july 12,2026
- Jul 13
- 3 min read
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Boon Lin Ngeo
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Prelude: Debbie Deane
Chalice Lighting: Igniting This Precious Light by Vanessa Titang
In igniting this chalice,
we cast upon it our hopes and intentions
for all that is positive
in our minds, and in our hearts.
May this precious light shine on.
Opening Hymn: Sweet, Sweet Spirit NCH 293
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship:
Come, all you who are struggling.
Come, all you who are crippled by pain and suffering.
Come to worship a God who heals your pain.
Come to worship a God who gives forgiveness.
Let us worship God, who sets us free and gives us new life!
Prayer of Invocation:
First Sacred Reading Acts 8:26-38
26 Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) 27 So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot and join it.” 30 So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. 32 Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.33 In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.”
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus. 36 As they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?” 38 He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
Passing of the Peace
Sharing of Our Joys & Concerns
Prayers of the People/Pastoral Prayer
Offering & Doxology: We Give You But Your Own – NCH 785
We give you but your own, what e'er the gift may be; All that we have is yours alone, we give it gratefully
Second Sacred Reading Svestasvatara Upanishad
The one Divine hidden in all things, pervading all, the inner witness of all beings, dwelling in all creatures – salutation to that Divine.
Hymn of Reflection: Nada Te Turbe
Sermon: Connecting the Dots !
Closing Hymn: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less NCH 403
Benediction: Rev. Dr. Boon Lin Ngeo
Postlude: Debbie Deane
All Souls Bethlehem Church
An Open and Affirming Congregation
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Boon Lin Ngeo
Ministers: All Members of ASBC
Minister Emeritus: Rev. Bill Nye
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