Resources by Joyce Borger

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Having the Identity of a Servant: First Sunday of Lent
Calling/Vocation Lent Serving Wilderness
December 9, 2024

Our faith journeys include high and low points. If that was true for the Israelites and true for Christ, why should we expect anything different? Let’s not be surprised by the wilderness, but embrace it as a time of preparation for service, a time in which we are formed as Christ’s servants and our callings clarified. This Lent, let’s embrace the wilderness—the uncertain aspects of our lives and our faith journeys—and wait expectantly for God’s call.

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Having the Identity of a Servant: Ash Wednesday
Anointing Ash Wednesday Lent Serving
December 9, 2024

The season of Lent traditionally begins with a service of repentance. Attendees are invited to receive on their foreheads the mark of the cross, made from ashes. We often think of these ashes as a mark of our penitence, but they also mark us as people who live in the way of the cross. What would it mean if we wore ashes on our foreheads every day? When we don’t wear ashes, do the people around us know that we are Christ followers?

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Advent and Christmas Resources
Advent Advent Candles Blue Christmas Christmas
November 25, 2024

Are you looking for resources for Advent and Christmas? You are sure to find something at ReformedWorship.org with hundreds of resources from series that provide services for each week, to lessons and carols, Longest Night or Blue Christmas services, children’s pageants, to advent candle lighting—we have it covered. All of these resources are a gift to you and available for free.

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A Prayer for After
Brokenness God's Sovereignty God's Will Government
November 5, 2024

 A prayer for the Sunday after the presidential election in the United States but could be adapted for other contexts. 
“Creator of the universe, Lord of this time and  place…”

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Opening of Worship for Trinity Sunday
Glorify God as Creator Majesty Trinity Sunday
May 21, 2024

Whether or not you mark this coming Sunday as Trinity Sunday in your church, given the significance of the Trinity to our Christian faith it ought to receive attention in our worship. Here is a beginning list of songs to consider for use with such a service as well as an outline for the beginning of worship. 

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Opening of Worship for Pentecost Sunday
God as Creator Holy Spirit Pentecost Renewal
May 13, 2024

So often in the telling of the gospel story we forget the role of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost Sunday is an opportunity for us to offer a healthy corrective as we acknowledge the role the Spirit played in creation, in the renewing of all living things, in our prayers, our salvation, and our resurrection hope.

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