Watchword for the Week: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God – what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Prelude: Bach-Kendrick Pastiche “Meekness and Majesty” Hymn: Be still, for […]
Watchword for the Week: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you. (Psalm 67:5, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Alexandre Guilmant, Two Preludes, No. 1 Opening Prayer: Psalm 67 Hymn: In Christ there is no east or west (Church Hymnary, No. 624) Gospel Reading: Matthew 15:21-28 Reflection & […]
Watchword for the Week: Jesus spoke to the disciples and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” — Matthew 14:27, NRSV (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Hymn: Be still, for the glory of the Lord (Church Hymnary, No. 189) Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33 Reflection: Troubled Waters Hymn: I, the Lord of […]
Watchword for the Week: The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all he has made. (Psalm 145:9, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Reading: Matthew 14:13-21 Hymn: He came down that we may have love (Church Hymnary, No. 359) Reflection: The Alternative Feast Hymn: Christ, be our light! (Church […]
Watchword for the Week: God, turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your custom towards those who love your name. (Psalm 119:132, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Reading & Reflection: Jesus is mixing metaphors (Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52) Hymn: Heaven shall not wait (Church Hymnary, No. 362) All-age Prayer: Blessing: based […]
Watchword for the Week: Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. (Isaiah 44:6, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Hymn: Seek ye first the kingdom of God (Church Hymnary, No. 641) […]
Watchword for the Week: There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Reading & Reflection #1: Matthew 13:1-9 (The Parable of the Sower) Hymn: Unless a single grain of wheat (Church Hymnary, No. 347) Reading & Reflection #2: Matthew 13:18-23 Hymn: […]
Watchword for the Week: The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. (Psalm 145:8, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Introduction & Welcome: Hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Church Hymnary, No. 124) Reading: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Reflection: We sang a dirge and you did not mourn Hymn: I, […]
Church bells & Organ prelude: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude in G Minor Hymn: Let’s sing to the Lord (Church Hymnary, No. 126) Reading & Reflection: It’s the little things that matter (Matthew 10:40-42) Hymn: Brother, sister, let me serve you (Church Hymnary, No. 694) Prayers for Others Postlude/Blessing: Magnificat (Taizé) sung by members of the […]
Organ prelude: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale Partita: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig (BWV 768) Reading: Genesis 21:9-21 (Reader: Katherine Masa) [Recorded outdoors in Uganda with wind and background noises lending greater authenticity!] Hymn: Spirit of truth and grace (Church Hymnary, No. 608) Reflection and Prayer: “Hagar – an all-too human story” Hymn: Now the green blade […]
Church bells and organ prelude / Glocken und Orgelvorspiel: Mendelssohn, Andante religioso (Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 4) Hymn: Spirit of the living God (Church Hymnary, No. 619 + 620) Reading: Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 Reflection: Healing Divisions Hymn: Come, Holy Spirit, come! (Church Hymnary, No. 594) Prayers for Others: Blessing: The Lord […]
Hymn: All things bright and beautiful (Church Hymnary, No. 137.1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPMA5I3-0Jw Reading & Reflection: “This is good!” <iframe src=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/426509255″ width=”640″ height=”564″ frameborder=”0″ allow=”autoplay; fullscreen” allowfullscreen></iframe> Hymn / Prayer for Creation: All things bright and beautiful (an alternative version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUo5YawV7as&feature=youtu.be Blessing May the God who dances in creation, who embraces us with human love, who shakes […]
Today’s worship toolkit is different – because Pentecost is somehow different! Check the videos below to find out more! If you watch all the videos in sequence, you will see a full act of worship, but feel free to pick and choose what interests you most – as the Spirit moves you! Bei den Gottesdienst-Baukästen […]
Church bells and organ prelude: Bach, Prelude in G Minor (BWV 558) Bible reading: Acts 1:1-14 (Dear Theophilus) Reader: Robert Haworth Your browser does not support the audio element. Download AudioDownload https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1%3A1%5E-14&version=GNT (right mouse-click on the Bible Gateway link to ‘open in a new tab’ while listening to the audio file) Hymn: In Christ there […]
Church bells and organ prelude: Bach, Prelude in C Minor (BWV 549) Bible readings: Acts 17:22-31 (Paul preaches in Athens) John 14:15-21 (The Promise of the Holy Spirit) Children’s time: Pater Peter on Paul in Athens Hymn: Immortal, invisible, God only wise (Church Hymnary, No. 132) 1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid […]
(Poff, Stephen. Guarding Words and Actions, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55024 [retrieved May 7, 2020]. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenpoff/3530640841/.) Bible reading: Acts 7:55-60 (The Stoning of Stephen) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+7%3A55-60&version=GNT The Bible Gateway website includes further translations in English and many other languages. (right mouse-click on the […]
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(Ivory carving from the Carolingian period, ca. 850-900, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56883 [retrieved April 22, 2020]. Original in: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Creative Commons 3.0 license.) Bible reading: Luke 24:13-35 (The Road to Emmaus) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+24%3A13-35&version=GNT The Bible Gateway website includes further […]
Jesus and Thomas: (JESUS MAFA. Jesus appears to Thomas, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=48302 [retrieved April 17, 2020]. Original source: http://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr (contact page: https://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr/contact).) Anthem: Christ the Lord is risen again (sung by members of the ECC Choir, directed by Hendrik Ziser) Bible reading: […]
Hymn: Morning has broken (Church Hymnary, No. 212) [Click at the bottom right of the YouTube screenshot to enter and exit full screen.] Sing-along version: Prayer: We are Easter People (from Geoffrey Duncan (Ed.), Let Justice Roll Down, A Christian Aid / CAFOD Anthology for Lent, Holy Week & Easter) We are Easter people, Ours […]