Prelude: “Wondrous Love” by Todd Kendall, to the tune by W. Walker in “Southern Harmony”
Welcome and Announcements: Debbie Smith
Call to Worship and Invocation
Praise and Worship: With Chandru Muthurajan “With All I Am” by Reuben Morgan, “Abba Father” by Dave Bilbrough
Hymn: “Love Divine, All Love Excelling”
- Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heav’n to earth come down.
Fix in us thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown!
Jesus, Thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love Thou art.
Visit us with Thy salvation, Enter every trembling heart. -
Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast!
Let us all in Thee inherit; Let us find that second rest.
Take away our bent to sinning; Alpha and Omega be.
End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. -
Come, Almighty to deliver, let us all Thy life receive.
Suddenly return, and never, never more Thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing, Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,
Pray and praise Thee without ceasing, Glory in Thy perfect love. -
Finish, then, Thy new creation; Pure and spotless let us be.
Let us see Thy great salvation Perfectly restored in Thee.
Changed from glory into glory, till in Heav’n we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise
Offertory Prayer
Moments of Prayer
Choir Anthem: “‘Tis the Church Triumphant Singing” by Stan Pethel
Scripture: 1 John 4:8
Sermon: “Love, God’s Way” by Maria Hicks
Hymn: “The Bond of Love”
Love thro’ Christ has brought us together,
Making our hearts as one.
By God’s Spirit we are united,
One thro’ His blessed Son.
Chorus
We are one in the bond of love, we are one in the bond of love,
We have joined our spirits with the Spirit of God,
We are one in the bond of love.
Verse 2
Now, dear Lord, we join in worship.
Thank You for all You’ve done.
Thank You for this love You gave us.
Thank you for making us one.
Chorus
Benediction
Postlude: “When in Our Music God Is Glorified” by Edward Broughton, to the tune Engelberg by Charles Villiers Stanford
Organist: Ms. Marilyn Glover
Minister Maria Hicks Barron is an Associate Minister at First Baptist Church, Saugus, MA., where the Pastor is Rev. Leroy Mahoney. Minister Barron answered her call to ministry in 2018 and was licensed to preach April 2019. She recently graduated from the TABCOM School of Ministry in 2021. While at FBC she has served on numerous ministries and taken on several leadership roles. Currently, she serves as Church Treasurer, Sunday School Teacher, President of the Combined Choir and Nomination Ministry. Minister Barron is a true woman of God willing to step in wherever she may be needed to enhance any ministry in need of assistance. Her favorite scripture is Psalm 23. The Lord has blessed her with a loving husband, Deacon William T. Barron and one son, David.