Here we are, approaching the last Sunday in what I sometimes call "regular Lent"--Lent 5 is upon us. When we were doing our Lent worship planning several months ago, we discovered that all the good texts were on Lent 5...we rather wished we could … [Continue reading] about Sunday’s Coming: working toward March 25
Looking Ahead: Palm Sunday
Alright friends, here we go!!! It's time to work toward Sunday...Palm Sunday! Are you reading Mark's sparse yet thrilling Entry Into Jerusalem? Are you focusing perhaps on the psalm instead, for a new twist on Palm Sunday? Are you heading for the … [Continue reading] about Looking Ahead: Palm Sunday
confession and assurance: darkness and light
*Prayer of Confession We hear that we are loved, but we struggle to receive it. We err on the side of fear and judgment rather than faith and love. We choose darkness instead of light. We hear there is eternal life, but refuse to believe … [Continue reading] about confession and assurance: darkness and light
CTW: family, neighbors, witnesses
(based on Hebrews 12:1) Leader: We come to worship with family – family by birth, by marriage, by friendship. People: As Noah’s wife and children filled the ark, as Aaron spoke for Moses, as Ruth came alongside Naomi, we are surrounded by so … [Continue reading] about CTW: family, neighbors, witnesses
confession and assurance: even in the darkness
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION Gracious and Loving God, we spend so much of our lives in the darkness, not daring to step into your light. But in your light is life, and in the darkness, only death. Teach us to turn back to the light of your love. … [Continue reading] about confession and assurance: even in the darkness
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