God Gathers Us
Call to Worship - Psalm 32
To be read aloud by someone in your home:
1 Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
2 Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord does not count against them
and in whose spirit is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night
your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters
will not reach them.
7 You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Opening Prayer
This is one of the Psalms you’ll read soon if you are reading through the bible in a year with us. For several weeks we’ve been taking one of those Psalms and reading it again as we begin worship.
The psalmist here celebrates the blessing, the happiness, of being a forgiven person. What good news! But that relief only comes when we confess our sin (see verses 3-5). Confession is a regular part of the Christian life, and this morning is a good time to practice this discipline.
Take a few moments to reflect on your life recently and to ask the Holy Spirit to convict you of anything you need to confess to Him or to others. Then pray, asking for God’s forgiveness, and for His power to walk in a new way and to make anything right with other people that we need to.
Then read Psalm 32 again, and thank God for the forgiveness that He gives.
God Saves Us
Congregational Singing
We encourage you to sing - make a joyful noise! If you play an instrument, play! If you have some favorite hymns or choruses, pick one or two and sing! Or make use of other technology to play some music, and listen and sing along.
Below are some hymns you can make use of if these would be a help to you.
Offering
During this time when we can't gather on Sundays, we can still receive your offerings a couple of ways:
You can drop your offering in the locked mailbox outside the church office entrance
Or, you can mail them to the church at 393 Water Street, Augusta ME 04330.
Thank you for your continued support of Penney and its ministries!