Call to Worship:
CTW - Based on Psalm 118.24
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: New are Your mercies every morning
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: Unending is the promise of Your faithfulness
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: You desire to know us, so much so that You would give Your Son for us
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: New are Your mercies every morning
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: Unending is the promise of Your faithfulness
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: You desire to know us, so much so that You would give Your Son for us
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
CTW - Based on Psalm 34.8
Leader: A call to worship based on Psalm 34:8. O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him
People: We come to church hungry, Lord! We are hungry for comfort, hungry for love, hungry for a new way of living, hungry for Your Word. Thank You for giving us this place and this time to worship, and we are eager to taste Your goodness in community, with our brothers and sisters. Bless us as we feast on the Bread of Life today. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
L: May the peace of the Lord be with you
P: And also with you
People: We come to church hungry, Lord! We are hungry for comfort, hungry for love, hungry for a new way of living, hungry for Your Word. Thank You for giving us this place and this time to worship, and we are eager to taste Your goodness in community, with our brothers and sisters. Bless us as we feast on the Bread of Life today. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
L: May the peace of the Lord be with you
P: And also with you
Theme: Unity, community
Leader: We are the people who call (INSERT CHURCH NAME) home
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: Like the many streams and rivers that run through our land, Gods goodness flow into us
P: Carrying life and sustaining us in fellowship
L: Because of this, we gather this morning, united and called in love
P: Come let us worship together
L: This is the day that the Lord has made
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: Like the many streams and rivers that run through our land, Gods goodness flow into us
P: Carrying life and sustaining us in fellowship
L: Because of this, we gather this morning, united and called in love
P: Come let us worship together
L: This is the day that the Lord has made
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
Theme: Christmas, waiting, peace, joy
Leader: O loving God, through Christ Jesus You have instilled hope in our hearts
People: We await the coming of our King
L: Through Christ Jesus You have offered us peace among chaos
P: We await the coming of our King
L: Through salvation we may know true and complete joy
P: We await the coming of our King
L: How glorious to know that God, Emmanuel is with us
P: Thanks be to God
People: We await the coming of our King
L: Through Christ Jesus You have offered us peace among chaos
P: We await the coming of our King
L: Through salvation we may know true and complete joy
P: We await the coming of our King
L: How glorious to know that God, Emmanuel is with us
P: Thanks be to God
Youth/Children Themed Prayers:
A prayer for a Youth Service
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: New are Your mercies every morning
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: Unending is the promise of Your faithfulness
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: You desire to know us, so much so that You would give Your Son for us
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: New are Your mercies every morning
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: Unending is the promise of Your faithfulness
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: You desire to know us, so much so that You would give Your Son for us
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
CTW - Based on Psalm 34.8
Leader: A call to worship based on Psalm 34:8. O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him
People: We come to church hungry, Lord! We are hungry for comfort, hungry for love, hungry for a new way of living, hungry for Your Word. Thank You for giving us this place and this time to worship, and we are eager to taste Your goodness in community, with our brothers and sisters. Bless us as we feast on the Bread of Life today. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
L: May the peace of the Lord be with you
P: And also with you
People: We come to church hungry, Lord! We are hungry for comfort, hungry for love, hungry for a new way of living, hungry for Your Word. Thank You for giving us this place and this time to worship, and we are eager to taste Your goodness in community, with our brothers and sisters. Bless us as we feast on the Bread of Life today. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
L: May the peace of the Lord be with you
P: And also with you
Theme: Unity, community
Leader: We are the people who call (INSERT CHURCH NAME) home
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: Like the many streams and rivers that run through our land, Gods goodness flow into us
P: Carrying life and sustaining us in fellowship
L: Because of this, we gather this morning, united and called in love
P: Come let us worship together
L: This is the day that the Lord has made
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it
L: Like the many streams and rivers that run through our land, Gods goodness flow into us
P: Carrying life and sustaining us in fellowship
L: Because of this, we gather this morning, united and called in love
P: Come let us worship together
L: This is the day that the Lord has made
P: We will rejoice and be glad in it
Theme: Christmas, waiting, peace, joy
Leader: O loving God, through Christ Jesus You have instilled hope in our hearts
People: We await the coming of our King
L: Through Christ Jesus You have offered us peace among chaos
P: We await the coming of our King
L: Through salvation we may know true and complete joy
P: We await the coming of our King
L: How glorious to know that God, Emmanuel is with us
P: Thanks be to God
People: We await the coming of our King
L: Through Christ Jesus You have offered us peace among chaos
P: We await the coming of our King
L: Through salvation we may know true and complete joy
P: We await the coming of our King
L: How glorious to know that God, Emmanuel is with us
P: Thanks be to God