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Old Testament

Various Old Testament Stories: Call to Worship

Genesis 1:1-4: Call to Worship;  Prayer (Epiphany);   
Genesis 1:27: Call to Worship;
Genesis 1:1-2:4: Sermon;
Genesis 1:31-2:3: Sermon;
Genesis 2:4-9: Call to Worship, Benediction,
Genesis 2-3: Sermon,
Genesis 9: 8-17: Reflection,
Genesis 12:1-4: Prayer of Confession; Sermon;
Genesis 15: Reflection;
Genesis 17: 1-16: Reflection,
Genesis 18:1-7: Call to Worship;  Sermon; series outline;
Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14: Sermon; Reflection;
Genesis 21:8-21: Sermon; 
Genesis 26: Sermon
Genesis 39-40: Call to Worship
Genesis 37, 50: Sermon,

Exodus 2:1-10: Sermon; Reflection; Call to Worship
Exodus 3: Benediction, Reflection; Sermon;
Exodus 2-4: Sermon;
Exodus 12-13: Sermon;
Exodus 16:1-21: Sermon;
Exodus 17:1-7: Call to Worship, Sermon;
Exodus 20:1-17: Sermon; Prayer;

Leviticus 19:1-18: Reflection; Reflection; Sermon;

Numbers 21:4-9: Call to Worship

Deuteronomy 5-6: Call to Worship
Deuteronomy 26:1-11: Reflection; Sermon;
Deuteronomy 30:19-20: Call to Worship and Prayer of Confession; Reflection; Call to Worship

Joshua 2: Prayer;

1 Samuel 1:4-20: Sermon, Reflection,
1 Samuel 1:9-2:10: Sermon (video only); Reflection;
1 Samuel 2:1-10: Sermon,  Call to Worship,
1 Samuel 3:1-20: Call to Worship; Reflection; Sermon; Reflection;
1 Samuel 16:1-13: First thoughts; Sermon; Prayer of Confession,
1 Samuel 17:1-51: Sermon

2 Samuel 7:1-17: Sermon;
2 Samuel 11:26-12:13: Call to Worship

1 Kings 5, 8: Sermon; Call to Worship; Reflection;
1 Kings 17:1-16: Sermon,  Call to Worship;
1 Kings 17:17-24: Sermon; Reflection;
1 Kings 19: Call to Worship; Prayer;
1 Kings 21:1-21: Sermon

2 Kings 2:1-15: Call to Worship;
2 Kings 4:1-7: Sermon
2 Kings 5:1-14: Sermon  
2 Kings 6:8-23: Sermon; Sermon (podcast);   
2 Kings 22: Sermon

Nehemiah 8:1-10: Sermon

Esther: (4:10-14) Sermon

Job 1-2: Sermon; Excerpt;
Job 42: Sermon;

Psalm 1: Call to Worship; Call to Worship
Psalm 9: Morning Prayer;
Psalm 15: Call to Worship;
Psalm  16:7-11: Call to Worship;
Psalm 19: Call to Worship; Benediction;
Psalm 22: Call to Worship
Psalm 23: Call to Worship, BMC gathering, prayer, and psalm,
Psalm 24: Call to Worship;
Psalm 27: Call to Worship
Psalm 28: Call to Worship 
Psalm 33: Call to Worship
Psalm 34:1-8: Call to Worship
Psalm 34:8-14: Call to Worship
Psalm 36:5-9: Call to Worship; Call to Worship;
Psalm 46: Prayer, Funeral Prayer, Sermon,  Call to Worship; Prayer;
Psalm 51: Prayer of Confession; Call to Worship
Psalm 62: Call to Worship 
Psalm 63: Call to Worship, Sending Prayer
Psalm 67; Call to Worship,
Psalm 71: Call to Worship,
Psalm 78: Call to Worship,
Psalm 80: Call to Worship, Reflection (by Ben Wideman),
Psalm 89: Call to Worship and Prayer of Confession;
Psalm 90: Prayer
Psalm 91: Call to Worship (Lent), Call to Worship;
Psalm 92: Call to Worship
Psalm 95: Call to Worship
Psalm 98: Call to Worship
Psalm 107: Call to Worship
Psalm 118: Call to Worship
Psalm 119: Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession,
Psalm 121: Call to Worship;
Psalm 130: Sermon, Prayer of Confession; Call to Worship;
Psalm 131: Call to Worship; Sermon; Reflection;  Prayer;
Psalm 133: Call to Worship
Psalm 138: Benediction;
Psalm 139: Prayer Practice
Psalm 143: Call to Worship
Psalm 146: Call to Worship
Psalm 148: Prayer and activities with children
Psalm 150: Call to Worship,

Proverbs 3:5-6: Prayer of Confession

Ecclesiastes 3:1-14: Reflection ; Call to Worship
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12: Call to Worship

Song of Songs (general): Call to Worship;
Song of Songs 4:9-15: Sermon;  Reflection;
Song of Solomon 8:6-7: Call to Worship;

Isaiah 1:10-20: Call to Worship; Sermon; 
Isaiah 2:1-5: Prayer, Sermon
Isaiah 6:1-8: Sermon; Reflection;
Isaiah 6:1-11: Prayer of Confession
Isaiah 16:1-5: Sermon; Reflection;
Isaiah 25:6-9: Call to Worship
Isaiah 32: Sermon,
Isaiah 40:28-31: Call to Worship; Advent Prayer;
Isaiah 43:16-41: Call to Worship
Isaiah 55:1-5: Call to Worship; Call to Worship; another Call to Worship,
Isaiah 55:1-13: Reflection, Prayer of Confession,
Isaiah 58: Call to Worship and Benediction;
Isaiah 60: Sermon; Reflection; Call to Worship;
Isaiah 61: Call to Worship and Prayer of Confession; Sermon;
Isaiah 64: Call to Worship, Reflection, Reflection (by Amy Yoder McGloughlin);

Jeremiah 1:4-10: Reflections;
Jeremiah 18:1-11: Call to Worship
Jeremiah 18: 11-17: Sermon;
Jeremiah 23:1-8 (w/ reference to 22): Sermon; Excerpt;
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14: Sermon;
Jeremiah 31:27-34: Call to Worship

Ezekiel 37:1-14: Prayer of Confession; Prayer; Sermon (Lent); Sermon (Advent)

Daniel 3: Prayer of Confession, Sermon

Hosea: Sermon
Hosea 11:3-4: Call to Worship 

Joel 2: Prayer of Confession 

Amos 5:18-24: Sermon;

Jonah: Call to Worship, Sermon, Reflection
Jonah 3: Sermon;

Micah 6:6-8: Call to Worship,

New Testament

Matthew 1: Hymn;
Matthew 2:1-12: Sermon; Sermon; Reflection; Sermon; 
Matthew 2:13-23: Sermon;
Matthew 3:1-11: Sermon;
Matthew 3:13-17: Sermon;
Matthew 4:1-11: Sermon
Matthew 4:18-22: Call to Worship; Prayer of Confession; Sermon
Matthew 5:1-12: Children’s Time; Prayer of Confession; Sermon (v. 8); Offertory Prayer; Sermon;
Matthew 5:13-20: Sermon; Reflection;
Matthew 5:38-45: Sermon;
Matthew 6:25-34: Prayer; Sermon;
Matthew 6:33: Call to Worship
Matthew 9:9: Sermon
Matthew 11:28-30: Reflection
Matthew 13:24-43: Micro-reflection;
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-46: Call to Worship, Sermon, Reflection; Call to Worship and Prayer of Confession; 
Matthew 14:13-21: Call to Worship and Benediction
Matthew 14:25-33: Call to Worship
Matthew 15: 21-28: Prayer of Confession, Sermon, Reflection
Matthew 16:13-20: Reflection,
Matthew 16:21-28: Sermon; Call to Worship and Prayer of Confession
Matthew 17:24-27: Sermon; Snippet
Matthew 18:15-20: Call to Worship,  Sermon; Snippet;
Matthew 19:16-30: Sermon;
Matthew 21:1-11:Prayer of Confession; Offertory Prayer; Sermon;
Matthew 21:23-32: Prayer of Confession;
Matthew 21:33-45: Sermon;
Matthew 22:1-14: Sermon; Reflection;
Matthew 22:15-22: Reflection; Prayer;
Matthew 22: 34-40: Call to Worship; Call to Worship; Reflection; Reflection; Sermon
Matthew 23:37: Prayer;
Matthew 25:1-13: Sermon;
Matthew 25:14-30: Sermon;
Matthew 25:31-46: Reflection
Matthew 26:6-13: Sermon;  Reflection;
Matthew 26:17-30: Sermon; Reflection;
Matthew 26:47-56: Sermon; Snippet;
Matthew 27:33-54: Sermon; Snippet;
Matthew 28:1-10: Sermon;
Matthew 28:1-15: Sermon; Reflection

Mark 1:14-20: Sermon Excerpt, Call to Worship; Reflection,
Mark 4:35-41: Call to Worship
Mark 5:1-20: Morning Prayer;
Mark 6:7: Call to Worship
Mark 6:7-13: Prayer of Confession
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56: Call to Worship; Prayer of Confession
Mark 8:27-33: Call to Worship; Thoughts, Sermon,
Mark 8:27-38: Reflection,
Mark 10:17-31: Reflection,
Mark 10:35-45: Dialog Sermon;
Mark 11:1-10: Prayer of Confession; Offertory Prayer
Mark 11:1-11: Sermon, Reflection; Reflection; Reflection; Sermon;
Mark 11:20-25: Sermon
Mark 12:38-44: Reflection
Mark 13: Sermon; Reflection; Reflection;
Mark 14:3-9: Sermon;
Mark 14:17-26: Call to Worship; Prayer of Confession;
Mark 14:53-65; 15:1: Sermon; Snippet;
Mark 16:1-8: Sermon 

Luke 1:26-38: Reflection; Reflection;
Luke 1:39-56: Sermon; Sermon
Luke 1:26-56: Reflection;
Luke 2:8-20: Sermon
Luke 2:22-40: Sermon
Luke 2:41-52: Sermon
Luke 3:1-17: Reflection
Luke 3:1-22: Reflection; Sermon;
Luke 4:1-13: Sermon, Sermon, Offertory Prayer, Benediction, Reflection, Sermon, Sermon,
Luke 4:16-21: Benediction; Reflection, Reflection (13-30);
Luke 5:1-11: Sermon, First Thoughts; Sermon;
Luke 6:1-16: Sermon; First Thoughts;
Luke 9:28-36: Call to Worship; Reflection; Reflection;
Luke 10:25-42: Sermon;
Luke 11:1-16: Sermon
Luke 13:1-9: Reflection, Sermon; Reflection,
Luke 13:20-21: Sermon
Luke 13:31-35: Sermon; Call to Worship; Call to Worship; Sermon;
Luke 14:15-24: Call to Worship and Prayer of Response
Luke 14: 25-33: Call to Worship; Sermon;
Luke 15:1-10: Poem;
Luke 15:1-32: Sermon;
Luke 16:1-13: Sermon;
Luke 16:19-31: Sermon; Sermon; Reflection;
Luke 19:1-10: Reflection;
Luke 19:28-38: Prayer of Confession; Offertory Prayer
Luke 19:29-44: Sermon;
Luke 19:41-44: Call to Worship  
Luke 24:1-12: Sermon;  Call to Worship; Sermon and Excerpt, Sermon;  
Luke 24:13-35: Sermon (excerpt); Sermon;
Luke 24:36-53: Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession; Sermon; Reflection;

John 1:1-18: Sermon; Call to Worship (v. 16); Call to Worship (1-5); Sermon;
John 1:29-42: Sermon;
John 2:1-11: Sermon; Prayer; Sermon; Sermon; Reflection;
John 2:13-22 (25): Sermon, Sermon;
John 3:1-17 (also John 7:45-52 and John 19:38-42): Sermon;
John 3:11-18: Call to Worship;
John 3:14-21: Call to Worship; Prayer of Confession; Offertory Prayer
John 4:5-42: Prayer of Confession; Sermon; Call to Worship;
John 6: Communion
John 8:1-11: Reflection;
John 11:1-45: Prayer of Confession; Sermon; Sermon;
John 12:1-8: Call to Worship, Sermon,  Poem/Reflection,
John 12:12-19: Prayer of Confession; Offertory Prayer
John 12:20-33: Artistic Reflection; Sermon
John 13:1-17: Sermon; Sermon;
John 14:5-6: Call to Worship,
John 14:1-14: Reflection; Call to Worship,
John 14:15-27: Call to Worship; Offertory Prayer;  Sermon;
John 15:1-8: Call to Worship
John 18: 12-27: Sermon;
John 18:15-18, 25-27: Call to Worship,
John 18:28-19:16a: Call to Worship
John 19:31-37: Sermon; Snippet;
John 20:1-18: Sermon, Call to Worship; Sermon; Reflection;
John 20:19-23: Call to Worship; Offertory Prayer; Sermon;
John 20: 19-31: Reflection; Sermon; Sermon;
John 20:24-29: Sermon;  Reflection;
John 21:4-14: Prayer; Sermon;
John 21:15-19: Sermon

Acts 2:1-21: Call to Worship and Benediction, Artwork, Sermon, Sermon; Reflection; Reflection; Sermon; Reflection;
Acts 2: 46: Call to Worship
Acts 3:1-12; 4:1-4: Sermon,  On-line worship, Reflection;
Acts 4:31-37: Call to Worship
Acts 4-5: Sermon
Acts 6:1-7: Sermon, Sermon
Acts 6:8-10, 12, 7:1-2a, 51-60, 8:1a: Sermon
Acts 8:26-40: Call to Worship; Sermon;   
Acts 9:1-10: Sermon,  Reflection,
Acts 10:9-23: Sermon; Sermon (v. 1-23, Holy Welcome);
Acts 10:44-48: Benediction
Acts 11: 1-18: Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession, Sermon,
Acts 14: 8-18: Call to Worship,
Acts 15: Sermon, Call to Worship, Benediction, Sermon (BMC), Sermon,
Acts 16:16-34: Sermon; Sermon on video;
Acts 17:22-31: Call to Worship, Benediction,
Acts 19:11-20: Snippet; Sermon
Acts 26:19-29: Sermon;
Acts 27: Sermon;
Acts 28: Sermon;

Romans 4:13-25: Call to Worship, Reflection,
Romans 5:1-5: Call to Worship , Sermon;
Romans 8: Prayer;
Romans 12:1-8: Prayer of Thanksgiving; Benediction;
Romans 13:8-12: Call to Worship
Romans 14:13: Reflection

1 Corinthians 1:9-14: Assurance of Pardon
1 Corinthians 12: Hymn;
1 Corinthians 12:4-13: Call to Worship
1 Corinthians 13: Prayer; Sermon;
1 Corinthians 15:12-20: Sermon;
1 Corinthians 15:35-50: Sermon;

2 Corinthians 1:20: Call to Worship
2 Corinthians 5:17: Call to Worship
2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2: Prayer of Confession
2 Corinthians 12:9: Assurance of Pardon

Galatians 3: Call to Worship; Reflection;

Ephesians 1:15-23: Call to Worship;
Ephesians 2:1-10: Prayer of Confession
Ephesians 2:11-22: Sermon, Reflection, Call to Worship;
Ephesians 3:1-12: Sermon; Shorter sermon version;
Ephesians 3:14-20: Call to Worship;
Ephesians 4:1-6: Sermon, Hymn
Ephesians 4:29: Call to Worship

Philippians 2:3-11: Prayer of Confession; Sermons; Call to Worship;
Philippians 4:1-7: Call to Worship; Call to Worship;
Philippians 4:8: Prayer;

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10: Call to Worship;
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8: Call to Worship;

Philemon: Sermon

Hebrews 10:24-25: Call to Worship
Hebrews 12:18-29: Sermon,

James 2:14-17: Call to Worship

1 Peter: Sermon; Snippet;
1 Peter 2: Benediction; Reflection;

2 Peter 1:3-11: Call to Worship, Sermon (endurance),

I John 3:14-24: Sermon
I John 4:7-21: Call to Worship, Sermon

Revelation–various resources
Revelation 4:1-11: Sermon;
Revelation 5: Call to Worship; Sermon;
Revelation 6, 7: Sermon;
Revelation 13: Sermon;
Revelation 21:1-6: Sermon; Call to Worship;

The Year (Liturgical and Otherwise)

Advent: Reflection on the Annunciation; Reflection–Ashes in Advent;  Meditation for Holden Evening Prayer service; Offertory Prayer; Reflection–Kairos; Candle Lighting, Advent 1; Sermon (Advent Conspiracy 1); Candle Lighting, Advent 2; Reflection on Mary;  Reflection on Zechariah; Candle Lighting, Advent 3, Candle Lighting, Advent 4; Candle Lighting, Advent 1; Advent Prayer and Anointing (Blue Christmas); Call to Worship, Advent 1; Call to Worship, “Advent Emergency” compilation; Advent Peace; Offertory Prayers; Reflection–Hope; Morning Prayer liturgy; Prayer of Confession; Prayer (Advent 1);
Christmas Eve:  Order of Worship, 2012 Service; Candle-Lighting; Lighting the Christ Candle; Worship Pieces 
Christmas: Call to Worship; Reflection; Sermon; Family Worship;  Hymn;
New Year’s Day: Reflection; Prayer; Call to Worship; Prayer
Epiphany: Reflection; Call to Worship; Blessing; Prayer of Confession; Sermon; Reflection; Call to Worship; Star word blessing; Star Word worksheet; Prayer; Sermon; 
Martin Luther King Day: Reflection;
Valentine’s Day: Biblical Valentines;
Transfiguration: Call to Worship; Reflection; Reflection;

Lent (general): Offertory Prayer; Including Children; Offertory Prayer;  Prayer of Confession and Offertory Prayer; Offertory Prayer; Offertory Prayer;
Ash Wednesday: Prayer of Confession ; Poem; Family Worship (and another); Order of Worship; Humor; Reflection, Prayer Practice, Worship Service;
Palm Sunday: Prayer of Confession; Offertory Prayer; Sermon; Reflection; Reflection; Reflection; Sermon; Sermon (Luke); Sermon; Call to Worship;
Good Friday: Order of Service; Tenebrae Script;  Opening Prayer; Order of Service; Reflection; Reflection; Reflection; Call to Worship;
Easter: Communion Liturgy; Call to Worship, Offertory Prayer, and Benediction; Sermon (Mark), Sermon(John), Sermon , Sermon and Excerpt (Luke), Calls to Worship; Sermon, Sermon, Reflection,  (Matthew), Sermon and Reflection (John); Worship Pieces;

Mother’s Day: Call to Worship; Prayer of Thanksgiving; Blessing; Reflection;
Graduation: Blessing
Pentecost: Artwork,  Call to Worship and Benediction, Sermon, Sermon; Reflection; Call to Worship; Offertory Prayer; Reflection; Sermon; Reflection; Prayer;
Memorial Day: Prayer
Trinity Sunday: Call to Worship; Prayer of Confession; Call to Worship; Sermon; Reflection;
9/11: Reflection; Call to Worship, Candle Lighting, and Communion
World Communion Sunday: Graphic and Call to Worship; Great Thanksgiving liturgy; Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession; Lament;
All Saints Day: Sermon, Call to Worship, Call to Worship; Reflection; Reflection; Sermon;
Thanksgiving: Sermon; Call to Worship,

Topical:

Anointing: Prayer of Blessing , Advent Service (Blue Christmas)
Anti-Racism: Call to Worship; Sermon; Pentecost prayer; Sermon; Reflection;
Assassination of Bin Laden: Prayer
Baptism: Call to Worship, Sermon
Bodies: Call to Worship;  Blessing;
Body of Christ: Prayer of Thanksgiving, Hymn, Sermon,
Child Dedication: Sermon
Communion: Call to Worship, Hymn, Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession, Prayer of Confession, Reflection; Call to Worship; Reflection; Sermon on Communion and Peace;
Creation Care: Sermon; Reflection; Sermon (Environmental Disasters); Offertory Prayer;
Death Penalty: Sermon;
Discipleship: Call to Worship,
Faithfulness: Call to Worship and Prayer of Confession;
Funeral: Opening Prayer
Grief/Tragedy: Prayer, Call to Worship
Gun Violence: Sermon;  Reflection,
Homeless Shelter: Prayer
Hymn Sing: Call to Worship, Prayer, Benediction, Call to Worship, Sending Prayer
Immigration: Prayer, Call to Worship, Reflection; Sermon;
Natural Disasters: Prayer for Japan; Call to Worship
New Members: Prayer
Offertory: Prayer
Peace: Prayer (in wake of U.S. attacks in Libya); Call to Worship; Offertory Prayer; Sermon;
Power: Call to Worship
Simplicity: Call to Worship