Category: Lectionary Based Worship Resources

September 2, 2018                Pentecost 15   Song of Solomon 2:8-13  Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9   James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23    Call to Worship   (adapted from James 1) One:   Gathered in this holy moment, we come, eager to listen and act. Many:  Here in this safe space, we are slow to speak and slow to anger. One:   As God’s own beloved ones, […]

  August 26, 2018 Pentecost 14 1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11), 22-30, 41-43  Psalm 84 Ephesians 6:10-20  John 6:56-69   Call to Worship (from Psalm 84) One:  We come to sing for JOY to the living God! Many: (singing, from CH #285) How lovely, Lord, how lovely is your abiding place. One:  Sparrows and swallows find their home, […]

August 19, 2018                Pentecost 13   1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14   Psalm 111   Ephesians 5:15-20  John 6:51-58   Call to Worship (from Ephesians 5:18-19)  One:  We’ve gathered in this place to be filled with the Spirit!  Many:  Together, we sing!               (led by a soloist or choir with the congregation together,           […]

August 12, 2018 Pentecost 12 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33   Psalm 130 Ephesians 4:30 – 5:2  John 6:35, 41-51   Call to Worship (adapted from Psalm 130) One:  In the face of all we bring with us this morning, Many:  we join the Psalmist, saying “Hope in the Lord!” One:  Together with the Psalmist, we declare, Many:  […]

August 5, 2018 Pentecost 11 2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a  Psalm 51:1-12  Ephesians 4:1-16  John 6:24-35 Call to Worship    (from Psalm 51) One:  Gathered here, we seek God’s mercy on us. Many:  We come to receive clean hearts from God; One:   to have new and right spirits put within us. Many:  We’re eager to be restored with […]

July 29, 2018 Pentecost 10 2 Samuel 11:1-15  Psalm 14   Ephesians 3:14-21   John 6:1-21 Call to Worship   (from Ephesians 3) One:  May God’s Spirit strengthen us! Many:  May Christ dwell in our hearts, in faith! One:  Gathered here, we are rooted and grounded in love. Many:  Together, we yearn to know the deep love of Christ, as […]

  July 22, 2018 Pentecost 9 2 Samuel 7:1-14a   Psalm 89:20-37   Ephesians 2:11-22  Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Call to Worship   (adapted from Mark 6) One:  When we’ve worked hard, Jesus says “Come and rest a while” Many:  We’ve gathered on the Lord’s Day, stepping aside from our work-a-day world. One:  Jesus offers compassion, Many:  for we are […]

July 15, 2018 Pentecost 8  2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Psalm 24 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29   Call to Worship (adapted from Psalm 24, NRSV) One: The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it. Many:  Created by God, we come to offer our praise! One:  All who come to this holy place will receive blessing from […]

  July 8, 2018, Pentecost 7 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10;  Psalm 48   2 Corinthians 12:2-10;  Mark 6:1-13   Call to Worship     (from Psalm 48) One:  Gathered here, we rejoice in God’s faithful love. Many: God’s fame reaches from one end of the earth to the other. One: People praise God from one end of the earth […]

July 1, 2018, Pentecost 6 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Psalm 130 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 Call to Worship (from Ps. 130) One: Together, we wait for the Lord. Many: More than those who long for the morning to arrive, we wait! (pause) One: Out of the depths, we cry out: Many: May God give us steadfast […]