“Your statutes are the theme of my song.” - Psalm 119:54a

“Even pudding needs a theme.” - Winston Churchill

There are several variations on this quote from Churchill, but no matter how it is stated, the message is the same. This leader was not interested in consuming a confusing dish. Puddings of the early 19th century were hardy words of art, filled with raisins, dates, and nuts. They were solid desserts, not a squishy blob of chocolate in a a plastic cup.

If we will agree that even pudding needs a theme, we will see that a worship service which includes songs on forgiveness, a drama sketch on tithing, a solo on missions, and a sermon on the second coming doesn’t qualify the worship service as eclectic; it qualifies it as unfocused.

Many products can help tie our services together: PowerPoint backgrounds, preserves music, song collections, sermon illustrations, and video clips.

If the infamous Churchill were to visit your church worship service this weekend, would he find a pudding without a theme, or would he be able to focus face-to-face with the Lord of all creation?

Show us, Lord, how to tie it all together.