We Believe in you, God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
We believe in the truth and power of your word.
We trust in your finished work, Lord Jesus.
By what you have done, you have secured our eternal destiny.
We affirm your new commandment, your call to love and serve others. Continue Reading »
Posts tagged ‘Lent’
A Confession for Maundy Thursday
The Jesus Mystery, by Tom Collins
He has been the number one celebrity, riding a wave of national fame for the past three years. We know who murdered him. Now, people are asking, “Where is Jesus’ corpse?” Crowds are staging demonstrations, demanding information. Many news investigators search for answers. How will their searches for the truth impact them and others? How will people react to the various news reports? Tim Loy’s 40-day search for answers becomes more important to him when his editor assigns him the story and his life-long friend, Jamar, suffers from a spiritual experience related to Jesus’ missing body. If “Find his body!” happens here and now. Continue Reading »
Stations of the Cross – Winnetka Covenant Church
The Stations of the Cross experience at Winnetka Covenant Church was two years in the making. The idea was brought to the church’s Clergy and Worship Resource Committee, all of whom gave their enthusiastic support. Our team was excited about this idea but wanted to make sure we gave enough thought about how best to implement this project to encompass all its aspects and allow artists enough time to create their work. Continue Reading »
Good Friday Tenebrae: The Seven Deadly Sins
The seven candles that are extinguished in the Good Friday Tenebrae service can be fittingly paired to the seven deadly sins. Included in this service are calls to prayer, congregational prayers, and words of pardon for each of the seven deadly sins. Continue Reading »
Tenebrae Service – Jesus’ Last Week
We had done a Tenebrae service for a number of years and were looking for a way to breathe some newness into it, so instead of walking through the sayings of Jesus on the cross and extinguishing a candle after each one, we decided to incorporate some scenes from the last week of the life of Jesus and then in the same manner, extinguish a candle and have the room grow progressively darker. Continue Reading »
Ash Wednesday Interactive Stations
We observed Ash Wednesday during our Kamp Kidd program (Wednesday night programming for Preschool-4th Grade). I put together these stations that deal with confession and forgiveness. Continue Reading »
Lenten Worship Space
Here are a few things we are doing with our worship space this Lent. Continue Reading »
Song for Ash Wednesday
“Lord you have Promised,” with text by Rick Lindholtz, was written to the tune of Bunessan (“Morning Has Broken”; Covenant Hymnal: A Worshipbook, #93, 426, 547). 4 verses. This song is perfect for Ash Wednesday but is also good for confession, repentance, times of grief, and similar themes. Continue Reading »
A Lenten Journey: The Prayers of Jeremiah
This Lenten study, written by Reverend Dawn Taloyo, focuses on the prayers of Jeremiah. Space on the cover page will allow you to imprint your own church information, as desired. Continue Reading »
Lesson Plan: Ash Wednesday Service
Dan Booker developed this Ash Wednesday service while serving as Youth Minister at First Covenant Church in Rockford, Illinois. While geared primarily for youth, adults found it to be a meaningful experience as well. Continue Reading »
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