Advent Meditation

We will be doing the Holden Evening Prayer Service tonight.  It is an Advent tradition in our congregation and one of the most meaningful holiday activities in which I participate each year.  Here are the scripture readings for tonight along with a brief meditation I wrote. Isaiah 11:1-9  Luke 1: 5-38 The Advent season is…

Wednesday Worship Piece

Here is the offertory prayer we are using during Advent each year.  I just change out the “candle” words from week to week–God of Hope, God of Peace, God of Joy, God of Love. I pray you are all having a blessed Advent so far. God of Peace, in this season of Advent, this time…

Weekly Worship Piece

Here is a simple Call to Worship we will use this week, from Psalm 27: The Holy One is my light and my salvation–whom shall I fear? God is the stronghold of my life–of whom shall I be afraid? One thing I ask from of my God, this only do I seek: to dwell in…

Wednesday Worship Piece: Call to Worship

This coming Sunday is week 5 in our Narrative Lectionary worship series.  I am really enjoying this journey through the Bible.  This week we’re looking at Deuteronomy 5 & 6; the call to worship I wrote reflects a bit of the story so far. Call to Worship Leader: We gather to worship God: Side 1:…

Randomness

Last week I took a couple of sick days off of work. This may sound like sad news, but I was actually quite thrilled. Because in my five years of being a pastor, I’ve never been able to take an actual sick day. Sure, I’ve been sick. And my kids have been sick (though thankfully,…

Wednesday Worship Piece: Calls to Worship

At Peace Mennonite, we are using the Narrative Lectionary right now.  Of course, being the non-conformists that we are, we aren’t on the actual Narrative Lectionary schedule.  Which means that the worship pieces I’m writing for the next several weeks may not have any relation to what you are doing in worship at your church.…