Heavenly Father, we gather today in the name of Jesus our Lord, who through his death, burial and resurrection have redeemed us to be a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to You, that we might proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called us out of darkness into Your marvelous light. Just …
Heavenly Father, we begin this day by giving thanks to you for saving Your people through the works of Jesus—the Son of God—and the Holy Spirit who has effectually called us to faith. We are Your people, bought by the blood of Christ. Thank you for gathering us together under the banner of the Gospel …
You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is …
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 …
Our call to worship today comes from Leviticus 9 &10. In chapter 9, Aaron makes detailed preparations for worship, according to the precise instructions given by the Lord through Moses. After following all that God had commanded we read in verse 23, “And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they …
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: Sing praises to God, sing praises!For God is the King of all the earth;Let us sing praises to him.ALL: God reigns over the nations;God sits on His holy throne. Leader: There is none like You among the gods,O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours.All the nations You have made shall comeand worship …
Isaiah chapter 40 offers a beautiful and powerful picture of God’s character and attributes, which I’ll read for us this morning as we ask the Lord to call our hearts and minds to worship. In this chapter, we see the Lord telling Isaiah to go up on the high mountain and cry out the good …