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Zeteosearch.org offers resource guides because, week by week, preachers must say something intelligent on an intimidating list of topics raised by biblical texts. To do so they need to become minor experts on a good number of them. Resource Guides help you prepare for whatever you’re doing – preparing a sermon, planning worship, teaching a class, or just studying to deepen your faith – and find inspiration that spans across a vast range of Christian church traditions.


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Call to Confession
The call to confession reminds us of our sinfulness, our need for confession, and our ability and call to approach the throne of grace. Sometimes the call to confession is itself a prayer for God to hear the confessions and be gracious; other times it serves to call the congregation...
Call to Worship
The call to worship is our entrance into worship. The call to worship is not merely a greeting from the pastor or leader, but God calling God's people into worship. The call to worship is not a simple greeting to welcome people to church and introduce the pastors; it is...
Canon
When spelled canon and not cannon, this word refers not to an instrument of war but to an agreed-upon body of writing or a church-related regulation. Canon refers to a measure or a standard by which something is assessed. Outside of church circles one may occasionally hear about "the canon...
Charitable Giving
Charitable giving is the generous donation of goods or services to organizations or people in need.
Christ the King Sunday
Christ the King Sunday focuses our worship on the cosmic character of Christ's reign over the world. It is a proclamation to all that everything in creation and culture must submit to Christ, and it is an invitation to actively and joyfully submit to Christ's rule. The day is celebrated...
Christian Maturity
Christian maturity is a state of relatively advanced wisdom, sanctification, and spiritual wholeness. Spiritually whole people fit God's design for flourishing. They long in certain classic ways. They are students of the Word. They possess character consistency. Their motives include faith and gratitude. They practice spiritual disciplines and enjoy some...
Christmas
Christmas is the time for preachers to drop all the cultural hoopla and sentimentality and focus on the real thing: the incarnation of the Son of God. The good news is that your congregation is tired of the hype anyway. They long for depth and meaning in their Christmas celebrations....
Church
The church is the holy, catholic, and apostolic gathering of people whom God has called out from the world to form a worshipping community of love and service dedicated to proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed.
Close of Worship
The close of a worship service depends a great deal on the theme and development of the particular service. Some services end in celebration, others in quiet contemplation. Some end in a confident call to discipleship, others in a quiet prayer for God's comfort. This section begins with invitations to...
Closing Prayer
The closing prayer is a final prayer to God as a worship service concludes, thanking God for God's presence and grace seen in the service, expressing gratitude for the gift of worship, and praying for the Spirit to sustain and strengthen the congregation as it heads out from the service...
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