COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

THE WORSHIP OF GOD

17TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

CHRYSTAL ABBOTT

10:00 A.M.

*The congregation will please stand, if able.

Our Gathering Music

“It is No Secret” 

Our Meditation of Preparation 

Everlasting God, in whom we live and move and have our being: You have made us for yourself, so that our hearts are restless until they rest in you. Give us purity of heart and strength of purpose, that no selfish passion may hinder us from knowing your will, no weakness keep us from doing it; that in your light we may see light clearly, and in your service find perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The Peace of Christ

L: The Peace of Christ be with you all.

P: And also with you.

Our Welcome and Announcements

The Lighting of the Trinity Candle

The Ringing of the Bells

The Choral Introit

“Worship God with Music”

Our Prayer of Invocation

The Call to Worship (Responsively)

(L) You are the God who heals us, even when we do not deserve it.

(P) You heal without cost or barrier.
(L) We gather this day to anticipate your coming healing.
(P) We wait patiently for the day when our wounds will be bound forever,

(All) And none shall come to hurt or destroy.

*Our Opening Hymn #396

“Brethren, We Have Met to Worship!”

*The Call to Confession

Let us now take time to acknowledge our sins and confess them before the Lord, together, and then in silence. 

*Our Prayer of Confession (Unison) 

O God, we confess that we have greatly sinned. We have failed to love you and our neighbors in our thoughts and our words, by what we have done, and what we have failed to do. We are incapable of reconciling ourselves to you. We ask of you, Lord Jesus, to bring us into the fullness of new creation, and to sanctify us in this life. May the Holy Spirit continue to empower us to act justly and mercifully, and against our sinful desires. Amen.

*Our Silent Prayers

*The Assurance of Pardon 

(L) The disease of sin has caused us to hurt one another. But Christ, the healer, has come to heal the ailment of our souls, and will come again to heal the world in its entirety. In the hope of restoration and by Christ’s death and resurrection, we are forgiven, and our sins are cast away from us. 

(P) Thanks be to God! Amen.

*The Gloria Patria #581

Our Prayer for Illumination

The Old Testament Readings

Exodus 16:2-15 (p.112) and Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 (p.942)

The Choral Anthem

“Come, Christians, Join to Sing”

The New Testament Readings

Philippians 1:20b-27 (p.1826) and Matthew 20:1-16 (p.1529)

L: This is the Word of the Lord  

P: Thanks be to God

A: The Message  “What Do I Deserve?”

By: Chrystal Abbott

*Our Hymn of Response #351

“All Who Love and Serve Your City”

*Affirmation of Faith (The Apostle's Creed)

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.  And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.  He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to hell.  The third day he rose again from the dead.  He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.  From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.  I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.  Amen. 

The Sharing of Joys and Concerns

(After each request for prayer the leader will say “We lift this prayer to the Lord” and the people will respond “Lord hear our prayers”. Following each praise the leader will say “We lift this praise to the Lord” and the people will say “Thanks be to God”)

The Lord’s Prayer

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.

The Choral Amen

The Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

*The Doxology  #606

*Our Prayer of Dedication (Unison) 

God, you call us to serve you with the many gifts you have given us. As we render back to you what is yours, we thank you, and ask that you may use them in your power for the work of your kingdom. Amen. 

*Our Closing Hymn #846

“Fight the Good Fight”

The Sending and Blessing 

The Postlude