Month: November 2019

GCI Worship Calendar

Each week, as we gather in our GCI congregations around the world,  most of our pastors are preaching from the Revised Common Lectionary. Using these same passages, and often the same sermon outlines published in Equipper is incredibly unifying. Reading and responding to the same truth about our Triune God is a wonderful way to create connection … Continue reading "GCI Worship Calendar" Read the article

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Venue Resources: Christmas Invitations

Joy to the world! Christ is born! During Christmas we celebrate the incarnation, when God became flesh and blood and moved into our neighborhood. A gift immeasurable, a love incomprehensible. Reflect on the love of Christ this season and invite your neighbors to your Christmas service. Extending an invitation shows your investment in and care … Continue reading "Venue Resources: Christmas Invitations" Read the article

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Sermon for December 29, 2019

Sermon for December 29, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXkl7Q_fSvs Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 63:7-9 • Psalm 148 • Hebrews 2:10-18 • Matthew 2:13-22 This week’s theme is God always with us. Isaiah speaks of the steadfast love of the Lord who became our Savior, took … Continue reading "Sermon for December 29, 2019" Read the article

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Sermon for December 24 or 25, 2019

Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7 • Luke 2:1-20 • John 1:1-14 This week’s theme is Christmas—the celebration of the birth of Jesus. This message may be used either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. It is recommended you give extra time for singing Christmas hymns. One method would be to alternate Christmas hymns with Scripture readings, or simply … Continue reading "Sermon for December 24 or 25, 2019" Read the article

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Sermon for December 22, 2019

Sermon for December 22, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JTsNFGsqmc Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 7:10-16 • Psalm 80:1-7 • Romans 1:1-7 • Matthew 1:18-25 This week’s theme is the intervention of God. As God’s people, we believe that he not only makes sense of history, he … Continue reading "Sermon for December 22, 2019" Read the article

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Sermon for December 15, 2019

Sermon for December 15, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRIbxnhiKZE Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 35:1-10 • Psalm 146:5-10 • Luke 1:46-55 • James 5:7-10 • Matthew 11:2-11 This week’s theme is Jesus brought the kingdom of God. The prophet Isaiah said the kingdom is coming and … Continue reading "Sermon for December 15, 2019" Read the article

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Sermon for December 8, 2019

Sermon for December 8, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf1zAnKC6Dk Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10 • Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 • Romans 15:4-13 • Matthew 3:1-12 The theme of these passages is the arrival of the kingdom. The kingdom, which arrived with Christ, is discussed or hinted … Continue reading "Sermon for December 8, 2019" Read the article

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Sermon for December 1, 2019

Sermon for December 1, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjKXuFAuZUU Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122:1-9 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 This week’s theme is The Lord is coming. This first week of Advent looks to the future return of Jesus as King … Continue reading "Sermon for December 1, 2019" Read the article

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Advent Themes and Symbols

Advent encompasses God’s story from the garden of Eden in Genesis to the establishment of the New Jerusalem in Revelation. Bobby Gross, author of Living the Christian Year, says this: “The biblical scope of Advent stretches from the garden in Genesis to the New Jerusalem in Revelation… In one sense, the whole of the Old … Continue reading "Advent Themes and Symbols" Read the article

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