God’s Promises Bring Hope
“The Call of Abraham”
Sunday, September 20, 2026
*Please stand in body or in spirit. Congregational responses are in bold and preceded by "All"
GATHERING
Welcome and Announcements
Invitation and Sharing of Peace
Peace be with you. And also with you.
Prelude 10,000 Reasons Rejuvenate
LEADER: God has called us.
ALL: We are called to love and serve and do justice.
LEADER: God has blessed us.
ALL: We are blessed to be a blessing to the world.
LEADER: God has liberated us.
ALL: We are free to be who God created us to be.
Opening Prayer
ALL: God of blessing, As you called Abram and Sarai into relationship with you, and charged them with being a blessing to all of creation, remind us today and every day of all the ways in which your blessings upon us make it possible for us to bless others. May we shine as beacons of your loving grace in all we do and say. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
*Opening Song Here I Am, Lord UMH 593
- I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin
my hand will save.
I who made the stars of night,
I will make their
darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Refrain
Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you
calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold
your people in my heart.
- I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my word to them.
Whom shall I send?
Refrain
Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you
calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold
your people in my heart.
- I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will tend the poor and lame,
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide
till their hearts are satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?
Refrain
Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you
calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold
your people in my heart.
LISTENING
Scripture Reading Genesis 12:1-9
This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.
Message for All Ages
Sermon “The Call of Abraham” Rev. DV Yost
RESPONDING
*Sermon Song I Surrender All UMH 354
- All to Jesus I surrender;
all to him I freely give;
I will ever
love and trust him,
in his presence daily live.
Refrain
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
all to thee,
my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
- All to Jesus I surrender;
humbly at his feet I bow,
worldly pleasures
all forsaken;
take me, Jesus, take me now.
Refrain
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
all to thee,
my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
- All to Jesus I surrender;
make me, Savior,
wholly thine;
let me feel the Holy Spirit,
truly know that
thou art mine.
Refrain
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
all to thee,
my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
- All to Jesus I surrender;
Lord, I give
myself to thee;
fill me with thy
love and power;
let thy blessing fall on me.
Refrain
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
all to thee,
my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
- All to Jesus I surrender;
now I feel the sacred flame.
O the joy
of full salvation!
Glory, glory
to his name!
Refrain
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
I surrender all, (I surrender all,)
all to thee,
my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
Prayers of the People
Leader: God of mercy and grace,, ALL: we lift our prayers to you.
Offertory Craig Nickerson, Organist
*Offering Response Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (UMH 94)
*Prayer of Dedication (Clergy Stuff)
ALL: Holy God, you call us to trust you with our lives and our futures. In gratitude for all that you have given us, we return to you these gifts as a sign of our faith in your promises. Use them for the sake of your beloved creation, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
SENDING
*Closing Song Take My Life, and Let It Be UMH 399
- Take my life, and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments
and my days;
let them flow
in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands,
and let them move
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet,
and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee.
- Take my voice,
and let me sing
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips,
and let them be
filled with messages from thee.
Take my silver
and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect, and use
every power as
thou shalt choose.
- Take my will,
and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart,
it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne.
Take my love,
my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its
treasure-store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee.
*Benediction
Next Week
God’s Promises Bring Hope
“Joseph in Prison”
September 27, 2026 Genesis 39:1-23
This Week at Arnolia
- Monday, September 21: 7 PM Spiritual Care First Aid (virtual)
- Tuesday, September 22: Thrift Store accepting donations
- Tuesday, September 22: 12 Noon Pastors Study
- Tuesday, September 22: 6:30 PM Bible Study
- Thursday, September 24: Thrift Store OPEN
- Thursday, September 24: 6:30 PM Celebration Ringers
- Thursday, September 24: 7:30 PM Chancel Choir
- Friday, September 25: Pastor’s Sabbath – Church Office Closed
- Sunday, September 27 10 AM: Worship Service
- Sunday, September 27: 11:15 AM Prayer Group
- Sunday, September 27:: 6:30 PM Alpha for Young Adults (virtual)
Copywrite
10,000 Reasons, by Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman, © 2011 Atlas Mountain Songs; sixsteps Music; Thankyou Music Ltd; worshiptogether.com songs, CCLI #6016351 – Rejuvenate Used by Permission. CCLI Church Copyright License Number: 1684333 and Streaming License Number: 20155039.
Here I Am, Lord, by Dan Schutte, © 1981, OCP. All rights reserved., OneLicense #80670 - UMH 593Reprinted / Streamed with permission under One License A-735755. All Rights Reserved
I Surrender All - UMH 354 - Public Domain
Take My Life, and Let It Be - UMH 399 - Public Domain
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