We Welcome You!

Order of Service for Sunday, May 24, 2026, 10:30 AM

Prelude (played by Kathleen Jones)

Welcome and Call to Worship

Hymn: “Come, Thou Almighty King” (Presbyterian Hymnal #139)

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Assurance of Pardon 

Song of Praise: “Spirit of the Living God” (Presbyterian Hymnal #322)

We Greet One Another

Choir Anthem: “Send Down Your Spirit” arranged by Kathy Maskell (directed by Carol Fassbender)

Scripture Readings

Ezekiel 47:1-12 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

 Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple; there water was flowing from below the entryway of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east), and the water was flowing down from below the south side of the temple, south of the altar.2 Then he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around on the outside to the outer gate that faces toward the east, and the water was trickling out on the south side.

 3 Going on eastward with a cord in his hand, the man measured one thousand cubits and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. 4 Again he measured one thousand and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured one thousand and led me through the water, and it was up to the waist. 5 Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed. 6 He said to me, “Mortal, have you seen this?”

 Then he led me back along the bank of the river. 7 As I came back, I saw on the bank of the river a great many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and when it enters the sea, the sea of stagnant waters, the water will become fresh. 9 Wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish once these waters reach there. It will become fresh, and everything will live where the river goes. 10 People will stand fishing beside the sea from En-gedi to En-eglaim; it will be a place for the spreading of nets; its fish will be of a great many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea. 11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. 12 On the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”

John 7:37-39 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

 37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, 38 and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’ ” 39 Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive, for as yet there was no Spirit because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Sermon (Gale Watkins, Pastor)

Song: “The River Is Here” (Lift Up Your Hearts #98)

A Time of Prayer

Answers to Prayer and Prayer Requests

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

The 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.

Offertory 

Doxology 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayer

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

God of all might and power,

we praise you that you forged your church in the fire of the Spirit,

and breathed life into your people that we might be the body of Christ.

We rejoice that our Lord came to rescue us from sin

and to deliver us beyond the grave

to a rebirth and newness of life.

By your Spirit, baptize us again with your flame of faith,

fill us with the breath of zeal, inspire us with the witness of martyrs and saints,

and send us forth into your world

to live Christ's life in power and compassion.

Take us, O God, and shape us according to your will,

in the service of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior,

now and forever.  Amen. 

Hymn: “Spirit” (Presbyterian Hymnal #319)

Benediction

Postlude (Kathleen Jones)

Today: Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after worship

This week:

Monday, May 25  Prayer in the Lounge at 3:00 PM

Thursday, May 28  Choir practice in the Choir Room at 7:00 PM

Saturday, May 30  “Honor Their Legacy” in Fellowship Hall at 1:00 PM

Sunday, May 31  Class in the Lounge at 9:15 AM   

Worship in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM, followed by coffee hour in Fellowship Hall

Looking ahead: On Sunday, June 7, our Sunday morning schedule will change, with class beginning at 9:45 AM, worship beginning at 11:00 AM, followed by coffee hour at 12:00 Noon. This will prepare us for the arrival of Pastor Daniel Albertson at the beginning of July, so that he can lead worship with Heritage Presbyterian Church at 9:00 AM, then with Westminster at 11:00 AM.