Prayer of Preparation for Good Friday

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Call to Worship: Palm Sunday “Jesus is on a Journey”

Use this link to download Call to Worship PDF. Sized so two copies may fit on a one sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Can also be emailed for online worship.  Please respect...

Lighting the Joy Candle: A Litany for Two Readers

Use this link to download Call to Worship PDF. Sized so two copies may fit on a one sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Can also be emailed for online worship.  Please respect...

Thanksgiving Tree

Remembering to be thankful together is one of the cornerstones of community. A Thanksgiving Tree is a creative way to express and display personal and communal thanks. The leader of our Decorating Team created...

Pentecost Multilingual Choral Reading of Acts 2 Script

Something we look forward to every year as a congregation is the staging of a multilingual choral reading of the coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2. It's a chance to celebrate...

Pentecost Multilingual Choral Reading of Acts 2

When Todd was in seminary he did a pastoral internship at Northside Drive Baptist Church in Atlanta. As part of their Pentecost Sunday celebration, the church staged a multilingual choral reading of Acts 2:1-21....

Hitting the Road

A version of this sermon was preached on March 20, 2016 (Palm Sunday) at the First Baptist Church of Hyattsville. The Scripture readings were Psalm 118.1-2, 19-29 and Luke 19.28-40. Last September, Kristen and I took the girls...

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