My Father - Romans 8
A service plan from the Apostles' Creed focused on God the Father and what fatherhood means in a series on the Apostles' Creed as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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8 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
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12 min read
Enoch - Genesis 5
A service plan for the first Sunday after Easter focused on the life and faith of Enoch 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
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9 min read
Friend Lazarus - John 11
A service plan for Eastertide focused on the resurrection of Jesus' friend Lazarus 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
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10 min read
Our Joy - Psalms 34, 51, Luke 15
A service plan focused on responses and emotions in worship. Our faith gives us reason for great joy, but we also experience much pain and sorrow in this world. Part of a series of sermons pairing together some of the seemingly irreconcilable paradoxes in the Christian faith.
June 1, 2005
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12 min read
Thrust into Mission - Acts 1, 2
The second service plan in a Pentecost series entitled "Catching God's Wind." This service focuses on the specific ministry of the Holy Spirit to give power to the church and thrust it into mission to the world.
June 1, 2005
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7 min read
The Gift of Joy - Isaiah 12
A service plan in an Advent series for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day focused on our joy in Christ's coming and our call to proclaim this joy to the world.
June 1, 2005
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10 min read
Prayer - Psalms 10, 13, James 5
A service plan focused on the paradox in our prayer life. The Bible tells us that God answers prayer, yet we often experience doubts about that in our own prayer life. Part of a series of sermons pairing together some of the seemingly irreconcilable paradoxes in the Christian faith.
June 1, 2005
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11 min read
Psalm 130 - A Psalm of Confession
A sample service from the Calvin Symposium on Worship planned around Psalm 130, a psalm of confession.
June 1, 2005
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1 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
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10 min read
Painful Honesty - Genesis 3, Ephesians 2, Proverbs 28, HCLD 2-3
A service plan focusing on Lord's Days 2 and 3 of the Heidelberg Catechism with the seriousness of our sin and a call to confession in a series on the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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8 min read
Were You There in the Garden When He Arose? - Matthew 28 (Easter)
A service plan for Easter Sunday celebrating the victory accomplished through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, part of a Lenten series following specific events that led up to Christ's death and resurrection.
June 1, 2005
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8 min read
