CALL TO WORSHIP
Cease dwelling on days gone by and brooding over past history. Worship in expectation that God will do new things and that now they may break from the bud into flowers and fruit.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God for all seasons, we confess that we would rather live in the glorious days of the past than risk the uncertain outcome of the future. We would rather leap ahead to the day of resurrection than undergo our share of the sufferings of Christ. Forgive our zeal for honors and our reluctance to accept either unnoticed service or too conspicuous suffering, through Jesus Christ, who through humiliation came to exaltation. Amen.
DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS
Hear the Good News! With the twelve we are invited to eat and drink at our Lord's Table in the kingdom of God. Friends, b…