Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral …
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A Prayer for the Crisis in Ukraine
Here is a prayer for the crisis in Ukraine by Pete Greig: Father God, King of all nations, I cry out to You now for the people of Ukraine and especially those who are grieving, dying or displaced. Lord of Lords, rescue those who are vulnerable from the hands of their enemies that they may …
Prayer #9: Praying When You’re Worried
Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly …
“Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus”
Written in 1744 by Charles Wesley, “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus” is easily one of my favourite Christmas hymns. In fact, it’s been the first hymn in the order of worship for the first Sunday of Advent pretty much every year I’ve been a pastor. The best Christmas hymns are a combination of hope and …
Experiencing Peace
This a slightly revised version of the sermon I preached yesterday. We're going through an Advent series based on the four themes of the Advent wreath and candles: hope, peace, joy, and love. “There is no peace on earth,” I said, “For hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will …
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