Glory
A word study on "glory" and its divergent connotations in worship and modern culture.
June 21, 2005
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2 min read
Choir and Organ: Their Place in Reformed Liturgy
An article evaluating the place of both choir and organ within the "sequence of actions" in Reformed worship.
June 14, 2005
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44 min read
A Reformed Approach to Psalmody: The Legacy of the Genevan Psalter
The Genevan Psalter is the most important source of metrical psalmody in the continental Reformed tradition.
June 10, 2005
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23 min read
Contemporary Worship Music Matures
Theologically serious song writers are acknowledging Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in contemporary songs that unite head and heart. A feature story exploring how contemporary music is maturing theologically.
June 10, 2005
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9 min read
A Potpourri of Tips on Writing and Choosing Songs for Worship
Can the world still use new worship songs? Yes. Does their worth depend on how much they sound like other songs or how many people hear and sing them? No.
June 10, 2005
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4 min read
Beatitudes Series: Blessed Are the Peacemakers - Isaiah 52, Matthew 5, 8
A service plan focused on the Beatitudes and the blessing on the peacemakers in a series on the Beatitudes.
June 1, 2005
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1 min read
The Church That Troubles - Acts 17
A worship service plan focusing on the challenge for the Christian church to be a redemptive tool in the hand of the risen Christ. Worshipers will hear how the early church was obedient to Christ's call and be faced with the challenge to do the same.
June 1, 2005
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11 min read
From Dust to Kingship - Psalm 2
The final service in a Lenten series for Easter Sunday focused on Psalm 2, a royal psalm, probably composed for the coronation of a king. In the background of this Psalm is the promise of God's future redemption of his people and the coronation of his exalted king.
June 1, 2005
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37 min read
Knowing the Power of His Resurrection - Ephesians 1
A service plan from the Apostles' Creed focused on the physical resurrection of Christ from the dead in a series on the Apostles' Creed as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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9 min read
The Honor of Relationships - 1 John 3, HCLD 40
A service plan focused on the Sixth Commandment and that not only are we to refrain from murder, but we must also affirm the value and sacredness of life through loving our neighbors in a series on the Ten Commandments, as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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10 min read
The Impossible Christ - John 20, HCLD 6
A service plan from Lord's Day 6 of the Heidelberg Catechism focused on the nature of our Deliverer and why he must be both human and divine, part of a series on the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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5 min read
What's in a Name? - Hebrews 1
A service plan from the Apostles' Creed focused on the names given to God the Son and what these tells us about his nature and identity in a series on the Apostles' Creed as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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7 min read
