January 11, 2026

JANUARY 11, 2026

BAPTISM OF OUR LORD SUNDAY

REV. KENDRA BALLIET

ORGANIST JIM ROSS

Prelude -  Pastorale-Guilmant

Welcome & Announcements

*Call to Worship
PASTOR: Come! Let us follow Jesus to the edge of the Jordan River to be baptized.
PEOPLE: We come to be cleansed and made whole.
PASTOR: Come! Let us witness John’s confusion and Jesus’ insistence that John baptize God Incarnate.
PEOPLE: We come to join Jesus in choosing life in the kingdom of God.
PASTOR: Come! Let us hear God declare the truth of Jesus’ identity and the truth of our identity as baptized people.
PEOPLE: We come to remember and embody who we are as beloved children of God.
PASTOR: Come! Let us worship God who leads us into the baptismal waters and salvation life.
PEOPLE: We come to worship God who empowers us through divine presence to live together as the family of God.

* Opening Hymn – “We Would See Jesus” #256

Children’s Chat

Scripture- Matthew 2:1-12; Acts 10:34-48
Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God

Message: “Received; Baptized; Sent”

Tithes and Offering
Offertory -  Mystique 11-Boellmann
*Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94

Prayer Hymn – “Awesome God” #2040

Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns

Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer

Celebration of the Servants of the Church

Congregational Reaffirmation of the Baptismal Covenant #50

*Closing Hymn – “Into My Heart” #2160

Action Steps and Benediction

Postlude - Recessional on Alford-Jon Spong