Liturgy and Worship Resources

Overview of Resources

Primers

• What Should a Sunday Service Include? Article.
• How Often Should We Receive The Lord’s Supper? Article and podcast.
• David Hartkopf on Christian Worship and Liturgy. Podcast.

Liturgical Training

• The Sunday Service, Part 1: The Introductory Rites
• The Sunday Service, Part 2: The Scripture Lessons
• The Sunday Service, Part 3: The Sermon
• The Sunday Service, Part 4: The Creed
• The Sunday Service, Part 5: The Prayers of the People
• The Sunday Service, Part 6: The Invitation (to the Lord’s Supper)
• The Sunday Service, Part 7: The Confession (of Sin) and Absolution
• The Sunday Service, Part 8: The Comforting Words, Peace, Offertory, Sursum Corda, and Sanctus
• The Sunday Service, Part 9: The Prayer of Consecration
• The Sunday Service, Part 10: The Lord’s Prayer, Agnus Dei, Christ our Passover, and Words of Invitation
• The Sunday Service, Part 11: The Distribution of Communion
• The Sunday Service, Part 12: The Doxology, Benediction, and Sending
• The Sunday Service, Part 13: Music
• The Sunday Service, Part 14: Worship Through the Christian Year

Books on Worship

• See “Helpful Books for Planning Ancient-Future Blended Worship.”

Church Calendar

• Calendar of the Church Year
• A Guide to Advent
• A Guide to the Christmas Season
• A Guide to Epiphany — coming soon
• A Guide to Lent and Holy Week
• A Guide to Easter
• A Guide to Ordinary Time (After Pentecost) — coming soon

Liturgies

• Service of the Word and Lord’s Supper
• Sample Liturgies — liturgies for every Sunday from Advent to Pentecost
• Liturgy Slides — PowerPoint slides (16×9) for major parts of the liturgy

Weekly Collects and Scripture Readings

• Collects and Readings for Advent — prayers and Scripture readings from several lectionaries
• Collects and Readings for Christmas
• Collects and Readings for Epiphany
• Collects and Readings for Lent and Holy Week
• Collects and Readings for Easter
• Collects and Readings for Ordinary Time (After Pentecost)

Hymns, Songs, and Metrical Psalms

• Advent Hymns, Songs, and Metrical Psalms — seasonal hymns, contemporary songs, gospel choruses, and metrical psalms
• Christmas Hymns, Songs, and Metrical Psalms
• Epiphany Hymns, Songs, and Metrical Psalms
• Lent and Holy Week Hymns, Songs, and Metrical Psalms
• Easter Hymns, Songs, and Metrical Psalms

Service Music

• Service Music — resources for singing parts of the liturgy (e.g., the Sanctus or Lord’s Prayer)

Prayer Resources

• Prayers of the People — congregational prayer liturgies

Lord’s Supper

• Invitations and Prefaces to the Lord’s Supper
• Prayers of General Confession and Absolution Before Communion
• Prayers for After Communion

Concluding Rites

• Doxologies
• Benedictions and Sendings