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A service plan focused on the Beatitudes and the blessing on those who are poor in spirit in a series on the Beatitudes.
"What Is Liturgical Media Art?" a handout which include basic vocabulary, frameworks, and a bibliography of resources.
A service plan focused on the question of suffering and the test of faith it often involves in a series addressing difficult questions of the faith.
The first service plan in a Pentecost series entitled "Catching God's Wind." This service identifies with the disciples in the joy of receiving the Holy Spirit, recognizes the Spirit's work, and refreshes awareness of the work for which the spirit calls and empowers us.
A service plan focused on the necessity of faithful prayer as demonstrated by "The Parable of the Persistent Widow" in a series on prayer as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
A service plan focused on the Beatitudes which are the blessings listed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. This is the blessing on the pure in heart in a series on the Beatitudes.
A service plan for Lent emphasizing the fellowship and intimacy we may experience with God--at God's initiative in a Lenten series focused on "Walking with God through Psalm 23."
A Palm Sunday service in a Lenten series focused on stepping into the drama of Christ's suffering and considering Peter's stumbling.
A service plan in a series called "Great Chapters of the Bible" focused on Psalm 8, the "Psalm of the Great Surprise."
A list of thoughts, suggestions and resources compiled in response to the tsunami tragedy of 2004--these are posted in the hope they will guide you in crafting some manner in which your group or congregation can appropriately respond to such events in worship.
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.
This service plan focuses on the importance of the music ministry in the life of the church and the proper commissioning of those who serve in these ministries.
