February 22, 2026

FEBRUARY 22, 2026 FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT REV. KENDRA BALLIET ORGANIST JIM ROSS Prelude - Holy Is The Lord- Schubert (Bells) Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship (Based on Psalms 25 and 32) LEADER: To you, O Lord, we lift up our souls. PEOPLE: Teach us your ways, O Lord; show us your paths and lead us in your truth. LEADER: Trust in God, who will not put you to shame; be glad in the Lord and rejoice in God’s justice. PEOPLE: Shout for joy, all you upright in heart! * Opening Hymn – “Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days” #269 Opening Prayer God our help, you have given your angels charge over us to guard us in all our ways: Make known your presence with us throughout these forty days that we may find even in the wilderness your springs of living water, your touch that makes us whole. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Call to Confession Christ our Lord was tempted in the wilderness and knows all our trouble and weakness. We therefore have courage to confess our failings and our sins, knowing that the God of Jesus Christ will hear and forgive us. Prayer of Confession God of mercy, we confess that we too often satisfy our own desires before we think of others; we take needless risks that endanger ourselves and those around us; we look for power in the wrong places and fail to let you rule in our lives. Help us to turn away from all that keeps us from worshiping you alone. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Words of Assurance Jesus dismissed the tempter and walked from the wilderness toward the glory of the cross. Let us rejoice this day in Jesus’ glorious victory through his death and resurrection. In Jesus’ name we are forgiven. Children’s Chat Scripture- Matthew 4:1-11 Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Series: Season of Ash and Fire Message: Wilderness Tithes and Offering Offertory - O Master Let Me Walk With Thee-Barbara Kinyon (Bells) *Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayer Hymn – “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” #382 Acts of Praise Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer *Closing Hymn – “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian” #402 Action Steps and Benediction Postlude - The King of Love My Shepherd Is - Darwin Wolford