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Gracious, Heavenly Father, we are
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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
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Gracious, Heavenly Father, we are people who often live our lives in routine, but who rarely enter into the fullness of the abundant life. In Easter, You accomplished the impossible. You proved Your W...
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Almighty God, you have surprised us
Author

Scott B. Bullock
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Isaiah 55:8-9, Matthew 13:44, Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 139:7-10, 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Luke 2:1-20, John 4:7-26, John 21:1-14, Luke 24:13-35, Matthew 17:1-8, Luke 2:25-38, Luke 1:35-38, Hebrews 13:2, Isaiah 43:19
Almighty God, you have surprised us with your presence in unexpected ways. In the expectations of our routine, we have missed the treasure that you place before us. We come to worship you in community...
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The Art of Remembering
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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James 1:17, Ephesians 4:null
The Necessity of Memory Memory—or, more actively, remembering , plays an all-important role in our lives. Our culture likes us to focus on the now, "looking forward rather than looking back&q...
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Norman Cousins
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- Busyness
- Climbing the Ladder of Success
It is a sprinting, squirting, shoving age.
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Hard, Hard Things
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Dorothy Day
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- Lent
We suffer these things and they fade from memory. But daily, hourly, to give up our own possessions and especially to subordinate our own impulses and wishes to others—these are hard, hard things; and...
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An Invitation to an Unhurried Lent
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Alan Fadling
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Finding Grace in Lent The practice of Lent has become a place of grace for me over the last number of years. While some feel that Lent is a failure to recognize that our salvation is rooted in gr...
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Traditional Ash Wednesday Service
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- Ash Wednesday
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Joel 2:1-2, 12-17, Isaiah 58:1-12, Psalm 103:, Psalm 51:1-17, 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
This is a traditional Ash Wednesday service focused on a penitent and reflective beginning of Lent. It features traditional collects, an invitation to a holy Lent, and a confession structured as a lit...
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Last Minute Liturgy | Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
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The Pastor's Workshop
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Asking for a "Friend"... You are ready for Holy Week. You are probably reading this because you're already thinking about next year— you're just that organized and put together...
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How to Write a Great Call to Worship for Lent
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The Pastor's Workshop
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So, you’re staring at your laptop screen. It’s later at night than you’d like to admit. The Word document is blank and that vertical bar is flashing, daring you to write the first word. You need to st...
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Prayer of Confession for All Saints Day
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Hebrews 12:1-3, Philippians 3:13-14, Isaiah 40:31, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Run beloved, run Lay aside every weight Every worry Every excuse Every inner critic shouting against inspiration Lay aside the sin that clings so closely Every self-serving motivation Every self-medi...
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Digital Silent Retreat
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A Digital Silent Retreat This spiritual exercise is from Laura Murray, ordained pastor, spiritual director, and TPW contributor. Laura is sharing a "Digital Silent Retreat" with us. We en...
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The Value of Lent (Part I)
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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- Lent
Scripture

2 Corinthians 5:17
To Lent or Not to Lent As someone who grew up Catholic but who "crossed the Tiber north" in middle school (to Presbyterian land), I've experienced some very different perspectives on wh...
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Author

Pope Francis
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- Lent
Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy.
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All Saints' Day Liturgy and Prayers: Two Options for Your Church
Author

The Pastor's Workshop
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I wouldn’t be surprised if, as a Protestant pastor, you approach All Saints’ Day with a little unease. After all, because Protestant churches tend not to have a special class of canonized exemplars ...
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We confess, O God, that the Christmas
Author

Chip Hardwick
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Isaiah 26:30, Ephesians 4:31-32, John 15:11, Hebrews 4:15, Psalm 46:10, Colossians 3:17, Luke 2:13-14
We confess, O God, that the Christmas rush is typical of our efforts to live the Christian life. We pursue peace on earth, but we end up with frayed nerves and short tempers. We wish good will to all,...
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Isaiah 9:2, John 8:12, Malachi 4:2, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Revelation 22:16, Psalm 30:5
Rise, happy morn, rise, holy morn Draw forth the cheerful day from night; O Father, touch the east, and light The light that shone when Hope was born.
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New Year's Day
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Scripture

Revelation 21:1-6a, 2 Corinthians 5:17
Preaching Commentary A New Heaven and a New Earth In this well-known passage from Revelation, John receives a vision of the New Heavens and New Earth that will come with the return of Jesus (The Se...
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God, we come with hesitant steps and
Author

Christine Sine
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Psalm 139:23-24, Psalm 51:, Romans 8:9-17, 2 Corinthians 3:7-18, John 10:1-10, Job 15:31-32
God, we come with hesitant steps and uncertain motives to sweep out the corners where sin has accumulated, and uncover the ways we have strayed from Your truth. Expose the empty and barren places wher...
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Good morning, Father
Author

Richard Herman
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Philippians 4:6-7, Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 6:19-21, Psalm 51:10-12, James 4:8, 1 John 1:9
Prayer of Adoration Good morning, Father. While we slept last night – You were awake, sustaining our world, protecting us and readying a new day. Jesus – You hold us in the palms of Your hands: str...
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Walking in God's Holy Ways
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
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Deuteronomy 30:19-20, Isaiah 58:6-12, Romans 3:23-26, Ephesians 2:8-10, Psalm 139:23-24
Pastor: O Lord, in these Lenten days set our minds on Your things rather than the things of man, that we may listen for Your call and walk in Your ways. Lord, in Your mercy, People: hear o...
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4 Lent Quotes to Start Your Sermons: Fresh Angles for Preaching
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The Pastor's Workshop
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You may think of quotes as a great thing to add a little gravity, insight, or humor to your sermons. And they are! But have you considered Lent quotes as a jumping-off point for sermon ideas? We pick...
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Michael Joseph Brown
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- Advent
- God's Work
God's movement is often abrupt and unsettling rather than predictable and settling.
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Easter Liturgy: Call to Worship, Confession, Communion Prayer, and Benediction
Author

The Pastor's Workshop
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Your Easter morning services should do two things: put on a rip-roaring celebration for the most joyful event in history and invite newcomers and Christmas-and-Easter attenders to join in, building a ...
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Running The (Wrong) Race
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Heather Thompson Day
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We want everyone around us to believe we have it all together—and we don’t. We fear everyone else is living the lives they post and we are the only imposters. And so, the race is on. The race to perfe...
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Modern Ash Wednesday Service
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Keywords
- Ash Wednesday
Scripture

Psalm 51:, Genesis 3:19, Psalm 103:8-14, 2 Corinthians 5:20-21, 2 Corinthians 6:1-2, Joel 2:1-2, Joel 2:12-17
A contemporary Ash Wednesday service integrating music and scripture with the imposition of ashes. Service Order Prelude People are encouraged to enter in silence. Lights are dim. As people ...
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Augustine of Hippo
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Scripture

2 Chronicles 7:14, James 4:6, Proverbs 29:23, Psalm 25:9, Isaiah 66:2, Matthew 18:4, Luke 18:14
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
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A Series of Resurrections
Author

George MacDonald
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The whole history of the Christian life is a series of resurrections. Every time a man bethinks himself that he is not walking in the light, that he has been forgetting himself, and must repent; th...
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Adapted from Psalm 90 (2)
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Psalm 90:1, Psalm 90:12, Psalm 90:14
Leader: "Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations. From everlasting to everlasting, You are God." People: But in comparison, the days of our life on this earth are but a ...
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Author

Bill McKibben
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- Advent
Scripture

Psalm 46:10, Isaiah 30:15, Isaiah 40:3-5, Mark 1:2-3
Advent: the time to listen for footsteps – you can’t hear footsteps when you’re running yourself.
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For those who first went out into the
Author

Ann Siddall
Keywords
- Easter
Scripture

1 Peter 1:3, Luke 24:1-12, Mark 16:1-8, Matthew 28:1-10, John 11:25-26, John 20:1-18, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
For those who first went out into the early dawn, when the sky was grey, taking spices to the tomb, there was terror, and surprise. For us, resisting the impulse to sleep in as part of a long weekend,...