Sunday, January 5, 2020

Prelude: Come Thou Fount [Robinson]

CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 148)

Song: All Creatures of Our God and King [St. Francis of Assisi]

CONFESSION

God of grace, we confess that we have elevated things of this world above You. We have made idols of possessions and people and used Your name for causes that are not consistent with You and Your purposes. We have permitted our schedules to come first and have not taken the time to worship You. We have not always honored those who guided us in life. We have participated in systems that take life instead of give it. We have been unfaithful in our covenant relationships. We have yearned for, and sometimes taken, that which is not ours, and we have misrepresented others’ intentions. Forgive us, O God, for the many ways we fall short of Your glory. Help us to learn to live together according to Your ways through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Song: Before the Throne [Bancroft]

Song: Who You Say I Am [Fielding, Morgan]

ASSURANCE OF PARDON (John 8:34-36)

GIVING

READING OF GOD’S WORD (2 John)

PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S WORD (2 John)

COMMUNION 

Song: All Glory Be To Christ [Kensrue]

Song: Doxology [Ken] 

BENEDICTION

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love. (ESV) 2 John 3