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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 2, 2026
8:30am 

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Prelude “Gift of Finest Wheat” arr. C. Callahan
Karissa Raebel, organ

 

Weekly Church News

 

Welcome Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom

 

Ringing of the Bell

 

Opening Hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
verses 1 and 2
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 809.

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee.
Thou changest not: Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.

Refrain:
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. 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: “I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
People: I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.” (Lamentations 3:19-20)
Pastor: We confess our sins to You, God our Father.
People: Merciful God, we confess that 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 and mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
Pastor: “Yet this I call to mind,
People: And therefore I have hope:
Pastor: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
People: for his compassions never fail.
Pastor: They are new every morning;
People: great is your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:21-23)
Pastor: It is my joy as a called and ordained servant of Christ and by His authority to forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Pastor: God is always faithful;
People: His compassions never fail!

 
Hymn of Praise “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
verse 3

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

  

Old Testament Reading Isaiah 55:1–5 NIV

55 “Come, all you who are thirsty,
    come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
    come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
    without money and without cost.
² Why spend money on what is not bread,
    and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
    and you will delight in the richest of fare.
³ Give ear and come to me;
    listen, that you may live.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
    my faithful love promised to David.
⁴ See, I have made him a witness to the peoples,
    a ruler and commander of the peoples.
⁵ Surely you will summon nations you know not,
    and nations you do not know will come running to you,
because of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.”

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

 

Epistle Reading  Romans 9:1–5 NIV

9 I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit— ² I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. ³ For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race, ⁴ the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. ⁵ Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.

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

 

Holy Gospel Matthew 14:13–21 NIV

¹³ When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴ When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

¹⁶ Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

¹⁸ “Bring them here to me,” he said. ¹⁹ And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ²⁰ They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. ²¹ The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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

 

Hymn of the Day “O Living Bread from Heaven”

O living Bread from heaven,
How well You feed your guest!
The gifts that You have given
Have filled my heart with rest.
Oh, wondrous food of blessing,
Oh, cup that heals our woes!
My heart, this gift possessing,
With praises overflows.

My Lord, You here have led me
To this most holy place
And with Yourself have fed me
The treasures of Your grace;
For You have freely given
What earth could never buy,
The bread of life from heaven,
That now I shall not die.

You gave me all I wanted;
This food can death destroy.
And You have freely granted
The cup of endless joy.
My Lord, I do not merit
The favor You have shown,
And all my soul and spirit
Bow down before Your throne.

Lord, grant me then, thus strengthened
With heav’nly food, while here
My course on earth is lengthened,
To serve with holy fear.
And when You call my spirit
To leave this world below,
I enter, through Your merit,
Where joys unmingled flow.

 

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Message Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom

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Nicene Creed

I 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 His 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 sits at the right hand of the Father.
And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,
whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified,
who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. 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

Cantata 137 "Lobe den Herren" (Praise to the Lord), movement 2
Jane Shim, vocal solo
Carrie Bark, violin
Karissa Raebel, organ

The tune sung by the soloist is an ornamented version of the hymn "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty".

Lobe den Herren,
der alles so herrlich regieret,
Der dich auf Adelers Fittichen
sicher geführet,
Der dich erhält,
Wie es dir selber gefällt;
Hast du nicht dieses verspüret?

Praise the Lord
who rules all things so excellently,
Who bears you securely
on eagle’s wings,
Who upholds you,
As you have desired;
Have you not felt this?

  
  
Communion Prayer 
Pastor: Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and out of perfect love sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross. We thank You for all the work of Your hands and for all the words You have spoken and kept, as You come to us still now with Your healing grace through Christ’s body and blood given and shed for us.
People: Amen.

 
 
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

 

Words of Institution

 

Pax Domini
Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
People: Amen.

 

Communion Hymn “At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing”
verses 1 and 2
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 633.

At the Lamb’s high feast we sing
Praise to our victorious King,
Who has washed us in the tide
Flowing from His piercèd side.
Alleluia!

Praise we Him, whose love divine
Gives His sacred blood for wine,
Gives His body for the feast—
Christ the victim, Christ the priest.
Alleluia!

 

Music During Communion

“Now the Silence”
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 910.

Solo:

Now the silence Now the peace
Now the empty hands uplifted
Now the kneeling Now the plea
Now the Father’s arms in welcome
Now the hearing Now the pow’r
Now the vessel brimmed for pouring
Now the body Now the blood
Now the joyful celebration
Now the wedding Now the songs
Now the heart forgiven leaping
Now the Spirit’s visitation
Now the Son’s epiphany
Now the Father’s blessing
Now Now Now

All sing:

Now the silence Now the peace
Now the empty hands uplifted
Now the kneeling Now the plea
Now the Father’s arms in welcome
Now the hearing Now the pow’r
Now the vessel brimmed for pouring
Now the body Now the blood
Now the joyful celebration
Now the wedding Now the songs
Now the heart forgiven leaping
Now the Spirit’s visitation
Now the Son’s epiphany
Now the Father’s blessing
Now Now Now

 
"You Satisfy the Hungry Heart”
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 641.

Solo:

You satisfy the hungry heart
With gift of finest wheat.
Come give to us, O saving Lord,
The bread of life to eat.

As when the shepherd calls his sheep,
They know and heed his voice;
So when You call Your fam’ly, Lord,
We follow and rejoice.

All sing:

Refrain:
You satisfy the hungry heart
With gift of finest wheat.
Come give to us, O saving Lord,
The bread of life to eat.

Solo:

With joyful lips we sing to You
Our praise and gratitude
That You should count us worthy, Lord,
To share this heav’nly food. all sing refrain

Solo:

Is not the cup we bless and share
The blood of Christ outpoured?
Do not one cup, one loaf, declare
Our oneness in the Lord? all sing refrain

All sing:

The myst’ry of Your presence, Lord,
No mortal tongue can tell:
Whom all the world cannot contain
Comes in our hearts to dwell. all sing refrain

You give Yourself to us, O Lord;
Then selfless let us be,
To serve each other in Your name
In truth and charity. all sing refrain

 

Dismissal

 

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 “At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing”
verse 8
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 633.

Father, who the crown shall give,
Savior, by whose death we live,
Spirit, guide through all our days:
Three in One, Your name we praise.
Alleluia!

 

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Worship Service Participants

Preacher: Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom (8:30)
Pastor Tim Klinkenberg (10:30)
Organ: Karissa Raebel
Violin: Carrie Bark
Vocal Solo: Jane Shim
Audio/Visual: Blaine Currer, Hector Cerda, and Mark Todd

Thanks for joining us today!

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August 2, 2026

Prayers of the Church
August 2nd, 2026

Almighty God, Your Son miraculously fed 5,000 and satisfied them.

Though we do not deserve Your goodness, You provide for all our needs of body and soul.
Grant us Your Holy Spirit that we may acknowledge Your gifts,
give thanks for all Your benefits, and serve You in willing obedience. Lord, in Your mercy,

Gracious Father, thank You for the gift of Baptism,
which Your Son has established by His Word and promise.

We praise You for the Baptisms today of…
Avery K and Aeris Marie McLain, daughters of Ryan and Jade,
great-granddaughters of Bill and Susan Sorensen,
and Katherine Joann Merritt, and her two children, Jack and Ruth.

Give confidence to them and all Your baptized children,
that through our Baptism, we bear Your holy name
and are Your holy children for time and eternity. Lord, in Your mercy,

O God, our King, Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion endures through all generations.

We give You thanks for 80 years of life You have blessed Maria Carmen Lara, wife of Dave.
And we give You thanks for 50 years of marriage for Tom and Michele Massoth, parents of Lisa Bristol.

May all who celebrate the blessings of life and love
continue to tell of the power of Your awesome deeds and Your abundant goodness.
Lord, in Your mercy,

Great God and Father of all who call upon You,
from generation to generation Your mercy is upon those who lean upon You.

We pray for expectant mothers, especially for Lauren Finke, daughter of Rick and Karen.
Give Your peace, patience, and quiet happiness to future moms-to-be,
and in Your gracious care, the gift of being joyous mothers to happy children.
Lord, in Your mercy,

O Lord, visit us in Your compassion.

Deliver the sick from their infirmities, the anxious from upcoming surgeries and procedures, and the troubled from their afflictions.

We pray especially for Jack and Austin Jauregui, Chi Larkin, Nova Rey Meza, Eric and Christie Sense, Christie Whitted, those on our printed prayer lists, and those we place into Your faithful hands…

Comfort the grieving, the mourning, and the hurting.
May all who call upon Your name receive healing grace and peace, according to Your will.
Lord, in Your mercy,

Heavenly Father, daily You bless us with abundance and freedom.

Bless our active and reserve military who defend us from our enemies,
and our first responders who protect us in our communities.

Be with our president, our Congress, our governor, our mayor, and our judges,
that they may discern the right path and lead with honor and integrity.

We also pray for our Synod, for our synodical president, President Harrison,
and for our district president, President Gibson, that we may walk together in unity
and be good stewards of resources to share the Gospel. Lord, in Your mercy,

Graciously receive our prayers, deliver and preserve us,
for to You alone we give all glory, honor, and worship,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, August 2, 2026
10:30am

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Weekly Church News

Welcome Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom

Invocation

Worship Set
“Washed”
“Great Are You Lord”
Confession and Absolution

Scripture Readings

Message Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom

Nicene Creed

Prayers of the Church

Gathering of the Offering

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness"

Holy Communion
Communion Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Words of Institution
“Good Good Father”
“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Dismissal

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 2, 2026

Prayers of the Church
August 2nd, 2026

Almighty God, Your Son miraculously fed 5,000 and satisfied them.

Though we do not deserve Your goodness, You provide for all our needs of body and soul.
Grant us Your Holy Spirit that we may acknowledge Your gifts,
give thanks for all Your benefits, and serve You in willing obedience. Lord, in Your mercy,

Gracious Father, thank You for the gift of Baptism,
which Your Son has established by His Word and promise.

We praise You for the Baptisms today of…
Avery K and Aeris Marie McLain, daughters of Ryan and Jade,
great-granddaughters of Bill and Susan Sorensen,
and Katherine Joann Merritt, and her two children, Jack and Ruth.

Give confidence to them and all Your baptized children,
that through our Baptism, we bear Your holy name
and are Your holy children for time and eternity. Lord, in Your mercy,

O God, our King, Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion endures through all generations.

We give You thanks for 80 years of life You have blessed Maria Carmen Lara, wife of Dave.
And we give You thanks for 50 years of marriage for Tom and Michele Massoth, parents of Lisa Bristol.

May all who celebrate the blessings of life and love
continue to tell of the power of Your awesome deeds and Your abundant goodness.
Lord, in Your mercy,

Great God and Father of all who call upon You,
from generation to generation Your mercy is upon those who lean upon You.

We pray for expectant mothers, especially for Lauren Finke, daughter of Rick and Karen.
Give Your peace, patience, and quiet happiness to future moms-to-be,
and in Your gracious care, the gift of being joyous mothers to happy children.
Lord, in Your mercy,

O Lord, visit us in Your compassion.

Deliver the sick from their infirmities, the anxious from upcoming surgeries and procedures, and the troubled from their afflictions.

We pray especially for Jack and Austin Jauregui, Chi Larkin, Nova Rey Meza, Eric and Christie Sense, Christie Whitted, those on our printed prayer lists, and those we place into Your faithful hands…

Comfort the grieving, the mourning, and the hurting.
May all who call upon Your name receive healing grace and peace, according to Your will.
Lord, in Your mercy,

Heavenly Father, daily You bless us with abundance and freedom.

Bless our active and reserve military who defend us from our enemies,
and our first responders who protect us in our communities.

Be with our president, our Congress, our governor, our mayor, and our judges,
that they may discern the right path and lead with honor and integrity.

We also pray for our Synod, for our synodical president, President Harrison,
and for our district president, President Gibson, that we may walk together in unity
and be good stewards of resources to share the Gospel. Lord, in Your mercy,

Graciously receive our prayers, deliver and preserve us,
for to You alone we give all glory, honor, and worship,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.