The Church of Christ the Cornerstone
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Good morning to you all on this World Day of Prayer, 5 March 2021. Later this morning we will be able to come together as Christ the Cornerstone to mark the Day and also to virtually join others in celebration. When Martin Luther was asked ‘What should move us to pray?’ he replied, ‘God’s command and promise,...
We begin our prayers this evening with the Lenten prayer that forms part of our Lent study materials and that we are using as the Prayer of the Week in our Sunday morning services throughout Lent: Lenten Prayer God who calls us on our journey, as we remember Jesus’ time in the wilderness, help us to...
Third Temptation: To Bow the Knee to Satan Matthew 4: 8–11 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; and he said to him, ‘All these things will I give you, if you fall down and worship me.’ Matthew 4: 8–9 This...
Good Wednesday morning, Cornerstone friends. We are in March and the blackthorn trees are blossoming with bundles of white flowers. Let us spend some time together before we move on to the rest of our day. Be my strong rock, a fortress to save me, for you are my rock and my stronghold; guide me and...
In St Mark’s Gospel chapter 8, set for the second Sunday of Lent, Jesus declares: ‘Anyone who wants to be a follower of mine must renounce self; he must take up his cross and follow me. Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the...
Woven – Lent 2: On the Mountaintop By Revd George Mwaura Psalm 22: 23–24 & Mark 9: 2–9 Lord speak to us through the words of my mouth and the meditations of your people. Open the scriptures wide so that we may behold your glory that sustains us in the valleys where we live. Amen I...
‘Christ in the desert’ – is the first thing that I worked on seriously, I drew it with tears and blood …, it is the result of my deep suffering … the result of many years of searching …. Ivan Kramskoy, artist On this second Friday of Lent, I’d like to share with you this painting,...
Good morning to all of you who come to Christ the Cornerstone for prayer as February draws to a close, as the time of seclusion moves on in slow stages towards increasing community. Let us begin with thanks to God who has brought us safely to the light of day, beginning with words from Psalm 22....
A reading from Psalm 22 23 You who fear the Lord, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honour him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel! 24 For he has not despised or scornedthe suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help. 25 From you...
Second Temptation – To Be Spectacular Matthew 4:5–7 He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone. Psalm 91: 11–12 For forty days and forty nights Jesus sleeps under the stars, waking...
Good morning, Cornerstone friends on this day with promise of Spring. The government have outlined a programme to remove the restrictions on movement and meeting together, so it is a day to be thankful. My soul is pining for your salvation; I have hoped in your word. My eyes fail with watching for your word, while...
Good evening, friends. The six suites for unaccompanied cello by J.S. Bach are among the most ingenious and inspired of all his compositions. Written exactly 300 years ago, when Bach was Kappellmeister in Köthen, the single instrumental lines weave a miraculous pattern of implied harmonies and varied colours. The music historian Wilfred Mellers described the suites...
A recording of the service is available here: Celebrant: Revd Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Preacher: Krou Assoua LLM Introit Welcome Prayer of the Week Hymn: Forty days and forty nights Forty days and forty nights thou wast fasting in the wild; forty days and forty nights tempted, and yet undefiled: Sunbeams scorching all the day; chilly dew-drops nightly...
Sometimes, it seems no time at all since Christmas, yet this week we have entered the season of Lent. I wonder what Lent means to you. In my early childhood, it did not mean much to me, but when I attended an Anglican secondary school, we were taught about the church year in our RE lessons....
The beginning of Lent Good morning to you all and welcome to this time of prayer to begin the day. Let’s start with praise to God for his unrelenting goodness to us all. As this day brightens, forcing away the night, we give thanks to God for keeping us safely in sleep and bringing us gently...
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