由 Clément Tendo
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
ALL: We worship him together!
Our God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world,
ALL: We worship him together!
Our God adopted us as children through Jesus Christ,
ALL: We worship him together!
Our God forgave our sins according to the riches of His grace,
ALL: We worship him together!
Our God made known to us the mystery of his will.
ALL: We worship him together!
This is our God!
ALL: We worship him together!
由 Clément Tendo
Leader: 28 Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
ALL: Jesus, please forgive us for trying to carry all our burdens alone. Forgive us for trying to find rest and peace in the wrong places. Help us give to you all of our burdens, our fears, our problems, and our sin!
Leader: 28 Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest!”
由 Clément Tendo
Leader: 4 Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones!
Praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime!
ALL: Weeping may last through the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
Leader: 6 When I was prosperous, I said,
“Nothing can stop me now!”
ALL: 7 Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain.
Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
Leader: 8 I cried out to you, O Lord.
I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
ALL: 9 “What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave?
Leader: Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear me, Lord, and have mercy on me. Help me, O Lord.”
ALL: 11 You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
12 that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!
由 Clément Tendo
Leader: 7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God.
All: Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Leader: 9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.
All: 10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
Leader: 11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.
All: 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.
Leader: 13 And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.
All: 14 We have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. 16 We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.
由 Clément Tendo
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
