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William S. Carter

FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT · Matthew 24:37-44 Come, Lord, in whatever way you choose. Get through to us even today, and prepare us to receive your entrance into our lives; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and rules with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, within our world today. Amen. Alternate · Matthew 21:1-11 Come, Lord, we praise your entrance into our lives. Give us clear voices to tell your story, with happiness and joy and expectation; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and ...

2. Advent 1

Lk 21:25-36 · 1 Th 3:9-13 · Jer 33:14-16 · Ps 25:1-10

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Rejoice, for today is a new day, and the beginning of a season to celebrate! This is indeed a new day. For today we begin a journey, a journey to prepare our hearts for the coming of the Son. Let us set our minds on the God of love, and prepare our hearts for God's great gift. Invocation O Lord, on this first Sunday of the Advent Season, as we gather in your house of prayer and praise, we ask that the weeks ahead may be a very special time for us. May we arrive at a new awareness of your ...

3. Getting Off Of The Mountain

Matthew 17:1-13

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Liturgical Color: White Theme: Getting off of the mountain into the valley and pits of life. Proclamation Consider this: We need mountaintop experiences; we do not need to spend our life on the mountain. God has broken through our sin (alienation) to redeem us and reconcile us, so that we need not live our lives on the mountain. God brings us into a personal relationship with self, others, world, so that every experience becomes a creative experience. God rolls up his/her sleeves and enters into the daily ...

4. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

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Rolland R. Reece

Our Creator, how we enjoy the arrival of spring. Lush green grass rises in our lawns decorating our streets with home to home carpeting. Bird songs, silent in winter, now fill the air with enchanting melodies. The brown loam of our gardens and fields warms in preparation for the coming seeds and plants. The brilliant colors of jonquils, tulips, and hyacinths edge our flower beds and ring our trees. Who are we that you lavish upon us such splendor? The air warms as the sun dispatches the winds of winter. ...

5. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

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David M. Oliver

Introduction to this Service Everyone is to bring an evergreen branch to worship. Extra boughs may be brought by church members and handed out to those who do not have any. The evergreen is a useful symbol for the Christian life. The focus of the message is to consider how we can remain "ever-green" and fruitful as people of faith. During enjoyable holiday periods, most of us are like the fresh-cut evergreen. The sweet aroma of our lives is readily lavished on everyone. After these periods of celebration, ...

6. Son of David, Open Our Eyes

Mark 10:46-52

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RobertT D. Ingram

Greeting Leader: Take heart; get up, Jesus is calling you. Congregation: (The people stand up.) Leader: Jesus asks, "What do you want me to do for you?" Congregation: Our teacher, let us see again.(Follow with the congregation singing the hymn "Open My Eyes, That I May See") Prayer Leader: God of power and might, whose nature is always to show mercy, we come before you with many needs. Congregaton: When the blind beggar, Bartimaeus, heard Jesus approaching he called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on ...

7. A Love Feast

John 13:1-17, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

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Frank Ramirez

A: The Examination Service Call To Worship O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord. (Psalm 117 KJV) Unison Prayer Lord God, this day we are gathered to share fellowship, service, and suffering. Let us be true to you, kneeling as Jesus knelt, girding ourselves with a towel, washing each other's feet, and coming to your table. We thank you for this invitation, and pray that we ...

8. Lent 4

Luke 13:18-22 · Joel 2:12-19

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Jack Brownlee

ORDER OF SERVICE Opening Words L: Let us worship our Creator, the God of Love. P: God continually preserves and sustains us. L: We have been loved with an everlasting love. P: Through Jesus Christ we have been given complete knowledge of God's glory. Hymn "Are Ye Able" Prayer Of Confession (Unison) Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According unto thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. I acknowledge my ...

9. Prayers for Memorial Day, Election, Thanksgiving

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Rolland R. Reece

Memorial Day Today, Creator God, we remember. We remember the courage of our forefathers who decided they could no longer bow to England's crown, so they went to war to gain our country's independence. We remember the agony and blood-letting of that war that pitted American against American, the north against the south. Even to this day the wounds of that fighting are yet to be healed. We remember that many years ago we sent our troops to "fight the Kaiser" in a war that was to end all wars. Then less than ...

10. Prayers for Epiphany

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Rolland R. Reece

Epiphany We wonder, our heavenly Ruler, about the three wise men who brought gifts of frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child, some months or years after his birth. What a presence they must have made in Bethlehem. Did the commonplace appearance of the Holy Family's home cause them to think they might have come to the wrong place? Did they wonder about the plainness of the friends of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus? Perhaps they stepped outside their abode to recheck the position of the guiding star. Did these ...

11. Lent 1

Luke 4:16-30 · Psalm 103:1-13

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Jack Brownlee

ORDER OF SERVICE Opening Words L: Let us worship our Creator, the God of Love. P: God continually preserves and sustains us. L: We have been forgiven with complete understanding. P: Through Jesus Christ we have received the full love of God. Hymn "How Firm A Foundation" Prayer Of Confession (Unison) Forgive my sin and cover my transgression, O Lord. I acknowledge my sin and pray unto thee in a time when thou may be found. Thou art my hiding place, O God. I seek preservation in thy word. Encompass me with ...

12. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

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Robert G. McCreight

The Order Of Worship We approach the worship of God this evening with a hushed awareness of Christ's presence in our midst. God again breaks through the calm and darkness to reveal himself to us in the stillness of our hearts. Let the praises of your heart and the songs of your voice be "joyful yet restrained" that we might be sensitive to the quiet indwelling of his Spirit. Organ And Piano Prelude: "And He Shall Feed His Flock"Handel Introit: "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence"The Chancel Choir The Call ...

13. Proper 9

2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30:1-12; 66:1-20, Isaiah 60:10-14, Luke 10:1-24, Galatians 6:1-16

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Julia Ross Strope

Call To Worship Leader: It is summer time! Week after week we come here. The space is beautiful, the seating is comfortable, and the company is good. People: We come here to be with each other as we thank God for creation and for divine love. Leader: Together we see the wonderful things God does and we can rejoice. People: Together we also recognize the not-so-good things in our lives. Together we know that we are not alone on this journey through time. Leader: We need one another. People: We can see what ...

14. Taking Christ's Side

Mark 9:38-41

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RobertT D. Ingram

Greeting Leader: Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth." Congregation: Lord, put the taste of Christ's love in our mouths and in our deeds. Leader: Jesus said, "For everyone will be salted with fire." Congregtion: Lord, as our love is tested, preserve us with your strength. Leader: Jesus said, "If salt has lost it saltiness, how can you season it?" Congregation: Lord, if love does not flavor our actions; then what value are we to anyone? Leader: Jesus said, "Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace ...

15. Fifth Sunday of Lent

John 12:20-36

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RobertT D. Ingram

Greeting Leader: Jesus said, "Whoever serves me must follow me." Congregation: Lead me, Lord, lead me in righteousness; make thy way plain before my face. For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord only, that makest me dwell in safety. Leader: And Jesus said, "Where I am, there will my servant be also." Congregation: Lead me, Lord, lead me in righteousness; make thy way plain before my face. For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord only, that makest me dwell in safety. Leader: And Jesus said, "Whoever serves me, the Father ...

16. Palm Sunday

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Jack Brownlee

ORDER OF SERVICE Opening Words L: Let us worship God, our creator and redeemer, the God of Love. P: God continually preserves and sustains us. L: We have been forgiven with a powerful and engaging love. P: Christ has entered into our hearts and lives, waiting for us to recognize his Lordship over us. Hymn "All Glory Laud And Honor" Prayer Of Confession (Unison) Our hearts break, O Lord, as we watch the poverty and loneliness that confront us on the street and in the news: we feel powerless to respond. We ...

17. Epiphany 9

1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43, Psalm 96:1-9, Luke 7:1-10, Galatians 1:1-12

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Julia Ross Strope

Additional Readings: 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43; Galatians 1:1-12; Psalm 96:1-9 Call To Worship Leader: Welcome, friends and strangers! Before the living God, we are simply human beings who gather to worship God with our thoughts, our music, and our words. People: We are glad for this place of prayer and for the welcome the Holy Spirit gives all of us. Leader: As we read the scriptures, we hear Solomon opening the new temple to people whose blood is not Jewish. People: And we hear Jesus saying we are to love ...

18. Joy Comes With The Morning

Psalm 30:1-12

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Robert G. McCreight

Call to Worship Leader: Praise the Lord! People: Sing a new song to the Lord, praise him in the assembly of his faithful people! Leader: Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator; rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king! People: Praise his name with dancing; play drums and harps in praise of him. Leader: Let God's people rejoice in their triumph and sing joyfully all night long. People: Let them shout aloud as they praise God. This is the victory of God's people. Praise the Lord!(Psalm 149:1-3, 5-6, 9 ...

19. Seeking Honor

Mark 10:35-45

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RobertT D. Ingram

Greeting: Leader: The kingdom of God is not what many would expect. Left: In the world, people who are recognized as leaders lord it over everyone else. Right: And people who reach greatness become tyrants over everyone around them. Leader: This is not the way it works among Christ's disciples. Left: For us, whoever wishes to become great must be a servant to everyone else. Right: And whoever wishes to be first among us must become a slave to all of us. Leader: Jesus, Servant King of the new world, we come ...

20. Lent 2

Luke 13:31-35

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Jack Brownlee

ORDER OF SERVICE Opening Words L: Let us worship our Creator, the God of Love. P: God continually preserves and sustains us. L: We have been forgiven to embrace new life. P: Through Jesus Christ we have received the full love of God. Hymn "How Firm A Foundation" Prayer Of Confession Unto thee, O Lord do I lift up my soul. I put my trust in thee, O God. Show thy paths, teach thy ways, lead in thy truth; remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies. Do not remember my sin. Take from me my self justification. Center ...

21. Proper 13

Psalm 107:1-9, 43, Hosea 11:1-11, Luke 12:13-21, Colossians 3:1-11

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Julia Ross Strope

Call To Worship Leader: This is a good place to be this morning. The world goes on around us while we are in sanctuary. Here, together, we know that evil and good exist in our global village yet we choose to rest a while, giving our psyches and bodies a chance to be tranquil. People: Sometimes we feel like the philosopher in the biblical essay, “Ecclesiastes,” thinking that “everything is useless.” We work hard and have little to show for it. The sun rises and sets; the wind blows round and round; rivers ...

22. The Christian Life Children of Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Call to Worship Leader: You must no longer live as the Gentiles do in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God. Having lost all sensitivity they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more. Congregation: We did not come to know Christ that way. We heard of him and were taught in accordance with the truth that is in him. Leader: You were taught to put off your former way ...

23. The Christian Life Consider Jesus

Hebrews 12:1-13

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Call to Worship Leader: Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and run with perseverance the course marked out for us. Congregation: May we run straight for you, Lord. Let us drop the petty jealousies, unfounded prejudices and sin, which so easily discourages, as we behold your majesty. Leader: Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God ...

24. Clothed With Love

Colossians 3:1-17

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Dallas A. Brauninger

Call To Worship Leader: Let us throw off the harsh response People: And clothe ourselves with compassion. Leader: Let us be rid of hostility People: And clothe ourselves with kindness. Leader: Let us abandon haughtiness People: And clothe ourselves with humility. Leader: Let us temper the curt comeback People: With the restraint of meekness. Leader: Let us empty ourselves of intolerance People: And clothe ourselves with patience. Collect Through Jesus the Christ, we give thanks to you, O God. Through Jesus ...

25. Proper 7

Luke 8:26-39, Galatians 3:15-25, Galatians 3:26--4:7, Psalm 43:1-5, Psalm 42:1-11, 1 Kings 19:1-8

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B. David Hostetter

CALL TO WORSHIP Come to God's dwelling as to a beacon on a holy hill. Let God's light and truth lead you. Come to the altar of God, to offer your joyful praise with heart and voice and instruments of music. PRAYER OF CONFESSION Living God, you hear as well as speak, you feel as well as act. We are sometimes aware of hurting the feelings of our closest friends, but rarely do we consider that our bad behavior breaks your heart. We are too often like thoughtless children whose actions bring disgrace to the ...

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