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Barabbas
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
In this imaginative account, Carol Penner has Barabbas, the insurrectionist released instead of Jesus, tell his story in a way that contradicts the stereotype. "It should have been me. This Jesus died for me."
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Good Friday, Barabbas, Jesus, Crucifixion
Newborn at Christmas?
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Prayer
This Christmas can we find a newborn love for Jesus? Carol Penner offers a prayer that we may be transformed by a surprising encounter with God.
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Christmas, Love, Jesus, God's Presence
Good Friday poem: Peter
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
In Carol Penner's poem, Peter reflects back on the ups and downs of his relationship with Jesus, and how his loyalty failed.
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Good Friday, Jesus, Peter, Doubt
God Confronts War Today
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
"God the Almighty longs for peace; God confronts the desolation of war." Carol Penner's poem, based on Psalm 46, speaks of God's solidarity with those who grieve and activity to destroy the implements of war.
Psalm 46
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Peace, Violence, God, War
Singing Hosanna
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Benediction or Blessing
"Go from here singing hosannas all the way home. Do not be afraid, Jesus is walking with you." A short Palm Sunday benediction by Carol Penner.
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Jesus, Palm Sunday, Singing, God's Presence
Good Friday Benediction: God of the Tomb
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Benediction or Blessing
"Upon you was laid the grief of us all." Carol Penner's Good Friday benediction mentions the grief of the betrayer, the denier, the crucifiers, and others who are suffering.
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Good Friday, Grief, Jesus, Darkness
Come and See! What are we expecting from Jesus?
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
This sermon on John 1:35-42 challenges us to consider whether we are looking for Jesus in our lives.
John 1:35-42
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Disciple, Jesus, Incarnation
Palm Sunday Call to Worship
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
This article features a call to worship for Palm Sunday humbly asking Jesus to reveal to us who he is and how he can be a Savior in our lives and in our world today.
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Worship, Jesus, Palm Sunday, Prayer
Born into darkness
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
Poetic reflection describing Jesus being born as a light into the darkness of all kinds that lies over the deep.
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Birth, Christmas, Jesus, Darkness
Jesus' Angels
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
This poem imagines Jesus being discovered in the wilderness by a man named Cornelius and his two servants who brought Jesus to an inn to be nursed back to health.
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Lent, Longing, Temptation, Jesus
Inside and Outside the Stable
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
This poem, which can be read by one or two voices, contrasts the earthiness of the nativity of Jesus with the holiness/divinity such an event would have upon Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds.
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Christmas, Jesus, Darkness, Shepherd
Come!
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
This call to worship based on Jesus' invitation “Come!” (Matthew 11:28-29) cheerfully exhorts the congregation to find their rest in Jesus as they enter into his presence in gathered worship.
Matthew 11:28-29
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Faith, Prayer, Worship, Gentleness
Singing with Angels: a Christmas Eve Poem
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
A poem/prayer about joining and sustaining the song the angels sang at Jesus' Birth, closing, 'With angels we sang, we sing, we will sing, the age-old, age-long chorus to Immanuel, God still with us."
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Christmas, Jesus, Angels, Singing
Jesus, arrived at last
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
Poem reflecting on the birth of Jesus as a human baby, salvation, and hope for a nation.
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Christmas, Jesus, Mother, Incarnation
A Responsive Call to Worship to Pay Attention
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
This prayer/poem call to worship rouses to attention the congregation, reminding them that Christ is revealed through worship. It is suitable for use in a sermon series on worship and its role in the Christian life....
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Prayer, Jesus, Christ, Responses
Living for Christ Call to Worship
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
This prayer/poem call to worship reminds the congregation that to live is Christ, and that "We live for Christ, we live by Christ, we live with Christ, we live through Christ..."
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Grace, Prayer, Jesus, Christ
Through the Open Window
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Call to Worship
This call to worship reflects on how Jesus' life was bookended by those who were kind to him as well as looking at how Jesus shows grace time and time again to angry people.
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Kindness, Anger, Jesus, Rest
Mary's Lullaby
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
Poem in which Mary addresses the baby Jesus.
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Birth, Christmas, Peace, Jesus
Faithful offering prayer
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Offering Liturgy or Prayer
This offertory prayer/poem in which God is thanked for his faithfulness and is worshiped through our giving is suitable for use before an offering during a worship service or any time the church gathers.
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Faith, Grace, Prayer, Jesus
A God who Grieves
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Prayer
This prayer/poem is suitable to help those facing troubling circumstances by trusting God to be with them in their grief as well as finding comfort in the steadfast presence of Jesus Christ with them.
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Grief, Prayer, Sorrow, Jesus
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