August 10, 2025 — 9:00 AM Service

PRELUDE
“Vocalise” (Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Gary Denbow, Tim Graf

WELCOME

GATHERING HYMN
“Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death”
ELW # 452

PRAYER OF THE DAY
Loving God, you call us to share the good news, and you send people our way who need to receive it! Keep us hopeful and grace-filled in these turbulent times and make us shine as your hands and feet in the world, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

SERVICE OF HOLY BAPTISM

Rhett Robbins Ordal
Crew David Verley

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Pastor Matthew

READING
Acts 8:26-38

Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot and join it.” So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this:

“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.”

The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus. As they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?” He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

SERMON
“Philip, Chasing after Good News”
Pastor Kristin

SONG OF RESPONSE
“Greater Things”
Elliana Meier, Tim Graf, Gary Denbow

PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE

THE LORD’S PRAYER

OFFERING INTRO

OFFERING OF MUSIC
“Rock of Ages” (arr. Tim Graf)
Tim Graf, Elliana Meier, Penny Meier, Gary Denbow

OFFERING PRAYER
Blessed are you, O God, ruler of heaven and earth. Day by day you shower us with blessings. As you have raised us to new life in Christ, give us glad and generous hearts, ready to praise you and to respond to those in need, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

BEFORE YOU GO

BENEDICTION

HYMN
“Jesus is a Rock in a Weary Land”
ELW # 333

SENDING
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!

POSTLUDE
“Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death” (arr. Lani Smith)
Barb Carroll

Musicians for Today’s Worship

Tim Graf (Director of Worship & Music)
Barb Carroll (Organist)
Gary Denbow
Elliana Meier
Penny Meier

Prayers

As a community of faith, we are connected through joy, sorrow, worship, and prayer. Please pray for the people listed below.
Your prayers are greatly appreciated!

We ask for God’s loving embrace to hold all those who mourn, especially:

Jim and Roxanne Williams and family who are mourning the death of Jim’s mother, Irene Williams
Lynn and Kraig Brose and family on the death of Lynn’s father Doug
Mike and Carol Larson and family – death of Mike’s mother Char Larson
Pat Kohls and family on the death of his father Lowell

Prayers of Mourning:

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Psalm 130:1–2
For I am convinced that neither death nor life… nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38–39
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die’. John 11:25–26

As we are praying for all members of the St. Andrew community, this week we pray especially for God’s comfort, healing, protection, and strength to be present with:

Dave Cookson
Jennifer and Tom Bessinger
Dave Cookson
John Gromek

Long Term Prayers:

Nicholas Priest
Madelyn Astry
Paul Skoog’s Brother, Dan
Jim and Racee Hornbacher
Julie Bergquist
John Rostad
Kathy Hoagland
Dave & Sherri Anderson’s daughter, Sarah Anderson-Jacobson
Ron Wolfbauer
Dick Smith
For the people of Haiti enduring ongoing political upheaval, severe economic challenges, and gang-related violence.
For the people of the Middle East and Ukraine – non-violence and peace.
All those in the military serving our country

General Prayers:

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you. Psalm 55:22a
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Names will remain listed until more are added unless otherwise requested. To add a name to the prayer list, click Prayer Requests or contact Pastor Peter Johnson.

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