Proper 14
Worship
Lectionary Worship Aids, Cradled in God's Heart
Series VIII, Cycle A
Object:
Call To Worship
One: Scripture tells us of how Jesus once invited Peter
to step out in faith onto the deep waters.
All: We are also invited to step out of our safety,
our security, and walk toward Jesus.
One: Peter became afraid and,
in his fear, began to sink.
All: Like Peter, we are afraid and cry out,
"Lord, save us."
One: The One who has power over all creation
comes to save us.
All: We will be saved by the One
who is God's Son!
Prayer Of The Day
All around us are signs of your presence,
God-in-Christ.
Where the oppressed receive justice,
you will be found;
where the hungry are being fed,
you are on the serving line;
when the blind receive their sight,
you show them the glories of creation;
where the stranger is welcomed,
you are holding out your arms;
when the prisoners are set free,
you step forward in hope with them;
where promises are broken,
you reach out to mend shattered hearts.
And you are not alone,
for you call us to work beside you
in every place where you are,
with every person you serve,
with every breath you give us,
with every gift with which we have been blessed.
Help us to love you and one another more
than any award, job, or recognition,
even as we pray as Jesus has taught us, saying,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
God alone deserves our loyalty and trust, but often our faith sinks and our trust is blown away by the storms of life. Let us tell God of our sins, that we might know forgiveness, and live forever with our God. Join me as we pray, saying,
Unison Prayer Of Confession
Too often, Waiting God, we have so little faith that we begin to sink, and we trust the world to save us. We find it so easy to drown in the temptations of the world. Our boats seem so sturdy and safe that we hesitate to step out of them into new ways of life.
Save us, Holy God, save us! Reach out your hand to those dying in fear and drowning in doubt. Reach out your hand, as Jesus did to Peter, not because we deserve rescue, but because you love us enough to save us, from ourselves, from sin, and from death. This we pray, in Jesus' name.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: We cannot avoid the truth that we are sinners. But the greater truth is that we are forgiven sinners. Through God's love in Christ Jesus, we set aside all that is past, and step out, in courage and faith, into God's future for us.
All: We trust God's promises, we trust Christ's resurrection, we trust the Spirit who works in and through us. Thanks be to God. Amen.
One: Scripture tells us of how Jesus once invited Peter
to step out in faith onto the deep waters.
All: We are also invited to step out of our safety,
our security, and walk toward Jesus.
One: Peter became afraid and,
in his fear, began to sink.
All: Like Peter, we are afraid and cry out,
"Lord, save us."
One: The One who has power over all creation
comes to save us.
All: We will be saved by the One
who is God's Son!
Prayer Of The Day
All around us are signs of your presence,
God-in-Christ.
Where the oppressed receive justice,
you will be found;
where the hungry are being fed,
you are on the serving line;
when the blind receive their sight,
you show them the glories of creation;
where the stranger is welcomed,
you are holding out your arms;
when the prisoners are set free,
you step forward in hope with them;
where promises are broken,
you reach out to mend shattered hearts.
And you are not alone,
for you call us to work beside you
in every place where you are,
with every person you serve,
with every breath you give us,
with every gift with which we have been blessed.
Help us to love you and one another more
than any award, job, or recognition,
even as we pray as Jesus has taught us, saying,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
God alone deserves our loyalty and trust, but often our faith sinks and our trust is blown away by the storms of life. Let us tell God of our sins, that we might know forgiveness, and live forever with our God. Join me as we pray, saying,
Unison Prayer Of Confession
Too often, Waiting God, we have so little faith that we begin to sink, and we trust the world to save us. We find it so easy to drown in the temptations of the world. Our boats seem so sturdy and safe that we hesitate to step out of them into new ways of life.
Save us, Holy God, save us! Reach out your hand to those dying in fear and drowning in doubt. Reach out your hand, as Jesus did to Peter, not because we deserve rescue, but because you love us enough to save us, from ourselves, from sin, and from death. This we pray, in Jesus' name.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: We cannot avoid the truth that we are sinners. But the greater truth is that we are forgiven sinners. Through God's love in Christ Jesus, we set aside all that is past, and step out, in courage and faith, into God's future for us.
All: We trust God's promises, we trust Christ's resurrection, we trust the Spirit who works in and through us. Thanks be to God. Amen.
