December 29, 2019 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Christmas 1 Isaiah 63:7-9 Psalm 148 Hebrews 2:10-18 Matthew 2:13-23 Call to Worship (from Isaiah 63:7-9) One: Praise God! Many: God has done great things for us, and sent a Savior! One: God’s presence is made known in Jesus, whose love redeems us. […]
Read moreDecember 22, 2019 Advent IV Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 Call to Worship One: We’re nearing the completion of this time of waiting! Many: Are we there yet?! One: We’re close. We’ve been actively waiting, and it’s almost here! Many: Is it […]
Read moreDecember 15, 2019 Advent III Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:5-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Call to Worship One: From the frenzy of long lists and little time, we come. Many: From the challenge of grief and the pain of loneliness, we come. One: We gather in this […]
Read moreDecember 8, 2019 Center for Faith and Giving Worship Resources Advent 2 Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 This is Advent 2, traditionally known as Peace Sunday. If you are lighting an Advent wreath, this is a second Sunday for a purple (or blue) candle. Call to Worship (inspired from Matthew 3) […]
Read moreDecember 1, 2019 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Advent 1 Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44 This is the first Sunday of the Christian year. Four Sundays of Advent give us time to prepare for the Coming One. Some congregations will be dressed in purple; others in blue. […]
Read moreNovember 24, 2019 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Proper 29 This is the last Sunday of the liturgical year, sometimes referred to as “Reign of Christ” or “Christ the King” Sunday. This is the last Sunday for green paraments. Advent 1 = December 1! Will you change to purple or blue? […]
Read moreNovember 17, 2019 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Proper 28 Isaiah 65:17-25 Isaiah 12 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19 Call to Worship (from Isaiah 12) One: Come! Give thanks to the Lord, call out the name: Many: “The Lord!” We sing our praise. One: Let this be known in all the […]
Read moreNovember 10, 2019 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Proper 27 Haggai 1:15b-2:9 Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38 Call to Worship (from Psalm 145) One: Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised! Many: We’re together as God’s people, to offer our praise, One: for God’s greatness […]
Read moreNovember 3, 2019 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Here are 2 sets of worship resources for Nov. 3. The first is for those following the lectionary for the day. The second is for those marking this as All Saints Sunday Proper 26 Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Psalm 119:137-144 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 […]
Read moreOctober 27, 2019 Proper 25 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Joel 2:23-32 Psalm 65 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 Call to Worship (from Psalm 65) One: With joyful voices, we come to praise God! Many: For the strength which built mountains and forgiveness for our transgressions, One: we give thanks […]
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