The Church of Christ the Cornerstone
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Good evening everyone. How are you feeling today? Perhaps, like me, your heart sank when you heard the news that the virus was taking hold again. Sometimes, when we do not understand why things are happening, we find ourselves questioning the actions of other people, but at other times we turn to God, and ask ‘Why?’...
The Beginning of Autumn Good morning to all my Cornerstone family and friends on this last Friday in September at the beginning of Autumn! Psalm 92 begins: ‘It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord and to make music in your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your...
A reading from Psalm 78 1 My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old – 3 things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their descendants; we...
Some Approaches to Prayer I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.’ The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him. Lamentations 3: 24-25 NIV® In going through this fraught and bewildering period of our lives, even among Christians we might...
Organ Prelude: Adagio, Concerto in A minor Holy Communion Service Preacher and celebrant: Revd Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Welcome Welcome in the name of Christ. God’s mercy, grace and peace be with you. Good morning, Living Stones, and welcome to our Holy Communion Service on the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. We begin with the Prayer of the Week....
By Revd George Mwaura Jonah 3: 10 – 4: 11 & Matthew 20: 1–16 Nothing but the Grace! A church minister died and went to heaven and St Peter met him at the Pearly Gates. ‘Here’s how it works,’ St Peter said, ‘You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the...
We praise you, Lord, for all that you are, for the creation that is yours, for its beauty and wonder, its diversity and richness.
We praise you for your presence and comfort that swaddle us in your purity and enrich us with your abundance.
We praise you for your steadfastness and your amazing grace that has rescued us.
Amen
Have you been enjoying the sunshine this week? I find that it lifts my spirits, even when I feel a bit down. Getting outside for a breath of fresh air and feeling the warmth of the sun on my back brings everything to life. When the sun shines, I see everything in more detail – this...
Good morning, friends and far-flung acquaintances! Welcome to our time of prayer this third Friday in September. Let us praise God for his night of blessed rest and the glory of this fresh new day. Hear some words from Psalm 19: The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim his handiwork. … In the...
A reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans 13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling-block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone...
Footprints Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens you are there; if I make my bed in the depths you are there. even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Psalm 139: 7, 8,10 NIV® Many...
Good morning, good Cornerstone friends. Are you ready for a new day? Behold how good and pleasant it is to dwell together in unity. It is like precious oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, Even on Aaron’s beard, running down upon the collar of his clothing. It is like the dew of Hermon...
In the Lutheran Church, it is common practice for each hymn to be introduced, not by a simple ‘player’ of the tune, but by a fully developed ‘chorale prelude’, either composed or improvised. J.S. Bach wrote hundreds of magnificent chorale preludes, covering every Sunday of the Church’s year and a wide range of liturgical themes. ‘Wenn...
By Revd George Mwaura I am making all things New Isaiah 43: 19a God of time and space, we thank you for gathering us here after such a long time. As we fellowship together and wrestle with your word, speak to us words of consolation, affirmation and love in Jesus’ name. Amen This morning, we could...
Preacher and celebrant: Revd Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Prelude: Panis Angelicus by César Franck (1872) Welcome Welcome in the name of Christ. God’s mercy, grace and peace be with you. Good morning, Living Stones, and welcome to our Holy Communion Service on the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. We begin with the Prayer of the Week. Let us pray. Prayer...
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