Reading of the Law of God
And now I ask you, dear lady –
not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had
from the beginning – that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk
according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard
from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. 2 John 1.5-6
Confession of Sin
Our Father, You have called us to
love one another and to do this according to Your commandments. We confess that
there are too many times that we just don’t want to love someone else. There
are too many times that we just want to think about ourselves and what we want.
This is sin. It is ugly. We ask that You would forgive us this sin and that You
would change us so that we would give ourselves to a real love of our brothers
and sisters. Please grant us our request for Jesus’ sake. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon
The saying is trustworthy and
deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 1 Timothy 1.15