Reading of the Law of God
I am the Lord your
God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You
shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20.2,3
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we come
to You aware that we have not obeyed Your Law. We have looked to other gods. We
have not trusted You alone, nor submitted to You alone, nor sought refuge in
You alone. We have not honored or served You as You deserve. We have sinned, and
we sincerely repent of it. We ask that You would forgive us. We know that our
only hope for this is Jesus, our faithful Savior, in whose Name alone we offer
this prayer. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon
LORD, you were
favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the
iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. You withdrew all your
wrath; you turned from your hot anger. Restore us again, O God of our
salvation, and put away your indignation toward us! Psalms 85:1-4
May the Father
forgive us by the death of his Son and strengthen us to live in the power of
the Spirit all our days.