January 11, 2026
from StoneUMC Hosted by Rev. Kendra Balliet
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
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