Sunday, April 26, 2026
Welcome to our Order of Service page! Each week, a team of pastors and staff get together to collaborate on the liturgy, or order of service, for Sunday. Every element is prayerfully and carefully crafted so that the Gospel, God’s redemptive story to save a people for Himself in and through His Son Jesus Christ, would be clear and compelling. We hope you’ll enjoy following along with us as we present and rehearse the Gospel again this morning.
Order of Service
WELCOME & CALL TO CORPORATE WORSHIP
Pastor of Corporate Worship: Ryan Foglesong
Ps. 145:1–3, 8–10
ADORATION
Praise to the Lord the Almighty (Joyful, Joyful)
PASTORAL PRAYER OF CONFESSION & TRUST
Pastor of Corporate Worship: Ryan Foglesong
ASSURANCE OF PARDON & THANKSGIVING
The God We Love (Nicene Creed)
I Love You, Lord
GOSPEL HOPE & ANTICIPATION
Is He Worthy?
PETITION: PRAYER FOR THE OFFERING
Executive Pastor: Joe Keller
OFFERTORY
Grace
SCRIPTURE READING
Rick Llamas
Genesis 21:1–7 (ESV)
PROCLAMATION: INSTRUCTION FROM GOD’S WORD
Genesis: Foundations of Our Story
Abraham& Abimelech: Deceit & Covenant | Genesis 20–21
Senior Pastor: David W. Hegg
ANNOUNCEMENTS & BENEDICTION
Pastor of Equipping: Aaron Miller
The Simple Sermon
“Abraham’s story reminds us that the race of faith is often uphill. The challenges can
overcome us, but our God remains faithful, so don’t stop running.”
Why We Chose These Songs & Scriptures
This Sunday’s service is shaped by the faithfulness of God to keep His promises, even when His people are weak, fearful, and inconsistent. In Genesis 20–21, Abraham once again acts out of fear, but God graciously intervenes to protect Sarah, preserve the promised line, and fulfill what He had spoken.
Our Call to Corporate Worship will come from Psalm 145:1–3, 8–10, which lifts our eyes to the greatness and goodness of the Lord: “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,” and “The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” That leads us naturally into Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Joyful, Joyful) which proclaims that God is our protection, provider, and promise keeper.
From there, we’ll move into a pastoral prayer, asking the Lord to make us a people who trust His promises and walk by faith rather than fear. Then we’ll sing The God We Love (Nicene Creed), confessing together the faith once delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3). The God who kept His promise to Abraham is the same Triune God we worship today: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. From there, the simple chorus I Love You, Lord gives us a personal response of affection and surrender.
That leads us into Is He Worthy? Genesis 21 celebrates the birth of Isaac, the promised son, but it also points us forward to the greater Son who would come through Abraham’s line…Christ, the worthy Lamb who gathers His people and makes all things new.
The offertory, an adaptation of John Newton’s Amazing Grace, reminds us that this whole story is filled with mercy. Abraham is not flawless. Hagar is not forgotten. Ishmael is heard. Sarah receives joy after years of waiting. Over and over, we see that God gives grace to weak and needy people.
Overall, the service moves from praise, to prayer, to confession, to personal love, to the worthiness of Christ in an effort to prepare us to hear Genesis 20–21 with gratitude and trust in the God who always keeps His promises.