Reformed Worship - February 2020

February 2020 View this email in your browser Reformed Worship is a collection of resources available through social media, monthly e-newsletters, a website, and a growing digital library, all based on a quarterly print magazine providing practical help and support to worship planners that is biblically-based with a Reformed accent. To learn more or subscribe go to: ReformedWorship.org Freedom from Fear: A Series for Lent Throughout the gospels Jesus tells his followers or those around him, "Do not be afraid." Yet today fear plays an enormous part in our lives. The worship series looks at the times where Jesus says, "Do not be afraid" and discovers what fears Jesus is releasing us from today. Note: This password-protected article is available for free access until February 23, 2020. Lent Prayer Stations The lectionary cycle for Lent in Year A includes incredibly rich psalms. As poetry, psalms are full of sights, smells, tastes, touches, and sounds. They are a great launching pad for engaging all our senses in worship. Taste and See The comforting smell of baking bread may evoke childhood memories of your mother's kitchen. But few people associate that lovely aroma with church services, even though bread figures prominently in worship. No password is required to view these articles; however, please note that if you are not an RW subscriber you will be asked to provide your name and email address. For subscribers please sign in on the website for unlimited access. Connecting Baptism and Lent Rev. Kathy Smith suggests how a congregation might focus on baptism during Lent. Using the Lenten Triad An adaptation of the Advent wreath, the Lenten triad can be incorporated into individual or family devotions or used in congregational worship. A Very Full Time: How Can We Observe Lent? In the midst of rustling papers and busy agendas, the voice of Lent stops us and quietly speaks of fullness in Christ. Using The Worship Sourcebook: Practicing the Work of the People By Rebecca Hall The Worship Sourcebook is valuable as a teaching tool to expand our concept of worship's purpose. Underlying all our worship is a rhythm of call and response and the understanding that worship is the work of all the people, not just those leading us. Shade Trees are Important in the Kingdom By Rev. Dr. Paul E. Detterman God is challenging us to look past the tyranny of the urgent and plant some shade trees, creating what will eventually be a stronger and more cohesive outpost of the Kingdom. Remembering Amidst Forgetting: 5 Tips for Leading Worship in Memory Care Residences By Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence Jesus doesn't forget those who are forgetting or have forgotten, nor those who are themselves forgotten, and neither should we. A helpful resource for pastors and elders who minister to the dying or to people grieving the loss of a loved one. This songbook offers 260 songs inspired by Scripture passages from Matthew through Revelation. Subscribe to the Print and/or E-Version Journal Today! Reformed Worship is an award winning quarterly worship journal. Renew or manage your Reformed Worship subscription here. Call (800.333.8300) or email us at info@reformedworship.org if you have any questions regarding your Reformed Worship subscription. Copyright © 2020 Worship Ministries, Christian Reformed Church in North America. All rights reserved. You are receiving Reformed Worship updates because you are a current or past subscriber to our print magazine, signed up on the website, or talked with a customer service representative, asking to be subscribed to the mailing list. Our mailing address is: CRC Worship Ministries 1700 28th Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508-1407 Add us to your address book Update E-Newsletter Subscription Preferences | Unsubscribe