Worship Planning: From Concept to Service
A look at worship planning and some tips that make it easier.
March 1, 2006
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1 min read
The Belgic Confession in Q&A Format page 1 of 3 - from Reformed Worship
The Only God
What do you believe about God?
We all believe in our hearts
and confess with our mouths
that there is a single
and simple spiritual being,
whom we call God.
March 1, 2006
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1 min read
The Burden on the Crucifix: What the Sweetbrier Pastor did instead of writing Lenten sermons
A story by James Schaap about a pastor debating the meaning of the Crucifix and what it means.
March 1, 2006
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1 min read
Trinity Sunday and the Call to Worship
Why should we observe Trinity Sunday when it isn’t a clear event in Scripture?
March 1, 2006
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1 min read
God in Three Persons
A service of hymns and readings for Trinity Sunday.
March 1, 2006
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1 min read
The Rhythm of God's Grace
Today's hectic pace of life leaves little time for prayer. Daily morning and evening prayer is an ancient treasure of the church that offers a worshipful way to live and pray, no matter how busy our lives feel. Learn more about this classical mode of prayer and how you can incorporate its wisdom into your daily life.
January 1, 2006
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42 min listen
Ephesians: A Model of Integral (Holistic) Worship
Paul's letter to the Ephesians demonstrates that worship is an excellent way of expressing the deepest theological teachings and also of integrating them to everyday life. Actually, Ephesians shows that life is an act of worship. This session opened up this compelling book not only for preachers and teachers, but for all who long for a deeper biblical perspective on worship.
January 1, 2006
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43 min listen
Baptism: A Sacrament for the Whole Congregation
This session drew upon biblical passages and confessional and liturgical texts from the Reformed tradition to demonstrate how Christian baptism is a communal, not an individual, sacrament.
January 1, 2006
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37 min listen
Worship That is Authentic to God - Paul Ryan
A reflection on what it means for worship to truly be "authentic."
August 27, 2005
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2 min read
A Book to Treasure
A book review on Baird's Eutaxia: "It is a classic and should be on every Presbyterian or Reformed pastor's library shelf."
August 25, 2005
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2 min read
Realism and Worship: An interview with John G. Stackhouse Jr.
Worship that shapes us and helps us articulate our actual relationship with God needs to be as real as possible: true to the impossible ideals of the Gospel that both judge our present and promise us a glorious future, and true to the actual needs, opportunities, failures and successes of our life between worship services.
August 24, 2005
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4 min read
One Day of Hope: Resistance, Spirituality, and Sabbath-keeping - Bethany Keeley
Part of being a Christian in the Reformed tradition is a belief that religion applies to all parts of life; it is with this background that I approach questions of mass culture and cultural resistance.
August 23, 2005
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37 min read
