hey guys as many of you already know, during the summer (ordinary time) we take a break from lectionary and do some series that are more topical. we just got finished with oneprayer2009 and for july we are doing a “why do we do this?” series with these 5 topics: singcommunionprayerbaptismgive if you would like […]
we’re continuing to follow the life of Jesus through lent…ash wednesday is feb 25. we’re calling it “The Life of Jesus, Act Two | The Mission.” the gospel text on the first sunday of lent is one that was already used in epiphany except 1 verse that tells of Jesus going into the desert to […]
we have decided to follow the gospel passages for epiphany. if you need different versions of the artwork, just email me (sprang@catrow.org). January 4 – The Prologue (Matthew 2:1-13) (this is actually the second sunday of Christmas, but will act as a prologue to the series) January 11 – Scene One – The Baptism (Mark […]
levi has already had some time to work on these messages and we have some creative responses that we will be doing each week. let us know if you’d like to include these ideas in your advent planning. week 1 – Zecharia and Elizabeth – lectio divinaquiet reflection on the scriptures of advent. a friend […]
here is the graphic. if you need it in a different format email me: sprang@catrow.org. we will also be getting a sermon bumper (video to play before the sermon) that will just run through the characters. you’ll need to let us know quick if you want to use this. we’ll also be doing some funny […]
we’re going to be following the sermon ideas lined out by preacher’s magazine. We’re gonna be calling it “character’s welcome” kind of a take on the USA Network slogan. 1 – Elizabeth and Zechariah (Luke 1:5-25)2 – Mary (Luke 1:26-56)3 – Joseph (Matthew 1)4 – The Shephards (Luke 2:8-20)5 – The Angels (Luke 2:9-14) you […]
hey guys and gals this past sunday we started a new series at catalyst. we are spending 8 weeks in james. it should be good times. week 1 – 1:1-12 – trialsweek 2 – 1:13-18 – temptationsweek 3 – 2:1-26 – deedsweek 4 – 3:1-12 (4:11-12) – tongueweek 5 – 4:1-10 – submissionweek 6 – […]
as we’ve told some people, during the summer and fall (ie. ordinary time) we will be taking a break from lectionary. this gives us a chance to have a little fun with some other series ideas. we just finished up a series from vineresources.com called “the upside down way of God.” they provided graphics/videos and […]
we decided to go with the gospel passages for these next 3 weeks following pentecost. here are some theme ideas: May 18 – Matthew 28:16-20The Commission (It’s In Our Hands) May 25 – Matthew 6:24-34The Provision (Stop Worrying About Money) June 1 – Matthew 7:21-29The Condition (From Hearing to Doing) i don’t know, just had […]
so pentecost will be final sunday of the unLONE series. we are a little behind but want to plan what’s next. we are only going to be doing a 3 week series because we are joining with churches around the world in a series called ONE PRAYER. you might want to check it out. anyway, […]
