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When Jesus first began preaching, he told parables that brought the kingdom of God to life through everyday scenarios that his listeners would understand. Although modern Christians may not work with animals or sow seeds daily, William Tuck believes that these biblical stories still have much to teach us. In Stories That Continue to Speak to Us Today, Tuck highlights how these tales have remained in our minds, influencing how we live our daily...

When one of our brothers or sisters leaves this world in death, we as Christians know that they have simply stepped into a new life with Jesus Christ. However, those of us who are left on Earth may need some further consolation until it is our time to join them and our Heavenly Father. Richard Zajac wrote this book, Funeral Frames: Stories to Capture a Well Lived Life, as a resource to grievers, that these stories may point them towards the so...

Strength For the Journey is a collection of summertime sermons, to be shared as congregants depart for and return from their summer vacations, to assist them in continuing their faith journey upon their return. As shown through the sacrifice of Jesus and his death upon the cross, the path of Christianity and following God may not always be straightforward and simple. Nevertheless, Rev. Dean Feldmeyer calls readers to put their faith in God and...

Ask yourself: What do you thank God for? How do you see his influence in your everyday life?Oftentimes, God works through normal people like you and me to perform extraordinary deeds. Although it may not always seem that God is present in our lives, all we must do is look for the signs.Lectionary Reflections, Cycle C is the third of a three-part series which offers a faith-filled experience for readers that sometimes question not only the worl...

Are we truly living as disciples of God, or have we focused so much on ourselves that we miss those who are truly in need? Many of us, as Christians, believe that we are living as God's chosen people, destined for eternal life. However, there are many out there who do not have the same advantages as we do, and they often blend into the background of our daily lives. Tend and Feed asks us to take another look at some famous Biblical stories, bu...

Often, Lent is a season of lament and despair. Living in Hope strives to find the hope of the Lenten Season as Christians prepare for the death and resulting resurrection of the Easter Season. Rev. Dr. Bates, having served as a local church pastor and now as a judicatory leader in the United Church of Christ, has extensive knowledge about and experience in framing useful and contextual sermon messages for congregations and larger church gather...

The Undisturbed Soldier is a chancel play for Lent that allows us to witness Jesus' arrest, interrogation, beating, and crucifixion through the eyes of two Roman soldiers who took part in most of these events. In the interaction between these soldiers and two Jewish women, the challenge of believing in Jesus is brought to the surface. At the end of the play, three of these persons are convinced that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead while o...

A year's worth of ideas you can expand upon to create great messages. Each nugget uses simple, concrete methods of illustrating biblical truth.

The Revised Common Lectionary is not just to provide a guide to scripture reading during the church year. It can help shape the entirety of our worship. The themes for each Sunday service, as created by the lectionary, can be further explored and appreciated through Reed's poetic prayers and responsories, as well as through musical selection suggestions. By involving all of the senses in worship, congregations can gain a deeper understanding a...

The Revised Common Lectionary is not just to provide a guide to scripture reading during the church year. It can help shape the entirety of our worship. The themes for each Sunday service, as created by the lectionary, can be further explored and appreciated through Reed's poetic prayers and responsories, as well as through musical selection suggestions. By involving all of the senses in worship, congregations can gain a deeper understanding a...

The Revised Common Lectionary is not just to provide a guide to scripture reading during the church year. It can help shape the entirety of our worship. The themes for each Sunday service, as created by the lectionary, can be further explored and appreciated through Reed's poetic prayers and responsories, as well as through musical selection suggestions. By involving all of the senses in worship, congregations can gain a deeper understanding a...

The Revised Common Lectionary is not just to provide a guide to scripture reading during the church year. It can help shape the entirety of our worship. The themes for each Sunday service, as created by the lectionary, can be further explored and appreciated through Reed's poetic prayers and responsories, as well as through musical selection suggestions. By involving all of the senses in worship, congregations can gain a deeper understanding a...

The Pilgrim Road: Signposts On Faith's Journey. Within the psalms, there is a collection of fifteen ancient songs, known as the "Songs of Ascent." These ancient prayer-songs were sung and spoken by multitudes of pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, and they continue to be used in the spiritual journey of the modern Christian. Each psalm offers advice to those who wish to grow spiritually and draw themselves closer to God, oftentimes posing chal...

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The Christian life is a life of continuing conversion. Baptism may claim us as God's own beloved, but the children of God must grow up and mature. Jesus invites his followers to "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me (Matthew 11:29)." This is a life of ongoing transformation, not merely by our own effort, but by welcoming Christ's Spirit to make us more like him. In every sense, we are Christians who are still becoming Christians. If there w...

OTHERS Sermons we should be Preaching to Ourselves Cycle A Sermons for Proper 18 -29 Based on the Gospel Texts Proper 18 (23) Matthew 18:15-20 Template for Reconciliation Proper 19 (24) Matthew 18:21-35 The Subject if Forgiveness Proper 20 (25) Matthew 20:1-16 When Payday Comes Proper 21 (26) Matthew 21:23-32 Polite Disobedience Proper 22 (27) Matthew 21:33-46 Speaking of Us Proper 23 (28) Matthew 22:1-14 Welcome to the Party! Proper 24 (29) M...

Looking Into the Lectionary offers biblical commentary on the texts appointed by the Common Lectionary each week. In addition to the commentary six questions, one for each day of the week, invite readers into further study, additional resources, suggested spiritual practices or ways to connect the text to contemporary life. This book invites readers into a study of the Bible not only for the purposes of preaching and teaching, but also for the...

These prayers for worship, sometimes called The Prayer of the Church or as Intercessions and Prayers of the People will be an integral part of Sunday worship in mainline churches. These prayers are based on the Revised Common Lectionary.