A Dramatic Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
James H. Schackel
This Christmas Eve Candlelight Service takes your congregation to the hills and homes of Bethlehem on the night that Jesus was born. Monologs by local shepherds and their families reflect on the hopes and expectations of the common people who populat

A Collection of Resources for Thanksgiving and Christmas
Jeanne Mueller, Judith Hale Wood, Arthur J. L. Meether, Judy Gattis Smith, Louis H. Valbracht, Janet Burton, Bill Thomas, Robert V. Dodd, Myra Shofner, Donna J. Fetzer, Adalya Hadar
This anthology provides a wide range of dramatic and worship material for seasonal celebrations. There are numerous Thanksgiving resources, including a children's Sunday school learning event, a children's message, a brief responsive reading, a one-act drama, and a sermon. For Christmas there

Litanies, Prayers And Occasional Services
Gennifer Benjamin Brooks
This book will become the most used resource in the pastor's library when looking for help in preparing a worship service that has a fresh approach.

Liturgies and occasional services for ...
Advent, Christmas Eve, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday

Series II, Cycle B (revised edition)
William Keeney
Though based in the culture of first-century Palestine, the parables Jesus told use everyday situations to illustrate timeless lessons — and they offer vivid imagery that's easy to remember. When put in a context that audiences can understand, preaching the parables is a powerful way to

Sermons, Worship Resources, And Group Discussion Questions For The Easter Season
Leonard H. Budd
Jesus’ resurrection is a time for setting earthquakes shaking in the soul. The seven excellent Easter messages in this book will help to make that happen in your congregation. Leonard Budd and Roger Talbott have combined well-crafted stories, most of...

New Hymns for the Church Year Calendar with Old Familiar Tunes
Clyde W. Wentzell
This book offers 69 reflections inspired by the Psalm readings for every Sunday and major festival in Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary, each set in several verses and metered so that they can be sung with familiar tunes found in many hymnals. The texts creatively express

Cycle B Sermons for Lent and Easter Based on the Gospel Texts
Mary Austin
This volume contains 18 inspiring, though-provoking, comforting sermons for the seasons of Lent and Easter.

Cycle B Sermons for Lent and Easter Based on Second Lesson Texts
John Jamison
What does it mean to be an ambassador of Christ? This is the question that John Jamison asks throughout this Lenten season.

Sermons For Lent And Easter
Robert Beringer
In these nine sermons preachers will find brilliant use of story to illustrate the Lenten message. Beringer focuses on different journeys throughout the New Testament and examines the ”turning points” recorded there.

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Cycle B Sermons Based on the Second Lesson for Lent and Easter
Richard Gribble

The cycle B second lesson sermons of Reverend Richard Gribble's Redemption to Transformation: The Journey of Lent and Easter represent an understanding of the challenges presented us through this highly significant and very special journey. The church in its wisdom gives us this opportunity annually to review where we are and, after ascertaining our present position, the challenge to move to higher realms that are more consistent with our common Christian call to holiness. It is hoped that these reflections will be helpful to you as together we travel the path from Lent to Easter, and eventually to Christ and eternal life.