Sunday, June 28, 2026

 Blessings

 

 

 Sunday, June 28th, 2026

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Prelude: "250 Years Ago"

Call to Worship and Prayer
      Matthew 3:13-17

Hymn, “O To Be Like Thee”

Offering and Doxology

Hymn, “Open My Eyes, That I May See”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Scripture - Matthew 4:18-26

Jesus Calls His First Disciples

Leader: 18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. The were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

All: 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

Leader: 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.

All: 21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,

Leader: 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. Jesus Heals the Sick

All: 23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Leader: 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.

All: 25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him. 

Hymn, “Fill My Cup, Lord”

Special Music: “Fishers Of Men” by Newsboys

Sermon: “More Red Letters”

Hymn, “The Love Of God"

 

 

 Prayers
Mary Sherwood, sign book and sing
Lynn and Barb Handy, Jamael Weaver, Lynn’s caregiver
Tom Johnson family, Katie’s in-laws
Beth’s nephew, Steven, recovery from surgery
Jan’s sister, Monica Kelso - serious fall
Mike Shipley of Rockport, Don Shipley
Lucy Roth, Beth’s young friend
Davie Warren 
Lorinda’s husband David - serious accident
Rosie’s husband Gregg, Lyme disease (Betty Booker’s friend)
Fort Dodge Community Church, Unspoken prayers

 

Praises
250th birthday of The United States of America Raffle! Betty
Booker has a beautiful patriotic diamond art picture celebrating
the 250th birthday of our country, to be raffled. Check it out!

 

Dates

 July 12th, Bar-B-Que with Clint Wright at the smoker, others bring side dishes.
August 22nd, Saturday, Percival Hometown Pride picnic and cow pie
contest.

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 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!

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  On Father's Day, we honored our fathers with a special lunch. We all enjoyed a wonderful meal and a special time of fellowship. 

 

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                                           Decorating 

 We always decorate our church tables to reflect the seasons and special holidays. Right now they're dressed in red, white, and blue as we celebrate Independence Day and our nation's 250th anniversary.

 

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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  

 

 

 

 

 Today's Sunday Church Share...

 

Picture via Pinterest

 

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Percy's Tidbit

 

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Have a great week. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, June 21, 2026

 Blessings

         Father’s Day
Sunday, June 21st, 2026

Call to Worship and Prayer

Father’s Day Song, "Like My Father Does"  by Franz Jemuel

Hymn, “Faith Of Our Fathers”

Offering and Doxology

Hymn, “The Family Of God”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Scripture
   Ephesians 6:1-17

 Children and Parents
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—

3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”

4 Fathers,do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Bondservants and Masters
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,

8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for
whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.

9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten
them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is
in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand
against the devil’s schemes.

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of
evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you
have done everything, to stand.

14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,
with the breastplate of righteousness in place,

15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the
gospel of peace.

16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you
can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God.

 

Hymn, “We Are God’s People”

Special Music: “A Father Like You”

Sermon: “Abba Father”

 

Hymn, “The Love Of God"

Prayers
Mary Sherwood, sign book and sing
Lynn and Barb Handy
Jamael Weaver, Lynn’s caregiver
Tom Johnson family, Katie’s in-laws
Beth’s nephew, Steven, recovery from surgery
Jan’s sister, Monica Kelso - serious fall
Mike Shipley of Rockport, Don Shipley
Lucy Roth, Beth’s young friend
Davie Warren
Lorinda’s husband David - serious accident
Bailey Moyer, doing security in Mexico
Melinda Moyer and family
Rosie’s husband Gregg, Lyme disease (Betty Booker’s friend)
Fort Dodge Community Church
Unspoken prayers 

 Praises
Anniversay for the the Lueths
250th birthday of The United States of America!
 Betty Booker has a beautiful patriotic diamond pane picture celebrating the 250th birthday of our country, to be raffled. Check it out!

 Dates
Father’s Day Lunch after today’s service
Board Meeting after today’s service

July 12, Bar-B-Que with Clint Wright at the smoker, others bring side dishes.
August 22nd, Saturday, Percival Hometown Pride picnic and cowpie contest.

 Please check the list of needs of our church in the Fellowship Room. Your donations are appreciated!

 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.

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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  

 

 

 

 

 Today's Sunday Church Share...

Picture via Facebook 
 

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Percy's Tidbit

  "A father's love is forever imprinted on his child's heart."

                                                                                              ~ Jennifer Williamson 

 

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Happy Father's Day!