A Historical And Spiritual Guide To The Nicene Creed
Frank H. Seilhamer
”The Nicene Creed ... for all the dust it gathers these days, is one of the most important statements of the Christian faith that the church has ever produced. It is also the oldest written expression of the faith in the church’s treasury. It outd...

Sermons For Lent And Maundy Thursday
Elmer E. Burrall
Following the theme of the cross as a puzzle, Elmer E. Burrall offers a sermon, prayer and order of service for the five Sundays of Lent plus Maundy Thursday. As a visual part of worship, this series provides directions to design a cross puzzle to di

Twelve Short Stories Based On New Testament Parables
Merle G. Franke
”I would like to withdraw the money from my trust fund, Momma all of it,” she announced rather tentatively. She wasn’t too concerned what her mother would say, but she knew her sister would once again act the role of stern maiden aunt. She was right.

Forty Tellable Tales For Cycle C
John E. Sumwalt
All these stories will touch the heart; some will evoke laughter and tears.

Here is a collection of 40 stories, each simple and to the point. They are based on lectionary cycle C. The stories examine basic theological and moral questions.

Reflections on Faith and Life
Richard Stoll Armstrong
This uniquely illustrated collection of poems by Richard Stoll Armstrong covers a wide selection of topics. Whereas his earlier volume, Enough, Already!, was a mostly humorous poetic commentary on life in the church, most (but not all) of these poems

How to Develop More Faithful Members
Arlon K. Stubbe

Something is wrong. People are going missing, right in front of your eyes! One minute they are staring back at you from their favorite pew, the next Sunday you are looking at an empty spot in that pew. Is there a way to determine ahead of tim

Worship Services For Lent And Easter
Joann H. Hary
Here in one volume is a complete Lenten package, a resource of worship services, sermons, drama and suggestions for Maundy Thursday Seder dinner and drama, Passover Seder Haggadah, Tenebrae drama, and Easter Sunrise drama. Suggestions for bulletin no

Finding Your Song in God's Word
Stephen M. Crotts
At the literal center of every Bible is the book of Psalms. Just as the heart is the symbolic center of human emotion, the psalms contain some of the most emotional passages in all of scripture, from the heights of jubilant praise to the depths of despair and mourning. All of us, to some degree, can relate to the psalms.
A Psalm for Every

Worship Services For Ash Wednesday And Holy Week
William R. Grimbol
Here are five creative worship services for five special days on the Christian worship calendar. Each service involves the congregation in responsive readings, participation in contemporary prayers, and appropriate hymnody, psalmody, and scripture. E

Sermons With Children's Lessons For Lent And Easter
Erskine White
This Lenten series includes sermons for Ash Wednesday, the five Sundays of Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Easter Sunday, and the Sunday after Easter.

The messages issue a call for repentance, appropriate to the Lenten season, yet through...