Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9
Prayer
Psalms And Prayers For Congregational Participation
CALL TO WORSHIP
Praise the Lord, all nations, extol him, all you peoples; for his love protecting us is strong, the Lord's constancy is everlasting.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
CONSTANT GOD, WE CONFESS OUR INCONSISTENCY. WE ARE TOO OFTEN PRONE TO SEEK FAVOR WITH PEOPLE THAN TO RISK DISAPPROVAL OF CHRISTIAN CONVICTIONS. WE ARE PREPARED TO RATIONALIZE OR RE-INTERPRET DIFFICULT DEMANDS OF JESUS AND COMPROMISE OUR RELATION TO HIM RATHER THAN PUT OURSELVES AT ODDS WITH COMMON PRACTICE. FORGIVE OUR WAFFLING THAT GIVES AN UNCERTAIN IMPRESSION AS TO OUR REAL COMMITMENT, WHETHER IT IS TO THE GOOD NEWS OR POPULAR OPINION. WE DO
TRUST IN YOUR MERCY, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST THE SAVIOR. AMEN
DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS
Hear the Good News! Our Lord Jesus Christ sacrificed himself for our sins to rescue us out of the present age of wickedness. Grace and peace is yours through Father and Son. Friends, believe the Good News! IN JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE FORGIVEN.
EXHORTATION
Having been called by grace, do not turn away in search of any other gospel. Don't let anyone unsettle your mind with distortions of the Good News of Christ. Be a faithful servant of Jesus.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
HELP US TO BE FAITHFUL INTERCESSORS, GOOD LORD, READY TO PRAY FOR OTHERS AS READILY AS FOR OURSELVES. LET OUR PRAYERS REFLECT OUR HUMILITY BEFORE YOU. SAVE US FROM TAKING TO OURSELVES ANY CREDIT FOR THE GOOD RESPONSE THAT YOU GIVE AND THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU DO, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
GOD OF ALL PEOPLES AND NATIONS, RECEIVE THE PRAISE DIRECTED TO YOU BY WHATEVER TITLE OR NAME, IN WHATEVER LANGUAGE OR RITUAL, BY WHATEVER RACE OR NATION, YOU ARE WORTHY OF THE HIGHEST PRAISE, THE MOST NOBLE WORSHIP, THE PUREST THOUGHT, THE MOST PRECIOUS OFFERING OF BEAUTY AND SERVICE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF YOURSELF MADE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT HIM WITH OUR NEIGHBORS NEAR AND FAR. THAT OTHERS MAY JOIN IN OUR HYMNS OF THANKSGIVING TO YOUR NAME. AMEN
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
DIVINE SAVIOR, WE CAN NOT BUY THE SALVATION YOU FREELY GIVE. OUR OFFERINGS CAN HELP SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS, IN WORD AND WORK, IN THIS PLACE AND EVERY PLACE AS YOUR PEOPLE FULFILL THE COMMISSION GIVEN BY THE RISEN CHRIST. AMEN
PSALM 100
Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands;
SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS AND COME BEFORE HIS PRESENCE WITH A SONG.
Know this: The Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his;
WE ARE HIS PEOPLE AND THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTURE.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
GO INTO HIS COURTS WITH PRAISE;
Give thanks to him
AND CALL UPON HIS NAME.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;
AND HIS FAITHFULNESS ENDURES FROM AGE TO AGE.
Praise the Lord, all nations, extol him, all you peoples; for his love protecting us is strong, the Lord's constancy is everlasting.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
CONSTANT GOD, WE CONFESS OUR INCONSISTENCY. WE ARE TOO OFTEN PRONE TO SEEK FAVOR WITH PEOPLE THAN TO RISK DISAPPROVAL OF CHRISTIAN CONVICTIONS. WE ARE PREPARED TO RATIONALIZE OR RE-INTERPRET DIFFICULT DEMANDS OF JESUS AND COMPROMISE OUR RELATION TO HIM RATHER THAN PUT OURSELVES AT ODDS WITH COMMON PRACTICE. FORGIVE OUR WAFFLING THAT GIVES AN UNCERTAIN IMPRESSION AS TO OUR REAL COMMITMENT, WHETHER IT IS TO THE GOOD NEWS OR POPULAR OPINION. WE DO
TRUST IN YOUR MERCY, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST THE SAVIOR. AMEN
DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS
Hear the Good News! Our Lord Jesus Christ sacrificed himself for our sins to rescue us out of the present age of wickedness. Grace and peace is yours through Father and Son. Friends, believe the Good News! IN JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE FORGIVEN.
EXHORTATION
Having been called by grace, do not turn away in search of any other gospel. Don't let anyone unsettle your mind with distortions of the Good News of Christ. Be a faithful servant of Jesus.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
HELP US TO BE FAITHFUL INTERCESSORS, GOOD LORD, READY TO PRAY FOR OTHERS AS READILY AS FOR OURSELVES. LET OUR PRAYERS REFLECT OUR HUMILITY BEFORE YOU. SAVE US FROM TAKING TO OURSELVES ANY CREDIT FOR THE GOOD RESPONSE THAT YOU GIVE AND THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU DO, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
GOD OF ALL PEOPLES AND NATIONS, RECEIVE THE PRAISE DIRECTED TO YOU BY WHATEVER TITLE OR NAME, IN WHATEVER LANGUAGE OR RITUAL, BY WHATEVER RACE OR NATION, YOU ARE WORTHY OF THE HIGHEST PRAISE, THE MOST NOBLE WORSHIP, THE PUREST THOUGHT, THE MOST PRECIOUS OFFERING OF BEAUTY AND SERVICE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF YOURSELF MADE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT HIM WITH OUR NEIGHBORS NEAR AND FAR. THAT OTHERS MAY JOIN IN OUR HYMNS OF THANKSGIVING TO YOUR NAME. AMEN
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
DIVINE SAVIOR, WE CAN NOT BUY THE SALVATION YOU FREELY GIVE. OUR OFFERINGS CAN HELP SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS, IN WORD AND WORK, IN THIS PLACE AND EVERY PLACE AS YOUR PEOPLE FULFILL THE COMMISSION GIVEN BY THE RISEN CHRIST. AMEN
PSALM 100
Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands;
SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS AND COME BEFORE HIS PRESENCE WITH A SONG.
Know this: The Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his;
WE ARE HIS PEOPLE AND THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTURE.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
GO INTO HIS COURTS WITH PRAISE;
Give thanks to him
AND CALL UPON HIS NAME.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;
AND HIS FAITHFULNESS ENDURES FROM AGE TO AGE.
