September 7, 2025 — 9:00 AM Service

September 4, 2025
Zack Benz
Bulletin

PRELUDE
“Plenty Good Room” (arr. Jacqueline B. Hairston)
Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf

WELCOME

GATHERING HYMN
“Holy, Holy, Holy” (Words Projected)

PRAYER OF THE DAY
Loving God, you meet us in the wilderness, and you transform our barren spaces into holy ground with your divine presence. Help us to hear your voice as you call each of us into roles of leadership and service for the sake of your kingdom. We pray this is Jesus’ name, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Arlene Flancher

READING
Exodus 3:1-5, 7-8a, 13-15

Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up.” When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” …Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey…

But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ” God also said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’:

This is my name forever,
and this my title for all generations.”

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

SERMON
“Grounded”
Pastor Peter

PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE

OFFERING INTRO
Pastor Kristin

OFFERING

OFFERING OF MUSIC
“Music of Heaven” (Craig Courtney)
Chamber Choir, Larry Bach (Director), Rachel Calvert (Violin)

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.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

THE LORD’S PRAYER

AGNUS DEI

MUSIC DURING HOLY COMMUNION
“Restless” (Audrey Assad, Matt Maher)
Elliana Meier, Alan Bach, Tim Graf, Rachel Calvert

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

BEFORE YOU GO

BENEDICTION

HYMN
“Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ”
ELW # 674

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

POSTLUDE
“Bourée” (G. F. Handel, arr. Dennis Janzer)
Barb Carroll, Tim Graf

Musicians for Today’s Worship

Tim Graf (Director of Worship & Music)
Barb Carroll (Organist)
Alan Bach
Elliana Meier
Rachel Calvert
Chris Sasik
Lyndon Moquist
Chamber Choir
- Larry Bach (Director)

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:

Matt and Nicole Butler – death Matt’s mother Joyce
Tom and Pat McMullen – death of Tom’s sister Marcy
Rebecca Willette & family, John Platt and family on the death of their stepdad and grandpa
Daniel Fuhrman and the family of Anna Fuhrmann
Dave & Lori Goble and family on the death of Lori’s sister, Carol
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

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:

Vince and Tricia O’donnell
The Willette and Platt Families
Sharon Peterson, mother of Jeff Peterson
Buzz Heitner
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

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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