Resources on A Plain Account

Tyler Waters-Smith | A Plain Account

In this commentary on Ephesians 5:8-14, Tyler Waters-Smith highlights Paul's metaphor of light and darkness, sharing, "When faced against light, darkness doesn’t have a chance."

Ephesians 5:8-14

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Darkness, Knowledge, Light, Relationship

A Clean Heart

Jason Buckwalter | A Plain Account

Discussion Questions, Article about Scripture

In this Bible study, Jason Buckwalter focuses on Psalm 51 and repentance. "We confess so that God will cleanse us. We are made clean so that we might help others to be clean."

Psalm 51

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Confession, Forgiveness Of Sin, God's Mercy, Sin

Third Sunday in Lent

Brent Neely | A Plain Account

Benediction or Blessing and 3 more types

Brent Neely shares a call to worship, opening prayer, Communion liturgy, prayer of thanksgiving, and benediction, based on Psalm 96:1-2 and John 4:14.

Psalm 95:1-2; John 4:14

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Communion, Holy Spirit, Jacobs Well, Rock

A Sacrifice of Love

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Sermon Preparation or Illustration

A commentary on Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18. God calls for and enters the covenant with Abraham, and there would be no covenant without sacrifice. This covenant renewed in Jesus calls us to a life of living sacrifice.

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

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Covenant, Sacrifice, Abraham, (biblical Patriarch), Lent

Step Out in Trust

Kelvin St. John | A Plain Account

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Kelvin St. John offers commentary on Psalm 121, reflecting on God's care as a responsive and active protector to his people.

Psalm 121

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God's Faithfulness, Guardian, Help-meet, Journey

Surrender and Straying from God

Serena Kleppinger | A Plain Account

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

Serena Kleppinger offers a meditation on Psalm 95, saying the psalm brings out the tension between surrender and straying from God. She suggests using the psalm as a call to worship and as a confession.

Psalm 95

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Confession Of Sin, God's Will, Lent, Stray

Go and Tell

Jennifer Jensen | A Plain Account

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

Jennifer Jensen tells the story of her father’s re-commitment to Christ during a revival, and compares it to the story of the Samaritan woman from John 4:5-42. We are called to go and tell.

John 4:5-42

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Confession, Jacob’s Well, Missions, Revival

A Thrill of Hope

Maggie Mraz | A Plain Account

Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Prayer for Illumination

In this Advent meditation on Matthew 1:18-25, Maggie Mraz invites us to engage in the hope of the nativity story.

Matthew 1:18-25

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Advent, Hope, Nativity

A Psalm of Descent

Matthew Jones | A Plain Account

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

An Advent sermon starter on Psalm 122. As we turn our gaze toward his appearing, Psalm 122 invites us to hear Christ singing the song of his people, and it’s a song of peace and joy.

Psalm 122

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Advent, Coming Of Christ, Repentance, Second Coming

A Matter of Life and Death

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Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Colossians 3:1-11 addresses the question: Is holiness about spiritual experience or character change? Paul answers this question by defining our new spiritual life in terms of a total transformation of our character in Christ.

Colossians 3:1-11

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Change, Holiness, Faith

A Kingdom of Priests

Michael Jackson | A Plain Account

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

In this commentary, Michael Jackson provides two directions for preaching 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26: to read this as a story of making and keeping promises or to explore the Hebrew word, šārat, usually translated “to minister.”

1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26

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Priesthood, Promises Of God, Promises, Ministry

A New Dynamic at Play

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Sermon Preparation or Illustration

This commentary on Hosea 11:1-8 invites us to pay attention to a new dynamic in God's relationship with his people. The new measure of this relationship is fidelity and the presence of our divine parent.

Hosea 11:1-8

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Parenting, Poetry, Relationship, God's Presence

Search Results for "A Plain Account" on Hymnary.org

Thou Lord, by strictest Search hast knownPD
The Field is the WorldPD
That steward accus'd to his LordPD

A Faithful Life

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Sermon Preparation or Illustration

In 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, we see that Paul’s idea of a faithful life is one that picks up on the faithfulness of God’s people in the past and then moves that faithfulness forward into the future.

2 Timothy 3:14-17, 4:1-5

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Faithfulness, Daily Living, Self Deception

A Participatory Process of Justification

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Sermon Preparation or Illustration

This commentary on Galatians 2:15-21 describes the basis for belonging in a covenant with God and discusses Paul's argument for justification through participation in the crucifixion of Jesus.

Galatians 2:15-21

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Faith, Covenant, Justification, Crucifixion

A Word of Hope in Exile

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Sermon Preparation or Illustration

In this commentary on Isaiah 55:10-13, a pastor reflects on rain and snow as metaphor for God's word of hope given to a people in exile.

Isaiah 55:10-13

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Hope, Water, Drought, Word Of God

A Poetic Reprimand

Melissa Wass | A Plain Account

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

This commentary on Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 explores Isaiah's focus on a worship, which goes in an unexpected direction. For worship to be acceptable to God, we must take care of the hungry and the poor.

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

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Worship, Acceptance, Care Of The Poor By The Church, Social Justice

In the Face of Fear

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Sermon Preparation or Illustration

"God has instructed fearful people to take steps of faith toward seemingly irrational action." This commentary on Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 frames the text in a narrative: a people choosing faith amidst adversity and the unknown.

Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15

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Fear, Promises, History Of Redemption, Suffering

Practice This First

Levi Holland | A Plain Account

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

This commentary on 1 Timothy 6:6-19 focuses on the potential preacher, warnings for misreading the text, and the need to face the desires in our hearts for money, etc. as a means of gaining understanding.

1 Timothy 6:6-19

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Money, Desire, Materialism, Spiritualism

A Revelatory God

Danny Quanstrom | A Plain Account

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

Danny Quanstrom connects Psalm 29 to Christ's baptism through the glory of God. At Christ's baptism we see a theophanic story of (re)creation: the voice that spoke creation into being speaks over Christ too.

Psalm 29

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Baptism, Creation, Glory, Theophany

A Centurion's Faith

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Sermon Preparation or Illustration

This commentary on Luke 7:1-10 observes that the Jews of Capernaum were not deterred by purity laws from pleading the case of a Roman centurion to Jesus, and Jesus was impressed with this gentile's faith.

Luke 7:1-10

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Faith, Faithfulness, Jesus, Purity