5/24/2015 Confession(2)
Sunday
Title: Pentecost & Memorial Sunday
Sermon
Title: Sighs
too deep for words.
Previously:
Sunday
Title: Pentecost Memorial Sunday
Sermon
Title: What
keeps us from hearing the Spirit of Truth?
Sunday
Title: Pentecost Sunday
Sermon
Title: “Gentle
Spirit”
Sunday
Title: Pentecost
Sunday
Sermon
Title: "Sighs too deep for words...."
Sunday
Title: Pentecost
Sunday,
Sermon
Title: “Conventional Methods, Unconventional Results”
Scripture
Cuttings:
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Mortal, can these bones live?
Acts 2:1-21 "...we
hear them speaking about God's deeds of power." All were amazed and
perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?" ... the
coming of the Lord's great and glorious day. "Then everyone who calls on
the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Psalm 104:24-35 When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the
face of the ground. May the glory of the Lord endure forever.
Romans 8:22-27 Likewise
the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we
ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.
John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into
all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he
hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
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: Lord, our sin lays
as a valley of dry bones before you.
(pause; taking our
next breath as a Spirit gift from God)
P: Lord...
C: you call
us to righteousness and justice.
and you give us the Spirit of truth.
But we
refuse the love you offer in these gifts,
by seeking our own kingdoms and security.
We chase
explanations of what went wrong,
rather than visions of your glory in our
future.
We write
new rules to prevent old problems,
instead of seeing the aim of faithfulness.
Can these
bones of ours live?
We can
barely name these sins, forgive us Lord,
only you
can save us from the sins we evade.
(pause for reflection
and self-examination)
P: It is only through
the power of the Holy Spirit that we may look deep enough into ourselves to
repent fully before God. Fortunately for us, God provides the Spirit. The
Advocate reveals the truth of God’s great love in Jesus Christ. It is for
Christ’s sake that our sins are forgiven. Now, with sins forgiven, the Spirit
may guide us into all truth and we will know 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!
-or-
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: Can we hope for words to pray as we ought?
C: The Holy Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for
words.
(take a spiritual sigh)
P: Lord God
C: we have more spirit for our favorite team,
than desire
for your Holy Spirit.
We claim to believe in the work of the Son,
but we do not
trust the power of the Holy Spirit.
Even when our own abilities are clearly not enough,
we choose to
rely on ourselves,
and decline
the advantage given in the Spirit.
We fail to listen when we do the Holy work of your
Church.
We will not
call upon your power even when we fall into temptation.
Save us from the sins we know in our heart.
Save us from the sins we hide. (pause
for reflection and self-examination)
P: It is only through the power of the Holy
Spirit that we may look deep enough into ourselves to repent fully before God.
Fortunately for us, God provides the Spirit. The Advocate reveals the truth of
God’s great love in Jesus Christ. It is for Christ’s sake that our sins are
forgiven. Now, with sins forgiven, the Spirit may guide us into all truth and
we will know 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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