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Ask for church donations—on Easter? Your online and/or in-person services are full. Your first priority is the gospel. Is there really room to bring in church giving? There can be, if you do it right. The first step is prayer. The second is setting...
If you’re meeting for Maundy Thursday, sharing Good Friday service times on social, or just want to freshen up your welcome and announcement screens, you’re in luck. Quickly find what you need inside Faithlife Proclaim + Pro Media (for church...
Matthew BoffeyIs all the extravagance surrounding Easter a distraction, or are Christians right to give it the special attention they do? Let’s avoid the culture wars of the Easter Bunny, Cadbury eggs, and egg hunts, and simply speak to what happens in most...
Mary JahnkeMark Twain said, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—’tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.” The same could be said for your church media. The right image can stop the...
Are you ready for the most-attended service of the year? Create a polished Easter presentation in minutes with Proclaim + Pro Media, where you won’t have to scroll endlessly through church media that’s too cheesy or too drab to draw attention. New...
This post is adapted from The Bedrock of Christianity: The Unalterable Facts of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection by Justin W. Bass. *** The earliest followers of Jesus did not just claim that Jesus rose from the dead but that his resurrection was the...
The Garden Tomb, Jerusalem (commons.wikimedia.org) Today is Good Friday, and Christians around the world are remembering Christ’s death, caused by our sin. This year on the blog, we featured a five-week family Easter Bible study written especially...
Read The Last Supper: Family Easter Bible Study—Week 1. Read Jesus on Trial before Pilate: Family Easter Bible Study—Week 2. We’re entering the Easter season, and Christians around the world are remembering Christ’s death, caused by our sin. But we...
Read Family Easter Bible Study—Week 1: The Last Supper. This year on the blog, we’re featuring a five-week family Easter Bible study written especially for families. We’re posting one study a week every Friday leading up to Easter. It’s an excellent...
We’re entering the Easter season, and Christians around the world are remembering Christ’s death, caused by our sin. But we are also celebrating, because Resurrection Day is our God-given promise that we, too, will one day rise. This year on the...
By Ryan J. Pemberton “Is this something we do?” I remember asking when I first heard the word “Lent.” Even though my father is Catholic, I grew up in a Protestant house where Lent, Ash Wednesday, and fasting were as exotic as Rome, the pope, and...
By Elisabeth Elliot When I came to the realization that my husband was missing, not knowing for another five days that he was dead, the words that God brought to me then were from Isaiah the 43rd chapter, “When thou passest through the waters I will...
The final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry are surrounded in truth and eternal significance from which we’ll never stop learning. In his devotional And the Angels Were Silent from the Chronicles of the Cross Collection, Max Lucado presents an Easter...
Spring is here! It’s time to celebrate Easter, appreciate Moms, and enjoy the newness of the season. Pro Media’s March bundle is packed with images to celebrate all month long. Here’s a sneak peek. Pro Media launches around 40 new sets of media...
“Resurrection Power” is a new song from worship leader Chris Tomlin. If you’ve led music in church for any length of time, you are familiar with Tomlin’s music. Any new song from Tomlin carries with it a strong recommendation. He is one of only four...
Though we celebrate the resurrection power of Jesus every week, Easter Sunday is special. Not only do we set it aside to focus primarily on the resurrection, but it’s also a unique evangelistic opportunity. It’s one of the few mornings when the...
Ryan NelsonEaster Sunday is just around the corner. As you prepare for your service and meditate on the glory of the cross, here are some songs that are particularly popular on Easter: “In Christ Alone” Easter is a time to remember Christ’s...
Ray Deck IIIObserve Lent this year with 40 Days to the Cross: Reflections from Great Thinkers—a devotional prepared by the Lexham Press editorial team. Lent is a 40-day period of prayer, reflection, and preparation for Easter. Traditionally, it runs from Ash...
It probably felt funny standing on the Galilean hillside that spring after everything that had happened. The people were all familiar, but not quite the same. I imagine Peter looking over Jesus’ shoulder, expecting the Roman cavalry to crest...