Here is a list of some of the books I’ve been reading this summer that might fall outside the bounds of stuff you’ve run across. — Explorations in a Christian Theology of Pilgrimage , Craig Bartholomew (Editor), Fred Hughes (Editor) I’ve been reading this as part of continuing to wrestle with the Psalms of Ascents. [...]
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Worship Books I’m Reading – Summer 2010
Posted in Liturgy, Pastoral, tagged books, James KA Smith, Westminster, David Montgomery, Sinclair Ferguson, Mark Devers on July 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Resources on using the Psalms in Worship
Posted in Liturgy, tagged Psalms on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While working on our grant through the Psalms of Ascents this year I’ve dredged up all sorts of great resources on the Psalms. Thought I would post a few here for your edification and enjoyment! —- | Calvin Symposium Presentation on the Psalms – 2007 – Inspired by John Witvliet’s new book “The Psalms in [...]
Pentecost Sunday Resources
Posted in Liturgy, Music, tagged ascension, CICW, Holy Spirit, Pentecost on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pentecost Sunday Many churches that celebrate the church calendar recognize “Pentecost” Sunday. This follows the events that unfolded after Jesus rose from the grave. He instructed his disciples to remain in Jerusalem until he would send the Holy Spirit. The disciples followed his instructions and 50 days after the Resurrection the Holy Spirit descended [...]
Resurrection Sunday
Posted in Liturgy, tagged Christ the King, Easter, Resurrection Sunday on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
<click on image to download pdf of Worship Guide> Christ the King celebrated a glorious Resurrection Sunday. Very blessed to have a congregation that imbues their whole hearts and souls into worshipping their Resurrected and victorious King. Here were some of the highlights for us. – The Victory Brass Explosion – our growing cadre of [...]
Maundy Thursday Service
Posted in Liturgy, Psalms of Ascents, tagged Maundy Thursday, Songs for the Sojourn, Songs of Ascents on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
<click on image above to download a pdf of our service> Our church, Christ the King Presbyterian is celebrating a semi-traditional Maundy Thursday Service tonight. Maundy comes from ‘mandatum novum’ the latin word for commandment and originates in Jesus’ words to his disciples in John 13, where after the Passover he says “A new commandment [...]
Psalm 134 – Songs for the Sojourn
Posted in Liturgy, Psalms of Ascents, tagged Bruce Benedict, Christ the King, Psalm 134, Psalms, Psalms of Ascents, Songs of Ascent on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week at Christ the King we are finishing up our series on the Psalms of Ascents by looking at Psalm 134. Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 134 Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on the Psalms of Ascents Read Psalm 134 in the ESV translation – Psalm 134 – Come People of [...]
Daily Devotional for Holy Week
Posted in Liturgy, tagged Holy Week on March 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
<click on the image above to download a pdf> Christ the King has written a short daily devotional for Holy Week. The guide begins on Palm Sunday and walks through the the last days of Jesus’ life with readings from the Gospels and the Psalms of Ascents. ——- Other Devotional Resources for Holy Week Stanley [...]
Good Friday Liturgy and Songs
Posted in Liturgy, tagged Good Friday on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis recorded their Good Friday service in 2006 and released a CD of the service. You can listen to the entire service (songs, readings, sermon) on CDbaby, Amazon, or Itunes. Below is the liturgy and list of songs and readings on the CD. Email me if you would like any leadsheets/chord [...]
Music for Palm Sunday
Posted in Liturgy, Music, tagged Palm Sunday, Psalm 118 on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Palm Sunday narrates and remembers Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem before his passion and crucifixion (Matt 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19). It is often referred to as “The Triumphal Entry” to refer to the hopes of the people that Jesus might bring with him the military might of King David and his mighty men. [...]
Psalm 132 – Songs for the Sojourn
Posted in Liturgy, Psalms of Ascents, tagged Psalm 132, Psalms of Ascents, Songs for the Sojourn, Songs of Ascents on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week at Christ the King we are looking at Psalm 132 in a continuing series on the Psalms of Ascents. Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 134 Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on the Psalms of Ascents Read Psalm 132 in the ESV translation Sing along with us from Psalm 132 Arise, [...]
