The Abingdon Worship Annual 2004: Contemporary & Traditional Resources for Worship Leaders (Abingdon Worship Annual)

“Sweepers of the Spirit’s Way”......Page 2
Introduction......Page 4
Call to Worship (Psalms 8:1)......Page 8
Opening Prayer (New Year)......Page 9
Benediction (Ecclesiastes 3)......Page 10
Contemporary Gathering Words (Jeremiah 31)......Page 11
Prayer for Justice (Jeremiah 31)......Page 12
Call to Worship (Isaiah 60)......Page 13
Opening Prayer (Epiphany)......Page 14
Benediction......Page 15
Contemporary Gathering Words (Acts 8, Luke 3)......Page 16
Bidding Prayers, for Intercessions......Page 17
Visual Suggestions......Page 18
Call to Worship (1 Corinthians 12)......Page 19
Opening Prayer......Page 20
Benediction (Psalms 36:1)......Page 21
Call to Worship (1 Corinthians 12, Psalms 19:1)......Page 22
Opening Prayer (Nehemiah 8, 1 Corinthians 12)......Page 23
Benediction (Psalms 19:1)......Page 24
Responsive Reading or Benediction (Luke 4)......Page 25
Call to Worship (Jeremiah 1, 1 Corinthians 13, Luke 4)......Page 26
Opening Prayer......Page 27
A Litany of Confession and Lament......Page 28
Theme Ideas......Page 29
Praise Sentences (Isaiah 6)......Page 30
Benediction (Psalms 138:1, Isaiah 6, Luke 5, 1 Corinthians 15)......Page 31
Call to Worship (Psalms 1:1)......Page 32
Opening Prayer (1 Corinthians 15)......Page 33
Theme Ideas......Page 34
Prayer of Confession......Page 35
Benediction......Page 36
Theme Ideas......Page 37
Contemporary Gathering Words (Psalms 51:1)......Page 38
Prayer of Confession (Matthew 6)......Page 39
Gathering Words (Romans 10, Psalms 91:1)......Page 40
Benediction......Page 41
Call to Worship (Psalms 27)......Page 43
Opening Prayer (Philippians 3)......Page 44
Benediction (Philippians 3)......Page 45
Call to Worship......Page 46
Benediction (Luke 13)......Page 47
Call to Worship (Luke 15)......Page 48
Opening Prayer (One Great Hour of Sharing)......Page 49
Benediction (2 Corinthians 5)......Page 50
Call to Worship (John 12)......Page 51
Prayer of Confession (Philippians 3)......Page 52
Benediction......Page 53
Call to Worship (Palm Sunday)......Page 54
Prayer of Confession......Page 55
Theme Ideas......Page 56
Praise Sentences (John 13)......Page 57
Prayer of Confession (1 Corinthians 11)......Page 58
Call to Worship (Hebrews 10)......Page 59
Words of Assurance (Isaiah 53)......Page 60
April 11, 2004 
Easter Sunday......Page 61
Call to Worship......Page 62
Contemporary Gathering Words......Page 63
Prayer......Page 64
Contemporary Invitation to Communion......Page 65
Theme Ideas......Page 66
Praise Sentences......Page 67
April 25, 2004 
Third Sunday of Easter......Page 68
Call to Worship (Revelation 5)......Page 69
Prayer of Response to the Word (John 21)......Page 70
Benediction......Page 71
Call to Worship (Revelation 7)......Page 72
Opening Prayer (Acts 9)......Page 73
Theme Ideas......Page 74
Praise Sentences (Psalms 148)......Page 75
Time With Children \(Mother’s Day\)......Page 76
Call to Worship (Revelation 21)......Page 77
Opening Prayer (Acts 16)......Page 78
Seventh Sunday of Easter Readings......Page 79
Praise Sentences (Acts 16)......Page 80
Call to Prayer (Ephesians 1)......Page 81
Color......Page 82
Praise Sentences (Romans 8, Ephesians 1, 1 Peter 4)......Page 83
Benediction (Isaiah 61, Luke 4, Revelation 2)......Page 84
Contemporary Gathering Words (Proverbs 8)......Page 85
Assurance of Pardon (Romans 5)......Page 86
Call to Worship (Galatians 2)......Page 87
Praise Sentences (Galatians 2)......Page 88
Unison Prayer (1 Kings 21, Luke 7)......Page 89
Theme Ideas......Page 90
Contemporary Gathering Words......Page 91
Prayer of Confession......Page 92
Call to Worship (2 Kings 2)......Page 93
Opening Prayer (2 Kings 2, Galatians 5)......Page 94
Blessing (Galatians 5)......Page 95
Benediction (Galatians 5, Luke 9)......Page 96
Gathering Words (Luke 10)......Page 97
Opening Prayer......Page 98
Benediction (Galatians 6)......Page 99
Call to Worship (Luke 10)......Page 100
Opening Prayer or Prayer of Confession (Luke 10)......Page 101
Color......Page 102
Contemporary Gathering Words or Call to Worship (Luke 10)......Page 103
Prayer of Confession (Luke 10, Colossians 1)......Page 104
Prayer of Dedication (Amos 8, Colossians 1)......Page 105
Scripture Readings......Page 106
Prayer......Page 107
Benediction (Colossians 2)......Page 108
Call to Worship (Hosea 11)......Page 109
Prayer of Confession (Hosea 11)......Page 110
Theme Ideas......Page 111
Opening Prayer (Hebrews 11)......Page 112
Color......Page 113
Call to Worship (Luke 12)......Page 114
Prayer of Intercession (Luke 12)......Page 115
Benediction (Isaiah 5)......Page 116
Call to Worship (Hebrews 12)......Page 117
Opening Prayer (Psalms 71, Hebrews 12)......Page 118
Scripture Readings......Page 119
Praise Sentences (Hebrews 13)......Page 120
Benediction (Hebrews 13, Luke 14)......Page 121
Opening Prayer......Page 123
Benediction......Page 124
Call to Worship (Jeremiah 4)......Page 125
Prayer of Confession (Psalms 14)......Page 126
Theme Ideas......Page 127
Contemporary Gathering Words (1 Timothy 2)......Page 128
Benediction (Luke 16)......Page 129
Call to Worship or Benediction (1 Timothy 6)......Page 130
Benediction (Psalms 91)......Page 131
Benediction (1 Timothy 6)......Page 132
Call to Worship (Psalms 137, 2 Timothy 1)......Page 133
Opening Prayer (Lamentations 1, Psalms 137, 2 Timothy 1)......Page 134
Scripture Readings......Page 135
Contemporary Gathering Words (Psalms 66)......Page 136
Benediction (Jeremiah 29)......Page 137
Call to Worship (Jeremiah 31)......Page 138
Benediction......Page 139
Theme Ideas......Page 140
Prayer of Confession (Luke 14, Psalms 65)......Page 141
Call to Worship (Psalms 119)......Page 142
Responsive Prayer......Page 143
Benediction (2 Thessalonians 1)......Page 144
Contemporary Gathering Words (Daniel 7)......Page 145
Prayer of Confession (Luke 6)......Page 146
Theme Ideas......Page 147
Praise Sentences (Psalms 145)......Page 148
Benediction (2 Thessalonians 2)......Page 149
Contemporary Gathering Words......Page 150
Benediction......Page 151
Call to Worship (Luke 1, Colossians 1)......Page 152
Prayer of Confession (Luke 1)......Page 153
Call to Worship (Psalms 100)......Page 154
Prayer of Confession (Deuteronomy 26, Philippians 4)......Page 155
November 28, 2004 
First Sunday of Advent......Page 156
Call to Worship (Romans 13)......Page 157
Opening Prayer (Matthew 24)......Page 158
Benediction (2 Thessalonians 2)......Page 159
Call to Worship (Romans 15)......Page 160
Words of Assurance (Romans 15)......Page 161
Theme Ideas......Page 162
Responsive Reading (Luke 1)......Page 163
Benediction (Matthew 11)......Page 164
Gathering Words (Isaiah 7, Matthew 1, Romans 1)......Page 165
Opening Prayer (Matthew 1)......Page 166
Advent Litany (Isaiah 7, Psalms 80, Romans 1)......Page 167
Call to Worship (Psalms 96)......Page 168
Praise Sentences (Isaiah 2)......Page 169
Color......Page 170
Call to Worship (Psalms 148)......Page 171
Benediction......Page 172
CONTRIBUTORS LIST......Page 174
THE ABINGDON WORSHIP ANNUAL 2004......Page 177