october 26, 2025

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Boon Lin Ngeo

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Prelude:    Richard Harper 

Chalice Lighting: 

We are not alone.

We are this flame, ancient as the stars, new as the vulnerable spark.

We are not alone.

We are here. We are here for ourselves. We are here for each other. And…

We are not alone.

Opening Hymn:      This Is My Song                SLT 159 

Welcome & Announcement

Call to Worship:  

When the way is difficult and dangerous,

let us still choose what is good and just.

When evil comes to break us down and break us apart,

let us still choose to carry on with each other.

When power from on high strikes fear in our hearts,

let us still choose the courage to persist.

For we know that the love and power of God, which abides in us, will not be overcome.

Prayer of Invocation:   

First Sacred Reading:   Mark 10: 13-16

¹³ People were bringing children to him in order that he might touch them, and the disciples spoke sternly to them. ¹⁴ But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. ¹⁵ Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” ¹⁶ And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.  

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:    The Bhagavad Gita

To me, all beings are the same. I hate none, and no one is more dear to Me than another.

Hymn of Reflection:      Bless The Lord My Soul 

Sermon:  Universal Love, Radical Acceptance      

Closing Hymn:      There is More Love Somewhere     STL  95

Benediction:                           Rev. Dr. Boon Lin Ngeo

Postlude:                                Richard Harper

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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