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September 20, 2026

  Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

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​GATHERING IN GOD'S NAME

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SILENT PREPERATION: I remain confident in this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.     (Psalm 27:13-14)

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PIANO PRELUDE                                  “Traumerei”

                                                            by Rob Schumann

CHIMES

*CALL TO WORSHIP (Please join responsively)

Leader: Come, let us worship God, the One who calls us by name and gathers us in   grace.

People: We come with praise and thanksgiving, for God’s steadfast love endures forever

Leader: In Christ, the light has come into the world.
People: Let us walk in that light and rejoice in God’s glory.

*FAVORITE HYMNS

 PRAYER OF INVOCATION  (Unison)

“As we gather in your name, we humbly seek your divine guidance during this worship service. Be the beacon that illuminates our path, the compass that directs our hearts, and the wisdom that guides our thoughts. May your presence be felt in every word spoken and every note sung. Amen."

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION   (Unison)

“Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo.  Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment.
Set us free from a past we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image, through Jesus Christ, the light of the world.”

SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

                                                                             

                                                                                      PROCLAIMING GOD’S WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST SCRIPTURE READING                  Philippians 1:21-30                                        NT p.209

21For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. 22If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labour for me; and I do not know which I prefer. 23I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; 24but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you. 25Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith, 26so that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.  27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel, 28and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God’s doing. 29For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well— 30since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

                    The Word of the Lord.           Thanks be to God!

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SCRIPTURAL ACCLAMATION                     “Thy Word”

SECOND SCRIPTURE READING         Matthew 19:27-20:16                                          NT p. 21

27 Then Peter said in reply, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?’ 28Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man is seated on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold,a and will inherit eternal life. 30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.  20‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage,b he sent them into his vineyard. 3When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the market-place; 4and he said to them, “You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.” So they went. 5When he went out again about noon and about three o’clock, he did the same. 6And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, “Why are you standing here idle all day?” 7They said to him, “Because no one has hired us.” He said to them, “You also go into the vineyard.” 8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, “Call the labourers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.” 9When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage.c 10Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage.d 11And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 12saying, “These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.” 13But he replied to one of them, “Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?e 14Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. 15Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?”f 16So the last will be first, and the first will be last.

This is the Word of the Lord.    Thanks be to God!

ANTHEM                         "What a Friend We Have In Jesus"

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SERMON                                       “But What About Me??”

                                                                Elder Rick Baun

 

                                                                           RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH  (Unison)                                                        The Apostles Creed                 

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life

everlasting. Amen.

 *HYMN                                                   “We Plow the Fields”                                      #395 (Red)

PRAYER INVOCATION            “Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD'S PRAYER

OFFERING INVITATION

OFFERTORY                                  "Jesus Calls Us"

*DOXOLOGY                                                                                                                #382 (Red)

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Unison)

“Almighty Father, as we present these offerings before You, we surrender our hearts in gratitude. May our gifts be a reflection of our thankfulness for Your abundant blessings. Teach us to give with joy, knowing that everything comes from You. Amen." 

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                                                                                    GOING IN GOD’S NAME

 

HYMN                                             “Great is Thy Faithfulness”                                        #98 (Red)

*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

*BENEDICTION RESPONSE    “God Be With You Till We Meet Again”

ORGAN POSTLUDE                                   “Revive Us Again”

                                                                     by John Husband