The main page for the "Grounded and Growing—A Series for Advent and Christmas." This includes links to service outlines for each week of Advent and Christmas which include an Advent candle lighting as well as additional resources and creative ideas. Ahead of each service you will find a reflection to aid you in your worship and sermon planning.
ROOTED IN SCRIPTURE.
RESPONSIVE FOR TODAY.
Praise magnifies God’s attributes and actions, extending our vision like a telescope to behold God’s goodness and beauty. This article provides a list of contemporary songs that do just that.
This congregational prayer includes scriptural responses taken from the book of Revelation. It would work well on Christ the King Sunday or any time the service is focused on Christ’s victory and reign. The headings are for the leader’s benefit and should not be spoken though they could be included on a projection slide.
This litany is the text of Psalm 100 interspersed with Philippians 4:4–9 for two readers, for a leader and the congregation or for a congregation split into two parts.
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Psalm 65—A Psalm of Hope: A Call to and Prayer of Confession with Assurance of Pardon
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