Based Upon Cycle C Gospels
Dennis Koch
We frequently stumble into rough places which need to be made smooth. People abuse people. Streets are unsafe. Values are determined by majority vote. Ethics are shaded by The ”bottom line.”

From the prayer for the Second Sunday of Advent

Robert E. Obach and Albert Kirk
Luke intended to provide an ”orderly account” of the words and deeds of Jesus. Yet the Third Gospel is much more than an historical record; it is a living word addressed to both first century believers and the contemporary followers of Jesus. This co...

Devotions For The Alcoholic Christian
Carl Nelson
How does a Christian ever get started on the road to alcoholism?

”Where was God when I begged him not to let me take that next drink?”

How can a Christian cope with the guilt of actions committed ”while under the influence”?


An Easter Vigil
Esther Lense
Light Triumphant is an Easter Vigil service, which may be used as an entity in itself or with the Good Friday Tenebrae, ”Out of Darkness Came the Dawn.”

Light Triumphant features the Easter eve service beginning with all appoint...

Series VI, Cycle A
E. Carver McGriff
Welcome, new friend, to CSS Publishing Company's Lectionary Preaching Workbook, Series VI, Cycle A. As we look forward to our year together and as we come to grips with the words and teachings of the Holy Book, many thoughts are on my mind, some of which I should like to share with you. I have yet to know a brother or sister in this solemn calling of "preacher" who did not have some very definite ideas about preaching. Being no exception to this bent, I

A One-Act Easter Chancel Drama
J. B. Quisenberry
This Easter chancel drama offers roles for Annas, Caiaphas, Mary Magdalene, Mary (mother of Jesus), and two guards. The service is easy to produce and it offers the opportunity for lay people of various ages to be involved.
The drama is part of a

"The Tinsel Time Machine" and "Rag Doll Number Thirty Seven"
Edward S. Long
Either of the two dramas in this book are suitable for use as a Sunday church school Christmas program, a special Christmas season worship service (hymns may be added), or a program for a youth group or other church organization during the Advent or

A Collection Of Sermon Starter Sketches
Jill Lamkin
Jill Lamkin has the gift of creative communication -- her work lives in that place where art and real life meet. She is uniquely gifted with an ability to recognize the truths of the human heart and to craft effective dramas that speak

First Lesson Sermons For Sundays After Pentecost (Last Third), Cycle B
John A. Stroman
Writing on the lectionary texts from Job, Stroman deals with extremely contemporary issues. We discover in these messages that Job’s struggles are the same as ours. The texts from Ruth and 1 Samuel introduce us to four important Old Testament women:

Charles Numrich
Passion Play offers a series of six brief sketches for Lent or Holy Week which focus on three people who knew Jesus very well: Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Through their eyes we see some of the major events of the Gospel, in particular those fin