This is the liturgy for the 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark). Each liturgy has a call to worship, prayer of confession, assurance of pardon, prayer of illumination, and prayer of dedication.

Liturgy for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has themes of trusting in God's provision and protection. Esther steps up as God delivers the Jews from Haman's bad plan. In Numbers, we have a negative example as Israel grumbles in the wilderness though God provides quail and appoints capable leaders to guide them. Jesus warns against actions that could lead others astray.

Liturgy for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has a startling contrast of righteousness and wickedness from Proverbs 31 (virtuous woman) to Psalm 1 (wicked people). James and the Gospel passage in Mark 9 show the practical outworking of wise faith, there is greatness in humility.

Liturgy for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has a startling contrast of righteousness and wickedness from Proverbs 31 (virtuous woman) to Psalm 1 (wicked people). James and the Gospel passage in Mark 9 show the practical outworking of wise faith, there is greatness in humility.

In this liturgy for the seventh day after Pentecost, Year B, we confront the tension of doubt and the call to dedication. Through prayer and reflection, we seek God's guidance and celebrate His compassion. As we confess and receive assurance, we illuminate our hearts to understand His Word and dedicate ourselves anew to His purpose and glory.

In this liturgy, I try to integrate the Lamentations and Gospel reading as I sense what will be stirred in the congregation during the reading and preaching of the gospel text about the woman with the hemorrhage and Jairus’ daughter. Who hasn’t wondered if God’s compassion would fail? We need to hear the voices of others proclaim it, for theirs is louder than ours.