Cycle B Holy Trinity

5/31/2015 Confession

Sunday Title:  Holy Trinity Sunday

Sermon Title: Understanding? God.

Previously:

Sunday Title:  Worship Sunday

Sermon Title: Worship vs. Denial vs. Worship

Sunday Title:  Holy Trinity Sunday

Sermon Title: “Welcome Pastor Jim Brandis Chaplain at Shepherd of the Valley”

Sunday Title:  Holy Trinity Father's Day Sunday  

Sermon Title: "Put me in coach, I'm ready to play"

Sunday Title:  The Holy Trinity, Father’s Day

Sermon Title: Sunday School Recognition Sunday, “Safety Zone”

Scripture Cuttings:

Isaiah 6:1-8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!"

Psalm 29 Give to the Lord glory and power. Give to the Lord the glory his name deserves. Worship the Lord in his holy splendor.

Romans 8:12-17 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption.

John 3:1-17 The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.

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:  Woe to us,

C: for we are unclean,

  and we live among the unclean,

    How can we approach the Holy? (pause for self-examination)

P:  Lord God,

C: only you can blot out our sin and make our guilt depart,

  but foolishly, we try to redeem ourselves.

We have memorized the Church’s doctrine

  and accept the tri - unity of Father, Son, + and Holy Spirit,

    but instead of knowing You,

      we choose knowledge about God:

        We evade the relationship you reveal.

We seek your truth, yes we are here,

  but we don’t take the risk of bearing witness to the truth.

Some sins we understand enough to name; forgive us Lord.

Some sins we hide; save us Lord. (pause for self-examination)

P:  God reveals divinity to us mortals. We call the Almighty: “Abba! Father!”, God a heavenly “Papa” giving an only son, for our salvation. For Christ's sake our sins are forgiven, relationship restored, born of the water and the Spirit, released from slavery to sin, adopted into God’s family, made by love: Children of God for 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!