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Submit Your Own! February 27, 2011 By David von Schlichten February 27, 2011 Eighth Sunday after Epiphany, Year A
Call to Worship Leader: God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we serve, not two masters, People: but you alone. Leader: We strive first for your kingdom, not fixating on food, clothes, and drink. People: We focus on serving you in the now. Yes. Invocation Adonai, you are unwavering in your devotion to us. Grant us the wisdom to be unwavering in our devotion to you. Calm and quiet our soul, that we may know who we are and hold onto the hope that comes only from you. Jesus, in your name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession You never forget us, Lord, and you are ever our salvation and hope. Even so, we often forget you or put you in second place. We choose the pursuit of stuff, money, fame, thinness, strength, sexiness, and pleasure over you. We get full of ourselves and think we can figure you out or control you like a genie. We are addicted to worry, convinced that worrying means having control. We obsess over clothes, food, and drink and end up with naked, starving, dehydrated souls. Jesus, by your name, forgive us. Help us to strive in the moment for what really matters. Please. Words of Assurance Yes! Through his sacrifice on the cross, Christ has saved you from death, has forgiven you of every single one of your sins, no matter what they are. God never forgets you. Amazing! Prayer of Inspiration Paraclete, through the sermon teach us the Word-Wisdom of single-heartedness. Amen. Prayers of the People You alone are God. You have created and sustained the Church. You are our ruler, you and no one else. Master, (congregational response: we trust in you alone.). Sovereign, we praise you for humanity’s exciting diversity. Help us to take care of each other. Guide the Middle East during this turbulent, promising time of change. Lead all of us to be agents of non-violent amelioration of suffering. Master, . . . We thank you for our politicians—for their wisdom, dedication, intelligence, and talent. We are quick to judge them, lambast them, mock them. What they need is, not our derision, but our support. Tutor us to put aside our enjoyment of scapegoating and belittling and to focus on constructive criticism and affirmation. Master, . . . We love movies, God. They entertain, inspire, educate, and even transform us. Thank you for this exciting art form. Help us to use movies to follow your King of Kings’s speech. Master, . . . The ways you heal us—incredible! Touch everyone in need of healing now, including all those we mention in our hearts or out loud. [Add names.] Lead us to serve you by serving those in need. Master, . . . The world is full of people who do not have enough to eat, drink, or wear. Focus us on helping those people and not worrying about acquiring the superfluous. Align our perspective with yours. Master, . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. With these prayers, we bow before you, thankful that you have stooped to lift us. In the name of Christ we pray. Amen. Offertory Prayer We dedicate mammon to you, not the other way around. Benediction Leader: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, you have calmed and quieted our soul. People: You are our wise, soothing mother. Leader: We venture into the week People: knowing that you are the true Master who helps us today. Yes.
David von Schlichten, poedifier February 20, 2011 By David von Schlichten February 20, 2011 Seventh Sunday after Epiphany, Year A
Call to Worship Leader: Because of the grace of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, People: we are the temple of the Holy Spirit. Leader: Because the LORD God is holy, People: we shall be holy, loving our enemies, praying for those who persecute us. Yes. Invocation Lord of Torah and Temple, you have made us sacred, have filled our lives with beatitude. Teach us anew that we belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. In the name of the Prince of Peace we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession God, we persist in sin. We build on faulty foundations. We desecrate ourselves, abuse ourselves, the temple of the Holy Spirit. We seek revenge instead of show mercy. We offer the fist instead of the cheek. We defraud and steal. We neglect to care for the poor and alien. We mix up wisdom and foolishness. You call us to completeness, but we keep ourselves fragmented. For the sake of Christ, forgive us. Guide us to build our lives on the Rabbi-Messiah. Amen. Words of Assurance Hallelujah! Christ has forgiven you of every one of your sins. You belong to Christ, Christ belongs to God, you have eternal life as a child in God’s arms. Adonai will make us complete. Prayer of Inspiration Holy Spirit, through the Word, build us up. Yes. Prayers of the People Lord, you call us to love. Lead us, the Church, to care for the enemy and outcast, to forgive and love, to build up on a Christ-foundation. Holy God, (congregational response: make us holy). Ruler, we thank you for our Presidents, future, past, and present. Guide President Obama, that he may be your servant. Lead each one of us toward peace for people everywhere. Holy God, . . . Elohim, we are in awe of the power of the Egyptian people. Direct their hands, that they may build a non-violent democracy. Grant the rest of us the courage to follow their example of bloodless change for good. Holy God, . . . Boundless Compassion, we thank you for healing us. Heal everyone in need now [Add names]. Humble us to help. Holy God, . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. We lift these prayers to you for your glory and the care of others, especially the poor and alien. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen. Offertory Prayer For the healing of the nations, we present a portion of the riches that you have entrusted to us. Benediction Leader: God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, sends you holy ones out to love in the face of evil. People: We leave this building to be the temple of the Holy Spirit for the world. Alleluia!
David von Schlichten, poedifier February 13, 2011 By David von Schlichten February 13, 2011 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Year A
Call to Worship Leader: See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. People: We love the Lord our God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Leader: We belong to Christ. People: We are God’s servants, working together; we are God’s field, God’s building. Invocation Lord of the Commandments, you have made us a spiritual people, and you lead us to the Promised Land. Empower us to follow your law while trusting in your grace for our salvation. In the name of Christ our teacher we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Covenant-Elohim, you promise us eternal life and guide us with your teachings, yet we continue to mistrust and disobey you. We ignore your precepts when they do not suit us. We are quick to put each other down, slow to reconcile with one another. We allow our sinful thoughts to pervert our actions. We are hasty to give up on each other and to make vows we cannot abide by. For the sake of our Mount-Sermon Savior, forgive us. Feed us. Yes. Words of Assurance Hallelujah! The wisdom of the cross saves us! All your sins are forgiven, deleted, no matter what, and Christ reteaches us God’s luscious law. Prayer of Inspiration Holy Spirit, feed us the Word. Yes. Prayers of the People We praise you, God, for guiding the Church with your commandments and other teachings. Continue to cultivate us, construct us. Lord of the Torah, (congregational response: heal and teach us.). We exalt you for the human race and magnificence of creation. Bless the United States and people all around the world, that we may be one according to you love. Bring peace to Egypt. Make us all instruments of liberty and equality. Lord of the Torah, . . . Agapic God, we are in awe of love. We thank you for such a mysterious and beautiful gift. Help us to use love in accord with your love. Guide us to bring comfort to the lonely on Valentine’s Day. Lord of the Torah, . . . It is easy for us to get caught up in jealousy, mean-spiritedness, and divisive competition. Tutor us to be one, cooperative, working together to promote love. Lord of the Torah, . . . You have shown us love through healing. Heal everyone in need now. [Add names.] Guide our hands to assist you. Lord of the Torah, . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. We know you hear us. We thank you for taking care of us. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen. Offertory Prayer We offer our gifts to you, having first reconciled with those who have something against us. Benediction Leader: We praise you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for teaching us and showing us your mercy. People: We go into the week, following your commandments, different but one in Christ’s love.
David von Schlichten, poedifier February 6, 2011 By David von Schlichten February 6, 2011 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Year A
Call to Worship Leader: Jesus says that we are the salt of the earth. People: We are the light of the world. Leader: Because of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, light shines in the darkness. People: Because of God, we the righteous are merciful and full of compassion. Invocation We praise you, Christ, for giving us your light. Grant us the courage to share it with a world of people who don’t even know how lost they are. In your name we pray. Yes. Prayer of Confession Lord of Wisdom, repeatedly we tumble into foolishness. You make us salty, but we live blandly. You give us light, but we hide our lamp under the bushel basket. You teach us the commandments, but we are selective in our adherence to them. We show up for church and put money in the plate but neglect God and neighbor the rest of the week. You have blessed us with spiritual gifts, but we act as if we are good-for-nothing. Rabbi, forgive us. Wise us up. Embolden us to embrace your wisdom. Yes. Words of Assurance Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, you are blessed. God forgives you all your sins. You called; the Lord answered. Hallelujah! Prayer of Inspiration Spirit of God, through this sermon, teach us the Word, that we may understand the gifts that God has bestowed on us. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen. Prayers of the People Sophia-God, you have endowed the Church with the truth. Lead us to share your light. Lord of Salt, (congregational response: we thank you for hearing us.). Source of Wisdom, you have made humans beautiful in diversity. Help the United States and every nation to work together to un-other one another. Lord of Salt, . . . Abba, we are concerned about the crisis in Egypt. Guide that rich and majestic nation, that it may achieve a resolution that advances salaam for all. Lord of Salt, . . . God, we thank you for the excitement of the Super Bowl. Keep athletes and fans safe. Help us to be responsible as have fun. As we enjoy watching the game, remind us to keep it in proper prospective. Lord of Salt, . . . Mamma Sophia, you are gracious in healing us. Heal everyone in need, including those we mention now [Add names]. Lord of Salt, . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. Thank you, God, for hearing and healing us according to your agapic will. In the name of Jesus we praise. Amen. Offertory Prayer We give you from what you have given us. Benediction Leader: The Father has created us, Christ has saved us, the Holy Spirit has taught us. People: We leave to be the light.
David von Schlichten, poedifier January 30, 2011 By David von Schlichten January 30, 2011 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Year A
Call to Worship Leader: O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy hill? People: Those who do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. Leader: Christ enables us to live these ideals. People: God guides us to a beatitude-life. Invocation Lord of cruciform wisdom that the world mistakes for foolishness, we are in awe of the cross. Teach us to live cruciformly. Bless us to be a blessing. Amen. Yes. Prayer of Confession Through our baptism into Christ, Adonai, you have blessed us, yet daily we fail to live as the saints we are because of our savior. We place our offerings in the plate but do not offer a life of service to God. We embrace vengeance over justice, selfishness over kindness, and arrogance over humility. We mix up foolishness and wisdom. We are more interested in fighting, greed, materialism, and competition than in serving others in humility for your glory. For the sake of the Teacher who died on the cross, forgive us. Wise us up to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with you. Amen. Words of Assurance The light has scattered the darkness! Christ crucified is the power of God and the wisdom of God. Your sins are forgiven, gone. Boast in the Lord. Alleluia! Prayer of Inspiration Holy Spirit, through this sermon teach us the wisdom of the crucified Word. Yes. Prayers of the People Crucified Lord, we exalt you for the Church, the baptized. Use us to bless others as you have blessed us. Sophia-Savior, (congregational response: we boast in you alone.). We marvel at humanity’s variety, the array of cultures, ethnicities, and religions. Bless President Obama and all leaders, and guide us citizens, that we may work together to be true peacemakers. Sophia-Savior, . . . God, winter is about half over. Continue to care for those who lack adequate clothing, shelter, food, and medicine. Lead us to help one another through the remainder of winter. Sophia-Savior, . . . Help us, Elohim, to be poor in spirit, to mourn the world’s evil, to be meek, to hunger and thirst for righteousness, to be merciful and not vengeful, to be pure in heart, to be peacemakers and not violent, and to be willing to embrace persecution for your sake. Sophia-Savior, . . . Lord of the Cross, your healing power astounds us. Heal each person we mention now [Add names]. Direct our hands to assist in healing. Sophia-Savior, . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. We give these prayers to you, Messiah, trusting in your compassion. Amen. Offertory Prayer Here, God, is our offering, which we present along with our justice, kindness, and humility. Benediction Leader: God on high, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, has made you holy, sanctified you, People: and sends us to serve in the shadow of the cross.
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