God’s Potent Promise You can shelter in the Covenant and Commandments
Covenant and Commandments
Exodus 19:3-7; 20:1-17 God bring Israel on Eagle’s Wings; Decalogue
Matt 5:17 Jesus not to abolish law but fulfill it
Psalm 91
Call to Worship
Remember God loved us into being
God, you are worthy of our praise
God is here to set the captive free
Come let us Worship the liberating God
Call to Worship (based on Psalm 91)
You who live in the shelter of the Most High, Trust in God
We abide in God’s shadow, for God delivers us
God will us with her pinions—nestling us to her breast
We can always find refuge under her wings
Come let us praise the Holy Spirit, who lifts us and protects us.
Come, Holy Spirit, Come.
Call to Confession: God calls us, comforts us and forgives us. Come let us confess ourselves to God.
Prayer of Confession: God we confess that we do not know exactly what it means when you say that you have fulfilled the law or even that we are free. We confess that we love to judge one another, and that we humans do not do well with concepts such as grace or freedom. We do better with rules and judgement. Forgive us, love us to a new covenant we pray. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon: God loved us before anything else, and so we can be certain of the Good News of the Gospel: In Jesus Christ we are Forgiven. Amen
Prayer of Dedication: God, may we come to you to find shelter whenever we are afraid, or stumble or fall. May we remember that no matter what. Amen.
Hymns: Immortal Invisible God Only Wise, Amazing Grace, Great is Thy Faithfulness, Morning Has Broken, If Thou But Trust In God to Guide Thee, O God What You Ordain is Right.
Children: Explain that God gives us rules to keep us safe, but always forgives us. Perhaps talk about the “kitchen light” concept where one family always has the kitchen light on in their house so their kids know no matter what they can always come home. God always has the kitchen light on for us. Book Suggestion: “The Book of Rules” by Brian GehrleinOr perhaps explain how sometimes following the rules or doing something that is asked is very hard and you have to be very brave to do it (that happens a lot in the Bible) Book Suggestion: “The Monster at the End of This Book”
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