Worship and formation resources for a 6-week stand-alone series on responding to evil
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Let's Talk About Evil This Summer!

Readymade worship & formation resources to guide your community through a 6-week standalone, story-based series on villains in the Bible. A great resource for discerning evil in the world and learning how to respond to abuses of power with liberation and love.

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Theme: Villains in the Bible

We experience the devastating power of evil in so many ways – yet in the face of a myriad of streams of news and commentary, it can be hard to point directly at a villain without shutting others’ ears. By exploring villains in the Bible, we can create a kind of pattern recognition for discerning evil in the world. In learning this skill, we can then reflect on how God and/or God’s people respond to the abuses of power with transformative love and liberation.

 This is a 6-week stand-alone, story-based series, not connected to the lectionary. While we wrote it for the summer, it can be used at any time of the year, and in any order/configuration. You may use all weeks, or only a few. Choose your own adventure! 

New! Equitable Pricing

We are offering a new pricing model to make this resource accessible to all: Pay what you can! If you’re able to contribute more, your generosity helps support others. 

Suggested value: $75

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What you'll get in this digital resource:

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All the tools you need for worship and discipleship:
  • Sermon Prompts 
  • Music Suggestions
  • Liturgies 
  • Kids Time Ideas
  • Villain Coloring Pages
  • Graphics for worship and social media

All resources will be available for download by April 30, 2026.

🛠️ Preaching Prompts

  • Week 1: The Serpent - Genesis 3:1-7
  • Week 2: The Pharoah - Exodus 5 (or selections from Exodus Chapters 5, 7-14)
  • Week 3: The Hero - 1 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 11: 1-27
  • Week 4: The Crown - Matthew 2:1-18, Matthew 14:6-11
  • Week 5: The Devil - Matthew 4:1-17
  • Week 6: The Crowd/People - Exodus 32, John 19:4-16
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Collaborators

Andy Pokel - Music

Summer To Go Vol 3: Villains in the Bible

Readymade worship & formation resources to guide your community through a 6-week standalone, story-based series on villains in the Bible. A great resource for discerning evil in the world and learning how to respond to abuses of power with liberation and love.

Pay What You Can! ($75 Value)
Purchase Now

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