Passages the congregation reads aloud, often back and forth with the leader.
2026
September 27, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
God reveals many things about Himself in His Word, the Bible. Let's remind each other of what some of those are. Just raise your hand where you are and, when i call on you, tell us in one or two words what is true about God from His Word.
September 13, 2026 · Service Leader
Psalm 129:1–8
Please read Psalm 129 out loud with me. This Psalm reminds us of where to put out trust, even when it seems like the Lord has turned His back on His people. I will read the parts marked Leader. You read the parts marked Congregation.
Leader
“‘Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth’— let Israel now say—”
Congregation
“‘Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.’”
Leader
“The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked. May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward!”
Congregation
“Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up, with which the reaper does not fill his hand nor the binder of sheaves his arms, nor do those who pass by say, ‘The blessing of the LORD be upon you! We bless you in the name of the LORD!’” (Psalm 129:1–8)
September 6, 2026 · Service Leader
Titus 3:3–7
Once God rescues us from our wandering, He calls on us to work for Him. And this is our great joy! Let's read out loud of this massive spiritual transformation that took place in all of us who have been saved by His grace.
Congregation
“For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” (Titus 3:3–7)
Leader
And now that we belong to Him, we are called to work for Him. Not to earn what He has already given, but to use our lives for His glory in this world.
Titus 3:8a (adapted) The saying is trustworthy, and I insist on these things, so that you who have believed in God may be careful to devote yourselves to good works.
August 23, 2026 · Service Leader
Psalm 124:1–8
The Lord has done great things for us in sending Christ to save us from our sins and solve our biggest problem. The Lord has done great things for us in sending Christ to save us from our sins and solve our biggest problem. What Jesus would do eternally, God has done many times temporally. Let's use the words of celebration in Psalm 124 to reflect on God's gracious deliverance of us, His people!I will read the parts marked, Leader. You read out loud the parts marked, Congregation.
“Leader: If it had not been the LORD who was on our side— let Israel now say— Congregation: if it had not been the LORD who was on our side when people rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; then over us would have gone the raging waters. Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth! We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! Leader: Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 124:1–8)
August 9, 2026 · Service Leader
1 Chronicles 29:10–13
Please read out loud with me these words first spoken by King David when he considered all the ways the Lord had blessed him and shown him grace. Let's read out loud together.
“‘Blessed are you, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. Amen.” (1 Chronicles 29:10–13)
July 12, 2026 · Service Leader
Psalm 147:1–11
Please read out loud with me all the words of Psalm 147:1–11. Let's read out loud together.
“Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.”
“Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.” (Psalm 147:1–11)
July 5, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
Please read out loud with me from our confession of faith:
1689 8.8 To all those for whom Christ has obtained eternal redemption, He certainly and effectually applies and imparts it. He intercedes for them, unites them to Himself by his Spirit, and reveals to them in and by His Word the mystery of salvation. He persuades them to believe and obey and governs their hearts by His Word and Spirit.
June 28, 2026 · Service Leader
1 Timothy 3:16
[Please read out loud with me this confession of faith in Jesus Christ from 1 Timothy 3:16.]
He was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among the nations,
believed on in the world,
taken up in glory.
June 21, 2026 · Service Leader
Isaiah 12
Isaiah spoke of a time when God's people would look at one another in glory, and continue their praise. Let's practice! I will read the parts marked, Leader. You respond by reading the parts marked, Congregation.
Leader
“You will say in that day:”
Congregation
“‘I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. ‘Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.’”
Leader
“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:”
Congregation
“‘Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. ‘Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.’” (Isaiah 12)
June 14, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
LBC 1689 8.1
God was pleased, in His eternal purpose,
to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus,
His only begotten Son,
according to the covenant made between them,
to be the mediator between God and man.
God chose Him to be prophet, priest, and king,
and to be head and saviour of the church,
the heir of all things, and judge of the world.
From all eternity, God gave to the Son a people to be His offspring.
In time this people would be redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified by Him.
May 31, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
1689 PARAGRAPH 3.3
By the decree of God, for the manifestation of His glory, some men and angels are predestinated, or foreordained to eternal life through Jesus Christ, to the praise of His glorious grace; others being left to act in their sin to their just condemnation, to the praise of His glorious justice.
May 17, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
Statement of Faith #5
For no reason, other than to glorify His own Self,
God in His eternal purpose chose to reconcile
a multitude of people to Himself
through the Person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
For this multitude Jesus Christ took on the form of a man
and became their perfect Substitute on the cross,
satisfying divine justice on their behalf.
His sacrifice purchased all things necessary to ensure their eternal salvation.
May 10, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
The reason we know we are praising the real God is that He has revealed Himself to us in His Word. The Bible. It is no mistake that even before describing who God is, our Confession of Faith starts by identifying what the Bible is. All we know of God comes from this Book. Let's read out loud together from chapter one of our Confession.
The Holy Scriptures are the only sufficient, certain, and infallible standard of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience.
The light of nature
and the works of creation and providence
so clearly demonstrate the goodness, wisdom, and power of God
that men are left without excuse;
however, these demonstrations are not sufficient to give the knowledge of God and His will that is necessary for salvation.
Therefore, the Lord was pleased at different times and in various ways
to reveal Himself
and to declare His will to His church.
To preserve and propagate the truth better
and to establish and comfort the church with greater certainty against the corruption of the flesh and the malice of Satan and the world,
the Lord put this revelation completely in writing.
Therefore, the Holy Scriptures are absolutely necessary,
because God’s former ways of revealing His will to His people have now ceased.
May 3, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
Please read out loud with me of our sure Hope in our Redeemer. I will read the verse marked, Leader. You respond by reading out loud the verses marked, Congregation.
Leader
“Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,”
Congregation
“Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.”
April 26, 2026 · Service Leader
Psalm 119:9–16
Please join me in reading from Psalms 1, and 119. We will encourage each other to remember how dependent we are on the Word of God.
You read put loud the parts marked congregation.
I will read the parts marked Leader.
Psalm 1 and Psalm 119:9–16 Leader
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.”
Congregation
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.”
Leader
“The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.” (Psalm 119:9–16)
Leader
“How can a young man keep his way pure?”
Congregation
By guarding it according to your word.
“With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”
Leader
“Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes! With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth. In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.”
Congregation
“I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.” (Psalm 119:9–16)
April 19, 2026 · Service Leader
Psalm 148
Psalm 148 — Antiphonal Reading Psalm 148 — Antiphonal Reading We are going to read Psalm 148 out loud together antiphonally. That means that different parts of the room will speak to the other parts of the room, and I will interrupt here and there as the leader.
YOU are section 1…
YOU are section 2…
YOU are section 3…
YOU are section 4…
EVERYONE is ALL of us… I am the leader… Let’s read with joy and loudness together!
Leader
Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!
Section 1:
Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his hosts!
Section 2:
Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
Leader
Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!
Section 3:
Let them praise the name of the LORD!
For he commanded and they were created.
And he established them forever and ever;
he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
Section 4:
Praise the LORD from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all deeps,
fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy wind fulfilling his word!
Leader
Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!
Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and flying birds!
Everyone:
Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!
Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for his name alone is exalted;
his majesty is above earth and heaven.
Leader
He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are near to him.
Praise the LORD!
April 19, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
It is easy to talk about God and not really think about who He is. What are some attributes of God that the Bible makes very clear? What do you know to be true about Him from His Word.
Raise your hand and call it out when I point your direction. What is our God like?
March 29, 2026 · Service Leader
Colossians 1:15–20
Please read out loud with me this hymn of praise to Christ from Colossians 1:15–20
"He is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.
For by him all things were created,
in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—
all things were created through him and for him.
And he is before all things,
and in him all things hold together.
And he is the head of the body, the church.
He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
that in everything he might be preeminent.
For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
and through him to reconcile to himself all things,
whether on earth or in heaven,
making peace by the blood of his cross.
Amen
March 22, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
The 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, Chapter 30 Paragraph 2:
"In this ordinance Christ is not offered up to His Father, nor is any real sacrifice made at all for remission of sin of the living or the dead. It is only a memorial of the one offering Christ made of Himself on the cross once for all. It is also a spiritual offering of the highest possible praise to God for that sacrifice. Thus, the Roman Catholic sacrifice of the mass (as they call it) is utterly abominable and detracts from Christ’s own sacrifice, which is the only propitiation for all the sins of the elect."
March 15, 2026 · Service Leader
1 Peter 1:13–16
Please read out loud with me these words from 1 Peter. Let's remind each other of our need to live holy lives to the glory of God. Please read out loud with me.
“Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.’” (1 Peter 1:13–16)
February 22, 2026 · Service Leader
Colossians 1:15–20
(This is a two-part reading. You read WITH congregation 15-20, then you read alone 21-23 as a kind of response to the congregation.) Please read out loud with me Colossians 1:15–20
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.” (Colossians 1:15–20)
February 8, 2026 · Service Leader
Corporate Reading
What things about God do you know are true from your bible?
– His character
– His promises
What do you know is true about God from His Word?
Please just shout them out.
February 1, 2026 · Service Leader
Psalm 148
This fact, that all creation proclaims the glory of God, is seen in many places in our Bible. Psalm 148 is one of them. We are going to read this entire Psalm together. I will read the parts marked Leader. You read the parts marked Congregation.
Leader
“Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!”
Congregation
“Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!”
Leader
“Let them praise the name of the LORD! For he commanded and they were created. And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.”
Congregation
“Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!”
Leader
“Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds!”
Congregation
“Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! Young men and maidens together, old men and children!”
Leader
“Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the LORD!” (Psalm 148)
Amen! And the great Horn that He has raised up for His people, is none other than Christ our Saviour. Let's sing to one another of the love God has shown us in sending His Son to save us from our sins.
January 25, 2026 · Service Leader
Colossians 1:15–20
Let's read out loud together what our Bible says about Jesus Christ. Please read out loud with me.
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.” (Colossians 1:15–20)
January 11, 2026 · Service Leader
Romans 11:33–36
Read out loud with me these wonderful words from Romans 11.
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are his judgments
and how inscrutable his ways!
“For who has known the mind of the Lord,
or who has been his counselor?”
“Or who has given a gift to him
that he might be repaid?”
For from him and through him and to him are all things.
To him be glory forever.
Amen.
(Romans 11:33–36)
