Opening Sentence
Give heed, my people, to my teaching;
turn your ear to the words of my mouth.
Call to Praise
Lord, open our lips
and our mouths will proclaim your praise.
You are good to those who wait for you,
to all who seek you.
Glory….
Glory to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm 100
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Thanksgiving
My heart is ready, O God;
I will sing your praise.
Your steadfast love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
and let your glory shine over all the earth.
Amen.
Call to Discipleship
Jesus said, Let anyone with ears to hear listen.
You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
and with all your soul,
and with all your strength,
and with all your mind;
and your neighbor as yourself.
Do this, and you will live.
Lord Jesus, you have the words of eternal life.
Questions
- What is your favorite book of the Bible? Or maybe your favorite character? Why?
- What is you least favorite book?
- Give an example of a time when God really encouraged you personally from the Bible. Be as specific as you can.
- As it pertains to YMB, how do you engage most fruitfully with the Bible? Sermons? Readings? Small group Bible study?
Our Father Who Art in Heaven
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil,
for thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory forever. Amen.
Benediction
The Lord will guide us continually,
and satisfy our needs in parched places,
and we shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water, whose waters never fail.
Amen.