Prayer Liturgy

Liturgy | lit·ur·gy

  1. the work of the people.

  2. a pattern of worship practices designed to form in a particular direction.

When we repeat the story of Christ, in prayer and scripture, it slowly seeps into our imagination transforming who we are. Praying the liturgy is not a quick fix– it is the slow work of allowing the Spirit to renew our minds giving us the character of Christ.

Sometimes the liturgy feels foreign, sometimes it is awkward, and sometimes it is routine; nevertheless, we can trust that the Spirit is at work in us through prayer & scripture. Learn more about why we practice the liturgy.

Leader prays. Group Prays.
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+ Talk
Let us share in the joys and sorrows of one another's life.

What has been the highlight of your week?
What has been the low of your week?

+ Call to Worshipⓘ
Let us together prepare our hearts in worship.

Call to Worship

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!

+ Silence & Confession of Sins ⓘ
For a moment, let us sit in silence reflecting on our actions this past week and together, we will confess and be reminded that we are the forgiven community.

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Most merciful God,

We confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart; We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

We are truly sorry and we humbly repent, for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name.

Amen.

+ Psalmⓘ
Let us hear the word of the Lord from the Psalms.

Psalms

May God be gracious to us and bless us;
look on us with favor, Selah
so that Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation among all nations.
Let the peoples praise You, God;
let all the peoples praise You.
Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy,
for You judge the peoples with fairness
and lead the nations on earth. Selah
Let the peoples praise You, God,
let all the peoples praise You.
The earth has produced its harvest;
God, our God, blesses us.
God will bless us,
and all the ends of the earth will fear Him.

Psalm 67:1-7

+ The Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Let us affirm our faith with the words of the Apostles’ Creed.

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I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day, he rose again.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the global Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

+ Scripture Reading
Let us open the scriptures and learn the story of Christ.

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1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles –

2Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

7I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. 8Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. 13I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

Ephesians 3:1-13

The Message Paraphrase

+ Discussion
Let us take a moment to talk through what we have heard reflecting on what it is saying to us.

  1. What does this reveal about God or His Kingdom?

  2. What does this reveal about human nature or yourself?

  3. How can you live out this passage or who should you share this story with?

+ Lord's Prayer ⓘ
At this time, if you have a prayer request we’ll hear those and conclude with the Lord’s prayer. What would you like to lift up in prayer?

As our Savior taught us, so we pray;

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Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours now and for ever.
Amen.

+ Confession of the Mysteryⓘ
Let us confess the Mystery of our Faith.

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Christ has died.
Christ has risen.
Christ will come again.

+ Commissioning ⓘ
May we go from this place prepared to reveal the Kingdom of Jesus, together.

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Living God, draw us deeper into your love;
Jesus our Lord, send us to care and serve;
Holy Spirit, make us heralds of good news.

Stir us, strengthen us,
teach and inspire us to live your love
with generosity and joy, imagination and courage;
for the sake of your world and in the name of Jesus,

Amen.

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