Reading of the Law of God
Everyone then who
hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his
house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew
and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the
rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be
like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the
floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and
great was the fall of it.
Confession of Sin
Our Father, we
confess that far too often we hear the Word but do not do it. This is very
foolish. This is very sinful. We ask that You would forgive us this sin. We ask
that You would make us wise. We ask that You would make us obedient. We ask
this in the name of our faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon
Once you were not a
people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now
you have received mercy. 1 Peter 2:10
May the God of love
and power forgive you and free you from your sins, heal and strengthen you by
his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord.
The Book of Common Prayer