Many feel worse after the service than when they came. All the time they have a deep hunger to be in the presence of God, to lay their needs at His feet, and to leave believing He has heard them. Thematic worship is a centering process focused on a simple theme and following it through all the way thru the hour. Anything sung, read or spoken reflects on the theme. This process works in both liturgical and contemporary worship settings.
Children enter with ferns waving.
The hymn is played with gusto and the singing follows suit. The children's sermon could be held immediately explaining to the children why the palms have been used. Should take only a few moments. The prayer of the morning is centered around the risk Christ took for us, and our excitement to participate in the life he offers. We are joyful that as he came 2,000 years ago.