*Confession of Sins & Assurance of Grace We fear new ways. We fear giving up the status quo. And Pilate has Jesus whipped. Open our eyes, Lord. Open our eyes, Lord. We think we know best. We reinterpret what your…
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Confession of the Sin of Blaming Pilate, Temple Leaders, & Everyone Else
Tagged with: Holy Week, narrative lectionary, Passion, Trial of Jesus
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, John, John 19, John 19:1-16a, Uncategorized
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Who are you?
“Who are you?”, they asked Jesus. “I Am,” he replied. They followed Jesus. Peter and the others journeyed with him from place to place. You will deny me before the cock crows. “Never,” replied Simon Peter. They came for Jesus.…
Tagged with: cock crows, denial, Jesus, Peter
Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, John, John 18, John 18:12-27, New Testament, Uncategorized
Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, John, John 18, John 18:12-27, New Testament, Uncategorized
God’s Word
We’ve been in exile. We’ve allowed ourselves to be tempted by the idols of things and power. We’ve found it isn’t what we thought. Shopping therapy and yearning for a soda pop does nothing to build up our world. They…
Reignite Your Image in Us
Injustice. Darkness. Illness. Darkness. Hopelessness and temptations. Darkness. Worry and anxiety. Darkness. Evil in many forms pervades our world. Darkness disorients. We light a bulb and it sizzles and fades out. The light of hope is shattered into many pieces.…
We Believe & We Have Doubts
We gather as people on a journey. We believe & we have doubts, we do good & we sin. We are imperfect humans, and still beloved by God. Love and grace. Hope and faith. These are the essence of the one…
Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance
And we run.
*Prayer of Confession responsive You call, God. And we run. You point, God. And we go the other way. We hide from you, God. And you seek us out. We get angry at you, God. And you wait patiently. We…
Tagged with: Jonah & the Big Fish, Jonah & the Whale, narrative lectionary
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Jonah, Jonah 3:10-4:11, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Jonah, Jonah 3:10-4:11, Old Testament, Uncategorized
As the Cherith Dries Up
*Call to Worship & Confession of Sin We come together even as the Cherith Brook dries up. God calls us to worship in the easy times and the hard times. Though we sometimes fail, we strive to offer grace to…
Tagged with: Elijah and the Widow, people of God, resurrection
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 17, 1 Kings 17:1-24, Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 17, 1 Kings 17:1-24, Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Old Testament, Uncategorized
From the Belly of a Fish & Ninevah
*Confession & Forgiveness of Sins Get up and go to Ninevah, that great city, and cry out against it, for their evil has come to my attention.” (Jonah 1:1-2 CEB) God calls to us! 3 So Jonah got up—to flee…
Tagged with: Elder Testament, Jonah & the Big Fish, Jonah & the Whale
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Jonah, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Jonah, Old Testament, Uncategorized
A Confession After the Orlando Shooting
Confession of Sin responsive Senzenina. What have we done? We watch as our children are shot down in their school. What have we done? We watch as men and women are shot down while studying the Bible. What have we…
Tagged with: Charleston, Confession of Sin, gun violence, Orlando, Pulse, Sandy Hook, Senzenina
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Uncategorized
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Uncategorized
Inspire. Enlighten. Guide
We gather as people on a journey. We believe & we have doubts, we do good & we sin. We are imperfect humans, and still beloved by God. Love and grace. Hope and faith. These are the essence…
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