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God of Gardens

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

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

Overthrown: God’s Power to Change

Carol Penner | 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

Prayer - For Mother's Day

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

Prayer

Carol Penner writes a prayer for Mother's Day.

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Mother's Day, Love, Mother

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 (with Others), Refuge, War

Voices This Christmas

Carol Penner | 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

Song of Peace Prayer

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

Prayers of the People

A prayer by Carol Penner that thanks God for the gift of music. This prayer thanks for God for compositional elements, ears to hear the music, and asks God to help us sing God's song everyday.

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Emmanuel, Incarnation, Peace (with Others), Suffering

God Confronts War

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

Scripture Drama or Paraphrase

Carol Penner offers a modern adaptation of Psalm 46. "The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge as we long for peace."

Psalm 42

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War, Refuge, God's Presence, Strength

Swearing Oaths: Taking Jesus’ Words to Heart

Carol Penner | 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

The God Who Hears

Carol Penner | Re-Worship

Prayer of Confession, Prayer of Lament

This prayer of repentance and lament from Carol Penner focuses on injustice and racism, and asks God to show us how to work together for justice.

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Discrimination, Justice, Racism, Repentance

For Farmers

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

Prayers of the People

Carol Penner offers a congregational prayer specifically for farmers, acknowledging the challenges unique to their lives and lifting up prayers for harvests, the hungry, the earth, and more.

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Earth, Food, Farming, Agriculture

Litany for People Living with Mental Illnesses

Carol Penner | Reformed Worship

Prayer

Carol Penner offers a litany for people living with mental illness. It mentions several categories of emotional suffering and has the refrain, "Bring healing, bring peace."

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Healing, Mental Health, Despair, Suicide

Our Bodies as Gift and Sacrifice

Carol Penner | 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

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

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

Advent Peace Prayer

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

Prayer

A worship resource featuring an advent peace prayer for newborn babies everywhere written by Carol Penner.

Luke 2:6-18

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Emmanuel, Joy, Welcome

Road to Emmaus

Carol Penner | 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

Song of Peace Confessional Prayer

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

Prayer of Confession

This song of peace is a confessional prayer by Carol Penner asking for God to forgive our sins and to help us right the wrongs we’ve done.

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Forgiveness, Peace (with Others), Repentance, Sin

Great Giver

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

Offering Liturgy or Prayer

Carol Penner's offering prayer recognizes that "we worship a generous God whose son Jesus was both a gift and great giver."

Psalm 19:14

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Generosity, Giving

Creating Sanctuaries: Abuse in the Church

Robert Frost | Leading in Worship

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Song or Hymn

In this sermon on Exodus 25:3-9 and Psalm 32:7, Carol Penner reflects on the church "sanctuary" in the sense of a place of refuge.

Exodus 25:3-9; Psalm 32:7

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Abuse, Sanctuary, Refuge, Security

Joyful Easter Prayer

Carol Penner | Together in Worship

Offering Liturgy or Prayer

Carol Penner writes an Easter prayer to be thankful, to be joyful and in praise for the resurrection.

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Easter, Giving

Really Listening to the Story of the Wheat and the Tares

Carol Penner | Leading in Worship

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

Drawing on examples from Mennonite Church History, this sermon by Carol Penner on Matthew 13:24-30 demonstrates the danger of prematurely judging the different worship practices of others. Penner asserts that God alone should judge our actions.

Matthew 13:24-30

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Parables, Worship, Mennonites, Diversity