Sermon for 7 January 2018

1st Sunday after Epiphany

Baptism of Our Lord

ORDER OF WORSHIP



Pre-Worship Music: “Our God is Greater” & “What a Beautiful Name”

Meditation

Opening Hymn: LW#75 “As With Gladness Men of Old”

Confession & Absolution

Song of Praise: “Lord, Reign in Me”

Children’s Talk

Scripture Readings:

Old Testament Lesson – Genesis 1:1-5

Epistle Lesson – Romans 6:1-11

Gospel Lesson – Mark 1:4-11

Sermon Hymn: LW#77 “The People That in Darkness Sat”

Sermon

Nicene Creed

Offering Hymn: LW#88 “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise”

Offering

Prayers of the Church/The Lord’s Prayer

The Words of Institution

The Sharing of the Peace

Communion Distribution

“How Deep the Father’s Love for Us”

LW#99 “Not All the Blood of Beasts”

LW#246 “Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared”

LW#242 “I Come, O Savior, to Your Table”

Benediction

Closing Hymn: LW#79 “O Jesus, King of Glory”



The sermon was based on the Gospel Lesson, plus Ephesians 2:8, Acts 2:38, and Galatians 3:26 & 27.