The Church of Christ the Cornerstone
Baptist Union / Church of England / Methodist Church / Roman Catholic Church / United Reformed Church
A reading from John’s Gospel: 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. 28 ‘You heard me say, “I am going away and I am coming back to you.” If you loved me,...
A reading from the book of Genesis: 13 By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. 14 By the twenty-seventh day of the second month...
God is our hope and strength, a very present help in trouble. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalm 46: 1 & 7 Heavenly Father, on this special weekend when we mark the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, we give thanks for the sacrifice of thousands of men...
Postlude: Crown Imperial [Text of Service starts here:] Welcome Welcome in the name of Christ. God’s grace, mercy and peace be with you. Good morning and welcome to our Holy Communion Service on this Fifth Sunday of Easter. We begin with the Prayer of the Week. Prayer of the Week Let us pray Gracious God, even...
By Revd Canon John Robertson Director of Ecumenical Mission, Milton Keynes Mission Partnership Bible readings: Micah 4: 1–4 & Revelation 22: 1–5 Lord God, in whom is our healing and our hope, grant us courage and faithfulness that we may follow the way of the cross marked out by Jesus and so join the joyous triumph...
Gracious God,
even as we find ourselves in the upheaval caused by the devastating virus,
we pledge to serve you and all humanity
and to strive to bring peace, justice and the relief of want and suffering,
through the Grace of your son and our Lord.
Guide us by your Spirit;
give us wisdom;
give us courage;
give us hope;
and keep us faithful now and all the days of lives.
Amen
A reading from Psalm 31 1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. 2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. 3 Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the...
A reading from the prophet Isaiah: 2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defence; he has become my salvation.’ 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4 In that day you will say: ‘Give praise to the...
We arrive at evening on the day commemorating war’s end in Europe 1945. It is good to focus on peace before we hand the day to the Lord and surrender to the night. I light a candle. I am a child of post-war hope. My father was in the US Navy, serving in the Pacific, and...
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our Friday Morning Prayers. To focus our minds on God this morning, I am going to use a prayer written by St Anselm, who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the end of the Eleventh Century: Come now, turn aside for awhile from your daily employment. Escape for a moment...
God saw that it was Good The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth. (Excerpts from Psalm...
What Is Truth? In John 18, Jesus tells Pontius Pilate, ‘The reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.’ Pilate replies with a question, ‘What is truth?’ In his book entitled Saving Christianity Michael Yussef comments, Apparently, Jesus saw a...
Good morning Cornerstone friends.
Welcome to our morning gathering together.
Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens
and your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness stands like the strong mountains,
your justice like the great deep;
you, Lord, shall save both man and beast.
How precious is your loving mercy, O God!
All mortal flesh shall take refuge
under the shadow of your wings.
They shall be satisfied with the abundance of your house;
they shall drink from the river of your delights.
For with you is the well of life
and in your light shall we see light.
Click on the heading to see the fullprayers and access the recorded prayers.
Evening Prayers on this ‘Good Shepherd’ Sunday are prompted by verses from this morning’s Gospel reading from John chapter 10. Then said Jesus: ‘In very truth I tell you, I am the door of the sheepfold.’ John 10: 7 Thank you, Father, that Jesus is our Good Shepherd and through him we are brought into fellowship...
Jesus says: I am the gate. Come, and be loved.
Come, and receive peace. Come, and find life.
Good morning my dear friends:
God is good?
All the time.
And all the time?
God is Good.
How wonderful for us to connect again in worship this Sunday morning. Indeed, God is good!
Click on the heading to access the full service, with recordings.
Registered charity number: 1202248
Address: 300 Saxon Gate West, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes MK9 2ES
Email: admin@cornerstonemk.co.uk
Phone: 01908 237777 (answered when the Cornerstone building is open)
Go to: Financial Giving to the Church of Christ the Cornerstone for full information.