Leiturgia http://www.leiturgia.net/ Worship Resources for Pew and Pulpit en Copyright 2007 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:44:18 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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 "The Waiting Room" | Call to Worship | Advent In Advent we are in the Waiting Room of the Christian Year.
We wait in anticipation. We wait with expectation. We wait with anxiety.
In our waiting, we desire something to do, something to take our mind off the waiting.
We pace. We doodle. We read old magazines. We want the waiting to be over.
But the message of Advent is that waiting is a holy thing.
Lord, teach us to wait well, in anticipation of your kingdom.

Lawrence Lee

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/the_waiting_room_call_to_worsh.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/the_waiting_room_call_to_worsh.html Call to Worship Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:09:31 -0600 Prayer of Confession | Independence Day [to be prayed with My Country ‘Tis of Thee verses interspersed]

Sing Verse 1

God of Freedom, forgive us when, in this land of freedom, we have enslaved and oppressed people with chains of iron, chains of debt, or chains of race.
We pray that those who have sacrificed for freedom would not have given in vain and that all who live in this land might be truly free.

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/prayer_of_confession_independe.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/prayer_of_confession_independe.html Prayer of Confession Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:45:25 -0600 Call to Worship | Transfiguration We are called to praise God on the mountain top!
We want to see you more clearly, Lord.
We are called to serve others in the valley.
We want to see you more clearly, Lord.
Whether on the mountain top or in the valley,
God, lead us.

Lawrence Lee

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/call_to_worship_transfiguratio.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/call_to_worship_transfiguratio.html Call to Worship Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:25:40 -0600 Call to Worship | Revelation 21-22 | Peace We dream an ancient dream...
The world at peace. The world made whole.
We pray an old, old prayer...
The world at peace. The world made whole.
We join together to proclaim the vision...
The world at peace. The world made whole.
We act in our community to make it so...
The world at peace. The world made whole.

Lawrence Lee

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/call_to_worship_revelation_212.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/call_to_worship_revelation_212.html Revelation Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:19:33 -0600 Call to Worship | Easter Christ was dead, buried, entombed, sealed, and consigned to the rubbish heap of history.
But death could not hold him.
We worship a Christ who is risen and alive, victorious over the powers who would try to bury him deep.
Now death cannot hold us.
Come, then! Let us sing praises to our God!
Alleluia! Christ is risen!

Lawrence Lee

]]> http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/call_to_worship_easter.html http://www.leiturgia.net/2005/11/call_to_worship_easter.html Easter Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:15:58 -0600