11 June 2017 Our Life Together We commit ourselves individually and as a My Lighthouse Rend Collective community to the way of Christ; to take up the cross; to seek abundant life for all humanity; to We believe in God, creator of the world and of all struggle for peace with justice and freedom; to risk people; and in Jesus Christ, incarnate among us, ourselves in faith, hope, and love, praying that who died and rose again; and in the Holy Spirit, God's kingdom may come. present with us to guide, strengthen, and comfort. Thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. We believe; God, help our unbelief. Amen. We rejoice in every sign of God's kingdom: in the House of Faith Geoff Moore & the Distance upholding of human dignity and community; in every expression of love, justice, and reconciliation; A Time of Prayer in each act of self-giving on behalf of others; in the The Choir abundance of God's gifts entrusted to us that all may have enough; in all responsible use of the The Offering earth's resources. (Please sign your individual names – not just family – Glory be to God on high; and on earth, peace. on the attendance registration pad. Pass this to your We confess our sin, individual and collective, by neighbor in the pew when completed. We are grateful silence or action: through the violation of human you came to worship with us today.) dignity based on race, class, age, sex, nation, or faith; through the exploitation of people because of The Scripture greed and indifference; through the misuse of Leviticus 19:33-34, John 3:16-17 power in personal, communal, national, and international life; through the search for security by The Message those military and economic forces that threaten “Loving Like Jesus” human existence; through the abuse of technology Current Sermon Series “Making a Statement” which endangers the earth and all life upon it. Shout to the North Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy. A Benediction