Theology

Our Beliefs - 2 Timothy 3, 2 Peter 1, Acts 10

A service plan exploring the paradox that Christians believe the Bible provides unchanging truth for all times. On the other hand, we need to reexamine our understanding of God's truth from time to time. Part of a series of sermons pairing together some of the seemingly irreconcilable paradoxes in the Christian faith.

June 1, 2005 | 14 min read
A God Second-to-None - Micah 7

A Christmas or Christmas Eve service focusing on the Christmas story through the eyes of Micah, presenting God's gift of grace and forgiveness through his son. This is the final service in an Advent series on Micah and the hope that he pronounced.

June 1, 2005 | 12 min read
Thanksgiving Confession - Unity Christian HS Chapel Service

A high school chapel service plan for Thanksgiving with links to an interview about how this chapel was received.

June 1, 2005 | 7 min read

Like a Plowed Field - Micah 3

An Advent service plan focused on the way God lovingly chastens us that our barrenness may give way to fertility and productivity in a series on Micah and the hope that he pronounced.

June 1, 2005 | 8 min read
Therefore: The Big Word in Christian Living - Romans 12, HCLD 32

A service plan focused on the need and motive for grateful obedience on the part of those who have come to know God's grace in a series on the Ten Commandments, as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.

June 1, 2005 | 10 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
It Takes Grace - 1 Corinthians 15

A service plan for Reformation Sunday focused on the sovereign grace of God as the only hope for our salvation. This is the final service in a four-part series on truths from the Reformation.

June 1, 2005 | 13 min read
Take the Name and Hold if High - Psalm 34, 86, HCLD 47

A service plan from the Lord's Prayer focused on the use of God's name and how we are to honor it in a series on prayer as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.

June 1, 2005 | 10 min read

Continuing to Pray - Luke 18, HCLD 45

A service plan focused on the necessity of faithful prayer as demonstrated by "The Parable of the Persistent Widow" in a series on prayer as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.

June 1, 2005 | 12 min read
The Honor of Work - Ephesians 4, HCLD 42

A service plan focused on a prohibition against stealing, but with a larger message to live out our gratitude to God and our neighbors by expressing our love through honest and faithful work in a series on the Ten Commandments, as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.

June 1, 2005 | 9 min read