Greeting
Ldr: Turn on the lights! Throw the doors wide open! Shout and sing!
Cng: For we want the whole world to know that we believe in the love of God, in the salvation of Jesus Christ, and in the new birth through the Holy Spirit!
Ldr: We do not come here under the cover of night.
Cng: We come in the full light of day, because we believe in the eternal life offered to us by God!
Ldr: We come to give thanks, and to celebrate the love that God gives, even though it is so undeserved.
Cng: Receive our worship, God of everlasting love. May our praise be pleasant in your ears, and fall tenderly upon your heart.

Prayer
Holy God, Loving God, though our minds cannot understand, let our hearts find hope and life in the birth that comes from above.You give this new birth where you choose. We sens…