Notes on the Notes

Notes on the Notes – October 22, 2017

This week’s theme:  To Know God! This week’s scripture readings: Exodus 33:12-23         1 Thess. 1:4-5 This week’s music: “We Sing to You, O God” “We sing to you, O God, the Rock who gave us birth, Let our rejoicing sing your name in all the earth. To you, O God, let songs be raised, in […]

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Notes on the Notes – October 15, 2017

This week’s theme:  Who do we worship? This week’s scripture readings: Exodus 32:1-14    Matthew 22:1-14 This week’s music: “I Need Thee Every Hour” (VU #671) “I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord; No tender voice like Thine can peace afford. I need Thee, oh, I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee; Oh, bless […]

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Notes on the Notes – October 8, 2017

This Week’s Theme: Thanksgiving This Week’s Scripture Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7         Matthew 21:33-46 This Week’s Music: “Let All Things Now Living” (VU #242) “Let all things now living a song of thanksgiving to God our Creator triumphantly raise; Who fashioned and made us, protected and stayed us, by guiding us on to the end of our […]

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Notes on the Notes – October 1, 2017

This week’s theme:  The Path to Reconciliation This week’s scripture readings: Psalm 25:1-8  Philippians 2:1-13 This week’s music: “Come Just as You Are” Come just as you are, Hear the Spirit call. Call just as you are – Come and see, come, receive, come and live forever Life everlasting and strength for today Taste the […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 24, 2017

This week’s theme: Jonah, Seriously? This week’s scripture reading: Jonah 3-4:11 This week’s music: “God of the Bible” (MV #28)  “God of the Bible, God in the Gospel, Hope seen in Jesus, hope yet to come, You are our centre, daylight or darkness, freedom or prison, you are our home. God in our struggles, God […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 17, 2017

This week’s theme: Walking Though Water? This week’s scripture readings: Exodus 14:19-31    Romans 14:1-12 This week’s music: “Come In, Come In and Sit Down” (VU #395) “Come in, come in and sit down, You are a part of the family. We are lost and we are found, And we are a part of the family. […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 10, 2017

This week’s theme: All you need is love! This week’s scripture readings: Romans 13:8-14     Matthew 18:15-20 This week’s music: “This is the Day” (MV #122) “This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! Singing hallelu! Singing hallelu! Singing hallelu! We will rejoice and be glad! Voici le jour que […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 3, 2017

This week’s theme: Who are We? This week’s scripture readings: Romans 12:9-21            Matthew 16:21-28 This week’s music: “Praise with Joy the World’s Creator” (VU #312) This new text in praise of the Trinity was written for an anniversary conference of the World Student Christian Federation held at Edinburgh in 1985 by the Iona Community. It […]

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Notes on the Notes – August 27, 2017

This week’s theme: Truth and Power This week’s music: “Teach Me, God, to Wonder”(VU #299) “Teach me, God, to wonder, teach me, God, to see; Let your world of beauty capture me. Let me, God, be open, let me loving be; Let your world of people speak to me. Let me, God, be ready, let […]

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Notes on the Notes – August 20, 2017

This week’s music: “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” (VU #326) “O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer’s praise, The glories of my God and King, the triumphs of God’s grace. Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease; ‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears, ’tis life […]

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Notes on the Notes – August 6, 2017

This week’s theme: What is enough? This Week’s Scripture Readings: Isaiah 55:1-5 – come to the waters all those who are thirsty Matthew 14-13:21 – Loaves and fishes This Week’s Music: “Come, Just as You Are” “Come just as you are, Hear the Spirit call. Call just as you are – Come and see, come, […]

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Notes on the Notes – June 25, 2017

This week’s theme: Growing Up This week’s scripture readings: Jeremiah 20: 7-13     Romans 6: 1b-11     Matthew 10: 24-31 This week’s music: “Walk With Me” (VU #649) “Walk with me, I will walk with you and build the land that God has planned where love shines through. When Moses heard the call of God he […]

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Notes on the Notes – June 18, 2017

This week’s Theme:    Finish Strong This week’s scripture readings: Genesis 18:1-15      Romans 5:1-8     Matthew 9:35-10:8 This week’s music: “Come and Find the Quiet Centre” (VU #374) “Come and find the quiet centre in the crowded life we lead, Find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: Clear the chaos […]

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Notes on the Notes – June 11, 2017

This week’s theme: Trinity Sunday This week’s scripture readings: Psalm 8             Matthew  28:16-20 This week’s music: “Praise Our Maker” (VU #316) “Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Love our Saviour, followers of Jesus; God is […]

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Notes on the Notes – June 4, 2017

This week’s theme: What is Love? This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:1-21           1 Corinthians 13:1-13 This week’s music: “Let Us Build a House” (MV #1) “Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live, a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive. Built of hopes and […]

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