Accessibility
September 6, 2026
Hope Presbyterian Church Accessible Worship Folder and Slide Deck Transcription
September 6, 2026, Ordinary Time
www.hopechurchcolumbus.org (opens in new window)
Pastor—Joe Haack—joe@hopechurchcolumbus.org
Youth Pastor—Wes Piehl—wes@hopechurchcolumbus.org
Deacons—deacons@hopechurchcolumbus.org
WELCOME TO HOPE
It is our mission to extend the welcome of Jesus, and we hope that is what you experience. We also think it might be helpful to share a few things about this booklet you are holding.
It contains a liturgy.
A liturgy is a handcrafted order of worship. Like an artisan, we aim to collect all the varied pieces of gathered worship, and then place them together in the most beautiful and purposeful way possible: a way that honors you as a participant who engages with God and not a mere consumer, and a way that is relevant to our cultural moment but honors the historic and global church.
It is beautiful.
Members of hope create the cover art, the leaders of hope craft the content, and our connect card is a way to initiate relationship, the most beautiful part of hope.
Cover Art: Kristen Calhoun
CALL TO WORSHIP
Based on Matthew 9:9-13
LEADER
Jesus calls us by name. He says to each of us, "Follow me." The table is set. The meal is prepared.
ALL
We come hungry and thirsty. We come with hearts growling for the Bread of Life and panting for Living Water.
LEADER
Jesus sat and ate with tax collectors and Pharisees, doubters and fanatics, betrayers and deniers.
ALL
Jesus also sits with us. He invites us to answer the call of discipleship. Let us join him in the feast.
DOXOLOGY
Lyrics: Thomas Ken, 1674
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
PRAYER OF INVOCATION
HYMNS
Lord, I Need You
CCLI Song # 5925687 Christy Nockels | Daniel Carson | Jesse Reeves | Kristian Stanfill | Matt Mahe
Lord I come I confess
Bowing here I find my rest
And without You I fall apart
You're the one that guides my heart
Lord I need You oh I need You
Ev'ry hour I need You
My one defense my righteousness
Oh God how I need You
Where sin runs deep Your grace is more
Where grace is found is where You are
And where You are Lord I am free
Holiness is Christ in me
Lord I need You oh I need You
Ev'ry hour I need You
My one defense my righteousness
Oh God how I need You
So teach my song to rise to You
When temptation comes my way
And when I cannot stand I'll fall on You
Jesus You're my hope and stay
Lord I need You oh I need You
Ev'ry hour I need You
My one defense my righteousness
Oh God how I need You
Lord I need You oh I need You
Ev'ry hour I need You
My one defense my righteousness
Oh God how I need You
My one defense my righteousness
Oh God how I need You
My one defense my righteousness
Oh God how I need You
Only a Holy God
CCLI # 7073332 Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, Dustin Smith, and Michael Farren
Who else commands all the hosts of Heaven
Who else could make every king bow down
Who else can whisper and darkness trembles
Only a Holy God
What other beauty demands such praises
What other splendor outshines the sun
What other majesty rules with justice
Only a Holy God
Come and behold Him
The one and the only
Cry out
Sing Holy
Forever a Holy God
Come and worship the Holy God
What other glory consumes like fire
What other power can raise the dead
What other name remains undefeated
Only a Holy God
Come and behold Him
The one and the only
Cry out
Sing Holy
Forever a Holy God
Come and worship the Holy God
Who else could rescue me from my failing
Who else would offer His only son
Who else invites me to call Him Father
Only a Holy God
Only my Holy God
Come and behold Him
The one and the only
Cry out
Sing Holy
Forever a Holy God
Come and worship the Holy God
Come and behold Him
The one and the only
Cry out
Sing Holy
Forever a Holy God
Come and worship the Holy God
Come and worship the Holy God
CONFESSION OF SIN
Book of Common Prayer
ALL
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in our thoughts, words, and deeds, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen.
GRACE ASSURANCE
From Matthew 9:12, Isaiah 53:5
ALL
Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” Though we are all sick with sin, the Great Physician makes us well. “For he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
Hymn
His Mercy is More
CCLI Song # 7065053 -- CCLI License # 20115471
Praise the Lord
His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
What love could remember no wrongs we have done
Omniscient, all knowing, He counts not their sum
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Praise the Lord
His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
What patience would wait as we constantly roam
What Father, so tender,
is calling us home
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Praise the Lord
His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
What riches of kindness
he lavished on us
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost
We stood 'neath a debt we could never afford
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Praise the Lord
His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Praise the Lord
His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
TITHES AND OFFERINGS
WELCOME
EXTENDING THE WELCOME
HOPE KIDS SENDING
LIFE OF HOPE
SCRIPTURE READING
Matthew 9:9-13
Leader
The Word of the Lord.
All
Thanks be to God.
SERMON
A Life of Invitation: Revisiting Matthew’s House
Slide 1
9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Matthew 9:9–13)
Slide 2
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. (Psalm 1:1-2)
Slide 3
“From now on, no serious Christian should ever be condemned for being with the ‘wrong people,’ if it is for the right reasons. As important, Jesus wants his people to know that they are themselves wrong people whom he met and is putting right.” (Frederick Dale Bruner)
Slide 4
9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.” (Matthew 9:9-10)
Slide 5
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Matthew 9:12–13)
PROFESSION OF FAITH
The Apostles’ Creed
ALL
We 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 Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
THE LORD’S SUPPER
1 Corinthians 11:23–26
The Lord Jesus, on the night when he was betrayed took bread and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
HYMNS
Pass Me Not Gentle Savior
CCLI Song # 41594 Fanny Jane Crosby | William Howard Doane
Pass me not, O gentle savior
Hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by
Savior, savior
Hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by
Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief
Kneeling there in deep contrition
Help my unbelief
Savior, savior
Hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by
Trusting only in Thy merit
Would I seek Thy face
Heal my wounded, broken spirit
Save me by Thy grace
Savior, savior
Hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by
Thou the spring of all my comfort
More than life to me
Whom have I on Earth beside Thee?
Whom in Heav'n but Thee?
Savior, savior
Hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by
Yet Not I
CCLI SONG#: 7121852 Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson
What gift of grace
Is Jesus my redeemer
There is no more for Heaven now to give
He is my joy
My righteousness and freedom
My steadfast love
My deep and boundless peace
To this I hold
My hope is only Jesus
For my life is wholly bound to His
Oh how strange and divine
I can sing: all is mine!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
The night is dark
But I am not forsaken
For by my side, the Savior
He will stay
I labor on
In weakness and rejoicing
For in my need
His power is displayed
To this I hold
My shepherd will defend me
Through the deepest valley
He will lead
Oh the night has been won
And I shall overcome!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
No fate I dread
I know I am forgiven
The future sure
The price it has been paid
For Jesus bled and suffered
For my pardon
And He was raised
To overthrow the grave
To this I hold
My sin has been defeated
Jesus now and ever is my plea
Oh the chains are released
I can sing: I am free!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
With every breath
I long to follow Jesus
For He has said
That He will bring me home
And day by day
I know He will renew me
Until I stand with joy before the throne
To this I hold
My hope is only Jesus
All the glory evermore to Him
When the race is complete
Still my lips shall repeat:
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
When the race is complete
Still my lips shall repeat:
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
BENEDICTION
Based on Matthew 9:9-13
May you daily answer the call to follow Jesus. May you welcome your neighbors to the table. May you recognize your need for the Great Physician. May you be merciful and be shown mercy in return.
HOPE HIGHLIGHTS
HOPE YOUTH – September 6 (TODAY)
Blacklight Mini Golf | 1158 W. Third Ave., Unit B, Columbus, OH 43212
Students in 6th through 12th grade are invited to join Hope Youth for mini golf after worship at Miner 49er in Grandview! Parents and youth can meet Wes in the elementary classroom after worship to discuss logistics.
CARMEN HOUSE SPEAKER SERIES – September 11 6:30-8:00 PM | COhatch Gateway
The Bible continues to hold importance for people of faith, continues to be published and printed, continues to be referenced in public discourse, and continues to be taught in institutions of higher learning. But should it? Consider the Bible’s relevance in society and academia at Carmen House with Dr. Jason Riley.
HOPE WELCOME PICNIC – September 13
Join us after worship for a welcome picnic with the rest of Hope! The main meal and drinks will be provided, but register to let us know how many people from your household are coming AND sign up to bring a side, chips, salad, or dessert at the button and link in weekly announcements at the QR code below!
MEN'S ADVENTURE WEEKEND – September 18-20
Spend 48 hours in beautiful West Virginia and dig below the surface with other men at Hope—you won't regret it! Register at the button in weekly announcements at the QR code below.
WOMEN'S FALL RETREAT – October 23-25
The women of Hope are heading to Hocking Hills for a weekend of rest, fellowship and exploring nature. Register at the button in weekly announcements at the QR code below before September 20th!
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