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Good Friday: Give Me Jesus
This Good Friday Service was designed by Rev. Samual Lundquist. Prelude (No music, nature sounds) Opening Song (Give e Jesus) In the morning when I riseIn the morning when I riseIn the morning when I riseGive me Jesus. Give me JesusGive me JesusYou can have all this world.But give me Jesus Welcome + Instructions Tonight,…
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Good Friday: Last Words
This Good Friday Service was designed by Rev. Samual Lundquist. Prelude (No music, rain/storm sounds) Welcome + Instructions It is good that we are gathered here together on this Good Friday.Traditionally, this service is a time to vividly remember Jesus’s last days.We usually read a gospel account of Jesus’ betrayal, trials, humiliations,death on the cross,…
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Let’s Eat: The Food of Our Faith
This is a 8-part series on food stories in the bible and how that informs our faith. On the chancel, we stacked food boxes collected from our weekly food pantry and set the large communion table covered with a white table cloth in the middle of the sanctuary. Each Sunday, the table dressing changed according…
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A Beautiful Faith in the Neighborhood: Worship Online
During Shelter-in-place, we have been pre-recording worship services. Worship planning has felt more like producing a TV show once a week. When my friend, Rev. Corey Nelson, pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Collins, CO, asked me if I wanted to plan worship together, I jumped at the chance. At first, we thought it…
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Beginning Stories
This preaching series is on telling stories. We begin with BEGINNING Stories. On the cover of each bulletin, I inserted this drawing of St. John’s for people to color and doodle throughout worship. The Scripture for this Sunday wove two beginning stories together: Genesis 1 and John 1. This was done in the call to…
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Interactive Prayer Stations on Easter, Thomas, & Mission (John 20)
“Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my finger in the wounds left by the nails, and put my hand into his side, I won’t believe.” (John 20.25) Below are ideas for interactive prayer stations focusing on themes surrounding Christ’s resurrection, doubting Thomas, and mission. We wanted to combine an invitation to…
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A Twist on the Stations of the Cross
This is a twist on the Stations of the Cross. During worship after the sermon, we invited people to view different images of Jesus and meditate on the corresponding description of Jesus. Any image of Jesus can be used. The descriptions come from Walter Brueggemann’s A Gospel of Hope, chapter 5. Station 1: We’ve known…
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Interactive Prayer Stations on Cleansing the Temple & Epiphany (John 2)
Jesus cleansing the temple is usually told during Lent. However, I’ve been going through the gospel of John at the beginning of Epiphany starting with Jesus calling the disciples. So the prayer stations are a combination of John 1 when Jesus calls Nathanael, John 2 when Jesus cleanses the temple, and the season of Epiphany.…
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Advent Light Box
What came into being through the Word was life, and the life was the light for all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness doesn’t extinguish the light. (John 1.3-5) During advent season, usually we set up the advent wreath and each Sunday light the appropriate candle. As an alternative, I created a light box, where each…
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Summer Worship Packets for Kids
During the summer, my church does not provide Sunday school programs for children. In the past, we have done the typical worship bags and have had varying interest in their use. I have also provided more guided activities, but often that feels like more work than having Sunday school programs. This summer, I’m experimenting with…
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