Sunday, August 23, 2026

 Blessings

 

 Sunday, August 23rd, 2026

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Call to Worship and Prayer: Matthew 12:15-21

 

Prelude: "In the Garden" 

Hymn, “I’d Rather Have Jesus”

Offering and Doxology

Hymn, “He Lifted Me”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Scripture - Matthew 12:22-45

22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.

23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”

 25 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.

34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.

36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” The Sign of Jonah

38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”

39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here.

42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.

43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order.

45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

 
                                  Hymn
“Heaven Came Down And Glory Filled My Soul”

Special Music: “Who Am I” By Casting Crowns

Sermon: “More Red Letters”

Hymn, “The Love Of God"

 

Prayers
Glenda’s cousin Tim is fighting esophageal cancer again.
Kelly’s hip surgery
Jenny Marburger’s mother
Donna’s brother Larry is not well

Praises
David Lueth: preparing for elk hunting, bow and arrow season.
Needed rain, Rosie’s Celebration of Life

 

Coming up Saturday September 5th!

A few of us got together this week and spent some time crafting for the upcoming breakfast, craft, and bake sale. We had such an enjoyable time together.  Mark your calendars, hope to see you there!

 

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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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Have a great week!

Sunday, August 16, 2026

 Blessings

 

 Sunday, August 16th, 2026

 

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Prelude:  "I Know Whom I Have Believed"

Call to Worship and Prayer
         Matthew 3:1-17

Hymn, “I Am Thine, O Lord”

Offering and Doxology

Hymn, “My Jesus I Love Thee”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Scripture - Matthew 11:1-19

 1 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on
from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.

2 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples

3 to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect
someone else?”

4 Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:

5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are
cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is
proclaimed to the poor.

6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

7 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd
about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed
swayed by the wind?

8 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces.

9 Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

10 This is the one about whom it is written: “‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen
anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the
kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven
has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.

13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

15 Whoever has ears, let them hear.

16 “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children
sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

17 “‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a
demon.’

19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a
glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But
wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”

 

 Hymn, “Take My Life, And Let It Be Consecrated”

            Special Music
“What A Friend” by Matt Maher

Sermon: “More Red Letters”

Hymn, “The Love Of God"

 

 

Prayers
Glenda’s cousin Tim is fighting esophageal cancer again.
Betty’s friend, Randy Rucker, of Syracuse, passed away. SidneyHS ’75.
Family of Rosie Stark.

Praises
Barb and Betty’s sister Bev is doing better.
Mary’s sister doing better in hospital (diabetes related problems) Barn Barn Quilt workshop very successful.

August 22nd: Percival Hometown Pride Picnic and Cowpie Contest

September 5th: PCC Pancake Breakfast, Craft and Bake Sale, 8am to 10:30.

 

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 Jan and Mary Zach conducted a barn quilt workshop on August 8, 2026 in Malvern.  It was sponsored  by The Friends of the Library group.  Eight barn quilts were completed by the ten participants. A delicious breakfast and lunch were prepared by Pastor Donna Miller and Clint Wright. We were able to raise $300 for the Percival Church from this event. A fun, relaxing day was had by all! We are planning another class on November 14, 2026 where we will make Christmas barn quilts. You are welcome to join us! ~ Mary

 

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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...

 

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Percy's Tidbit

 

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Have a great week!