Reformed Worship - September 2020

September 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 Prayers of Hope and Healing: Resources for Troubled Times and Special Circumstances When words fail us, it is often the words penned by another that help us give voice to our soul's prayer. Maybe the written prayer expresses our thoughts so profoundly we use the same text, or maybe it helps free our own tongue to form a new prayer. A Service of Trust and Healing A worship service that helps the congregation experience God's presence for everyone with invitations to meditate on Scripture and be silent. The Altar Call of Hope Celebrating communion trains us to act in hope because this is where we live into our identity—remembering not only who we are, but communing with the One whose we are. 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. Song of Hope "Song of Hope" or "Canto de Esperanza" is a versatile hymn of hope and commitment that will lead the congregation emotionally into the fall season. From Sorrow to Hope: Choosing Music for the Funeral Service Well-chosen music can aid sorrowing people in a funeral service to lift their hearts to the God of all comfort. In song the mourners express together the faith that is the foundation of their recovery and renewal in hopeful living. A Thanksgiving Litany October 12 is Canadian Thanksgiving. This litany of thanksgiving is drawn from the 1 Chronicles 16 account of David arranging musicians, priests, and others to praise God after the ark of the covenant had returned to Jerusalem. 🔒 (log in required; click here to become a subscriber) Worship Blues By Kevin Adams Wise and honest Christians sing the Blues. Regularly. We sing them habitually, so we know the words by heart and soul. The Potentially Pernicious Power of Pesky Pronouns By Paul Detterman A pastoral reflection on the use of "I" and "we" in corporate worship. God's Got This By Joyce Borger God's got you. You are not alone. God's got you and God isn't afraid of your fears and wonderings, your anger and questions, your weariness. 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 Subscription Preferences | Unsubscribe

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