Call To Worship: 1 Peter 1:8-12
L1: Even angels long to look into these things.
L2: The prophets searched intently and with the greatest care,
L1: To find out the time and circumstances of the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.
L2: It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,
C: Though we have not seen him, we love him;
L1: And even though you do not see him now, you believe in him
L2: And are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
C: For we are receiving the end result of our faith, the salvation of our souls.
L1: In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.
L1; This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
C: In all this we greatly rejoice, though now for a little while we may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
L1: Even angels long to look into these things.
L2: The prophets searched intently and with the greatest care,
L2: The prophets searched intently and with the greatest care,
