BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
August 3, 2025
Christ Candle Lighting & Land Acknowledgement–Lyn Krause
Centering Music–For the Beauty of the Earth (arr. Lee Dengler)–Karen Unruh
Welcome–Joanna Harader
*Hymn–“Great is Thy Faithfulness”–VT 419
Children and Youth Conversation–Joanna Harader
Worship Music–Valse Sentimentale No. 2 (Eric Christian von Fricken)–Abby Koontz
Scripture Reading–Ephesians 4:11-16–Adam Robb
*Hymn–One Is the Body–VT 386
Sermon–Putting Faith Into Action–Mandy Todd, KIFA
Hymn–We are People of God’s Peace–VT 797
Prayers of God’s People
*Hymn–The Love of God–VT 162
*Benediction
Postlude–Earth and All Stars (arr. John Leavitt)
Karen Unruh
* You are invited to stand
VT—Voices Together
Audio visual—Ben Lichti
Land Acknowledgement from words by Mark Charles and VT #878
As we do on the first Sunday of each month, we acknowledge that we worship
on the land of the Kanza, Osage, and Wichita.
We thank them for their care and respect for this land and acknowledge the
injustice of their forced removal.
We ask the Spirit to heal our histories and find new paths of right relationships with them and all of creation.
GOING BEYOND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
COME pray with us in the BCMC sanctuary at 11 a.m. Wed., Aug. 6 for the Apache Stronghold as they go to court to try to save Oak Flat from desecration by copper mining. On that date Apache Stronghold and allies will be at the Sandra Day O’Connor Courthouse in District Court in Phoenix and those of us not able to be with them in Phoenix will be praying and sending pictures of our groups across the country who stand in solidarity. We in central Kansas want to be among that number praying. Come and bring others. Try to be here a bit early so that we can be on line together at 11 a.m. CDT as a part of a great host of allies. Among the allies of the Apache Stronghold are environmental groups, political groups, land justice groups, Arizona groups, and surely those of us Christians who would wish to help in the dismantling of the Doctrine of Discovery which has caused so much harm to our Indigenous sisters and brothers. Let us pray together in solidarity with them for respect for religious freedom.
Hymn Request for August 3
The Love of God (VT 162) “The last verse is a unique expression of faith.” —Lee Suderman
Great is thy Faithfulness (VT 419) I first heard it sung by MCC workers on the dyke in Holland when I was a refugee. The words completely resonated with my experience of fleeing my homeland. “All I have needed Thy hand hath provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me.” — Justina Neufeld