CALL TO WORSHIP

There is none like you, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.

All the nations you have made shall come and bow down before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name.

For you are great and do wondrous things, you alone are God.

Praise the LORD.

The LORD’s name be praised!
—from Psalm 86:8-10, NRSV—

Invocation: Dear God, silence all voices within our minds but your own. Help us to seek and be able to follow your will. May our prayers be joined with those of our sisters and brothers in the faith, that together we may glorify your name and enjoy your fellowship forever. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

CONFESSION OF SIN

Gracious God, you have given us the law of Moses and the teachings of Jesus to direct us in the way of life. You offer us your Holy Spirit so that we can be born to new life as your children. Yet, O God, we confess that the ways of death have a strong attraction and that we often succumb to their lure. Give us the vision and courage to choose and nurture life, that we may receive your blessing. 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 Christians Join To Sing

Praise To The Lord

Thy Mercy My God

There Is A Fountain

My Savior My God