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Sunday Toolkit: Worship Tools

You won’t groan at these vacation slides. They’re good, and they’re free.

The website www.holylandphotos.org offers 996 photos of 99 locations in Israel, Greece, and Turkey, both present-day locations and artifacts. The photos are all downloadable in PowerPoint-ready format, and (did we say?), they’re free!

Next time you preach about Corinth, you can show it—or the Sea of Galilee, the Garden of Gethsemane, or many others.

The site is hosted by Carl Rasmussen, professor of biblical studies at Bethel College in Minnesota. Rasmussen has conducted tours of the Middle East since 1973, and most of the photos are from his collection. He has included several paragraphs of information with each image and a recommended reading list so you can dig deeper into the historical and biblical significance of these locations.

—from Light and Life

New Hope Nazarene Church in Phoenix has a similar half-time break. Because the church meets in a school building, most people are busy folding chairs after the service, so the extended greeting period before the sermon gives people time to connect.

And for a fellowship song, may we suggest, “Let’s all go to the lobby!”

Add an Intermission to the Service


—with information from Net Results



THE BIG 25

CCLI’s Chart Toppers


  1. Open the Eyes of My Heart

  2. Lord, I Lift Your Name on High

  3. Shout to the Lord

  4. Come, Now Is the Time to Worship

  5. Breathe

  6. Trading My Sorrows

  7. You Are My All in All

  8. You Are My King

  9. I Could Sing of Your Love Forever

  10. The Heart of Worship

  11. Give Thanks

  12. We Fall Down

  13. Here I Am to Worship

  14. Above All

  15. God of Wonders

  16. Draw Me Close

  17. I Love You Lord

  18. As the Deer

  19. Forever

  20. Better Is One Day

  21. Shine Jesus Shine

  22. Awesome God

  23. You’re Worthy of My Praise

  24. Majesty

  25. Change My Heart, O God

CCLI.com, through March 2003.



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