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Jesus' Triumph over Death
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Prayer
Carol Penner
’s Easter sermon based on John 20:1-18 speaks of the confusion of Jesus’ followers in understanding his triumph over death. Christians look for and witness to resurrection and hope even in places of persecution.
John 20:1-18
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Death,
Resurrection,
Peace,
Communism
Easter Hope
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Poetry
Based on Jesus' resurrection in Matthew 28:1-10,
Carol Penner
's poem reflects on our intimate relationship with death and darkness and Easter morning, when light and hope breaks in.
Matthew 28:1-10
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Darkness,
Death,
Easter,
Hope
Pregnant Hope
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Carol Penner
's sermon on Isaiah 9:1-7 and Luke 1:26-38 reflects on the pregnant Mary, and how the physical act of pregnancy teaches us how to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Isaiah 9:1-7;
Luke 1:26-38
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Advent,
Hope,
Mary,
Pregnancy
Voices for Peace: People That Made a Difference
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Carol Penner
's sermon on 2 Chronicles 22:10-12 observes that "Jehoshabeath is a woman of courage, who defied her wicked mother to save a future king."
2 Chronicles 22:10-12
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Jehoshabeath,
Courage,
Athaliah,
Shiphrah
A Child is Born
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Scripture Drama or Paraphrase
Carol Penner
's dramatic reading features first-person statements by 10 biblical characters anticipating, or commenting on, the birth of Jesus. Each statement includes "For unto us a child is born!" (Isaiah 9:6-7).
Isaiah 9:6-7
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Mary,
Abraham, (biblical Patriarch),
Hagar,
Jacob (biblical Patriarch)
Come to the Table
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Communion Liturgy or Prayer
Carol Penner
offers liturgy for a communion service. "Come Holy Spirit, feed us with your love that we may be filled with power to love God with all our hearts and souls and minds."
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Love,
Bread,
Communion,
Thanksgiving
A Shepherd Watches
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Drama or Paraphrase
Carol Penner
offers an imaginative dramatic monologue by a shepherd, based on Luke 2:1-14.
Luke 2:1-14
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Bethlehem,
Shepherd,
Angels,
Hope
Communion Service - With Thanksgiving
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Communion Liturgy or Prayer
Carol Penner
offers a communion service with thanksgiving. "Send your Spirit upon us so that we know that all who eat and drink in this room and around the world are one body, one holy people."
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Thanksgiving,
Communion,
Lord’s Supper,
Blessing
Praying for Fire and Brimstone
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork
Carol Penner
's sermon on Jonah 4 says, "We are so often tempted to hate our enemies, to wish the worst on them, to forget that they are loved by God too."
Jonah 4
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God's Love,
Enemies,
Blessing,
God's Mercy
Living Water
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Prayer
Carol Penner
's congregational prayer thanks God for water and uses other symbolic references to water, such as "thirst for righteousness and justice" and confession of "living parched lives."
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Water,
Thirst,
Beauty,
Rain
Jesus in the Synagogue: Terror and Hardheartedness
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Poetry
Carol Penner
's sermon imagines a film version of Jesus' healing of the man with a withered hand on the sabbath (Mark 3:1-6).
Psalm 143:3-8;
Mark 3:1-6
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Obduracy (hardness),
Fear,
Synagogue,
Healing
Judas the Friend of Jesus
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Poetry
Carol Penner
's poem gives a sympathetic perspective on Jesus' disciple Judas. "It’s easy to hate Judas. But joined together in repentance we are friends forever with Judas through Jesus Christ our Lord."
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Money,
John,
Matthew,
Judas
The Gate of Heaven
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Carol Penner
’s sermon on Genesis 28:10-17 recounts Jacob’s vision when he was in trouble, and proclaims that God is near even during COVID, as God was revealed to Julian of Norwich during the bubonic plague.
Genesis 28:10-17
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God's Love,
Vision,
God's Presence,
Blessing
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,
Gardens,
Creation
Overthrown: God’s Power to Change
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Carol Penner
's sermon on Jonah 3 says that the repentance of Nineveh from Jonah's preaching gives hope for repentance and change, not only in individuals but at the organizational level.
Jonah 3
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Change,
Hope,
Repentance,
Love
Mary on Easter Morning
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Poetry
Carol Penner
's poem is a first-person account of Mary Magdalene's experience at the tomb of Jesus, based primarily on John's account of the resurrection (John 20).
John 20:1-18
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Resurrection,
Joseph Of Arimathea,
Tomb,
Body
Our Bodies as Gift and Sacrifice
Carol Penner
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Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Carol Penner
's sermon on Romans 12:1-13 reflects on how our bodies "are a gift from God...we are called to give our bodies as a gift, as a sacrifice, back to God."
Romans 12:1-13
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Incarnation,
Body,
Gift,
Sacrifice
Voices This Christmas
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Scripture Drama or Paraphrase
Carol Penner
's reader’s theatre, for four voices, imagines the events surrounding Jesus' nativity occurring in a modern context.
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Nativity,
Glory,
Servant,
Light
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
Road to Emmaus
Carol Penner
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Together in Worship
Call to Worship
Carol Penner
offers a call to worship invoking Jesus' presence "in your risen power," based on Jesus' promise of presence (Matthew 18:20) and the disciples' walk to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35).
Matthew 18:20;
Luke 24:13-35
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Emmaus,
God's Presence,
Walking,
Disciple
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