Cycle A Advent 1

12/1/2013 Confession(s)

Sunday Title:  Plow Sunday

Sermon Title: “Learning Peace”

Previously:

Sunday Title:  Hope Sunday

Sermon Title: “Preparing or Waiting”

Sunday Title:  House Cleaning Sunday

Sermon Title: "Company’s Coming"

Sunday Title:  Preparation Week 1

Sermon Title: “the unexpected hour”

Scripture Cuttings:

Isaiah 2:1-5 Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.

Psalm 122 For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, "Peace be within you."

Romans 13:11-14 Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;

Matthew 24:36-44 Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

Confession:

All may make the sign of the cross in remembrance of baptism

as the presiding minister begins:

P:  In the Name of the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

P:  The time is ripe, let us open our hearts to God...

     (pause for self-examination)

P:  Lord you call us to your house...

C: to the place we know you are present

so we may learn you ways

  and hear of your salvation.

But we would rather listen to the others,

  the ones who lead away from your light,

    the ones who say there is plenty of time,

      we can always change later,

        we can be faithful next week.

We hide in the darkness of our jealousy,

  and revel in quarrels of self-rightness,

    while ignoring the urgency of our faithfulness.

Lord forgive the sins we see,

Lord save us from our blindness. (Pause for reflection)

P:  Messiah is coming, salvation is near to us; for God is sending the Son into the world. For Christ's sake our sins are forgiven. Let us live honorably in faithfulness- wearing the Lord Jesus Christ in all we think do and say. This for the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen. -wjw

P:  The peace of the Lord be with you always!

C: And also with you!

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Confession:

All may make the sign of the cross in remembrance of baptism

as the presiding minister begins:

P:  In the Name of the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

P:  Let us take this time and be honest with God.

     (pause for self-examination)

  O Lord

C: our sin is obvious to you,

  yet we do not see our own works of darkness.

Only you can show us the light of salvation,

  but we are not ready to prepare for your coming.

Even with Christmas on the way,

  we still make provisions for our flesh and desires,

    instead of seeing the sign

      to put on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Save us Lord from the sins we know in our heart.

Save us Lord from the sins we hide. (Pause for reflection)

P:  God of salvation...

C: rescue us from ours sins. Amen

P:  The Lord is coming! And what a salvation God will bring to us. Because we belong to God a Son will be sent to save us: our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is for Christ’s sake that our sins are forgiven. And through the gift of the Holy Spirit we may again walk in the light of the Lord. In the name of the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

P:  The peace of the Lord be with you always!

C: And also with you!