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It’s the Little Things

Too often, small churches carry a sense of shame or inferiority to their larger neighbors. Yet throughout scripture, God values what is small. This four week stewardship sermon series encourages a “little flock” to continue in the small, humble, holy work that is uniquely theirs to do. It’s the Little Things Series Outline Week 1: BreadContinue reading “It’s the Little Things”

It’s the Little Things: Litany of Commitment

It’s the Little Things: Confession Cycle

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the stewardship sermon series “It’s the Little Things.” You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1: Bread Crumbs and Bravery God of lovingkindness, weContinue reading “It’s the Little Things: Confession Cycle”

It’s the Little Things: Call to Worship Cycle

Still With Us: The Easter Promises of Jesus

This six-week sermon series, following the Revised Common Lectionary for Year A, invites us to reflect on the promises that Jesus gave his disciples as he prepared for his death, resurrection, and ascension. We are still the recipients of these promises. This series is intended to comfort, encourage, and fortify your congregation to be Christ’s disciples today.

Way, Truth, Life: A Communion Liturgy

This communion liturgy was written to accompany the sermon series “Still With Us” The bolded words are spoken by the congregation. You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.”

Confession Cycle: Still With Us

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the sermon series “Still With Us” You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1: “The Promise of Presence“ Savior God, forgive our doubts andContinue reading “Confession Cycle: Still With Us”

Call to Worship Cycle: Still With Us

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the sermon series “Still With Us” The bolded words are spoken by the congregation. You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1: “TheContinue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: Still With Us”

Confession Cycle: Let’s Party

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the sermon series “Let’s Party: A Tour through the Bible’s Best Celebrations.” You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1: “Let’s Party” Wild Spirit,Continue reading “Confession Cycle: Let’s Party”

Call to Worship Cycle: Let’s Party

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the sermon series “Let’s Party: A Tour through the Bible’s Best Celebrations.” The bolded words are spoken by the congregation. You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev.Continue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: Let’s Party”

Holy and Whole: A Communion Liturgy for World Communion Sunday

This communion liturgy was written to honor World Communion Sunday, which celebrates Christian diversity and unity across the globe. It is interspersed with Eres Santo by Per Harling, which is a Sanctus (a tradition developed in Antioch) written by a Swedish composer and translated into Spanish and English.

Good News: A Communion Liturgy

This communion liturgy was written to accompany Acts 16:25-34, with a particular emphasis on the sharing of God’s good news.

At the Welcome Table: A Communion Liturgy

This communion liturgy was written to accompany the African-American spiritual “The Welcome Table,” with its focus on justice, abundance, and dignity.

We Hear Them Speaking: A Pentecost Call to Worship Experience

This Call to Worship experience, which begins in unity, expands to a seven-fold proclamation, and then resolves into unity again, makes a powerful invitation to the chaotic glory of Pentecost.

Seventy Times Seven: A Communion Liturgy

This communion liturgy was inspired by Matthew 18:22, when Jesus urges Peter to almost limitless levels of mercy.

It Was Love: A Communion Liturgy

This communion liturgy was inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, the famous Love Hymn of Corinthians.

Affirmation of Faith: The Lord’s Prayer

These affirmations of faith were selected to accompany the Lenten sermon series “The Lord’s Prayer.” They are from The Heidelberg Catechism, 400th Anniversary Edition, 1563–1963, Copyright © 1962 United Church Press, reprinted in the PC(USA) Book of Confessions. The Heidelberg Catechism was written in 1562 to reconcile different theological perspectives within various groups of theContinue reading “Affirmation of Faith: The Lord’s Prayer”

The Lord’s Prayer

This straightforward sermon series takes the Lord’s Prayer line by line, offering those of us who can rattle it off without thinking a chance to reconnect with the powerful simplicity of the prayer Jesus gave us. While this sermon series was designed for the six weeks of Lent and Easter Sunday, it could also beContinue reading “The Lord’s Prayer”

Confession Cycle: The Lord’s Prayer

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the Lenten sermon series “The Lord’s Prayer.” You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1 Lord, we are sorryfor all the times our prayerswereContinue reading “Confession Cycle: The Lord’s Prayer”

Call to Worship Cycle: The Lord’s Prayer

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the Lenten sermon series “The Lord’s Prayer.” The bolded words are spoken by the congregation. You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1Continue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: The Lord’s Prayer”