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17th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
“What householder having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?” (Luke 15:8) Worship Ideas The parables that Jesus...
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18th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Worship Ideas The reading from 1 Timothy 2:1-7 could be used as the basis of a service that is centered around prayer practices. It could be tempting to read Psalm 79:1-9 as if we have never been...
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19th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Worship Ideas The talk of houses being purchased in Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 and the mention of “shelter” in Psalm 91:1-6, 14-15 could serve as inspiration to talk about or work with a group such as...
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20th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Worship Ideas With all of the negative things that we see and hear in the news every day, the Lamentations 3:19-26 passage offers us an important reminder to stay focused on the positive gifts that God...
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21st Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Worship Ideas Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 is a powerful word of hope for people who find themselves living in a period of “exile”. God tells us to transform our places of exile by living and thriving where we...
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22nd Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Worship Ideas Jeremiah 31:27-34 mentions that the hardships of one generation effect the generation that follows — and this is compared to parents eating sour grapes and the children’s teeth being set...
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23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Worship Ideas The Joel 2:23-32 reading makes mention of grain and wine and oil. Decorate your worship space with overflowing containers of grains, bottles/carafes of wine, and bottles/bowls of oil....
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24th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Worship Ideas Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 forces us to deal with being patient and relying on (and trusting) God’s sense of timing. Are there plans and “visions” that your congregation embraces that you are...
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25th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Worship Ideas There is great hope to be found in the reading from Haggai 1:15b-2:9. If you are ministering in a place that is struggling with decline or loss, the message that God has the ability and...
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26th Sunday After Pentecost (Year C)
Worship Ideas Since the Isaiah 65:17-25 reading talks about building houses, why not collect supplies for a building project? Or, write words of blessing on 2×4 beams that can be used in a new house....
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