Faith Formation

Elijah - 2 Kings 2

A service plan for Eastertide focused on Elijah's departure from this earth and how he bypassed death in an Eastertide series focusing on Bible stories that occurred before Christ's resurrection but which shed light on how we should live after his resurrection.

June 1, 2005 | 8 min read
How Do I Handle My Times of Doubt? - Mark 9

A service plan focused on Christians' struggle between certainty and doubt, viewing Christ as the foundation on which our faith rests, in a series addressing life's toughest questions for Christians.

June 1, 2005 | 7 min read
The Faith-Divide - John 3, HCLD 7

A service plan from Lord's Day 7 of the Heidelberg Catechism focused on the importance of true faith, which grafts us into Christ and provides all his benefits for us, part of a series on the Heidelberg Catechism. This service ends in celebration of the Lord's Supper.

June 1, 2005 | 12 min read

Were You There When He Kept Showing Up? - 1 Corinthians 15 (Sunday after Easter)

A service plan for Eastertide focused on our certainty in faith and our confidence in the credibility of the Christian religion as based on the evidence of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The final service plan of a Lenten series following specific events that led up to Christ's death and resurrection.

June 1, 2005 | 8 min read
The Song of a Brother and a Sister - Exodus 15

A service plan remembering Moses, Miriam and the people of Israel and giving praise and thanks to God for his miraculous delivery through the Red Sea. The spirit is thankful celebration for God's actions on our behalf. 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 | 10 min read

Jesus Enthroned on High - Weekday Worship

The second weekday service plan in a series on Hebrews, concentrating on the passages from Hebrews which present Christ as the one who is ascended to heaven and is enthroned at the right hand of God.

June 1, 2005 | 3 min read

Faith-Given and Fed - Matthew 16, Romans 10, HCLD 25

The second service plan in a Pentecost series, focusing on the life of faith that uniquely provides the identity of the Christian Church. The life of faith is dynamic and subject to many experiences and influences.

June 1, 2005 | 9 min read
We Live by Faith - Romans 1

A service plan for October leading up to Reformation Day focused on the truth that we are saved by faith alone and we are called to live by faith in a four-week series on truths from the Reformation.

June 1, 2005 | 9 min read
Singleness and Trying to Find It Good - Mark 3, John 12

The fourth service plan in a series entitled "Chapters of Life." This service focuses on singleness--those who are unmarried--and aims to keep them and their needs in front of the entire worshiping community.

June 1, 2005 | 8 min read