Texts:  Micah 5:2-5a; Psalm 80:1-7; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55 Call to Worship We come to glorify God, to rejoice in the One who saves us. God comes, so we might believe, so we might be blessed. Our hearts leap for joy! For God is coming to us in a child. God comes for those who hunger for hope, for those who thirst for grace. Holy is the One who comes in God's name, who fulfills every promise of God. God comes to walk with those who follow in faith, to bring peace to a shattered world. Prayer of the Day Holy God, scattering the proud, you look with favor on those the world ..read more

  Texts: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Call to Worship Come, let us rejoice this day in the God  who is near in everyone around us. We will sing glad songs of the One who is rebuilding neighborhoods in our midst. Come, let us rejoice always in Jesus  who baptizes us with hope and compassion. We will join in choruses of praise of the One who brings justice to the forgotten in our midst. Come, let us rejoice again and again in the Spirit who offers us new life in every moment. We will sing full throttle of the One who fills us with gifts to ..read more

  Texts: Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 Call to Worship In this season of waiting, our God comes. Come suddenly, Holy God, into our slow expectations and fill us with your urgent hopes for justice. In this holy season of delight and wonder, our Savior comes. Come suddenly, Companion of the poor, and challenge us to share in the gospel of welcome for all. In these days of remembering what our lives are to be, our Spirit comes. Come suddenly, Preparer of the way, to take us by the hand to walk with our sisters and brothers down the path to service. Prayer o ..read more

 Texts: 1st Samuel 1:4-20; 1st Samuel 2:1-10; Hebrews10:11-14 (15-18), 19-25; Mark 13:1-8 Call to Worship Come, let us give thanks to God! We gather together to praise the One who strengthens the weak, and hears the prayers of the forgotten. Come, let us give thanks to Christ! We gather together to sing of the One who calls us to serve those who are hungry and alone at this time of year. Come, let us give thanks to the Spirit! We gather together to exalt the One who provokes us to love not only our family and friends, but the guest among us. Prayer of the Day You raise up the p ..read more

  Texts: Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-10; 1st Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 Call to Worship Because of You, Righteous God, we begin our journey to Bethlehem, trusting that You will lead us down the paths of faithfulness. For You, Child Jesus, we wait, on this day of anticipation and hope, in the days of doubt and worry. With You, Spirit of Advent, we serve, those for whom this season is not one of joy; those whose lives are empty of family and friends. Prayer of the Day Because of You, Fulfiller of promises, we come to know the way to Bethlehem, where justice is born to a shun ..read more

  Texts: 2 Samuel 23:1-7; Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18); Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 Call to Worship We have chosen to be here, where God remembers us. God comes to us, the One who was and is and is to come. Like leaves skipping over the carpet of grass: God comes to us, the One who was and is and is to come. Like the first glimpses of the sun peeking over the horizon: God comes to us, the One who was and is and is to come. Like the moon lighting our way on a cloudless, autumn night: God comes to us, the One who was and is and is to come. Prayer of the Day Almighty God: fro ..read more

 Texts: Joel 2:21-27; Psalm 126; 1st Timothy 2:1-7; Matthew 6:25-33 Call to Worship Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth. We glorify our God with songs of thanksgiving and joy. God has done great things for us, filling us with grace. God fed our ancestors in the wilderness, God clothes us with hope. We will offer our hearts to God, always saying, 'Thank you!' to the One who loves us. We will sing our praises, shouting of God's presence in our lives. Prayer of the Day Hot showers in the morning and cool breezes in the evening; work that provides for our ..read more

 Texts: Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17; Psalm 127; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 Call to Worship God's Word called into being the pumpkins, the geese who fly south, the leaves which litter our lawns. In awe, we come into the presence of the God of vivid imagination. God's arms reach down and gather up children, lovingly placing us in grace's lap. In joy, we reach up to the God who loves us completely. God's Spirit fills our lungs, so we can cry out for justice for the broken, the young, the old, the abandoned of our time. In service, we join with our God to build hope in our world. Prayer of ..read more

 Texts:  1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 Call to Worship We gather to praise our God. The One who created everything; the One who keeps faith with us. We gather to follow Jesus. Who comes to build justice on the ruins of despair; who comes to set us free from our fears. We gather to listen to the Holy Spirit. Who teaches us to care for the most vulnerable; who shows us how to see the forgotten in our midst. Prayer of the Day In your kingdom of surprise, God of all people, it is the broken who bring healing, the lonely who reshape communities, the vuln ..read more

  Texts: Ruth 1:1-18; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 12:28-34 Call to Worship You are welcome in this place, where God meets us in love. Why are we here? We are here to love God with all that we have and all that we are. You are welcome in this place, where God loves us as children. Why are we here? We are here to love ourselves as deeply as God loves us. Welcome to this place, where God serves us at the Table of love and grace. Why are we here? We are here to be sent forth to love others as deeply as we love God and ourselves. Prayer of the Day Living God: when there i ..read more