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First Sunday of Advent COLOR: Blue or PurpleSCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 THEME IDEAS It is with great irony… read more

First Sunday of Advent COLOR: Blue or PurpleSCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 CALLS TO WORSHIP Call to Worship… read more

GETTING READY Isaiah 2:1-5 "Are you ready yet?" My parents said those words to me practically every Sunday morning. They had to ask me that question because I was always the… read more

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Third Sunday of Advent COLOR: Blue or PurpleSCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 35:1-10; Luke 1:47-55; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 THEME IDEAS These Advent readings proclaim … read more

Third Sunday of Advent COLOR: Blue or PurpleSCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 35:1-10; Luke 1:47-55; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 CALLS TO WORSHIP Call to Worship #1: … read more

Fourth Sunday of Advent Color: Blue or PurpleScripture Readings: Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 CALLS TO WORSHIP Call to Worship… read more

Fourth Sunday of Advent Color: Blue or PurpleScripture Readings: Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 Theme Ideas On the fourth Sunday… read more

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From a Child's Point of View Today's theme is joy. To children, it seems that Christmas joy is based on the parties, presents, decorations, and family visits. It will take work… read more

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Color: White or Gold Scripture Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 Theme Ideas Christmas Eve is a night of joyful celebration, a night to… read more

COLOR: White or GoldSCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 THEME IDEAS Darkness is overcome by light; despair gives way to… read more

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It's fun to brainstorm and plan your own sermon series, but there's no shame in borrowing or being inspired by what other churches have done. Here are a few sermon series that… read more

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CHRISTMAS GREATNESS Isaiah 11:1-10 Sometimes big things come in small packages. One man said that he had learned after years of marriage that when his wife says that she just… read more

CHRISTMAS AND HOPE Isaiah 35:1-10 A little girl in our city lived in a government housing project. She watched the drug deals and gang violence from her second-story window. A… read more

CHRISTMAS IS... Isaiah 7:10-16 During a past Christmas season a five-year-old boy was playing with our son and stayed at our house for lunch. As I served their meal I noticed… read more

Second Sunday of Advent COLOR: Blue or PurpleSCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 THEME IDEAS Prophecy… read more

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Christmas Eve Candlelighting Service Scripture Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20.   [Tonight’s Christmas Eve Service is based on the song… read more