Worship resources based on Ephesians 3:14-21
July 29 Pentecost 10
Call to Worship: “Power is at work”
Based on Ephesians 3:20-21
(involving children)
Try to get a rhythm going, so it is kind of a chant or a slow rap. It could work well done twice, people would enjoy it more the 2nd time round, and helps memorise the verse.
Power is at work,
at work within us!
Power of the love,
the love of God!
God can do more -
WAY more -
more than we can ask or
even imagine!
Glory be to God,
from the church, from the people!
Glory for all time,
every generation!
God can do more -
WAY more -
more than we can ask or
even imagine!
Prayer of Confession: “The poverty of our imagining”
Read Ephesians 3:20-21:
“Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Glorious God, we come in worship this morning well aware of falling short of our glory.
Forgive the poverty of our accomplishing.
Even after all our efforts we still so often feel that we have not done enough.
We confess our trying to you, and ask for your power to be at work within us.
Forgive the poverty of our asking
We come to prayer too rarely, and we ask of you too sparingly.
We confess our praying to you, and ask for your Spirit to pray within us
make us bold as we claim your victory in the world,
fire our courage to pray.
Forgive the poverty of our imagining
The world as it is has invaded our souls.
Our lives are cluttered and mundane.
We confess our dreaming to you, and ask for your dreams of how the world could be;
release creativity in us, free our imaginations.
Forgive the poverty of our praise.
All glory be to you, incredible God!
Glory from the church, glory from generation upon generation,
through all time till beyond time,
Amen.
Call to Worship: ‘Can you measure the love of God?’
Based on Ephesians 3:18-19
(involving children)
Can you measure the love of God?
No matter how long your tape measure, God’s love would be longer!
No matter how deep you drill, God’s love would be deeper!
It’s tougher than titanium and softer than a feather,
more electric than lightning, more vast than the universe
It’s way more than we can possibly get our heads around,
but it fills our hearts – we can feel it!
It fills our lives – we can enjoy it!
The love of God is the most amazing, the most powerful,
the most abundant, the most intimate, the most lovely thing
and it is a gift to you.
July 29 Pentecost 10
Call to Worship: “Power is at work”
Based on Ephesians 3:20-21
(involving children)
Try to get a rhythm going, so it is kind of a chant or a slow rap. It could work well done twice, people would enjoy it more the 2nd time round, and helps memorise the verse.
Power is at work,
at work within us!
Power of the love,
the love of God!
God can do more -
WAY more -
more than we can ask or
even imagine!
Glory be to God,
from the church, from the people!
Glory for all time,
every generation!
God can do more -
WAY more -
more than we can ask or
even imagine!
Prayer of Confession: “The poverty of our imagining”
Read Ephesians 3:20-21:
“Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Glorious God, we come in worship this morning well aware of falling short of our glory.
Forgive the poverty of our accomplishing.
Even after all our efforts we still so often feel that we have not done enough.
We confess our trying to you, and ask for your power to be at work within us.
Forgive the poverty of our asking
We come to prayer too rarely, and we ask of you too sparingly.
We confess our praying to you, and ask for your Spirit to pray within us
make us bold as we claim your victory in the world,
fire our courage to pray.
Forgive the poverty of our imagining
The world as it is has invaded our souls.
Our lives are cluttered and mundane.
We confess our dreaming to you, and ask for your dreams of how the world could be;
release creativity in us, free our imaginations.
Forgive the poverty of our praise.
All glory be to you, incredible God!
Glory from the church, glory from generation upon generation,
through all time till beyond time,
Amen.
Call to Worship: ‘Can you measure the love of God?’
Based on Ephesians 3:18-19
(involving children)
Can you measure the love of God?
No matter how long your tape measure, God’s love would be longer!
No matter how deep you drill, God’s love would be deeper!
It’s tougher than titanium and softer than a feather,
more electric than lightning, more vast than the universe
It’s way more than we can possibly get our heads around,
but it fills our hearts – we can feel it!
It fills our lives – we can enjoy it!
The love of God is the most amazing, the most powerful,
the most abundant, the most intimate, the most lovely thing
and it is a gift to you.