CENTERING PRAYER*
Your love, which breathed this world into being, established a covenant people,
brought them out of captivity and into a promised land. Hallelujah!Your love, which, from the moment of our birth, has known and called us by name
from out of this world’s slavery into the kingdom of God. Hallelujah!Your love, poured into the heart of Jesus who endured the nails of our sin,
defeated death to rise again and causes our hearts to sing Hallelujah!
CALL TO WORSHIP (From Psalm 25)
Make me to know your ways,
O Lord; teach me your paths.
Lead us in your truth, and teach us,
for you are the God of our salvation.
Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your
steadfast love, for they have been from old.
Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore, God instructs sinners in the way.
God leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble the way.
All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love
and faithfulness, for those who keep
God’s covenant and God’s decrees.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Redeeming God, we confess we do not love you with our whole heart, and we do not love our neighbors as we ought; we stray from your commandments and forget your covenants. Do not remember our sins, but forgive our iniquities, that we may fix our eyes on you and sin no more. We continue to pray in Jesus’ name. (Silent Confession)
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Apostles’ Creed
OFFERING
Invitation to the Offering
Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and takes on new life, it remains just a single grain. With grateful hearts, let us bring the fruit of lives to God.
Prayer after Offering
Let us pray… Loving God, your covenant of love never fails. Please use these gifts we return to you today to glorify you and bless the world. May you make them perfect through Christ. Amen.
*(J. Birch, www.faithandworship.com)
No comments:
Post a Comment