GATHERING
WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS
SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM -- pp. 227-231
PRELUDE: “Aria”
* HYMN #688 “Lord of Light”
* GREETING/KYRIE/PRAISE CANTICLE -- pp. 147-149
* PRAYER OF THE DAY (prayed in unison)
CHOIR ANTHEM
“Just a Closer Walk With Thee” - Gail Smith, soloist

WORD
1ST READING: 1 Kings 3:5-12 …Thanks be to God!
2nd READING: Romans 8:26-39…Thanks be to God!
* GOSPEL ACCLAMATION -- p. 151 Alleluia, Lord…
* GOSPEL READING: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 (read
in unison)
…Glory to You, O Lord. ~ …Praise to You, O Christ.
SERMON
* HYMN #715 “Christ, Be Our Light” (vs. 1: Choir;
vs. 2: All; vs. 3: Women; vs. 4: Men; vs. 5: All)
* APOSTLES’ CREED – p. 105
* PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
* THE LORD’S PRAYER – p. 154, right column
OFFERING
* OFFERTORY:
Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One, give thanks because he’s given Jesus Christ, his Son. (Repeat) And now let the weak say, ‘I am strong,’ let the poor say, ‘I am rich,’ because of what the Lord has done for us. (Repeat) Give thanks.
OFFERTORY PRAYER
* BLESSING
* COMMISSION
Go in peace; love your neighbor!
Thanks be to God!
* HYMN #656 “Blest Be The Tie That Binds”
* POSTLUDE