SERVICE FOR
THE LORD’S DAY
August 30, 2026
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE
Our Father, Who Art in Heaven,
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Liturgist, Sharon Bryant
CALL TO WORSHIP — from Psalm 24:1-4
Leader: The earth is the LORD’s and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it;
People: for he has founded it on the seas,
and established it on the rivers.
Leader: Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
People: Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,
who do not lift up their souls to what is false,
and do not swear deceitfully.
*OPENING HYMN #20 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done,
On Earth, As It Is In Heaven
*OPENING PRAYER
*PRAISE SONG As It Is in Heaven
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
PRAYER OF SUPPLICATION
OFFERTORY
*OFFERTORY RESPONSE #374 Now Thank We All Our God
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Forgive Us Our Debts
as We Forgive Our Debtors
GUIDED PRAYER
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*SONG OF RESPONSE Draw Me Close
And Lead Us Not Into Temptation,
But Deliver Us From Evil
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH — Apostle’s Creed
Leader: Christian, what do you believe about God?
People: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
Leader: Christian, what do you believe about Jesus Christ?
I believe in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
Leader: Christian, what do you believe about the Holy Spirit?
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power,
and the Glory, Forever. Amen.
*CLOSING HYMN #532 Be Thou My Vision
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
WELCOME TO NORTHMINSTER EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
9 This, then, is how you should pray:
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread,
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
— Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV)
SERVICE FOR
THE LORD’S DAY
September 6, 2026
The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE
Liturgist, John Lange
CALL TO WORSHIP – from Psalm 86:8-12
Leader: There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,
People: Nor are there any works like yours.
Leader: For you are great and do wondrous things;
People: You alone are God.
Leader: I give thanks to you, O Lord my God,
with my whole heart,
People: And I will glorify your name forever.
*OPENING HYMN #580 Jesus Calls Us O’er The Tumult
*OPENING PRAYER
*HYMN #302 Holy Spirit, Light Divine
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison)
Almighty God: We are so easily enthralled by shiny objects. A trifle consoles us because a trifle upsets us. We chase moth-eaten treasure and overlook the golden crown; we accept life’s fleeting pleasures while rejecting lasting joy. For these, and for our other sins, O Lord, forgive us. Keep our hearts and our minds fixed on you alone. Help us turn away from those who would turn us away from you. May we be your faithful servants, today and always. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH — The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible;
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
SPECIAL MUSIC
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Offertory
*Offertory Response — Doxology #808
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Prayer of Dedication
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Exodus 20:1-3
NEW TESTAMENT READING: Matthew 6:19-24
Pastor: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God
SERMON: Rev. Bob Mills
God, Mammon and Marx
“You cannot serve God and money.” – Matthew 6:24
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
Words of Introduction, Invitation, Institution
Partaking of the Communion Elements
Closing
*CLOSING HYMN #643 O Jesus, I Have Promised
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
WELCOME TO NORTHMINSTER EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1 And God spoke all these words, saying,
2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 “You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Exodus 20:1-3 (ESV)
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
— Matthew 6:19-24 (ESV)
