Responsive Call to Worship: Who Has Come?

Leader:     Who has come in the fullness of time to make us adopted children of God?ALL:        Jesus, who is our Redeemer! Leader:     Who has come to save his people from their sin?ALL:        Jesus, who is Emmanuel, “God with Us”! Leader:     Who has come to bring joy for all peoples?ALL:        Jesus, …

Responsive Call to Worship: Our God Reigns

Leader:     Sing praises to God, sing praises!For God is the King of all the earth;Let us sing praises to him. ALL:       God reigns over the nations;God sits on His holy throne. Leader:    There is none like You among the gods,O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours.All the nations You have made shall comeand …

Call to Worship from Psalm 40

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, and set my feet upon a rock,            making my steps secure.He put a new song in my mouth,            a song of praise to our God. (Psalm 40:1–3 ESV) Exhortation:As …

Call to Worship from Psalm 72 & Matthew 2

Advent is both a celebration of the first coming of Christ in humility as well as the anticipation of his second coming. The juxtaposition of both the incarnational humility of Christ and His exalted Kingship over all the earth is what makes the Advent season so awe-inspiring. Advent calls to mind both the humility of …