Worship Service: A Foolish Message - 1 Corinthians 1
A worship service plan focusing on the central message of the Christian Gospel: Salvation comes through the cross of Jesus Christ.
Gaining Wisdom and Understanding - Proverbs 4
The second service plan in a series entitled "Chapters of Life." The theme of this service is God's urgent call to adolescents to acquire wisdom and understanding so they will be able to make decisions and choices that reflect God's will.
What A Friend We Have in Jesus - Service of Prayer for Healing - Isaiah 61, Matthew 11
This worship service plan of prayer for healing was prepared as a pastoral response to a series of deaths, illnesses, and other traumatic events suffered by a local congregation over a short period of time.
With Every Good Thing Series - Morning Devotions - Hebrews 12
An order of worship planned around Hebrews 12, originally held at the Calvin Symposium on Worship. The fifth 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.
How Can I Forgive Others? - Matthew 18
A service plan focused on our willingness to forgive others as we have been forgiven in a series addressing difficult questions of the faith.
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.
How Do I Handle My Times of Doubt? - Mark 9
A service plan focused on Christians' struggle between certainty and doubt, viewing Christ as the foundation on which our faith rests, in a series addressing life's toughest questions for Christians.
Scripture and Song Resources During a Time of War
A list of scripture passages and songs and hymns that are particular pertinent and meaningful during times of war.
With Every Good Thing Series - Witnessing Perfection - Hebrews 10
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.
The Community of Grace - 1 Peter
A service plan from the Apostles' Creed focused on the united Body of Christ found in the Christian Church and the forgiveness of sins in a series on the Apostles' Creed as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
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.
Prayer for the Anniversary of 9/11
A prayer of peace and lament written for the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.