silence L: Let us surrender our brokenness to the one who has conquered all.   all: Jesus, we are fools in need of grace. We want to be Lord of all slaves to no one, but in fact we are slaves to all, Lord of none.   all: conquer us again. Take over. Invade our … Continue reading Confession of Surrender

leader: Let us confess our sin before the king and one another. we kneel   leader: We can confess that so often we think that we are smarter than You and that we know better than You. all: Lord forgive us!   leader: We confess that we often twist Your Word God to meet our … Continue reading Confession of Sufficiency

Holy God, we confess we seek the easy way the way of comfort, the way of satisfaction. We mark our road by success. We measure our worth by victory.   In all these things, we deny you.   We deny the way you set before us, the way that points to the holy, the way … Continue reading Confession of Suffering

Leader: We hear the words that Paul wrote and know that it is true of us today. All: I am... Leader: filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity.   All: I am... Leader: filled with envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice.   All: I am... Leader: a gossip, a slanderer, a God-hater, … Continue reading Confession of Shame

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sin, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - 1 John 1:8-9   Leader: God we confess that we ask you to remember your promises … Continue reading Confession of Promises

L: Holy God, we confess... All: That we look for darkness in the midst of your light.   All: That we fail to see the good in one another. That we focus on falling rather than rising.   L: Risen Lord, we confess... All: That you deserve our attention. Attention to your rising. Attention to … Continue reading Confession of our Need for Resurrection

Leader: God we confess to you that we are a people that keep coming back to this parable hoping for the message to change. All: Because we like the stuff that we can earn so this is a Sunday we would rather not be here to hear what You're saying to us.   Leader: We … Continue reading Confession of Me

all: Holy God, we confess that we have loved. leader: we have loved all: ourselves. Above all, ourselves.   leader: we have loved, all: ourselves more than our neighbors, our enemies, the stranger, the widow, the orphan, the poor.   leader: we have loved all: our stuff, our trinkets, our luxuries at the expense of … Continue reading Confession of Love