Leader: The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything,ALL: since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. Leader: And he made from one …
Intro Welcome and Happy new year! The turning of a new year invites us not only to look back and contemplate the paths that the Lord has lead us on thus far but also to look forward with the expectation that the Lord will guide us into the future as we face new experiences, new …
Leader: Jesus said, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart …
ALL: As we come to him,a living stone rejected by menbut in the sight of God chosen and precious,we like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood,to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Leader: For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in …
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 …