Call to worship:
11 As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain
your mercy from me;
your steadfast love and your faithfulness will
ever preserve me!
12 For evils have encompassed me
beyond number;
my iniquities have overtaken me,
and I cannot see;
they are more than the hairs of my head;
my heart fails me.13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me!
O Lord, make haste to help me!Psalm 40:11-13
Gathering Video
Questions for reflection:
What does Peter encourage the people of God to “discard” and what are they to desire?
How does the story of God change how we see people?
If followers of Jesus are “priests” - What does our (your) vocation look like today?
Corporate Prayer:
Our Father in Heaven,
We thank you for the story of salvation that centers on Your Son. We are amazed again at the endless grace of Jesus that grants forgiveness and freedom. May Your Spirit shape us to continually receive, share and show the love of God through everything we say and do.
In the name of Christ we pray, amen.
Notes//Quotes//Slides:
1 Peter 2:1-8
Psalm 19:7-11
Every other ethical system calls us to the costly effort of becoming what we are not. But in the full salvation already bequeathed to us in Christ, the new nature is already ours, waiting for expression, poised for growth, until its potential is triggered by our obedience to the word of God - Alec Motyer
What God desires from us, he graciously forms in us as we grow in our love for him. Ruth Chou Simmons