CALL TO WORSHIP

Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.
—Psalm 103:1-2, 20-22, NIV—

CONFESSION OF SIN

God of birth, God of joy, God of life, we come to you as a people hungry for good news. We have been so dead to miracles that we have missed the world’s rebirth. We have preoccupied ourselves with pleasures and have overlooked the joy you offer us. We have been so concerned with making a living that we have missed the life you set among us. Forgive us, gracious God. Open our eyes and our hearts to receive your gift; open our lips and hands to share it with all humanity in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression

of the remnant of your possession?

He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in showing clemency.

He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot.

You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.

You will show faithfulness to Jacob and unswerving loyalty to Abraham,

as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old.

—Micah 7:18-20, NRSV—

SONGS

Come People Of The Risen King

Praise To The Lord

Hope Of The Nations

Psalm 130

The Church’s One Foundation

Before The Throne Of God Above