Order of Worship for Sunday, January 11th 2026

Leader: In the quiet questions of our hearts, Christ turns toward us and asks, “What are you looking for?”
People: We are searching for meaning, for hope, for life.

Leader: Before we know the answers, Jesus offers an invitation.
People: “Come and see.”

Leader: Come, not because you have it all figured out, but because Christ is already near.
People: We come to worship, to listen, and to follow. Amen.

Gracious God, we confess that we often want answers before we are willing to follow. We hesitate when faith feels uncertain, and we resist when trust requires movement. We look for you in places of comfort and control, while you call us into relationship and risk.

Forgive us for the times we have closed ourselves off from the invitation of your grace. Hear now the silent confessions of our hearts…

(silence)

Amen

Leader: Friends, hear the good news: Jesus does not turn away those who seek. Christ meets us in our questions and invites us deeper into grace.
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven, welcomed, and invited to new life. Thanks be to God. Amen.

God of abundance and grace, you invite us not only to believe, but to participate in the life you are bringing into the world.

As we offer our gifts today, we do so in response to your invitation, trusting that what we place in your hands can be used to draw others toward hope, healing, and new life.

Bless these gifts and all who give, that all we offer may serve your purposes and point others to Christ. Amen.