October 12, 2025 — 9:00 AM Service

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PRELUDE
“Praise!” (Brenda E. Austin)
Peace Ringers, Linnae Stole (Director)

CALL TO WORSHIP
“If Ye Love Me” (Thomas Tallis)
Chamber Choir, Larry Bach (Director)

WELCOME

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,
our maker, our helper, and our keeper.
Amen.

Trusting in God’s mercy, let us confess our sin
in the presence of God and of one another.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Merciful and loving God,
we are your stiff-necked people.
We trample on the needy.
We grumble about your grace to others.
We turn away from the poor.
Have mercy on us and forgive our sins.
Rejoice over us as ones who were lost
and have been found.
Amen.

Even when we are faithless, God remains faithful.
Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.
You who were lost have been found.
In the name of ☩ Jesus, your sins are forgiven!
Amen.

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.

GATHERING HYMN
“Bless Now, O God, the Journey”

PRAYER OF THE DAY
Loving God, in your faithfulness, you brought your people through the wilderness to a new and promised land. Keep us faithful and resilient also as we endure hardship and keep our eyes fixed on your promises for this life and the next, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

ANTHEM
“Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer” (Rob Barrett)
Chamber Choir, Larry Bach (Director)

READING
Deuteronomy 8:2-4

Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commandments. He humbled you by letting you hunger, then by feeding you with manna, with which neither you nor your ancestors were acquainted, in order to make you understand that one does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. The clothes on your back did not wear out, and your feet did not swell these forty years.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

SERMON
“Resilient”
Pastor Kristin

PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE

THE LORD’S PRAYER

OFFERING INTRO
Pastor Peter

OFFERING OF MUSIC
“Milele (Forever)” (Jason Krug)
Bells of Joy, Tim Graf (Director)
Hannah Fleming, Jill Boyd (Percussion)

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

SENDING HYMN
“Let All Things Now Living”
ELW # 881

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

POSTLUDE
“Give Me Jesus” (arr. Tim Graf)
Tim Graf

Musicians for Today’s Worship

Tim Graf (Director of Worship and Music)
Barb Carroll (Organist)
Chamber Choir
- Larry Bach (Director)
Bells of Joy
Hannah Fleming (Percussionist)
Jill Boyd (Percussionist)

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:

Elizabeth Klauda and family on the death of her mother, Judy Hansen
Sandy Perkins and her family on the death of her mother, Bernice

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 and Linda King’s son Jonathan
Linda Wood
Judy Riggs
Dave Anderson
Marlene Paulson
Scott Elsass
Joey Johnk
Fern Wewers – Wendy Markman’s mother
Ruth Bachman’s sister in law, Debby Gusfafson
Jane (and Curt) Goke’s niece Paola
Bernie and Stacy Trenda

Long Term Prayers:

Hugo Herman
Nicholas Priest
Madelyn Astry
Paul Skoog’s Brother, Dan
Jim and Racee Hornbacher
Julie Bergquist
John Rostad
Kathy Hoagland
Ron Wolfbauer
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

We give God thanks and praise for Pastor David Lerseth’s ordination anniversary, which was Sunday, August 4, 1968, 57 years ago.

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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