20B – Lent 2B

19B - Lent 1B — 21B - Lent 3B
 
See also my post from 2012, 2018, 2021, 2024

 
CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 22:23-31)
Stand before the LORD in holy fear:
You have not hidden your face from me, 
but you heard when I cried out to you.
Glorify the LORD with reverence and awe:
You, O LORD, are the source of my praise;
in the great congregation I will praise you.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the LORD. 

CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 22:25-31)
The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the LORD shall praise him.
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD God;
For dominion belongs to the LORD, embracing all the nations. 
All who sleep in the earth bow down;
future generations will serve the LORD.
God’s mighty saving acts will be proclaimed
from generation to generation;
our children’s children will be told what the LORD has done. 

PRAYERS OF ADORATION AND CONFESSION (from Ps. 22:23-31)
Creating God,
we praise you for your word
which called the universe into being;
and for your spirit
which breathed life into your human creation,
made in your image.
We praise you that in your love 
you seek to embrace us in our brokenness;
that while your only Son was handed over to death,
you raised him to life,
a new creation by which you recreate each of us
as we believe in hope, and accept in faith.
Source of life, Word of life, Breath of life,
we worship you. Amen.
 
Believe Christ’s word of grace to us:
Your sins are forgiven.
    Thanks be to God.

OFFERING
Creator God, in the unity of Christ
we bring our diverse gifts
Let your Holy Spirit
breathe life into our serving,
so that all we do
brings glory to your name. Amen
      For use in worship, with acknowledgement. © Jeff Shrowder 2000.

WORDS OF MISSION
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD;
all the families of the nations shall worship before the LORD our God. 
For dominion belongs to the LORD,
whose realm embraces the nations. 
Indeed, both old and young shall worship the LORD;
and our children’s children shall experience and proclaim
God’s mighty saving acts.

For use in worship, with acknowledgement. © Jeff Shrowder 2000, 2011.

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A CREATIVE MOMENT 
Click here for some ideas for worship in Lent and Easter gleaned from the pages of “On the Move” (now out of print) which was published by the Joint Board of Christian Education, Melbourne, Australia.

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THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(A prayer to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession with connection to the lections for the day. Sometimes this prayer will borrow lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
 
God of covenant,
whose faithfulness and promise are everlasting:
let your Spirit whisper your faithfulness
to the oppressed and grieving
and your promise
to those who fear the terror of the night,
or the trial of daily life;
let your Word speak hope to the distressed.
Do not hide your face
from those who call on your name,
those we have named today,
those we name in our hearts
and those whose troubles are known only to you.
Loving God of all generations,
hear the cries of our world,
in Jesus’ name…
      (The Prayers of the People continue)

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Looking for contemporary music and song resources?
Try David MacGregor’s Together to Celebrate

HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR LENT 2 – YEAR B
All hail the power of Jesus’ name	TIS 224
Christ, from whom all blessings flow	TIS 440
Come, thou long-expected Jesus	TIS 272
Father, Lord of all Creation	TIS 631
In the presence of your people	TIS 727
Love divine, all loves excelling	TIS 217
O love of God, how strong, how true	TIS 139
O love that wilt not let me go	TIS 602
O Master, let me walk with thee	TIS 601
Sing Praise to God who reigns above,	TIS 110
Take my life and let it be	TIS 599
The God of Abraham praise	TIS 125
What shall I do my God to love,	TIS 122
Where cross the crowded ways of life	TIS 608
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
If we will trust in God to guide us	TIS 554
O for a closer walk with God	TIS 576
Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme	TIS 116
The God of Abraham praise	TIS 125
Psalm 22:23-31
God is our song and every singer blest	TIS 646
In the presence of your people	TIS 727
Let us with a gladsome mind	TIS 83
You satisfy the hungry heart	TIS 539
Romans 4:13-25
Author of faith, eternal word	TIS 565
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart	TIS 547
Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme	TIS 116
God moves in a mysterious way	TIS 126
Jesus Christ is risen today	TIS 362
Lord Jesus, if the same you are	TIS 566
O love how deep, how broad, how high!	TIS 194
This day God gives me	TIS 642
Mark 8:31-38
At the name of Jesus	TIS 231
Dear Shepherd of your people, hear	TIS 444
Forth in your name, O Lord, I go	TIS 571
God of grace and God of glory	TIS 611
He, who by a mother’s love	TIS 277
I danced in the morning	TIS 242
I’m not ashamed to own my Lord	TIS 562
Lift high the cross	TIS 351
Lord Christ, we praise your sacrifice	TIS 252
Take up your cross, the Saviour said	TIS 583
When I survey the wondrous cross	TIS 342

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