June 14, 2026
Third Sunday after Pentecost
June 14, 2026 Livestream Worship Online Bulletin
Bringing in the Light of Christ
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Let There Be Peace Jason Tonioli
Welcome
Call to Worship
We gather seeking truth.
Yet knowing our understanding is incomplete.
We gather with questions about faith, salvation, and belonging.
And with hope that love is wider than fear.
The Sacred One is greater than human boundaries.
And deeper than human certainty.
So let us worship with humility.
And listen with open hearts.
May compassion guide us.
And may wisdom lead us toward peace.
Hymn
The Gift of Love UMH#408
A Reading from the Old Testament
Micah 6:6–8
Psalm of Response
Psalm 67 UMH p. 791
Duet
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God Jerry Cauley
Jane Patterson and Scott Sprinkle
A Reading from the Poetry of of Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī (1207–1273)
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase "each other" doesn't make any sense.
— Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
Reader: May we hear wisdom wherever it is found.
All: Thanks be to God.
Readings from the New Testament
John 14:1–7 Acts 10:34–35
Sermon
Is Christianity the Only Way to God?
Joys and Concerns with the Lord’s Prayer
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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
The Summons TFWS#2130
Please sing stanzas 1, 2, 4, 5
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
In Christ There Is No East or West arr. Mark Hayes
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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