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Based on Ephesians 2:14–21

Leader: Brothers and sisters, Christ himself has brought peace to us! 

ALL: Jesus has united Jews and Gentiles into one people. His broken body on the cross broke down the wall of hostility between people.

Leader: 15 He fulfilled the commandments of God perfectly, freeing us from the burden of the law.

ALL: 16 By trusting in Christ’s death on the cross, we can have peace with God and also with one another.

Leader: 17 He brought this Good News of peace to you who were far away from him, and peace to those who were near.

ALL: 18 Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. 

Leader: 19 So now you are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.

ALL: 20 Together, we are his house, and the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. 21 We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord! Now, let us worship Him with joy and thanksgiving!

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Leader: 97 Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long. ALL: 98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide. Leader: 101 I have refused to walk on any evil path, so that I may remain obedient to your...

Psalm 105:1–5

Leader: 1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. ALL: 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Leader:  3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who...

Psalm 118:19-29

19   Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.  20   This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.  21   I thank you that you...

Psalm 118:22-26a

Leader: 22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; ALL: 23 the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. Leader: 24 The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. ALL: 25 Hosanna!...

Psalm 66

Leader: 1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth! ALL: 2 Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. Leader: 3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.” ALL: 4 “All the earth bows...

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