World Communion Sunday Scripture: Luke 17: 5-6 Call to Worship: Today we join with Christians everywhere to celebrate World Communion Sunday We gather to affirm both the freedom of our particular congregation and its customs and the spiritual kinship that we feel with all who love the Lord Jesus Christ. How very good and pleasant…
Scripture: Jeremiah 32: 1-2, 6-15 Sermon: “Faith in the Future” Order of Worship: Gathering Music Opening Prayer Welcome/Passing the Peace of Christ Children’s Moment (anthem?) Scripture Reading Sermon (everything after the sermon remains the same; the Lord’s Prayer will be said with the communion prayer) (No Call to Worship today)
Scripture: Luke 16:1-13 Sermon: “Brand Loyalty” Call to Worship: L Sometimes the world pulls to the right; sometimes the world pulls to the left; and sometimes the world pulls in both directions at once. P Stretched too thin, captive to the forces that hold us, we yearn to break free. L Released from the rat…
Scripture: Luke 15:1-10 Sermon: “Who Are the Lost?” Call to Worship (from Bread for the Journey by Ruth C. Duck; reprinted by permission of United Church Press.): L As a shepherd seeks a lost sheep, P So God seeks and saves the lost. L Like a woman who searches for a lost coin until it…
Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-11 Sermon: “Change” Call to Worship (by Maren C. Tirabassi & Joan Jordan Grant, based on Psalm 139): L God has searched us and known us. God has knit us in our mother’s wombs and read the book of our lives before our days began. P We come to worship God, who understands…
Scripture: Luke 14:1, 7-14 Sermon: “Selfless Giving” Call to Worship: Come to this place of prayer all you who look to the God of Love for acceptance. Come and sit down in this room of peace all who turn to the God of Love for courage to change. Come into this house of grace all…
Sermon: “To the Crippled, Bent-Over Woman” Scripture: Luke 13:10-17 L Come to God, all who are cripped, bent-over, and broken. Come to God, all who are lame, deaf, or blind. P Out of an imperfect past we come, bearing emotional and physical scars. L Come to God, even if your relationships have fallen apart. Come…
Isaiah 5:1-7 “Hearing the Cry” Call to Worship (Psalm 34) L Praise the Lord at all times; let us exalt God’s name together. P The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in God will be condemned. L The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and God’s…
Isaiah 1: 1, 10-20 “A Vision of Justice” Call to Worship: L Open our eyes, Lord; we want to see Jesus P Open our eyes, Lord; we want to see justice L Open our ears, Lord; we want to hear your voice P Open our ears, Lord; we want to hear voices of peace L …
Luke 12: 13-21 “Rich Toward God” Call to Worship: L: Listen up! God calls everyone who is thirsty to come to the water. God calls everyone who is hungry to come and eat. P: Even those who have no money are welcome. There is plenty for all! L: Do not labor for that which does…
Luke 11: 1-13 “Praying for the Kingdom”
Scripture: Amos 8:1-12 Sermon: “The Trail to Prosperity” Call to Worship: They are hidden from us—hungry children who sit by the road each day in an isolated village, waiting for their teacher to arrive. They thirst for knowledge, and they hunger for the meal she brings each day, a meal of rice and beans. They…