October 26, 2025
Sunday Gathering
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-PRELUDE-
"There's Something About That Name” arr. S. Wilson

Brenda Gardiner

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-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-
We acknowledge that the place where we are gathered today is the ancient and ancestral homeland of more than twenty Indigenous tribes. We mourn the loss of their lives, livelihoods, homes, and cultures, and acknowledge the legacy of violence against them.

We acknowledge that the space where we worship today was established and built by those whose Black ancestors were also abused and mistreated - some even bought and sold as enslaved people right here in our city.

We acknowledge the women who’ve faced unfair treatment and misogyny throughout the ages and we acknowledge those who identify as LGBTQ or other who’ve been mistreated and misunderstood.

We acknowledge our role and responsibility as professed followers of Christ to stand for and alongside all of these and others who have been and continue to be oppressed.

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SINGING TOGETHER-

 I Dream of a Church”

WE DREAM OF A CHURCH
WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME,
WE DREAM OF A PLACE
WE ALL CAN CALL HOME.
WE DREAM OF A WORLD
WHERE JUSTICE IS FLOWING
WITH HOPE AND PEACE GROWING,
WHERE GOD’S WILL IS DONE.

MAKE IT SO, MAKE IT SO!
WE PRAY FOR THAT DAY,
MAKE IT SO.
WE DREAM OF A WORLD
WHERE LOVE REIGNS AMONG US
AND YOUR WILL IS DONE,
O GOD, MAKE IT SO. 

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-WELCOME-

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-SINGING TOGETHER-

“We Are The Salt of the Earth”
YOU ARE SALT FOR THE EARTH, O PEOPLE,
SALT FOR THE KIN-DOM OF GOD!
SHARE THE FLAVOR OF LIFE, O PEOPLE:
LIFE IN THE KIN-DOM OF GOD!

BRING FORTH THE KIN-DOM OF MERCY,
BRING FORTH THE KIN-DOM OF PEACE;
BRING FORTH THE KIN-DOM OF JUSTICE,
BRING FORTH THE CITY OF GOD!
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-DEVOTIONAL-

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-SINGING TOGETHER-

“We Are The Salt of the Earth”
BRING FORTH THE KIN-DOM OF MERCY,
BRING FORTH THE KIN-DOM OF PEACE;
BRING FORTH THE KIN-DOM OF JUSTICE,
BRING FORTH THE CITY OF GOD! 

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-CALL TO WORSHIP-
In the beginning,
YOU MADE US AND CALLED US BELOVED.

When we forget how to love,
YOU REMIND US WE ARE BELOVED.

When the powers of the world try to oppress us,
YOU NAME US BELOVED.

When our siblings in faith condemn us,
YOU CLAIM US: BELOVED.

WE ARE YOUR BELOVED,
SO TODAY WE WORSHIP WITH GLAD HEARTS.

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-OPENING PRAYER-
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-GREETING ONE ANOTHER- 

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 -SINGING TOGETHER-

“Gather Us In”
HERE IN THIS PLACE A NEW LIGHT IS STREAMING,
NOW IS THE DARKNESS VANISHED AWAY,
SEE IN THIS PLACE OUR FEARS AND OUR DREAMINGS,
BROUGHT HERE TO YOU IN THE LIGHT OF THIS DAY.

GATHER US IN, THE LOST AND FORSAKEN,
GATHER US IN, THE BLIND AND THE LAME;
CALL TO US NOW, AND WE SHALL AWAKEN,
WE SHALL ARISE AT THE SOUND OF OUR NAME.

WE ARE THE YOUNG, OUR LIVES ARE A MYST’RY,
WE ARE THE OLD WHO YEARN FOR YOUR FACE,
WE HAVE BEEN SUNG THROUGHOUT ALL OF HIST’RY,
CALLED TO BE LIGHT TO THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE.

GATHER US IN, THE RICH AND THE HAUGHTY,
GATHER US IN, THE PROUD AND THE STRONG;
GIVE US A HEART SO MEEK AND SO LOWLY,
GIVE US THE COURAGE TO ENTER THE SONG.

NOT IN THE DARK OF BUILDINGS CONFINING,
NOT IN SOME HEAVEN, LIGHT YEARS AWAY,
HERE IN THIS PLACE THE NEW LIGHT IS SHINING,
NOW IS THE MOMENT AND NOW IS THE DAY.

GATHER US IN AND HOLD US FOREVER,
GATHER US IN AND MAKE US YOUR OWN;
GATHER US IN ALL PEOPLES TOGETHER,
FIRE OF LOVE IN OUR FLESH AND OUR BONE. 

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-SCRIPTURE-
Psalm 150 (NCV)

Praise God in [the] Temple; praise him in [the] mighty heaven.
Praise [God} for [ ] strength; praise him for his greatness.
Praise [God] with trumpet blasts; praise [God] with harps and lyres.
Praise [God] with tambourines and dancing; praise [God] with stringed instruments and flutes.
Praise [God] with loud cymbals; praise him with crashing cymbals.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
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-THE MESSAGE-
“When We Worship”
Pam Lee-Miller

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-SINGING TOGETHER-
“Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”

LORD, LISTEN TO YOUR CHILDREN PRAYING,

LORD, SEND YOUR SPIRIT IN THIS PLACE;

LORD, LISTEN TO YOUR CHILDREN PRAYING,

SEND US LOVE,
SEND US POW’R,
SEND US GRACE.

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-PASTORAL PRAYER-

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-INVITATION TO COMMUNION-

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-SINGING TOGETHER-
“Come to Table of Grace”
COME TO THE TABLE OF GRACE,
COME TO THE TABLE OF GRACE,
THIS IS GOD’S TABLE, IT’S NOT YOURS OR MINE,
COME TO THE TABLE OF GRACE.

COME TO THE TABLE OF LOVE,
COME TO THE TABLE OF LOVE,
THIS IS GOD’S TABLE, IT’S NOT YOURS OR MINE,
COME TO THE TABLE OF LOVE.

COME TO THE TABLE OF HOPE,
COME TO THE TABLE OF HOPE,
THIS IS GOD’S TABLE, IT’S NOT YOURS OR MINE,
COME TO THE TABLE OF HOPE.

COME TO THE TABLE OF JOY,
COME TO THE TABLE OF JOY,
THIS IS GOD’S TABLE, IT’S NOT YOURS OR MINE,
COME TO THE TABLE OF JOY.
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-IN GRATITUDE-

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-OFFERING-

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-ANNOUNCEMENTS-

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-INVITATION TO RESPOND-

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-SINGING TOGETHER-
“The Summons” 

WILL YOU COME AND FOLLOW ME
IF I BUT CALL YOUR NAME?

WILL YOU GO WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW
AND NEVER BE THE SAME?

WILL YOU LET MY LOVE BE SHOWN?

WILL YOU LET MY NAME BE KNOWN?

WILL YOU LET MY LIFE BE GROWN IN YOU,

AND YOU IN ME?

WILL YOU LET THE BLINDED SEE
IF I BUT CALL YOUR NAME?

WILL YOU SET THE PRISONERS FREE
AND NEVER BE THE SAME?

WILL YOU KISS THE LEPER CLEAN,

AND DO SUCH AS THIS UNSEEN?

AND ADMIT TO WHAT I MEAN IN YOU,

AND YOU IN ME?

WILL YOU LOVE THE "YOU" YOU HIDE
IF I BUT CALL YOUR NAME?

WILL YOU QUELL THE FEAR INSIDE
AND NEVER BE THE SAME?

WILL YOU USE THE FAITH YOU'VE FOUND

TO RESHAPE THE WORLD AROUND

THROUGH MY SIGHT AND TOUCH AND SOUND IN YOU,

AND YOU IN ME?

LORD, YOUR SUMMONS ECHOES TRUE
WHEN YOU BUT CALL MY NAME.

LET ME TURN AND FOLLOW YOU
AND NEVER BE THE SAME.

IN YOUR COMPANY I'LL GO,

WHERE YOUR LOVE AND FOOTSTEPS SHOW,

THUS I'LL MOVE AND LIVE AND GROW IN YOU,

AND YOU IN ME.  
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-BLESSING & BENEDICTION-

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-SINGING TOGETHER-
“We Are The Salt of the Earth”
WE ARE THE BLESS’D AND A PILGRIM PEOPLE,
BOUND FOR THE KIN-DOM OF GOD!
LOVE OUR JOURNEY AND LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS:
LOVE IS THE KIN-DOM OF GOD!

BRING FORTH THE KIN-DOM OF MERCY,
BRING FORTH THE KIN-DOM OF PEACE;
BRING FORTH THE KIN-DOM OF JUSTICE,
BRING FORTH THE CITY OF GOD!