Greetings Saints and friends Welcome to the season of Advent and our Advent Bible Moment series. What is Advent? The word Advent is derived from the Latin Adventus, which means ‘coming’ and the Latin word Adventus is a translation of the Greek word Parousia which means second coming. The Advent …
September 29 Genesis 28:10-17 Revelation 12:7-12 John 1:47-51 Psalm 103 or 103:19-22 The Collect Everlasting God, you have ordained and constituted in a wonderful order the ministries of angels and mortals: Mercifully grant that, as your holy angels always serve and worship you in heaven, so by your appointment they …
Sermon preached at Lucea Cure May 23, 2021by Rev Nina Rae Ezekiel 37:1-14 O Breath of life, come sweeping through us,revive your church with life and pow’r;O Breath of Life, come, cleanse, renew us,and fit your church to meet this hour. O Wind of God, come bend us, break us,till …
St. Boniface, an English missionary and reformer, was born in 675 in Southern England and was baptized with the name, Wynfrith, which means “Friend of Peace.” He is one of the most famous saints in Germany and the Netherlands where he played a significant role in planting new churches and …
And so… We’ve arrived at the final week of another Advent season. I pray that in the stillness, you were able to hear the voice of God in clearer, more precise tones: that in hearing, you have been convinced of the fact that in the midst of all that seems …
Today’s Gospel reading [Luke 3: 7 – 18] is, in essence, a continuation of last week’s and from all accounts, John the baptizer is pulling no punches in delivering his sermon. He is very direct in addressing the questions and concerns of those who had come to him, seeking baptism. …
In the Gospel reading for today, taken from Luke 3: 1 – 6, the evangelist places the message of John the baptizer, within historical and social contexts, that make both message and messenger, worthy of our pondering. There is no mistaking the fact that there were big-wigs at the time, …
Lo, He comes with Clouds Descending! Once for favored sinners slain; thousand, thousand saints attending swell the triumph of his train. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God appears on earth to reign. Every eye shall now behold him, robed in dreadful majesty; those who set at naught and sold him, pierced and …
Dear brothers and sisters, There is a sense in which the season of Advent can be regarded as a liturgical enigma: an odd and under-appreciated time, overshadowed in many respects these days, by the mercantile re-branding of Christmas that has sadly become the rule rather than the exception, for too …
“In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” (Ephesians 3:12) The Epiphany (manifestation) of Jesus Christ to the (non-Jewish) world, celebrated in liturgical observances on this day, January 6, serves as a reminder to the Church, of the great privilege that is …
The Season of Advent Advent begins on the nearest Sunday to St Andrew’s Day (November 30) and lasts until Christmas. Advent is a time for preparation – and specifically a time when we examine our readiness for the advent, or coming, of Christ. It is a time when we prepare …
Fifty days after Easter, the Church celebrates the feast of Pentecost which comes from the Greek word meaning “fiftieth”. It originally refers to the festival celebrated on the fiftieth day after the Passover, and it was to celebrate this Jewish festival that the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ …
