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Hymns
Hymn GTG #134, “Joy to the World”
Hymn GTG #137, “He Came Down”
Leader: Friends, what are you looking for?
People: Come and see!
Leader: Do you seek a teacher to follow?
People: Come and see!
Leader: Are you searching for the Lamb of God, the Messiah, the Christ?
People: Come and see, and worship the Lord!
Call to Confession (based on John 1:36-39)
Leader: What are we looking for when we come before God in repentance? Mercy? Grace? Forgiveness? Come and see - all of this and more is ours through the Lamb of God. Let us confess our sins.
Prayer of Confession (based on John 1:35-46)
You are invited to speak a word or short phrase that describes a personal or collective sin of which you repent and seek forgiveness.
When the gathered community is finished sharing, we pray together:
People: O Great Guide and Guardian, whenever we set out to follow Jesus, our doubt stops us in our tracks. Where will he lead us? What if he’s not the one that Moses wrote about? Can anything good come from Nazareth? We struggle to trust in your goodness and love. Forgive us. Help us to take the next step in faith so that we might continue to grow closer to you, day by day by day. In your mercy, hear our prayers…
(Silent prayers of personal confession)
Declaration of Forgiveness (based on John 1:29, 36)
Leader: Jesus is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. Hear the good news: in Christ’s name, we are all forgiven!
People: Thanks be to God!
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