Redeemer Journal (Page 4)
Second Day – St Stephen
Readings: Psalm 31 and Acts 6:8 – 7:60 Steve Baird Stephen’s powerful ministry was characterized by signs and miracles. He was definitely having an effect, which did not go unnoticed by certain groups of the Jews. His wisdom and persuasiveness only increased their fury. Unable to rebut his testimony, they conspired to accuse him of speaking “blasphemous words against Moses and God”. They stirred up the people, including the elders and scribes using false claims that twisted Stephen’s words to…
Christmas Day
9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:9-13 Fr. Paul Calvin Jesus’s birth should…
Not Only With our Lips, But in Our Lives – December 2020
Church of the Redeemer, Over the past year, our nation has grieved the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. The public outcry in our community drew attention to the disparate experiences and deep generational sins and wounds of our nation. As a church that seeks to share in Christ’s ministry of reconciliation, Church of the Redeemer earnestly desires to serve as ambassadors of Christ. In fellowship with him, Jesus Christ brings reconciliation between all people, races and…
Opportunities for Prayer at Church of the Redeemer – Fall/Winter 2020
The modifications in daily life the pandemic has required of us are myriad. Some have forced us to go deeper with the Lord. Others, to be more intentional in our care for one another. Both of these are true in the realm of prayer. Personally, I’ve noticed how much I depended on our various gatherings which provided natural opportunities to hear from you a word of encouragement, or to give one. I’ve missed the natural settings where we would talk…
Not Only With Our Lips, But In Our Lives
Church of the Redeemer, Each day, the prayer of general thanksgiving in Morning Prayer directs us to ask God to “give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days.” Integrity of word and action is likewise a central theme of the book of…
New Every Morning
Written by: Audrey Assad / Matt MaherRecorded by: Lydia Wildes In the beginning, you hovered over the waterYou broke an unbroken silenceYou spoke light into darknessAnd there was lightIn the beginning, we were made in your imageAnd we were naked without shameTill we fell for the darknessAnd there was night Your mercies are newYour mercies are newNew every morning In the beginning, there was the Word and he was GodAnd the Word was with GodAnd he dwelt among usAnd there…
Bless the Dying
By Theresa Garnett …Bless the dying… Because my family has had symptoms of Covid-19, we have been quarantined for the past few weeks. We have been blessed by so many of you who have checked in on us (by text), brought us groceries (and dropped them off on the porch), and participated in Church of the Redeemer’s services and meetings (by Zoom chat). But I have not been able to shake my disappointment that I am not helping others during…
I Will Want No More
Words and Music by Will Keillor I’ve been travelling down this wayward roadfor so long that I can’t find my way homein the distance I hear my Shepherd’s voiceand I know he is calling his own Chorus: So fly me to my Shepherd’s sideHe’s preparing a place there for meJust lay my head in the crook of His armAnd I know I will want no moreHigher ground do I seek for this poor sinner’s feetand place on my back wings…
Address One Another With Song
As we learned this past Sunday from Ephesians 5:15-21, song is one of the unique ways that God’s people can make wise use of difficult days. This week, we are blessed with a recording of Julie and Ken Willey’s arrangement of the hymn I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: O come, let us adore him! I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say Verse 1 I heard the voice of Jesus say…