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You are welcome to reproduce the material on this website for use in your congregation or the district, conference, or national office of your denomination, but please remember that all content created by GBOD is copyright protected.

In exchange, we ask that you follow just a few rules:

Always give GBOD credit. If you print out or copy our web pages or any content from our web pages, you must include the following: "Copyright General Board of Discipleship. www.GBOD.org Used by permission." If the material you're copying names an author or photographer, please include that person's name as well.
Some content on GBOD.org is owned by others, and your right to reproduce is limited. Please read - and follow - any restrictions listed at the bottom of the page you'd like to reproduce.
You may reproduce our content on your website if you first get permission from us. Contact info@gbod.org. Any material you reproduce must credit the GBOD and include a link from your website to our original page on GBOD.org. Some of our pages may not be reproduced on other websites, so you must check with us first.
In no circumstances may you distribute any of our content for profit. You may not resell our content in any fashion.
We're sorry, but photographs and illustrations on our website cannot be copied. The only exceptions are official church logos that are made available for downloading, which require no permission, and photographs from Sight Psalms, which may be reproduced with permission as specified above.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. We'd love to help you. Send us a message at: info@gbod.org
If you're interested in learning more, we encourage you to explore our copyright resource pages.

Worship Planning Help readings come from The United Methodist Book of Worship and is adapted from The Revised Common Lectionary: Consultation on Common Texts (Abingdon Press, 1992), copyright © by the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT), PO Box 340003, Room 381, Nashville TN 37203-0003. Reprinted with permission of CCT.

Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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