Prelude Meditation on “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
Charlotte Rathke, organist
Welcome and Announcements please pass attendance pads
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 Love Divine, All Love’s Excelling (Vs 1-4) UMH 384
Children’s Time Jacob Brubaker
Vision and Mission Recitation
Capital Campaign Prayer: Linda Stahlman
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 giver with peace, joy, and a deeper sense of your presence. Multiply these offerings so they may bear fruit 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
have prepared. In Christ’s holy name, Amen.
Choral Anthem Beneath the Cross of Jesus (arr Wood) Chancel Choir
Charlotte Rathke, accompanist
Prayer Hymn Amazing Grace (Vs 1) UMH378
Prayers of the People Troy Miller, Associate Pastor
Lord’s Prayer UMH 895
Special Music A Living Prayer (Ron Black) Meredith Cory
Charlotte Rathke, accompanist
Scripture Luke 15:1-7 Mary Meckenstock
Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear
him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered. “This
man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Then Jesus told them
this parable: “Suppose one of you have a hundred sheep and loses
one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country
and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he
joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his
friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me, I have
found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be
more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over
ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
Sermon Returning to God by Being in Fellowship
Susan Murithi, Senior Pastor
Faithful Stewardship Proverbs 3:9-10 Mary Meckenstock
“Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best.
Then your storerooms will be so full they can’t hold everything. Your
huge jars will spill over with fresh wine.
Prayer: “Lord of abundance, We want to honor You with all we have---
With the first and best of what you’ve given us. Teach us to give notfrom leftovers, but from a heart that trusts your provision. Fill our lives
Not just with blessings, but with the joy that comes from putting You
first. Amen.”
Offertory Jesus Paid it All Charlotte Rathke Doxology Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95 Offertory Prayer Troy Miller *Closing Hymn Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (Vs1-4) UMH 381 *Benediction Susan Murithi
*Postlude The Solid Rock Charlotte Rathke
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