Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Psalm 31:9-16 (NRSV) Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eye wastes away from grief, my soul and body also. For my life is […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Mark 10:32-34, 46-52 (NRSV) They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. He took the […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Jeremiah 33:1-9 (NRSV) The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still confined in the court of the […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 (NRSV) O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! […]

Your Word is a Treasure Marcia Shetler   Marcia is the Executive Director of the Ecumenical Stewardship Center of which we are a partner denomination   Call to Worship One:    We come to worship a generous and loving God. All:      Praise the Lord, O my soul! One:    We will praise the Lord as long as […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read John 12:34-50 (NRSV) The crowd answered him, “We have heard from the law that the Messiah remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” Jesus said to them, “The light is with you […]

Growing Seed Norlan Scrudder Call to Worship Leader:            This is the Lord’s day so we come into the Lord’s presence with thanksgiving and adoration, so, come! Come let us worship God, creator of all things and all peoples of the earth. People:             We are here to praise God and to worship the one […]

All-Knowing God Kenny Butcher   Call to Worship Leader:            The Lord has given us the blessing of teachers, that we may know how to sustain the weary with a word. People:            Morning by morning God wakens us, wakens our ears to listen as those who are taught. Leader:            The Lord has given us the blessing […]

Source of Compassion and Sustenance Throughout Human Life James McGuire   Call to Worship Leader: God is with you. People: And also with you. Leader: God guides our lives. People: Every day from birth to death. Leader: God loves us. People: God cares for us. Leader: God leads us in right paths. People: God goes […]

We are Lifetime Learners from the Great Teacher Paula Louder   Call to Worship Leader: There is one body and one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Creator of all… People: We give thanks for those who have nurtured us in the faith in this church. Leader:  It was God who […]