A Message

“The Lord of life”   2 Sam 1:1, 17 – 27 / Ps 130 Ps 30 / 2 Cor 8:7 – 15 / Mk 5: 21– 43 I wonder how many of you cry. Cry when hurt and in pain, in distress and not knowing what to do, in sadness and loneliness, in sorrow and bereavement. While some try to hold back tears because of fear, shame others are stopped from crying. However tears are a result of emotion. It invites sympathy , a loving embrace, and a response from an onlooker. It is also a sign of desperation . Our gospel reading has two miracles. Both of people in desperation for healing and restoration. One a woman subject to bleeding and the other a father who wants his daughter to be healed. We have a woman who is desperate for healing.   She is desperate because she has gone to all the possible doctors spent all her money and all that was left was the life in her. With every moment and day she was getting bad. Social and religious stigma prevented her from mingling and standing with the crowd. Her despe...

Theme: “The Lord of life” The Gathering             Leader                           Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Let us worship God. Response                     In the name of Christ. Amen. Hymn                                                   Introductory    Sentence               And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall   never perish, neither shall any man ...

Proper 5, Environment Sunday  Theme:                “Two irreconcilable ways – Jesus and Evil” Greeting Leader                   Come and worship the Creator, who gently cares for the land. Response             Come and worship Jesus who calms the waters. Leader                   Come and worship the Spirit who blows through the trees. Response             Come and worship God the source of life Hymn                     264 Introductory  Sentence   Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord yo...

The church receives it’s names from the greek word ecclesia, which means assembly. An assembly of believers who are the body of Christ. If the believers are the body, Christ is the head. Hence the church is led by Christ, follows Christ, imitates Christ, possesses the attitude of Christ, it breathes Christ and lives Christ. This body of Christ is driven by the vision and mission that Christ the head has for his church. The best example we have of the body of Christ is in the book of Acts. A church that lived Christ; a radical group of people, living contrary to the ways and the culture of the world. Yet, were drawing people to it daily. It was a church that gave importance to teaching, prayer, worship and the breaking of bread. It was a church which shared, sacrificed and was open to all. It was a group of people who had committed themselves to living as Jesus lived on this earth. A church, Christians, who had fixed their eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of faith (Heb 12:...

The Gathering             Leader              Christ is risen.   Response          The Lord   is risen indeed    Hallelu Yah!       Leader               Christ has ascended on high. Response          He reigns for ever. Alleluia. Leader               Lift up your hearts. Response          We lift them to the Lord. Alleluia. Hymn                 388 Introduction Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, for forty days we have been celebrating with joyful hearts the resurrection of our Lord J...

3 rd Sunday of Easter Theme: They recognized the Risen Lord Greeting Leader                   Christ is risen! Alleluia All                         The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia! Leader                   This is the day that the Lord has made All                         Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Hymn                     117 Introductory Sentence   Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” ...