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 have often joined in the doubting and mocking attitude of the world towards Jesus's authority, power, and love (Mark 15:16-32). 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 confess that we often seek to avoid suffering and persecution in Christ's name fearing what others can do to us. (Mark 15:1-15) We confess these things before You...

Dear Family at Christ Community, As we prepare to come to the Lord's Table in worship this coming Sunday, please consider this quote from James R. Edwards in The Gospel According to Mark: In placing the Last Supper between the betrayal and defection of the disciples Mark vividly conveys that "the many" for whom Jesus pours out his life include his own companions aroun...

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 become defensive and struggle to repent when confronted with our sin. (Mark 14:66-72) We confess these things before You because You are fai...

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 live in fear because we forget that You were condemnedin our place and now sit at the Father's right hand as our Prophet, Priest, and King(Mar...

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 struggle to have faith in and live for Jesus when the earthly powers seem to be taking control. (Mark 14:43-52) We confess these things befo...

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 struggle to pray honestly and boldly in our suffering robbing us of the much needed mercy and grace that You lovingly offer us. (Mark 14...

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 rest in the finished work of Christ and from our vain strivings on His behalf. (Mark 14:26-31) We confess these things before You beca...

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 the Gospel of Mark. We confess that we often forge...

Dear Family at Christ Community, In preparation for His trial and crucifixion, Jesus shares His final Passover meal with the disciples in Mark 14:12-25. The meal serves as the fulfillment of God's redemptive promises displayed in the Old Testament feasts and festivals. It also inaugurates a new means of grace to declare to God's people His sacrificial love: the Lord...