​​Worship Leader:  Father Michael Read                                                                            Music Director:  Tim Hallman, B.Mus., B.Ed.

Transfiguration Sunday (Last Sunday before Lent) – February 15, 2026
Exodus 24:12–18
Matthew 17:1–9

WELCOME / ANNOUNCEMENTS / CELEBRATIONS

CALL TO WORSHIP
On this Transfiguration Sunday, we gather on the mountaintop with Jesus, wondering what we will encounter.
We come to encounter God’s glory revealed.
We witness the revelation of Christ’s divinity made plain before us.
We come to witness God’s glory revealed.
We remember that God’s glory is not about spectacle but truth, not about show but about Love made real among us. 
We come to remember God’s glory revealed.
We follow Jesus down from the mountaintop into the valleys, as God’s glory goes before us and behind us. 
We come to be sent out to share God’s glory revealed. Thanks be to God! Amen.

Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, July 2025

 Opening Hymn: VU 103  “How Good, Lord, to Be Here”

CALL TO CONFESSION
Trusting in God’s steadfast love, let us confess our sin.

 PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Glorious God, you are all wisdom and a lamp to our feet, yet we fail to listen to you
and neglect to follow your guidance. Forgive us, heal us, and lead us on,
that we may walk in your ways and be happy in your refuge;
in Jesus our Christ we pray. Amen.

DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
The good news of our faith is this: if we call upon God we will be answered and forgiven. Ps. 99:8
That promise gives us peace and joy; let us share that peace and joy with one another.

Sharing of the Peace

PRAYER OF THE DAY
God of majesty and might, you have blessed us with revelations of your glory.
Give us the gift of faith, that we may hear your voice for ourselves
and see Jesus Christ revealed to us that we may stand on our own without fear. Amen.

 PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
God our light, make us attentive to your Word as to a lamp shining in a dark place,
that seeing your truth we may live faithful lives until that great day dawns
and the morning star rises in our hearts. Amen.

                              Exodus 24:12-18                                    

Anthem:  “There is a Spirit of Love in This Place”

Matthew 17:1-9

Reflection

Affirmation of Faith
We believe in God the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.

We believe in God the Son, who lives in our hearts through faith, and fills us with his love.

We believe in God the Holy Spirit, who strengthens us with power from on high.

We believe in one God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Amen.

INVITATION TO THE OFFERING
Our God has revealed to us a law and a love that leads us into becoming
God’s own daughters and sons. Therefore, let us gratefully give from that
which has first been given to us, our lives, our talents, and our possessions. 

Offering Hymn:  VU 541 “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING/DEDICATION
God of mountaintops and valleys, be our vision of you clouded or brilliantly clear, we faithfully add our gifts to those being given all around us. Bless these offerings that they may be transfigured
into your presence in the world. Amen.

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION (A time of silence follows each petition.)

Sovereign God, you revealed your love and guidance for us
on Mount Sinai and the Mount of Transfiguration, giving us a vision 
of how to live in equity and peace.
Trusting in your care for us, we bring to you our prayers.
We pray for your church, that it may be the light of love for all people.
We pray for the nations of the world, that their governors may be wise and compassionate.
We pray for those who suffer illness or oppression, that our care for them may bring your healing and liberation.
We pray for your creation, that we may be your wise and obedient stewards.
We pray for all those who are in search of you, that they may walk by the lamp of your Spirit
and be at peace in your light now and forever.
Joined together in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, let us pray the prayer Jesus taught

Our Father…….

Closing Hymn:  VU 264  “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”

BLESSING
May the self-revealing God be a lamp on your way
as the day dawns and rises within you. And the blessing of God……

CHARGE
Christ has been revealed to us that we might follow him and transform the world.
Go in love; work for peace.
Hymn:  “Go Now in Peace”


Household Prayer: Morning
God, as this new day dawns,
may your Spirit guide my feet
and reveal you to me in new ways
as I walk through your world today. Amen.

Household Prayer: Evening
Holy One, thank you for the gift of this day.
Whatever has happened,
whatever I’ve done and left undone,
help me hear the voice of Jesus tonight,
telling me to go to sleep as I am and not be afraid. Amen.

 

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