Explore this full liturgy for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year C), including scripture readings, call to worship, prayers, confession, and benediction. Rooted in 1 Kings 19, Galatians 3, and Luke 8, this service highlights God’s restoring presence and call to witness.

Liturgy for the 26th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) 1 Samuel 1:4–20; 1 Samuel 2:1–10; Hebrews 10:11–14 (15–18) 19–25 and Mark 13:1–8. Hannah gives praise for the birth of Eli, Jesus warns of false messiahs and the birth pains of the eschaton, and Jesus' sure sacrifice gives us confidence of God's mercy.

Liturgy for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) includes Ruth 3:1–5, 4:13–17; Psalm 127; Hebrews 9:24–28; and Mark 12:38–44, with themes of sacrifice, devotion, and God's sovereignty.

Liturgy for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) includes Job 42:1-6, 10-17, Psalm 34:1-8 (19-22), Hebrews 7:23-28, and Mark 10:46-52, with themes of restoration, divine deliverance, faith, and God’s provision. Find sermon ideas like “Seeing with New Eyes: The Faith of Bartimaeus” and “Restored to Flourish: Lessons from Job’s Renewal.”

The liturgy for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, year B (Mark) reflects on God’s sovereignty in creation, Jesus’ call to humility and service, and human limitations. Includes a call to worship, confession, assurance of pardon, and prayers for illumination and dedication. Sermon ideas for Job 38, Mark 10, and Hebrews 5.

The liturgy for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Year B has themes of human struggle, divine grace, and the cost of discipleship. Passages from Job, Psalms, Hebrews, and Mark show feelings of abandonment, the power of GOd's word, and the challenge of living faithfully in this world.

Liturgy for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) includes Job 1, Psalm 26, Hebrews 1, and Mark 10:2-16 and invites us to reflect on God's divine design and our inherent value.

Liturgy for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has themes of trusting in God's provision and protection. Esther steps up as God delivers the Jews from Haman's bad plan. In Numbers, we have a negative example as Israel grumbles in the wilderness though God provides quail and appoints capable leaders to guide them. Jesus warns against actions that could lead others astray.

Liturgy for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has a startling contrast of righteousness and wickedness from Proverbs 31 (virtuous woman) to Psalm 1 (wicked people). James and the Gospel passage in Mark 9 show the practical outworking of wise faith, there is greatness in humility.

The liturgy for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has themes of faith and trust, justice and compassion, wisdom and understanding. This blog post also provides sermon and preaching ideas on faith, social justice, and the pursuit of wisdom.

The Liturgy for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has themes of love and righteousness, purity and sin, and wisdom and understanding. Preaching ideas for Mark 7, James 1, Psalm 15, Psalm 45, and Deuteronomy 4.

Explore the Scriptures for the Day and reflect on themes of commitment to God's presence and service, longing for His sanctuary, trust in His care, and spiritual reliance. Featuring passages from 1 Kings, Joshua, Psalms, Ephesians, and John. Discover inspiration and guidance in your faith journey.

The liturgy for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost exploresw themes of wisdom, righteousness, spiritual nourishment, and thanksgiving through Scripture passages: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14, Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 111, Psalm 34:9-14, Ephesians 5:15-20, and John 6:51-58. Reflect on God's wisdom, provision, and the call to live a life of praise and gratitude.

The liturgy for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost explores the themes of adversity, divine sustenance, repentance, hope, unity, and spiritual nourishment through Scripture passages: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 130; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51. Reflect on God's mercy, provision, and love, guiding us towards unity and faith.

The liturgy for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost provides insights on sin, repentance, divine provision, unity, and spiritual nourishment through key Bible passages: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13, Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15, Psalm 51:1-12, Psalm 78:23-29, Ephesians 4:1-16, and John 6:24-35. Reflect on God's qualities and how they guide us towards a life of faith and growth.

Liturgy for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost includes themes of God's provision, spiritual nourishment, and divine intervention from 2 Samuel 11:1-15, Psalm 14, 2 Kings 4:42-44, Psalm 145:10-18, Ephesians 3:14-21, and John 6:1-21.

Liturgy for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has themes of God's unwavering faithfulness and compassion from 2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Psalm 89:20-37; Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56.

The liturgy embraces the themes found in David's joyous reverence, Amos's unwavering mission, Psalms' praise of divine sovereignty, Ephesians' blessings in Christ, and Mark's poignant tale of John the Baptist.

In this liturgy for the seventh day after Pentecost, Year B, we confront the tension of doubt and the call to dedication. Through prayer and reflection, we seek God's guidance and celebrate His compassion. As we confess and receive assurance, we illuminate our hearts to understand His Word and dedicate ourselves anew to His purpose and glory.

In this liturgy, I try to integrate the Lamentations and Gospel reading as I sense what will be stirred in the congregation during the reading and preaching of the gospel text about the woman with the hemorrhage and Jairus’ daughter. Who hasn’t wondered if God’s compassion would fail? We need to hear the voices of others proclaim it, for theirs is louder than ours.