“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat …
(This responsive prayer aims to remind, rehearse, and affirm how the Old Testament petitions of Psalm 51 find their answers in the gospel, revealed in the New Testament.) Leader: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. ALL: In love, he predestined us for …
You’ve probably come here today after a long work week—a week in which you’ve labored behind a counter, at a desk, at the site, on the road, in the office, with the customer, or wherever work has taken you. The point is that you showed up and did the work to reap the reward of …
Prayer of Confession Based on Isaiah 53 Heavenly Father,We acknowledge the truth of your word – that we are powerless to save ourselves.All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one of us to our own way and have sinned against you in word and deed. Forgive us, Lord. Have mercy on …
Leader: What do you believe concerning the holy universal church and the communion of the saints?ALL: We believe that the Son of Godthrough his Spirit and Word,out of the entire human race,from the beginning of the world to its end,gathers, protects, and preserves for himselfa community chosen for eternal lifeand united in true faith.And of …
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Leader: I waited patiently for the LORD;he inclined to me and heard my cry.He drew me up from the pit of destruction,out of the miry bog,ALL: He has delivered us from the domain ofdarkness and transferred usto the kingdom of his beloved Son,in whom we have redemption,the forgiveness of sins. Leader: and set my feet …
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Leader: Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,who was and is and is to come!ALL: You are worthy, our Lord and God,to receive glory and honor and power,for you created all things,and by your will they were createdand have their being. Leader: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty;the whole earth is full of …