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This song, "God of Nature, at whose Voice the Waves and Winds Must Now Obey," was written in response to Hurricane Katrina, however, it is a fitting response to any times of natural disaster.
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A service plan for October leading up to Reformation Day focused on the truth that we are saved by faith alone and we are called to live by faith in a four-week series on truths from the Reformation.
A sample service of lament from the Calvin Symposium on Worship based on Psalms 42 and 43.
A short service of scripture and lament in response to the tragedy of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
A service plan from the Lord's Prayer focused on protection and deliverance that we seek from God from our fears and the threats surrounding us in a series on prayer as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
A worship service plan focusing on the central message of the Christian Gospel: Salvation comes through the cross of Jesus Christ.
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.
The second of two worship service plans on the theme of stewardship. This service is planned around Proverbs 3 and Malachi 3.
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.
A service plan in an Advent series in preparation for Christmas focused on the hope and assurance we have in Christ.
An order of worship planned around Isaiah 43, originally held at the Calvin Symposium on Worship.
A service plan for Eastertide focused on the resurrection of Jesus' friend Lazarus 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 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.
