Every Knee Shall Bow A Christmas Collection

The symbolism and meanings within the Christmas paintings of Gaye Frances Willard.

The scene for this Christmas play and worship service is a familiar one: a nativity display in a town square. As different individuals or families approach the manger scene, they hear the voice of God speaking his words of truth, encouragement, and hope to their own unique needs and circumstances. When the members of your congregation hear God's message to these individuals, they will hear God speaking to them as well. The service includes the congregational singing of familiar Christmas carols. Diane L. Gibson is a graduate of Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, Illinois. In addition to her teaching position in a Lutheran elementary school, she has been a Sunday school superintendent and the director of both children's and adult choirs. She is the author of three other published Christmas plays.

This anthology of holiday material provides you with a complete collection of resources for drama, worship, and young people. It includes a wide range of resources from across the denominational spectrum. Copying privileges are included for all six segments. Come! See What God Has Done is a Thanksgiving children's event designed to heighten awareness of God's many blessings. Six learning centers -- each including posters, projects, a guided experience, follow-up activities, and a closing prayer -- focus on such topics as families, nature, our religious heritage, and our bodies. Intended for kindergarten through sixth grade, this is an ideal activity for your church school and can be held during a single session. A Chrismon Service portrays the drama of redemption through symbols of Jesus in the form of Christmas ornaments. (The word "Chrismon" is a combination of the words "Christ" and "monogram.") As appropriate scripture passages are read, each symbol is presented and explained; worshipers participate in the service by hanging them on the Chrismon tree. Eighteen designs are included so that you can make your own Chrismons based on such symbols as the Epiphany star, the Christmas rose, and the angel. The ABC's Of Christmas offers four easy programs for Christmas worship, celebrating angels, bells, colors, and gifts. Each incorporates scripture, carols, and simple props together with dramatic readings to create a meaningful worship experience that will linger in the memory long after Christmastime passes. The Angels' Point Of View is a play in two acts that looks at Jesus' conception, birth, and flight into Egypt from their perspective. Originally developed for a junior high Sunday school class, this piece is excellent for older youth and can be performed in a variety of settings. There are thirteen speaking roles, and complete directions for assembling props, costume, and scenery are included. In Search Of Christmas is a light, contemporary drama that intersperses a series of brief dialogues between a husband and wife, two teenagers, and others illustrating how we can lose the real meaning of Christmas with faith-affirming conversations among individuals who have kept the season's true spirit of joy and giving. Roles can be doubled up for the small congregation, and only a few basic props are needed. Last Year In Bethlehem: The Story Of Eli The Shepherd reminds us that the story of Christ's birth is more than a holiday tradition. It combines a dramatic monologue with hymns and candlelight for a moving Christmas Eve worship experience. On the first anniversary of the first Christmas, a gruff but friendly shepherd tells of the night that changed his life. Suggestions for costuming, makeup, and staging are included, along with historical background on shepherds during Jesus' time. O Holy Night brings together scripture, song, and poetic readings to create a touching Christmas Eve worship service that can involve several participants without requiring lengthy rehearsal. It is an especially attractive option for smaller churches without many resources, but this enchanting service will be a glorious experience for any congregation.

The story of Don McClure describes five decades of adventurous commitment to serving some of the most primitive people of Sudan and Ethiopia in the middle years of the 20th century. The lively narrative of life among the Shulla, Nuer, Dinka, Anuak, and Somali reads like a well-crafted fiction. Adventure in Africa is a winsome and challenging account of a wonderfully human, incredibly brave, relentlessly energetic, and completely happy man who devoted half a century to East Africa when he was shot to death in 1977.

The year is AD 316. Imperial persecution has ended, but Christianity's future still hangs in the balance. Will churches rise in Rome where pagan temples once stood? Will the true Scriptures replace the myths of the gods? Will Jupiter finally bow the knee to the Lord Jesus? For the first time in history, the Roman emperor supports the church. Bishop Sylvester sends Flavia from her convent to seek Emperor Constantine's permission to build great churches and determine the canon of Scripture. But the enemies of God are on the move. Joined by Rex, Flavia's beloved protector who has fought his way out of exile, the two friends cross the empire by land and sea on an epic quest to free the Roman people from the tyranny of the ancient gods. Bristling with tension and undergirded by impeccable historical research, this tale of courage, defiance, and humble submission to God continues the captivating saga of two unlikely allies in the age of imperial Christianity.

Is There More to The Story? Do you really know the story of Christmas? Is there more to the story about the birth of our Savior than what you've been told? In this 15-part series, Christmas – The Rest of the Story, Rick Renner dives deep into the parts of the Christmas story that most people have never heard. Rick says, "I’ve studied this story for decades, and I found fabulous treasures no one ever shared with me. In this series, we explore the Bible, history, historical writings, and so much more, so we can really understand all the events that took place surrounding the birth of Jesus!" Rick answers questions, like: Why did God choose Mary? Was Joseph really a carpenter? Who were the Magi and what was the estimated value of their gifts? Who were the shepherds keeping watch? Why was Herod so troubled by Jesus’ birth? Get ready to discover the real purpose of Christmas and rediscover the awe and wonder of the greatest miracle the world has ever known.

한국인 유학생으로서 김교신은 송두용, 유석동,양인성, 정상훈, 함석헌 등은 조선성서연구회를 조직하여 조선을 성서 위에 세우기 위한 무교회주의 운동을 시작하였다. 김교신이 생각하는 기�錢낫� 교회라는 조직과 그 속에서 유지되어 온 형식이 아닌, 예수와 성서 위에 세워진 조선을 위한 기독교 곧 선교사들의 사상적 지배에서 벗어나 한국인의 얼에 따른 기독교 사상을 생각하고 실천하는 기독교라고 주장하였다. 1927년 동인지 《성서조선》을 창간하였고 그곳에 실린 글과 수필을 모았다. 수록된 작품을 통해 김교신의 기독교 사상을 엿볼 수 있다. 원본 그대로 실고, 영문으로도 번역하였다. As a Korean international student, Kim Gyo-shin organized the Joseon Bible Research Association, including Song Doo-yong, Yoo Seok-dong, Yang In-sung, Jeong Sang-hoon, and Ham Seok-heon, to launch a non-church movement to establish Joseon on the Bible. Kim Gyo-shin argued that Christianity is not the organization of the church and the form maintained in it, but Christianity for Joseon built on Jesus and the Bible, or missionaries, to think and practice Christian ideas according to the spirit of Koreans. In 1927, he founded the Donginji "Seongseo Joseon" and collected articles and essays published there. Through the works included, you can get a glimpse of Kim Gyo-shin's Christian ideas. I'll put it in the original, It was also translated into English.

These electronic volumes will serve as key pieces in the academic / liturgical theology work of prayer book revision.