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Notes on the Notes – Sunday, December 20, 2015 – Advent 4
This week’s theme: ADVENT 4/Baptism/Mary & Elizabeth This week’s scripture readings: Micah 5:2-5a – God promises a ruler from Bethlehem who will lead his flock to peace Luke 1:39-55 – Mary visits Elizabeth who greets her with great joy/God’s promise will be fulfilled though Mary This week’s music: “Away in a Manger” (VU #69) “Away […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – December 13, 2015 – Advent 3
This week’s theme: Advent 3/White Gift Sunday* This week’s scripture readings: Zephaniah 3:14-20 – “I will bring you home” – Sing, daughter of Zion; God comes to bring you home Luke 3:7-18-the preaching of John the Baptist – one is coming who will baptize with fire and the Holy Spirit. This week’s music: “In […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – Sunday, December 6, 2015 – Advent 2
This week’s theme: ADVENT 2/Communion This week’s scripture readings: Luke 1:68-79 – Song of Zechariah: “Blessed be the God of Israel….And you will be called the prophet of the Most High.” Luke 3:1-6 – When speaking of John the Baptist, Luke quotes the prophecy of the coming Messiah from Isaiah – a voice […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – November 29, 2015 – Advent 1
This week’s theme: Jesus’ Family Tree This week’s scriptures: Jeremiah 33:14-16 – awaiting the fulfillment of God’s promise to David – a righteous branch from David’s line Luke 21:25-36 – be alert and watchful for the coming kingdom – signs of hope This week’s music: “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice” (VU #35) Good Christian friends, rejoice […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – Sunday, November 22
This Week’s Theme: Reign of Christ Sunday This Week’s Scripture: Revelation 1:4b-8 – “I am the Alpha and Omega…” John 18:33-37 – Pilate struggles to understand who Jesus is This Week’s Music: “I Love to Tell the Story” (VU #343) “I love to tell the story of unseen things above, Of Jesus and his glory, […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – November 15, 2015
This week’s theme: Worry vs Prayer/Baptism/Praise Team Contemporary Service This week’s scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 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 […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – November 8, 2015
This week’s theme: Remembrance/Peace This week’s scripture: Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44 This week’s music: “When Quiet Peace is Shattered” (VU #615) “When quiet peace is shattered by dreadful noise of war, And we are bruised and battered by fighting’s constant roar; Lord, break the silence of your word and let your healing voice be heard. […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – November 1, 2015
This Week’s Theme: All Saints’ Sunday, Communion This Week’s Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-9, Revelation 21:1-6a This Week’s Music: “I See a New Heaven” (VU #713) “I see a new heaven, I see a new earth as the old one will pass away, Where the fountain of life flows and without price goes to all people […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – Reformation Sunday
This week’s special event: Premiere of the dramatic reading “Sola Fide” by John McTavish This week’s scripture readings: Job 42:1-6,10-17 Hebrews 7:23-28 This week’s music: “Let Us With a Gladsome Mind” (VU #234) “Let us, with a gladsome mind, praise our God, forever kind; Whose great mercies still endure, ever faithful, ever sure. God, […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – October 18, 2015
This week’s scripture readings: Job 38: 1-7, 34-4 Mark 10: 35-45 This week’s music: “Jesus, Teacher, Brave and Bold” (VU #605) “Jesus, teacher, brave and bold, Let us serve you, young and old. Let us faith-filled workers be, All around, you wisdom see. Let us play and dance and sing, Your goodness find in everything. […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – October 11, 2015
This week’s theme: Thanksgiving Sunday/Praise Team Contemporary Service This week’s scripture readings: Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31 This week’s music: “This is the Day” (MV #122) “This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! Singing hallelu! […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – October 4, 2015
This week’s theme: World Wide Communion Sunday/Creation 4 This week’s scripture readings: Job 1:1; 2:1-10, Mark 10:2-16 This week’s music: “We are One” (VU #402) This new hymn text was submitted for Voices United by Doreen Lankshear-Smith of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The tune was composed in 1987 by Jeeva Sam of Regina, SK and arranged by David […]
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Notes on the Notes – Sept. 27, 2015
This week’s theme: Creation 3/Worship Choir contemporary service This week’s music: “Each Blade of Grass (Circle of God)” (MV #37) “Each blade of grass, ev’ry wing that soars, The waves that sweep across a distant shore, Make full the circle of God. Each laughing child, ev’ry gentle eye, a forest lit beneath a moon-bright sky, […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – Sept. 20, 2015
This week’s Theme: Second Sunday of Creation/Baptism/Reception of New Members by Transfer/Gratitude Sunday This week’s Scripture Readings: James 3:13-4:3, Mark 9:30-37 This week’s music: “All Things Bright and Beautiful” (VU #291) The text, from Cecil Frances Alexander’s Hymns for Little Children (1846), is based on the phrase “Maker of heaven and earth” in the […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – September 13, 2015
This week’s theme: Welcome back!/First Sunday of Creation Time/Where Can God Be? What it means to be wise. This week’s scripture readings: Proverbs 1:20-33, Mark 8:27-38 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 […]
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