WORSHIP NOTES Volume 20, No. 5 ( May 2025) “The dust of the earth is on the throne of theMajesty on high.” (John Duncan) “Complementing the Incarnation in which the eternal God himself condescends to be one with us in our hurt and creaturely disintegration in order to redeem us from all evil and re-create us from within the ontological depths of our existence, and complementing the Passion and Resurrection […]
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 20, No. 4 ( April 2025) Easter is not a day—it’s a season! The Great Fifty Days “Easter” is the period of eight Sundays [until Pentecost], comprising fifty days, often called as a unit “the Great Fifty Days.” For the explosive force of the resurrection of the Lord is too vast to be contained within a celebration of one day. The recovery of Easter as “the
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 19, No. 11 (December 2024) THE “O” ANTIPHONS “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is one of the oldest songs in our hymnals. The words are translated from seven Latin antiphons—that is, responsive prayers—that date back to the 8th century. Together these verses are known as the “O Antiphons” since all seven begin with the word “O”: O Wisdom (Sapientia)O Lord (Adonai)O Rod of Jesse (Radix Jesse)O Key
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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 19, No. 10 (October 2024) NOTE: We are purposely skipping past the Middle Ages (3. in the series) until next month, because of the timeliness of dealing now with the Reformation (Reformation Day being October 31). The Beginning The beginning of the Protestant Reformation is usually traced to October 31, 1517, the date on which Martin Luther posted hisNinety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church
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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 19, No. 5 (May 2024) This year May 19 is the date of Pentecost (the climax of Eastertide, the “Great Fifty Days”). Following are some rich quotes celebrating the Spirit’s coming. When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth, for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak, and He will declare to you
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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 19, No. 4 (April 2024) May 9 is Ascension Day this year this year (40 days after Easter). Following are some rich quotes dealing with this critical event that is too often neglected in our yearly worship celebrations. And He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands He blessed them. While He blessed them, He parted from them and was carried up
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, Nr. 12 (December 2023) O Love beyond Compare, Thou art good when thou givest, when thou takest away, when the sun shines upon me, when night gathers over me. Thou hast loved me before the foundation of the world, and in love didst redeem my soul;Thou dost love me still, in spite of my hard heart, ingratitude, distrust. Thy goodness has been with me another year,
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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, No. 11 (November 2023) For God, who said,“Let light shine out of darkness,”has shone in our hearts to give the lightof the knowledge of the glory of Godin the face of Jesus Christ.(2 Corinthians 4:6) His Preincarnate Glory “Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” (John 17:5) His Incarnate Glory Foretold “These things
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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, Nr. 4 (April 2023) “Easter” is the period of eight Sundays [until Pentecost], comprising fifty days, often called as a unit “the Great Fifty Days.” For the explosive force of the resurrection of the Lord is too vast to be contained within a celebration of one day. The recovery of Easter as “the Great Fifty Days” of the year can move the church along toward
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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 17, No. 10 (October 2022) THE BEGINNING The beginning of the Protestant Reformation is usually traced to October 31, 1517, the date on which Martin Luther posted his “95 Theses” to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. The 95 Theses were questions, points of disputation and disagreements that Luther had with the established church of his day. THE DEBT WE OWE The Reformers, at
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