March 8, 2026
Third Sunday in Lent
March 8, 2026 Livestream Worship Online Bulletin
Gathering
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross arr. Jason Tonioli
Welcome
Call to Worship
We come thirsty—
for meaning, for healing, for hope.
We come weary from carrying what cannot satisfy.
God meets us at the well,
not with judgment, but with grace.
Come, let us worship
the God who offers living water
Hymn
Gather Us In TFWS#2236
Please sing stanzas 1, 2, 4
Reading from the Old Testament
Exodus 17:1–7
Psalm of Response
Psalm 95 UMH pp.814 & 815
Duet
Pie Jesu Andrew Lloyd Webber
Paula Dempsey and Barbara Dick
Reading from the Gospels
John 4:5–42
Sermon
Living Water
Joys and Concerns with the Lord’s Prayer
Our Creator, holy and close at hand,
your love is the ground beneath us
and the breath within us.
May your reign of justice and mercy take root,
here on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today what we truly need—
bread for our bodies, grace for our souls,
and courage for the journey.
Release us from what binds us,
as we learn to release one another.
Do not leave us alone in times of trial,
but lead us toward life.
For yours is the love that sustains us,
the power that renews us,
and the hope that will not let us go.
Amen.
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Make a Gift of a Tithe or Offering
Doxology UMH#95
Hymn
Christ Is the World’s Light UMH#188
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy arr. Jenifer Cook
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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