Holmesville Church of the Brethren

Join us in prayer!

Our hymn is "I know that my redeemer lives." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/hymn/TWC/239. We sing verses 1, 3, and 5. 

Join us in prayer!

Our hymn is "All hail the power of Jesus' name." Lyrics are here: https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/139. We do not sing all the verses.

Join us in prayer!

Our hymn this week is "in the cross of Christ I glory." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/in_the_cross_of_christ_i_glory_towering. We sing the first four verses. 

Join us in worship! 

Our Easter service asks the question: "For whom are you seeking?" Our text is John 20:1-18, the story of Mary Magdalene's encounter with Christ in the garden. 

Our hymns are "Christ the Lord is risen today," "Low in the grave he lay," and "Proclaim the tidings near and far." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/christ_the_lord_is_risen_today_wesley (we skip verse 5), https://hymnary.org/text/low_in_the_grave_he_lay_jesus_my_savior, https://rockhay.tripod.com/worship/music/proclaim.htm. 

Join us in worship! 

You may join in our remembrance of Jesus' Last Supper. You may wash family members' feet, eat a meal together, and partake of communion with us through elements you have at home. Remember you may pause the audio at any time to allow time to eat or wash feet, etc.

Our hymns are "Jesus took a towel," ""'Tis midnight, and on Olive's brow," and "Sent forth by God's blessing." Lyrics are here: http://www.mondoymusic.com/sounds/bh/307_JesusTowel.htm (we only sing two verses), https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/99 (we sing verses 1-3), and here: https://digitalsongsandhymns.com/songs/7998. 

Join us in worship this Palm Sunday! Our message is "Who Is This?" Our scripture is Matthew 21:1-11, in which this question is asked. The message is adapted with permission from Barbara Lundblad’s  sermon of the same name, first preached by her on March 24, 2002.

Our hymns are "Hosanna, Loud Hosanna," "All Glory, Laud, and Honor," and "Ride on, ride on in majesty." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/hosanna_loud_hosanna_the_little_children, https://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh280.sht, and here: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/r/i/d/e/rideride.htm. Thanks to the King's College Choir for their rendition of our last hymn. 

Join us in worship!

On this fifth Sunday in Lent, we are reading Ezekiel 37 and also John 11, the stories of the valley of dry bones and also the raising of Lazarus. 

Our hymns are "Holy Spirit, come with power," "Breathe on me, breath of God," and "Move in our midst." Lyrics are here: https://cmcva.org/song-holy-spirit-come-with-power/, https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Breathe_on_Me_Breath_of_God/, and here: https://hymnary.org/text/move_in_our_midst_thou_spirit_of_god. 

Welcome to worship! 

We continue our Lenten "Seeking" series with the story from John 9 of the healing of the man born blind. Our hymns are "Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing," "Healer of our every ill," and "Amazing Grace." Lyrics are here: https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Oh_for_a_Thousand_Tongues_to_Sing/ (the verses are out of order, and we skip one, but it's close), https://hymnary.org/text/you_who_know_our_fears_and_sadness, and here: https://hymnary.org/text/amazing_grace_how_sweet_the_sound (Skip verse 4, then add the last verse: When we've been there ten thousand years, bright shining like the sun, we've no less days to sing God's praise than when we'd first begun.)

We continue our "Seeking" series with the story of the Samaritan woman at the well. Our message is entitled, "Seeking: Will You Give Me a Drink?" Our hymns are "Come, thou Fount of every blessing," "Fill my cup, Lord," and "I heard the voice of Jesus say." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/come_thou_fount_of_every_blessing, https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/ns/340, and here: https://hymnary.org/text/i_heard_the_voice_of_jesus_say_come_unto. On our recording, "Fill my cup, Lord" is performed by the wonderful men's quartet "The Living Stones." 

Prayers are by Rev. Sarah A. Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org.

Join us in prayer!

Our hymns are "From all that dwell below the skies" and "'Tis midnight and on Olive's brow." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/from_all_that_dwell_below_the_skies and here: https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/99.

Our benediction is adapted from a prayer by Rev. Sarah A. Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org.