Make your sermons appeal not only to the mind but to the heart. Using sensory props, music, visuals, and other tangibles will help people embody worship, especially on Pentecost Sunday. Be creative and EPIC (experiential, participatory, image-rich, and connective). To...
God of power, may the boldness of your Spirit transform us,may the gentleness of your Spirit lead us,may the gifts of your Spiritbe our goal and our strength,now and always. Amen. –Presbyterian Book of Common...
You Are What You Wear Story Lectionary 2 June 2019 Jesus’ Ascension God’s Promise to Abraham (Genesis 12 and 17) The Story of Elijah and the Cloak of Power (2 Kings) Psalm 5: The Cloak of Protection Spread Over the Righteous Psalm 30: You Have Removed my Sackcloth and...
The Jesus Life Lectionary 2 June 2019 7th Sunday of Easter Jesus’ Ascension Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 John 17:20-26 Text to Life How many times a day do you wish you could be a planaria? Once? Twice? Never? Well, maybe you never...
What is the difference between a theme and a metaphor? A theme might be something like “wearing a cloak of shame.” But the metaphor is the cloak. A metaphor is a noun and a tangible thing that is used to “point” to something else beyond it that is indescribable...
