take a close look at the fruit that’s growing in the vineyard of our lives, our congregation, and the greater church, what would we find? Would we discover good, rich fruit? Or, rotten fruit? Or, simply green bushes with no fruit? Though we are not saved by our fruit – it is only through Christ that we are redeemed – the fruit born of us reflects how we are living out our full potential as people created and chosen by God. So, as we realign ourselves with Christ as our cornerstone, join us, as we receive the one who was rejected for our sake and commissions us to become God’s living temple.

Sunday, October 4, 2026, Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering: Accept, O Lord, the Gifts We Bring. Text: Beth Bergeron Folkemer, b. 1957. Music: English folk tune; arr. Alice Parker, b. 1925. Text: © 1990 Augsburg Fortress. and Music: © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: My Lord of Light. Text: Christopher Idle, b. 1938. Music: English folk tune; arr. Alice Parker b. 1925. Text: © 1980 by Jubilate Hymns, admin. Hope Publishing Company. Music: © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: The Gardener. Text and Music: Ben Shive, Maria Roate, Sarah Quaglia. Text and Music: © 2024 Beehive Songs (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) Fiat Music (Admin. by Integrity Music) The Sounds Of Running Club Songs (Admin. by Integrity Music) Remaining portion is unaffi liated. Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Build Us Up, Lord. Text and Music: Mark Glaeser, b. 1956, and Donna Hanna, b. 1952. Text andMusic: © 2003 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription.

Matthew 21:23-32; Philippians 2:1-13 | Repent. Often, we talk about “repentance” in the church as something we “do.” But before our behavior changes, and before we turn around, something else must happen within us: a change of mindset. Ask any psychologist and they’ll affirm that reorienting your mind, or your perspective, isn’t always easy. And yet, as we hear in our reading from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we are called to adopt “the mind of Christ.” In doing so, it is then that how we operate and how we live begins to change. So as we consider how we are called to live as laborers in God’s vineyard today, join us for worship as we again hear God’s promise and are given the invitation to do the will of our Father.

Sunday, September 27, 2026, Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering: We Fall Down. Text and Music: Chris Tomlin. Text and Music: © 1998 worshiptogether.com, Admin. EMI Christian Music Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription. Hymn of the Day: Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways. Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748, alt. Music: William H. Havergal, 1793-1870. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: He Is Among Us. Text and Music: Andy Piercy, Isaac Wardell, John Swinton, Orlando Palmer, Paul Zach. Text and Music: © Integrity Worship Music (Admin. by Integrity Music) Integrity’s Alleluia! Music (Admin. by Integrity Music) Paul Zach Publishing (Admin. by Integrity Music) PG Songs And Hymns (Admin by Integrity Music) (Admin. by Integrity Music). Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Step By Step. Text and Music: David (Beaker) Strasser. Music: © 1991 BMG Songs, Inc. and Kid Brothers of St. Frank Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription.

Jonah 3:10-4:11; Matthew 20:1-16 | Often we proclaim the message that God’s grace extends beyond the limits of imagination. This is central to the message of Jesus and integral to the Christian message. But even though we proclaim this truth, do we completely receive its gifts for ourselves? And, if we do, are we willing to freely give it to others in the same way that we’ve been freely given it? As we continue to take in Jesus’ picture of the kingdom of heaven through his parables, join us for worship as we joyfully receive God’s generosity and as we assess the health of our perspective of God, ourselves, and those around us.

Sunday, September 20, 2026, Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering: Lord of Light. Text: Howell E. Lewis. Music: Cyril V. Taylor, 1907-1991. Text: © Union of Welsh Independents. Music: © 1942, ren. 1970 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy. Text: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863, alt. Music: Calvin Hampton, 1938-1984. Music: © 1977 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Extravagant Love. Text and Music: Hannah Rand, Lenora Rand. Text and Music: © 2019 Plural Guild Music (Admin. by Plural Guild LLC). Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Your Grace is Enough. Text and Music: Matt Maher. Music: © 2003 Capitol CMG Publishing. Covered under One License subscription.

Matthew 18:21-35 | Forgiveness. It’s central to the Christian message, and yet, in daily practice, may be one of the most challenging promises to embody. When we are wronged, we are hurt. So how, without dismissing the wrong that has been committed, do we continue living in community with one another? Join us this weekend as we remember our own need for God’s forgiveness, as we receive the assurance of Christ’s compassion, and as we go in freedom to give what we have received in faith.

Sunday, September 13, 2026, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering:  Ten Thousand Reasons. Text and Music: Matt Redman, b. 1974 and Jonas Myrin, b. 1982. Text and Music: © 2011 CandelaWorks Music (ASCAP). Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: God, When Human Bonds are Broken. Text and Music: Fred Kaan. Text: © 1989 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Forgiveness Waltz. Text and Music: Jonathan Rundman. Text and Music: © 2000 Rundman, Jonathan. Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Go, My Children, with My Blessing. Text and Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Music: © 1983 Oxford University Press. Covered under One License subscription.

Genesis 1; John 1:1-5 | Across the church, we’re celebrating a new feast: Creation in Christ. As we recall the story of creation, we give honor to God as Creator, and claim that it is through Christ that all things were made. And yet, the story of creation is far from over. Continually, God creates and re-creates according to God’s goodness in delight and joy. So as we explore this inaugural feast of Creation in Christ, and as we give honor and praise to God for the whole of creation, join us as look to Christ to re-create us and all things, and as we join with God in God’s creative and redeeming work in all the world.

Sunday, September 6, 2026, Creation in Christ Sunday

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering: The Play of the Godhead. Text: Mary Louise Bringle, b. 1953. Music: William P. Rowan, b. 1951. Text: © 2002 GIA Publications, Inc. Music: © 2000 William P. Rowan, admin. GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Before the Waters Nourished Earth. Text: Jeannette M. Lindholm, b. 1961. Music: Irish melody. Text: © 1996 Jeannette M. Lindholm, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Everything That Has Breath. Text and Music: Jonathan Conrad Gamble, Jordan Sapp, Katie Torwalt, Lindy Cofer, performed by Jesus Culture, Bryan & Katie Torwalt. Text and Music: © 2023 Capitol CMG Genesis (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Capitol CMG Paragon (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Jesus Culture Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Jonathan Conrad Gamble Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Lindy Cofer Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Songs By JSapp (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Torwalt Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Let All Things Now Living. Text: Katherine K. Davis, 1892-1980, alt. Music: Welsh folk tune; arr. Lutheran Book of Worship. Text: © 1939, 1966 E. C. Schirmer Music Company. Music: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription.

Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:9-21 | This weekend we hear challenging words from Jesus as he reframes what it means for him to be the Messiah and as he invites his disciples to take up their cross. Throughout the history of the church, these verses have often been taken out of context, creating detrimental results. And yet, within these verses we also find a beautiful invitation – and promise – from Christ. So as we continually discern who and what it is that we follow, join us this weekend for worship as we refocus our eyes on Jesus, as we let go of what hinders us from receiving God’s gift of life, and as we open our hands to the abundant of God’s blessing for us and all people.

Sunday, August 30, 2026, Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering: Lord, Be Glorifi ed. Text and Music: Bob Kilpatrick, b. 1952. Music: © 1978 Bob Kilpatrick Music, assigned 1998 to The Lorenz Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: I Have Decided to Follow Jesus. Text and Music: Eugene Thomas, Holland Davis. Text and Music: © 2005 Davis, Holland (Admin. by Worshipsong.com). Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: Follow Me. Text and Music: Elizabeth Farris, performed by Casting Crowns. Text and Music: © 2014 Made To Thrive Music (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC). Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Lord, Reign in Me. Text and Music: Brenton Brown. Music: © 1998 Vineyard Songs. Covered under CCLI subscription.

Matthew 16:13-20; Romans 12:1-8 | As kids learn how to build with blocks, eventually they learn to build a solid foundation. In the same way, in our lives of faith, a solid foundation is necessary. Which, as followers of Jesus, we look to Jesus as our foundation: our Lord, our King, and our Messiah. But what are we – as individual disciples and as the whole body of Christ – building upon this foundation? Or perhaps even more so, are we allowing ourselves to be built up, to be transformed, to be Christ’s body? Whether your foundation feels secure or a bit shaky, join us this weekend for worship as we look to Jesus as our rock, and as we offer ourselves to the Spirit to build Christ’s Kingdom in us and through us.

Sunday, August 23, 2026, Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Copyright acknowledgements: 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. Liturgy: Text Acknowledgement for Behold, I Make All Things New. Music: Benjamin Splichal Larson. Purchased by SOTC, 2019. Gathering:  Making Their Way. Text: Deloris Dufner, OSB, b. 1939 Music: A. Valerius, Nederlandtsch Gedenckclank, 1626; arr. Adrian Engels, 1906-2003. Text: © 2011 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Change My Heart, O God. Text and Music: Eddie Espinosa, b. 1953. Text and Music: © 1982 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing, admin. Music Services. Covered under One License  subscription. Communion Song: We Declare. Text and Music: Alanna Glover, Liv Chapman. Text and Music: © 2016 Emu Music Ltd (Admin. by Integrity Music). Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Take My Life, That I May Be. Text: Frances R. Havergal, 1836-1879, adapt. Music: William Dexheimer Pharris, b. 1956; arr. Mark Sedio, b. 1954. Music: © 1999 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription.