Podcast appearances and mentions of Graham Kendrick

Passage: 17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:17-20 ESV) Song: My Worth Is Not In What I Own by Graham Kendrick, Keith Getty, and Kristyn Getty Lyrics: My worth is not in what I own Not in the strength of flesh and bone But in the costly wounds of love at the cross My worth is not in skill or name In win or lose in pride or shame But in the blood of Christ that flowed at the cross I rejoice in my Redeemer Greatest treasure Wellspring of my soul I will trust in Him no other My soul is satisfied in Him alone As summer flowers we fade and die Fame youth and beauty hurry by But life eternal calls to us at the cross I will not boast in wealth or might Or human wisdom's fleeting light But I will boast in knowing Christ at the cross Two wonders here that I confess My worth and my unworthiness My value fixed my ransom paid at the cross Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

Passage: 21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” But if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.'” (Exodus 4:21-23 ESV) Song: Song of Moses by Aaron Keyes, Ben Smith, Chris Moerman, Graham Kendrick, and Joseph Barrett Lyrics: Oh the Lord our strength and song Highest praise to Him belongs Christ the Lord the conqu'ring King Your name we raise Your triumphs sing Praise the Lord our mighty warrior Praise the Lord the glorious One By His hand we stand in vict'ry By His name we overcome Though the storms of hell pursue In darkest night we worship You You divide the raging sea From death to life You safely lead All the saints and angels bow Hosts of heaven crying out Glory glory to the King You reign for all eternity Bridge The Lord shall reign forever and ever Prayer: You who overcame death when you yourself arose, and who also will make every person arise … You who makes us worthy of you, and cleanses us from all our sins, and makes us right in your presence, and hears our prayers … You who brought us into your household, and always teaches us your good ways, and does us good, and does not abandon us to serve an evil lord, as we once did … You call us back to the right way, and you lead us to the door, and open it to us, and give us the bread of eternal life and the drink of life's well. You who warns us away from sin, and teaches us to judge rightly, and then to do righteousness … You strengthened us, and still do, in our belief, so unbelievers will not harm us. You have given us, and still do give us, understanding to overcome the error of those who teach that there is no reward or accountability after death. You who have released us from slavery, you have prepared eternal life for us, and prepared us for eternal life. Amen. —Augustine of Hippo

Special guests this week are leaders at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity - Chief Executive Officer Paul Woolley, and Director of Church Relations, Ken Benjamin - they're asking - how might Jesus live your life? - or my life ? The LICC exists to 'join the dots' between church life and life outside the church - to show that in a healthy and caring society, there really should be no divide between the two - all life belongs to God - which means that everything we do is sacred .....And Anglican priest Rev'd Sharon Grenham Thompson returns to talk about St Francis of Assisi - and the power of a single sunbeam ....Plus we have music - from the St Michael Singers, Graham Kendrick and Paul Baloche, and Katherine Jenkins - and our usual busy notice board!

Caroline Devlin is Chair of the Friends of Ballaugh Old Church - a community group committed to protecting and preserving the iconic little church with the famous 'leaning' gateposts - and to exploring and interpreting its fascinating history. Her love for the church has inspired her to write a Christmas song - listen to its first play during today's programme - featuring Caroline on vocals together with the children of Ballaugh School, and orchestration by David Kilgallon - and hear how the song and the beautiful new video which accompanies it, are being used to raise funds for work on the church.And we find out about Alternativity, in conversation with Rev'd Liz Hull, Vicar of St Thomas's Church in Douglas, and World Development Committee Members (organisers of Alternativity) Christine Sugden and Phil Craine. Alternativity is in St Thomas's Church, Finch Road, Douglas at 7:30pm on Thursday 5 December - all are welcome!And there's Advent music from Aled Jones and Graham Kendrick - plus another packed notice board!

In this programme we return to Mountain View Innovation Centre, Ramsey - the home of The Postcode People - AFD Software - to take part in a live link with an aircraft factory in the United States, to take a first look at the new Cessna light aircraft that AFD Software have bought and donated to Mission Aviation Fellowship - the world's largest humanitarian air operator. AFD Software Director David Dorricott shares some thoughts on getting a first look at the Cessna - destined for work in Papua New Guinea, and explains what happens next ....We once again dip into the Keystones series presented by Rev'd David Bush, exploring the Island's churches and their history, in conversation with the clergy and parishioners of the time. The series was recorded and broadcast over 40 years ago - this week we're at the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Maughold on Queen's Promenade in Ramsey where David chats with the then Parish Priest, Father Jim Lynch, and parishioner Mrs Kitty Richmond.This week's music includes a traditional harvest hymn, and familiar words to a different tune - from Graham Kendrick and Martin Smith - and the Notice Board is packed with harvest celebration information for next weekend - 5th and 6th October - and other things too!

When you know Jesus, it changes your life for the better. When you truly invite Jesus into your heart and have real conversations with Him, He renews your mind, strengthens your heart, and refreshes your soul. SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts:Your Daily Prayer: https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/Your Daily Bible Verse: https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-bible-verse/ Full Transcript Below: Knowing Jesus By Alexis A. Goring “Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”— John 17:3 NIV When I studied Journalism, one of the first rules I learned was when you refer to a person in a news story, you need to mention their first and last name for the first time. After that, you are to refer to them by their last name only. However, if you know the person personally then you may refer to them by their first name only (depending on the in-house style guide rules for the print publication).  One summer evening, I was reflecting on that lesson learned and realized a spiritual parallel: Jesus Christ wants us to know Him personally. He wants us to know Him and refer to Him on a first name basis. But this goes beyond writing rules. Jesus went to great lengths to save our souls. He desires to know us and for us to know Him intimately. He wants a closer walk with each of us because He loves us and, when you love someone, you want to know everything about them. You don't refer to a loved one with a professional sounding last name. You may even have a fond nickname for that person that reflects their personality or shows what they mean to you. How does it feel to know that the Savior of the world wants to know us on those terms? What does it mean to know Jesus? I hear Christian influencers and musicians say to know Him is to love Him, and I agree that nothing else could be closer to the truth! When you know Jesus, it changes your life for the better. When you truly invite Jesus into your heart and have real conversations with Him, He renews your mind, strengthens your heart, and refreshes your soul. There is a deep joy that can only come through an intimate relationship with the Lord. And a relationship with Jesus doesn't just change you, it changes the people around you. They start to notice a difference in you and want to know what happened. When you tell them about your love for God and invite them to read The Holy Bible, with the Holy Spirit's help they can also get to know Jesus. They, too, can become on fire for Him. The process of observing a life changed by Jesus causes people to want to know Him as well, carrying on like a ripple effect. Before we know it, we see Him  changing the world for the better!  I got to know Jesus on a personal level when I was recovering from a health crisis at age 16. Despite growing up in a Christian home, I only knew a lot about Jesus. But when He came into my life and met me in the depths of a difficult time, His Light pushed back the darkness and His love for me—and all humankind—changed me from the inside out! He blessed me with this devotional writing ministry as if He, the Master Teacher, had enrolled me in His classroom. God helped me learn life lessons, then inspired the words for me to share in devotions that were exactly what I and my readers needed to hear! I fell in love with Jesus as my Lord and my love for Him propelled me to tell everyone about my Savior! I still feel called to do that today. Since my transformation from knowing about Christ to knowing Jesus on a first-name basis, people have commented on how the changes they saw in my life have inspired them to know Jesus too. This is what God wants: for us to make disciples and share His love, grace, and mercy with the world. He doesn't want any of us to be lost. Jesus wants us to follow Him all the way to Heaven (John 3:16-17). “Knowing You, Jesus,” by Graham Kendrick is a song that also celebrates a close relationship with Christ. I encourage you to listen to it. (Note to the Editor: Would you please insert the YouTube link below to this song? https://youtu.be/pTTlSx6zXio?si=VRrrc6x0jLzdbCUh) Intersecting Faith and Life: Do you know Jesus? What difference in someone's life have you seen after they started following Him? Further Reading: 1 Peter 2:9 2 Peter 3:18 John 1:1 John 8:12 1 John 2:3 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

This week we are joined by special guest Graham Kendrick who gives us insight into how we as a congregation can approach worship. Jonny then shares with us about the gift of tongues, how it is useful for us today and the ways that we can use it in our private and public prayer life.

Paul Keeys, Director of Walking Through the Bible will be back on the Island on 2nd March to lead a day walking through the New Testament in St John's Methodist Church from 10am - 4.30pm - he joins us to explain why this is such a valuable and entertaining day! Jacko the dog achieved fame when Peter Shimmin introduced us to him on Thought for the Day almost ten years ago - Peter is back ..... with the end of the story. There's a very special time capsule in the Cathedral in Peel - and everyone can be in it! We explain where it is and how you can get involved. And we listen to worship leader and songwriter Graham Kendrick chose the song for which he wants to be remembered. Plus there's music - and our usual packed notice board (including details of the famous Lent Lunches) Information for the notice board can be emailed to judithley@manxradio.com

I greet you in Jesus' precious name. It is Friday morning, the 26th of January, 2024, and this is your friend Angus Buchan with a thought for today. We start in the book of Ephesians 5:8: "For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light …" This is our opportunity, like never, ever before, to shine for the Lord Jesus Christ. You and I need to step up now. People are suffering; people are losing hope everywhere. Now remember, it's the amount of Jesus Christ in us that influences those around us. That is the light they are looking for, and that light shines through us into this very dark world when we spend time with the Lord. Now remember the darker things get - and they are getting rather dark, aren't they? - the brighter the light of Christ will shine through us.You know you can never get a more encouraging word than someone who says, "There is something different about you." And you say, "What's different?" "No, no, the way you talk, the way you are looking at things, that smile on your face, that wave that you always give when you go past us on your bicycle or your motorbike or in your motorcar."It's not about preaching huge sermons; it's about shining for Jesus Christ. Do you remember that beautiful song that was written by Graham Kendrick some time ago? It goes something like this:Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father's gloryBlaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fireFlow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercySend forth Your word, Lord, and let there be light.Go out today and shine for Jesus.God bless you and goodbye.

This week we continue our Christmas / Advent celebrations with Jonny Greaves Summary The sermon titled "Hope: The Promise of Christmas" by Jonny Greaves on December 10th, 2023, explores the profound concept of hope intertwined with the essence of Christmas. Greaves delves into the biblical understanding of hope, emphasizing its distinction from mere optimism. He draws from various biblical passages, notably Psalm 130 and Luke 2, to illustrate the waiting, trust, and tension encapsulated within hope. Key Points: Understanding Hope: Greaves explains hope as the anticipation of something better, grounded not in present circumstances but in trusting God's character. Hope, as depicted in the Bible, aligns with waiting for an improvement, a change for the better. Hope in God: Throughout history, Israel put its hope not in circumstances but in God's faithfulness. Even in challenging times, their trust remained anchored in God's character as the ultimate source of hope. The Arrival of Jesus: Jesus' birth, symbolized by Simeon's recognition of the Messiah in the temple, signified the fulfillment of hope. Simeon's trust in God allowed him to see salvation in a newborn baby despite challenging circumstances. Hope Beyond Circumstances: Greaves illustrates hope in personal experiences, acknowledging the difficulty of finding hope in the face of loss and hardship, yet emphasizing the unwavering trust in God's character amidst those trials. Living Hope in Christ: Despite ongoing challenges, Greaves highlights the believers' role in being the hope of the world, echoing the sentiment that hope lies in Jesus, and believers themselves embody that hope for others. The Freedom of Living in Hope: Reflecting on the transformative power of Jesus, Greaves emphasizes the freedom from despair, anger, and bitterness found in Christ, underlining the significance of living life with hope. Being the Hope: Encouragement is given to embrace the role of being hope-bearers in the world, to live out the hope found in Jesus by embodying His love, compassion, and transformative power. Ultimately, the sermon emphasizes that the promise of hope lies in Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection serve as the beacon of hope for humanity. It encourages believers to live out this hope, serving as a light in a world that often feels shrouded in darkness. Transcript Good morning everybody. Good morning. I've been given a brilliant topic to speak on this morning. I've been asked to speak about hope. The title that I was given and told to go crazy with and used my imagination was hope, the promise of Christmas. Hopefully I'll have some slides up. Be great. Hope the promise of Christmas was the title that I was given and I immediately wanted to change it. So if you speak immediately to the next slide, I changed it to Christmas, the promise of hope. Because I thought that works even better. I'm going to be talking a lot about hope. So hopefully we'll clarify what that means a bit as we speak. But also we'll clarify why Christmas is the promise of hope. What's so special about Christmas? Why is it important? Why is it significant? Why is it not the end of the story? Why is it actually the beginning of our story as well? But why does it bring hope not just for us but to the whole world? That's what we're going to be talking about this morning. I hope it's a funny word. It's one of those ones that you read at a lot in the Bible and we use it a lot in English and they often don't mean the same kind of thing. I hope most commonly in everyday usage is a fingers crossed kind of I hope Shuffle United don't let us down again. Which they didn't, they were, they were. It's that kind of feeling of I hope circumstances improve a bit. And that's part of the meaning of the word in the Bible, the way the Bible uses it. For full disclosure a lot of what I'm going to say is based on a really good Bible project video I'm flushing it out a bit because they do it all in six minutes, way more six think than me. I highly recommend it. They do a brilliant video on some of the important words in the Bible and one of them is all about hope. And the way that they describe it at the beginning to try to get to terms with the way that the word is used especially in the Old Testament to start with is that it's about waiting. Hope is a word is about waiting for something. In particular waiting for something that's going to be a bit better, something, sorry, for situation to improve. So it's waiting for an improving in our circumstances in our situation. And we found the first slide up. It's a word that describes the feeling that you get. It's waiting for something better. I don't know how well you can read that. Yes, hopefully. I can see that. And so hope is waiting for something that's better. And the best way that I could describe it was I had experience where I met a young man from Germany. Guys, when we used to work at the Oaks Holiday Center, people would come over and do a gap year. I met a young man who just moved to the UK. We're getting to know each other. I've been asked to mentor him. Come alongside him and encourage him. And things like that. And I said, we should go get some pizza or we can order it in. I bring along a dominoes pizza menu. If they have a drop through your door, it seems they're going for ever these days, don't they? There's like a million pages and thousands and thousands of options. I said, we should get pizza. Let me show you some of our options. There's so many. There's pepperoni. And my friend, this is how I got to know him very quickly. I said, there's pepperoni. He said, yes. I said, I haven't read the other 55 options. He said, nope. You said pepperoni. I like pepperoni. That is what I'm going to have. I can believe it. And so some of us, I don't know how many people will feel attention. When you read a menu and immediately stop at the very first one, there could be a million great things on there. They might put, I don't know, multises on it or something. I don't know. There could be loads of different options. And he didn't want to hear it. He said, that one, I don't absolutely hate. And so that's the one I'll go with. That was his option. But however, how many people, when you're reading a menu, for example, or you're ordering pizza or something that you like, can't do that? Feel the tension. Isn't there tension when you say, what if there's something better? What about all the other millions of options? What about the anchovies and the people of chicken pineapple in it? All that kind of thing. What about all those? There's a tension. And that is part of what the word hope is about. There's a tension between your circumstances and in what you feel and what you're anticipating. That's just a part of it. But less so much, a fingers crossed kind of feeling that as we look down are menu that you're hoping that the best, the last option is going to be, I don't know, something tailor-made for you. They let you do that, don't they? They'll let you pick whatever you want. Pick your meatballs and lots of olives or whatever people of my kids love all this. Yeah. There's a tension in hope as we are awaiting, anticipating something better. I was anticipating something better than just pepperoni. Personally, it's fine. But anyway, there is a tension to it. And in the Bible, when they talk about hope, hope is a tension because hope is not just about circumstances. When we talk about getting your fingers crossed and hoping that she'll feel united or win or choose insert team here, the tension that you feel is not just about circumstances because hope in the Bible is not the same thing as optimism. Optimism is that feeling. It's, I really hope, things will get better than here. But you're basing it on circumstances. Circumstances now may not be great. They could be terrible. You could be bottom of the table if you're Shepard United. But we're hoping for something better. That's often how we get used in English. And the Bible saying it's not the same thing as optimism because it's not about the circumstances. There's a tension between the circumstances that we're in and the circumstances that we're hoping for but hope isn't found in circumstances. So that's the first thing that's really important to understand. We're not talking about optimism here. We're talking about something different. We're talking about the strain and the tension that is felt between what is our current circumstances and something better. And isn't that just what the story of the beginning of the Bible is all about? In particular, we're going to look at a particular bit that I love, which actually comes after Jesus is born. It's called a alert in case you didn't know. But anyway, we're going to talk a lot about that tension that was felt. Israel were at a tense point in their history at the time when Jesus arrived. If you think it's co-incidence when Jesus showed up, I don't think that's what the Bible says. The Bible says there's been a tension for a long time that Israel had been waiting for something and they've been waiting and waiting and they've been putting their hope not in the situation, not in their circumstances, but in someone. And not just anyone. They've been put in their trust in God. Almost every circumstance, if you read through the Old Testament and you see the word hope, it'll be talking about hope in God. Talking about hope in someone. Can we have the next slide up? It talks about hope as something that God is going to be the one who's going to do it. This is from Psalm 130. It says, Israel, put your hope in Yahweh for with Yahweh is unfailing love and with Him is full redemption. He Himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. The Old Testament is full of hope and the one true hope is in God Himself. Israel found themselves in terrible circumstances at the point when Jesus was born. The national identity, the national independence were all completely obliterated and destroyed. They were oppressed, they were persecuted, they had been invaded and occupied by enemy forces. And the all they had to hold on to was the hope and the promise. But the writers of the Old Testament looking back to everything that God had done and looking forward and trusting not in circumstances, but in God's character said the one thing that we can hope in is God Himself. That He's going to be the one who's going to come. Because He's the only one who can turn around the nation of Israel's situation. It's not us, we can't do it. It's only Him. And that's why you read amazing verses like this, like in Psalm 130. He's talking about God is the one that we put our hope in because He is the one who can turn around our circumstances. So the next slide talks about, we've talked about this tension that hope is all about hoping and waiting for something better. The thing that we're waiting for and the thing that we're hoping in is we are trusting in God's character. It's who He is that the writer of the Psalm puts His trust in. It's who He is and what He has done and what He's going to do. Isn't that always the story of the Bible? This is what I love so much about the Old Testament. It's full of stories that all the other people in the Bible point back to and say, look at that. Look at what God did in the desert. Look how God rescued His people from Egypt. Look at Noah. Boy did Noah have to do a lot of waiting. We're talking about waiting for better. The story of Noah is a man who sat on a boat for a long, long time while it rained. And then it stopped raining and he sat on a boat a long, long time after. And then it talks about the boat coming to rest on top of a mountain. And guess what God said? Not just yet. He's still waiting and the waters are receiving and he's sending out birds and then they're doing whatever they're doing, flying around or coming back or not coming back. I lose track. But anyway, he's waiting and he's waiting for something better but he's putting his trust in God. And this is a story that proves to us and shows us what is hope like. He's trusting in God's character because God is a God who cares about people and wants to rescue them. The story of Noah is a brilliant example where it starts with all of the problems of the world. And then it finishes when Noah comes out the boat and he praises God. God says to him, the human heart has not changed. The problem is still there. But what isn't going to change is who I am and what I'm going to do. His rescue plan and God's intention to care for and rescue people. But they're going to have to wait. That's what we're going to have to do. But the reason that we wait and the reason that we hope is because we trust in God's character. Can we have the next slide up? And this is a story about trust. That hope and trust are completely interlinked and together. So as I talked about when Jesus came along, it wasn't a coincidence when this period of history happened that things were really terrible and have been terrible for a really long time. I want you to use your imagination a bit now. Imagine you're really old. Okay. It doesn't matter how old you are now. Yeah. Some of us it might not take too much imagination. Okay. So for those of you who think I already am, take your current age and add at least five. There you go. That old. At least that old. If not older. See how good your imagination is. Imagine you're really, really old and that you've been waiting a very, very long time for God to keep His promises. There's a story in Luke chapter two of a man who says was pretty old. But he was a man who had come at a long line of his parents and his grandparents and all the generations before him who'd been waiting and waiting and waiting and every generation had not seen. They felt that tension. They felt the hope that they hadn't seen what it was leading to and the only thing they had to hold on to was God's character. And that's what they've been doing. And in Luke chapter two, when after Jesus is born, Mary and Joseph, after a period of waiting, take the baby to Jerusalem and to fulfill what the Lord required, which means they're dedicating their first born son to God, which is talked back back in Exodus. And when they get there, they meet a man. They meet a guy called Simeon. And then we get a little brief history of who this man is. And if we have the next slide up. Simeon was a man, sorry, there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon. And he was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God. I'm going to look at what he says in a minute. Can you imagine being really, really old and being at the end of a long line of people who've been waiting, waiting, waiting, with nothing to hold on to apart from who God is, trust in his character and in his faithfulness. But with nothing to see for it, their circumstances were dire. The circumstances were awful. The temple had been knocked down and ripped apart and torn to pieces and rebuilt so many times. As we read later in the stories of Jesus' life, the temple is not what it used to be. Even though it's all very fancy and shiny in Jesus' era. When he goes into it, Jesus dispairs at the state of this temple. And yet, all they've got to hold on to is God's character. And this is exactly who Simeon is. It says he's a devout man. He cares about who God is. But most of all, he's trusting in God for the reconciliation, sorry what's the word, I used to consolation, that's the word. The consolation of Israel, that's the one the NLV uses. It talks about bringing back together something that's been broken. He is the one, he's a kind of person just like so many people in that era of Israel who put their trusting God in who he is and what he was like. And this is what they're waiting for, something to come and rescue their people. Someone to come and do it and as we saw it in Psalm 130, the hope is in God. The hope is in him to come. And this old old man, here's God's voice, say, you're the end of the line. Generations before you are waited but you're not going to have to wait. The generation after you isn't going to have to wait. You are going to see, you are going to see the Lord's Messiah. And then this old old man comes into the temple and meets a very young and potentially quite poor couple holding a very small baby. This baby is a month old. And he sees the baby and this is what he says. It's amazing. Can we have the next slide up? This is in Luke chapter 2 verse 29 to 32. Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations. A light for revelation to the Gentiles and for the glory of your people, Israel. This, this is why Christmas is the promise of hope. This is why when an old man sees a young baby, he can pray. This is an amazing prayer where he says, I can see it, even though the circumstances do not show you it. You know, all of Jesus' life is full of people looking at him going, this guy, this situation, even his disciples, the whole story of his life. Remember when Peter acknowledges him as the Messiah, all through his life, his followers didn't understand what he was doing. They looked at the circumstances and said, how can this be God's plan? How can this be what God is doing? And yet, this old man holding this young baby can see my eyes have seen your salvation. He's seen the rescue plan, even though it's only a month old. And he knows it. And God, by his spirit as revealed to this man, he says, this is what God is like. God is a God who rescues and a God is a God who's not abandoned you. And this is God in the flesh right here in front of you. This is the crazy part of this story. He's a baby and he grows up as a man. And yet the story says, this is God himself. Come to rescue Israel. Come to give himself for them. Come to be the servant, not under savior at the same time. It's an amazing story. I love it so much that this man is the one who sees one. No one else can see because he's not looking at the circumstances. He's not looking at this baby and saying, this baby could be a strapping lad one day. He's saying, God is the one who is faithful. And he has told me this is his salvation. This is what it looks like. And so I'm going to put my trust in him. And guess what? There was more waiting to be done. Even though Simeon had been promised he'd see the Messiah, he did not see the rescue plan fulfilled in his lifetime. He still went on to glory saying, I can put my trust in God because I still can't see it in the circumstances. But I can trust in the one who did it. Can we have the next slide up please? So this is where hope really kicks into gear and this is why Christmas is the price of hope because hope is found in Jesus. Hope, the tension of a better set of circumstances, of a better world, of a better life, of new life, and new hope. This is how the gospel writers describe everything that came about. It's all found in Jesus. I think no one would doubt that this story of Simeon is an amazing one, but it's also one full of unexpected and strange circumstances. And as I just pointed out, Jesus' whole life was full of unusual and unexpected circumstances. No one was expecting this guy to be the Messiah. People who knew him and grew up with him said, this guy, the carpenter guy from Nazareth, how can it be him? And so many times when his disciples really struggled with a lot of things that he said, when he talked about sacrifice, he talked about giving of yourself, he talked about taking up your cross and following him, all the challenges of what it means to follow Jesus, excuse me. And they're all found in him, but it's an unusual set of circumstances. And this is the amazing thing about hope, that the hope that we have in Jesus reveals that his life and his death and his resurrection are the surprising answer to the problem that we have in this world. That God said, back in Psalm 130 and promised that Yahweh himself would be the one who came to deliver Israel and he sent Jesus and Jesus willingly gave his life. And he died. And the story says, this is it, this is God coming to rescue his people. And all the people that were there watching it didn't see it. The story of the road to Emmaus happens after that. Jesus has already died and his followers are saying, I don't understand. I don't understand what just happened. We thought he was going to do it. We thought he was going to be the consolation of Israel, just like what Simon was waiting for. But we don't see it. And then he comes back to life. He brings life in all of its fullness, in ways that people don't even understand, can't get their head around, that Jesus is death, destroys death itself. It brings life like no one had expected, like no one has ever seen before, where the only people who could see it were the people who trusted and hoped in God alone and in his character, because God is the one who can rescue and reconcile anything. Just like in that story of Noah, the circumstances of humanity and all the problems look the same, but in the cross something changed. The Jesus is the one who rescued his people by dying. He rescued them by sacrificing himself by putting his place, taking their place, putting himself in the place of others. So we talked about how there's a tension in hope. We talked about hope is a trust not in circumstances, but in God's character. And then we talked about how it's found in Jesus alone. Can we have the next slide? It's about truth. Jesus is the truth. And the truth is that hope, hope is this word that we've been talking about. Hope continues after Jesus' life and his death and his resurrection. The New Testament writers talk about living hope, that we have a living hope, that the truth is that because of what Christ has done, death itself no longer holds victory. Death itself no longer holds control over us, that death is something that we can have victory over, that amazing verse in Romans 8 that says, we are more than conquerors, even over death, because of him who loved us. And the truth is that the hope that we now have we hold onto Jesus, because we still feel that tension, don't we? We still feel the challenge, because circumstances are still hard. Because circumstances are not any easier, are they? It's really, really hard, especially at this time of year for some of us. Two years ago, I had to say goodbye to a really good friend of ours. Many of you all know Lou, who became a member of this church, who was a neighbor of ours. And we got to become friends with her and see her journey and see how her life was transformed by Jesus. It was an amazing story. We saw her battle with cancer, and then I had to go and visit her in hospital on what was the last time that I saw her. And I had to find words to speak to my friend when I realized, and I was so blessed to even be able to realize this, but I knew this was going to be the last time that this side of heaven I was going to be speaking to her. And I had to know what to say, which was hard. And the last words that I said to Lou were, Jesus has gotten you. And I didn't know what to say. And to be honest, it was a weird feeling. I didn't know if I felt like I meant it at the time. But the feeling that I had in that moment of terrible sadness and loss was hope. And it didn't feel nice. It felt hard. Because the circumstances were real. The circumstances of loss and of suffering and of pain and of having to say goodbye to someone. They were real. I knew that we had this amazing journey together. The God had brought her into our life. She had become a really close friend of our whole family. We loved her dearly, and we were going to have to say goodbye. But I felt hope, and it didn't feel good. But I felt hope, because I knew I could trust in God's character. I knew who Jesus was. And I knew the truth. And the truth was that Jesus had got her. And there was nothing that could change that. That circumstances didn't take into account the love of Jesus. And that was hard. And it still is. And it's still really, really hard. Christmas is a really tough time of year for so many people. It's a time of great celebration and joy. It's a time of great anticipation. We feel that tension and excitement. I was going to say a really good story of that is Advent calendars are all about a countdown to an exciting time. Aren't they? It's so exciting, in fact, that when Zach, my middleist son, got an Advent calendar, he was so excited to open it and told that he had to wait five days. He made an Advent calendar calendar. A countdown to the start of his countdown calendar. He was so excited. He was going to bed every night saying, I can cross off another day until I get to open my Advent calendar. He was very excited. This is a time of year that's full of anticipation. It's full of excitement. It's also full of challenges. Because our circumstances are still here. We're talking about hope. We're talking about God being faithful. But we don't always see it. We have really, really challenges. And we've been praying for some this morning. And we're going to continue to. So, so what do we do with that? But I want to really encourage us all is to say, God is faithful. And God is the one we can put our trust in. And we know that because of the life of Jesus. And so I encourage you, no matter what your circumstances are, you can have that hope. You can put your hope in Jesus. Can we have the next slide, please? I forgot. I've got more stuff to read, am I? Yeah, this is from Romans chapter 8. I already talked about another part of this chapter. Here's what the writer of Romans says, Paul. He says, I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. Why is there still hope? Why are we still waiting? What are we still waiting for? If we're waiting for Jesus, and he's already come, why are we still waiting? This is the exciting bit. It's because if God, if Jesus is the one that we put our hope in, the world puts its hope in you. That's what this verse says. That our hope is in Jesus. But the world's hope is in us. We are the hope of the world. There's attention. And there's a difference between the current circumstances in the world and there's a yearning for something better. And that's something better is us. That God says that the whole world is waiting for the sons of God to be revealed. Jesus came for you. And the world is waiting. And the thing is waiting for us. And this is the amazing thing of what it means to follow Jesus. Today, in spite of circumstances, we are that hope. We are the hope of God. And we are the hope for this world. And that's challenging and it's scary, but it's so exciting too. Because I love one of the things I love most about the Bible and that God has revealed to me so much recently is that the bigger picture you have of the amazing, incredible work that God is doing in the world, that He is talking about rescuing all of creation through us. That that means in your daily decisions and in minute to minute, your life is hugely significant. That because of everything that God is doing in all of creation, it means that you are important. And the decisions you make today are important. And that means you can be hope today. You can bring that hope into the life of others. You can bring it into this world. And this is exactly what he's talking about. When God talks about the kingdom of God, when he talks about his family, when he talks about the sons of God being revealed, that's us. He's talking about a redeemed family of broken people. We are not perfect. Far from it, we are changed. We are transformed by Jesus and by what he's done. And he is the one who demonstrates what that means, what it means to give of himself, what it means to spend himself fully for others. But what it also means to be restored and renewed, the resurrection hope that we see in Jesus' new life and new body as in us. We have new life. We have freedom. Don't we? Isn't that amazing? The freedom in Christ's course has been so eye-opening for me. And I think for many people who have been doing it, because we've been spending so much time talking about all the ways that the world tries to control us and the freedom that we have in Jesus. You don't have to be controlled by anger. You're free. You have hope. The anger and pain and bitterness and loss. All the hurt that's been done to you, all the hurt that you've done to others. It can all be covered by the blood of Jesus. And you've got new life, new life and a new hope, a living hope. So as we're going to a time of reflection, I want us to pray together. And then we're going to be thinking and spending some time waiting as we're going to continue to do, because Jesus doesn't come back yet. And that means he's got work for us to do. That's what this time of waiting is. That's why we talk about all the amazing truth of who Jesus is and how he's changed the world and why we don't see it out the window all the time. It's because we're waiting. We're waiting for that glory to come and the hope is in us. So as we reflect and we pray, I wanted to share, it's actually two verses, smushed together. And it is from Galatians chapter 2 and Colossians 1. Graham Kendrick wrote this song and it was one of those things where he says it's an amazing line and I try to look at the Bible and it's in two places. So I'm going to smush them back together. But he says this song lyric and it says, the life that I now live no longer is my own. It's Jesus lives in me, the hope of glory. This is a great song. And those are two verses together that talk about the hope that lives in us. Jesus lives in us, the hope of glory. Glory I could talk for another hour or so about what glory is. That means it's about transformation, it's about the revealing of us to the world. That's what glory is. It's the fact that we are hoping in something better than our circumstances. We still feel that tension and we still feel that hope because we trust in God's character. And we know that when we look to Jesus, that is where true hope is. Let's pray. Father, thank you God for the revelation of Jesus. Thank you that we can be like Simeon and we can look at you and say our eyes have seen your salvation. Father, we thank you that you are wanting to bring glory to your people and that you're wanting to reveal it to the whole world. Hope for all the nations, hope for everyone and it's living in us. Father, thank you for that privilege. Thank you that we can know Jesus. Thank you that you can change our lives and our circumstances in spite of what they might look like. And because we know you, we know your character and we know that you are a God who is pulling us forward. And that one day the glory of your children will be revealed. Father, today we pray that you will give us courage to live with hope. Father, over this Christmas period, I pray that you would give us courage, you would give us love. You would make us be hope to those around us. We be the evidence of hope. Father, we thank you that there is no one in this room who is too old or too young to bear your witness. We're all waiting for your glory to be revealed and that means you've got a job for us to do. And thank you, Lord, that we are all significant to you, that there are none of us who are incapable of living for you. Father, help us to see that today. Help us to see it in our relationships. Help us to see it in our workplaces. Help us to see it in our families. Help us to see the hope that we can bring and help us to be that light. May we be the hope of God this Christmas. And Jesus name. Amen. Amen.

Day 239 Today's Reading: Revelation 1 When music, lights, and atmosphere are what we need to get us to praise God, we have chosen cheap praise. Cheap praise needs props to inspire. Real praise needs a revelation. In today's reading, we've reached the final book of the New Testament. Get ready for a roller coaster of a ride through the book of Revelation. The book's title and first words keep us centered and steady in a very controversial book: “The Revelation of Jesus Christ.” The author, John, wants us to know throughout this book that we are not looking for events to happen but for a Person to come, Jesus. The word revelation actually means “unveiling.” It's the unveiling of Jesus. And it is this unveiling that inspires us to praise. Notice the praise that comes out of John when he speaks of three things Jesus does: “To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen” (Revelation 1:5-6, NIV). What are the three things that Jesus has done for us that inspire praise? 1. to Him who loves us 2. freed us from our sins by His blood 3. He has made us to be a kingdom and priests to God Let this sink in. First, He loves us. We have this mischaracterization of God that if we can get rid of our sins and clean ourselves up, then God will really love us. Nothing can be further from the truth of Scripture. The word order is so important here in 1:5. He loves us before He frees us. He loves us dirty but loves us so much He won't leave us that way in our dirt. He loves then frees us. And thank God, He continues to set us free. Or to quote a familiar saying, “He loves us just the way we are, but He loves us so much that He won't let us stay that way.” Second John says He freed us from our sins by His blood. Every time we celebrate Memorial Day and remember the amazing sacrifice our soldiers made for the greatest nation on the planet, I am reminded that freedom is not free. People paid with their lives to make us free. And nowhere does this price come out than in the freedom that Jesus gives us. He doesn't just love us, He frees us. His love was costly, which John emphasizes in these three words, by His blood. Our freedom from sin cost the Son of God His life. Third, and finally, He made us kings and priests. We have three parts to what He desires to do in and through us: love, free, and make us. To be forgiven of sins is not the end of our journey. To make us kings and priests to God and Father is His goal and purpose. Kings and priests are two Old Testament words that were used only of special and exclusive groups of people. A king had authority, and a priest had access. And now John tells us because we are loved and free, we have access to God and authority in His name. Then before John can go any further with this thought, he bursts into praise: “Has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen” (Revelation 1:6, NIV). When John realizes that God loves us, God frees us, and God makes him something we have no chance of becoming on our own, he also realizes he has a reason to praise God. When you have a revelation of who Jesus is, you recognize praise is not limited to a building, a day of the week, or a time of the day. Praise is based on your knowledge of who God is and what God has done. Cheap praise needs props. Real praise needs a revelation. And the book of Revelation gives us plenty of fuel for praise. I grew up during a time when praise and worship came out of the book that was in the back of the pew in front of us called a hymnal. Then when I went into ministry, cassette tapes from a group called Integrity Music gave us new choruses to sing. Then songs began to expand and change as churches and ministries started writing them. We began to sing the songs of Israel Houghton and Graham Kendrick from across the Pond. And now there is Hillsong, Elevation, and Bethel. While all of these changes are good, even good music is not enough. We need good revelation. I think that's why God saved the best for last. For the remainder of our 260 journey, we are going to see Jesus unveiled. And when that happens, we won't need any music. We will simply be like John and shout out, “To him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.”

Sunday's Sermon: Aliso Creek Church Podcast (https://alisocreekchurchpodcast.fireside.fm) Passage: 19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know Timothy's proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel. 23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, 24 and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also. 25 I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, 26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. 27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. 29 So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men, 30 for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me. (Philippians 2:19–30 ESV) Song: My Worth is Not in What I Own (https://open.spotify.com/track/6r9TRvH7kxQRyVpIGsKqjz?si=f820ba0c15094967) by Graham Kendrick, Keith Getty, and Kristyn Getty, sung by Bethany Barnard Lyrics: My worth is not in what I own Not in the strength of flesh and bone But in the costly wounds of love at the cross My worth is not in skill or name In win or lose in pride or shame But in the blood of Christ that flowed at the cross I rejoice in my Redeemer Greatest treasure Wellspring of my soul I will trust in Him no other My soul is satisfied in Him alone As summer flowers we fade and die Fame youth and beauty hurry by But life eternal calls to us at the cross I will not boast in wealth or might Or human wisdom's fleeting light But I will boast in knowing Christ at the cross Two wonders here that I confess My worth and my unworthiness My value fixed my ransom paid at the cross Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.

When roads are impassable, terrain is treacherous and walking vast distances is your only option, a curable illness suddenly becomes deadly. Those who live in isolated areas around the world, are cut off from the things we take for granted - like healthcare and education. MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP is a Christian aviation charity operating around 130 light aircraft in more than 25 of the world's poorest countries - bringing help, hope and healing to the most remote communities. On this programme I talk with their newly appointed CEO Donovan Palmer Find out more at www.maf-uk.org Baptist Pastor, writer and broadcaster Richard Littledale returns with another in his occasional series 'What Happened Next' - this time, reflecting on a very special picnic. Plus a Harvest hymn, and music from Margaret Rizza and Graham Kendrick And our usual notice board Email information for the notice board to judithley@manxradio.com

(Antevíspera del Centenario de la Muerte de Baldomero Lillo) «Era uno de los últimos días de junio, y una llovizna fina y persistente caía del cielo entoldado, de un gris oscuro y ceniciento.... Ese día destinado al pago de los jornales era siempre esperado con ansia.... »Allí estaba todo el personal de las distintas faenas, desde el anciano capataz hasta el [niño] portero de ocho años... con los ojos fijos en la cerrada ventanilla del pagador. »Después de un rato de espera, el postigo de la ventana se alzó, empezando inmediatamente el pago de los jornales.... Los obreros eran llamados uno a uno por los capataces que custodiaban la pequeña abertura por la que el cajero iba entregando las cantidades que [correspondían a] cada cual.... »Cuando se hubo acercado a la ventanilla el último trabajador de la última faena, la voz ruda del capataz resonó clara y vibrante: »—¡Reclamos! »Y un centenar de hombres y de mujeres se precipitó hacia la oficina, todos... animados por la esperanza de que un olvido o un error fuese la causa de que sus nombres no aparecieran en las listas. »En primera fila estaba [una] joven viuda... con su hijo, un muchacho de doce años, pero tan paliducho y raquítico que no aparentaba más de ocho.... [La viuda] acercó el rostro a la abertura y dijo: »—José Ramos: portero. »—¿No ha sido llamado? »—No, señor. »El cajero recorrió las páginas del libro, y con voz breve leyó: »—José Ramos, 26 días a veinticinco centavos. Tiene un peso de multa. Queda debiendo cincuenta centavos al despacho. »La mujer, roja de ira, respondió: »—¡Un peso de multa! ¿Por qué? ¡Y no son veinticinco centavos los que gana sino treinta y cinco! »El empleado no se dignó contestar.... La joven quiso insistir, pero los capataces la arrancaron de allí y la empujaron violentamente fuera del círculo.... La rabia la sofocaba y sus miradas despedían llamas. »—¡Canallas, ladrones! —pudo exclamar después de un momento con voz enronquecida. »Con la cabeza echada atrás [y] el cuerpo erguido... quedó un instante en actitud de reto, lanzando rayos de intensa cólera por los oscuros y rasgados ojos. »—¡No rabies, mujer; mira que ofendes a Dios! —profirió alguien burlonamente entre la turba. »La interpelada se volvió como una leona: »—¿Dios? —dijo—. ¡Para los pobres no hay Dios! »Y lanzando una mirada furiosa hacia la ventanilla, exclamó: »—¡Malditos, sin conciencia! ¡Así se los tragará la tierra!»1 ¡Qué penosa la situación en que se encontraba la pobre viuda de este pasaje del cuento titulado «El pago», que forma parte de la obra clásica Sub terra: Cuadros mineros del escritor chileno Baldomero Lillo! Lo irónico del caso es que, según el sabio Salomón, los que ofenden a Dios no son los pobres oprimidos, como la viuda del cuento, sino quienes los explotan, y honran más bien a Dios los que le tienen compasión al pobre.2 De ahí que el cantautor inglés Graham Kendrick alabe a Dios a su vez como el «Dios de los pobres» y «Amigo de los débiles», y le ruegue a Dios que nos llene de su compasión divina.3 Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 Baldomero Lillo, «El pago», Sub terra: Cuadros mineros (Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Moderna, 1904), pp. 91-101. 2 Pr 14:31 (PDT) 3 Graham Kendrick, “The Story behind the Song ‘God of the Poor’” [La historia detrás de la canción «Dios de los pobres»] En línea 30 marzo 2023.

On today's programme - Adam and Cathy Thomas complete their story (so far!) They explain what happened after they left the Isle of Harris, how Adam came at last to be ordained, why they came to Whalley Abbey - and where they're going now .... If you missed part one of their story, last week's edition of At Your Service (13 August) is still available as a podcast. And we pay tribute to a popular and respected clergyman who died a few weeks ago, by re-visiting a Thanksgiving Evensong recorded in St Thomas's church in the summer of 2005, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ordination of Rev'd Alec Smith. Plus music from Bernadette Farrell and Graham Kendrick, and notice board news too Information for the notice board can be emailed to: judithley@manx.net

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It's Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 4 in the Church Calendar. June 9, 2023. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We'll sing “Knowing You” by Graham Kendrick with a prayer of confession. We'll read Psalms 40 and 54 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Photo Diana Cuautle. First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday - Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

It's Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 4 in the Church Calendar. June 9, 2023. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We'll sing “Knowing You” by Graham Kendrick with a prayer of confession. We'll read Psalms 40 and 54 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Photo Diana Cuautle. First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday - Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prayerandworship/message

HAPPY EASTER!! Today, we're celebrating the day that's at the very heart of the Christian faith - through words and music - Bible readings and prayers - plus an honest and inspiring life story from Rev'd Graham Thompson, President of the Methodist Conference - a position of leadership of the Methodist Church in Britain which he shares with Vice President Anthony Boateng. There's a brand new Easter poem - The New Songs - from 8th Manx Bard Michael Manning, and music from Graham Kendrick, alongside some favourite Easter hymns from the St Michael Singers - and there's notice board news too. Items for the Notice Board can be emailed - judithley@manxradio.com

Valentine's Day is just around the corner - and for some it will be a celebration of love, while others will reject it as materialistic and commercialised. But who started it? Today we explore some of the stories .... we'll see where Chaucer (of Canterbury Tales fame) fits into the picture, and reflect on whether Valentine's Day really has anything to do with long-lasting, loving relationships? Much-loved actress Wendy Craig has a love story of her own to share, and there's a real mix of music too - a beautiful arrangement of a popular wedding hymn, new music from Graham Kendrick, and Sir Harry Secombe sings a song written by our guest - Wendy Craig. Plus there's notice board news - and if you have anything for the notice board, please email me - judithley@manxradio.com

This week we continue our series on the Five Marks of Mission, as we think about the third mark, which can be summarised as "Tend". The reading is from Matthew 25:31 - 45 and we are thinking about the importance of responding to human need by loving service. The worship song is "Beauty for Brokenness" by Graham Kendrick. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ogston/message

Brytyjska królowa Elżbieta II zmarła w wieku 96 lat. W Zjednoczonym Królestwie żałoba i czas narodowej refleksji. Kim była dla Brytyjczyków i innych narodów Wspólnoty, w której centrum pozostawała od siedmiu dekad? Jaka będzie Wielka Brytania bez monarchini, która przeprowadziła kraj przez wojny, kryzysy, sukcesy i porażki, a przede wszystkim okres zmian społecznych, które uczyniły z Królestwa kraj, jakim jest obecnie? I jakim królem okaże się Karol III, postać wcześniej kontrowersyjna i budząca wśród Brytyjczyków znacznie mniej sympatii niż Elżbieta? Dlaczego ceny elektryczności w Europie osiągają tak dramatycznie wysoki poziomy? Unia Europejska przygotowuje plan ulżenia konsumentom indywidualnym i firmom, które cierpią z powodu podwyżek. Ale czy europejska jedność wobec agresji Rosji na Ukrainę przetrwa nadchodzącą zimę? Jak susza wpływa na działanie elektrowni, nie tylko nuklearnych? W Szwecji wybory parlamentarne. Jak zmienia się kraj który do niedawna traktowany był jako model państwa opiekuńczego? I jeszcze: jak rekompensować ofiarom wyrządzone im zło. Rozkład jazdy: (2:13) Graham Kendrick, Martin Smith - Praise My Soul the King of Heaven (6:57) Agata Kasprolewicz o fenomenie Elżbiety II (17:36) Przemysław Biskup i Jarosław Błaszczak o Elżbiecie II (58:08) Gary Barlow - Sing (1:02:03) Świat z boku - Grzegorz Dobiecki o rekompensatach za zło (1:07:31) Adrian Bąk o wyborach parlamentarnych w Szwecji (1:24:40) Raport o książkach (1:33:09) Podziękowania (1:37:42) Wojciech Jakóbik o cenach energii w Europie (2:01:34) Tomasz Rożek o wpływie suszy na elektrownie (2:23:41) Do usłyszenia (2:24:44) Abba – Dancing Queen

In part two of this discussion, Jeremy Perigo and Graham Kendrick unpack various topics surrounding leading and planning worship, including the pastoral and theological demands of leadership, liturgical songs, public praise, spiritual warfare, trending songs, the local church, and much more. Graham finishes the discussion with well-tested words of wisdom for worship leaders. Join us for part two of this unique conversation with “the father of modern worship music.”

From hymnbooks to transparencies and cathedrals to coffee shops, Graham Kendrick and Jeremy Perigo discuss the massive shifts in Christian worship in the UK over the past few decades. The conversation quickly turns to the theology of congregational song. In addition to content, how does the form of the song help carry certain types of messages? What biblical themes are missing in worship songs? How do worship songs form us? Join us for part one of this unique conversation with “the father of modern worship music.”

This is the Fifth Week of Easter in the Church Calendar. Our general order comes from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office and Scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary. We'll sing the song “Knowing You” by Graham Kendrick. We'll read Psalm 148 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is John 13:31-35 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Photo by Hrvoje Abraham Milićević Click here for a PDF of the service order with texts and lyrics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prayerandworship/message

This is the Fifth Week of Easter in the Church Calendar. Our general order comes from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office and Scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary. We'll sing the song “Knowing You” by Graham Kendrick. We'll read Psalm 148 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is John 13:31-35 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Photo by Hrvoje Abraham Milićević Click here for a PDF of the service order with texts and lyrics.

This is the Fifth Week of Easter in the Church Calendar. Our general order comes from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office and Scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary. We'll sing the song “Knowing You” by Graham Kendrick. We'll read Psalm 148 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is John 13:31-35 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Photo by Hrvoje Abraham Milićević Click here for a PDF of the service order with texts and lyrics.

Resurrection Sunday Scriptures from Luke 22 - Luke 24 CCLI License # 245596; CCLI Streaming License # 20258149 “Even the Heavens are Weeping,” words & music by Joseph M. Martin; 1996 Malcolm Music “He is Risen” words & music by Paul Baloche & Graham Kendrick; arranged by Marty Hamby; 2013, Thank You Music

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On today's programme we're celebrating the life-changing message of Easter that's at the very heart of the Christian faith. There's great Easter hymns, worship songs from Graham Kendrick and Stuart Townend, a new composition from John Rutter, written to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine, and reflections and prayers too - and Ruth Rice from the charity Renew Wellbeing is back with three more letters from her alphabet of wellbeing - and, surprisingly, not one of them is E for Easter! And there's notice board news too. If you'd like to hear a favourite hymn or worship song in a future programme, or if you have items for the notice board, do please email me - judithley@manxradio.com

He might be best known for penning congregational hits such as ‘Amazing love' and ‘Shine, Jesus, shine' (the latter is now fondly referred to by millennials as a “primary school assembly banger”), but Graham Kendrick started out by writing story-based songs. This year marks 50 years since the release of Graham's first album Footsteps on the Sea. In order to celebrate, Graham has re-recorded the song that started it all, and put out a new EP entitled Where It All Began which sees him collaborate with singers Lucy Grimble and Lurine Cato MBE. The four-track EP is a tribute to that 1960s/70s era when the bearded guitarist was pioneering musical evangelism in coffee bars and folk clubs. In this in-depth interview with Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes, Graham reflects on his life and career in music, comments on the highs and lows of the modern worship movement and explains why the Church needs to be singing the stories of scripture.  You can also read this interview on premierchristianity.com. Subscribe now for just £1   Join the listening party for Graham's new EP Where It All Began, airing on Premier Christian Radio at 2pm on Easter Monday. 

Greed, the love of money, twists our view of ourselves, damages our relationships, and lies to us that it has the power to rescue us; but the gospel gives us an infinitely higher value in the beauty and riches of Jesus' love for us. The Deadly Sins: Greed — Midweek Lent Service, March 16, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-midweek-lent-service-2 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220316-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 49 1 Timothy 6:6–16 Hymns: - My Worth Is Not in What I Own: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Graham Kendrick, © 2014 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Magnificat: Text: Luke 1:46 (ESV); public domain. Tune: David Schack (b. 1947), © 2006 Lutheran Service Book, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - What Is the World to Me: Text: George Michael Pfefferkorn, trns. August Crull; tune: Ahasverus Fritsch; Text and tune are in the public domain.

This week we are thinking about Andrew, and thinking about the importance of introducing people to the good news of Jesus. Our reading is from John 1: 35 - 42, and the worship song is "All I Once Held Dear (Knowing You, Jesus)" by Graham Kendrick. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ogston/message

Open Doors UK, and Kintsugi Hope are just two of around 90 charitable organisations who last year each received a share of around £2 million which AFD Software, the Postcode people based in Ramsey, gave away from company profits during 2021. On this week's programme, I talk with Diane Regan of Kintsugi Hope and Henrietta Blyth from Open Doors UK - Kintsugi Hope is dedicated to promoting mental health through largely church-based wellbeing groups - 'Discovering treasure in life's scars' and Open Doors supports the millions of Christians around the world who face extreme persecution and discrimination, because of their faith. Though each of them address very different present-day problems, their shared message is "You are not alone" There's lots more information on their respective websites : www.kintsugihope.com www.opendoorsuk.org This week, we feature music from Manchester Cathedral Choir, Paul Field and Martin John Nichols, and Graham Kendrick. There's also our notice board - and if you have any information to add to the notice board, or if you'd like to choose a hymn for inclusion in a future programme, please do email me - judithley@manxradio.com

My guest today has been writing music since the early 1970s. And I'll bet that many of you have sung some of his songs in your church, songs like “Shine Jesus Shine” or “Knowing You.” Graham has released more than 40 albums in the past fifty years and has introduced the concept of PsalmSurfing, a way of using the songbook of the Old Testament in our daily lives. He is a worship leader, songwriter, and teacher, and I'm just really excited to welcome, all the way from the United Kingdom, Mr. Graham Kendrick. Graham Kendrick: Website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. And of course, on our page: Christian Music Archive. Christian Music Archive Links: Website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. The podcast and our website are made possible through the generous support of listeners like you. Click here to donate. **** Please be sure to check out Mercy, inc. and see how you can support them today! ****

Celebrating the second day of Christmas in words, music and reflections.  The children of Marown Primary School, assisted by their teacher Mrs Jacqueline Shirtliff, share a selection of poems on different aspects of the Christmas story. Church leaders - Anglican Bishop Peter and senior priest in the Roman Catholic Church on the Island, Monsignor John Devine - both reflect on celebrating Christmas at the end of a particularly challenging year - and there's great music, too! As this is the Feast of St Stephen, when good King Wenceslas went out in the winter weather to give alms to a beggar, the hymn celebrating his holy and selfless life is a definite choice  today, alongside Hark the Herald Angels Sing, by The Priests, The Candle Song by Graham Kendrick and a Manx translation of The Coventry Carol by Cliogaree Twoaie - and listen out for a little bit of fun at the end, from Joseph Jennings and Santa Claws ..... If you'd like to request a favourite hymn or carol or if you have news for the Notice Board just email me on judithley@manxradio.com

Mary Haddow tells the story of "Paying it Forward. Judy Gentis portrays the experiences of Mary of Magdala. Alan Sorensen talks about difficulties with dialects. Jeremy Irons reads Psalm 127. Deirdre Powrie studies Jesus' ancestor, Rahab the prostitute. MUSIC:- 1. Dunedin Consort - "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion" - Handel. 2. Joanne Hogg - "I wonder as I wander". 3. Kingsway Voices of Worship - "From heaven you came" - Graham Kendrick. 4. Daniel O'Donnell - "Mary did you know". 5. Don Francisco - "I don't care where you have been sleeping".

A little story about gratitude, and using time when you have it! Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7 Music by Graham Kendrick and Paul Baloche (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )   Go to my website www.wleewarrenmd.com for more information about my letter, this show, my books, and more.    

Tamsin Edwards talks to Michael Berkeley about Climate Change. Jeremy Irons reads Psalm 123. The Bishop of Aberdeen describes a dedicated prison visitor. Alan Sorensen advises how to make friends. MUSIC 1. "All Creatures of our God and King" - Choir of St George's Chapel Windsor. 2. "Creation Sings" - Stuart Townend. 3. "Christ be all around me" - All sons and daughters. 4. "Hello God" - Red Hurley 5. "A mighty fortress is our God" - Tennessee Ernie Ford & Alcatraz Choir. 6. "How much do you think you are worth" - Graham Kendrick. 7. "Softly and tenderly, Jesus is calling" - Daniel O'Donnell.

Jesus has the right to shut down the Temple because he is the Messiah-Priest whose death and resurrection do what the Temple could only point to: be a connection between God and this world where sins are forgiven and God himself lives. Jesus and the Temple — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, November 7, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-twenty-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211107-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 107:1–2, 8, 41–42 1 Kings 17:8–16 Hebrews 9:24–28 Mark 12:38–44 Hymns: - My Worth Is Not in What I Own: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Graham Kendrick, © 2014 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings: Text: Gregory J. Wismar, © 2004 Gregory J. Wismar, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220; tune: Columbian Harmony, Cincinnati, 1825; Worship & Rejoice, Carol Stream, 2001, public domain. - Take My Life and Let It Be: Text: Frances R. Havergal, tune: Henri A. C. Malan; Text and tune are in the public domain. - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence: Text: Liturgy of St. James, 5th century; tune: French, 17th century; text and tune are in the public domain. - Be Unto Your Name: Text and tune by Gary Sadler and Lynn DeShazo; © 1998 Integrity's Hosanna! Music, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Children of the Heavenly Father: Text by Carolina Sandell Berg, trns. Ernst W. Olson; tune by Lofsanger och andeliga wisor, 1873; © Augsburg Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Jesus Loves Me: Text by Anna B. Warner; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are in the public domain.

24.10.2021: Our guest preacher Graham Kendrick shares a word on our Sunday service.

In this episode, Plumb friend Chloe Wilson joins us in a tell-all episode on the glamourous life of Christian Radio Presenting. Chloe is a presenter UCB2 radio, a Christian and fellow (to Cat S) Ginger. We Plumb Chloe's depths for some expert trade advice and in turn, she pretends that she listens to us. We talk about all sorts of stuff, but we finally get down to it when we ask why Chloe has been described as: 'blond on the inside, ginger on the outside'. Chloe takes us on an historical mission praise journey, recalling some great songs and looking forward to one day being able to better her best guest so far, Graham Kendrick, with the even better Stuart Townend. We finish off with the usual Plumb Crumbles. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theplumblinepodcast?fan_landing=true)

On the final Sunday of Easter, today's service celebrates the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. Pastor Jeske's bible study delves into The Great Commission recorded in Matthew 28:16-20. Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Koine's Brian Davison joins the Sunday Praise Band with music celebrating God's return to the throne in heaven and the call to Christians to spread the Gospel to all nations. Music includes Graham Kendrick's "Shine, Jesus, Shine", the seventh century text in "A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing", and Leon Patillo's "Go". The Gospel Choir presents "God Wants a Yes" and "Gates of Zion".

This week, J.John is joined by Graham Kendrick. Graham is a trailblazer in Christian worship, known for songs such as ‘Shine Jesus Shine' and 'Knowing You Jesus'.

Welcome to our 4th and final, 'Stained Glass Stories Podcast' Episode of the year! We will back in the New Year with some more incredible conversations. This episode is the perfect way to usher in Christmas. I spend an incredible time with none other than Graham Kendrick, a veteran musician, founding father of modern worship music, and an incredible Storyteller! We will be getting to know the man behind the songs and his thoughts on Christmas! In particular, we talk about the story behind his hit Christmas classic 'Thorns in the Straw' and our recent collaboration. Click Here to stream to my Christmas EP: featuring Graham and more wonderful friends. https://slinky.to/Christmas-TheGreatestStory Have a very Merry Christmas all! Love, Philippa Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/philippahannaofficial Connect with Me: https://www.instagram.com/philippahanna https://www.facebook.com/philippahanna https://twitter.com/Philippahanna https://philippahanna.com

Graham Kendrick has led worship for years all over the world. His songs have been sung by many nations and his passion for worshipping Jesus on stage and off is contagious. In this episode, Todd and Graham reflect on his journey and also talk about the power of simplicity in worship.

Some classic Jesus music including: Fool's Wisdom – Malcolm & Alwyn, (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - Phil & John, I Should Have Been There - Andy McCarroll, Lost In A Lonely World - Cliff Richard, Never Give It Up - Sheila Walsh, Jesus Call Your Lambs - Sheila Walsh and Cliff Richard, Don't Turn Your Back On Jesus – Lyrix, Reminded Of Heaven - Martyn Joseph, Here I Stand – Iona, Psalm 119 - Ian White, Led Like A Lamb To The Slaughter (You're Alive) - Graham Kendrick