Responsive Reading from Revelation 19 & 21

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 …

Responsive Call to Worship from Psalm 118

Leader: Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;ALL: for his steadfast love endures forever!Leader: Let Israel say,ALL: “His steadfast love endures forever.”Leader: Let the house of Aaron say,ALL: “His steadfast love endures forever.”Leader: Let those who fear the Lord say,ALL: “His steadfast love endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1–4 ESV)

Call to Worship from Psalm 130

Exhortation: Our call to worship today is Psalm 130, which we’ll hear in its entirety. One of the benefits of the Psalms is that, in addition to teaching propositional truths, the Psalms demonstrate the experiential, emotional life of the believer that accompanies those truths. We’re not just heads, we’re heads attached to hearts. We have …

Responsive Scripture Reading: Our Treasure

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 …

Responsive Affirmation of Faith from 1 Peter 2

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 …

A Call to Worship from Psalm 68 & Ephesians 4

Scriptures You ascended on high,leading a host of captives in your trainand receiving gifts among men,even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.(Psalm 68:18 ESV) “But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it says, ‘When he ascended on high he led a …