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It turns out that what helps churches include people with cognitive impairments in communion is good advice for everyone.
This sermon explores how Psalm 1 not only reminds us that life is a journey, but that there are two ways to travel this journey. The one brings happiness; the other brings tragedy.
Sermon Notes for a sermon that explores the major themes of Psalm 23.
This sermon explores how God's care for us is so generous that it runs over us like the abundance of anointing oil runs over the head and down on the shoulders of the one being anointed.
GraceWorks aims to provide opportunities for artists and theologians to work together to create art that bears the imprint of the Holy Spirit and allows worshippers to engage the scriptures in new ways so as to ‘voice creation’s praise’, deepen faith and renew worship. The project hopes to participate in the Spirit’s renewal of culture through the interaction of theology and art.
This service acknowledges the seeming inequities of life and the doubts that arise yet declares strength, hope and protection in God our Sovereign Lord.
This sermon emphasizes that Jesus Christ as our Good Shepherd always guides us on his paths.
The following is a check list for planning worship services that reflect a concern for justice; this list was distributed at the "Just Worship" conference in Edmonton, Alberta, in January 2003.
This sermon focuses on the promise of God to walk with his sheep through the valley and the illustration of such care within the ministry of Jesus Christ.
This service explores the secure protection that the child of God discovers in the loving care of God.
This was designed as a short, reflective service that encourages time for prayer for issues related to restorative justice. This service specifically prays for prisoners, but it also acknowledges that all people need to seek forgiveness and work for reconciliation.
In this service we center our celebration on the resurrection of Christ as we see it predicted in the final word of Psalm 23: "forever"!
