Holmesville Church of the Brethren

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This is the second installment of our new series, "Faces of our Faith." Our spiritual ancestors, Shiphrah and Puah, stand up to Pharaoh in a sermon based on Exodus 1:6-21.

Our hymns are "A mighty fortress is our God," "Be still, my soul," and "Here I am. Lord." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/a_mighty_fortress_is_our_god_a_bulwark#google_vignette, https://hymnary.org/text/be_still_my_soul_the_lord_is_on_thy_side (we skip verse 3), and here: https://genius.com/Dan-schutte-here-i-am-lord-lyrics. 

Join us in worship! We begin a new series today: "Faces of Our Faith: Bold and Untold Stories." In it, we will visit some lesser known Bible stories or revisit well-known stories in a new way. 

Today's message is "Faces of Our Faith: Adam and Eve." Our scripture is Genesis 2:18-24.

Our hymns are "O worship the King, all-glorious above," "Dear Lord and Father of mankind," and "Joy to the world." Lyrics are here: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/o/w/t/k/owtking.htm (We skip verses 3 and 5), https://hymnary.org/text/dear_lord_and_father_of_mankind (we skip verse 4), and here: https://hymnary.org/text/joy_to_the_world_the_lord_is_come. 

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Our hymn is "Great is thy faithfulness." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/great_is_thy_faithfulness_o_god_my_fathe. 

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Our hymn is "How firm a foundation." Lyrics are here: https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/339 (we skip verse 5). 

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Our hymn is "Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing." Lyrics are here: https://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh057.sht. We skip verse two, six and seven, then we go back and sing verse two at the end. Sorry if that is confusing!

You will also hear heavy machinery going past, getting ready for harvest. Pray for safety for the farmers as they work to bring in God's bounty!

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Our hymn is "New earth, heavens new." Lyrics are here: https://www.hopepublishing.com/find-hymns-hw/hw5040.aspx. 

We conclude our series, "Consider the Birds," with the message, "The Pigeon: Purity and Impurity." Our hymns are "All creatures of our God and King," "For the beauty of the earth," and "Come, Holy Sprit Heavenly Dove." Lyrics are here: https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/All_Creatures_of_Our_God_and_King/ (we skip verse 2), https://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh092.sht (we do not sing the last verse), and here: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/c/o/m/e/h/comehshd.htm (we skip verse 2). 

Our series, "Consider the Birds," continues with "The Ostrich: Comedy and Tragedy."  Our text is taken from Job, chapter 30, where Job mourns his condition, "a brother to jackals and a companion to ostriches."

Our hymns are "To God be the glory," "There's something about that Name," and "My hope is built." Lyrics are here: https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/39, https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/4672335/Bill+Gaither/There's+Something+About+That+Name, and here: https://gccsatx.com/hymns/my-hope-is-built-on-nothing-less/ (we have an extra verse.)

We continue our series, "Consider the Birds" with the message, "The Sparrow: Contempt and Compassion." Our scripture is Luke 12:1-7.

Our hymns are "When morning gilds the skies," "What a friend we have in Jesus," and "His Eye is on the Sparrow." Lyrics are here: https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/238 (We sing verses 1, 3, and 6), https://hymnary.org/text/what_a_friend_we_have_in_jesus_all_our_s, and https://hymnary.org/text/why_should_i_feel_discouraged. Whitney Houston is singing our last hymn, so it may not be one you can sing along to. Enjoy! 

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Our hymn is "Holy, Holy, Holy." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/holy_holy_holy_lord_god_almighty_early.