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… dark and lacking in the spirit and love that is found in scripture and in the teachings of Jesus Christ. Some members … believe strongly in the Catechism and that it is based on scripture. Well, others in our tradition disagree, and interpret scripture differently. Our Pastor said that, while she agrees …
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… 81% Extemporaneous & 19% Written and Read How many Scripture readings does your service include? … congregations surveyed include two or more readings from Scripture in each service. An outsider who knows of …
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… a temple to a robber's den In the words of the rebel Jesus Scripture paints a far different picture. Not only is Jesus … do the will of Him who sent Me,” says Jesus in John 6:38. Scripture repeats the same message over and over…John 4:34, 1 …
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… each organization is asked to bring the following: Three scripture passages or readings to suggest Three songs/hymns … in a service in event of a crisis. Include the scriptures, songs, and prayers that were submitted, and share … your ecumenical group and find common ground in selecting scriptures and prayers. The Psalms are widely accepted across …
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… his care.” This is a typical Call to Worship right from Scripture, and it signals a bigger Call to Worship that … to the call to worship the triune God, they are obeying Scripture’s call to worship God, and in the process are …
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… Chron 15/16; see 16:34), and it is used multiple times in scripture. The context of each time is significant: 1 Chron. … offer a form of high praise when we speak or sing scripture, especially those scriptures where high praise is occurring. We are offering …
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… news of Jesus preached. We affirm the infallibility of the scriptures and look to the creeds and confessions of the … Reformed tradition as guides to help us rightly interpret scripture. We remember our fallenness and also that we are …
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… 1930 (Acts of Synod 1930, 187). In that synod’s model the scripture lesson (or reading) reading precedes the sermon and the offering precedes the scripture lesson. In addition, Synod 1930 suggested that the …
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… church has learned and practiced: Using percussion with scripture reading--not just with songs Tableau drama (now a … for congregational singing Reading and reciting scripture with attention to the original intent. E.g. If it …
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… his friends knew that. This friend wrote down passages of Scripture from the Old Testament and the New Testament. They … the suffering, death, and resurrection of the Messiah. The Scriptures were from Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Lamentations, …
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… to things such as song selection, lighting, use of scripture, and incorporation of music within the order of the …
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… dramatic reading.” And “I loved the dramatic reading of scripture today.” You can imagine how hard it was to respond … with the kids rather than avoiding creative readings of scripture just because they are scared that someone won’t …