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July 13, 2025
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Music for Gathering:
Brian Jay
Organist
Welcome & Announcements:
Rev. Cindy Harvey
Minute for Mission:
Cindy Denton
Call to Worship:
Blessed is God, who created us and loves us beyond measure.
Blessed is God, who calls us to stop measuring out our love.
Blessed is God, who speaks and tells us stories about ourselves.
Blessed is God, who reveals to us who we are and who we could be.
Blessed is God, whose compassion is poured out on every single person.
Blessed is God, who gives us compassion to share with every single person,
even people we do not know or care about.
* Hymn 305 ”Come Sing, O Church in Joy”
Please see screens for lyrics.
Confession of Sin: Michael Osborn, Worship Leader
They may not be beaten down or lying by the road, but there are people we pass by, Watching God. Some are family and friends we take so much for granted we cannot see how we have stripped them of our love and compassion. Others are neighbors: who have been left half-dead by crushing work; who have fallen into the hands of despair; who have been abandoned by all those who walked on by them. Many are strangers, people we don’t know, but quickly judge: they are weak, or poor, or the enemy or because they remind us of whom we once were, or could become. Rescue us from the power of our sins, Righteous One of all generations. Pour out your justice on us, rather than your judgment, that we would be moved with pity, and spurred to action; that we would hear of the hope that is ours, and share it with our sisters and brothers; that we would shower mercy on all we meet, even as we have received forgiveness for our sins through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Silence for personal confession
* Assurance of Pardon:
Children of the Most High: you are forgiven and brought into the kingdom. Be filled with spiritual wisdom, lead lives worthy of your inheritance, bear fruit in all you say and do and think.
God has rescued us and redeemed us from our sins, setting aside judgment to shower us with mercy. We will go and do likewise. Thanks be to God. Amen.
* Song of Praise #288 “Spirit of the Living God”
Please see Sanctuary screens for lyrics.
* Passing the Peace
Prayer for Illumination:
Michael Osborn, Worship Leader
First Scripture:
Deuteronomy 30:9-14
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Anthem:
“Medley of the Cross”
Cleveland Evans – Soloist
Second Scripture:
Luke 10:25-37
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Time for the Children:
Chuck McGavren
Sermon:
Rev. Cindy Harvey
* Hymn 63 “The Lord Is God”
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Pastoral Prayer:
Congregation Response: Hear Our Prayer.
The 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.
Invitation to Discipleship
* Hymn #315 “Where Charity and Love Prevail”
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* Charge & Blessing
Now go, to be God’s blessing to others.
We will not stop measuring out our love by the spoonful, but shower everyone with it.
Now go, to tell share the story of Jesus’ love and hope for all.
We will go to speak of the One who, with grace and wonder,
shows everyone who they are and who they might be.
Now go, to pour out the Spirit’s compassion in every corner of your life.
We will go to care for everyone, even those we do not know.
* Music for departing
The Call to Worship, call to confession assurance of pardon and charge and blessing are adapted with permission from online resources by Rev. Thom Shuman, https://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com/ . All rights reserved. The prayer for Illumination is from the Book of Common Worship. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE # A-724264. All rights reserved.