We believe in God, the creator of all things, the giver of life and breath.
We believe in Jesus Christ, born Emmanuel, God with us.
He was baptized by John and anointed the most beloved Son of God.
Jesus sought to heal humanity by taking our brokenness upon himself.
Suffering for us, he was crucified, died and was buried.
We believe God raised Jesus from the dead for the sake of all people,
and the promise of eternal life.
We believe the risen Lord will come again, one day.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the inspiring counselor of truth breathed into us and poured out upon us; sent to guide our lives.
We believe in the church, Christ’s body at work in the world.
We believe God is leading us into a new day, ever onward toward the Kingdom of God.
Thanks be to God! Amen.
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
O, Most Loving and Eternal God, we greet you this morning with hope and thanksgiving, believing that you are ever at work in each of us, guiding us toward the kingdom goal. When they looked into the face of Jesus, those first fishermen, Peter, Andrew, James and John, must have been filled with that same sense of hope, and something wonderfully new about to happen in their lives. They had no thought for what might or could go wrong, only that Jesus was offering them a new way to look at themselves and their place in the world. Help us to be alert to the leading of the Holy Spirit, who speaks to us, often in moments when we least expect it. Temper our resistance with trust, in the name of the Christ we pray. Amen.
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