I can't help but wonder ... what Mary wondered, As she sat in that barn while those angels thundered, Their message of hope and of peace and good will. In the midst of a night that was otherwise still. I can't help but think, "What went through her mind?" Did she search through her heart trying to find, The faith that she needed to believe it was true? Could it really be that God would do,

Good morning, my friends! My name is John. And I know that it’s early, but stifle the yawn! I’ve a story to tell, you won’t hardly believe! A story so great! And I won't deceive. I want you to know about all that he did, How in Jesus the fullness of God was hid; How in Jesus God's grace and undying love, Came into our world and came from above.

What is the good news according to Mark? Think about that question as we look at a quick summary of what happened to Jesus according to Mark. One-third of his entire Gospel is about Jesus' last five days of life! One-sixth focuses on his last 24 hours alive! The cross dominates the entire book. Listen as I quickly summarize what Jesus experienced on his way to that cross.

"Sermon" on Caring for Creation Sunday (Ages 3-6 or 7). (Using wide gestures, big facial gestures, exageration in voices. About 4-5 minutes.)

Enclosed you will find a copy of the Youth Sunday Worship service held at Calvary, Concord. I am sending for the files a copy of the bulletin, the script (Who Needs God), and a list of needed resources.

This past week at L-RC there was a special spiritual awareness week. And among the guests and speakers that were present was a man who may be known to you through the Lutheran, Walter Wangerin Jr. And just this morning I was looking over the Lutheran, since I did not have to prepare as long a sermon as I generally do, and was looking at Walter's article there and I saw some things that were very pertinent related to the message today.

Can anyone tell me where to find the word "Christmas" in the Bible? Probably not, because the word is nowhere to be found in that book. Well, how about the word "Easter?" Now we are in the church season of Lent. Do you think "Lent" can be found in the Bible? Isn't that interesting, none of these three words can be found in God's word, because they are words which have been used in the Church to mark our days of celebration and our days of preparation for Easter, and they call came into use after the Bible was written.

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These 5 skits have as their goal to introduce people to Martin Luther and his teachings. I have also attached the worship bulletin we used for the series so folks can see the order in which they were presented. We also used a game called “LutherMania” during each service after the presentation which requires PowerPoint and a projector. We used the sermon time on Ash Wednesday to introduce the theme of worship and the skits to the congregation. Skits are in .Zip files.

This program followed a two-week Bible study in Sunday School on the scripture lessons for Transfiguration Sunday. We looked up all the cross references and discussed the background of the text. We made lists and discussed "mountain top" experiences in the lives of young people. Six youth served as readers and eight youth acted out the gospel lesson.