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Song of Simeon, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy Word. Luke 2:29-32

Jesus Christ is Lord. Jesus Christ, by nature divine, did not grasp for himself a rank as equal with God

Philippians 2:6-11

Sing to the Lord or Cantata Domino, Sing to the Lord a new song and his praise from the end of the earth. Isaiah 42:10

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PREACHING ON THE SONGS OF SCRIPTURE BY THE WYCLIFFE FACULTY

THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER, FOUNDER’S CHAPEL

On Thursday mornings at Wycliffe it is customary for the faculty to preach in a series that goes through the term. Sometimes we preach on a given book of Scripture, like Jeremiah; sometimes it is on some key aspect of the Christian life, like vocation. This term, we will be preaching on the biblical “canticles”, that is, on those parts of Scripture we know to be songs: the Song of Moses at the Red Sea in Exodus 15, the so-called “Magnificat” or Song of Mary from Luke, and so on.

Scripture is full of such songs, many of which are regular parts of worship services. Thus, Scripture not only describes the Israelite’s and early Christian church singing, on various instruments, it also contains portions which are song themselves. O Come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation! This opening verse of Psalm 95, is how we usually begin our Morning Prayer service every day – in Wycliffe Chapel.

Why do we do it? The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner points out in the opening sermon in the series that our singing—and that of all creation-- is a response to God. Scripture describes God as singing. “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing” (Zeph.3;17). God sings first and in response creation sings. In this shared song is the story of salvation.

https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/songsofscripture

PREACHING ON THE SONGS OF SCRIPTURE BY THE WYCLIFFE FACULTY

THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER, FOUNDER’S CHAPEL

On Thursday mornings at Wycliffe it is customary for the faculty to preach in a series that goes through the term. Sometimes we preach on a given book of Scripture, like Jeremiah; sometimes it is on some key aspect of the Christian life, like vocation. This term, we will be preaching on the biblical “canticles”, that is, on those parts of Scripture we know to be songs: the Song of Moses at the Red Sea in Exodus 15, the so-called “Magnificat” or Song of Mary from Luke, and so on.

Scripture is full of such songs, many of which are regular parts of worship services. Thus, Scripture not only describes the Israelite’s and early Christian church singing, on various instruments, it also contains portions which are song themselves. O Come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation! This opening verse of Psalm 95, is how we usually begin our Morning Prayer service every day – in Wycliffe Chapel.

Why do we do it? The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner points out in the opening sermon in the series that our singing—and that of all creation-- is a response to God. Scripture describes God as singing. “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing” (Zeph.3;17). God sings first and in response creation sings. In this shared song is the story of salvation.

Richard James Foster speaks to the graduating class of 2016.

Wycliffe College’s Refresh! is Toronto’s premier annual spirituality conference, featuring some of the world’s finest speakers, warm fellowship, stimulating workshops, and inspiring worship - all in the heart of the University of Toronto - truly a time to be refreshed in our spiritual journeys!

Wycliffe College’s Refresh! is Toronto’s premier annual spirituality conference, featuring some of the world’s finest speakers, warm fellowship, stimulating workshops, and inspiring worship - all in the heart of the University of Toronto - truly a time to be refreshed in our spiritual journeys!

Wycliffe College’s Refresh! is Toronto’s premier annual spirituality conference, featuring some of the world’s finest speakers, warm fellowship, stimulating workshops, and inspiring worship - all in the heart of the University of Toronto - truly a time to be refreshed in our spiritual journeys!

Wycliffe College’s Refresh! is Toronto’s premier annual spirituality conference, featuring some of the world’s finest speakers, warm fellowship, stimulating workshops, and inspiring worship - all in the heart of the University of Toronto - truly a time to be refreshed in our spiritual journeys!