The Communion and Baptism Letter for April 14th, 2024....
The Weekly Confession of Sin for Christ Community Church. ...
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 ask You to help us in and with our doubts concerning You and Your love for us (Mark 9:14-28). We confess these things before You...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 consider who we need to be reconciled to and pursue that reconciliation before coming to the Lord's Table (Matthew 5:21-26). We ...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 come to Your Table with low expectations and little preparation for the nourishment of our faith (1 Corinthians 11:17-34). We confess these ...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 be nourished by the truth of our forgiveness of sins and newness of life signified and sealed in the Lord's Table (Matthew 26:26...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 live out the implications and applications of our baptism in Christ (Colossians 2:6-23). We confess these things before You beca...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 exalt earthly leaders over Jesus Christ who serves as the head of the church and means of salvation (Luke 3:15-22). We confess these...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 see the generational and missional purpose in our baptism and salvation as instruments of Your New Covenant faithfulness (Act...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 fail to remember our baptisms when we want to be assured of Your love for us in Christ (Matthew 28:16-20). We confess these things befor...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 fail to appreciate that Your sacraments help to strengthen us in covenantal relationship with You (Genesis 17:1-17). We confess these th...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 associate the power of Your means of grace with the person administering them (1 Corinthians 3). We confess these things before You ...
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