Nothing But the Truth

Greetings & Announcements Chimes Opening Prayer All:  Holy One,  breath of the big bang,  idea of creation,  you who make spring come forth,  who make life out of nothing,  breathe yourself into us this day. Live in us anew: o ne Spirit,  one flesh, many forms. Amen. Prelude Call to Worship One :  The Spirit of God has brought us here. All:  The Lord has set us down here,  though our bones are tired. One: Can these dry bones live? All:  Yes! The Breath of God will revive us!  The Word of God will awaken us! One: Today, we come together today to experience new life. All:  Let us give thanks to the Life-Giving Spirit of God! One: Yes! Let us worship God!  Hymn #286                 Breathe on Me, Breath of God               Prayer of Confession   All :  Loving God, we know that in every generation  you call forth ...

Greetings & Announcements Chimes   Opening Prayer All:  Holy God, may we hear your voice  i n the stillness of night; in the clatter of the day  y ou call us, and we respond,  “ Here I am!” Be with us in our worship this morning. May we follow you and  m ay we love as you love.  Amen.    Prelude   Call to Worship One:  Holy God, in reverent awe, we come to worship you! All:  We gather to honor and glorify God’s almighty name. One:  Righteous God, we rejoice as we come to worship you! All:  We gather to celebrate God’s power over the forces of evil. One:  Faithful God, with thankfulness, we come to worship you! All:  We gather to sing praises to the God in whom we trust. Amen. One: Let us worship God!    Hymn #14                          For the Beauty of the Earth                  ...

  Greetings & Announcements Chimes Opening Prayer All:  O God,  by your power may we, with all the saints,  comprehend the breadth and length and height and depth of the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,  so that we may be filled with your fullness.  Amen.  Prelude Call to Worship One :  We are branches, rooted in the vine of Christ. All:  We come because we seek to abide in Christ. One: The branches that remain in the vine bear much fruit. All:  We come because we long to be spiritually vibrant, alive, productive. One: If we abide in Christ, then Christ’s words will abide in us. All:  We come because we strive to be faithful disciples.   One: Let us worship God!  Hymn #625                   O Lord My God (How Great Thou Art)                Prayer of Confession   All :  Gracious God,  our sins are too heavy t...

  Greetings & Announcements Chimes Opening Prayer All: Loving Christ, op en the eyes of our faith  that we may behold the work of your redemption.  Open our minds and hearts to receive  your resurrection glory, your light everlasting.  May this time of worship, reflection and celebration  be a worthy response to your love and your sacrifice for us. Amen. Prelude    Call to Worship One:   We’re here because we’re people who have heard a rumour All:   That there’s life to be found on the other side of death. One:  We’re here because just the rumour is enough to bring us hope All:   And just the hope is enough to bring us a moment of life. One:  We’re here because even though it is only a flicker, a moment, a breath All:    It’s changed our death forever. One:     Hallelujah!  Christ is risen! All:     He is risen indeed! One:     Come! Let us wor...

Greetings & Announcements     Chimes Opening Prayer All:  Father,  we thank You that we can worship You because we have been justified by faith and we now have peace with You Father through our Lord Jesus Christ and we have been given access to grace by faith in Him. Prelude Call to Worship One:    Let us worship God, who reconciled us through Christ. All:     We are new creations; the old is gone, the new has come! One:     Let us worship God as Christ’s ambassadors. All:     Through us and through our worship may we announce the good news to all. One:     Let us worship God in spirit and in truth. All:     Praise God! We are reconciled, redeemed, renewed! One:    Yes, come!  Let us worship God!  Hymn #839             Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine                 Call ...

Greetings & Announcements Opening Prayer All: God of revelation,  unveil your Kingdom in our midst.  Show us who we truly are in you:  expose the illusions that distort our vision,  deliver us from temptations that contort our living,  open our eyes in this time of trial –  that resistance may be the secret of our joy  and our joy a sign of your shalom. Amen.                          Call to Confession Prayer of Confession   All: Loving God, you know how easy it is for us to sit back and listen to the journey of Jesus from the Jordan to Jerusalem; from life and ministry to death. We would rather be observers than place ourselves on this journey. We don’t want to think about the many ways in which we have turned away from you and sought our own selfish desires. Forgive us and heal us, O Lord.  Give us courage to face our fea...