15th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Praise the Almighty, my soul, adore Him!Yes, I will laud Him until death;With songs and anthems I come before HimAs long as He allows me breath.From Him my life and all things came;Bless, O my soul, His holy name.Alleluia, alleluia! 2 Trust not in rulers; they are but mortal;Earth-born they … Read more
You’re likely familiar with the modern Christian poem Footprints in the Sand. The final verse is the most memorable, with God remarking to the writer “…When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you”. It’s a fine poem inviting us to place our trust in God, especially when we … Read more
1 By grace I’m saved, grace free and boundless;My soul, believe and doubt it not.Why stagger at this word of promise?Has Scripture ever falsehood taught?No! Then this word must true remain;By grace you too will life obtain. 2 By grace! None dare lay claim to merit;Our works and conduct have no worth.God in His love … Read more
13th Sunday after Pentecost – Ephesians 5:22-33 – 2021 Ephesians 5’s teaching on marriage is a challenge for the church today. There is one phrase that particularly goes against our sinful nature. “…the two shall become one flesh” Now, we don’t think much of those words. We get hung up on the opening verse of … Read more
This coming Sunday we celebrate the Feast of St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord. This hymn has multiple verses available to add in for the appropriate Saint’s day. We sang it previously for St. James the Elder, and we’ll sing it for some future saints’ days as well. 1 By all Your saints in warfare,For … Read more
We continue to give thanks to God that we are able to gather together as the Church here, even as COVID lingers and cases rise. Our leadership is regularly evaluating our practices. Our hope is to retain a balance of offering safe options for those practicing more caution, but also to begin offering opportunities to … Read more
The 11th Sunday after Pentecost continued with Jesus’ Bread of Life preaching from John 6. Psalm 34 was matched with this text, especially where it says in verse 8: “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is Good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! The following video is a choral piece based … Read more
Psalm 21 is, in the first sense, a psalm of David. It confesses that though David is a king, he places his trust not in himself, but in God. But we know David was not always trusting in God, and he abused his power as king especially with Bathsheba and Uriah. (2 Samuel 11) In … Read more