Morning Worship Service
Sunday, August 9, 2026
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Welcome and Announcements
‡Introit – “A Thousand Hallelujahs”
Who else would rocks cry out to worship? Whose glory taught the stars to shine?
Perhaps creation longs to have the words to sing, but this joy is mine
With a thousand hallelujahs, we magnify Your name, You alone deserve the glory
The honor and the praise, Lord Jesus, this song is forever Yours
A thousand hallelujahs, and a thousand more
Who else would die for our redemption? Whose resurrection means I'll rise?
There isn't time enough to sing of all You've done, but I have eternity to try
With a thousand hallelujahs, we magnify Your name, You alone deserve the glory,
The honor and the praise, Lord Jesus, this song is forever Yours
A thousand hallelujahs, and a thousand more
Praise to the Lord, to the lamb, to the King of Heaven.
Praise for He rose, now He reigns, we will sing forever.
‡The Call to Worship (Psalm 27)
Pastor: The Lord is our light and our salvation.
Congregation: Whom shall we fear?
Pastor: The Lord is the stronghold of our lives.
Congregation: Of whom shall we be afraid?
Pastor: Though an army marches against me.
Congregation: I will not be afraid.
Pastor: Though war rises up against me.
Congregation: Yet I will be confident.
Pastor: Teach us your way, O Lord,
Congregation: And lead us on level paths.
Pastor: Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take courage.
Congregation: We will wait for the Lord.
‡Hymn - “All Ye Weary and Distressed”
Welcome! Welcome! Sinner, here! Hang not back through shame or fear;
Doubt not, nor distrust the call; mercy is proclaimed to all.
Welcome to the offered peace; welcome prisoner, to release-
Burst thy bonds; be saved; be free; “Rise and come - He calleth thee.”
Welcome, weeping penitent; grace has made thy heart relent;
Welcome, long estranged child; God in Christ is reconciled.
Chorus
All ye weary and distressed, welcome to relief and rest!
All is ready: hear the call. There is ample room for all.
O the virtue of that price, that redeeming sacrifice!
Come, ye bought, but not with gold; welcome to the sacred fold!
Welcome to the cleansing fount, springing from the sacred mount;
Welcome to the feast divine, bread of life and living wine.
‡Prayer of Invocation
Old Testament Reading
Psalm 57 --- Roger Day
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. 2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. 3 He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness! 4 My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. 5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! 6 They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. 7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! 8 Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! 9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. 10 For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. 11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
‡Hymn No. 481 – “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free.
(Chorus)
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
Over us sin no more hath dominion
For more than conqu’rors we are! (Chorus)
His Word shall not fail you, He promised;
Believe Him and all will be well;
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell! (Chorus)
New Testament Reading and Congregational Prayer
Matthew 28:16-20 --- Gary Dyksterhouse
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
‡Confession of Faith: (Heidelberg Catechism Question 26)
Pastor: What do you believe when you say, “I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth”?
Congregation: That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of nothing created heaven and earth and everything in them, who still upholds and rules them by his eternal counsel and providence, is my God and Father because of Christ the Son. I trust God so much that I do not doubt he will provide whatever I need for body and soul, and will turn to my good whatever adversity he sends upon me in this sad world. God is able to do this because he is almighty God, and desires to do this because he is a faithful Father.
‡Offertory Prayer
‡Hymn No. 642 – “Be Thou My Vision”
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art -
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.
Be thou my battle shield, sword for my fight;
Be thou my dignity, thou my delight,
Thou my soul's shelter, thou my high tow'r;
Raise thou me heav'n-ward, O Pow'r of my pow'r.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my treasure thou art.
High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Children’s Moment
James 1:5: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”
Children dismissed for Little Worship at this time
(K4 – K5)
Reading of the Holy Scripture: Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Sermon: “Finish the Mission” --- Dr. Ed Hartman
‡Hymn – “Build Your Kingdom Here”
Come set your rule, and reign in our hearts again.
Increase in us we pray. Unveil why we’re made.
Come set our hearts ablaze with hope, like wildfire in our very souls;
Holy Spirit, come, invade us now.
We are your church. We need your pow’r in us.
We seek your kingdom first. We hunger and we thirst;
Refuse to waste our lives, for you’re our joy and prize.
To see the captives’ hearts released; the hurt, the sick, the poor at peace.
We lay down our lives for heaven’s cause.
We are your church; We pray, revive this earth.
Chorus
Build your kingdom here. Let the darkness fear.
Show your mighty hand. Heal our streets and land.
Set your church on fire. Win this nation back.
Change the atmosphere. Build your kingdom here we pray.
Unleash your kingdom’s pow’r, reaching the near and far.
No force of hell can stop your beauty, changing hearts.
You made us for much more than this; Awake the kingdom seed in us.
Fill us with the strength and love of Christ.
We are your church; We are the hope on earth. (Chorus)
‡Benediction
‡Congregation standing