Offering Invitation Lead us not into temptation, but toward your will. Lead us not into temptation, but to the sharing of our gifts. Lead us not into temptation, but to love through actions and through how we spend our…
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Lead Us Toward Your Will
Posted in Invitation to Offering, Matthew, Matthew 6, Matthew 6:7-21, Offering, Prayer of Dedication
Giving, Abundance
If we give the loaves and fishes we have, from it God will create abundance. We now give our talents, gifts, & money for furthering the realm of God in this time and in this place.
Here, Gathered
Holy One, We are here, gathered. We now turn our hearts & minds toward you in this place. We turn toward you who abides with us in every place, We turn toward you, the divine one, who never abandons. In…
Carrying the Extravagant Love of the Cross
Gracious God, Bless these gifts, money, & talent. May they carry the extravagant love of the cross into the world. Amen
Tagged with: Old Rugged Cross
Posted in Matthew, Matthew 16, Matthew 16:24-28, New Testament, Offering, Prayer of Dedication
Posted in Matthew, Matthew 16, Matthew 16:24-28, New Testament, Offering, Prayer of Dedication
Gathering & Clinging
Invocation Creating Spirit, We gather among friends, seeking your love, wisdom, & guidance. We squeeze into this small space, to be with others who seek you. Though we know you are always present here, on that hill faraway,…
Turn Hearts & Minds Upon Jesus
Turn your hearts and minds upon Jesus! We turn now to God and to the one who lived among us, who taught us to avoid idols, to live lives of faithfulness, …
Tagged with: Old Rugged Cross
Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Matthew, Matthew 16, Matthew 16:24-28, New Testament
Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Matthew, Matthew 16, Matthew 16:24-28, New Testament
Our Flawed Ideas
Words of Humble Confession We confess we sin individually against others, we confess we repeat our mistakes, even though we know better. We allow our actions to make it…
We’ve Propped Ourselves Up
Words of Humble Confession We confess we have propped ourselves up, letting pride claim special status for ourselves at the expense of our neighbors. You’ve told us that the vulnerable, those as powerless as children, are the greatest in your…
For Our Own Purposes
Words of Humble Confession We confess to you, O God, that we too often claim to see the special in others only to use it for our own purposes. We have…
Tagged with: #blacklivesmatter, Queen Vashti
Posted in Ash Wednesday, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Days of the Church, Esther, Esther 4, Esther 4:1-17, Matthew 28, Matthew 28:6-7a, New Testament, Old Testament
Posted in Ash Wednesday, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Days of the Church, Esther, Esther 4, Esther 4:1-17, Matthew 28, Matthew 28:6-7a, New Testament, Old Testament
The Challenge of Christian Call
She’d always tell them with a wink, “I may look mahvelous but I hurt more than you when I move.” Lorna had reached the prime age of 77. She never left the house or opened the door without being well-groomed…
Tagged with: #CPCUCCMeets, Central Pacific Conference UCC, United Church of Christ
Posted in 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 3, 1 Samuel 3:11-4:1, Matthew, Matthew 4, Matthew 4:18-22, New Testament, Old Testament, Sermon
Posted in 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 3, 1 Samuel 3:11-4:1, Matthew, Matthew 4, Matthew 4:18-22, New Testament, Old Testament, Sermon
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