Psalms/Scripture

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

Covered Sins - Psalm 32

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.

June 1, 2005 | 25 min read
Spiritual Worship - John 4, HCLD 35

A service plan focused on on the nature of God--that he is spirit--and the method of our worship of God--"in spirit and in truth"--in a series on the Ten Commandments, as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.

June 1, 2005 | 12 min read

Designed for Work

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.

June 1, 2005 | 9 min read
Worship Service: The Strong Shepherd - Micah 5

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.

June 1, 2005 | 12 min read

The Holy Day - Isaiah 58, Mark 2, HCLD 38

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.

June 1, 2005 | 10 min read
Dying Well - Genesis 25, 49

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.

June 1, 2005 | 11 min read