Crayons
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Interactive Way to Pray in Worship
At a presbytery-wide worship service (In the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. denomination, churches are geographically grouped into presbyteries), the theme of worship was around the concept of love. The Rabbi Judy Shanks from Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, CA, was the guest preacher. She preached a beautiful sermon that wove in verses from the song, Seasons of Love from…
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Interactive Prayer Stations on Love
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens” (Ecclesiastes 3.1) I borrowed a sermon. Yep, I said it! I borrowed a sermon . . . actually, I adapted a sermon from Rabbi Judy Shanks at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, CA. She wove in her sermon with the musical…
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Interactive Prayers Stations on Church’s Vision & Mission & the Good Samaritan
“preach good news to the poor… proclaim freedom for the prisoners… recovery of sight for the blind… release the oppressed… proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4.18) Many churches have a mission statement, but it is good to provide opportunity for parishioners to reflect on the mission statement and how they participate in the…
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Interactive Prayer Stations on the Parable of the Sower
. . . the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. (Matthew 13.23) The parable of the sower is an opportunity to examine how we respond to the Word…
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Interactive Prayer Stations on Gratitude & the Ten Lepers
17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.” (Luke 17.17-18) The parable of the Ten Lepers is an opportunity to examine how we respond to the blessings Christ gives…
Still Waters 