We often assemble what we call "scriptural collages" that are used in worship - sometimes spoken in unison, sometimes responsively between one or more leaders and the congregation.
This week we wanted a series of passages emphasizing grace and forgiveness to seamlessly join two songs: Phil Baquie's "God of Mercy" and the choral song "Mercy's embrace". So I knew I wanted to begin and end with mercy. Here's the final cut:
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ… is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us. 2 Cor 1:3
He is so rich in kindness that he purchased our freedom through the blood of his Son, and our sins are forgiven. Eph 1:7
All of us have strayed away like sheep. We have left God's paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the guilt and sins of us all. Is 53:6
There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1
All the prophets testify … that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. Acts 10:43
He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5
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