Christian Year

The People with a Song - Psalm 147

A service plan showing the people of God as a singing people. Their song is a "new song" and reflects their faith in God and their remembrance of his mighty acts. Part of an Advent series focused on the tension between the message that "Christ has come" and "not all is yet accomplished."

June 1, 2005 | 9 min read
Are You Asleep? - Mark 14

A service plan for the third Sunday of Lent planned around Mark 14:37. This service is part of "Questions of the Last Week," a series of Lent service plans.

June 1, 2005 | 9 min read
The Poor Man's Ruler - Micah 5

An Advent service plan focused on Micah's prophecies of hope, how God brought the Messiah to the world through little Bethlehem, and how God is able to bring the "big" out of the "little" in a series on Micah and the hope that he pronounced.

June 1, 2005 | 10 min read

Who is This? - Matthew 21

A service plan for the sixth Sunday of Lent planned around Matthew 21:10. This service is part of "Questions of the Last Week," a series of Lent service plans.

June 1, 2005 | 12 min read

Covered Sins - Psalm 32

A service plan for Lent focused on Psalm 32, which expresses guilt, humble confession, and the peace of being forgiven in a Lenten series on the Psalms.

June 1, 2005 | 25 min read

Ancient Christmas Sermons: Making the old, old story new again

People look forward to singing Christmas carols. Meanwhile, each Christmas preachers struggle to compose yet another sermon that will engage worshipers. A feature story presenting a new view of preaching at Christmas.

October 1, 2004 | 8 min read
Ancient Christmas Sermons: Making the old, old story new again

People look forward to singing Christmas carols. Meanwhile, each Christmas preachers struggle to compose yet another sermon that will engage worshipers. A feature story presenting a new view of preaching at Christmas.

October 1, 2004 | 8 min read