October 11, 2026
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Oct. 11, 2026 Livestream Worship Online Bulletin
Bringing in the Light of Christ
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Come and Find the Quiet Center arr. Eric Carlson
Words may be found in TFWS#2128
Welcome
Call to Worship
Come, all who are weary from carrying too much.
God meets us with rest and care.
Come, all whose minds are crowded and whose hearts are restless.
God leads us beside still waters and restores our souls.
Come, all who long for peace in the midst of unfinished lives.
The Lord is near.
We do not come because everything is settled.
We come because we are held by God.
Let us make room to breathe, to listen, to receive, and to worship.
We come to rest in the presence of the God who sustains us.
Hymn
O Spirit of the Living God UMH#539
Please sing stanzas 1, 2, 4
A Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures
I Kings 19:4-8
Psalm of Response
Psalm 23 UMH p. 754
Duet
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing arr. Craig Courtney
Zeke Andrews, Scott Sprinkle, tenors
Jane Patterson, piano
Poem
Leisure by W. H. Davies, from Songs of Joy and Others
A Reading from the Epistles
Philippians 4: 1-9
Sermon
Room to Breathe
Response
For all that we carry—
God of peace, make room within us.
For all that we cannot control—
God of peace, make room within us.
For the rest, care, and grace we need—
God of peace, make room within us.
And for the grace to make room for one another—
God of peace, make room within us.
The Lord is near.
We are held in the peace of God.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Parent in heaven, hallowed be your name.
Your kin-dom come, your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Save us from the time of trial.
and deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kin-dom, the power,
and the glory forever. Amen.
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
UMH#87
Hymn
Together We Serve TFWS#2175
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
Be Still, My Soul arr. James Koerts
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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