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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 23, 2026
8:30am 

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Prelude "Earth and All Stars" arr. Alex Guebert
Alex Guebert, organ

 

Weekly Church News

 

Welcome Pastor Tim Klinkenberg

 

Ringing of the Bell

 

Opening Hymn “Earth and All Stars”
verses 1, 5 and 6
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 817.

Earth and all stars!
Loud rushing planets!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Oh, victory!
Loud shouting army!
Sing to the Lord a new song!

Refrain:
He has done marvelous things.
I too will praise Him with a new song!

Classrooms and labs!
Loud boiling test tubes!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Athlete and band!
Loud cheering people!
Sing to the Lord a new song! refrain

Knowledge and truth!
Loud sounding wisdom!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Daughter and son!
Loud praying members!
Sing to the Lord a new song! refrain

 

Invocation
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19b)
People: Amen.

 

Confession and Absolution
Pastor: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
People: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination
Pastor: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.
People: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
Pastor: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.

 
Introit (Psalm 78:1-4)
Pastor: My people, hear my teaching;
People: listen to the words of my mouth.
Pastor: I will open my mouth with a parable;
People: I will utter hidden things, things from of old,
Pastor: things we have heard and known,
People: things our ancestors have told us.
Pastor: We will not hide them from their descendants;
People: we will tell the next generation
Pastor: the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
People: His power, and the wonders He has done.

All sing:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

 

Kyrie
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

 
Hymn of Praise “Earth and All Stars”
verse 7

Children of God,
Dying and rising,
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Heaven and earth,
Hosts everlasting,
Sing to the Lord a new song!
He has done marvelous things.
I too will praise Him with a new song!

  

Salutation and Collect of the Day
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Pastor: Let us pray.
Almighty God, whom to know is everlasting life, grant us to know Your Son, Jesus, to be the way, the truth, and the life that we may boldly confess Him to be the Christ and steadfastly walk in the way that leads to life eternal; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
People: Amen.

 
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 51:1–6 NIV

51 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness
    and who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were cut
    and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
² look to Abraham, your father,
    and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was only one man,
    and I blessed him and made him many.
³ The Lord will surely comfort Zion
    and will look with compassion on all her ruins;
he will make her deserts like Eden,
    her wastelands like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
    thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

⁴ “Listen to me, my people;
    hear me, my nation:
Instruction will go out from me;
    my justice will become a light to the nations.
⁵ My righteousness draws near speedily,
    my salvation is on the way,
    and my arm will bring justice to the nations.
The islands will look to me
    and wait in hope for my arm.
⁶ Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
    look at the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish like smoke,
    the earth will wear out like a garment
    and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation will last forever,
    my righteousness will never fail.

Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.

 

Epistle Reading  Romans 11:33—12:8 NIV

³³ Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
    How unsearchable his judgments,
    and his paths beyond tracing out!
³⁴ “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
    Or who has been his counselor?”
³⁵ “Who has ever given to God,
    that God should repay them?”
³⁶ For from him and through him and for him are all things.
    To him be the glory forever! Amen.

12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. ² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

³ For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. ⁴ For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, ⁵ so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. ⁶ We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; ⁷ if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; ⁸ if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.

 

Holy Gospel Matthew 16:13–20 NIV

¹³ When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

¹⁴ They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

¹⁵ “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

¹⁷ Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. ¹⁸ And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. ¹⁹ I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” ²⁰ Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Lector: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.

 

Hymn of the Day “Christ Be My Leader”
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 861.

Christ be my Leader by night as by day;
Safe through the darkness, for He is the way.
Gladly I follow, my future His care,
Darkness is daylight when Jesus is there.

Christ be my Teacher in age as in youth,
Drifting or doubting, for He is the truth.
Grant me to trust Him; though shifting as sand,
Doubt cannot daunt me; in Jesus I stand.

Christ be my Savior in calm as in strife;
Death cannot hold me, for He is the life.
Nor darkness nor doubting nor sin and its stain
Can touch my salvation: with Jesus I reign.

 

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Message Pastor Tim Klinkenberg

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Apostles’ Creed 
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

  
Prayers of the Church
Each petition concludes with:
Pastor:  Lord, in your mercy,
People: Hear our prayer.

 

Gathering of Our Tithes and Offerings 


Music at the Offering

"You Raise Me Up" arr. Joseph M. Martin
Summer Choir

   
The Lord's Prayer 
Pastor: Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:
People: 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.

 
Benediction
Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24–26)
People: Amen.

 

Closing Hymn “Now Thank We All Our God”
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 895.

Now thank we all our God
With hearts and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things has done,
In whom His world rejoices;
Who from our mothers’ arms
Has blest us on our way
With countless gifts of love
And still is ours today.

Oh, may this bounteous God
Through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
And blessèd peace to cheer us
And keep us in His grace
And guide us when perplexed
And free us from all ills
In this world and the next!

All praise and thanks to God
The Father now be given,
The Son, and Him who reigns
With them in highest heaven,
The one eternal God,
Whom earth and heav’n adore;
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

 

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Worship Service Participants

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Timothy M. Klinkenberg
Organ: Alex Guebert
Piano: Dr. Rachel Ehring
Choir: Summer Choir (8:30)
Vocal Quartet: Krista Elliott, Linda Sparks, Andy Degan, Ryan Reithmeier (10:30)
Choir Director: Alex Guebert
Audio/Visual: Hector Cerda, Mark Todd, and Blaine Currer

Thanks for joining us today!

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August 23, 2026

Prayers of the Church
August 16, 2026

O Lord, even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.

Bless all who are about to receive the Lord’s Supper today.
May the crumbs that fall from Your table strengthen us in faith and love,
and unite us with You and our neighbors. Lord, in Your mercy,

Almighty God, You are the strength of Your people
and the saving refuge of Your anointed.

We give You thanks for those who celebrate anniversaries, especially…
for 30 years of marriage to Joe and Sheri Ledbetter,
for 33 years of marriage for Ryan and Heather Gillette,
for 39 years of marriage for Marc and Deanne Zimpelmann,
for 40 years of marriage to Jeff and Jeannie Rhoads,
and for 54 years of marriage to Dave and Alicia Bogardus.

We give You praise for those who celebrate birthdays, especially…
for 93 years of life You have blessed Rudy Michaelis.

With thanksgiving to You for love and life, continue to keep all strong in faith,
and may all tell the next generation of Your wonderful deeds. Lord, in Your mercy,

Heavenly Father, care for those who cry to You, whether weighed down
with tests and surgeries, pain and recovery, trouble and anxiety.

We pray especially for Gerardo Angiuli, Ken Bourne, Dianne and Morgan Dougherty, Jennifer Graichen, Laurel Graichen, Laurie Hawes, Kathy Laurel, Ron and Sheila May, Esther Ouellette, Bill Peloquin, Christie Whitted, those on our printed prayer lists, and those we bring before You in our hearts and minds…

Answer their prayers for healing and strength, according to Your good and gracious will.
Lord, in Your mercy,

Gracious God, You are the source of compassion and comfort.

Be with those who grieve, especially the family and friends of Nancy Gran.
Encourage them with the good news of the resurrection
and the glorious return of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Lord, in Your mercy,

Almighty God, grant that the government and those who protect us
may keep justice and do righteousness for Your name’s sake.

We pray for those in authority over us – President Trump, Governor Newsom, and Mayor Slater- and for those who uphold the laws and maintain peace.
Protect and preserve our first responders and our active and reserve military.
Lord, in Your mercy,

Lord God, giver of all that is good,
mercifully hear the prayers of Your people and grant us Your grace.

May we endure the changes of this mortal life and be found worthy when our Savior comes to bring to completion all things; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

WALKER HALL  |  Church Online

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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, August 23, 2026
10:30am

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Weekly Church News

Welcome Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom

Invocation

Confession and Absolution

Worship Set

“I Thank God”
Psalm
“Lord I Lift Your Name on High”
“The Way”

Scripture Readings

Message Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom

Apostles’ Creed

Prayers of the Church

Gathering of the Offering

"Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me"

The Lord’s Prayer

Benediction

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Worship Service Participants

Preacher: Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom
Director of Worship & Music: Alex Guebert

Thanks for joining us today!

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  ONLINE GIVING

PRAYER REQUEST

CONNECTION CARD

 

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August 23, 2026

Prayers of the Church
August 16, 2026

O Lord, even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.

Bless all who are about to receive the Lord’s Supper today.
May the crumbs that fall from Your table strengthen us in faith and love,
and unite us with You and our neighbors. Lord, in Your mercy,

Almighty God, You are the strength of Your people
and the saving refuge of Your anointed.

We give You thanks for those who celebrate anniversaries, especially…
for 30 years of marriage to Joe and Sheri Ledbetter,
for 33 years of marriage for Ryan and Heather Gillette,
for 39 years of marriage for Marc and Deanne Zimpelmann,
for 40 years of marriage to Jeff and Jeannie Rhoads,
and for 54 years of marriage to Dave and Alicia Bogardus.

We give You praise for those who celebrate birthdays, especially…
for 93 years of life You have blessed Rudy Michaelis.

With thanksgiving to You for love and life, continue to keep all strong in faith,
and may all tell the next generation of Your wonderful deeds. Lord, in Your mercy,

Heavenly Father, care for those who cry to You, whether weighed down
with tests and surgeries, pain and recovery, trouble and anxiety.

We pray especially for Gerardo Angiuli, Ken Bourne, Dianne and Morgan Dougherty, Jennifer Graichen, Laurel Graichen, Laurie Hawes, Kathy Laurel, Ron and Sheila May, Esther Ouellette, Bill Peloquin, Christie Whitted, those on our printed prayer lists, and those we bring before You in our hearts and minds…

Answer their prayers for healing and strength, according to Your good and gracious will.
Lord, in Your mercy,

Gracious God, You are the source of compassion and comfort.

Be with those who grieve, especially the family and friends of Nancy Gran.
Encourage them with the good news of the resurrection
and the glorious return of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Lord, in Your mercy,

Almighty God, grant that the government and those who protect us
may keep justice and do righteousness for Your name’s sake.

We pray for those in authority over us – President Trump, Governor Newsom, and Mayor Slater- and for those who uphold the laws and maintain peace.
Protect and preserve our first responders and our active and reserve military.
Lord, in Your mercy,

Lord God, giver of all that is good,
mercifully hear the prayers of Your people and grant us Your grace.

May we endure the changes of this mortal life and be found worthy when our Savior comes to bring to completion all things; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.