Leiturgia http://www.leiturgia.net/ Worship Resources for Pew and Pulpit en Copyright 2010 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:08:37 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Call to Worship | Hebrews 12 Holy is our God.
Great is God’s name.
You have come to something that cannot be touched:
a blazing fire,
darkness and gloom,
a tempest,
the sound of a trumpet,
a voice that shakes the foundations of the world.
But you have come to the Mountain to worship the Living God,
to receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
Let us give this God a worthy sacrifice.
Let us worship God with reverence and awe, for indeed our God is a consuming fire.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2010/02/call_to_worship_hebrews_12.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2010/02/call_to_worship_hebrews_12.html Call to Worship Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:08:37 -0600 Call to Worship | Easter 5, Year B | John 15:4 From a single seed, nurtured in love, our lives begin.
Lord, abide in me as I abide in you.
Our lives grow, this way and that, branching out in many directions.
Lord, dwell in me as I dwell in you.
It is easy to become overwhelmed in the complexity of choices, projects, commitments, committees, organizations...
Lord, remain in me as I remain in you.
Lord, prune and shape us that our priorities may reflect your will.
Lord, live in me as I live in you.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2009/05/call_to_worship_john_154.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2009/05/call_to_worship_john_154.html Call to Worship Sun, 10 May 2009 09:18:46 -0600 Prayer | Lent 4, Year B | Numbers 21:4-9 God of Healing, in the wilderness when your people were beset by snakes you told your servant Moses to lift up a bronze snake on a pole that all who gazed upon it might be healed. In this season of Lent we remember how your Son was lifted that all who gazed upon him might know life. Heal us, body and soul, to do your will in this world, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2009/03/prayer_lent_4_year_b_numbers_2.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2009/03/prayer_lent_4_year_b_numbers_2.html Numbers Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:08:01 -0600 Prayer | Lent 3, Year B | Exodus 20:1-17 Almighty God, in the wilderness you led your people first by cloud and flame then by the law spoken to Moses. Guide us in our wilderness journeys when we have lost our way. Let us bow our spirits to your holy law and will that we may know the joys of your promises, through Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2009/03/prayer_lent_3_year_b_exodus_20.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2009/03/prayer_lent_3_year_b_exodus_20.html Prayer Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:21:38 -0600 Prayers for Jacob's Wrestling Match (11th Pentecost A) *Greeting
Sometimes in the darkest hour we find
we have been wrestling with angels.
Sometimes when we meet the Holy
we walk away with a limp.
Sometimes when we ask for a blessing
we get a new identity.
Come to worship
so we may be changed.

Unison Prayer of Confession
O Wrestling God, we are sometimes afraid to confront you. We think we cannot ask you for what we want, we are afraid you will be offended if we grab onto you and don’t let go. We are afraid of what you will do, and what you will not do. Forgive us for our reticence, our fears. Give us the courage to seek your face, to hold on, to ask for what we need. Then give us the courage to go on with the blessing we receive, even if it is not what we expected. With thanks for the ways we encounter you we pray, Amen.

Silent Prayer
Words of Assurance
God’s love is steadfast. God will not let us go. Find peace in this persistence. Amen.

by Rev. Michelle M. Hargrave, 7.08

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2008/07/prayers_for_jacobs_wrestling_m.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2008/07/prayers_for_jacobs_wrestling_m.html Call to Worship Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:33:45 -0600 Prayer of Confession and Words of Assurance | Christ the King Prayer of Confession
Jesus, every week we read stories and sing songs about how you have gone before us, conquering death, claiming life, showing us a way to live. Yet we believe we can make our own choices, in our own freedom, to have the life we want. And so we choose, and choose, and choose, and discover our freedom has been constrained by a culture that uses our choices to shape us. We discover our lives are not quite what we hoped for. We discover death still frightens us. So we come to you, to ask for another chance to try to follow you into the path of life and peace and hope. Give us a taste of what freedom really means, so we may truly live as God created us to live.

Silent Prayer

Words of Assurance
Every breath may be a turning to God, to God’s path, to the way Jesus lays before us. Begin anew, and be made whole. Amen.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/11/prayer_of_confession_and_words.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/11/prayer_of_confession_and_words.html Prayer of Confession Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:44:18 -0600 Call to Worship | Christ the King What have we to do with a king?
We follow Jesus, king of the Jews.
We know where we have to go.
He will guide our feet in the path of peace.
We can find our own way.
He has gone before us.
We can face whatever comes.
He has conquered death.
Then let us worship God, our Creator,
and Jesus, the one who has gone before
the one who leads the way.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/11/call_to_worship_christ_the_kin.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/11/call_to_worship_christ_the_kin.html Call to Worship Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:42:14 -0600 Prayer - adapted from Reinhold Niebuhr God - whose love envelopes each of us, whose passion for justice and kindness challenges us, whose care for all life inspires us - give us grace. May your Spirit dance delightfully through our lives. In grace, give us peace in the face of things that cannot be changed - our genetic make-up, our genealogy, past hurts and mistakes. In grace, give us courage to change what should be changed - our unloving attitudes, our narrow perspectives, our cynical hearts, injustice, our too easy resort to violence. In grace, give us wisdom so that we can distinguish between those things that cannot be changed and those that can and should be so that we don't spend needless energy in the wrong direction. In Christ, who changes lives. Amen.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/11/prayer_adapted_from_reinhold_n.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/11/prayer_adapted_from_reinhold_n.html Ordinary Time Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:01:07 -0600 Christ the King | Prayer of Illumination Sovereign God, creator and ruler of time and space. You sent your Word into the world not for judgment, but for redemption. Let us hear your saving words that, by your Spirit, we may be transformed and know the things that make for joyful and holy living; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/11/christ_the_king_prayer_of_illu.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/11/christ_the_king_prayer_of_illu.html Prayer of Illumination Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:47:50 -0600 Paul Live (revised and expanded) (This version is revised and expanded for production at First United Methodist Church in Wapakoneta, Ohio on June 3, 2007)

Cast
Paul – apostle and radio show host
Lydia – Paul’s sidekick
Luke
Phil – from Philippi
Gail – from Galatia
Earl – from Ephesus
Rhonda – from Rome
Carrie – from Colossus
Cory – from Corinth
Thelma – from Thessalonica
Timothy
Titus

Lydia – Good morning East Asia and all the ships at sea! It’s time for Paul Live. Heeeere’s Paul!

Paul – Good morning all! I’m your host, Paul the Apostle, and I’m here to answer your questions. I’m here with my good friend, Lydia of Thyatira. She and I met up one day by a river and I saved her from a life of wealth and influence. Isn’t that right, Lyd?

Lydia – Don’t even remind me! I can honestly say my life has never been the same. I gave up a job in the fashion industry to join your show. But I suppose I wouldn’t have it any other way… except for the coffee. Can’t we get better coffee?

Paul – (laughs) We’ll see what we can do about that. The phone banks are full, so let’s go to Luke on 1. What’s up Luke?

Lydia – Hi Luke!

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/06/paul_live_revised_and_expanded.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/06/paul_live_revised_and_expanded.html Play Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:21:36 -0600 Call to Worship | Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes looking for hope. Who will send help?
My help comes from the Lord, who made the stars above and the ground below.
The Lord does not sleep, but provides shade from the burning sun, and shelter from the stormy blast.
The Lord will guard us as we go out and as we come in.
Thanks be to God.
Thanks be to God.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/03/call_to_worship_psalm_121.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2007/03/call_to_worship_psalm_121.html Call to Worship Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:18:44 -0600 Call to Worship | Epiphany A star shines in the heavens!
On earth God breaks forth in unexpected ways.
Those who look up will see the star of hope and promise.
But there are those who cannot be bothered to dream and star gaze.
They will occupy themselves with things that are "practical" and "important" with their eyes fixed on closer horizons.
They keep their world small and manageable.
But the wise stare heavenward to read signs in the stars in a world of ever expanding horizons.
Practical folk call them foolish dreamers, but the scoffers will never find treasure hidden in a stable.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2006/12/call_to_worship_epiphany.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2006/12/call_to_worship_epiphany.html Call to Worship Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:05:18 -0600 Call to Worship | Advent Tell the timid to take heart.
The Lord our God will come!
Tell the poor to take heart.
The Lord our God will come!
Tell the orphan to take heart.
The Lord our God will come!
Tell the grieving widow to take heart.
The Lord our God will come!
Warn the tyrant to keep watch.
The Lord our God will come!
Warn the unjust to keep watch.
The Lord our God will come!
Warn the haughty to keep watch.
The Lord our God will come!
Warn the oppressor to keep watch.
The Lord our God will come!

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2006/11/call_to_worship_advent.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2006/11/call_to_worship_advent.html Call to Worship Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:55:30 -0600 Paul Live Cast
Paul – apostle and radio show host
Luke
Phil – from Philippi
Gail – from Galatia
Earl – from Ephesus
Rhonda – from Rome
Carrie – from Colossus
Cory – from Corinth
Thelma – from Thessalonica
Timothy
Titus

Paul – Good morning East Asia and all the ships at sea! It’s time for Paul Live. I’m your host, Paul the Apostle, and I’m here to answer your questions. The phone banks are full, so let’s go to Luke on 1. What’s up Luke?

Luke – Hi, Paul, I’m writing this history of the church and I was doing some research into your past. Weren’t you once called “Saul” and didn’t you use to persecute Christians? I have evidence that you were the coat check boy at the stoning of Stephen. Is this true?

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2006/02/paul_live.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2006/02/paul_live.html Play Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:04:23 -0600 Cross Talk - The Gospel Debate Cast
Mr. Q – moderator (or Ms. Q if female)
Matthew – scholarly and thoughtful
Mark – excited, talks quickly and to the point
Luke – nurturing and affirming
John – esoteric and mysterious, a little “out there”

Mr. Q – Good day. I’m Mr. Q and welcome to Cross Talk. Today on Cross Talk we have as our panelists four experts on the life of Jesus of Nazareth. I’d like to welcome Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Our time is limited, so let’s get right to it. Tell us about Jesus’ humble beginnings… Mark.

Mark – Jesus’ ministry starts immediately with his baptism by John the Baptist and then immediately he is driven out to the desert by the Holy Spirit and then immediately he goes…

Matthew – I think you are getting ahead of yourself there, Mark. I’ve studied Jesus’ beginnings quite carefully and it all began when an angel came to Joseph, of the lineage of King David, in a dream, and told him that his betrothed, Mary, would bear a son by the Holy Spirit.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2006/02/cross_talk_the_gospel_debate.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2006/02/cross_talk_the_gospel_debate.html Play Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:51:02 -0600