The main page for the "Grounded and Growing—A Series for Advent and Christmas." This includes links to service outlines for each week of Advent and Christmas which include an Advent candle lighting as well as additional resources and creative ideas. Ahead of each service you will find a reflection to aid you in your worship and sermon planning.
Are you looking for resources for Advent and Christmas? You are sure to find something at ReformedWorship.org with hundreds of resources from series that provide services for each week, to lessons and carols, Longest Night or Blue Christmas services, children’s pageants, to advent candle lighting—we have it covered. All of these resources are a gift to you and available for free.
This service centers on the theme of giving thanks for country, church, and children. Each of the three sections features a litany, meditation, and prayer that involve a number of participants from the congregation.
This a prayer based on Psalm 137, a difficult and complex psalm that only appears once in the Revised Common Lectionary’s three year cycle (Proper 22C).
Here are eight worship services on the theme of creation. The general idea for the worship services was originally inspired by a seminar with Tim Brown on his book The Seven Pillars of Creation, although the worship services developed in a somewhat different direction than the book.
For each service, you are encouraged to adapt the prayers of the people to fit the needs of your congregation.
Here’s a summary of the themes and Scripture passages for each of the eight services.
It was with great excitement and a lot of gratitude that I got to go to a Taylor Swift concert with my sister. (Here is where I have to give a big shout out to my sister for managing to get affordable tickets for us!) It was one of the greatest experiences of my life, and I’m not speaking hyperbolically! Later, as I reflected on the Eras Tour, I realized it highlighted for me some beliefs I have about worship. So here is what I learned about worship from the Taylor Swift Eras Tour:
More Resources
Give Thanks with Psalm 145
Learn MoreGrounded and Growing—Advent 4: The Loving Gardener
Learn MoreGrounded and Growing—Christmas: The Promised Seed
Learn MoreGrounded and Growing—Advent 2: From Repentance to Growth
Learn MoreGrounded and Growing—Advent 3: Wilderness of Despair to Flourishing of Joy
Learn MoreGrounded and Growing—Advent 1: A Shoot from a Stump
Learn MoreWhat to Do with Psalm 137?—A Reflection
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