He rode into the city like an earthly king. Jesus was so much more. They waved branches and lay down their cloaks. Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! He entered the Temple. And overturned tables and threw the money changers out! My house…
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Anoint us, O God (short)
*Call to Worship responsive We gather to worship the One whose love knows no bounds. We gather in unity with friends from other churches. Anoint us, O God! But our hearts are heavy. Outside these walls the world is fragmentation and…
Posted in Call to Worship, Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy 15:4-11, Lent, Matthew, Matthew 26, Matthew 26:6-13
We are goats. We are sheep.
*Call to Worship 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…
Tagged with: narrative lectionary
Posted in Call to Worship, Matthew, Matthew 25, Matthew 25:31-46, Uncategorized
Posted in Call to Worship, Matthew, Matthew 25, Matthew 25:31-46, Uncategorized
Waiting on the World to Change
*Call to Worship Children gunned down. Worshipers killed. Hatred surrounds us, Lord. So we keep waiting (waiting) Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting (waiting) Waiting on the world to change Hurricanes. Rising sea levels. Forest fires.…
Refreshing Waters
*Call to Worship Come, children, refresh yourselves within ever flowing waters. We come to be renewed. Listen, interact, be one with each other and with the Creating One. Praise, sing, smile, and cry in this hour. We come to be…
Me! Me! Me!
“Me! Me! Me!” James & John wanted Jesus to do for them what they asked. “Me! Me! Me!” Like James & John we often want without knowing the consequences. “Me! Me! Me!” We want to sit on the lefthand side…
Motivate Us
Looking at the rainbow she lamented, “We could use a new covenant along about now…” We live in hard times. We seem intent on tearing one another down. We yearn for God to fix what ails us. What kind of…
Posted in Call to Worship, Uncategorized
Be Still
We are made for more. More than work, worry, & doing. We are made for the Sabbath. To be present with the divine spirit of hope, truth, & love. Just as the creating One rested, we too rest. We too…
Of One Plant
Emerging from the deep rich soil, humanity reaches toward the sky. Planted in the earth, we reach upward toward the One, who creates us in their image. Rain and sunshine, nourish us on our journey. Growing as one vine, we…
A Voice Is Heard in America
A Time of Lament A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and wailing. It’s Rachel crying for her children; she refuses to be consoled, because her children are no more. (Jeremiah 31:15 CEB) A voice is heard in America, weeping and…
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