Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we frequently fail to consider if our actions might make others stumble and whether those actions proceed from faith (Romans 14:20-23). We confes...

Dear Family at Christ Community, On Sunday, we are invited to grow in our understanding and experience of God's love for us and our ability to love our siblings in Jesus as we have been loved through His death and resurrection. This invitation includes the opportunity to be nourished by the Lord's Table in this endeavor. As part of our worship, Romans 14:13-19 will en...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we frequently fail to hospitably pursue what makes for peace and mutual upbuilding with our siblings for whom Christ died (Romans 14:13-19). We c...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you toconfessour sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. Weconfessthat we often try to take Your place as Judge and neglect our role as siblings of one another in Christ (Romans 14:10-12). Weconfessthese things before...

Dear Baptized Ones, This coming Sunday we are invited to participate in the baptism of Edmund Wesley Maphet as part of our worship in Romans 14:5-9. What a blessing to be included in this sacramental reminder of the interdependence of the weak and strong within the body of Christ! Just as God's grace was at work before Edmund was born as many of us prayed in our helpl...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we frequently fail to honor You and give thanks to You in all that we do in Jesus' name (Romans 14:5-9). We confess these things before You becau...

Dear Family at Christ Community, We are invited this coming Sunday to gather in worship to hear the Lord God Almighty from Romans 14:1-4 as well as the other elements in our liturgy. By His grace, our Abba Father welcomes us also to His table to taste again of His redemptive goodness to us in Jesus the Christ. What a staggering image of the truly Strong welcoming the ...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we often choose to quarrel over opinions with those weak in faith instead of seeking to build up and edify through hospitality (Romans 14:1-4). W...