Sunday’s Liturgy
November 23, 2025
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[ Gathering ]
Call to Worship
Psalm 100
[One:] Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
[All:] Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Confession of Sin
Dear God,
you are always kind and loving,
but we can be selfish and impatient.
We confess that we have sinned against you,
with our actions, with our words, and with our thoughts.
We’re sorry for the things we have done wrong,
and for the good things we should have done, but didn’t.
Please have mercy on us, and forgive us,
because of what Jesus has done.
Teach us to want what is good,
and help us be more like Jesus,
so that others can know you through us.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Hear, O child of God, the good news of grace:
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
(1 John 1:8-9)
This is God’s promise to us
because of what Jesus has done.
When we come to him with our sin,
he is faithful and just.
He has already forgiven us in Jesus,
and he will cleanse you from every unrighteousness
to make you holy and perfect,
so that you can be with him forever.
So take heart, O child,
and rejoice in the glorious hope
of your Father’s great love!
In Christ we are forgiven!
Thanks be to God!
[ Word ]
Prayer for Illumination
Reading of Scripture
Isaiah 53:1-4
Who has believed what he has heard from us?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
For he grew up before him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Concluding Prayer
[ Table ]
Invitation to Communion
Prayer of Consecration
Distribution of Elements
[We gather in small groups around tables throughout the room and pray together as we receive the bread and cup.]
[ Sending ]