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Series for the Season |
| Issue #76 - The Communion of Saints: Resources from the Worldwide Church |
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Anne E. Zaki
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Sunday, October 2, 2005, marks the sixty-ninth year that churches around the globe are celebrating World Communion Sunday. Originating in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1936, with the...
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Pentecost |
| Issue #75 - Like Tongues of Fire: A Service for Pentecost |
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Paul LaMaire
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After returning from the Calvin Symposium last January (2004), I began to think of ways I could implement some of the ideas I came away with. One of the results was this Pentecost servi...
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Series for the Season |
| Issue #75 - Jesus and the Devil: A Three-Week Series on the Temptations of Jesus |
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James C. Dekker
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The temptations Jesus endured and withstood are archetypal of Satan’s diabolical work to trap humanity. Where we fall, Jesus stood, though not without struggle, as Hebrews 5:14 teaches:...
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Seasonal Resources |
| Issue #25 - First Sunday of Advent: The Mountain |
by
Willis Jones
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Old Testament: Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalter: Psalm 122 Epistle: Romans 13:11-14 Gospel: Matthew 24:36-44 The image of the mountain towered in Judah's collective memory. Isaiah and...
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Seasonal Resources |
| Issue #25 - Second Sunday of Advent: The Branch |
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Willis Jones
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Old Testament: Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalter: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Epistle: Romans 15:4-13 Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 Two years ago a freak tornado whirled its way through Wyckoff, Ne...
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Seasonal Resources |
| Issue #25 - Third Sunday of Advent: The Desert |
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Willis Jones
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Old Testament: Isaiah 35 Psalter: Psalm 146:5-10 Epistle: James 5:7-10 Gospel: Matthew 11:2-ll A merry Christmas in the Mojave Desert seemed to be a contradiction in term...
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Seasonal Resources |
| Issue #25 - Fourth Sunday of Advent: The Sign |
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Willis Jones
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Old Testament: Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalter: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Epistle: Romans 1:1-7 Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25 God is a sign painter! One of God's favorite hobbies is putting up...
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Seasonal Resources |
| Issue #25 - Christmas Eve or Day: The Child |
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Willis Jones
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Old Testament: Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalter: Psalm 96 Epistle: Titus 2:11-14 Gospel: Luke 2:1-14 Isaiah concludes the eighth chapter by describing a darkness so deep that peo...
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Seasonal Resources |
| Issue #25 - First Sunday after Christmas: The Mother Eagle |
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Willis Jones
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Old Testament: Isaiah 63:7-9 Psalter: Psalm 148 Epistle: Hebrews 2:10-18 Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23 Isaiah remembers, and as he does, the prophet begins to stammer. His reaso...
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