Invitation There are many signs we claim for our faith but ultimately it is our active love that reveals who we worship. As the plate comes around commit to give of your whole selves. Give of your talents and material…
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Promises
Invitation to Offering God promises much to humanity and we often turn the other way. As the plate comes around commit to give of your whole selves. Give of your talents and material possessions to the Church with the expectation…
Tagged with: narrative lectionary, promises
Posted in Invitation to Offering, Offering, Prayer of Dedication, Uncategorized
Posted in Invitation to Offering, Offering, Prayer of Dedication, Uncategorized
Offering Invitation & Dedication
Invitation We sing our praises to the Lord, for God is good and worthy! We give our whole selves — our talents and material possessions — to the Church with the expectation that they be used to further God’s dream for…
Waves of Love & Commitment
Invitation God’s breath sustains the ever-creating universe. Divine love rode the waves with the baby Moses and is with you in every joy, heartbreak, and challenge. Let God’s love move you to commit to use your talents and financial resources…
Blessing of Offerings
Divine One: Bless these financial gifts, may they be given out of love. Bless our skills & talents, may they be used out of love. Bless this day, may we participate in expanding your love. Amen.
Tagged with: gifts of the Spirit, narrative lectionary, Paul, spiritual gifts
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 13, New Testament, Offering, Prayer of Dedication, Uncategorized
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 13, New Testament, Offering, Prayer of Dedication, Uncategorized
Birth Pangs & Midwifery
Offering Invitation The mother’s labor is beginning. She screams out at the birthpangs. We join in chorus, “the world is coming to an end!” forgetting that new life is born out of pain. Choose to be a part of the new…
Posted in Invitation to Offering, Lent, Mark, Mark 13, Mark 13:1-8, 24-37, New Testament, Offering, Prayer of Dedication
Gifts & Tools
Holy Presence, Touch us that we do your will, using our Spirit-given gifts, to live into your image. Touch these gifts that they…
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Lead Us Toward Your Will
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…
Posted in Invitation to Offering, Matthew, Matthew 6, Matthew 6:7-21, Offering, Prayer of Dedication
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
Challenger of Our Ways
Gracious One, challenger of our constrictive human ways of love. Use these gifts to expand your circle of love. Amen.
Posted in Offering, Prayer of Dedication
