CALL TO WORSHIP

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.
—Psalm 95:6-7, NIV—

CONFESSION OF SIN

God of grace, we confess that we have elevated the 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.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

This is the message we have heard from God and proclaim to you,

that God is light and in God there is no darkness at all.

If we walk in the light, as God is in the light, we have fellowship with one another,

and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
—from 1 John 1:5, 7, NRSV—

SONGS

Come and Welcome

Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)

Jesus What A Friend For Sinners

Nothing But The Blood

Turn Your Eyes—I Surrender All—I Have Decided Medley