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Genesis 1:26-28
Invocation (Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel, by Michelangelo)
Genesis 2:7
Invocation (Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel, by Michelangelo)
Genesis 3
Call to Worship (Vase of Flowers by Paul Gauguin)
Genesis 3:17-23
Benediction (The Road Menders by Vincent van Gogh)
Genesis 12:1-5
Prayer of Petition (Virgin Annunciate by Antonello da Messina)
Genesis 12:1-9
Prayer of Petition (Virgin Annunciate by Antonello da Messina)
Exodus 3:1-15
Call to Worship (An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump by Joseph Wright of Derby)
Exodus 3:7-9
Benediction (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Invitation (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Prayer of Petition (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore
Géricault)
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Call to Worship (The Virgin and Child with Saint John and a Female Saint by Titian)
Deuteronomy 6:10-25
Communion (The Fighting "Temeraire" Towed to her Last Berth to be Broken Up by J. M. W. Turner)
Deuteronomy 10:12
Call to Worship (The Virgin and Child with Saint John and a Female Saint by Titian)
Deuteronomy 13:1-4
Call to Worship (The Virgin and Child with Saint John and a Female Saint by Titian)
Deuteronomy 29:1-4
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Joshua 1:1-18
Baptism (The Baptism of Christ by Guido Reni)
Benediction (The Baptism of Christ by Guido Reni)
Invitation (The Baptism of Christ by Guido Reni)
1 Samuel 8:1-27
Invitation (Saint George and the Dragon by Gustave Moreau)
Invocation (Saint George and the Dragon by Gustave Moreau)
1 Samuel 17:32-49
Benediction (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Invitation (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Prayer of Petition (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Benediction (Daniel in the Lions' Den by Peter Paul Rubens)
Invitation (Daniel in the Lions' Den by Peter Paul Rubens)
Prayer of Petition (Daniel in the Lions' Den by Peter Paul Rubens)
2 Kings 24:10-25:12
Benediction (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Call to Worship (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Invitation (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Invocation (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
1 Chronicles 16:31
Benediction: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Call to Worship: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Homily: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Prayer of Petition: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Ezra 1:1-2:1
Benediction (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Call to Worship (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invitation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invocation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Prayer of Petition (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Praise (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Job 38:4-7
Benediction (Mountain Landscape with Lightning, by Francisque Millet, and Spring, by Jean-Francois Millet)
Psalm 34:4
Benediction: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Call to Worship: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Homily: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Prayer of Petition: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Psalm 34:18
Benediction: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Call to Worship: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Homily: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Prayer of Petition: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Psalm 63:8
Call to Worship (The Virgin and Child with St. John and a Female Saint, by Titian)
Psalm 107
Benediction: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Invitation: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Prayer of Petition: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Psalm 107:1-3
Benediction (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Psalm 107:23-32
Benediction (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Invitation (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Prayer of Petition (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Psalm 113
Praise (Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh)
Psalm 115
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Psalm 115:18
Praise (Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh)
Psalm 119:105
Praise (Decline of the Carthaginian Empire by J. M. W. Turner)
Psalm 135
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Psalm 137
Invitation (Metropolis by George Grosz)
Song of Solomon 1:1 - 8:14
Praise (The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Song of Solomon 2:4
Offering (Self-Portrait by Ferdinand Bol)
Song of Solomon 2:6
Call to Worship (The Virgin and Child with St. John and a Female Saint, by Titian)
Song of Solomon 7:10
Offering (Self-Portrait by Ferdinand Bol)
Isaiah 6:8-13
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Isaiah 9:4-6
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Isaiah 32:1-5
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Isaiah 40:7
Praise (Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh)
Isaiah 42:14-20
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Isaiah 43:1
Benediction: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Call to Worship: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Homily: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Prayer of Petition: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Isaiah 49:15-18
Praise (The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Isaiah 55:1-13
Invocation (A Vision of the Trinity Appearing to Pope Saint Clement by Tiepolo)
Isaiah 62:1-5
Praise (The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Isaiah 65:17-25
Benediction (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Call to Worship (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invitation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invocation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Prayer of Petition (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Praise (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Jeremiah 2:1
Praise (The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Jeremiah 31:1-6
Benediction (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Call to Worship (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invitation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invocation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Prayer of Petition (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Praise (Winter Landscape with Church bt Caspar David Friedrich)
Benediction: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Invitation: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Prayer of Petition: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Jeremiah 31:7-14
Benediction (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Call to Worship (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invitation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invocation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Prayer of Petition (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Praise (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Benediction: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Invitation: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Prayer of Petition: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Jeremiah 31:14-16
Benediction (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Call to Worship (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invitation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invocation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Prayer of Petition (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Praise (Winter Landscape with Church yt Caspar David Friedrich)
Jeremiah 31:23-25
Benediction: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Invitation: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Prayer of Petition: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Jeremiah 31:27-34
Benediction (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Call to Worship (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invitation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invocation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Prayer of Petition (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Praise (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Jeremiah 52:1-30
Invitation (Metropolis by George Grosz)
Lamentations 1:1-6
Benediction (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Call to Worship (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Invitation (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Invitation (Metropolis by George Grosz)
Invocation (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Lamentations 3:1-24
Invitation (Metropolis by George Grosz)
Lamentations 3:19-26
Benediction (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Call to Worship (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invitation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Invocation (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Prayer of Petition (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Praise (Winter Landscape with Church by Caspar David Friedrich)
Ezekiel 12:1-7
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Hosea 2:14-22
Communion (Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti)
Invitation (Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti)
Invocation (Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti)
Matthew 1:15-19
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Matthew 2:1-12
Benediction (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Invitation (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Prayer of Petition (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Matthew 5:13-15
Benediction (Japanese Bridge by Claude Monet)
Matthew 7:7-11
Invocation (A Vision of the Trinity Appearing to Pope Saint Clement by Tiepolo)
Matthew 8:23-27
Prayer of Petition (Shipwreck on a Rocky Coast by Wijnan Nuyen)
Matthew 9:36-38
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Matthew 12:1-8
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Matthew 13:1-23
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Matthew 13:9-43
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Matthew 13:24-43
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Matthew 13:44-46
Benediction (Poplars by Claude Monet)
Call to Worship (Poplars by Claude Monet)
Invitation (Poplars by Claude Monet)
Matthew 18:1-6
Invitation (Woman about to Wash her Sleepy Child by Mary Cassatt)
Matthew 22:36-38
Call to Worship (The Virgin and Child with Saint John and a Female Saint by Titian)
Matthew 26:26-30
Communion (An Old Woman at Prayer (Prayer without End) by Nicolaes Maes)
Matthew 26:26-32
Call to Worship (Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio)
Communion (Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio)
Matthew 26:36-46
Benediction (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Call to Worship (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Invitation (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Offering (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Prayer of Petition (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Praise (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Mark 2:23-28
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Mark 4:1-25
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Mark 4:35-41
Benediction (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Invitation (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Prayer of Petition (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Mark 10:13-16
Invitation (Woman about to Wash her Sleepy Child by Mary Cassatt)
Mark 12:28-34
Call to Worship (The Virgin and Child with Saint John and a Female Saint by Titian)
Mark 14:22-26
Communion (An Old Woman at Prayer (Prayer without End) by Nicolaes Maes)
Mark 14:22-28
Call to Worship (Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio)
Communion (Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio)
Mark 14:32-42
Benediction (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Call to Worship (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Invitation (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Offering (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Prayer of Petition (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Praise (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Mark 16:1-13
Benediction (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Baptism (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Call to Worship (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Invitation (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Invocation (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Praise (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Luke 2:1-20
Benediction (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Invitation (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Prayer of Petition (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Luke 4:14-21
Invocation (A Vision of the Trinity Appearing to Pope Saint Clement by Tiepolo)
Luke 6:1-5
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Luke 8:4-15
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Luke 10:2
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Luke 10:23-28
Call to Worship (The Virgin and Child with Saint John and a Female Saint by Titian)
Luke 11:5-10
Invocation (A Vision of the Trinity Appearing to Pope Saint Clement by Tiepolo)
Luke 15:11-32
Benediction (The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Call to Worship (The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Communion (The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Invitation (The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Invocation (The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Offering (The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Prayer of Petition (The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Luke 18:15-17
Invitation (Woman about to Wash her Sleepy Child by Mary Cassatt)
Luke 22:14-20
Communion (An Old Woman at Prayer (Prayer without End) by Nicolaes Maes)
Call to Worship (Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio)
Communion (Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio)
Luke 22:39-46
Benediction (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Call to Worship (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Invitation (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Offering (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Prayer of Petition (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Praise (Olive Grove and Olive Grove, Orange Sky by Vincent van Gogh)
Luke 24:1-12
Benediction (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Baptism (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Call to Worship (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Invitation (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Invocation (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Praise (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Luke 24:13-35
Call to Worship (Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio)
Communion (Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio)
Luke 26:1-38
Prayer of Petition (Virgin Annunciate by Antonello da Messina)
John 1:1-18
Benediction (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Call to Worship (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Invitation (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Invocation (Jeremiah Contemplating the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn)
John 1:12-13
Invitation (Woman about to Wash her Sleepy Child by Mary Cassatt)
John 3:22-30
Praise (The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt van Rijn)
John 4:10-14
Benediction: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Invitation: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Prayer of Petition: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
John 4:30-38
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
John 6:35
Benediction: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Invitation: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Prayer of Petition: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
John 7:37-39
Benediction: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Invitation: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Prayer of Petition: Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
John 10:10
Offering (Still Life with Flowers by Jan van Huysum)
Praise (Still Life with Flowers by Jan van Huysum)
John 14:1-6
Invitation (Rocky Mountains: Landers Peak by Albert Bierstadt)
John 20:1-18
Benediction (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Baptism (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Call to Worship (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Invitation (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Invocation (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
Praise (St. Mary Magdalene Approaching the Sepulchre by Gian Girolamo Savoldo)
John 20:30-31
Offering (Still Life with Flowers by Jan van Huysum)
Praise (Still Life with Flowers by Jan van Huysum)
Acts 17:22-31
Invocation (A Vision of the Trinity Appearing to Pope Saint Clement by Tiepolo)
Acts 27:13-44
Benediction (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Invitation (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Prayer of Petition (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Acts 28:23-28
Homily (Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky)
Romans 8:18-24
Benediction (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Invitation (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Prayer of Petition (Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault)
Romans 12:1
Offering (Self-Portrait by Ferdinand Bol)
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Call to Worship (Cognoscenti in a Room Hung with Pictures - Flemish School)
2 Corinthians 8:1-5
Offering (Self-Portrait by Ferdinand Bol)
2 Corinthians 11:21-33
Benediction (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Invitation (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
Prayer of Petition (Snowstorm: Steamboat off a Harbor's Mouth by J. M. W. Turner)
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Benediction (Japanese Bridge by Claude Monet)
James 2:14-26
Benediction (The Road Menders by Vincent van Gogh)
Prayer of Petition (The Road Menders by Vincent van Gogh)
Revelation 14:14-16
Benediction (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Communion (Enclosed Field with Reaper by Vincent van Gogh)
Revelation 19:6-10
Praise (The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt van Rijn)