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Come thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise

Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise His name I'm fixed upon it
Name of God's redeeming love

Here I raise my Ebenezer
Hither by thy help I come
And I hope by thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home

Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wandering from the fold of God
He to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood

Oh to Grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be
Let thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to Thee

Prone to wander Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here's my heart Lord take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above

Here's my heart Lord take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above

Our call to worship this morning comes from Psalm 66:

Come and hear, all you who follow God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.
I cried out to him even when I had no voice,
I praised Him even when I had no words to sing.
And the LORD gave me a new song.
And a new heart to sing it.

All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing
Oh praise him, Alleluia
Thou burning sun with golden beams
Thou silver moon with softer gleam
Oh praise him Oh praise him
Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia

Let all things their Creator bless
And worship Him in humbleness
O praise Him, alleluia
Praise praise the Father, praise the Son
And praise the Spirit, three in One
O praise Him, O praise Him

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Praise praise the Father, praise the Son
And praise the Spirit, three in One
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Oh Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, oh alleluia

Jesus my brother my covenant friend
You know the struggle no need to pretend
So I will come before You with my heart open wide
Keeper of Your promises You always stay by my sideYou stay by my side

Jesus my Savior my help in the night
I walked in darkness 'til I saw the light
Now I will praise You Lord as long as I am living
I will praise You Lord as long as I have

Breath in my lungs
Breath in my lungs

Now I will praise You Lord as long as I am living
I will praise You Lord as long as I have

Breath in my lungs
Breath in my lungs

My hope my healer my soul’s redeemer
Calm in the storm
My peace my freedom my heart is beating
For You alone
For You alone

Jesus my rock You help me to stand
Swift is the water but strong is Your hand
So I will praise You Lord as long as I am living
I will praise You Lord as long as I have

Breath in my lungs
Breath in my lungs

So I will come before You with my heart open wide
Keeper of Your promises You always stay by my side

You stay by my side
Stay by my side

CONFESSION
Please join me in reading our confession:

Eternal God,
in whom we live and move and have our being, whose face is hidden from us by our sins,
and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts:
cleanse us from all our offenses,
and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires,
that with reverent and humble hearts we may draw near to you,
confessing our faults, confiding in your grace, and finding in you our refuge and strength; through Jesus Christ your Son.

ASSURANCE
And now hear this assurance:

Now return to the Lord with joy and gladness. Sing a song of redemption!
Let sorrow and sighing be no more.
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.

At this time, we would like to take a few moments to pass the peace of Christ. Please greet one another.

Foundations will remain in service today. Elementary is dismissed.

TRIVIA NIGHT
Join us on Friday, July 11, from 7 to 9pm at The Fleming Building for another Gateway Trivia Night! Come with a team or fly solo, and we’ll connect you with others. Kids are welcome too—there’ll be something for everyone.

RSVP at thegatewaychurch.com or in the Church Center mobile app.

NURSERY
The nursery is one of the most important spaces in our church—welcoming young families, showing hospitality to new parents, and creating a space of joy and safety for our youngest kids. We’re currently in need of a few more volunteers to round out the schedule and keep things running smoothly.

If you’re able to serve once a month—or even as a sub—we’d love to hear from you. Training is simple, and every volunteer works alongside others. Please contact our Gateway Kids Coordinator, Jenna Hintz, if you’re interested in serving or have questions!

We are going to enter into a time of giving. If you would like to give at this time, there are a couple of ways available to you:

- Visit our website at thegatewaychurch.com to give online.

- Or you can grab an envelope and drop it in the black offering box at the back of the room.

Please join me in reading our generosity liturgy.

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Holy Father, there is nothing I have that You have not given me.

All I have and am belong to You, bought with the blood of Jesus.

To spend everything on myself, and to give without sacrifice,

is the way of the world that You cannot abide.

But generosity is the way of those who call Christ their Lord;

who love Him with free hearts and serve Him with renewed minds.

Who withstand the delusion of riches that chokes the word;

Whose hearts are in your kingdom and not in the systems of the world.

I am determined to increase in generosity until it can be said that there is no needy person among us.

I am determined to be trustworthy with such a little thing as money that You may trust me with true riches.

Above all, I am determined to be generous because You, Father, are generous.

It is the delight of Your daughters and sons to share Your traits, and to show what You are like to all the world.

Please stand with me for the reading of God’s word. Our passage comes from Luke 15:11-24.

11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

This is the word of the Lord
(All: Thanks be to God)
You may be seated

Communion is available in the baskets at the end of each row. Contains juice and wafer (gluten-free option available).

We have suffered all kinds of grief
Tasted the bitter cup of defeat
Out of the bitter comes something
sweet
Our faith more precious than gold

We have been tested by so many
fires
Burned in the heat of what our hope
requires
Find us here singing in a foolish
choir
Our faith more precious than gold
Our faith more precious than gold

Though we don't see You, we love
You
when we don't feel You, we still
sing
We've got a reason to trust You
Jesus in ev'rything

There is a secret we can only know
Walking through places we don't
want to go
'Cause in the dark we learn the
song of hope
Our faith more precious than gold
Our faith more precious than gold

Though we don't see You, we love
You
when we don't feel You, we still
sing
We've got a reason to trust You
Jesus in ev'rything

Tears on the altar from all we've
lost
Following You no matter what it
cost
May be a whisper, may be a roar
This is the sound of those who love
You Lord
This is the sound of those who love
You Lord
Tears on the altar from all we've
lost
Following You no matter what it
cost
May be a whisper, may be a roar
This is the sound of those who love
You Lord
This is the sound of those who love
You Lord

Though we don't see You, we love
You
When we don't feel You, we still
sing
We've got a reason to trust You
Jesus in ev'rything
Jesus in ev'rything
Jesus in ev'rything

You give life, You are love
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore
Every heart that is broken
Great are You, Lord

It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise, we pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only

All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord

May the Grace of our LORD Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all.

Now and forevermore. Amen.