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A service plan based on Genesis 1-3 and Matthew 25 recognizing our need to work--that is, we were created for productive creation-caring efforts that provide for our needs and the needs of others. Part of a series focused on vocation and how faith and work are integrated.
An Advent Candlelight service outline focused on Micah's prophecy and our anticipation, awaiting a Messiah who will be our "Strong Shepherd," bring deliverance to his people and establish the eternal reign of God. This is part of a series on Micah and the hope that he pronounced.
A service plan for Lent focused on Psalm 32, which expresses guilt, humble confession, and the peace of being forgiven in a Lenten series on the Psalms.
A service plan focused on observing the Sabbath--an expression of our respect for and obedience to God, in a series on the Ten Commandments, as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
A service plan focused on pain and lament, especially that expressed in Psalm 13. This is part of a series called "Great Chapters of the Bible."
A service plan for Lent from Psalm 116 focused on praising the Lord for his deliverance from death in a Lenten series on the Psalms.
The sixth service plan in a series entitled "Chapters of Life." The focus of this service is the reality of death--even within the Christian life--and the hope the gospel brings of being able to "die well" and enter eternal glory.
A service plan for Lent celebrating God's care for us flows over us like the abundance of anointing oil runs over the head and down on the shoulders of the one being anointed. Part of a Lenten series focused on "Walking with God through Psalm 23."
A service plan for Lent focused on Psalm 34 and viewing Jesus as the suffering servant in a Lenten series on the Psalms.
A service plan for Lent focused on the message of rest, renewal and restoration in Psalm 23 and also being conscious of the restlessness and agitation that so often mark our lives. Part of a Lenten series focused on "Walking with God through Psalm 23."
The first weekday service plan in a series on Hebrews, focusing on Jesus Christ as the Great High Priest who mediates the New Covenant.
An order of worship planned around Hebrews 10, originally held at the Calvin Symposium on Worship. The third of a six-part series on the book of Hebrews from the 2008 Symposium on Worship. These services are designed to rejuvenate the vigor of the faithful by returning us to our first love: our wonderful Savior Jesus Christ.
