As we ponder all that has happened, not yet in the upper room, let us offer our thanksgiving for the God who calls us, loves us, and sustains us.
Tag: Communion
Liturgy
From Generation to Generation | Communion Liturgy
I wrote this communion liturgy for our Advent series, From Generation to Generation. It will be part of our first week of Advent worship service where we will be reflecting on Matthew's genealogy of Jesus. Throughout Advent and Christmas, we...
Liturgy
God of the Living | Communion Liturgy
God is bound by neither the time and space of this world nor the limits of our physical death. God is God of the living — whether in this life or the next.
Liturgy
Welcome Sinners! | Communion Liturgy
This is a communion liturgy for Luke 15:1-10. It also references the Great Banquet in Luke 14. My congregation is also celebrating Rally Day this Sunday. We don't have Sunday school, but we are still celebrating returning "home" after the...
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As We Wait: Wonder
The glories of righteousness and the wonders of God’s love are still being revealed.
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The Lord Is My Shepherd: Enemies at the Table
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; 2 he makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters; 3 he restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Even...
Liturgy
Rest for Our Souls | Communion Liturgy
If we listen closely to Jesus, we find that it’s gentleness and humility, and not brute strength, that allow us to lay our heavy burdens down.
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When Never Again Becomes Again and Again
So far, this doesn’t seem much of a child’s story. I’m sure Noah was overjoyed to step foot on dry land, but that step led to an ocean’s worth of “what now?”
Prayers
The Call of The Triune God | Worship
When we free the Trinity from being a doctrine and begin to live the Truth of this Holy Relationship, we let God out of a three-cornered box and begin the work of the Kingdom.
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The Road to Emmaus: These Things | Worship
The disciples question what they thought they knew in the past, because they can’t understand what is happening in the present. All they know now is what they thought the future held has died. They are in the time in...
