July 26, 2026
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
July 26, 2026 Livestream Worship Online Bulletin
Bringing in the Light of Christ
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service arr. Eric Carlson
Welcome
Call to Worship
We gather carrying questions.
Yet still seeking hope.
We gather carrying grief and uncertainty.
Yet still longing for compassion and justice.
Faith is not perfection.
It is courage, mercy, and love.
The world is complicated.
Yet kindness still matters.
The future is uncertain.
Yet hope still calls us forward.
Come, let us worship together.
And commit ourselves again to lives of compassion and peace.
Hymn
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation UMH#559
A Reading from the Old Testament
Micah 6:6-8
Psalm of Response
Psalm 46
Solo
In Bright Mansions Above arr. K. Lee Scott
Zeke Andrews
A Reflective Reading
The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gordon
Lillian Streder
Reading from the Gospels
Mark 15:33–39
Sermon
When Faith Becomes Love
Joys and Concerns
Our Creator, who dwells among us and beyond us,
holy is your name.
May your way of justice, mercy, and peace
take root in our hearts and in this world.
Give us today the courage and nourishment we need for this journey.
When we struggle with doubt, hold us gently.
When we carry grief, stay near to us.
When fear closes our hearts, lead us back toward love.
Forgive us for the ways we have wounded one another,
and free us to offer grace where harm has been done.
Help us resist the temptation
to cling to certainty more than compassion,
to choose fear over understanding,
or exclusion over belonging.
Guide us through the hard questions of life and faith,
and remind us that nothing can separate us from your love.
For the hope we seek, the courage we need,
and the love that sustains us are found in you. Amen.
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH#94
Hymn
Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song UMH#544
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
Here I Am, Lord arr. John Carter
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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