Responsive Reading from Romans 5

Leader: Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing …

Congregational Reading from Psalm 103

The LORD is merciful and gracious,    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.He will not always chide,     nor will he keep his anger forever.He does not deal with us according to our sins,     nor repay us according to our iniquities.For as high as the heavens are above the earth,     so great is his steadfast …

Responsive Reading: Every Eye Will See Him

Leader:     To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever.ALL:       Amen. Leader:     Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced …

Responsive Reading from Philippians 2

Leader:    Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, …

Congregational Reading from Ephesians 1 | Our Inheritance

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word …

Welcome & Prayer of Preparation for Worship (What Happens When We Worship)

(Inspired by What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse, pg 32) We are gathered here on this Lord’s Day, not only to glorify God in worship but to train our hearts and minds for the Kingdom of God. Every week, from Monday through Saturday, the world tells us what matters most, what is …