Join us on Sundays at 10:30am Eastern in the Chapel of First Christian Church of Decatur or via Facebook Live.
Sunday, January 11, 2026
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Invocation
Opening Hymn: “Amazing Grace”
Welcome and Announcements
First Reading: Psalm 29
Second Reading: Acts 10:34-43
Prayers and Praises
Message
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Closing Hymn: “Blessed Be Your Name”
Benediction
Message
“You Are Seen, You Are Heard, You Are Enough” (Rev. Paul M. Turner)
Reading: Matthew 3:13-17
And along with the Spirit, a voice: “This is my Son, chosen and marked by my love, delight of my life.” (Verse 17)
Everyone is a child of God, created in God’s image and deserving of a direct relationship with God. Inspired by the teaching of Jesus to “love your neighbor as yourself,” we free ourselves of the temptation to judge or to define sin or salvation for anyone but ourselves in the context of that powerful relationship to our Creator.
Affirming someone is an act of validation that seeks to empower and lift up without judgment. To affirm means to build trust, respect and understanding between two people and the community of faith, fostering a deep connection of agape.
Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor
