Holmesville Church of the Brethren

Join us in prayer!

Our hymn this week is "Come, thou long-expected Jesus." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/come_thou_long_expected_jesus_born_to. 

Our message today is one that Frederick Buechner wrote a number of years ago about long-suffering Job. Our scripture is Job 38:1-41. 

Our hymns are "O Worship the King," Healer of our every ill," and "I know that my Redeemer lives." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/o_worship_the_king_all_glorious_above

https://hymnary.org/text/you_who_know_our_fears_and_sadness, and here: https://www.godtube.com/popular-hymns/i-know-that-my-redeemer-lives/.

The last hymn has more lyrics than we have in our hymnal, and that's okay! Sing whichever ones you like!

Join us in prayer!

Our hymn today is "Now thank we all our God."

Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/now_thank_we_all_our_god.

Join us for worship!

Our hymns are "Holy Spirit, come with power," "Seek ye first" and "Take my life." Lyrics are here: http://ehymnbook.org/CMMS/hymnSong.php?id=pd10035

https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/ns/120

and here: https://hymnary.org/text/take_my_life_and_let_it_be.

Join us in prayer! Our hymn is "Fresh as the Morning." Lyrics are here: https://musiklus.com/product/fresh-as-the-morning/. I am not sure this version has all the verses. 

Add a special prayer for our Gage County CROP Hunger Walk, coming up November 1-30. It is a virtual walk, which we have never tried before. But the need is REAL, so we continue to try to find ways to fill those needs. 

We are celebrating Worldwide Communion Sunday! If you would like to share communion with us, please find a piece of bread or cracker and juice or even water to represent the elements of communion. 

Our hymns are "O Lord, our Lord, how majestic," "For we are strangers no more," and "In Christ there is no east or west." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/o_lord_our_lord_how_majestic_is_smith

The lyrics to "Strangers No More" are not available because of copyright issues. 

https://hymnary.org/text/in_christ_there_is_no_east_or_west_oxenh

Please join us - and the world - in remembering Jesus today!

Today is Peace Sunday! Join us as we pray for peace.

Our hymns are "Let there be light, Lord God," "O Day of Peace," and "For the healing of the nations." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/let_there_be_light_lord_god_of_hosts,

https://www.hopepublishing.com/find-hymns-hw/hw3129.aspx

and here: https://www.hopepublishing.com/find-hymns-hw/hw2972.aspx.

The message today is going to be brought by Lowell and Annette Dell. They will tell about the Brethren Disaster Ministries trip they took this summer. The complete message is not on this podcast; however, if I can get a recording, I will add it to our podcast. 

Our hymns today are "Holy, holy, holy!," "Fairest Lord Jesus," and "Will you let me be your servant." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/holy_holy_holy_lord_god_almighty_early

https://hymnary.org/text/fairest_lord_jesus_ruler_of_all_nature

and here: https://www.last.fm/music/David+Haas/_/The+Servant+Song/+lyrics

Our version of the Servant Song has an additional verse. Verse 5 is:

"When we sing to God in heaven, we shall find such harmony, born of all we've known together of  Christ's love and agony."

Join us in worship!

Our message is "When Christ Calls," from Mark 8:27-38.

Our hymns are "God of the Bible," God, who touches earth with beauty," and "Great is thy faithfulness." Lyrics are here: https://www.hopepublishing.com/find-hymns-hw/hw3013.aspx

https://hymnary.org/text/god_who_touchest_earth_with_beauty

and https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/19.

Join us for our midweek prayer service!

Our hymn is "Praise, I will praise you, Lord." Lyrics are here: https://digitalsongsandhymns.com/songs/7711.