Over the next few weeks, we are going to be looking at... Signs of Glory & Broken Signposts One of the central themes of John's Gospel is glory. Glory is one of those big words that we all have a sense of what it might mean but it goes beyond that into other areas entirely. In ancient Hebrew, the word for glory kavod has to do with weight. something that
It's the day after Easter. Reality has set in, but the tomb is still empty. May we live as Resurrection people living in a Good Friday world
May the light of Jesus shine continuously to drive away all darkness and strengthen you in hope May Christ, the morning star who knows no setting find his light ever burning in our hearts and reach you with love May the God who gives his light to all creation fill you with joy in the faith Go now, sent out to be the Easter people proclaiming the good news. Amen
This jazz-story was first told on Resurrection Sunday at Grandview Church, Vancouver. It creatively imagines how the whole creation may have responded on that day of Christ’s resurrection, by telling the story of Grey-Gum. Grey-Gum is an intuitive Australian eucalyptus tree, who dwells in the middle of a hot, oily, black bitumen shopping centre car park. I hope that you enjoy this jazz-story: “Once upon a time there was a
Thank you for joining us on-line! OCC is made up of people who are meeting in-person and who are meeting on-line. Remember we are currently showing the video of the service on a week’s delay. The video goes live at 8:00am. So this video is from Palm Sunday 24 March 2024 but is being shown on 31 March 2024. Pastor Mike is speaking both online and in person at OCC. God calls
Eugène Burnand’s 1867 painting The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection
Arise! People, lift up your eyes, Is. 51:6 And look toward the east; Ps. 103:12 For soon, the glory of the Lord will be revealed, Is. 40:5a All flesh will see it together; Is. 40:5b Arise! For the Sun of Righteousness will come, Mal. 4:2a With healing in His wings! Mal. 4:2b Bend your faces to the east, Is. 24:15 Awaken your eyes to the morning of our salvation! Is.
After the cross had been carried, After the weight is laid down, After the body is buried, Down where the darkness surrounds After the end of the violence, After the sky has gone dark, Now there is nothing but silence Broken by the beat of our hearts He’s gone. He’s gone. He’s gone. He’s gone. After the last words are spoken, We lay him down in the grave.
JS Bach: St Matthew Passion | Erbarme Dich, mein Gott | Iestyn Davies & Academy of Ancient Music
“Unless we walk through the darkness of Holy Week and Good Friday, unless we recognize the horror of sin and its consequence of Jesus dying on the cross, unless we experience the despair the disciples felt on Holy Saturday, we can’t fully understand the light and hope of Sunday morning.” ~Kathleen Stephens How many of our churches liturgize No-Name Saturday, the Holy Saturday Waiting Room – a place of
