Online Sunday church service

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Unless otherwise indicated, Scriptural quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible.

Susan Booth Mack Snipes, First Reader
Robert Witney, Second Reader

Subject: CHRIST JESUS

Prelude:

Bryan Ashley, Organist

Now Come, Saviour of the Nations, BWV 659 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Communion Op. 8 by Louis Vierne

Scriptural Selection

Mark 1:1–5, 7–11
Matt. 4:1–11

Prayer

Silent prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord’s Prayer with its spiritual interpretation by Mary Baker Eddy
(Read in context)

Notices

Solo

Kendra Fogg, Soloist of The Mother Church​

Finding the Christ in Me

Oh God, to Thee I turn.
Touch now this life.

On bended knee I come to Thee,
lost in the dark of night.
Feeling you near, I seek your care,
under your wings of light.

Here is Christ, here in my life,
watching over me.
In this state Truth is revealed.

I’m seeking the Christ in Thee
and finding the Christ in me.

On bended knee I come to Thee,
seeking the narrow way.
I leave behind this mortal mind,
these tired feet of clay.

All my life I’ve tried to live
closer still to Thee.
As I strive, as I achieve,
I’m seeking the Christ in Thee
and finding the Christ in me.

Here in my heart,
my heart of hearts,
here in this quiet place.
Here’s where the Christ
abides with me,
here in this silent grace.

God’s great love shows me the way.
Here’s where I must be.
In this space, in love’s embrace,
I’m seeking the Christ in Thee
and finding the Christ in me.

Music and Lyrics by Peter Link
Words and Music © 2008 Westrax Music Publishing

Explanatory Note

Golden Text and Responsive Reading

Golden Text: 

Mark 1:11 there
. . . there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Responsive Reading:  

Mark 9:2–5 Jesus, 7
II Peter 1:2–4 (to :), 18, 19

Mark 9:2. . . Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
II Pet. 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:
18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

The Bible Lesson-Sermon, the Explanatory Note, Golden Text and Responsive Reading are from the Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lesson, a publication copyrighted by the Christian Science Publishing Society.

Offertory and collection

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I Call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, BWV 639 by J.S. Bach

Scientific Statement of Being

From Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p.468, line 8

Correlative Scripture

I John 3:1-3

Benediction:

Ps. 129:8 The

Postlude

Plein Jeu & Caprice sur les grands jeux by Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
(from Suite du Deuxième Ton)

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