Worship Service Jan 1 – Alexander Chapel

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Gathering

Call to Worship

Response to the Call: O God Our Help in Ages Past 117

Welcome

Prayer of Illumination

Announcements

Mission Moment: Recap of Christmas Missions

Epiphany Remembered

Hymn of Remembrance: We Three Kings 254 all

Responsive Reading: Psalm 72 795 – 796

Apostles Creed: hymnal #881

Gloria Patri – hymnal #71

Offering:

Doxology – hymnal #95

Centering Song of Prayer: Once Again

Pastor Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon: The Final Word of Christmas

Wesley Covenant Prayer:

“I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee,
exalted for thee or brought low for thee.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and heartily yield all things
to thy pleasure and disposal.
And now, O glorious and blessed God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.”

Closing Carol: The First Noel #245 vs 3, 4, 5

Benediction

ABCCM FOOD DONATIONS: Donation Basket at Front Door. We dedicate gifts on Communion Sundays. NEXT SUNDAY THIS MONTH

The Lord’s Prayer: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.