We, who were once separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world, have been brought near by the blood of Christ Jesus. He himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in …
Leader: Give thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.ALL: He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Leader: He is the image of the …
Leader:Jesus said, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will …
Leader: If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.ALL: All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. Leader: In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against …
Leader: And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying …
Our Father in heaven,hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come,Your will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread,and forgive us our debts,as we also have forgiven our debtors.And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.For Yours is the kingdom and the powerand the glory forever.Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13 …
Leader:For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.ALL:Since we, the children of God, share in flesh and blood, Christ himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the …
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Leader:And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out …
Leader:Lift up your heads, O gates!And be lifted up, O ancient doors,that the King of glory may come in.Who is this King of glory?ALL:The Lord, strong and mighty,the Lord, mighty in battle! Leader:Lift up your heads, O gates!And lift them up, O ancient doors,that the King of glory may come in.Who is this King of …
Leader: Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,ALL: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our Godthe Almighty reigns.Let us rejoice and exultand give him the glory,for the marriage of the Lamb has come,and his …