Series VI, Cycle B
H. Burnham Kirkland
Preparing to lead a congregation in worship Sunday after Sunday is a formidable and pressure-filled responsibility. That's why busy worship planners will love this all-new edition of a favorite CSS reference. It's a handy, easy-to-use resource...

Based On The Revised Common Lectionary For Years A, B, and C
Robert S. Jarboe
Just as the Lenten season reminds the Christian of Christ’s journey to the cross, the seven candles and the weekly extinguishing of each one enhances that long, soon-to-be dark journey. When the last candle is extinguished and the darkness seems to b...

Sermons On The Lord's Supper
Alex A. Gondola, Jr.
Communion is an inexhaustible mystery -- a gift of God's grace. Yet because it is familiar we sometimes take it for granted. Though theologians may disagree about exactly what happens in and through the sacrament, we all agree that something happens

A Chaplain's Ministry In The Middle East
Lance Kittleson
I experienced the power of God's grace in two ways as I have read these e-mails: I heard the story of faith of an ordinary parish pastor who served God in a rather extraordinary setting, and I experienced the power of God to make the ordinary prec

Christmas Eve Candlelight And Holy Communion Service
Mary Lu Warstler
If you’re looking for a fresh new approach to telling the old, old story -- what better way to celebrate the Christmas message than to do it from the viewpoint of the angels? From the promise to Abraham to its fulfillment in Bethlehem, angels are a v...

Cycles A, B, And C
Jerry L. Schmalenberger
The miracles of Jesus are some of the most striking passages in the New Testament -- they bring the power of God "up close and personal" by dramatically rearranging human situations and teaching us great spiritual truths. But how can we translate the

Sermons For Advent And Christmas
Alex A. Gondola, Jr.
Alex Gondola says that in our modern culture we sometimes ”experience Christmas at its worst: overcommercialized, expensive, exhausting, nearly devoid of spiritual significance.” In this collection of twenty cogent and inspiring sermons for Advent an...

Cycle B Sermons For Lent and Easter Based On The Gospel Texts
John Jamison
Jamison takes us through Jesus' journey to the cross, but rather than following the traditional sermon structure, he invites us to pull up a chair and listen, to imagine with him those days when Jesus walked the earth and ushered in the kingdom of heaven.

A Midweek Lenten Series
Beth Huener
Five characters bear witness to a world-changing event that forces them right to the edge of faith in this series of midweek worship services for Lent, which also includes services for Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday. Each service con

A Children's Christmas Program
Cynthia E. Cowen
This charming program features a dialogue between Christmas Message and Lost Soul, two news correspondents on the scene at the hills of Bethlehem the night of Jesus' birth. They keep the flow going as all the familiar Christmas carols are sung and yo