Prelude Grace Medley (arr. Ruth Elaine Schram) Jo Kraus, organist
Welcome and Announcements please pass attendance pads located on
the inside aisle & pass it down. Susan Murithi, Senior Pastor
Silent Reflection and Opening Prayer
Greeting Time (You may stand up and greet those around you with a
fist bump.)
*Opening Hymn The Church’s One Foundation (Vs. 1,4,5) UMH 545
Children’s Time Jenna Brubaker
Special Music Prelude in C (J.S. Bach) Edison Leuschner, pianist
Vision and Mission Recitation Mary Meckenstock
Capital Campaign Prayer Mary Meckenstock
Leader: Heavenly Father, we ask You to show us how to use our talents, our financial gifts and our time to help us as we place this campaign in Your hands, trusting that You will supply every need. Bless each other with peace, joy, and a deeper sense of Your presence. Multiply these offerings so they may bear fruit
far beyond what we can imagine.
Response: May these gifts help strengthen Your church. May they ensure a legacy that future generations may know Your love, hear Your truth and be transformed in faith.
Leader: May the work we do now become a living testimony of Your
faithfulness, inspiring those who will come after us to continue the mission.
Let this be more than a project—it is an act of worship, a declaration of trust,
and a legacy of love for Your Kingdom.
Response: Grant us clarity of vision so that our plans align with Your will. Give wisdom to our leaders, courage to our members, and unity to our church family. Let every meeting, every conversation, and every decision, be guided by Your Spirit, and may Your name be glorified. All: We trust You to lead us forward, step by step, into the future you prepared, in Christ’s holy name. Amen.
Prayer Hymn Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Vs. 1) FWS 2158
Prayers of the People Troy Miller, Assoc. Pastor
Lord’s Prayer UMH 895
Scripture Matthew 25:14-30 Mary Meckenstock
“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’ “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Interview with Jacob Brubaker Pastor Susan
Sermon Good and Faithful Servant Pastor Susan
Faithful Stewardship Luke 6:38 Mary Meckenstock
“Give, and it will be given unto you. A good measure, pressed down,
shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For
with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Congregational Prayer: “Gracious God, You promise that as we give,
It will be given to us. Help us to give with a generous heart, without
hesitation or fear. Teach us to trust in Your abundant provision, and
to bless others as freely as You have blessed us. Amen.”
Offertory Precious Lord, Take My Hand (arr. Held) Jo Kraus, organist
Doxology Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95 Offertory Prayer Troy Miller
*Closing Hymn Be Thou My Vision UMH 451
*Benediction Susan Murithi
*Postlude O God Beyond All Praising (arr. (Honore) Jo Kraus, organist