February 22, 2026

First Sunday in Lent

10:20 AM

 

 

 

 

Prelude

 

Lord, Teach Me to be Still

 

 

 

Welcome/Announcements

 

 

 

 

Opening Music

 

My Lord, What a Morning

 

 

 

Call to Worship

 

 

L: Tested by the devil in the wilderness, Jesus said:

P: You shall worship the Lord your God alone.

L: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

P: And also with you.

Matt. 4:10

 

2 Thess. 3:18

 

 

 

*Hymn # 166

Lord, Who throughout These Forty Days

 

 

 

*Call to Confession

 

Hebrews 4:14, 16

 

 

*Prayer of Confession

 

 

L: O Lord, we want to enter your presence, awed by your majesty, greatness and glory, yet encouraged by your love.

All: Yet there is a coldness in our hearts, a hardness toward you, an unwillingness to admit our sin and need for you. There is an indifference in our hearts toward our neighbor, for those who experience the chains of injustice and the yoke of oppression. Forgive us, for Jesus’ sake. Come near and strengthen us until Christ reigns supreme within us, in every thought, word, and deed. Give us a faith that purifies the heart, overcomes the world, works by love, fastens us to you, and always clings to the cross. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

 

 

*Silent Prayer of Confession

 

 

 

*Assurance of Pardon

 

Ps. 32:1, 5

 

 

 

*Gloria Patri #581

Glory Be to the Father

 

 

 

*The Peace

 

 

L: The peace of the Lord be always with you.

P: And also with you.

 

 

 

Children’s Chat

 

Matthew Barany

 

 

 

Collect of the Day

 

 

 

 

 

First Lesson

See insert

Genesis 2:15–17; 3:1–7

 

 

 

Response

See insert

Psalm 32

 

 

 

Second Lesson

See insert

Romans 5:12–19

 

 

 

*Hymn  (See Insert)

Lord, Teach Me to Be Still

Karl Hedrick

 

 

 

*Gospel Lesson

See insert

Matthew 4:1–11

 

 

 

Sermon

The Rev. Charles Gillett

 

 

*Affirmation of Faith

Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

 

Prayers of the People

 

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

 

Invitation to the Offering

 

 

 

Offering

 

 

 

 

*Doxology #606

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

*Prayer of Dedication

 

 

 

 

 

*Hymn #819

Be Still, My Soul

 

 

 

*Benediction

 

 

 

 

*Choral Amen

 

 

 

Postlude

 

Fugue in E Minor