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Abraham (biblical Patriarch), Christmas, Fulfilment Of Prophecy, Nativity

Voices for Peace: People That Made a Difference

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

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

Jehosheba, Courage, Athaliah, Shiphrah

Breaking Down the Pretty/Ugly Altars

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

Carol Penners' sermon (1 Samuel 16:7; Psalm 139:13-16; and 1 Corinthians 6:19-20) about embodiment proclaims that we live in bodies created by a God who loves us and are capable of being filled with the Spirit.

1 Samuel 16:7; Psalm 139:13-16; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Body, Beauty, Holy Spirit, Idolatry

A Shepherd Watches

Carol Penner | 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

Bethlehem, Shepherd, Angel, Hope

Communion Service - With Thanksgiving

Carol Penner | 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."

Thanksgiving, Lord's Supper, Body And Blood Of Christ, Salvation

Come to the Table

Carol Penner | 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."

Love, Bread, Lord's Supper, Thanksgiving

Praying for Fire and Brimstone

Carol Penner | 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

God's Love, Enemy, God's Mercy, Nineveh

Living Water

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

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."

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Poetry

Water, Thirst, Rain

Jesus in the Synagogue: Terror and Hardheartedness

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

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

Fear, Synagogue, Healing, Sabbath

Judas the Friend of Jesus

Carol Penner | 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."

Money, Judas Iscariot, Repentance, Friendship

Pregnant Hope

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

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

Advent, Hope, Mary (mother Of Jesus Christ), Pregnancy

We Hear Your Call

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

Carol Penner presents a short offering prayer. "God of grace, we hear your call to generous giving in the way you meet our needs each day, and in the peace you give."

Generosity, Grace, Kingdom Of God, Money

Jesus' Triumph over Death

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

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

Death, Resurrection Of Jesus Christ, Peace (spiritual), Communism

Gloria

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

Call to Worship

Carol Penner offers a call to worship that centers on the theme of the incarnation of God in Jesus.

Glory, Incarnation, Joy

Overthrown: God’s Power to Change

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

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

Change, Hope, Repentance, Love

In Advent

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

Carol Penner offers a congregational prayer, thanking God for the joyful signs of Christmas that appear during Advent, and waiting for the presence of Emmanuel, God with us.

Advent, Christmas, Emmanuel, God's Presence

Swearing Oaths: Taking Jesus’ Words to Heart

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

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

Truth, Oath, Swearing, Identity

Mary on Easter Morning

Carol Penner | 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

Resurrection Of Jesus Christ, Joseph Of Arimathea, Tomb, Body

Our Bodies as Gift and Sacrifice

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

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

Incarnation, Body, Gift, Sacrifice

Finding You in Advent

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

Carol Penner offers a congregational prayer for Advent, asking for God's presence to give us generosity, gratitude, patience, contentment, and peace.