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Pastor: Christ, the One who was, and is, and is to come Congregation: welcomes us in this place. Pastor: As one body with one voice, Congregation: we honor and glorify the name of the Lord.

Call to Confession: Liturgist: The Holy One delights in blessing those who seek forgiveness and to walk with God. Therefore, let us confess our sins as together we pray... Prayer of Confession: All: God, we have not done what is blameless and right, nor spoken truth from the heart with love. We do not keep [...]

Pastor: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Congregation: Thanks be to God! Pastor: The people who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them a light has shined. Congregation: Thanks be to God!

We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast in outward appearance and not in the heart. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is [...]

Call to Confession: Liturgist: The Holy One delights in blessing those who seek forgiveness and to walk with God. Therefore, let us confess our sins as together we pray... Prayer of Confession: All: God, we have not done what is blameless and right, nor spoken truth from the heart with love. We do not keep [...]

Pastor: Sing a new song, Congregation: A song of thanks and praise Pastor: For God has done wonderous deeds. Congregation: God is great beyond compare!

Call to Confession: Liturgist: The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Therefore let us confess our sins before God and one another as together we pray... Prayer of Confession: All: Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient [...]

Pastor: This is the Spirit's entry now: the water and the word, Congregation: The cross of Jesus on our brows, the seal both felt and heard. Pastor: Let water be the sacred sign that we must die each day, Congregation: To rise again, by Christ's design, as followers of his way! ~T.E. Herbranson, 1972

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all [...]

Pastor: Grace to you and peace in this new year. Congregation: We will bless God who has blessed us in Christ. Pastor: In Christ we have obtained an inheritance. Congregation: We have been redeemed as God's own people. All: Praise be to God!