(Watch directly on YouTube)
(Download a pdf of the full bulletin)
PRELUDE
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
RINGING OF THE BELL
Please stand as you are able.
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, who forgives all our sin,
whose mercy endures forever. Amen.
Let us confess our sin to God.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Compassionate God, we confess to you all our sins. Our burden is
heavy, and we cannot free ourselves. In your mercy, call us back
to you. Your yoke is easy and your burden is light. Restore us to
dwell in your peace. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen.
Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying
heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” In the name of God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, your sins are forgiven. Rest in God’s
love. Amen.
GATHERING HYMN Hymn #641, vs. 1-2, 4-5
“All Are Welcome”
GREETING
The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
And also with you.
KYRIE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Let us pray. O God, you direct our lives by your grace, and your
words of justice and mercy reshape the world. Mold us into a
people who welcome your word and serve one another, through
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Please be seated.
WORD
FIRST READING Jeremiah 28:5-9
Through a symbolic action Jeremiah insisted that Judah and all the
surrounding nations should submit to the king of Babylon (Jer. 27).
Hananiah contradicted the word of Jeremiah, who in reply insisted
that Hananiah’s rosy prediction should not be believed until it came
true. God confirmed the word of Jeremiah and sentenced the false
prophet Hananiah to death (vv. 16-17).
5 The prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence
of the priests and all the people who were standing in the
house of the Lord, 6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May
the Lord do so; may the Lord fulfill the words that you have prophesied
and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the
house of the Lord and all the exiles. 7 But listen now to this word that
I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. 8 The
prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied
war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms.
9 As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of
that prophet comes true, then it will be known that the Lord has truly
sent the prophet.”
Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.
PSALM PSALM 89:1-4, 15-18
1 Your love, O Lord, forever will I sing;
from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness.
2 For I am persuaded that your steadfast love is established forever;
you have set your faithfulness firmly in the heavens.
3 “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn an oath to David my servant:
4 ‘I will establish your line forever,
and preserve your throne for all generations.’ ”
Refrain
15 Happy are the people who know the festal shout!
They walk, O Lord, in the light of your presence.
16 They rejoice daily in your name;
they are jubilant in your righteousness.
17 For you are the glory of their strength,
and by your favor our might is exalted.
18 Truly, our shield belongs to the Lord;
our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Refrain
SECOND READING Romans 6:12-23
Sin is an enslaving power which motivates us to live self-serving, disobedient
lives. Sin’s final payoff is death. We, however, have been
set free from sin’s slavery to live obediently under God’s grace,
whose end is the free gift of eternal life.
12 Do not let sin reign in your mortal bodies, so that you obey their
desires. 13 No longer present your members to sin as instruments of
unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have
been brought from death to life, and present your members to God
as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin will have no dominion
over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but
under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that, if you present
yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one
whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience,
which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that you who
were slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the form
of teaching to which you were entrusted 18 and that you, having been
set free from sin, have become enslaved to righteousness. 19 I am
speaking in human terms because of your limitations. For just as you
once presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness,
leading to even more lawlessness, so now present your members
as slaves to righteousness, leading to sanctification.
20 When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
21 So what fruit did you then gain from the things of which
you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. 22 But now
that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the fruit you
have leads to sanctification, and the end is eternal life. 23 For the
wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.
CHILDREN’S SERMON Pastor Chris Steubing
Please stand as you are able for the gospel reading.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL Matthew 10:40-42
The holy gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
When Jesus sends his disciples out as missionaries, he warns them
of persecution and hardships they will face. He also promises to reward
any who aid his followers and support their ministry.
[Jesus said to the twelve:] 40 “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me,
and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41
Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a
prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the
name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous,
42 and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these
little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these
will lose their reward.”
The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ
SERMON Pastor Chris Steubing
HYMN OF THE DAY “Just As I Am, Without One Plea” Hymn #592
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS
Let us pray…
Please stand as you are able.
THE APOSTLES’ CREED
Together with the whole church, we confess our faith:
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and 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.
Please be seated.
You have made public profession of your faith. Do you intend to continue
in the covenant God made with you in baptism: to live among
God’s faithful people, to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s
supper, to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and
deed, to serve all people, following the example of Jesus, and to
strive for justice and peace in all the earth?
If so, please answer: I do and I ask God to help and guide me.
These new sisters and brothers in Christ have come to us as gifts of
God and companions in life. We have a mutual responsibility to welcome
them, support them in faith, pray for them, befriend them, and
encourage them to find and use the gifts the Holy Spirit has given
them for our shared mission. People of God do you promise to support
and pray for them and their life in Christ?
If so, please answer: We do and we ask God to help and guide us.
Let us pray…
Let us rejoice with our sisters and brothers in Christ. We rejoice in
you in the life of baptism. Together we will give thanks and
praise to God and proclaim the good news to all the world.
THE PRAYERS
...God of grace, hear our prayer.
SHARING THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
Let us share the peace with one another.
OFFERING
OFFERING MUSIC “This is Amazing Grace”
Please stand as you are able during the final chorus as the offering is brought
forward.
OFFERING PRAYER
Let us pray. Loving God, we offer at your table the gifts of our
hearts. Help us take heart in you and share freely of your love,
so that all creation can taste your abundance. We ask this in the
name of Jesus, through the Spirit abiding with us now and
forever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer (Sung)
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.
BENEDICTION
Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and
forever.
SENDING HYMN “By Grace We Have Been Saved”
14
DISMISSAL
Heaven has come near. Go, share the good news!
Thanks be to God. Alleluia!
POSTLUDE
--------------
Announcements/Reminders
For children and parents
After the children’s sermon, children are invited to go with
Ms. Ameya to the fellowship hall for Sunday school children’s
time. Youth are invited to join for a devotion and hang out time
after worship in the youth room. Ameya would like to extend a
warm invitation to any adults who would like to assist her or
simply observe on Sundays. Whether it’s during worship or
fellowship time, it’s a beautiful opportunity to bond with and get
to know the vibrant youth and children of our congregation. If
interested, email her at ameyas-intern@standrewofcl.org.
--------------------
Church Staff and today’s worship leaders:
Pastor—Rev. Chris Steubing
Visitation Pastor—Rev. Judi Miller
Our Reader—Leslie Albiar
Our Liturgist—Don Gillett
Organist/Pianist—Jimmy Cheung
Choir and Hand Bell Director—Wendy Kuenemann
Children & Youth Ministry Intern—Ameya Steubing
Office Administrator—Trista Stubblefield
____________________________
July 10th—First Day of Fun & Faith Fridays!
Greetings from our Children, Youth, & Family Ministry Team!
Lots of volunteers are needed for our 2026 summer children's ministry programming, Fun & Faith
Fridays! We're repeating the VBS-style program, similar to last summer, with an exciting new theme,
"Kingdom Quest: An Epic Journey to Discover God's Kingdom," that we believe will help us create a
meaningful, fun, and faith-filled experience for children. We'll be gathering on four consecutive
Fridays (July 10, 17, 24, and 31), from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for a VBS style children's program with
worship, music, crafts, bible lessons, and snacks. There will be four activities (or rotations) for the
children to attend and we need "Shepherds" to help the flock go from one rotation to the next. We
also need volunteers to help with sign in/sign out, as well as the music, snack, craft and games
activities.
All volunteers will receive a "leader" t-shirt with a new "Fun & Faith Friday" design, please indicate in
the comments the size shirt you want.
Volunteers are asked to attend a one hour training session - July 5th, after
worship and July 8th at 6:30PM. Training will be held in the library. ALSO,
volunteers are asked to arrive no later than 8:30 AM each F&F Friday for a
quick meeting before the participants begin to arrive at 8:45.
Please go to the event page to sign up.
We're excited to have you join our Fun & Faith Fridays - thank you!
----------------
Hey St. Andrew community! Our Youth Group
is stepping up for a fantastic cause on July
17th, and we need your help to make it a success.
We are participating in the Sole Shoe
Building project, turning recycled denim into
shoes for those in need!
Here is how you can get involved and support
our youth:
1. Donate Denim—We are looking
for Adult Non-Stretch Jeans. If you have any
pairs in good condition that you no longer
wear, we would love to take them off your
hands!
2. Sponsor a Pair Along with your
jean donation, or if you don't have jeans to donate, you can sponsor a pair!
Cost: $35 covers the cost of making one full pair of shoes. Any donation amount
towards this project is greatly appreciated and makes a huge difference!
How to Give (Cash or Check)-Checks: Please make checks payable to
the church, but be sure to add a note in the memo line for "Sole Youth Project."
Cash: Drop-offs are welcome too!
Where to Leave Donations—Jeans can be left in the fellowship hall bin
labeled "Sole Donation Bin." You can drop off your monetary donations in the
mail slot at the church office door.
Thank you so much for always supporting our youth and helping us put our best
foot forward for this meaningful project!