Without hesitation, Abraham ran out to the strangers.Let me provide you water to remove the dust from your feet.“Let us provide something to eat. Sarah and the servants busily made Abraham’s promise a reality.They provided abundant hospitality for the three…
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Running to the Stranger
Tagged with: Abraham, hospitality, narrative lectionary, Sarah
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 18, Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 18:1-15 and 21:1-7, narrative lectionary, Old Testament
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 18, Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 18:1-15 and 21:1-7, narrative lectionary, Old Testament
We Belong.
You belong here.We are of this earth, created from the soil, life breathed into us by the creator. You belong here.We are connected to one another through the dust from which we were formed and the breath of God that…
Tagged with: narrative lectionary
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 2, Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 2:4-25, narrative lectionary, Old Testament
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 2, Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 2:4-25, narrative lectionary, Old Testament
We are a verb.
We gather to learn, to grow, to love, and to be commissioned to take the Good News to the world. We are church. We are a verb. We are love in action in our fragmented world. Let us worship and…
Posted in Call to Worship, Luke 10
The Fast We Have Chosen
Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house… (Acts 2:2 CEB) A flame…
Posted in Acts, Acts 2, Acts 2:1-4, Acts 2:42-44, 47a, Call to Worship, Isaiah, Isaiah 58, Isaiah 58:6, Luke, Luke 10, Luke 10, Luke 10:37, New Testament, Old Testament
Praise to God for Our Diverse Gifts
*Call to Worship Come and worship. We gather as one people. Bring your gifts. We have different gifts. But the same Spirit provides them. L: Some of us are leaders. R: Some of us teachers. L: Some have a contemplative…
Why church? What’s the point?
Why church? What’s the point?We come to connect with one another. Why church? What’s the point?We come to find healing and hope in a world of hurt, hate, and disregard. Why church? What’s the point?We come to confess and repent…
Posted in Call to Worship, Luke, Luke 4:14-19, Mark, Mark 16, Mark 16:12-15, Micah, Micah 6, Micah 6:8, New Testament, Old Testament
Oh Jesus!
We gather to hear you.Oh God! Speak to us! We gather to grow into your ways.Oh Jesus! Teach us! We gather to find you peace.Oh Spirit! Surround us in your love! Amen
Bask in the Joy of Love
Each blade of grass,And each hair upon our heads, were completed by the Creator.And God rested on the seventh day. Like the Creator loved Jesus,Jesus loved his disciples.“Remain in my love and keep my commandments,” he said. Look within. Look at…
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 1-2, Genesis 2, John, John 15, John 15:9-15, New Testament, Old Testament
Your Heavy Burden is Lifted
Clouds hung close to the earth.A boulder weighed heavy upon us. And they wept. And hid. On the third day, the sun emerges. The tomb is empty. The weight of the boulder lifts from our shoulders. With great fear and excitement,they…
We Are Goats & Sheep
We are goats. We are sheep.We are sheep and goats. We make decisions.We take actions.What we do matters. We gather to worship.We gather to learn and be inspired.We commune together,and leave to serve and love. We are goats.We are sheep.We…
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