The Church of Christ the Cornerstone
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Good morning, good Cornerstone friends. Are you sparkling, even if it is dull weather and rain today? Welcome to a new month. I hope you are not too jaded to join us in our prayers this morning. The Lord, the mighty God has spoken and called the world from the rising of the sun to its...
Our Gospel reading this morning reminded us of the importance of hospitality, of welcoming strangers. Jesus says that in so doing, we welcome God. At present, we are not able to welcome strangers to our church in the way we have been used to. So it is left to us as individuals to consider how best...
[The complete Service is contained in one video file. The musical prelude and postlude are each in their own video file, at top and bottom of this post. The words of the service, hymns, readings and intercessions are all included in the video of the Service, but not the words of the Sermon by Revd George Mwaura; if...
By Revd George Mwaura Jeremiah 28: 5–9; Matthew 10: 40–42 What are you worth? Let us pray together: Gracious God we pray that you would open our ears to hear your word and know your voice. Speak to our hearts and strengthen our wills, that we may serve you today and always in Jesus’ name. Amen A]...
Living God, your Spirit draws us into your presence,
and so we gather in our own homes and houses,
drawn by love and upheld by grace to encounter Jesus, our Saviour.
We know him as our master and our friend.
In him we see you and know your love that sent him to us.
Spirit, Son and Father, we draw close in faith
to offer our praise and worship and we thank you for all the welcome we receive.
Help us to be always welcoming.
Amen
Welcome to our prayer time this evening. We begin our time together with a hymn from the Taizé Community, ‘Bless the Lord, my soul.’ Click the link below / in the written version of the prayers; you should be able to skip the adverts, and press ‘esc’ at the end to return to the rest of...
Good morning, Cornerstone Christians! Let us greet the day in prayer. Thank you, Lord, for protection through the night and the splendid morning light. The beauty all around I see, crafted from glory as if just for me. Here’s a poem to celebrate the day: Have you caught the sunrise in CMK? Have you splashed in...
A reading from Psalm 133 1 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! … 3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life for evermore. Psalm 133: 1 & 3 NIV® We pray for unity in your Church...
Smashed Rainbows The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34: 17–18 NIV® The Psalms have been valued throughout the history of the Church. Martin Luther said, ‘in the Psalms we look...
Good morning, Cornerstone friends. I hope you are all ready for a hot summer day after our time of reflection. Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel who has come to his people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour born of the house of his servant David. Through...
Eternal God, in Christ you have sought us with a shepherd’s heart,
and we have rejoiced to be found and restored.
Multiply in all the world the wonders of your saving grace,
and gather your scattered people until heaven resounds in jubilation
at humanity made whole and creation restored.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen
A reading from the First Epistle of John 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And...
A reading from the Book of Revelation A new heaven and a new earth 1 Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from...
Refugee Week This is Refugee Week. If you visit the website (https://refugeeweek.org.uk/) you will find a number of ideas for positive action. One is to imagine how the world would be if displaced people were truly welcome and their gifts and talents celebrated. At the close of the day let us imagine what our Church, our...
Good morning, friends. God is good? All the time. Let us pause to acknowledge God`s watchful, care and mercy as we slept… Prayer God of all, we come to you just as we are – happy, sad, busy, bored, lonely, or fed up with people. We thank you that you welcome us just as we are...
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