Worship Service: When God Breaks In: He Calls Us for Life - 1 Samuel 3
A service plan for Advent focused on how God "broke in" to call Samuel to a life of service and Samuel's response of readiness and willingness for committed Christian service. Part of an Advent series of anticipation focused on what happens when God breaks in to our lives.
Worship Service: When God Breaks In: We See Glory - Luke 2, John 1 (Christmas Eve, Day)
A service plan for Christmas focused not merely on Mary and Joseph, or even on the miracle of Christ's birth, but on the glory of God that is revealed. Part of an Advent series of anticipation focused on what happens when God breaks in to our lives.
Worship Service: When God Breaks In: He Stretches Us - Jonah
A service plan for Advent recounting how God "broke into" the story of Jonah, calling him to a task and stretching him until he was willing to be obedient. God also broke into the life of Nineveh through Jonah. Part of an Advent series of anticipation focused on what happens when God breaks in to our lives.
Worship Service: When God Breaks In: He Reveals Himself - Exodus 3
A service plan for Advent focused on Moses' experience of God "breaking in" to him at the burning bush and preparing him for the next big steps God was about to take. The first in an Advent series, beginning the period of anticipation, focused on what happens when God breaks in to our lives.
Worship Service: When God Breaks In: He Accomplishes Great Things - Luke 1
A service plan for Advent focused on Mary's angel encounters, part of an Advent series of anticipation focused on what happens when God breaks in to our lives.
Worship Ideas on the Sacrament of Baptism
The sacrament of baptism in the worship life of the church is a richly symbolic action through which God intends to assure us, comfort us, nourish us, and challenge us. The celebration of baptism can stir our imaginations to better understand his work and the richness of the gospel.
The Nuts and Bolts of Worship Planning
A crash course in collected wisdom from 100 congregations.