All posts filed under: Preaching the Whole Bible

400 Years of Promised Alienation

November 23, 2014
by birch & raven
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Preaching the Whole Bible / Preaching the Word

I preached on Genesis 15 this morning. I decided in September to try and preach my way through the Bible start to finish, Genesis through Revelation, with seasonal pauses for Advent, Christmas, and Easter. Today is our last bit of Genesis before we break for some “here comes Jesus (again)” for Advent. We made it up to God’s promise to Abram–he hasn’t even received his new name yet (this sermon series will take years if […]

Liturgical Words: Genesis 1:1-2:3

September 3, 2014
by birch & raven
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(the) Word / Let Us Pray / Preaching the Whole Bible / Spirit Talk

Here’s one of the challenges of preaching off-lectionary: I can’t hit up my go-to sites for liturgy pieces. I’m being forced to exercise my worship writing muscles, which are admittedly a little weak. However, since I have benefited so much from the creativity of others in my worship prep, I figure I’d better pay it forward, so whenever I craft a piece of liturgy, it will get posted here. Please feel free to use it […]