Over the past several weeks, we’ve been looking at Anabaptist history and distinctives during worship services at Peace Mennonite. This week and next, we will talk about the idea of simplicity. I don’t have my sermon done yet, but I am looking at simplicity from a theological perspective–“Seek first God’s Kingdom and God’s righteousness, and…
I’m actually off duty this Sunday and will be worshiping with my parents in Winfield, Kansas. Here is a call to worship we’ve used in the past for Trinity Sunday. (I think it was two years ago now that my preaching instructions from the worship committee for that Sunday were to “just explain the Trinity…
My husband and I went to the library last night to hear the Anasazi String Quartet. The music was beautiful, and it felt like such a luxury for me to sit quietly and listen; to let my eyes close, my body sway, my lips curve up into a smile. I will admit, though, that once…
Call to Worship for Pentecost Sunday (that includes baptism and communion) God of wind and fire, When you send your Spirit, we are created anew. God of mighty oceans and still waters, When we receive your baptism, we are born anew. God of bread and wine, When we eat at your table, we are nourished…
Our congregation shares the Lord’s Supper on the second Sunday of each month, but I know many churches with monthly communion celebrate the table on the first Sunday of the month. So I’m sharing with you a call to worship that is appropriate for a worship time that includes communion. It is inspired by Isaiah…
I’m not preaching this Sunday morning. I had no committee meetings this week. No crises. Well, not major, time-consuming crises. And so, during this anomalous week of few pressing tasks, I had time to think. (Yes, Peace Mennonite folks should be getting worried right about now.) I’ve primarily been thinking about (and googling) adult spiritual…
Based on James 2:14-17 We long for living faith and so we come to worship hoping that our time together, our time with God will help to unclench our fists will slowly soften our hearts will quiet our voices and open our ears. Revive our faith, O God that we might serve you with glad…
This past Sunday during worship, a young mother stood up during announcement time. She said, “We came to church this morning with invitations to M’s birthday party. I told her to give them to her friends. I was thinking of the other kids, but she’s just been handing them out randomly to anyone. So if…
This call is based on Psalm 34:8-14. (Sorry, we’re off lectionary right now.) God of peace, We come to taste, We come to see, for you are good. We come seeking refuge, We come seeking food, for in you we lack no good thing. Let us listen well, Let us speak with care, According to…
Kansas governor Sam Brownback and the Republican-majority congress just passed a state budget that will cut funding to public schools by 6% and freeze the wages of public employees at well-below market value. Does anyone else see a problem here? Wasteful government spending is what I call it. Here’s my modest proposal for further slashing…
Spacious Faith 