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Swearing Oaths: Taking Jesus’ Words to Heart
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Carol Penner
's sermon on Exodus 22:10-11 and Matthew 5:33-37 says that "Jesus calls us to be truthful people. We do not need to swear...in order to be made to tell the truth."
Exodus 22:10-11;
Matthew 5:33-37
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Truth,
Oath,
Swearing,
Identity
God of Gardens
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Offering Liturgy or Prayer
Carol Penner
offers a congregational prayer praising and petitioning our "God of gardens," using language of gardening, growth, cultivating, and more.
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Compassion,
Community,
Garden,
Creation
We Give Thanks
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Words of Praise
Carol Penner
offers words of praise alluding to John 1:14. "We give thanks that you make your home among us."
John 1:14
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Longing,
God's Presence,
Name,
Community
Questions of the People
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Prayers of the People
Carol Penner
offers a prayer consisting of questions addressed to God from the congregation. "Can you hear our prayers even when they are only questions?"
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Community,
Generosity,
Promises,
Seasons
Prayer for the Little Things
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Prayers of the People
Carol Penner
offers a prayer thanking God for "little things" - everyday pleasures, peaceful days, our Savior, caring relationships, hospitality, community, etc.
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Community,
Grace,
Gratitude
Celebrate!
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Poetry
This poem by
Carol Penner
reflects on Penner's experience being in a peer support group for those living with mental illness and celebrates "moving towards healing."
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Health,
Journey,
Mental Health,
Healing
Open Us Congregational Prayer
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Prayers of the People
Carol Penner
offers a prayer for God to "make us into a community that is open, cratered by the splendor of your creation and filled to the brink with thankfulness."
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Beauty,
Community,
Love,
Strength
The Air We Breathe
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Offering Liturgy or Prayer
This offertory prayer by
Carol Penner
acknowledges the various impediments to generosity and encourages the congregation to live as those "in God's kingdom of love ... [where] kindness is the air we breathe."
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Kindness,
Enemy,
Generosity,
Kingdom Of God
At the End of a Pastorate
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Poetry
Carol Penner
offers a poetic reflection on a pastor's experience as that pastorate comes to an end. "Listen! It’s God calling you from the pages of your next chapter."
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Pastor,
Calling/vocation,
Grace,
Community
Call to Worship for a Virtual Service
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
Carol Penner
offers a call to worship for a virtual service, emphasizing the goodness of community via screens, and the kindness, justice, and walking humbly with God enjoined in Micah 6:8.
Micah 6:8
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Goodness,
Justice,
Humility,
God's Presence
"Open" Call to Worship
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
Carol Penner
offers a call to worship asking God to open our ears, our eyes, our arms, our minds, and our hearts.
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Beauty,
Community,
Truth,
Ear
Jesus Makes Breakfast: A Poem
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Poetry
Carol Penner
offers a poem in which Peter relates his experience when, after the resurrection, Jesus met the disciples and cooked breakfast for them on the shore.
John 21:1-14
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Fish,
Service,
God's Presence,
Peter (person)
Longing for the Kingdom
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
A call to worship by
Carol Penner
that expresses the desire for God's will to be revealed through Word, music, and community.
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Community,
God's Will
God of Peace Congregational Prayer
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Prayers of the People
In this prayer by
Carol Penner
, God’s love, justice, comfort, and hope are requested for God’s people and the world, so that his peace is always with us.
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Peace (spiritual),
God,
Love,
Community
Prayer for a Winter Morning
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Prayers of the People
This prayer for a Winter Morning provided by
Carol Penner
focuses on the gifts in our lives, relationships, and the children of the church and community.
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Health,
Children,
Gift,
Community
Call to Worship for Thanksgiving
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
"The world is filled with the glory of God, and we say, Thank you!"
Carol Penner
offers a responsive call to worship for Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving,
Community,
Heart,
God's Provision
God of Gardens
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Poetry
“God of gardens, you are the great Cultivator, growing faith for the ages. You aren’t picky about the size of the harvest.”
Carol Penner
uses this poem to demonstrate how God cultivates us and uses us...
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Faith,
God,
Working For God,
Garden
Great Connector
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Prayers of the People
"Creator God, thank you that we are a connected people." A congregational prayer by
Carol Penner
on the theme of connection and community.
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Congregation,
Community
Your language of love
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Prayer
"Has all this technology, enabled us to live more peacefully...?" In this poem,
Carol Penner
prays, "May our longing to reach one another, be matched by our yearning, to learn your language of love."
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Love,
Community,
Language,
Technology
The Constant Gardener
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
This sermon weaves together images from the gospel and the prophets to lead the congregation to the communion table, knowing our souls are like weedy gardens trusting God as the Constant Gardener to forgive us.
Hosea 10:12-13;
Matthew 7:15-20;
Galatians 6:7-10
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Sin,
Community,
Lord's Supper
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