SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Worship
LECTIONARY WORSHIP AIDS
Series III
* CALL TO WORSHIP
Rejoice and be glad, good people, sing aloud before our
Sovereign.
* PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God most high, God most humble, God most honest, forgive the
pride that prevents us from repenting and being healed of our
sins, the pride of place that will not let us appreciate the
virtues of other places, the pride of race that scorns the
accomplishments of other nationalities, the personal pride that
will not respect the rights and privileges of others. We need
the honesty to be humble with all and subservient to none but you
after the example of Jesus Christ. Amen.
* DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS
Hear the Good News! As you have shown yourself willing to come
to Christ, you will be forgiven and cleansed of all your sins.
Friends, believe the Good News! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
* EXHORTATION
Strive for spiritual excellence as an athlete trains and competes
for less enduring laurels.
* PRAYER OF THE DAY
Healing and humble Christ, help us to serve the needs of others
without concern for the attention and praise of the many, content
to know that we have responded to the cry for help. Amen.
* PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Gracious God, guiltless Christ, gladdening Spirit, our joy is in
knowing that you are forgiving and do not hold our sins against
us forever. When we give up the attempted concealment of our
guilt, you enfold us in your saving and loving arms, putting our
sin and guilt behind us. We find refuge with you in times of
distress that come as great floods threatening to sweep us away.
We rejoice in your unfailing love. Amen.
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Generous God, though there is no way we can repay you for your
kindness and mercy in Jesus Christ, receive our offerings as
a token of gratitude and enable us to share the Good News with
others through this community. Amen.
* PSALM 30
I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up,
and did not let my foes rejoice over me.
O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment;
his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
By your favor, O LORD, you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.
To you, O LORD, I cried,
and to the LORD I made supplication:
"What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?
Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me!
O LORD, be my helper!"
You have turned my mourning into dancing;
you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
Rejoice and be glad, good people, sing aloud before our
Sovereign.
* PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God most high, God most humble, God most honest, forgive the
pride that prevents us from repenting and being healed of our
sins, the pride of place that will not let us appreciate the
virtues of other places, the pride of race that scorns the
accomplishments of other nationalities, the personal pride that
will not respect the rights and privileges of others. We need
the honesty to be humble with all and subservient to none but you
after the example of Jesus Christ. Amen.
* DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS
Hear the Good News! As you have shown yourself willing to come
to Christ, you will be forgiven and cleansed of all your sins.
Friends, believe the Good News! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
* EXHORTATION
Strive for spiritual excellence as an athlete trains and competes
for less enduring laurels.
* PRAYER OF THE DAY
Healing and humble Christ, help us to serve the needs of others
without concern for the attention and praise of the many, content
to know that we have responded to the cry for help. Amen.
* PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Gracious God, guiltless Christ, gladdening Spirit, our joy is in
knowing that you are forgiving and do not hold our sins against
us forever. When we give up the attempted concealment of our
guilt, you enfold us in your saving and loving arms, putting our
sin and guilt behind us. We find refuge with you in times of
distress that come as great floods threatening to sweep us away.
We rejoice in your unfailing love. Amen.
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Generous God, though there is no way we can repay you for your
kindness and mercy in Jesus Christ, receive our offerings as
a token of gratitude and enable us to share the Good News with
others through this community. Amen.
* PSALM 30
I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up,
and did not let my foes rejoice over me.
O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment;
his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
By your favor, O LORD, you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.
To you, O LORD, I cried,
and to the LORD I made supplication:
"What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?
Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me!
O LORD, be my helper!"
You have turned my mourning into dancing;
you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
