We Welcome You!

Order of Service for Sunday, June 21, 2026, 11:00 AM

Prelude (Kathleen Jones)

Welcome and Call to Worship

The Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s

house to the land that I will show you.”

We come to worship the God who calls us into faith and leads us by grace.

God promises blessing, purpose, and hope.

We come to trust the One who guides us and makes us a blessing to others.

Let us worship God.

Hymn: “The God of Abraham Praise” (Presbyterian Hymnal #488)

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Lord God, we adore You as the faithful Architect and Builder of the city with foundations,

the One whose promises are sure and whose purposes stand forever. You are worthy of

our trust because You call, You lead, and You keep Your people even when the way

ahead is unknown. We praise You for being our portion, our guide, and our everlasting

home.

We confess that we often want clarity more than faith, comfort more than obedience,

and visible security more than Your unseen promises. Like Abraham, You call us to

follow, yet we hesitate when we do not know where the path will lead. Forgive us for

clinging too tightly to what is temporary and familiar. Teach us to live as pilgrims in this

world, holding loosely to earthly comforts and looking steadily toward the better country

You have prepared.

Strengthen our hearts to obey Your voice with willing trust. Make us faithful in the

present, even when we live in tents and wait for what is still to come. Fix our eyes on

Your kingdom, on the city with foundations, and on Christ our sure hope. Receive our

worship, cleanse our hearts, and lead us by faith until we dwell with You in fullness.

Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

One: Hear the good news: the God who called Abram in grace also holds us fast in

mercy. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven, renewed, and sent in peace to serve God’s

purposes.

Song of Praise: “Majesty” (Lift Up Your Hearts #46)

We Greet One Another

Choir Anthem: “Sing Unto God a New Song” (by Douglas Wagner)

Scripture Readings:

Genesis 12:1-5a, Hebrews 11: 8-10

12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s

household to the land I will show you.

2  “I will make you into a great nation,

    and I will bless you;

I will make your name great,

    and you will be a blessing. [a]

3  I will bless those who bless you,

    and whoever curses you I will curse;

and all peoples on earth

    will be blessed through you.” [b]

4  So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-

five years old when he set out from Harran.  5  He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all

the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and

they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.

8  By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his

inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.  9  By

faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he

lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same

promise.  10  For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and

builder is God.

Sermon: “Becoming a Seasoned Traveler” (Rev. Terry Palmer)

Hymn: “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” (Presbyterian Hymnal #281)

Offertory Prayer

Heavenly Father, as Abraham stepped out in faith, trusting You even when he did not

know the way, help us to give with that same confidence and obedience. Teach us to

hold lightly the things of this world and to set our hearts on Your eternal kingdom—the

city with foundations, whose builder and maker is You. Receive these offerings as an

act of faith, worship, and trust in Your promises. Use them for Your glory and for the

work of Your kingdom. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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.

Prayers of the People

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.

Hymn: “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (Presbyterian Hymnal #276)

Benediction

Postlude (Kathleen Jones)

Church leaders are available to join you for personal prayer in the front of the

sanctuary immediately after the postlude.

Today: Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after worship

This week:

Today, we welcome Rev. Terry Palmer, a retired member of our Presbytery, and is

good friend of our pastor and our church, whom we’re happy to have with us

today.

Monday, June 22 Prayer Meeting is on break until further notice.

Thursday, June 25 Choir practice is on break until further notice.