October 4, 2026
Call to Worship From Psalm 8:1-9
Pastor: O LORD, our Lord, how
majestic is your name in
all the earth!
People: You have set your glory
above the heavens.
Pastor: When I consider your
heavens, the work of your
fingers, the moon and the
stars, which you have set
in place,
People: What is man that you are
mindful of him, the son
of man that you care for
him?
Pastor: You made him a little
lower than the angels and
crowned him with glory
and honor.
People: You made him ruler over
the works of your hands;
you put everything under
his feet:
Pastor: All flocks and herds, and
the beasts of the field, the
birds of the air, and the
fish of the sea, all that
swim the paths of the seas.
All: O LORD, our Lord, how
majestic is your name in
all the earth! ◆
PRAYER of INVOCATION from Isaiah 55:10-11
SONG of ADORATION “God of Grace . . . ” #475
Confession and Assurance
READING of GOD’S LAW
Hear God’s Law, His Will for Your Life, from Ex. 20:6 & John 14:15, 15:10
I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments . . . If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER of CONFESSION
St. Augustine
All: O Lord my God, light of
the blind, and strength
of the weak; yes, also
light of those who see,
and strength of the
strong—hearken unto
my soul, and hear it
crying from the depths,
“Woe is me!”
Pastor: Lord, help us to turn and
seek you; for while we
have forsaken our Creator,
You have you not forsaken
your creation.
People: Let us turn and seek You,
for we know You are here
in our heart, when we
confess our sins to You,
Pastor: When we cast ourselves
upon You, and weep in
Your bosom, after all our
sinful ways; and You
gently wipe away our
tears, and we weep all the
more, for joy;
All: Because you, Lord, who
made us, remake and
comfort us. Amen.◆
ASSURANCE of PARDON from Isaiah 1:18
Receive these words of comfort from God:
Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Gathered church, having put your faith in Christ Jesus for salvation, and having confessed your sins to him and thrown yourself upon his endless mercy, be assured that your sins are forgiven and that you stand no longer stained crimson, but washed clean in His sight. Amen. ◆
SONG of RESPONSE “Grace” #148
Life of Worship
PROFESSION of FAITH The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe 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 into hell.
On the third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there shall he come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Church universal,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen. ◆
OFFERING
DOXOLOGY #334
PRAYER of DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S CATECHISM
Q32. How was and is Christ
exalted?
A. After His humiliation,
Christ was exalted in rising
again from the dead on the
third day and ascending
up into heaven; He is now
exalted as he sits at the
right hand of God the
Father; and He will be
exalted in coming to judge
the world at the last day.
MOMENT for MISSIONS
GREETINGS FROM ABC-MI Ed Owens
Ministry of the Word
HYMN “Like a River Glorious #623
PRAYER for ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE READING Ruth 1:1-6
SERMON “A Famine in the House of Bread” Pastor Zach
Ministry of Sacrament
COMMUNION HYMN “Break Thou the Bread…” #839
INVITATION to the LORD’S SUPPER
WORDS of INSTITUTION
The BREAD and the CUP
(All who look to Christ and His cross alone for
salvation are invited to join us at the Lord’s Table)
FELLOWSHIP FUND OFFERING
SONG of RESPONSE “Blest Be the Tie” #426
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
