In Christian worship, our liturgy is gospel-shaped. We rehearse the reality of our relationship with our Creator and Redeemer. And so, we begin with a Call to Worship. Just as our story begins with God speaking, so too does our worship service. In the Call to Worship, God speaks to us through his Word and invites us to respond to him. The Call to Worship invites us to turn from the world and to focus our hearts, minds, and actions on God. It is an invitation to participate in the activity of all creation—to declare the glory of God. And it is an invitation to respond in worship to the reality of the gospel given to us by God in his Son Jesus Christ. The gospel shines forth even in the Call itself. How else could sinful people come before the Holy God and live unless He himself has made a way?
This post is part of a series of posts on the Sojourners Church Sunday morning liturgy. See the whole series here.