August 2, 2026
Call to Worship
PRELUDE
RESPONSIVE PRAYER From I Chron 29:11-13
Pastor: Yours, O Lord, is the greatness
and the power and the glory
and the majesty and the
splendor, for everything in
heaven and earth is Yours!
People: We give You thanks, and
praise Your glorious name!
Pastor: Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom;
You re exalted as Head over all!
Blessing and honor come from
You; You are the ruler of all
things.
People: We give You thanks, and
praise Your glorious name!
Pastor: In Your hands are strength and
power to exalt and give
strength to all.
All: Now, our God, we give You
thanks, and praise Your
glorious name. Amen. ◆
PRAYER of INVOCATION from Psalm 8:3-4
SONG of ADORATION “Wonderful, Merciful Savior” #199
Confession and Assurance
READING of GOD’S LAW
Hear God’s Law, His Will for Your Life, from Phil 4:1, 4-9
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved . . . Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me- practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER of CONFESSION
Pastor: Most merciful God, we confess
that we have been captive to sin
and cannot free ourselves.
All: We have sinned against You
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done and by
what we have left undone.
Pastor: We have not loved You with
our whole heart; we have
not loved our neighbors as
ourselves.
People: For the sake of Your Son, Jesus
Christ, have mercy on us.
Pastor: Forgive us, renew us, and lead
us,
All: So that we may delight in Your
will and walk in Your ways, to
the glory of Your holy name.
Amen.◆
ASSURANCE of PARDON
Receive these Words of Comfort from Colossians 2 & I Corinthians 15
When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgives us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us, standing opposed to us; He took it away, nailing it to the cross. You now stand, spotless and forgiven before your God.
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Friends in Christ, we have all fallen again and again into sin. We have missed the mark of God’s holiness by our frailty, transgressed his prefect law by our wicked and rebellious hearts, and turned away from him entirely for seasons at a time because of our feeble and weak wills. But it is not our hearts, our strength, or our will that makes us holy. We stand today forgiven and made because Jesus says, “I am willing; be clean” and washes us by his mercy in his cleaning blood. Amen. ◆
SONG of RESPONSE “Rock of Ages” #405
Life of Worship
PROFESSION of FAITH
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all that exists—seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father before all worlds; Light of Light, True God of True God, begotten, not made, of One Being with the Father. Through Him, all things were made.
For us and for our salvation, He came down from heaven.
By the power of the Holy Spirit, he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake, He was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again, in accordance with the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, where he sits at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and from the Son. With the Father and the Son He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy, universal, and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism unto the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.◆
OFFERING
DOXOLOGY #334
PRAYER of DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S TIME
Ministry of the Word
HYMN “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” #30
PRAYER for ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE READING Mark 4:30-36 p. 998
And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.
SERMON “Little Boats” Pastor Zach
Ministry of Sacrament
SONG “He Is Lord” #839
INVITATION to the LORD’S SUPPER
WORDS of INSTITUTION
The BREAD and the CUP
FELLOWSHIP FUND OFFERING
SONG of RESPONSE “Blest Be the Tie”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
