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Living Water
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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Commenting on John 4:5-42, John van de Laar observes that we are to be not only recipients of living waters but givers of it, especially to the poor and marginalized.
John 4:5-42
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Christ, God, Life, Samaritans
Resurrection Now
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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Reflecting on the gospel resurrection narratives, John van de Laar emphasizes that Christ's resurrection is about not just a historical event or an expectation for the end of time, but new life available now and forever.
Matthew 28:1-10; John 20:1-18
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Death, Easter, Resurrection, Life
The Two Sides of Grace
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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John van de Laar's sermon starter on Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, and Luke 4:21-30 discusses how Jesus' grace both affirms everything that supports life and opposes everything that supports injustice, oppression, and evil.
Psalm 71:1-6; Jeremiah 1:4-10 Luke 4:21-30
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Epiphany, Love, Jesus, Injustice
Ash Wednesday Hope
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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Reflecting on Psalm 51:1-17; Isaiah 58:1-12; Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; and 2 Corinthians 5:20-21, 6:1-10, John van de Laar offers a message of hope that repentance leads to life.
Psalm 51:1-17; Isaiah 58:1-12 Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
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Ash Wednesday, Repentance, Life, Lectionary
Waiting For Resurrection
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
A poem/prayer by John van de Laar. Well-suited to Holy Saturday, the poem explores the theme of waiting for life to emerge from death.
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Death, Life, Waiting, Holy Week
Called
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer
Admitting our fear in responding to Jesus' call for us to a life of discipleship, John van de Laar's prayer of confession references Mark 1:17 in making a commitment to responding to God with our hearts.
Mark 1:17
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Calling, Fear, Discipleship, Denial Of Christ
Passing It On
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer written by John van de Laar resolves to pass on God's life-giving ways instead of continuing in the world's harmful and damaging ways.
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Evil, Prayer, Life, Courage
Resurrection
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
"We offer our praise, Jesus, and our thanks for your life that cannot be quenched..." At Sacredise, John van de Laar shares a poetic prayer of thanksgiving for Christ's resurrection and how it erases our fears.
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Death, Resurrection, Doubt, Life
A Less Anxious Life
John van de Laar | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
This article encourages the spiritual discipline of worship as an effective way to go into God's reality and lower the level of worry and anxiety in our hearts.
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Worship, Reign Of God, Worry, Anxiety
Easter, The Celebration of Life
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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Based on texts for Easter (Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; John 10:22-30; Revelation 7:9-17), this resource reflects on the resurrection of Christ and the power of his resurrection that calls us to be "good shepherds."
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Easter, Resurrection, Life, Shepherd
Resurrection Every Day
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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A worship planning guide for Easter including hymns, prayers, reflections, and more. Based on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Isaiah 25:6-9, Mark 16:1-8, John 20:1-18, Acts 10:34-43, and 1 Corinthians 15:1-11.
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Isaiah 25:6-9 Mark 16:1-8
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Easter, Resurrection, God, Life
Easter, Divine Invitation
John van de Laar | Sacredise
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Based on Psalm 97; John 17:20-26; Acts 16:16-34; and Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21, this resource reflects on God's invitation to enjoy life and grace in Christ and to extend the invitation to others.
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Easter, Grace Of God, Life, Calling
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
If The Tomb Cannot Hold you
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
A prayer for all who need the touch of God's resurrection. "We pray for every human soul... that Your Spirit of Life would break into our experience and change it into something of eternal value."
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Death, Prayer, Life, Easter
Who Do I Say?
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer
This prayer confesses Jesus as God and celebrates the transformed life that was bought at a great price despite our failures. In these failures we sometimes put others in God's place and need confession again.
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Life, Jesus, Prayer, Confession
The Power of the Ordinary
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
A prayer of praise for the powerful workings of God through the ordinary things that brings transformation in life, like a smile or quiet discipline in a commitment to the hope of God's reign.
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Gentleness, Discipline, Life, Reign Of God
That Life Would Teach Us
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
"God, life—your life—is so freely and abundantly available, it pulses in all creation, and in every human soul. Yet we have allowed ourselves to be seduced by death..."
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Teaching, Life, Creation, Humility
Responding To Life
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
A prayer asking for help recognizing the unassailability of life, which is always "slipping through the cracks of the world" -- even in the most vulnerable shoots after a fire.
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Life, Attributes Of God, God's Presence
Putting Faith In Goodness
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer is focused on light, truth, peace, and life not being overcome by evil in this world and as a result we praise God and commit to his call, putting our faith in God's goodness....
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Faith, Goodness, Life, Light
Committing To Life
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
A prayer for reconciliation in all areas of our lives.
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Death, Carelessness, Resurrection, Consumption
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