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Additional Hymns:
Hymn GTG #62, “Love the Lord Your God”
Hymn GTG #300, “We Are One in the Spirit” [vv. 1, 3, 4]
Leader: We come before the Lord seeking eternal life.
People: We find life in loving God with all our heart, being, strength, and mind.
Leader: Do this, and you will live!
People: We find life in loving our neighbor as ourselves.
Leader: Let us live in Christ’s love!
People: Let us worship the Lord.
Call to Confession (based on Luke 11:9-13)
Leader: Jesus tells us to ask, and we will receive; seek, and we will find, knock, and the door will be opened to us. No matter what we may have done, the Lord desires to give good things to God’s children. In full confidence in God’s mercy and love, let us confess our sins and seek reconciliation with the Lord.
Prayer of Confession (based on Luke 11:39-52)
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: How terrible for us, Lord! We carefully cultivate our outward image, but we disregard the greed and wickedness within our hearts. How terrible for us! We calculate the tithes that we owe without remembering our debt of justice and love. How terrible for us! We oppose Christ with our thoughtless actions and faithless lives. Forgive us, Lord. Help us to willingly bear the yoke of kindom-building with humility, mutual forbearance, and righteousness. In your mercy, hear our prayer…
(Silent prayers of personal confession)
Declaration of Forgiveness (based on Luke 12:22-31)
Leader: Beloved, we can see how God dresses the lilies in splendor beyond that of Solomon, even though they will only last a season. How much more will God do for you! Even the worst of human sin cannot separate us from God’s extravagant love. So do not worry or despair: all of our sins are forgiven in Christ Jesus.
People: Thanks be to God!
LESSONS AND CAROLS FROM LUKE
Readings are done by three people. They each wear a white, green, or red stole, respectively, to help clarify their roles.
Jesus Sends the 72: Luke 10:1-24
The Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37
Hymn GTG #63, “The Lord is God” [vv. 1 & 2]
Mary and Martha: Luke 10:38-42
How to Pray: Luke 11:1-13
A House Divided: Luke 11:14-28
Hymn GTG #464, “Our Father, Which Art in Heaven” [vv. 1, 2, & 3]
A Light for the Body: Luke 11:29-36
Woe to Pharisees & Legal Experts: Luke 11:37-54
Hymn GTG #345, “In an Age of Twisted Values” [vv. 1 & 4]
Jesus Speaks to the Disciples: Luke 12:1-12
Treasure in Heaven: Luke 12:13-34
Hymn GTG #820, “Nothing Can Trouble”
Be Ready!: Luke 12:35-48
Trouble is Coming: Luke 12:49-59
Leaders: This is the Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
[THEMATIC HYMN FOR LENT]
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