In the beginning, so the story goes, God began creating. In a garden, the divine one breathed life into the adamah, the very earth. And we became. Praise to the creator! We gather to remember whose breath gives us…
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So the story goes
Tagged with: Adam and Eve, breath of God, narrative lectionary, second creation story
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 2, Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 2:4-3:8, Genesis 2:7-9, Genesis 3, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 2, Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 2:4-3:8, Genesis 2:7-9, Genesis 3, Old Testament, Uncategorized
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
Resurrecting Hope For Us & For Them
*Call to Worship In this very room, there’s quite enough love. God’s love is for all of us. Revealed in the story of our faith, that love is for all of creation. Through Jesus’ death and resurrection hope is unveiled.…
Tagged with: epistles, In This Very Room, narrative lectionary, Paul, resurrection
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57, Call to Worship, New Testament
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57, Call to Worship, New Testament
A House of Love
*Call to Worship This is a house of love. The one we call God is the very definition of love. This is a house of growth. The one we call God is an ever-creating, ever-evolving breath of love. This is…
Tagged with: epistles, narrative lectionary, Paul
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 13, Call to Worship, New Testament, Uncategorized
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 13, Call to Worship, New Testament, Uncategorized
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
Birth Pangs
*Confession of Sin & Call to Worship Across the waters, the restless breath blew. And God began to create. Through the centuries, God journeyed with humanity. And our forebears failed, to live up to God’s hopes. Forgive us, our forebears…
Tagged with: narrative lectionary, signs
Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Genesis, Genesis 1-2, Lent, Mark, Mark 13, Mark 13:1-8, 24-37, New Testament, Old Testament, Seasons of the Church
Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Genesis, Genesis 1-2, Lent, Mark, Mark 13, Mark 13:1-8, 24-37, New Testament, Old Testament, Seasons of the Church
Come. Listen.
Come, children, listen to Jesus. Jesus, teach us how to honor the Lord. Do not jockey for power and position. Jesus tells us, you don’t know what sitting at my side means. Jesus tells us, that the one who wishes…
Tagged with: narrative lectionary
Posted in Call to Worship, Days of the Church, Mark, Mark 10, Mark 10: 35-45, New Testament, Old Testament, Psalm 34, Psalm 34:11-14, Psalms
Posted in Call to Worship, Days of the Church, Mark, Mark 10, Mark 10: 35-45, New Testament, Old Testament, Psalm 34, Psalm 34:11-14, Psalms
God Loves Us Despite Ourselves
At our inception, God loved us like a proud parent. God called out to us. The more God called to us, the further we ran. We sacrificed to other gods. We burnt incense to idols. Yet it was God who…
Tagged with: CEB, Common English Bible, narrative lectionary, Paris
Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Hosea, Hosea 11, Hosea 11:1-9, Old Testament
Posted in Call to Worship, Confession of Sin & Assurance, Hosea, Hosea 11, Hosea 11:1-9, Old Testament
Finding God in the Muck
Rev. Tim Graves preaches about the transition between King Solomon and the divided kingdom. Readings are 1 Kings 12:1-17, 25-29 and a quote from 1984 by George Orwell. Who has acted and who has done this, calling upon generation after…
Tagged with: David, George Orwell, Jeroboam, narrative lectionary, Rehoboam, Solomon
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 12, 1 Kings 12:1-17, 1 Kings x:25-29, Isaiah, Isaiah 41, Isaiah 41:4, Matthew, Matthew 11, Matthew 11:28-30, New Testament
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 12, 1 Kings 12:1-17, 1 Kings x:25-29, Isaiah, Isaiah 41, Isaiah 41:4, Matthew, Matthew 11, Matthew 11:28-30, New Testament
Living Within Grace
Confessing Sins Holy One, In your presence & the presence of our Christian community, we lay our sins before you. We live as if the resurrection, never happened.…
Tagged with: confession, grace, narrative lectionary, sin
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Romans, Romans 6, Romans 6:1-14
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Romans, Romans 6, Romans 6:1-14
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