WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION

PRELUDE Trumpet Tune on “Diademata” Michael Helman

*CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: Christ came to be our King.

People: We have come to be Christ’s people.

Leader: The King of kings calls us to follow him.

People: We have come to be Christ’s people.

Leader: Christ came to be our King.

People: We have come to be Christ’s people.

*PRAYER OF THE DAY

*HYMN 263 “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Righteous God, you have crowned Jesus Christ as Lord of all. We confess that we have not bowed before him and are slow to acknowledge his rule. We give allegiance to the powers of this world and fail to be governed by justice and love. In your mercy, forgive us. Raise us to acclaim him as ruler of all, that we may be loyal ambassadors, obeying the commands of our Lord Jesus Christ...

Silent Prayers of confession

WORDS OF ASSURANCE

Jesus himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins we might live for righteousness; by his wounds we have been healed. For we were going astray like sheep, but now have been returned to the shepherd and guardian of our souls.

(1 Peter 2:24) The good news therefore is this: In Jesus Christ we are sought, we are found, we are forgiven.

Thanks be to God!

*GLORIA PATRI “Glory Be to the Father” #581

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen, amen.

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Jeremiah 23: 1-6, Luke 23:33-43

SERMON “King of ____” Rev. Barrett Ingram

*HYMN 264 “At the Name of Jesus”

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Philippians 2:6-11

Let us affirm together our faith in Jesus Christ the Son of God…

Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant,

being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

OFFERTORY

RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OFFERINGS

*DOXOLOGY – Hymn 606

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

*HYMN 265 “Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun”

*BENEDICTION

*POSTLUDE “Fanfare in D” Jacque Lemmons