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 are often slow to turn to You when we are feeling bitter or afflicted (Ruth 1:6-22).We confess these things before You because You are faithful to f...

Dear Family at Christ Community, We begin our journey in the book of Ruth this Sunday. As part of our worship in Ruth 1:1-5, we will seek nourishment from the Lord's Table to help us experience the love of Jesus whom Ruth points forward to. Consider this quote from John Currid in Ruth: From Bitter to Sweet to help prepare you for the table: May we grasp the truth that G...

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 orient ourselves to You when a significant challenge comes into our lives choosing instead to react in fear (Ruth 1:1-5). We con...

Dear Family at Christ Community, We will conclude our Sacraments Series this Sunday with 1 Corinthians 6:9-20. Fittingly, we will celebrate the Lord's Table as the capstone. In preparation for coming to the table, I want to remind us of the various things we've emphasized to help orient us to Christ. Remember, you have the liberty to emphasize different aspects at diffe...

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 forget that we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit which should affect our embodiment of the Gospel for Your glory, our joy, and the life of ...

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 remember our baptism in Christ in preparation for the Lord's Supper (Acts 2:42-47). We confess these things before You because Y...

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...

Dear Family at Christ Community,This Sunday we will be in Matthew 5:21-26 where Jesus challenges us to recognize the heart of all religious rites to be reconciliation with both God and one another. In the Sermon on the Mount, He calls for us to recognize that sin not only occurs in our actions but in our heart towards one another; He also calls for us to recognize that ou...

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 consider who we need to be reconciled to and pursue that reconciliation before coming to the Lord's Table (Matthew 5:21-26). We ...

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 come to Your Table with low expectations and little preparation for the nourishment of our faith (1 Corinthians 11:17-34). We confess these ...