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Reading Scripture in Public Worship

In all of our worship planning the principle that the Word of God is central must guide us. Since worship is our engagement with God, our group conversation with God, the Word must figure prominently.

October 26, 2010 | 8 min read
Planning for Summer Worship: Constructing Series of Sermons

The summer is a good time to draw the worship planners together to take a look at the season that is past.

October 26, 2010 | 5 min read

The Longest Night - LaSalle Street Church

This service of lament and longing for God's light was held on the night of Wednesday, December 20—the night with the least sunlight of any day on the calendar in the Northern Hemisphere.

October 22, 2010 | 2 min read
Praying the Lord's Prayer During Advent

The Lord's Prayer is a prayer for all seasons. But it comes to us with particular pastoral urgency during Advent and Christmas.

October 22, 2010 | 2 min read

Planning Ahead: Worship in September

September is a time of new beginnings. The new school year, the new church school year, and a new year of church ministries and activities are all worth remembering, celebrating, and dedicating in worship.

October 21, 2010 | 2 min read

Planning Ahead: Worship in October

The highlight of the October calendar may be World Communion Sunday, when Christians everywhere celebrate what it means to belong to the body of Christ—"the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints." In celebrating the Lord's Supper, we most deeply celebrate our oneness in Christ.

October 21, 2010 | 2 min read
World Communion Sunday

The Sunday for which this service is designated is World Communion Sunday. On this day churches around the world will come to the Table of the Lord as an expression of their oneness in Jesus Christ.

October 21, 2010 | 15 min read
The Reading of Scripture (Bible Study)

Worship is a conversation between God and his children, and the Scriptures are the surest and clearest means through which God speaks. The Scriptures are his voice, and when the Scriptures are read, God is speaking to his people. It is wise, therefore, to pay close attention to the role that the reading of Scripture has in our worship services.

October 19, 2010 | 8 min read