Blessings
Sunday, July 26, 2026
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Prelude: "In the Garden"
Hymn, "Higher Ground"
Offering and Doxology
Hymn, "Make Me a Blessing"
Praise and Prayer
Responsive Scripture Matthew 7: 13-27
The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
True and False Prophets
15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from
thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad
fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good
fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into
the fire.
20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
True and False Disciples
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’
23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them
into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat
against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them
into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat
against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
Hymn, "Be Thou My Vision"
Special Music: "Ask, Seek, Knock" by Lauren Daigle
Sermon: "More Red Letters"
Hymn, "The Love of God"
Prayers: Prayers for the family of Rosie Stark, Beth Lueth's niece Ellen has breast cancer.
Updates for a new Church Directory! Name, address, email, phone
numbers are needed! Check to see if yours are correct, or need to
be changed or added.
Please check the list of needs of our church in the Fellowship Room.
Your donations are appreciated! Please check what church supply levels are low.
August 22nd: Saturday, Percival Hometown Pride picnic and cowpie
contest.
September 5th: Pancake Breakfast, 8am to 10:30am
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Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown
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Percy's Tidbit
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