BETHANY SERVICE January 11, 2026 10:30 AM
WELCOME AND GREETINGS
PRELUDE “New Life in Christ” Donna Rhine
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Come Let us follow Jesus to the edge of the Jordan River to be
baptized.
People: We come to be cleansed and made whole.
Leader: 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.
Leader: 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.
Leader: 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.
INVOCATION
*HYMN “Maker, in Whom We Live” #88
PASTORAL PRAYER
Presenting Our Gifts to the Lord
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
BLESSING THE READING AND HEARING OF THE WORD
GOSPEL READING Matthew 3:13-17 Joan Strait
EPISTLE READING Acts 10:34-43 Joan Strait
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
SERMON “A Treasure to Share” Pastor Dave
*HYMN “One Bread, One Body” #620
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
We are incredibly stubborn, O Lord. We have entered the season
in which your light has been given to the world, your blessings have been
poured out on the world, and yet all we can think about is our own
problems, our own needs, our own desires. Help us to desire you, Lord.
Help us to yearn for your presence. Pour your baptismal waters over us
again, cleansing us from our self-pity and arrogance. Nourish and heal us
so that we may joyfully serve you. Wash away our jealousy, greed, and all
negative thoughts and behaviors that stand in the way of our truly being
the people you have called us to be. Again, let us receive the blessings
offered in creation, in the birth and baptism of Jesus, and in the ministry of
the saints of light.
We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
(A time of Silent Confession)
WORDS OF GRACE AND FORGIVENESS
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION #15
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*HYMN “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” #384
*BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Pass It On” Donna Rhine