None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. We are not our own, for we were bought with a …
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[This responsive prayer is intended to follow the hymn For the Beauty of the Earth. At the end of each section, the congregation sings the refrain. Optionally, following For the Beauty of the Earth, you may allow the musicians to continue lightly playing in the key of F through the prayer and accompanying the refrain.] …
Reader 1: Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving.All who offer a sacrifice of thanksgivinghonor me, says the Lord.Leader: So let us give thanks to the Lord.WOMEN: For God alone is worthy!MEN: Thanks be to God! Reader 2: Many, O Lord my God,are the wonders which You have done,and Your thoughts toward us.There is none …
Leader: For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.ALL: For we have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” Leader: The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,ALL: and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow …
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Leader: We affirm as the final authority for all truth and practice – SOLA SCRIPTURA.ALL: Scripture alone! Leader: We believe that salvation is found SOLUS CHRISTUS,ALL: in Christ alone! Leader: We believe that salvation is not deserved, but comes to us SOLA GRATIA,ALL: by grace alone! Leader: We believe that salvation is not earned, but …
WelcomeLet me welcome you this Reformation Sunday with a quote from Martin Luther, “To gather with God’s people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.” And that is why we are gathered here today – to gather with the church for the worship of God. Today is …
Leader: For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.ALL: We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be …
“Bless the Lord, O my soul,and all that is within me,bless his holy name!Bless the Lord, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits…”(Psalm 103:1–2 ESV) Exhortation: David Kinder, commending on this verse, says the “psalmist is rousing himself to shake off apathy and gloom, using his mind and memory to kindle his emotions.” (Tyndale …
Leader: For thus says the LORD,I am the LORD, and there is no other…And there is no other god besides me,a righteous God and a Savior;there is none besides me.Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth!For I am God, and there is no other.ALL: For there is one God, and …
Leader:Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.ALL:If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. Leader:Jesus said, “The …