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…
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 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…
I do not have our Sunday worship service completely planned yet, though I’m getting close. I offer some worship pieces below that may or may not be used at Peace Mennonite Church this coming Sunday. I pray you are each having a blessed Holy Week. Call to Worship Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed!…
*This order of worship is from 2011. You can see the 2013 service, which does not include foot washing, here. – – – – – Welcome and Introduction Confession and Assurance Hymn: What wondrous love is this (v. 1) Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Pardon (From Psalm 51) Hymn: What wondrous love is this…
This call to worship is based on a piece from Seekers Church. Their site contains many beautiful liturgies–it’s one of my go-to resources. The offertory prayer is one I wrote awhile back. As always, feel free to borrow/adapt these for your own use. Call to Worship: In the presence of our Creator, who called the…
This morning I have a call to worship and prayer of confession based primarily on Deuteronomy 30:19-20. For those of you planning for worship, I pray a fruitful, spirit-filled preparation. Call to Worship God has set before us life and death. We long to choose life. God has set before us blessings and curses. We…
Call to Worship, based on John 15: 1-8 We are branches, rooted in the vine of Christ. We come because we seek to abide in Christ. The branches that remain in the vine bear much fruit. We come because we long to be spiritually vibrant, alive, productive. If we abide in Christ, then Christ’s words…
Spacious Faith 