June 14,2026
WE GATHER IN AWE AND PAISE
PRELUDE "God Welcomes All " arr. Mary Howarth
INTROIT “All Are Welcome” David Tomasacci
David Tomasacci, Director of Music at University Baptist Church, conductor
WELCOME Rev. Trip Porch
One: This is the day that the Lord has made
All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
*CALL TO WORSHIP
One: We gather from many places and many stories.
All: But we are gathered by the same Love.
One: Jesus was asked: what matters most?
All: Love God. Love your neighbor. Love yourself.
One: That is enough to build a life on.
All: Let us worship the God who shows us how.
*HYMN 63 “The Lord is God” AZMON
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION MacKenzie Murray
God of love, you have placed love at the center of everything. You have told us what matters most: to love you with our whole selves, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. We confess that we have not done this well. The church has too often turned away the very people you have drawn near. We have used your name to wound rather than to welcome. We have loved on our own terms and told ourselves that was enough. Forgive us. Restore in us the full, expansive love you have shown us in Christ, and make us worthy of the name we bear. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*RESPONSE OF PARDON 582 “Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me” GLORY TO GOD
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
One: The peace of Christ be with you!
All: And also with you.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
ANTHEM “Come to the Water” John Foley, SJ
Choir comprised of members from Indianola Presbyterian Church and University Baptist Church
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Marie Boozer
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE Mark 12:28-34 CEB
One of the legal experts heard their disputing and saw how well Jesus answered them.
He came over and asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
Jesus replied, “The most important one is “Hear O Israel! The Lord Our God is the one Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, You will love your neighbor as yourself. No other commandment is greater than these.”
The legal expert said to him, “Well said, Teacher. You have truthfully said that God is one and there is no other besides him. And to love God with all of the heart, a full understanding, and all of one’s strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself is much more important than all kinds of entirely burned offerings and sacrifices.”
When Jesus saw that he had answered with wisdom, he said to him, “You aren’t far from God’s kingdom.”
SERMON Tim Dick, Guest Preacher
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
*HYMN “Let There be Peace on Earth” WORLD PEACE
Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.
With God our creator, Family all are we
Let us Walk with each other in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now.
With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow;
To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE followed by the Lord’s Prayer using debts and debtors.
TIME OF OFFERING online giving is available at www. indianolapres.org/give
OFFERTORY “Like a Mother Who Has Borne Us” William P. Rowan
*OFFERTORY RESPONSE 709 “God, We Honor You” ABUNDANT BLESSINGS
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
God of love, receive these gifts and receive us. We have been reminded today of what matters most: to love you and to love one another. Send us out now with that love alive in us, not as feeling alone but as action, as courage, as welcome. May the love we have known in this place become love we carry into every place. In the name of the One who loved us first. Amen.
*HYMN INSERT “New Patterns of Loving” ST. DENIO
TIME OF COMMUNITY SHARING
CHARGE & BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE "Let There Be Peace on Earth" arr. Sharon Wilson