Sermon Resources on Contemporary Worship

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Andy Crouch
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Our worship bands are more technically proficient than ever, and louder than ever. The people holding microphones are singing, often expertly and almost always passionately. It’s just the rest of us w...
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How to Train Worship Leaders: A Theological and Practical Guide
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Daniel Korneychuk
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Isaiah 6:1-11
Training a worship leader (or "liturgist") is a vital task within any faith community. As my friend and former Senior Pastor, Dr. Mark Roberts puts it, the worship leader or liturgist "...
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Alexander MacLaren
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Leviticus 10:1-2, Exodus 32:7-8 , 1 Kings 18:38-39, Psalm 66:13-14, John 4:23-24, Acts 17:22-23
All forms of worship is like fire— it is a good servant, but it is a bad master.
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The Power of Testimony in Worship
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Priscilla Pope-Levison
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- Worship
- Testimonies
At work, I am more than just a nurse. I am the hands and feet of God. … I am trying to be family to them. Faith is giving me strength to do that. The congregational response to this young woman’s te...
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Why Liturgy?
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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- Liturgy
- Worship
What a small topic! And clearly one I am definitely not the best equipped to answer. But why don’t I share a few thoughts, hopefully, that can help shape a conversation about worship. A New Discover...
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People are Just Too Busy… Right?
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Jason Tucker
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Who's Playing Hooky? There’s a local market not too far from the church – and, sometimes, I’ll go there after Sunday morning services to grab some sweet corn to go with dinner (it’s New Jersey, b...
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Soong-Chan Rah
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- Diversity and Inclusion
Individuals from diverse cultural and denominational traditions have vastly differing expectations about the Sunday worship service. For some, it is too formal in its use of hymns, liturgy, and the ch...
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Music: Yesterday & Today
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Jay Y. Kim
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Colossians 3:16, Psalm 100:1-2, Psalm 95:1-2, Revelation 14:2-3, Nehemiah 12:27
These days, music is everywhere. It’s on television and film, elevators and restaurants, public bathrooms and dentist offices. It’s in our cars and on our phones. With just a few taps to our screens, ...
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The Two Poles of Speaking to God (And What’s Often Missing in the Western Church)
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Soong-Chan Rah
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- Lament
Old Testament scholar Claus Westermann situates the Hebrew poetic material into two broad categories: praise and lament. Westermann asserts that “as the two poles, they determine the nature of all spe...
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All Saints' Day Liturgy and Prayers: Two Options for Your Church
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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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Preaching for Change
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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The only person who likes change is a wet baby. –Mark Twain (Attributed) To Change or Not to Change, That is the Question When do we decide to change ? I’m not a Tony Robbins acolyte, but I do l...
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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
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Bud Thoreen
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Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Isaiah 6:1-13, Isaiah 9:2-7, Isaiah 11:2-9, Isaiah 38:1-9, Isaiah 49:1-7, Isaiah 50:4-9, Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:1-12
AIM Commentary Ancient Lens “ What’s the historical context?” Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled A contemporary commentator ends each daily program with these words, “Let not your hearts be trou...
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Easter Liturgy: Call to Worship, Confession, Communion Prayer, and Benediction
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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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5 Great Worship Resources on the Psalms
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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- Resources
- Worship
October 2018 For centuries, the Psalms have been the songbook of the church. From metrical settings of Psalms (think, “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” or “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Wa...
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David N. Bastian
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I was told that our worship services should be designed with seekers in mind, and that unchurched people have neither the attention span nor the interest to give to the reading of Bible passages. The ...
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James K. A. Smith
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Worship, then, needs to be characterized by hospitality; it needs to be inviting. But at the same time, it should be inviting seekers into the church and its unique story and language. Worship should ...
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Fourth Sunday of Easter
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Geoff Helton
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John 10:11-18, John 9:null, Genesis 4:2-4, Numbers 14:33, 1 Samuel 16:11, 2 Samuel 5:2, Isaiah 56:11, Zechariah 10:2, Jeremiah 23:1-2, Jeremiah 50:6, Zechariah 10:2-3, John 10:11-18, Ezekiel 34:11-16, Psalm 23:, Luke 15:1-7, Matthew 18:12-14, John 13:1, John 15:13, John 9:34-35
Preaching Commentary Context Signs and Dialogue There’s a reoccurring pattern in Johns’s Gospel in which Jesus performs a sign, which is followed by dialogue and then commentary from Jesus that pr...
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Modern Ash Wednesday Service
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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- Ash Wednesday
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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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The Call to Worship — An Introduction
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Step back in time to when you weren’t leading worship, but to a time, whether as an adult or a child, when you arrived a few minutes early to church. Maybe you began to pray for God to help you focus ...
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World Communion Sunday Liturgy
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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- Communion
- World Communion Sunday
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John 17:
World Communion Sunday calls us to celebrate our unity as the global body of Christ. It's a great opportunity to celebrate that what unites us as Christians is greater than what divides us denomin...
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The Ultimate Guide to Benedictions
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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- Liturgy
- Worship
What is a Benediction? The word benediction comes from Latin and literally means “good word” ( bene [good] + dicere [to say, speak]). Put another way, a benediction is a blessing ...
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Prayers of Lament for Times of Violence: A Liturgical Response
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We are again in a moment of intense anger, fear, and sorrow. We've been here too often, lately. In September 2025, prominent activist Charlie Kirk was killed in front of a crowd in Utah. This ca...
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A Veterans Day Service
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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A contemporary prayer service honoring, remembering, and thanking military veterans as a community, allowing congregants to remember individual veterans by name. It focuses on the needs of military ve...
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How to Celebrate World Communion Sunday
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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The first Sunday in October is World Communion Sunday. It is a day to use the Lord's Supper, our common meal, to remember that the Church is one body. But it's not always clear how to cele...
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First Sunday after Christmas
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Scott B. Bullock
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Luke 2:22-40, Leviticus 12:null, Exodus 13:1-16, Luke 2:47, Luke 2:51
Preaching Commentary Unexpected Circumstances Strange days, unexpected times: a belief-defying announcement of a pregnancy, a wearying journey to be taxed, an uncomfortable birthing bed in a hewn...
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
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Scott B. Bullock
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Ephesians 2:11-22, Romans 6:6, Psalm 23:null, Lamentations 3:22-24, Jeremiah 23:1-6, Romans 6:6, Psalm 89:null
Preaching Commentary Paul’s Prize Fight Paul pulls no punches in this letter to the church of Ephesus. It is an onslaught of theological intensity from the first ring of the bell. Like a prize figh...
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John Witvliet
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- Worship
[Worship is] the celebrative response to what God has done, is doing, and promises to do.
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Scripture Guide, Luke 13:10-17
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Paul Koptak
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Luke 13:10-17
Introduction Jesus is the deliverer of Israel (1:54–55, 69–75, 77–79) Jesus states his mission in Luke 4:16-19: to proclaim good news to the poor, liberty to captives and the oppressed. The word ...
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Scripture Guide, Exodus 34:29-35
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Andrew Van Kirk
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Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a), 2 Corinthians 3:14-23, 1 Corinthians 4:1-2
Between God and God's People This passage is often linked with the Transfiguration of Jesus and is included with lectionary passages related to it. It is part of a constellation of texts which ra...
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Scripture Guide, Jeremiah 17:5-10
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Casey Clark
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Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1:
Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Prophetic Struggles The job of a prophet does not appear to have been pleasant. Jeremiah struggles with the message he is entrusted to ...