Category: Worship

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 […]

March 15, 2020 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11  John 4:5-42 (Would you like to receive these resources directly in your inbox? Send an email to bbarkhauer@disciples.org and put “include me” in the subject line.) Call to Worship (from Psalm 95) One:  Come!  Let us sing to […]

March 8, 2020 Lent II Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Would you like these resources in your inbox each week?   Click here and in the subject line write “include me”. Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121  Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17  Call to Worship  (from Psalm 121) One:  Come!  With the Psalmist, […]

March 1, 2020 Lent 1 Worship Resources for the Center for Faith and Giving Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Call to Worship  One: As darkness gives way to light and winter sleep to fresh awakenings, Many:  we come today to be reminded of God’s love for us.  One:  Like green shoots […]