August 10, 2025
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
August 10, 2025 Livestream Worship: Online Bulletin
Bringing in the Light of Christ
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
How Firm a Foundation arr. Linda R. Lamb
Welcome
Call to Worship
Come, all who are weary and distracted, tangled in the demands of busy lives.
We come to make space—for stillness, for peace, for God.
Come, all who long to sit at Jesus’ feet, to hear again the words of life.
We come to listen, to be present, to be renewed.
Let us lay aside the pressure to perform, and embrace the grace that simply invites us to be.
This is holy ground. This is sacred time.
Let us worship God with open hearts and quiet trust.
Hymn
God of the Sparrow God of the Whale UMH#122
A Reading from the Old Testament
1 Kings 19:9–13
Psalm of Response
Psalm 130 UMH p. 848
Please sing the response.
Reading from Gospel
Luke 10:38-42
Sermon
Making Space for Grace | Rev. Kelly Dotson
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Joys, Concerns, and Prayers of the People with the Lord’s Prayer
Loving Creator, who dwells among us and within us,
Holy is your name.
Let your dream for justice take root,
Your will be done in our living and our labor,
Here on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us today the bread we need—
Bread for our bodies,
And bread for our souls.
Forgive us for the harm we have caused—
To others, to the earth, and to ourselves.
As we forgive those who have wounded us,
Help us to release resentment and repair what we can.
Lead us away from the fears that divide us,
And guide us toward the courage that heals.
For your love is the power,
Your grace is the glory,
Now and forever.
Amen.
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH#94
Hymn
In Christ There Is No East or West UMH#548
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
Come and Find the Quiet Center arr. Eric Carlson
Announcements
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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