Worship Planning Archives

Psalm 91 memory challenge

Join your brothers and sisters in Christ as we memorize Psalm 91 together.

Prayers to use during the pandemic — Series A and One-Year Series

LCMS Worship is providing updated prayers of the church for Series A and One-Year Series that can be used by your congregation March 22 and March 29.

Propers in Time of Pestilence

When calamity and death strike, we do not put God on trial to accuse or excuse His unexplainable actions in the world. Instead, we implore His grace in the name…

Holy Week and Easter media kit — Death is Defeated

Advertise your Holy Week and Easter services by using these free, customizable resources.

LCMS Worship – 2019-20 hymn suggestions for Series A and One-Year Series

LCMS Worship provides hymn suggestions for Three-Year Series A and the One-Year Series to use during the 2019-20 church year.

LCMS Worship – Suggestions for 2019 midweek Advent services

LCMS Worship offers Propers as suggestions for the celebration of midweek Vespers or Evening Prayer in the 2019 Advent season.

LCMS Worship – ‘A Wedding Hymn’

The text of “A Wedding Hymn” was written by the Rev. Paul F. Becker on the occasion of his daughter, Julie, entering holy marriage in 2019.

Holy Week and Easter media kit — Life and Death are at Stake

Advertise your Holy Week and Easter services by using these free, customizable resources.

LCMS Worship – Suggestions for midweek Lenten services – 2019

LCMS Worship provides suggestions for liturgy, psalms, readings, hymns and collects to use during midweek Lenten services.

LCMS Worship – A Lenten Prayer – 2019

LCMS Worship provides “A Lenten Prayer” for congregations to use in worship services or for families to use during devotions. It is one of the older prayers of the Church from the Lutheran Reformation.

Prayer petition for those affected by California wildfires

LCMS Worship provides “A Petition for the California Wildfires” for congregations to use in worship services this weekend to pray for those affected by the California wildfires.

LCMS Worship – 2018-19 Series C hymn suggestions

LCMS Worship provides hymn suggestions for Series C to use during the 2018-19 church year. Unless otherwise indicated, hymns are from Lutheran Service Book.

LCMS Worship – A Brief Advent Table Grace: 2018

LCMS Worship suggests the following Advent devotions for use at home. Family members may take turns reading the prophecy for each day from Dec. 2 to Christmas Eve.

LCMS Worship – Thanksgiving Day Litany and Grace

LCMS Worship suggests the following Thanksgiving Day Litany and Grace for blessing the Thanksgiving table at home.

LCMS Worship – 2018-19 One-Year Series hymn suggestions

LCMS Worship provides hymn suggestions for the One-Year Series to use during the 2018-19 church year. Unless otherwise indicated, hymns are from Lutheran Service Book.