Dear friends,
THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship.
OUR SCRIPTURE READING is taken from Matthew 2: 1-12, “The Visit of the Wise Men”. Our reading recounts the magi following a star to find Jesus, the “King of the Jews.” They presented him with gold, frankincense and myrrh, often seen as symbols of Christ’s kingship, divinity and future suffering. Matthew Henry comments, “Bethlehem means ‘house of bread’, the fittest place for him to be born who is the true manna, the bread that came down from heaven, which was given for the life of the world.”
The sermon title this week is “What can will you give Him?” Join us this Sunday as we usher in the New Year with praise and worship!
Order of Service
Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Hymn 174: “Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness”
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
The Lord’s Prayer
Children’s Time
Hymn 172: “As with gladness men of old” (vs 3 en français)
Responsive Reading: Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Gloria Patri
Isaiah 60:1-6 (en français – English on the screen)
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon: What can will you give Him?
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 173: “We three kings”
Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn 178: “When heaven’s bright with mystery”
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude