Calls To Worship
Forgiveness
Adapted from 2 Chronicles 7:14-15 (ESV)
God says, “If my people,
Who are called by my name, humble themselves, and pray
And seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,”
“I will hear from heaven and I will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Now my eyes will be open and my ears will be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.”
Loving God, we claim your promises to us today. Heal our land. Heal us. Help us to seek your face in worship today.
Austin D. Hill (ESV, adapted for liturgical use)
Adapted from Psalm 51 (ESV)
Leader: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions.
People: Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
Leader: For I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me.
People: Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you may be justified in your words, and blameless in your judgment.
Leader: Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
People: Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Leader: Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
People: Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Leader: Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
People: Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Adapted from Psalm 103:1-5
Praise the Lord, my soul;
All my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits
Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from the pit,
And crowns you with love and compassion,
Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Submitted by Austin D. Hill
Adapted from Psalm 130
Leader: Out of the depths we cry to you, Lord;
People: Lord, hear our voices , Let your ears be attentive to our cries for mercy.
If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Leader: Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
People: we will wait for the Lord, with our whole being we will wait,
and in his word we put our hope.
Leader: We wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
People: For with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.
Submitted by Stuart Strachan Jr.
L. In Jesus Christ God has removed our sins from us and given us a new name.
P. Now we are called Forgiven.
L. In Jesus Christ God has assured us that he could never forget us.
P. Now we rejoice that we are called Remembered.
L. In Jesus Christ God has changed our perspective that we are enemies of God and grace.
P. Now we are called Friends.
L. In Jesus Christ God has written us new birth certificates.
P. And now our citizenship is in heaven and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
L. Let us worship our God who delights in us and rejoices over us and has given us a new name in Jesus Christ our Lord. Now we are called Christians.
Stuart Strachan Jr.
Adapted from Psalms 65 and 68
Leader: Sing to God, sing praises to his name—his name is the Lord—be exultant before him.
People: When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us, God forgives our transgressions.
Leader: Those who live at earth’s farthest bounds are awed by the Lord’s signs. He visits the earth and waters it, the river of God is full of water; he provides the people with grain, and crowns the year with his bounty.
All: Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.
Adapted by Darren Pollock
Psalm 103:8-14
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
He will not always accuse;
neither will he stay angry forever.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
nor repaid us for our iniquities.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Like a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
For he knows how we are made.
He remembers that we are dust.
(WEB, adapted for liturgical use)
Adapted from Colossians 3:14-17
Leader: Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
All: Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Leader: And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
All: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Leader: Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
All: And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Looking for More Liturgical Elements?
Check out our Prayers of Confession on Forgiveness.