Lord, you made us for life together, but we are busy making our tribes.

We don’t like to mix with people with whom you made us to live as equals.

You call us to walk humbly before you, but we are a convoy of confusion.

Prelude Great Is Thy Faithfulness Chisolm

Preparing Ourselves for Worship

I Exalt Thee – Father God – I Lift Your Name (back of bulletin)

Silent Prayer/The Lord’s Prayer

Call to Worship

Dearest God, fill us with the knowledge of your will and all spiritual wisdom and understanding. May we lead lives worthy of you, Jesus, fully pleasing to you, Lord, so that we might bear fruit in every effort and continuously grow in our knowledge of you and of your design for all things.

* Hymn 59 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”

Vacation Bible School 2005

* Greeting Each Other in Christ

Children remain in Worship.

Please sign the Fellowship pad, include your phone # and pass it to the center.

Sharing the Activities in the Life of Our Church

* Hymn 486 “Have Thine Own Way, Lord”

Sharing the Joys and Concerns of Our Life Together

Giving Our Offering and Our Lives Into God’s Hands

Offertory – God Help the Outcasts Kendel Will

Prayer of Dedication

Sermon Series: Being a God Person Means…

II Kings 5:1-10 page 362 Al Hernandez

Summer Drama – The Right Prescription

II Kings 5: 14,15

“Humility – a Gift not an Achievement” Ben Lindstrom

* Hymn 576 “Make Me a Servant”

Benediction

Postlude Alas and Did My Saviour Bleed Wilson

* = Stand, if able

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Please pray for our youth and their adult leaders while they are on their mission trip to Sitka, Alaska. May God use them mightily and fill their lives with his wonderful presence.

- 7pm at Beavers – Simpler Living, Compassionate Life – A Christian Perspective a collection of essays on money, time, environment, community and related topics. Book is available from Amazon and local stores. Series will run thru Aug 29

Ben will be at the Whitworth Institute of Ministry this week - if you have a need or a concern, please call the church office, your deacon or Beaver.

As summer begins and we’re all out and about the expenses at the church continue – so don’t forget to keep up your pledge.

The Des Moines Food Bank is always in need of our brown paper grocery bags. Bring them to church and they’ll be delivered to the food bank for you.

For Thou O Lord, art high above all the earth. Thou art exalted far above all gods. For Thou O Lord, art high above all the earth. Thou art exalted far above all gods. I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, O Lord. I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, O Lord.

Father God, I give all thanks and praise to Thee; Father God, my hands I humbly raise to Thee. For Thy mighty power and love amazes me, amazes me; and I stand in awe and worship, Father God.

I lift Your name, Your holy name, Jehovah God, Elohim. The great I Am, the risen Lamb, My Comforter and King.