Worship Bulletin

August 23, 2026

WE GATHER TOGETHER FOR WORSHIP

Hello

Because He Lives  
God sent His Son, they called Him Jesus  
He came to love, heal and forgive  
He bled and died to buy my pardon  
An empty grave to prove my Savior lives  

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow  
Because He lives, all fear is gone  
Because I know He holds the future  
And life is worth the living  
Just because He lives  

And then one day I’ll cross that river  
I’ll fight life’s final war with pain  
And then as death gives way to vict’ry 
I’ll see the lights of glory   
And I’ll know He reigns  

WE HEAR GOD'S STORY IN OUR LIVES

Blessing Of Crosses

Lord, I Stretch My Hands To You/ Chancel Choir

 Scripture Reading/ Michele Binkley  
Matthew 6:5–13  
“When you pray, don’t pour out a flood of empty words, as the Gentiles do. They think that by saying many words they’ll be heard. Don’t be like them, because your Father knows what you need before you ask. Pray like this:  Our Father who is in heaven,  uphold the holiness of your name.  Bring in your kingdom  so that your will is done on earth as it’s done in heaven.  Give us the bread we need for today.  Forgive us for the ways we have wronged you,  just as we also forgive those who have wronged us.  And don’t lead us into temptation,  but rescue us from the evil one.  

 Matthew 18:18-20  
I assure you that whatever you fasten on earth will be fastened in heaven. And whatever you loosen on earth will be loosened in heaven. Again I assure you that if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, then my Father who is in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I’m there with them.”  

Sermon: What Is Prayer Supposed To Do?

 Another In The Fire  
There’s a grace  
When the heart is under fire  
Another way when the walls are closing in 
And when I look at the space between  
Where I used to be and this reckoning  
I know I will never be alone  

There was another in the fire  
Standing next to me  
There was another in the waters  
Holding back the seas  
And should I ever need reminding  
Of how I’ve been set free
There is a cross that bears the burden  
Where another died for me  
There is another in the fire  

All my debt left for dead beneath the waters  
I’m no longer a slave to my sin anymore  
And should I fall in the space between  
What remains of me and this reckoning  
Either way I won’t bow  
To the things of this world 
I know I will never be alone  

 And I can see the light in the darkness  
As the darkness bows to Him  
I can hear the roar of the heavens  
As the space between wears thin  
I can feel the ground shake beneath us  
As the prison walls cave in  
Nothing stays between us 
Nothing stays between us  

 There is no other name  
But the name that is Jesus  
He who was and still is  
And will be through it all  
So come what may in the space between  
All the things unseen and His reckoning  
I know I will never be alone  
I know I will never be alone  

There’ll be another in the fire  
Standing next to me  
There’ll be another in the waters  
Holding back the seas  
And should I ever need reminding  
How good You’ve been to me  
I’ll count the joy from every battle  
‘Cause I know that’s where You’ll be   

WE GIVE BACK TO GOD AND OTHERS

Blessing Of Our Tithes And Offerings

The Commission  
See my hands, look at my feet  
It’s okay, if it’s hard to believe  
I have faith you will do greater things 
It’s my time to go  
But before I leave  

Go tell the world about me  
I was dead but now I live  
I’ve gotta go now for a little while  
But goodbye is not the end  

Don’t forget the things that I taught you  
I’ve conquered death and I hold the keys  
Where I go you will go too, someday  
But there’s much to do  
Here before you leave   

End of the journey, the end of the road  
My spirit is with you wherever you go  
You have a purpose and I have a plan  
I’ll make you this promise  
I’ll come back again, but until then  

Doxology  
Praise God from whom all blessings flow  
Praise Him all creatures here below  
Praise Him above ye heavenly host  
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.  

WE OFFER OUR PRAYERS TO GOD

Time Of 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass 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.  

Affirmation Of Faith  
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 Spirit,  
Born of the Virgin Mary,  
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,  
Was crucified, dead, and buried;  
The third day he rose from the dead;  
He ascended into heaven  
And sitteth at 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 Spirit,  
The holy catholic church,  
The communion of saints,  
The forgiveness of sins,  
The resurrection of the body,  
And the life everlasting. Amen.  

WE GO OUT TO LIVE AS GOD'S PEOPLE

Your Grace Is Enough  
Great is Your faithfulness oh God  
You wrestle with the sinners heart  
You lead us by still waters into mercy  
And nothing can keep us apart  

So remember Your people  
Remember Your children  
Remember Your promise, oh God  

Your grace is enough  
Your grace is enough  
Your grace is enough for me  

Great is Your love and justice God  
You use the weak to lead the strong  
You lead us in the song of Your salvation 
And all Your people sing along  

Your grace is enough  
Your grace is enough  
Your grace is enough for me  

Your grace is enough  
Heaven reaching down to us  
Your grace is enough for me  

Your grace is enough  
I’m covered in Your love  
Your grace is enough for me  
For me  

Benediction