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A Christmas or Christmas Eve service focusing on the Christmas story through the eyes of Micah, presenting God's gift of grace and forgiveness through his son. This is the final service in an Advent series on Micah and the hope that he pronounced.
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.
A sample service from the Calvin Symposium on Worship planned around Psalm 130, a psalm of confession.
An index of web resources for planning worship during times of war, as well as a short bibliography.
A service plan focused on the Beatitudes and the blessing on those who are persecuted in a series on the Beatitudes.
A service plan in an Epiphany series in preparation for Lent based on Luke 14 and 18.
A worship service plan with the theme: "to do worship about worship," based on Revelation 1.
A service plan built around 1 Corinthians 4. Not only is the message of the cross foolishness to the world, but those of us who serve Christ are also viewed as "fools for the sake of Christ." Still, we must resist the temptation to soften our distinctiveness to minimize the cost to us.
A service plan focused on the questions of validity in other world religions and the truth that salvation is found only in Jesus Christ, the son of God in a series addressing difficult questions of the faith.
An Advent service plan focused on introducing the book of Micah with not only the judgment, but also the hope and grace pronounced by Micah, which we are reminded of during Advent. This is part of a series on Micah and the hope that he pronounced.
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.
A service plan for Good Friday which takes its spirit from Psalm 22 and the cry of forsakenness that was repeated by Christ on the cross. Part of a Lenten series on the Psalms.
