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Worship, Comfort, Thanksgiving

Jesus Invites Us

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Christine Longhurst offers a call to worship based on Jesus' invitation in Matthew 11:28-30. "Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."

Matthew 11:28-30

Worship, Rest, Faith, Doubt

Contemporary Songs for Psalm 95

Christine Longhurst | Contemporary Psalms

Service Outline or Song Suggestions

Christine Longhurst offers a list of contemporary worship songs inspired by Psalm 95.

Psalm 95

Worship, Praise

Room for All

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Christine Longhurst offers a call to worship based on Jesus' parable of the laborers (Matthew 20:1-16). "Come and worship, you who woke early and you who slept late; you who come often, and you who don’t."

Matthew 20:1-16

Service Outline or Song Suggestions

Worship, Inclusion, Room

Contemporary Songs for Psalm 96

Christine Longhurst | Contemporary Psalms

Christine Longhurst offers a list of contemporary worship songs inspired by Psalm 96.

Psalm 96

Christine Longhurst offers two benedictions based on Romans 8:31-32. We can go in the confidence that God will "graciously give us everything we need."

Worship, Righteousness

Benedictions: How can we lose?

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Benediction or Blessing

Romans 8:31-32

Confidence, Son Of God, Worship, Grace

How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Christine Longhurst offers an opening prayer based on Psalm 84:1-7. It asks that we "open our hearts and minds to Your presence among us."

Psalm 84:1-7

God's Presence, Worship

Greatest Commandment

Katherine HawkerSelf | Re-Worship

Christine Longhurst shares a call to worship written by Katherine Hawker about the teaching of Jesus on the greatest commandment in Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28; and Luke 10:25.

Love, Worship, Golden Rule, Shema

Breathe Life into Us

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Prayer

Christine Longhurst presents an opening prayer for worship inspired by Psalm 19. It asks God to "breathe life into our singing, our praying, our speaking, our listening, our touching."

Psalm 19

Worship, Life, God, Praise

Give Thanks to the LORD!

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Christine Longhurst offers a paraphrase of Isaiah 12:3-6 as a call to worship. "Praise His name! Tell the whole world what He has done—His mighty acts on our behalf."

Isaiah 12:3-6

Worship, Praise, Singing, Heart

Everything Sings Your Praises

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Christine Longhurst offers a responsive call to worship based on Psalm 66: "Come and celebrate! Shout joyfully to the Lord, your God! Glorify him with your praise!"

Psalm 66

God's Work, Praise, Worship

Opening Prayer

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

An Trinitarian opening prayer based on Psalm 145:1-8, written by Christine Longhurst, and focusing on the uniqueness of God and our resulting worship.

Psalm 145:1-8

Invocation, Worship, Praise

Open Your Eyes!

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Taking inspiration from Romans 13:8-14 and Matthew 18:15-20, this call to worship by Christine Longhurst both invites God's people to gaze upon the presence of Jesus among us and declares the imminence of God's salvation.

Matthew 18:15-20; Romans 13:8-14

Worship, Salvation, God's Presence, God's Immanence

Call to Worship: Philippians 2

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

In this worship planning resource, Christine Longhurst shares a call to worship based on Philippians 2:5-11.

Philippians 2:5-11

Worship, Worship Planning, Kenosis

God's Faithful Love

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

In this worship planning resource, Christine Longhurst shares an opening prayer based on Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18.

Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18

Worship, God's Faithfulness

Intergenerational Call to Worship: Genesis 28

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

In this worship planning resource, Christine Longhurst shares an intergenerational call to worship based on Genesis 28:16-17.

Genesis 28:10-19

Worship, God's Presence, Worship Planning, Intergenerational Worship

Call to Worship: Matthew 11:28-30

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

In this worship planning resource, Christine Longhurst shares a call to worship based on contemporary translations and paraphrases of Matthew 11:28-30, the famous invitation from Jesus.

Matthew 11:28-30

Worship, Worship Planning, Hospitality

Gather to Worship, People of God

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Here are five biblically-based calls to worship based on Psalm 31 and 1 Peter 2:4-5, 9-10.

Psalm 31; 1 Peter 2:4-5, 9-10

Worship, Worship Planning, Church

Call to Worship Referencing Humor and Joy

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

Five scriptural calls to worship from 1 Chronicles 16 and Psalms 30, 66, 68, 98 suitable for use on Holy Humor or Laughter Sunday (the first Sunday after Easter) or other occasions of joy and levity.

1 Chronicles 16; Psalms 30, 66, 68, 98

Joy, Worship, Rejoicing, Humor

Grant Us Grace to Worship You

Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship

An opening prayer based on Matthew 14:22-33 that focuses on meeting God in worship and asking for faith to follow Jesus courageously.

Matthew 14:22-33