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Weak Fools - 1 Corinthians 4

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.

June 1, 2005 | 8 min read

Is Christianity the Only True Religion? - Galatians 1, 1 Timothy 2

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.

June 1, 2005 | 8 min read
Here Comes God! - Micah 1

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.

June 1, 2005 | 11 min read
The God of Healing - 2 Kings 5

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.

June 1, 2005 | 9 min read

When We Feel Forsaken - Psalm 22

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.

June 1, 2005 | 41 min read
Like a Plowed Field - Micah 3

An Advent service plan focused on the way God lovingly chastens us that our barrenness may give way to fertility and productivity in a series on Micah and the hope that he pronounced.

June 1, 2005 | 8 min read
It's a Good Thing He Left - John 16

A service plan from the Apostles' Creed focused on Christ's Ascension into heaven and how that benefits Christians in a series on the Apostles' Creed as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.

June 1, 2005 | 8 min read

Were You There in Jerusalem When He Carried a Cross Out of Town? - Luke 23

A service plan for Lent reflecting on the suffering of Christ leading up to the crucifixion, part of a Lenten series following specific events that led up to Christ's death and resurrection.

June 1, 2005 | 9 min read
When Work Is An Adventure

A service plan based on Psalm 8:5-8 and Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 calling out the need for human beings made in the image of God to have purpose and excitement in their work in a series focused on vocation and how our faith and our work are integrated.

June 1, 2005 | 10 min read
Therefore: The Big Word in Christian Living - Romans 12, HCLD 32

A service plan focused on the need and motive for grateful obedience on the part of those who have come to know God's grace in a series on the Ten Commandments, as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.

June 1, 2005 | 10 min read