ORDER OF WORSHIP - AUGUST 9, 2026

ORDER OF WORSHIP

AUGUST 9, 2026 - 10:30 AM

NINETENTH DAY IN ORDINARY TIME

**Kindly stand if you are able

**PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR PHONE before Worship

PRELUDE                     “Be Not Afraid”                                   Susan Brown, Piano

   arranged by Dan Forrest

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP (Adapted from Psalm 105)

LEADER: O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples.

PEOPLE: Praise the Lord!

LEADER: Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wonderful works.

PEOPLE: Praise the Lord!

LEADER: Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

PEOPLE: Praise the Lord!

LEADER: Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually.

PEOPLE: Praise the Lord!

INVOCATION

Merciful and loving God, join with us today and guide us as we worship you and give thanks for all you have given us.

OPENING HYMN         “Just As I Am I Am, Without One Plea”              Red #445

CALL TO CONFESSION

All of us fall short of living perfect lives. We are sinners, but we are all offered a

pathway to forgiveness. Let us confess our sins and ask for God’s mercy.

PRAYER FOR UNDERSTANDING

Loving God, we come to you for strength and for comfort. We all feel the

burdens of life and at times they overwhelm us. We try to find comfort in wealth and possessions and any distractions we can find, but no matter how much we try, none of it brings us peace. We ask that when we are tested by life, you support us with the love and peace that only you can bring.

(A moment for silent personal confession)

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS

Praise the Lord! We fear that we are not worthy of the grace of God, and yet he

promises us that if we ask we will be forgiven. The gift of salvation is ours. Praise the Lord.

GLORIA PATRI

HYMN OF PRAISE                “Faith of Our Fathers”                               Red #692

**PASSING OF THE PEACE

**AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (from the Apostles’ Creed)

I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Lord, we ask that your word be heard clearly and understood by all so that we might live as your scriptures have taught us.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

NEW TESTAMENT                         Romans 10:5-15                             John Safran

GOSPEL                                          Matthew 14:22-33

SERMON MESSAGE                     “Lessons and Tests”                  James Phillips

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

And Lord we pray for those in our own hearts whose names you already know, for their own healing and comfort, in your name and that of our redeemer Jesus Christ, who taught us to pray, saying:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our

debtors.

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

Let us return to God the offerings of our life and the gifts of the earth. May our gifts be a blessing to those who receive them. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

OFFERTORY               “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”            Susan Brown, Piano

    arranged by Craig Curry

DOXOLOGY                 Avery & Marsh (Back of the Red hymnal)

PRAYER OF THANKS

We thank you, our Lord for those gifts to us that we send to you for your work and ours in congregation, community, and culture. Guide us in good use as we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.

HYMN OF PARTING             “The Solid Rock”                                       Red #517

BENEDICTION

But one whose heart and ways are kind - of him

strangers will bear report to the whole wide world,

and distant men will praise him.

-Homer

POSTLUDE                  “His Eye is on the Sparrow”               Susan Brown, Piano

                                        Arranged by Mark Hayes

James Phillips

Union Church

44 Balmville Rd, Newburgh, NY 12550

https://www.newburghpresby.org/

Phone: (845) 562-0954