Friends, pray for one another
for you are all partners in the Gospel Mission.
Let us be convinced that the one
who began this good work of the Gospel in us
will compete that work when our Lord Jesus returns in Glory.

Friends, we are pressing on towards the goal, for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Jesus Christ. For he has called us his own and have made us his own. As we wait, let us continue to work towards being complete and mature in our Lord Jesus, so that we may arrive and share in Christ's resurrection.

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; God’s mercies never come to an end.
They are new every morning; Great is your faithfulness, O God.
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, To the souls that seek God.
It is good that we should wait for the coming of the Lord.
Let us worship God!"

Hear our prayers O God,
Listen to the words of our mouths.
Surely God is our help
The Lord is the one who sustains us.
We will praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.

Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout to God with loud songs of joy.
For the LORD, the Most High, is just,
a great king over all the earth.
God has gone up with a shout,
the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our King, sing praises.

Your steadfast love, Lord, never ceases,
Your mercies never come to an end;
They are new every morning; so let us proclaim:
Great is Your faithfulness. Great is Your love. Great is Your mercy.
Let us worship God!

Jesus said, “And you will receive power,
When the Holy Spirit Comes on you.
And you will be my witnesses.
In Jerusalem, and all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Holy Spirit, on this Pentecost Sunday, we claim your power.

“Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations. From everlasting to everlasting, You are God.”
But in comparison, the days of our life on this earth are but a moment.
“So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Meet us here this morning, remind us of “Your loving kindness, so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”
Let us praise God for every minute."

"Come, let us enter into God’s presence. Lord, we are here, waiting. Let us hear Your voice; for we are poor and needy in spirit. Be gracious to us, gladden the souls of Your servants, for to You we long for – to You, we lift our souls.

Teach us Your ways, Lord, that we may walk in Your truth. Give us an undivided heart to worship Your name. For great is Your steadfast love toward us."

"Our hearts are steadfast, O God. We will sing and make melody!
Awake, all people! Awake, O harp and lyre! We awake the dawn!
We will give thanks to you, O Lord, among your people; We will sing praises to you among the nations.
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds."

"Your steadfast love, O Lord,
Extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
Your judgments are like the great deep;
You save all of creation, O Lord. So please help us to depend fully upon you."

The tomb is empty & darkness has lost!
We dance in the light of His resurrection!
No more do we have to fear!
No more does worry reign!
He is victorious & so are we!
Because of His victory, we are free!

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
Let us worship God!

Christ has risen.
He is risen indeed!
Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?
Almighty God, through Christ, you give us everlasting life. By the power of your Holy Spirit, please show us today a glimpse of that new life as we reflect upon your glory.

The story of Palm Sunday tells of how
people removed their cloaks and spread them out
in front of Jesus as he entered Jerusalem.
The cloak we wear every day to face the world
is both the persona we wish to present,
and our defense against the elements.
As we come to worship may we be willing
to lay down our defenses and disguises,
at the feet of the One who sees us we really are.
And then, set free for worship,
may we offer our praises
with open hearts and lives.

Almighty God, You created us in your image, each of us in your likeness.
Help us to worship You alone, Lord, and never bow to any created thing.
We see your handiwork in every one of your works, but You alone are worthy of our hearts.
Accept our worship today, God, because of Jesus, our perfect sight of You.

"Lord, like the women at the tomb on the first Easter, we come out of our darkness and into your light
We come out of emptiness to enter your fullness
We come out of our hopelessness to find your joy
We come out of our confusion to seek your peace
We come far from home because we know we have been found
We come at your invitation to celebrate your risen life and to praise you as Lord."

Before we get to Easter, we need to linger:
in the vulnerability of the basin and the towel
at the remembrance and promise of the table
in the struggle and betrayal of the garden
in the shadows and shouts of injustice
at the bloody, brutal, and beautiful cross
in the silence of linen and spices and death
For without these, the empty tomb is empty

"The Lord says,
For I am about to create a new heavens and a new earth;
The former things shall not be remembered or come to mind.
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating;
For I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox.”
Lord, help us to bring about this new creation even here today."

“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’
And believe in your heart that God raised him from dead,
You will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified.
And it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”
God of grace, we profess our faith in you. Please show us your grace as we worship you today."