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 too often fail to run to You in faith in Christ for wisdom and comfort amid life's unsolvable paradoxes (Ecclesiastes 7:14-20). We confess these t...

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 pause now to silently confess our individual sins before confessing together as a congregation from the text in Ecclesiastes. We confess that we too often fail to...

Dear Family at Christ Community, On Sunday we will hear the Gatherer teach us that "it is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting" (Ecclesiastes 7:2). Although shocking, this proverb does not contradict his repeated invitation to enjoy God's gifts. Instead, it warns us about the danger of using God's good gifts to avoid the hard realit...

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 use distractions to avoid facing the realities of our sin and death (Ecclesiastes 7:1-6). We confess these things before You because You are...

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 struggle to find joy in You given our perpetual appetites and the ephemerality of life (Ecclesiastes 6:7-12). We confess these things before You b...