july 5,2026

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: Nearer, My God, to Thee      SLT 87                      

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    Matthew 8:5-13

⁵ When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him ⁶ and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible distress.” ⁷ And he said to him, “I will come and cure him.” ⁸ The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my servant will be healed. ⁹ For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me, and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and the slave does it.” ¹⁰ When Jesus heard him, he was amazed and said to those who followed him, “Truly I tell you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith. ¹¹ I tell you, many will come from east and west and will take their places at the banquet with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, ¹² while the heirs of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” ¹³ And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; let it be done for you according to your faith.” And the servant was healed in that hour.

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:     Avatamsaka Sutra

Faith is the source and origin of all merits and virtues, like an embryo from which all the various roots of virtue grow.

Hymn of Reflection:       Spirit of Life      SLT 123         

Sermon:    Faith is a Verb   

Service of Communion:

God is with you

And also with you

Let us open our hearts

Let us open them to God

Let us give God thanks and praise

It is a good and joyful thing to do

Closing Hymn:   Let It Be a Dance      SLT  311                      

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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and be our guest at the gathering following the service!

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Please speak with Council President Raquel Irizarry about our next New Member gathering!  

An All-inclusive, Welcoming Community of Faith

born from the traditions of the:

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United Church of Christ - www.UCC.org

Unitarian Universalist Association - www.UUA.org 

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