September 13, 2026
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sept. 13, 2026 Livestream Worship Online Bulletin
Bringing in the Light of Christ
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
The Church’s One Foundation Samuel Wesley
Welcome
Call to Worship
There are varieties of gifts,
but the same Spirit.
There are varieties of ways to serve,
but the same God who works through us all.
Some of us teach. Some create. Some lead. Some heal.
Some listen, encourage, organize, question, welcome, and serve.
No gift makes us more important than another.
No one possesses every gift.
And no one comes among us without something to offer.
Together we are Christ's body—
called, gifted, and equipped for every good work.
Come, let us worship the God who has made us wonderfully different—
and beautifully one.
Hymn
Come, Christians, Join to Sing UMH#158
A Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures
Exodus 31:1-11
Psalm of Response
Psalm 139:1-18 UMH pp. 854&855
Solo
The Lone, Wild Bird Walker’s Southern Harmony
Carol Kinsey
A Witness to Fiathful Living
Frederick Buechner, from “Vocation” in Wishful Thinking
A Reading from the Gospels
1 Corinthians 12:1, 4–13, 27–31
Sermon
Body Building Rev. Dan Dick
Our Shared Affirmation
The Spirit has given gifts.
And every gift matters.
No one has every gift.
And no one has no gift.
We belong to one another.
Together, we are the Body of Christ.
And God is still at work.
Equipping us for every good work.
Joys and Concerns
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
There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy UMH#121
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
Many Gifts, One Spirit Al Carmines
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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