Category: Lectionary

May 24, 2020 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Easter 7A Acts 1:6-14 Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 Call to Worship  (inspired by Psalm 68) One:  Sing praises to God! Many:  Let’s lift up a song to the One whose name is the Lord. One:  We’ve gathered to […]

May 17, 2020 Easter 6A Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:8-20 1 Peter 3:13-22  John 14:15-21 Call to Worship  (inspired by John 14) (adapted from http://www.bruceprewer.com/DocA/33EAST6.htm) One:  Because of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ, we gather to declare: Many: we are never alone!  The Counselor, the Spirit of […]

May 10, 2020 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Easter 5A Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 (if you can show this video, use it ahead of the call to worship, or later in the service to give an expanded sense to the John 14 scripture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjq5zH_rmWY) Call […]

April 26, 2020 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 1 Peter 1:17-23  Luke 24:13-35   Call to Worship  (adapted from Psalm 116) One: Come!  Let’s share our love for God, who hears us. Many:  God leans in, to hear our pleas! One:  Together, let’s offer our […]

April 19, 2020 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32  Psalm 16  1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31   Call to Worship  (adapted from Acts 2 and Psalm 16) One:  Rejoice!  Let your hearts be glad! Many:  We’ve been given the ways of life. One:  Gather in, […]

April 12, 2020 Easter! Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Acts 10:34-43  Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 Matthew 28:1-10          Call to Worship (this is adapted from Thankful Praise, p. 107, CBP Press, 1987.  A “repeat each line” call to worship.  The congregation repeats what the leader says.  If you’re leading worship […]

April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving   Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29  Matthew 21:1-11 You may invite the congregation to process into the sanctuary, or if you are worshiping on-line, invite participants to wave their own hands (palms) and sing along to the music, “All Glory, Laud and Honor”, […]

March 29, 2020 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Lent V Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130  Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Call to Worship  (adapted from Psalm 130) One: Out of the depths of this moment, we cry to the Lord. Many:  We gather today – at least virtually — to wait for the […]

March 22, 2020 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Lent IV 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23  Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 You might use CH 78 or CH 79 as a sung call to worship, with the choir singing verse 1, congregation singing verses 2-4, and the choir responding with verse 5 in […]