FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Prayer
Psalms And Prayers For Congregational Participation
CALL TO WORSHIP
For God's love and faithfulness, let us praise God's name. For the promise of God is as wide as the heavens.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
GOD-IN-HIDING, YOU CATCH US UNAWARE. IN FRIGHTENING CIRCUMSTANCES, WE FIND OURSELVES SAYING, "WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?" IN INCREDIBLY GOOD TIMES, WE FIND OURSELVES SAYING, "WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?" WHENEVER WE ENCOUNTER YOU UNEXPECTEDLY, A SENSE OF GUILT MAY CATCH US AND WE WANT YOU TO GO AWAY BUT WE WOULD RATHER HAVE YOUR FORGIVENESS THAN YOUR ABSENCE, YOUR PURGING THAN YOUR REJECTION FORGIVE OUR SINS AND PREPARE US TO SERVE YOU, THROUGH JESUS OUR SAVIOR. AMEN
DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS
Hear the Good News! You are saved by the gospel if you hold firmly to it. Friends, believe the Good News. IN JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE FORGIVEN.
EXHORTATION
Let God's grace be at work in you, drawing others into the fellowship of Christ's church.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
URGE YOUR SERVICE ON US, LORD JESUS, THAT WE MAY BE WILLING TO PUT ASIDE ALL OTHER PRIORITIES IN ORDER TO FOLLOW YOU. HAVING RECEIVED YOUR FORGIVENESS, WE ACCEPT YOUR ASSIGNMENT. AMEN
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
FOR VISIONS OF YOUR GLORY, WE GIVE THANKS, HOLY GOD; FOR EXPERIENCES OF CONVERSION, WE GIVE THANKS, HOLY JESUS; FOR CONFIRMATION AND COMMISSIONING, WE GIVE THANKS, HOLY SPIRIT. FOR EVERY TIME AND PLACE HALLOWED BY SUCH EXPERIENCES, WE DECLARE OUR JOYFUL MEMORIES. GREAT IS YOUR GLORY, O GOD. OUR JOY IN YOU GIVES US STRENGTH TO DO YOUR WORK ENABLED BY YOUR GRACE IN JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
IT IS BY YOUR GRACE, LORD JESUS, THAT WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, NOT ALL THAT WE YET MAY BE, BUT WANTING TO BE USED BY YOU IN THE SAVING WORK OF YOUR CHURCH. AMEN
PSALM 138
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart,
BEFORE THE GODS I WILL SING YOUR PRAISE.
I will bow down toward your holy temple and praise your Name,
because of your love and faithfulness;
FOR YOU HAVE GLORIFIED YOUR NAME AND YOUR WORD ABOVE ALL THINGS
When I called, you answered me;
YOU INCREASED MY STRENGTH WITHIN ME
All the kings of the earth will praise you, O Lord, when they have
heard the words of your mouth.
THEY WILL SING OF THE WAYS OF THE LORD,
THAT GREAT IS THE GLORY OF THE LORD.
Though the Lord be high, he cares for the lowly;
HE PERCEIVES THE HAUGHTY FROM AFAR.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you keep me safe;
YOU STRETCH FORTH YOUR HAND AGAINST THE FURY OF MY
ENEMIES; YOUR RIGHT HAND SHALL SAVE ME.
The Lord will make good his purpose for me;
O LORD, YOUR LOVE ENDURES FOR EVER; DO NOT ABANDON THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS.
For God's love and faithfulness, let us praise God's name. For the promise of God is as wide as the heavens.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
GOD-IN-HIDING, YOU CATCH US UNAWARE. IN FRIGHTENING CIRCUMSTANCES, WE FIND OURSELVES SAYING, "WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?" IN INCREDIBLY GOOD TIMES, WE FIND OURSELVES SAYING, "WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?" WHENEVER WE ENCOUNTER YOU UNEXPECTEDLY, A SENSE OF GUILT MAY CATCH US AND WE WANT YOU TO GO AWAY BUT WE WOULD RATHER HAVE YOUR FORGIVENESS THAN YOUR ABSENCE, YOUR PURGING THAN YOUR REJECTION FORGIVE OUR SINS AND PREPARE US TO SERVE YOU, THROUGH JESUS OUR SAVIOR. AMEN
DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS
Hear the Good News! You are saved by the gospel if you hold firmly to it. Friends, believe the Good News. IN JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE FORGIVEN.
EXHORTATION
Let God's grace be at work in you, drawing others into the fellowship of Christ's church.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
URGE YOUR SERVICE ON US, LORD JESUS, THAT WE MAY BE WILLING TO PUT ASIDE ALL OTHER PRIORITIES IN ORDER TO FOLLOW YOU. HAVING RECEIVED YOUR FORGIVENESS, WE ACCEPT YOUR ASSIGNMENT. AMEN
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
FOR VISIONS OF YOUR GLORY, WE GIVE THANKS, HOLY GOD; FOR EXPERIENCES OF CONVERSION, WE GIVE THANKS, HOLY JESUS; FOR CONFIRMATION AND COMMISSIONING, WE GIVE THANKS, HOLY SPIRIT. FOR EVERY TIME AND PLACE HALLOWED BY SUCH EXPERIENCES, WE DECLARE OUR JOYFUL MEMORIES. GREAT IS YOUR GLORY, O GOD. OUR JOY IN YOU GIVES US STRENGTH TO DO YOUR WORK ENABLED BY YOUR GRACE IN JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
IT IS BY YOUR GRACE, LORD JESUS, THAT WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, NOT ALL THAT WE YET MAY BE, BUT WANTING TO BE USED BY YOU IN THE SAVING WORK OF YOUR CHURCH. AMEN
PSALM 138
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart,
BEFORE THE GODS I WILL SING YOUR PRAISE.
I will bow down toward your holy temple and praise your Name,
because of your love and faithfulness;
FOR YOU HAVE GLORIFIED YOUR NAME AND YOUR WORD ABOVE ALL THINGS
When I called, you answered me;
YOU INCREASED MY STRENGTH WITHIN ME
All the kings of the earth will praise you, O Lord, when they have
heard the words of your mouth.
THEY WILL SING OF THE WAYS OF THE LORD,
THAT GREAT IS THE GLORY OF THE LORD.
Though the Lord be high, he cares for the lowly;
HE PERCEIVES THE HAUGHTY FROM AFAR.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you keep me safe;
YOU STRETCH FORTH YOUR HAND AGAINST THE FURY OF MY
ENEMIES; YOUR RIGHT HAND SHALL SAVE ME.
The Lord will make good his purpose for me;
O LORD, YOUR LOVE ENDURES FOR EVER; DO NOT ABANDON THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS.
