Litany for Second Sunday in Lent, Year B

Call to Worship for Second Sunday in Lent, 2015

One: Abram was very old and his wife was barren when God appeared to him.

All: God made a covenant with Abram.

One: God told Abram he would be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. 

All: God said Sarai would give rise to nations, that kings would come from her.

One: God made an everlasting covenant between God and Abram and all of Abram’s offspring.

All: God promised to be Abram's God,

One: God promised to be God to Abram’s children and grandchildren throughout the generations.

All: And future generations will know and will worship God. All praise be to God! Let us worship.

           From Genesis 17:1-7, 15-17

                   Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates 

Litany for Third Sunday in Lent, Year B

Call to Worship for Third Sunday in Lent, 2015

One: The heavens are telling the glory of God!

All: The firmament proclaims God’s handiwork!

One: God’s voice goes out through all the earth,

All. God’s words to the end of the world.

One: Yet too often we do not listen, God’s voice is not heard.

All: Too often we defile God's temple, we worship other idols.

One: God, open our ears that we might know your Glory,

All: and our eyes that we might receive your word! 

All: Let us worship God!             

          Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19

                  Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson- Bates

Litany for Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year B

Call to Worship for Fourth Sunday in Lent, 2015

One: O, give thanks to God, for God is good.

All: God’s steadfast love endures forever.

One: As some became sick through their sinful ways,

All: And because of their iniquities, endured affliction,

One: They cried out to God, and God saved them and healed them.

All: Let us offer thanksgiving and sing songs of joy! Amen.

         from Psalm 107

                  Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year B

Fifth Sunday in Lent, 2015
One: God, you make a new covenant with us.
All: You put your law within each of us.
One: You write it on our hearts.
All: You are our God and we are your people.
One: Let us worship God.
All: Amen.
          Jeremiah 31:31-34
                Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for Second Sunday of Easter, 2015

Call to Worship for Second Sunday of Easter
One: With great power the apostles gave their testimony,
All: and great grace was upon them all.
One: They lived in community,
All: without a needy person among them.
One: Let us follow their example, each of us to the best of our ability.
All: With grace, let us share what we have and testify to God's love.
All: We worship together with one heart and one soul. Amen.
         Acts 4:32-35
              Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates 

Litany for Proper 21, Season after Pentecost, 2015

Call to Worship for Proper 21, Year B

One: God hears us when we call.

All: When we are disturbed, let us pray to God,

One: For God brings us peace of mind. 

All: When we are joyful, let us sing songs of praise!

One: For then, God rejoices with us.

All: Let us put our trust in God. Amen.

        From James 5:13-20 and Psalm 4

                Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for the Third Sunday of Easter, 2015

Call to Worship for Third Sunday of Easter, Year B

One: Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

All: They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost.

One: He said to them, "Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; 

All: Yet, in their joy they were still disbelieving and wondering.

One: Then, in their presence he ate and he opened their minds to understand the scriptures.

All: Let us open our hearts and minds to worship God. Amen.

             From Luke 24:36b-48

                   Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, 2015

Call to Worship for Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B

One: The priests asked Peter, "By what power or by what name did you heal this man?"

All: And Peter said, "This man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth."

One: Those who do what is true come to the light,

All: So that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

One: All of the people praised God for what had happened. 

All: For the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was now standing before them, fully healed. Let us worship God!

         From Acts 4:5-12 and John 3:16-24

              Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2015

Call to Worship for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

One: In today's scripture, Philip is sent to speak with an Ethiopian court official.

All: Philip proclaims good news to the official,

One: and the official is overjoyed.

All: Let us likewise share Jesus' good news,

One: good news for a world crying out in need,

All: a world that is suffering and trapped by fear.

One: May we, like Philip, and like Jesus, respond to God's call.

All: We lift our hearts and voices to worship God!

         From Acts 8:26-40

                   Call to Worship by K. K. Hudson-Bates