You are invited to the Worship Service on September 27, 2026 at 10 am. The bulletin for this Sunday is available for viewing HERE.
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Ordinary Time
In God’s Eternal Time
Sunday, September 27, 2026, 10 am
Children’s Time “Story of the Lost Elder Son” Pastor John
Luke 15:11-32
The Parable of the Lost Elder Son
“Now his elder son was in the field, and as he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf because he has got him back safe and sound.’ Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, ‘Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command, yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’ Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’ ”
Choir Anthem
Come, Christians Join to Sing
Words: Christian Henry Bateman
Music: Traditional Melody
Arr. by John Carter
Message The Magnificent Defeat: Rev. John Song
Part 5) “How Shame Is Healed 3.0”
When I am in shame, I am disconnected from others, myself, and from God. Shame makes me small because I’m hiding from others, myself, and from God. Shame is not something I should run away from. Rather, shame offers a portal where I discover aspects of myself that need healing and find my true self the Universe has been waiting for.
“Dignity is not something an addict earns by getting better.
It’s what makes getting better possible.”
~ Brian Spielmann
“Everything that is an obstacle to the person
is also the potential opening of a new path
in which the deepest self can become more present.”
~ Michael Meade, Storyteller, Author, and Founder of the Mosaic Multicultural Foundation
