O God, we gather together mindful of your always presence The trees, the breeze, the sunshine, and even the passing cars remind us that all people are created in your image. We are here to re-member, to re-connect with you…
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Confession & Assurance: Psalm 51
Prayer of Confession Have mercy on me, God, according to your faithful love! Wipe away my wrongdoingsaccording to your great compassion! Wash me completely clean of my guilt;purify me from my sin! Because I know my wrongdoings,my sin is always…
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Old Testament, Psalm 51, Psalm 51:1-3, Psalm 51:6-7, Psalms
Goodbye Scorpions; Hello Wholeness
*Call to Worship Jealously clinging to our narrative, we release scorpions, andlet our God-ordained wholeness slip from our grasp.God forgive us. Inspire us to be One. Forgetting that power is about compassionate caretaking, we mark our territory. Instead, make us “like…
Tagged with: Jeroboam, narrative lectionary, Rehoboam, unity, wholeness
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 12, 1 Kings 12:1-17, Call to Worship, narrative lectionary, Old Testament, psalm 72, Psalms, unity
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 12, 1 Kings 12:1-17, Call to Worship, narrative lectionary, Old Testament, psalm 72, Psalms, unity
I was glad
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. (Psalm 122:2-3 CEB) This is the place in which God’s people gather to worship.…
An Angry Savior
From your lives of challenge, of hard work, of weariness, and loneliness, come and worship. In tough times and times of joy, it “is zeal for your house that has consumed me…” (Psalm 69:9a CEB) From lives of righteous anger,…
Posted in Call to Worship, John, John 2, John 2:13-25, narrative lectionary, Psalm 69, Psalm 69:1-16, Psalm 69:13, Psalm 69:9, Psalms, Uncategorized
Saturate Us With Your Presence
Call to Worship Psalm 133 Look at how good and pleasing it is when families live together as one! It is like expensive oil…
Spirit of the Ages
Come and worship! We will praise the One between, within, and over. Trust in the One who co-creates the was, the now, and the will-be. Our hope is in the One who creates expansive love calling us to do the…
Praise God Whose Love Flows From Generation to Generation
*Call to Worship based on Psalm 146 Praise God with your whole being! I will praise God as long as I live! Don’t trust the plans of humanity. Only God’s expansive love is eternal. Praise God! We praise the creator,…
Open Your Eyes
*Call to Worship Open your eyes to, the shadows and substance. Open yourselves to, the hope and promise. Open our eyes to the wonder and mystery that is God. ___ Suggested opening…
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…
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