Read during worship in the Lord's Day at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church 8/20/17 Based upon Galatians 5:16-25 with promise of forgiveness in Acts 10:43 Almighty God, heavenly Father, we come before you confessing that we have too often gratified the desires of our sinful nature and have not borne the fruit of your Spirit as we ought. We are deeply sorry and we humbly ...

Confession Based upon Isaiah 6:O Lord Most High, You are holy and we are unholy, utterly unworthy of coming into your presence. We have unclean lips and live among a people of unclean lips; and apart from Christ, we are ruined. O Lord, send forth your great mercy once again: cleanse our lips and take our guilt away through the merits of your dear Son, whose death washes aw...

Based upon Psalm 2 Our Father in heaven, we confess that we have too often sided with the rulers of this world and stood as the kings of our own hearts against the cause of Christ in our lives. And yet we give thanks that You have installed Your Son, Jesus, as the head of the church and pray that He would subdue us more and more to his loving rule. Help us by your Holy Sp...

Confession based upon Philippians 2:1-13; Matt. 6:31-33 Heavenly Father, we confess that we have often acted out of selfish ambition in our lives. We have not considered others more significant than ourselves, but instead, we have sought to put our own desires and ambitions first. When given opportunities to look to the interests of others, we have asked "What's in it for...

Confession and Assurance based upon Philippians 3:7-11; 4:10-13, 19-20 Almighty God, we confess that we have often valued the things of this life more than the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus our Lord. Instead of suffering loss for His sake, we have pursued the things which we desire- even good things- at the cost of obedience and faithfulness to You. Instead of ...

Confession and Assurance based upon Romans 1 and 5: Our great and everlasting God, Whose eternal power and divine nature have been seen through the things You have made; we acknowledge that we are without excuse. For although we have known You, we have not honored You as God nor given You thanks as we should, but we have become futile in our thinking; and our senseless mi...

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Forgiveness based upon Ephesians 2:3-10 Confession: Father in heaven, we confess that we have too often lived in a spirit of disobedience, gratifying the cravings of our sinful natures and following its desires and thoughts. We soberly acknowledge that if left to ourselves, we would only be objects of wrath. But You, O Lord, are rich in...

Confession of Faith from Lamentations 3:21-25 When affliction comes, what can we "call to mind and therefore have hope"? The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in Him." The LORD is good to those who wait for him, t...

"There is nothing to which we are more prone than to offer God pretended worship whenever He calls us to repentance." John Calvin...

Confession based upon Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and Phil. 1:6: Our LORD our God, we confess that we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed. Our continuing sin lays bare the truth that we have not loved You with our whole hearts. We have not kept your commandments nor impressed them upon our children as we should. Holiness has not been the full adornment of our lives o...