A Testimony to Give - Psalm 96, Mark 7, HCLD 1
A service plan focusing on Lord's Day 1 of the Heidelberg Catechism and the comfort and assurance we find only through Jesus Christ on a series on the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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8 min read
Joining the Team - Mark 2, 1 Corinthians 12
A worship service plan focused on the church as a group of believers who are forged together as a "team" by the Holy Spirit.
June 1, 2005
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9 min read
Jesus, the Great High Priest - Weekday Worship
The first weekday service plan in a series on Hebrews, focusing on Jesus Christ as the Great High Priest who mediates the New Covenant.
June 1, 2005
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5 min read
Prayer - Psalms 10, 13, James 5
A service plan focused on the paradox in our prayer life. The Bible tells us that God answers prayer, yet we often experience doubts about that in our own prayer life. Part of a series of sermons pairing together some of the seemingly irreconcilable paradoxes in the Christian faith.
June 1, 2005
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11 min read
Open the Gates - Psalm 118
A service plan for Lent from Psalm 118 focused on thanking God for his deliverance in a Lenten series on the Psalms.
June 1, 2005
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31 min read
With Every Good Thing Series - A Sacrifice of Praise - Hebrews 13
A communion worship service originally held at the Calvin Symposium on Worship, planned around Hebrews 13. The last 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.
June 1, 2005
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7 min read
Fleming Rutledge: Proclaiming God's mighty Word
Do you believe God has a special task for American Christians? Fleming Rutledge does. But she thinks evangelical Christians won't understand that task unless they return to the Bible and talk with each other. A feature story exploring the ways to proclaim God's almighty word.
May 27, 2005
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13 min read
God's Countercultural Invitation to Sabbath Rest
Do you use the words busy, tired, and stressed more than the words peace, rest, and refreshed? If so, Dorothy Bass invites you to receive God's gift of Sabbath. A feature story exploring the need for a Sabbath.
May 13, 2005
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8 min read
Fourteen Tips to Consider Before You Try Writing a Hymn Text
In his lectures and seminars on hymn writing, Carl P. Daw, Jr., executive director of The Hymn Society in the U.S. and Canada, offers these tips for beginners.
April 30, 2005
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5 min read
Hymn Writing Is Alive and Well
If you think hymns are so last century, and praise songs are totally where it's at now, Carl P. Daw, Jr. begs to differ. A feature story exploring how hymn writing is alive and well today.
April 30, 2005
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8 min read
Getting to Know Each Other: Pastors from two denominations share stories
Christians sometimes think they must water down their identities to find common ground with people from different Christian traditions. Eleazar Merriweather and John Witvliet offer a refreshing alternative. A feature story exploring relationships between denominations.
April 15, 2005
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12 min read
Seven Ideas for Helping Worshipers Experience Communion More Deeply
Your leeway in celebrating the Lord's Supper will depend on your tradition's liturgical stipulations, doctrines, theology, or church architecture. But chances are that some of these ideas will fit your situation.
April 1, 2005
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2 min read
