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A Thanksgiving of Fasting and Oysters
- Nov
- 28
“All praise and thanks to God The Father now be given, The Son, and him who reigns With them in highest heav’n The one eternal God, Whom earth and heav’n adore; For thus it was, is now, And shall be evermore.” (From “Now Thank We All Our God†by Martin Rinkart, 1648)
Why Do We Have Bibles, Hymnals, Printed Liturgies and Other Obsolete Stuff?
- May
- 17
Christian worship is increasingly ephemeral, where there are no hymnals, no printed liturgies, no pew Bibles, no permanent pulpits; but only transitory PowerPoint slides, overhead projections, and portable podiums. In Scripture, this age is passing away; in our culture, even material objects like books are passing away. So much in contemporary church life is fleeting and impermanent; the texts and songs of the church are there one moment and gone the next, disappearing into cyberspace.
Resources for Liturgical Worship (1): Prayers Part 3
- May
- 17
Teach us, O LORD, the way of your statutes; and we will keep it to the end. Give us understanding, that we may keep your law and observe it with our whole heart. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
The Lord’s Day as Our Sabbath Delight and Rest
- Aug
- 28
I remember our younger days when our Lord’s Day practically started on Saturday evening. We all ironed our clothes and spit-shined our shoes. My mother prepared our meals for Sunday. There was no staying late on Saturday nights, because there were no malls, no computers, no video games, not even late-night parties.
Liturgy for July 15, 2012 in Pasig
- Jul
- 13
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me (Psa 51:10-11).
The Lord’s Day Worship as Our Sabbath Rest
- Jun
- 11
We do not enter the eternal Sabbath based on our own faulty righteous works, but based on the perfect sacrifice and righteous works of Jesus our Great High Priest, through whom we “receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb 4:14-16).
God is Our Refuge, Strength and Help
- Feb
- 10
What are we to fear when Immanuel, God with us, dwells among us? Nothing! Not even wars and the worst economic crisis in history are to shake our foundations… In that heavenly city of God, there will be no more wars and no more economic crises.
Jesus the Extreme Street Preacher
- Jan
- 03
“Think positively, because I’m here to talk with you and walk with you along life’s narrow way. Give me all your tears of sadness and all your years of pain, and you’ll enter into life in my name. By being strong-willed, you will be able to overcome the obstacles of a long and winding, dry and hot desert road and arrive at your blessed assurance. Now you can testify that I’m alive because I live within your heart. Then, because I’m a loving and healing Bro, you can be happy and blest, praising your Savior all the day long.”
Liturgy for January 1, 2012
- Dec
- 31
* All those who are able, please stand. * Call to Worship: Psalm 119:49-56 * Invocation: Psalm 124:8 Confession of Sin Reading of the Law: Exodus 20:1-17 General Confession: Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left […]