1/6/2015 Confession
Sunday
Title: Worship Sunday
Sermon
Title: “The
Partial Buy In”
Previously:
Sunday
Title: Homage Sunday
Sermon
Title: “Gifts
for a King”
Sunday
Title: Heaven and Earth Sunday
Sermon
Title: “When
Worlds Collide”
Sunday
Title: Light Sunday
Sermon
Title: “What
are we going to do with all this light?”
Scripture
Cuttings:
Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise,
shine; for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you…. They shall
bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 May all kings fall down before him, all nations give him service. For
he delivers the needy when they call, the poor and those who have no helper.
Ephesians 3:1-12 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose
that [God] has carried out in
Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence
through faith in him.
Matthew 2:1-12 "Where is the child who has been born king of
the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him
homage."
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: Tis’ the season of light,
let
us step out of the darkness, repenting our sins. (pause)
Turn us Lord, back to you…
C: We are your children.
Baptized into the light of the world
Yet we do not let our light so shine before
others….
We choose darkness over faithfulness.
We do not offer you our
best: gifts fit for a king,
but present our leftovers,
and consider that, paying homage.
We speak of your royal rule
and the kingdom of heaven
and then do not hold our rulers to your
standards,
lest we ourselves be held to your
standards.
We claim you as our king: a
light for all nations.
And then become exclusive in our claims of
salvation.
Attempting to possess truth in smaller
corners,
seeking differences instead of community.
Forgive us Lord, the sins we
know in our heart.
Save us Lord from the sins
we hide.
(pause for reflection and self-examination)
P: Arise and shine for our light is come and the
glory of the Lord is risen upon us. God carries out God’s own eternal purpose
in Christ Jesus our Lord. It is through Christ’s faithfulness that we may have
access to God. For Christ’s sake our sins are forgiven. Let us seek again to
shine brightly to the glory of the Father, and the Son, + and 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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