An Offering Invitation: Beginning our story of faith anew, we look toward love incarnate. The human Jesus will feel all the same feelings that we feel, that is, of course what incarnation means. The baby Jesus, felt hunger crying out…
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Hopeful Commitment
Tagged with: Advent Hope, hope, Offering Invitation
Posted in Advent, Invitation to Offering, Offering, Seasons of the Church
Posted in Advent, Invitation to Offering, Offering, Seasons of the Church
Worshiping in Hope
*Call to Worship/Litany for Lighting the Advent Candle of Hope In a time when hope was veiled beneath laws prohibiting prayer… Daniel worshiped the God of extravagant love. In a time when the price of hope was to be thrown…
Tagged with: Advent wreath, hope, narrative lectionary
Posted in Advent, Advent Candle of Hope, Advent Series, Call to Worship, Daniel, Daniel 6, Daniel 6:6-26, Old Testament, Seasons of the Church
Posted in Advent, Advent Candle of Hope, Advent Series, Call to Worship, Daniel, Daniel 6, Daniel 6:6-26, Old Testament, Seasons of the Church
Service of Healing & Hope for Our Nation
Click here to see photos of the visuals in this service. Prelude *Call to Worship Veni Sancte Spiritus Come, Holy Spirit, Come. We are here to commune, to grow, to learn, and to prepare our hearts and minds before returning…
Tagged with: 4th of July, Condon United Church of Christ, healing, hope, Independence Day, Liturgies, national healing
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 11, 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26, 1 Esdras, 4th of July, Apocrypha, Isaiah, Isaiah 26, Isaiah 26:1-4, Isaiah 44, Isaiah 44:3, Liturgies, New Testament, Old Testament, Psalm 119, Psalm 119: 25-28, Psalm 126, Psalm 126:1-5, Psalm 81, Psalm 81:16, Psalms
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 11, 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26, 1 Esdras, 4th of July, Apocrypha, Isaiah, Isaiah 26, Isaiah 26:1-4, Isaiah 44, Isaiah 44:3, Liturgies, New Testament, Old Testament, Psalm 119, Psalm 119: 25-28, Psalm 126, Psalm 126:1-5, Psalm 81, Psalm 81:16, Psalms
God of Fragility
Come worship the Creator. God made us, in all our weaknesses, frailties, & perfect imperfections. If we are the image of God, our strengths & weaknesses, even our looks & gifts are of God. God values us. God loves us…
Tagged with: cost of discipleship, Easter, fragility, hope, narrative lectionary, resurrection, suffering
Posted in Call to Worship, Eastertide
Posted in Call to Worship, Eastertide
Imagine the Laughter of Sarah
Imagine! Imagine a world in tune with the extravagant love of God! Imagine, we sigh. Could it ever be? Imagine! Imagine a world filled with the absurdity of grace. Imagine, we sigh. Could it ever be? Imagine! Imagine a world…
Tagged with: Absurdity of God, hope, laughter, Sarah
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 18, Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 18:1-15 and 21:1-7, Genesis 21, Genesis 21:1-7, Old Testament
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 18, Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 18:1-15 and 21:1-7, Genesis 21, Genesis 21:1-7, Old Testament
