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'Tis the night before Jesus when all through the earth, Every creature is stirring for a new baby's birth. Here is a Christmas Eve service that persons of all ages will enjoy. It may easily be...

When election year rolls around, it's almost as certain as death and taxes. Political candidates hit the campaign trail in droves, making endless appearances both in person and on the airwaves as...

God is constantly adding ingredients to our life of faith and creating a wonderful mixture of faith, hope, and trust in Jesus. -- from A Feast Of Worship As a quilt wraps us up in the warmth of its...

Emilio Lopez received a surprise phone call from his bishop one day. "Would you be interested in a call to a white congregation in a neighborhood that is becoming Hispanic? I think you're just the...

Emilio Lopez received a surprise phone call from his bishop one day. "Would you be interested in a call to a white congregation in a neighborhood that is becoming Hispanic? I think you're just the...

This book of sermons by one of CSS Publishing's most prolific authors includes messages based upon the Gospel lessons of the Cycle A lectionary for the Lent and Easter seasons. Follow the life of...

Would you like to add something new, something fresh, to your lectionary worship experience? If you answered "Yes!" you will love this new collection by Andrew Daughters of contemporary poems based...

Would you like to add something new, something fresh, to your lectionary worship experience? If you answered "Yes!" you will love this new collection by Andrew Daughters for Cycle B. Use these...

Would you like to add something new, something fresh, to your lectionary worship experience? If you answered "Yes!" you will love this new collection by Andrew Daughters of contemporary poems based...

A More Urgent Season: Sermons And Children's Lessons For Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas And Epiphany SundayAuthor: Erskine WhitePublisher: CSS Publishing CompanyPublication Date: Jun 02, 1993Number...

Christ would like to so possess us, and cleanse us, and remake us, that everyone who sees us would say we are "new and improved." -- from the sermon for Lent 5 Beginning with Ash Wednesday and...

A Surprise Ending!: Children's Sermons for Lent and Easter, Cycle BAuthor: NAPublisher: CSS Publishing CompanyPublication Date: Dec 31, 2020Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

Roger Timm follows up his previous volumes "Acting Out the Messages of Mark and John" and "Acting Out Matthew's Message" with another poignant collection of dialogues." Acting Out Luke's Message:...

There are several examples of fiction included in the Bible. The fact that it is fiction does not change its status as inspired. All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for...

The Psalms are wonderful sources of encouragement, enlightenment, and strength. This series explores the Psalms for Cycle C of the Common Lectionary using New Revised Standard Version of the Bible...

The Psalms are wonderful sources of encouragement, enlightenment, and strength. This series explores the Psalms for Cycle A of the Common Lectionary using New Revised Standard Version of the Bible...

Alive For Evermore is a collection of seven worship services compiled by CSS. It recognizes the need of pastors to have in one volume, orders of service for important celebrations of the church...

Crowd: (Each person selects a phrase and repeats at random) Let him be crucified! Death! Crucify him! Let him die! Away with him! Pilate: Why. What evil has he done? Crowd: (At random) Let him be...

Ash Wednesday and Holy Week are special days indeed on the Christian calendar. Pastors and worship leaders need to approach these days with special care so that their significance is not lost on the...

Author: Mary AustinPublisher: CSS Publishing CompanyPublication Date: Jul 23, 2020Number of Pages: 78 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0788029975ISBN-13: 9780788029974

It seems people don't get along easily with God. That's true in the Bible and true out of the Bible in today's world, writes Peter C. Garrison. "That's why I wrote this book: to help people...

These are messages "for those who have discovered that batteries are not included in life, and who long to live power-filled lives." That is the vision behind these thirteen inspirational sermons...

Larry Powell breathes life into scripture with a preacher's imagination, a poet's turn of the phrase, and a writer's craftsmanship. He gathers vibrant illustrations from everywhere... but most of...

A few years ago I saw a bumper sticker on a car that said, "Let Our Kids Pray." I had an immediate reaction.... I went to my car and got a pen and paper and wrote on the paper, "Who's stopping them?"...

But Mary Kept All These ThingsAuthor: William S. CarterPublisher: CSS Publishing CompanyPublication Date: Oct 15, 2021Number of Pages: 88 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Children love stories. (So do their parents.) The Sunday morning worship hour is a perfect time to take five minutes to gather the children and share a story with them. When the youngest in the...

After living through a pandemic, many churches have been forced to quickly adapt new technology, many struggling to regain a sense of normalcy" in their worship services. However, as the church...

In the broken places of our lives, when hope is lost and courage falters... in that moment God comes to those who will listen. Always he meets us in our desolation, offering us an alternative to our...

The Number one priority for many parishes at the present time needs to emphasize moving he new member and/or new Christian from loyalty to the local organization to faithfulness in discipleship.....

WILL THE REAL JESUS CHRIST ARISE? WHO WAS JESUS CHRIST? AND WHAT IS THE REAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HIS RESURRECTION? IF YOU FIND YOURSELF WISHING YOU HAD MORE TIME...IDEAS...ENERGY FOR SHARING THIS CRUCIAL...