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A service plan beginning with the assumption that our hurts are many, that God possesses both the power and the desire to give us healing, and that the Christian community is the location in which we can seek such healing.
An order of worship planned around Hebrews 4-5, originally held at the Calvin Symposium on Worship. The second 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.
A service plan in a Lenten series focused on drawing close to Christ, who gives us courage to step out of our comfort zones.
A service plan remembering Moses, Miriam and the people of Israel and giving praise and thanks to God for his miraculous delivery through the Red Sea. The spirit is thankful celebration for God's actions on our behalf. Part of an Advent series focused on the tension between the message that "Christ has come" and "not all is yet accomplished."
The fourth service plan in a series entitled "Chapters of Life." This service focuses on singleness--those who are unmarried--and aims to keep them and their needs in front of the entire worshiping community.
A service plan from the Apostles' Creed focused on God the Father and what fatherhood means in a series on the Apostles' Creed as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
A service plan for the first Sunday after Easter focused on the life and faith of Enoch in an Eastertide series focusing on Bible stories that occurred before Christ's resurrection but which shed light on how we should live after his resurrection.
A service on the Beatitudes and the blessing on those who are merciful in a series on the Beatitudes.
An order of worship planned around John 14:1-7, originally held at the Calvin Symposium on Worship.
A service plan for Lent focused on Jesus' prayer found in John 17, showing his sense of mission, passion, and his deep desire that God's purposes be served, part of a Lenten series following specific events that led up to Christ's death and resurrection.
A service plan for Lent focusing on Jesus Christ as our Good Shepherd always guides us on his paths in a Lenten series focused on "Walking with God through Psalm 23."
A service plan addressing the persecution of faith. While some of our brothers and sisters are paying a high price for their faith commitments and their obedience to their Lord, others may never experience it. Based on 2 Timothy 3.
