Pastors and worship leaders know that one encounters God through the reading of Scripture in worship. They sometimes encounter difficulty, however, in integrating the day's readings from the lectionary with the other elements of worship. While worshippers usually meet the biblical text face to face in the sermon, David Hostetter believes that it would be better if they attune to hear the Word throughout the whole of worship. This book will help pastors and other leaders weave the themes of the day's lections throughout the worship service. Entries for each Sunday of the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary include:
Call to Worship
Invocation
Prayer of Confession and Declaration of Pardon
Prayer of the Day
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Dedication
Offertory Prayer
Prayer of Intercession and Commemoration
One-sentence introductions to each of the lections.
