Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Father of all glory, we come now to exalt and praise Your name. We ask that You would strengthen and feed us, and nourish us, but not because the focus of this service of worship is on us. We ask You to …
Laid Out On The Altar
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Father of all, we come before You in order to be laid bare before You. We know that Your Word is sharper than any two-edged sword, and will cut us apart, as the priestly knife used to cut apart the sacrifical animals …
Returned Glory
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Father of all, we praise Your mercy for bringing us here yet again. We thank You for all that You are doing, and have done, on behalf of us, Your people. We are called by Your name, and we would ask for …
Infinite Humility
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Father of all mercy, and God of all comfort, we praise You as the God who does not neglect us in our sorrows and troubles. We know that false gods pretend to be above the daily concerns of tiny creatures such as …
Deep Truths
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! God and Lord, we praise You now through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns forever. You have delivered the kingdoms of men into His hand, and You have determined through the folly of preaching to subdue all rebels against the cross, all …
On the Dark Side of Every Moon
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! God Almighty, Maker of all things, we praise Your ineffable wisdom and power, Your kindness and mercy, Your justice and law, Your Son and Your Spirit. We thank You for receiving our worship now. We confess that You are the God above …
Living Wisdom
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! We praise Your name, oh God, for You are the living and triune God. The idols have mouths, but do not speak. You have no physical mouth, and yet You speak the eternal and everlasting Logos, the Word over all, the Word …
A New Creation Spoken
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! God of all creation, we lift up our voices in praise and adoration because You are worthy of all praise and adoration. We know that You have spoken the universe into existence, and when our father Adam rebelled against You, in your …
Pentecost in Public
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Our Father and God, we praise You now in the powerful name of Jesus Christ. You are the one who poured out the Holy Spirit on the great day of Pentecost, and there empowered Your Church to be Your people forever and …
Flogged to the Bone
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Our great God, Father of Jesus Christ, and the God who bestows the Holy Spirit, we come to You now in the name of this Jesus, in the power of the Spirit You have given, in order to worship You as You …