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Repentance of injustice
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 1 more types
Reflecting on several scriptures, John van de Laar says that in Ash Wednesday observance, repentance is about not just internal, "spiritual" sins, but also our complicity in injustice through greed, exploitation, defensiveness, lust, etc.
Psalm 51; Isaiah 58:1-12 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
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Ash Wednesday, Repentance, Justice, Sin
Faith In Action
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer of Intercession
A prayer of confession for preoccupation with doctrine and of intercession for faith in action. "The world is not healed, O God, by correct ideas..."
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Faith, Healing, Love, Faithfulness
Confession and Forgiveness
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 1 more types
Psalms 32:1-7, 119:137-144; Isaiah 1:10-18; Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Luke 19:1-10; and 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 remind us of twin calls: to face our sin, confess it and receive God’s forgiveness, and to offer forgiveness to others.
Psalms 32:1-7, 119:137-144; Isaiah 1:10-18 Luke 19:1-10
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Forgiveness, Grace, Repentance, Confession
God, Saviour, Counsellor
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Confession
This is a prayer of confession that confesses our sin of idolatry and self-righteousness. It asks the triune God to forgive us and help us.
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Forgiveness, Idolatry, Selfishness, Confession
God of Presence and Light
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Confession
This prayer poem highlights themes of confession and forgiveness by asking the Lord for help in replacing fear, self-centeredness, and short-sightedness with the strength to carry out God's will.
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Forgiveness, God's Will, Confession, Poetry
A Pentecost Confession
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer of Confession
This prayer confesses that we miss the presence of God in our lives, either from being blinded from circumstances, a mistrust in power, or forgetting that we are children of God with God's Spirit in us.
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Pentecost, Forgiveness, Confession
Grace and Forgiveness
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer of Confession
A prayer of confession focusing on our need for God's grace and forgiveness.
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Forgiveness, Grace, Confession
Who Do I Say?
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer
This prayer confesses Jesus as God and celebrates the transformed life that was bought at a great price despite our failures. In these failures we sometimes put others in God's place and need confession again.
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Life, Jesus, Prayer, Confession
We’re Not That Different
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer poem is a confession of sinful thoughts of self-righteousness when others are the victims of suffering while acknowledging that truth that no one, not even our enemies, deserves disaster any more than we do.
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Self-righteousness, Confession, Prayer, Poetry
O Come Emmanuel
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer
A poetic prayer of confession about the ways we perpetuate injustice. "Our world carries the scars of the way we live, Jesus..."
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Neglect, Power, World, Justice
Strange Co-workers
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry
A poem of confession about serving God. It acknowledges God's grace in choosing us to do his work and and confesses the ways we respond poorly to others who we begin to notice working alongside us....
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Forgiveness, Grace, Work, Service
Fear Is A Terrible Thing
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This is a prayer of confession that confesses hurting and abusing others because of our fear of losing power, control, and security.
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Fear, How To Pray, Confession
Skeletons
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
Highlighting themes of guilt, confession, and liberation, this prayer poem confesses hidden sin using imagery of skeletons hidden in cupboards while asking the Lord to forgive and free sinners from the bonds of their guilt.
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Guilt, Confession, Freedom, Poetry
Ordinary People
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer leads us to confess our need for God to help us find meaning. Because we are created in God's image and guided by God's spirit, ordinary people can offer meaningful service.
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Hope, Mystery, Trinity, Prayer
Your Grace In Us
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer
A prayer of confession that asks forgiveness for building our own kingdoms and withholding grace from those who are different from us.
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Confession, Prayer, Kingdom Of God, Discrimination
Building A New World
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer
"In the society we have created... we have honoured the great, the wealthy, the visible, the first, the best." This prayer of confession asks for the courage and vision to build our world on different values.
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Humility, Prayer, Confession, Kingdom Of God
How Many?
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer leads us to ask forgiveness for neglecting God's messengers in our lives.
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Neglect, Awareness Of God, God's Presence, Confession
No Dying Today
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This is a prayer of confession for our tendency to seek comfort and security. It encourages the hearers to follow the example of Jesus Christ by carrying a cross.
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Calling, Confession, Cross
A Small Price, Really
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer reminds us that sacrifices we make here on earth are a small price we pay for our eternal gain.
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Sacrifice, Prayer, Confession, Prize
In the Face of It All
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
A prayer of confession: Unbelief, fear, and faithlessness trouble us, and too often we despair. God help us to find faith and hope again.
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Unbelief, God's Will, God, Confession
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