Called to Grace - Statement of Faith, Confession & Forgiveness

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Called To Grace - Statement of Faith, Confession and Forgiveness

Meant to be an encouragement to all who wish to renew their faith in the grace of God, the statement of faith expresses our trust in God, our love for Christ, our fellowship with the Spirit, and our relationship to each other in the church. The confession is intended to help the congregation express sorrow for failing to trust in the power of God's grace. The words of forgiveness proclaim God's love and grace reaching out to us in spite of our sin. Use these statements as written or to spark your youth group to write their own statement of faith or words of confession and forgiveness.

Statement of Faith

L: We believe in God.

C:     We believe in God, the author of grace.
        Grace to heal, grace to save, grace that is stronger than our sins.
        Grace that works mighty deeds, awesome and glorious.
        Grace that has remained strong from ages past to present.

L: We believe in Jesus Christ.

C:     We believe in Jesus, the heart and hands of grace.
        Grace that freely accepts us with love and compassion.
        Grace that liberates us by the power of Jesus' life, death and resurrection.
        Grace that remains faithful and strong through the good times and the bad.

L: We believe in the Holy Spirit.

C:     We believe in the Spirit, the very breath of grace.
        Grace that empowers us to stand and work for truth and justice.
        Grace that quietly brings healing to our lives, our relationships and our world.

L: We believe in the Church.

C:     We believe in the Church and the ministry of grace.
        Grace that we have seen and touched in the water and the wine.
        Grace that we share daily with our families, friends, neighbors and world.

L: We are called to grace.

C: We are called to grace.

Confession and Forgiveness

L:     Father, Creator, God of the Universe.
        We have witnessed your awesome power and amazing grace.
        Yet we have challenged your authority, exploited the world you created,
        and abused your gifts of new life.

C: Yet you still reach out and call us your children.
Have mercy Lord. Forgive us we pray.

L:     Jesus, Messiah, Son of God.
        We have heard your call, yet we have wandered from your teaching.
        We have taken lightly your ministry, sacrifice and resurrection power.
        We have discounted your worth and shut you out of our lives.

C: Yet you still reach out and call us forgiven and clean.
Have mercy Lord. Forgive us we pray.

L:     Spirit, Wind, Breath of God.
        We have experienced your power, yet we live as if you don't exist.
        We have failed to acknowledge your presence in us making us one.

C: Yet you still reach out and call us the body of Christ.
Have mercy Lord. Forgive us we pray.

L: By grace, God reached out and called us children of Godm
forgiven and clean, the body of Christ. By grace we have been saved.

C: By grace we have been saved!

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