24 Jul Worship Bulletin: 7/27/25
Welcome to Worship at the McPherson Church of the Brethren
We invite your active participation in the life of this congregation, as together we continue to grow in grace and seek justice for God’s creation.
Sunday, July 27, 2025 @ 10:15 a.m.
District Conference Sunday
Consecration and Commissioning of New Leadership @ 11:30 am
Welcome Video
♫Gathering Music | “Prelude in G Major” | Fanny Hensel
Ellen Gilbert, organ
Sharing Time – Joys and Concerns | Tricia Hartshorn
♫Centering Music | “I Love You, Lord“ | Laurie Klein; arr. Patricia Sanders Cota
Bell Ensemble; Kaitlyn van Asselt, Grace van Asselt, Deb van Asselt, Becky Snell, Kendra Flory, Janelle Flory
Opening Words | Sing the Story (lightly adapted) | Worship Leader, Nancy Miner
♫Opening Song | “Here in This Place” | #6
Message for the Kids | Barbara Wagoner
Invitation to Give
Any offering given during this time will go to the Western Plains District.
IF you have offering that is for the McPherson Church of the Brethren, please place it in the offering box on the back wall of the sanctuary.
Give online or send a check made payable to “McPherson Church of the Brethren,” 200 N. Carrie, McPherson, KS 67460
♫Musical Offering | “I am not, not you” | by Erin Flory Robertson
Erin and Cody Flory Robertson, vocal/instrumental, respectively
Prayer | inspired by a litany in Voices Together #1017
Scripture Focus | Luke 11:1-13 | Common English Bible (CEB)
1 Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said,
“Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 Jesus told them,
“When you pray, say: ‘Father, uphold the holiness of your name. Bring in your kingdom.
3 Give us the bread we need for today.
4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who has wronged us.
And don’t lead us into temptation.’”
5 He also said to them,
“Imagine that one of you has a friend and you go to that friend in the middle of the night.
Imagine saying,
‘Friend, loan me three loaves of bread 6 because a friend of mine on a journey has arrived and I have nothing to set before him.’
7 Imagine further that he answers from within the house,
‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.’
8 I assure you, even if he wouldn’t get up and help because of his friendship,
he will get up and give his friend whatever he needs because of his friend’s brashness.
9 And I tell you: Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened to you.
10 Everyone who asks, receives. Whoever seeks, finds. To everyone who knocks, the door is opened.
11 “Which father among you would give a snake to your child if the child asked for a fish?
12 If a child asked for an egg, what father would give the child a scorpion?
13 If you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask?”
♫Scripture Song | “What a Friend we Have in Jesus” | #574
Message | “Living Together in Christ” | Blaine Miner
Father, uphold the holiness of your name.
Bring in your kingdom.
3 Give us the bread we need for today.
4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who has wronged us.
And don’t lead us into temptation.’”
♫Sending Song | “You are Salt for the Earth” | #226
Sending Words
♫Sending Music | “Come with Joyful Singing” | Joseph Martin
Conference Choir; Becky Snell, director; Connie Burkholder, accompanist
IF you need to depart and NOT remain for the ‘Consecration and Commissioning’; please exit to the foyer now
Consecration and Commissioning of New District Leadership | Co-District Executive Ministers Blaine Miner & Nancy Miner
District Conference 2025 Logo and Theme – Conference Moderator Cheryl Mishler
District Conference 2026 Logo and Theme – Conference Moderator Jerry Bowen
Videography and Editing: Eric Goering
Music Coordinator: Ellen Gilbert
Choir Director: Becky Snell
Technical Crew: Eric Goering, Ryan Goering, Shane Kirchner, Steve Lolling & Chris Whitacre
Chancel Decoration Team: Jill Brax, Colleen Gustafson, Michele Johnson, Shane Kirchner & Lara Schoming