Leader: O God, we confess we are afraid All: of following where you lead, of doing what you ask of us, of living our faith out loud. Leader: We are afraid All: of making the wrong decision, of going the wrong way, of trusting there is a path set before us. Leader: We are afraid All: of … Continue reading Confession of Fear
Category: Liturgy
Confession of Falling
Leader: We come before you God as a prideful broken people. A people who are so often propped up by the things of this world instead of you and you alone. All: Lord, we are ready to fall. Leader: We confess that we prop ourselves up with our money, our own efforts to succeed, and … Continue reading Confession of Falling
Confession of Evenings
L: As evening closes in, we are reminded by the setting sun what God has done this day. We celebrate the joy of life, laughter, and service. We also grieve that which we have done and left undone. Let us confess to God, our light in the darkness, that our hope may be resurrected as … Continue reading Confession of Evenings
Confession of Enemies
Silence Holy God, holy and mighty, Holy and immortal have mercy on us. For we give to others what we believe they deserve, we hold others accountable to our own measure, we rule as if we are the rule. God, we have enemies, and for this we are ashamed. We have … Continue reading Confession of Enemies
Confession of Dust
leader: We are dust all: and to dust we will return. leader: let us come before God in our dusty bodies, confessing our need to wake up. ...silence... leader: we have become dusty, all: holding still for too long. leader: we are covered in dust all: from standing when we could be walking. … Continue reading Confession of Dust
Welcome to Worship
leader: I bring you good news- your heavenly Father knows your sin no more. It is forgotten. It is done. You are forgiven through the death and life of Jesus. Come let us worship with new hearts. All: AMEN!
Confession of Denial
Leader: Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal. all: Have mercy on us. leader: Let us come before God and one another, laying our sin before the altar with the desire to be made clean. *silence* leader: Most merciful God, all: We confess that we deny you. men: We know your words, we … Continue reading Confession of Denial
Confession of Comfort
All: Holy God, we confess to you that we have coveted comfort at the risk of your mission. Women: We have sought the places where we feel safe at the cost of the places you have called us to live and serve. Men: We have hidden ourselves behind the usual, the normal, the ordinary. Women: We have holed … Continue reading Confession of Comfort
Confession of Cloaks
leader: Let us confess our sin before the king and one another. we kneel leader: we confess that we come before you coveting your crown. all: Lord save us! leader: we confess that we spread our cloaks on the way of control, of being in charge, of being our own master. all: Lord, … Continue reading Confession of Cloaks
Confession -Of Burying
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 fogive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - 1John 1:8-9 we kneel Leader: We have hidden our sin from you. We have … Continue reading Confession -Of Burying