9:30am Welcome - Rev. Dana Seiler Opening Song - “Your Grace is Enough” - Makenzie Loudermilt Time of Greeting Children’s Message Songs - “Holy Water” and "Gratitude Sermon - “Forgiveness” There are three voices of forgiveness in the story of the Prodigal Son. Those three voices are: Forgiveness of self Forgiveness of of forgiveness Forgiveness of self requires and . Forgiveness entails societal and cultural . It also entails . Forgiveness is hard to grant sometimes, but it is only through forgiveness that we get to experience a powerful in our hearts and are freed from the bondage of our own bitterness, wrath, and resentment. Forgiveness means that the power of the original wounds to hold us trapped…. is !” Offering and Prayer - Greg Conrad Communion Closing Song “Amazing Grace - My Chains are Gone” Benediction 11:00am Prelude - Jeff Perks Welcome - Rev. Dana Seiler Call to Worship - Greg Conrad Leader: Children of God, welcome! People: We have come seeking love and friendship. Leader: Welcome to this place of hope and reconciliation. People: We have come to be a part of this beloved community. Leader: Welcome to this church, where diversity is cherished. People: We have come seeking acceptance and pardon. Leader: You are welcome here today, just as you are. People: In gratitude, we will worship God. Hymn - “All Creatures of Our God and King” - #455 Prayer of Confession Merciful God, forgiveness is hard work. We want justice and vindication for ourselves and for those we love. We want to get back an eye for an eye, often treating others in the exact opposite way we would like to be treated, because “they deserve it.” Help us to remember Your words of hope and forgiveness when You tell us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. We need Your help to let go of our anger toward others, so that Your love might shine through our relationships and in our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Declaration of Forgiveness Passing of the Peace Anthem Sermon - “Forgiveness” - Rev. Dana Seiler There are three voices of forgiveness in the story of the Prodigal Son. Those three voices are: Forgiveness of self Forgiveness of of forgiveness Forgiveness of self requires and . Forgiveness entails societal and cultural . It also entails . Forgiveness is hard to grant sometimes, but it is only through forgiveness that we get to experience a powerful in our hearts and are freed from the bondage of our own bitterness, wrath, and resentment. Forgiveness means that the power of the original wounds to hold us trapped…. is !” Anthem Offering and Prayer of Thanksgiving Doxology Communion Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Closing Hymn - “Grace Alone” - #2162 Benediction Postlude