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Giving and Loving
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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Describing the relationship between love and giving, John van de Laar's sermon starter on Isaiah 62:1-5, Psalm 36:5-10, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, and John 2:1-11reflects on the self-giving love of God, consumerism, monetary offerings, and generosity,
Psalm 36:5-10; Isaiah 62:1-5 John 2:1-11
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Wedding, Epiphany, Love, God's Love
God's Love Knows No Bounds
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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John van de Laar's reflection on 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Psalm 30,130; Lamentations 3:21-33; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, and Mark 5:21-43 shows how God's love is characterized by compassion and generosity even in the face of grief.
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Grace, Grief, God's Love, Compassion
God's Righteousness Is Hospitality
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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John van de Laar's reflection on Genesis 22:1-14; Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 13; Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; and Matthew 10: 40-42 focuses on how these texts show God's righteousness, which manifests itself as hospitality.
Genesis 22:1-14; Psalms 13, 89:1-4, 15-18 Jeremiah 28:5-9
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Goodness, Hospitality, God's Love, Righteousness
Embracing Obedience in God's Kingdom
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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John van de Laar's reflection on Genesis 29:15-28; 1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 105:1-11, 45b; Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; and Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 invites Christians to reconsider obedience as a faithful response to God's life-giving kingdom.
Genesis 29:15-28; 1 Kings 3:5-12 Psalms 105:1-11, 45, 119:129-136
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Obedience, Kingdom Of God, God's Love, Legalism
True Fasting
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
Asking God to keep us from dry religion, legalism, judgmentalism, personal piety, selfishness, and lifeless worship, John van de Laar's prayer asks God to teach us "true fasting" that reflects God's love with compassion and service.
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Worship, Fasting, Compassion, Service
You Know Us
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
Offering ourselves to God, John van de Laar's prayer lays bare the longings of our hearts, asks for transformation through the Holy Spirit, and thanks God both for God's love and for being God.
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Longing, Thankfulness, Heart, Relationship
Living Aligned
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This responsive prayer of dedication by John van de Laar focuses on living aligned with God's love.
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God's Love, Worship Planning, Prayer
Easter, Embodying God's Hospitality
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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Based on Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; John 5:1-9, 14:23-29; and Revelation 21:10, this resource focuses on the importance of embodying God's hospitality in response to what Christ has done for us through his resurrection.
Psalm 67; John 5:1-9, 14:23-29 Acts 16:9-15
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Easter, Hospitality, God's Love, Stranger
A Call to Sacrificial Love
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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A worship planning guide for the Easter season including hymns, prayers, reflections, and more. The theme is God's call to love others, based on Psalm 98, John 15:9-17, and 1 John 5:1-6.
Psalm 98; John 15:9-17 1 John 5:1-6
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Easter, Love, Creation, God's Love
Overcoming Evil with Good
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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A worship planning guide including hymns, prayers, reflections, and more. The theme is the call to confront evil, based on Psalms 119 and 149, Ezekiel 33:7-11, Matthew 18:15-20, and Romans 13:8-14.
Psalms 119, 149; Ezekiel 33:7-11 Matthew 18:15-20
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Love, God's Love, Calling, Evil
God's Choosing
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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A worship planning guide for Exodus 19:2-8, Psalms 100 and 116, Matthew 9:9-38, 10:1-8, and Romans 5:1-8. It centers around the theme of God's election and includes hymns, a video, prayers, etc.
Exodus 19:2-8; Psalms 100, 116:1-2, 12-19 Matthew 9:9-23, 35-38, 10:1-8
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Promises, Election, God's Love, God's Will
The Name of Jesus
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, Isaiah 7:10-16, Matthew 1:18-25, and Romans 1:1-7 "turn our attention to the significance of the name given in Isaiah’s prophecy, and ascribed to Jesus by Matthew – Immanuel."
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Matthew 1:18-25 Romans 1:1-7
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Advent, God's Love, God's Presence, Christ
Inclusivity and Compassionate Love
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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A worship planning guide including hymns, prayers, reflections, and more. The theme is God's love for the poor, based on Psalms 125 and 146, Isaiah 35:4-7, Mark 7:24-37, and James 2:1-13.
Psalms 125, 146; Isaiah 35:4-7 Mark 7:24-37
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Faith, Love, Compassion, Justice
Love of God and Neighbor
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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A worship planning guide based on the theme of loving God and neighbor from Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Psalms 119:1-8 and 146, Mark 12:28-34, and Hebrews 9:11-14. Includes hymns, prayers, videos, and reflection.
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Love, Law, Video, God's Love
Extravagant Love
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer challenges our perception of love to God's love, and asks Jesus to teach us to love like that: a love that is self-sacrificial and infinitely generous, a love that the world is dying for....
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Love, Teaching, World, God's Love
Where Is the Love?
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
Highlighting themes of God's love, mercy, and forgiveness, this responsive poetic prayer asks God to continually reveal what it truly means to love as shown in Christ's atoning death on the cross.
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God's Love, God's Mercy, Forgiveness Of Sin, Poetry
God With Us
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer praises God for being Emmanuel. We do not need to engage in spiritual gymnastics to come close to God, but thankfully God takes the initiative to come close to us.
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Praise, Incarnation, God's Love, Love To God
Divine Lover
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer praises God for love to us that exceeds that of a mother for her baby (Isaiah 49:15-16). This love that is subversive and uncontainable invades our hearts and we turn to praise in response.
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Compassion, Heart, World, Prayer
Great God
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer of praise highlights God's sacrificial, peacemaking love for us. The way God treats us, we should treat God.
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Gentleness, God's Love, Prayer, Praise
Love So Easy And So Hard
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer poem praises God's love by wondering at the simplicity of the gospel, and how the efforts of a lifetime can mean nothing while humble submission to Christ means salvation.
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God's Love, The Gospel, Poetry, Prayer
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