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Sermon on The Last Sunday after Pentecost

A sermon for the Last Sunday in the Church Year, based on the Gospel: Matthew 25.31-46.

Sermon on The Last Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon preached by guest preacher, the Rev. Jim Caldwell, for Grace New Lenox, on Sunday, November 22, 2020, the Last Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 29, Year A).

A sermon for the Last Sunday after Pentecost, November 22, 2020 by the Rev. Jimmy Abbott. The text is Matthew 25:31-46.

11/22/2020 -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Pastor Ernie Jeong Sermon Video https://youtu.be/9ziXWRp4kVE Full Worship Service https://youtu.be/FBgBEs4hX_k Children's Message (Video) https://youtu.be/gwlsSGWEtNE Children's Message (Audio) https://anchor.fm/faithmoorpark-children/episodes/Childrens-Message---Walking-emrig0 Last Sunday of the Church Year Scripture Readings Ezekiel 34:11–16,20–24 Psalm 95:1-7a 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon on The Last Sunday after Pentecost

Matthew 25:31-46. A.D. Harvala. Last Sunday of Church Year-Ahttp://www.standrewlcms.org / Donate

Sermon on The Last Sunday after Pentecost

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The Last Sunday of the Church Year   Text: Matthew 25:31-46   Theme: "Jesus Prepared a Kingdom for You"    Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, Matthew 25:31-46   Rev. Daniel Redhage   Trinity Lutheran Church   The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod   Lowden, Iowa

Sermon on The Last Sunday after Pentecost

Last Sunday of the Church Year Based on Matthew 25:31-46 The Rev. Anton Lagoutine

Matthew 25:31-46 • The Last Sunday of the Church Year

Sermon for the Last Sunday of the Church Year, November 22nd, 2020, by Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon on The Last Sunday after Pentecost

The sermon from Sunday, November 22, 2020, the Last Sunday of the Church Year. Full worship service can be found here: https://youtu.be/sEsBRH4izzU The readings for this service:Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 45:1-7 https://bit.ly/3lKMEpv Epistle Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 https://bit.ly/2FtTBvL Holy Gospel: Matthew 22:15-22 https://bit.ly/2SVx6D2 Give Offering Online: https://christfortworth.com/giving/ Submit Prayer Requests: https://bit.ly/2vKqoHNSupport the show (https://christfortworth.com/giving/)

The Last Sunday of the Church Year Preacher: Rev. Chaplain Shawn Found

The Liturgy of the Word on the Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King, Year A, from St. John's Episcopal Church in Old Town Saginaw and St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Saginaw Township. Ministers include Kathryn Coman, Claire Barckholtz, Andrea Stasser-Baldwin, Dawn Penney, the Rev. Pam Renna, the Rev. Mary Jo Hudson, Amy Simons, Dr. Kevin Simons, the Rev. Curt Norman, and you.    Click here to download the bulletin: https://tinyurl.com/y6r7ytku    Give online at https://bit.ly/3ltkuzN    Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License # A-734750.   Other copyright permissions granted by St. James Music Press, License #17512.   All rights reserved.

Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King The Holy Eucharist Rite Two Sunday, November 22, 2020 Fr. Swan: Priest Tony Romeo: Music Arielle M. Rogers: Mezzo-Soprano Hymn: Jesus Shall Reign #544 FIRST READING: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 PSALM: Psalm 95:1-7a SECOND READING: Ephesians 1:15-23 GOSPEL: Matthew 25:31-46 Offertory Music: “He Shall Feed His Flock/Come Unto Him” from Messiah (Handel) Arielle Rogers, mezzo-soprano Communion Music: At the River (arr. Copland) Arielle Rogers, mezzo-soprano Support this podcast

Today's framing verse is Matthew 25:31-32 It is the Last Sunday after Pentecost November 2020 meditations are written by Mariclair Partee Carlsen, and recorded by Ellis Montes. Forward Day by Day is published and produced by Forward Movement. Explore our other podcasts, books, and blogs at forwardmovement.org 

Given on the Last Sunday after Pentecost, 2020.

Sermon on The Last Sunday after Pentecost

St Paul makes a bold statement that God has put everything under Christ's feet and made him head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. It's a big call, and, wonderfully, God acts in and through his people to lovingly rule. (YouTube video of the service including this sermon: https://youtu.be/R7JTGh6E3XE) [Prerecorded music - Last Sunday of the Church Year]

Caleb Clardy, founding pastor at Trinity Grace Church, teaching from Matthew 5:14-16 on the Last Sunday after Pentecost, speaking in Park Slope on November 22, 2020. This is the final in our fall series, "Blessed Are You: The Beatitudes of Jesus." The weekly teaching is contextualized specifically for our church in the Park Slope neighborhood and our local congregation.Trinity Grace Church is a non-denominational Christian church in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Our vision as a church is to join God in the renewal of all things, and for us this begins in our lives and neighborhood.Support the show (http://tgcparkslope.com/give)

Sermon for the Last Sunday of the Church Year Rev. Richard Willsea November 22, 2020

The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns […] The post Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King Sunday, Nov. 22 appeared first on Sunday's Lectionary.

In this latest issue of my weekly podcast, we discuss the race for a vaccine. Both Pfizer and Moderna announced that preliminary data show that their vaccines are over 90% effective. Yet despite the good news, there are still some major hurdles for these vaccines. 1. They have to be stored at sub-zero temperatures. 2. There is deep public distrust in their safety. 3. There hasn't been time to study their long-term effects (ADE, cross-reactivity, immunity duration, etc.).Is political polling dead? Pre-election day polls showed Democrats rolling easily into the White House, regaining the Senate, and expanding their majority in the House. While pollsters had the popular vote for the presidency within the margin of error, they failed to predict Senate and House outcomes. They seem to have missed the "shy" Republican voter, who split their ticket.Republican women expand their numbers. At least 15 new Republican women were elected to Congress this year, a new record for the party. With all the Republican female incumbents holding their seats so far, GOP women are set to more than double their ranks in the House. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of retired Boomers increased by 3.2 million. Until now, the annual average for this figure has been 2 million. Probable culprit: the pandemic, which is persuading many lower-earning Boomers to call it quits. 15 Asian countries sign a new trade deal. Last Sunday, 15 nations signed the RECP, which streamlines country of origin laws. It is the first trade agreement between China, South Korea, and Japan. Noticeably, India is not in the deal. Prime Minister Modi claimed India would be flooded with "cheap" Chinese goods if they took part.Hungary and Poland stall EU budget and recovery bill. On Monday, diplomats from Hungary and Poland announced they would veto the long awaited-recovery bill. Their objection stems from a "values" clause which ties grants to having free and democratic institutions. **********The content featured here is a small part of Hedgeye’s Demography Unplugged, a game-changing market intelligence product brought to you by historian, demographer and best-selling author Neil Howe. Visit us to find out more and subscribe.

The Last Sunday of the Church Year! "Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen."

Jacob and Aaron examine the readings for the Last Sunday after Pentecost (Christ the King Sunday), which are Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, Ephesians 1:15-23, and Matthew 25:31-46.

Pastors Poppe, Moline, and Vicar Steele discuss the scripture readings from the One Year Lectionary assigned for The Last Sunday in the Church Year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knna-broadcasting/message

Third to Last Sunday before Advent | Amos 5:18-24 | Psalm 78:1-7 | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 | Matthew 25:1-13 | November 8, 2020 | Rev. David Shepherd | St. Mary of Bethany Parish | Anglican (Nashville, TN)

Last Sunday we were invited to host a conversation on generational spiritualism and the importance of reclaiming Black spiritual practices, particularly Hoodoo traditions. The nucleus of ATR, Kemetic & indigenous practices are oneness; oneness with Divine, with spirit, with nature. The disconnect that children of the diaspora specifically resonate with is our detachment from that which not only grounds us, but defines us. Our African ancestors were directly connected to the elements ( earth, water, fire, air) and our ancestors. In this episode we talk the birth of Hoodoo, ways to connect with your ancestors, honoring the land before you, cleansing your energy and more. If you missed it on Sunday, the full day is available for purchase on afroyoga.org which includes: Taking Your Power Back: Guided Meditation with Lalah Deliah Reclaiming the Origins: Kemetic Yoga Flow with Afro Yoga founder, Angie Franklin Ancestral Nutrition + Plant-Based Medicine w/ Melinda Penny-Washington Generational Spiritualism: The Reclamation of Our Practices w/ Brown Girl Alchemy The Remembered Self: An Ode to Black Brilliance w/ Nicole Carter Join our community on Instagram @browngirlalchemy Shop Florida Water and other sacred goods at Amber’s conjure shop: www.amberthealchemist.com/conjure

Last Sunday, our topic was weddings. Today we finish our review of late spring/early summer with a look back at our long-ago proms.

Often hymns both old and new speak of going to heaven when you die as though heaven is our final home. Scripture speaks of something else though. It speaks of our life being a seed that, when planted in the ground, waits patiently for the day when it will rise again.The James Jordan article I reference: http://www.biblicalhorizons.com/open-book/no-28-concerning-halloween/Hello everyone and Welcome to episode #16 of the Anno Domini Podcast. A podcast dedicated to the supremacy of Christ over all things including our days, weeks, and months.Join me as we explore how Christ is revealed through the cyclical life of the church calendar year. We’ll discover how this calendar once structured culture and how it can again. We’ll also discuss practical ways to observe and celebrate these holy days in our quest to glorify God and live the good life in the midst of all good He has given us.It has been over 5 months since our last episode of the Anno Domini podcast. During those 5 months, we have been observing the period of the Church calendar known as Ordinary time. We are approaching the end of this period with the coming celebration of Reformation Day and All Saints Day. On these days, we celebrate the life of the church as it has grown in maturity through its reformation as well as the lives of those saints that have gone on to glory from Abel to Zachariah and from Stephan to the present.HISTORICALThe calendar can be divided roughly into two halves. The first half, beginning at Advent, marks the life of Christ and includes celebrations such as Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Pentecost, etc. During the first half of the church year we celebrate the life of Christ. This is a season of special days and feasts: a festal or festive time. The second half of the church year is marked by the Ordinal numbers of weeks going back to Pentecost. Ordinal numbers signify a position relative to something else. Therefore, Last Sunday, October 25th, was the 21st Sunday after Pentecost. This ordinary time is certainly not mundane or boring, or forgettable, but simply isn’t marked by any feasts. Instead, each Lord’s Day is marked with it’s ordinal position relative to Pentecost. This is important because while the first half of the Church year marks the life of Christ, the second half marks the work of the Spirit, given at Pentecost. This is the work of the Spirit as He brings about transformation through the ministry of the Church during Ordinary time. Extraordinary things can happen during Ordinary time which we will soon see.This leads us into the two holidays which mark the beginning of the end of Ordinary time; Reformation Day on October 31st and All Saints Day on November 1st.Let’s start with Reformation Day, this actually was liturgically observed last Sunday October 25th. If you attend a reformed church, it is likely they referred to it as Reformation Sunday. Often, reformed churches take the entire month of October to mark the reformation but the actual day on the calendar is this Saturday the 31st. On Reformation Day, we celebrate the glorious Protestant Reformation that is officially marked as starting on October 31st, 1517. This is the day in history, in the midst of Ordinary time, that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the castle church door in (vit-en-berg) Wittenberg Germany. Within this document, Luther took an extraordinary step of faith by calling out the massive corruption within the catholic church at the time. Luther specifically took issue with the church selling indulgences. Believers were promised that buy indulgences would get their loved ones out of purgatory and into heaven. This of course is high-handed, oppressive, and shameless wickedness and Luther’s extraordinary act of courage began in earnest a protest that had been forming in the catholic church for over a century.The reformation brought to the world the biblical truth that our own merit plays no role in our salvation. The idea of meritorious work being essential to salvation was and unfortunately is still common within the Roman Catholic church. Alternatively, clear biblical teaching places grace as the primary means by which salvation is applied. Good works are seen as a result of salvation; not a prerequisite for salvation. However clear biblical teaching was not available at the time as most were not allowed to have access to scripture. Often the mass or church service was performed in Latin so the people were not allowed to either read or understand the Word of God. This all changed when the Reformation spread and the people were given back the Word of God to read, and hear, and understand in their own language.Many of us are familiar with this story but it is important to note it didn’t come about overnight. Martin Luther is certainly the most famous name associated with the Reformation but their were many that came before him who built much of the foundation upon which Luther eventually understood as salvation by grace alone through faith alone by Christ alone. More on that in a moment.The second holiday we mark this weekend is All Saints Day. This is a day dedicated to giving thanks for the life and death and most importantly the coming resurrection of all those Saint’s who are claimed by and with Jesus in glory. It is a time known as Hallowtide which includes Hallows Eve or Evening and Hallows Day or All Saint’s Day. Hallow means to set apart as holy. But that is when it is used as a verb. When we use the word Hallow as a noun, it means Saint. This is pretty cool. When we are baptized into Christ, we are sacramentally being set apart and made holy or hallowed as a visible sign of the covenant is poured out upon us. Our baptism signifies us as members of the body of Christ. This makes us both hallowed (set apart) and Hallows or Saints. This is a critical distinction as connected with the Protestant reformation as we believe that all those who are baptized into Christ and have put on Christ in faith are already saints. While the catholic church taught (and still teaches) that one must rise to an exceptional level of piety to be considered for sainthood and bypass purgatory WE believe that Sainthood begins in this life at the moment we are justified by faith through the gracious work of Christ’s death and resurrection.Therefore Hallowtide means Saints Time or a time to recognize and be thankful for the Saints who have come before us. We rejoice with them but we do not worship or pray to them. Those with Christ do not need our prayers nor do they want us to pray to them. This holiday originally began to be celebrated in May of the 4th century to honor the many Christians who had been martyred for their faith in Christ. The biblical day began on the preceding evening. Just as our observance of the Lord’s Day would begin at sundown the night before. So a holiday such as Christmas Eve or Hallows Eve actually begin on the Eve or evening before the actual Day. This would have been useful knowledge to know as a kid when I was excited for Christmas morning, Christmas had already begun! We of course are familiar with Hollows Eve or as the Scots dialect pronounces it ‘een. Halloween didn’t use to be a holiday glorifying violence and satanism but instead was the beginning of the All Saint’s Day celebration. In fact, in the Anglosphere, it has been said that All Saints Day began to be celebrated on November 1st in the 8th century. This time was chosen as an answer to the common pagan fears that would spring up every year amongst the unconverted tribes of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Fall and winter were seen as wicked times when evil forces would rule the cold dark nights. All Saints Day was an answer of hope to a fearful community. This is Christianity taking dominion over a fallen world. We actually have the answers to the fears of life. As the body of Christ moves through this world, we can have the greatest impact by having courage, trusting in Jesus, and not being afraid when others are. This distinction has been lost on most of us but Halloween used to be a day filled with laughing at the darkness, smiling at the future, and joyful anticipation of the coming glorious resurrection of the Church Triumphant. Those of us still living are the Church Militant. We have been tasked with battering down the gates of hell. Those who have died in Christ are the Church Triumphant and we are told in Hebrews that they are a great cloud of witnesses that are encouraging the Church Militant to run with perseverance and throw away anything that slows us down from bringing the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.One of these Saint’s who faithfully worked to bring God’s kingdom on earth came over 100 years before Martin Luther. He was a Saint. He was a Reformer. His name was John Huss. Huss, which means Goose in Bohemian, was a catholic priest in the area that is now the Czech Republic. Huss preached fiercely against indulgences, taught that the Church was founded upon Christ and not the pope, and that Christians were to obey God and not men. Theses are ideas that seem common to us Protestants now but at that time, when the word of God was locked away by the Church, they were revolutionary. Huss wrote out 6 glaring errors that he saw the Catholic Church committing and nailed them to the church doors of Bethlehem Chapel. The church was furious and excommunicated Huss immediately. This excommunication was not enforced though and Huss continued to preach openly. Then the church “invited” Huss to defend his ideas promising him safe passage to and from Constance Germany where the council was being held. When Huss arrived at the meeting, he was immediately arrested and sentenced to death. While tied to a stake and surrounded with kindling, he was given a chance to recant his teaching and instead, it is said that he replied “I would not for a chapel of gold retreat from the truth! Today you burn a goose, but in one hundred years a swan will arise which you will prove unable to boil or roast.”Whether or not Huss actually prophesied this isn’t really important. The swan that came was of course Martin Luther who, following in Huss’ footsteps, nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg. In this way celebrating the Reformation and All Saint’s Day back to back is an exercise in thankfulness to the graciousness of God. God preserved His Word and His people through one of the darkest periods of Church History and He advanced His kingdom during this dark time through the blood of the martyrs.BIBLICALDuring our biblical section of the Anno Domini podcast, we generally look at scripture from the lectionary. The lectionary has an Old Testament reading, a psalm, an epistle, and a gospel reading. Both Reformation Day and All Saints Day carry an interesting oddity thrat no other holiday carries. Instead of Old Testament readings, both days carry passages from Revelation. On the 52 week calendar this is the only time it happens. The passage we will look at today is from Revelation chapter 7 verses 9-17 with the context of verse 2-8 emphasized in the lectionary. Here is the passage from 9 to 17After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,Be to our God forever and ever.Amen.”Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”And I said to him, “Sir, you know.”So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”The context that came before this was the remnant of Israel that had just been numbered. Israel had, for the most part, apostatized and yet from each tribe there had been preserved a remnant. 12,000 in each tribe that had remained faithful. This 144,000, were sealed in Christ but we’re a small minority of God’s chosen people as they could be counted. Then we hear about the new Israel. A multitude which no one could number from every nation in whom all the promises of God have found their yes and amen. This church is the whole world perfected. It is the final goal of the mission of Christ “that the world should be saved through Him.”I believe this passage is chosen against an Old Testament passage because this passage is describing all of the eschatological promises of the Old Testament up to this point. The Saints, both the faithful remnant of Israel and the new Israel have been grafted together into one tree to share in the new heaven and new earth.PRACTICALReformation Day and All Saints Day can be intensely practical. For Christians, Christ is Supreme and not popular culture. This is why merely providing “alternatives” to the degeneracy surround Halloween is not enough. Christ isn’t a plan B or an alternative to sin. He is the King and Captain. We should be careful not to merely create cheap imitations of what the world offers. Remember first that the world is offering the counterfeit and Christians have the real everlasting answer. When we imitate the world, we are imitating an imitation. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. We must first understand that Christ is King and then we will know not to engage in the world’s twisted sense of pleasure. Screwtape, the demon or master tempter in CS Lewis’ Screwtape Letters, knew this. He writes speaking of God:“He’s a hedonist at heart. All those fasts and vigils and stakes and crosses are only a facade. Or only like foam on the sea shore. Out at sea, out in His sea, there is pleasure, and more pleasure. He makes no secret of it; at His right hand are ‘pleasures for evermore.’…He has filled His world full of pleasures. There are things for humans to do all day long without His minding in the least– sleeping, washing, eating, drinking, making love, playing, praying, working. Everything has to be twisted before it’s any use to us. We fight under cruel disadvantages. Nothing is naturally on our side.”When He moves in history as He most certainly did during the Reformation, we ought to respond with a hearty and jolly amen. We should have nothing to do with aping foolish and twisted imitations of pleasure. That being said, there is nothing wicked about dressing up and going door to door to ask for candy. Carving pumpkins, brewing spiced ciders, and bobbing for apples are all good pleasures that God has given us to enjoy. And we should enjoy them knowing Christ is seated firmly on the throne. James Jordan has a wonderful article on this that is edifying each time I read it which I will link to in the show notes. One tradition my family has done the past 2 years is to read through (or at least read some) of the 95 theses. You should too it a hoot! No one can write quite like Martin Luther.From the practical side of All Saints Day I think it is helpful to think about our own mortality. Cemeteries are great places to do this. If you know of Saints who are buried in your local cemetery, go and visit their graves. Burial is a gift that Christians gave the world. While the pagan world has always burned their dead in funeral pyres, Christians, filled with the hope of resurrection have built gardens filled with the planted seed of those who have gone before us who are patiently awaiting the resurrection. When Jesus comes again it is said He will come from the east. This is why old cemeteries used to have all of their headstones facing east. So that when He comes again, the dead will rise and immediately be facing His return. Its symbolic of course but that symbolism gives us hope whether our bodies are planted in the ground or we are lost at sea or die in a fire we still will rest in peace awaiting the day of resurrection.MUSICFor our music portion of this episode, I chose a classic hymn, written in 1864 by William Walsham How titled ”For All the Saints.” Often hymns both old and new speak of going to heaven when you die as though heaven is our final home. Scripture speaks of something else though. It speaks of our life being a seed that, when planted in the ground, waits patiently for the day when it will rise again. What springs forth isn’t the same thing that went in the ground and yet it really does spring forth. It goes into the ground a kernel and rises a beautiful plant. What rises is totally unlike the seed and yet totally connected with the kernel that came before it. One cannot have the beautiful plant without the death and burial of the seed. In this analogy those who have gone to be with Jesus are the kernel in the ground. Their spirits are in the presence of Christ and to them just as Paul promise it is gain. But they too are looking forward to the day when their own natural body will, just like that kernel, rise out of the ground and be resurrected and glorified. This coincides with the Return of Christ and with His return heaven and earth will be united and the gospel will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. This hymn beautifully encapsulates this eschatological glory.Let’s hear the words.1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,who thee by faith before the world confessed,thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.Alleluia! Alleluia!2 You were their rock, their fortress, and their might;You were their captain in the well-fought fight;and in the darkness drear, You were their one true light.Alleluia! Alleluia!3 O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,and win with them the victor’s crown of gold.Alleluia!4 O blest communion, fellowship divine,we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.Alleluia! Alleluia!5 And when the fight is fierce, the warfare long,steals on the ear the distant triumph song,and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.Alleluia!6 The golden evening brightens in the west;soon to faithful warrior comes their rest;sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.Alleluia! Alleluia!7 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;the saints triumphant rise in bright array;the King of glory passes on his way.Alleluia!8 From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,Alleluia! Alleluia!Verse 1 speaks of the saint’s of the Church Triumphant and the rest they now enjoy because they confessed and trusted Christ. Because of this may the name of Christ be blessed forever.Verse 2 Jesus is the focus. He was and is the rock (foundation) of the church. He is the fortress (a hiding place) He is our might (because we are weak He is strong). He is the Captain of the fight of the Church Militant. And in the dreary darkness of the shadow of death He is our one true light.Verse 3 The Church Militant prays for faithfulness, truth, and courage as we seek to fight as those now in the Church Triumphant. While we are breathing and for as long as we are breathing we are fighting for a crown of salvation. We pray for endurance in this fight.Verse 4. While we aren’t able to see, hear, or feel those in the Church Triumphant, we still fellowship with them. We are feeble and we struggle. They are in glory and are shining with Jesus. And yet even though there is such a stark contrast, we are all one in Christ because we all belong to Christ.Verse 5. The Church Militant should expect struggle, strife, and warfare up until the day we die. When that day approaches and we hear the “distant triumph song.” We know that we are moving into eschatological hope. A time when hearts will be again brave (because now we struggle with fear) and time when arms will again be strong (while now we are weak but Christ is strong) soon we will be like in when we see him face to face.Verse 6. This is the point, the golden evening brightening in the west, when a Saint is called from this earthly life and enters into the rest of paradise. Saints are promised this will be a time of sweet calm and repose. We will be with Jesus and for those who have battled long and hard in this world, this will be a blessing bigger than we can possibly imagine now. But there is so much more to come. Unfortunately, this hope is the hope that many if not most hymns stop at. They see going to heaven when you die as the final place for believers.Verse 7 changes all that. But Lo! or But Look! it says. There is a much more glorious day breaking. The Saints are triumphantly rising in bright glory. Why are they? BEcause the King of Glory has returned is is passing on His way to defeat the last enemy of all, death itself. Alleluia!Verse 8 is the final eschatological hope of this earth. Rather than the world perishing in an ash heap, we believe that Jesus came to save the world. We are told that from all over the earth from the farthest oceans to the farthest coasts will come a countless host through gates of pearl. What will these hosts be doing? Praising Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Alleluia.Before we play an original setting of this hymn, I would like to say that I am concluding the Anno Domini Podcast in its current format with this episode. This doesn’t mean the podcast will go away but rather that the format will shift. The beauty of the Church Calendar is that within just a few short days we will begin again where we started; With the Advent of Christ. Instead of continuing in this format I am shifting my emphasis onto a related but different topic; church planting. The Anno Domini podcast is not the only podcast I am working on. In January of this year, I and several other families began meeting with the desire to plant a distinctly reformed church in Lewis County WA. We have met over 20 times since January and all of them have been recorded. The podcast is called Reformation Roundtable and you can find it on iTunes. The point of the podcast if very provincial. I would like those in my province or parish to listen to the discussion on reformed theology and join us in our vision to plant such a church. This will be my main focus over the next year and I won’t be able to give this podcast in its current format the same level of attention I have up to this point. Stay subscribed though because I will likely continue to put out episodes emphasizing the psalter and hymnody. I already have one planned for the last Sunday of the Church year: November 22nd. Stay tuned.With that I will bid you adieu and play for you this original setting of For All the Saints which will also have an accompanying video in the show notes which will go live on November 1st 2020. Thank you to everyone who has stayed with me during this last liturgical year and I really can’t wait to start again.

Last Sunday, an overwhelming 78 percent of Chileans voted to replace the country’s existing constitution after a year of large-scale protests driven by social movements and economic inequality. Political scientist Claudia Heiss joins Deep Dish to explain what to watch for during the two-year drafting process and examine whether wide-spread change is possible for Chile.

In today's News: Wedding business wins  Faced with a federal lawsuit, Cuyahoga County has agreed to a proposed court judgment filed Friday that allows a Cleveland-area minister and wedding business owner to operate consistent with her belief that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. In July, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed suit on behalf of Kristi Stokes and her business, Covenant Weddings, to challenge a law that the county now agrees cannot be used to force her to use her ministry and business to officiate and compose homilies, vows and prayers for same-sex weddings even as she continues to officiate and promote weddings between one man and one woman. As part of the agreed-upon proposed judgment, the county will not enforce its law — which threatens fines of $1,000-$5,000 per violation, depending on their frequency — against Stokes or other ministers because Stokes’ business is not a place of public accommodation and because she and other ministers should not be forced to act contrary to her religious beliefs.  Mississippi asks Supreme Court to rule on abortion  The first female attorney general of Mississippi urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to allow her state to protect unborn babies from abortions, at the very minimum, after the first trimester. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch asked the high court to consider the 15-week abortion ban earlier this summer. On Thursday, she filed a supplemental brief with arguments based on another abortion case that the Supreme Court ruled on in June, CBS News reports. The 2018 Mississippi law prohibits abortions after 15 weeks except when there are risks to the life or physical health of the mother, or fatal fetal anomalies. Based on state health records, about 200 unborn babies between 15 and 20 weeks are aborted every year in Mississippi. However, the state has not been allowed to enforce the pro-life law because of a pro-abortion legal challenge.  State officials shut down a Christian school  A Michigan county shut down a Christian school Thursday night, accusing it of violating a state and local health department mask mandate and other protocols. Libertas Christian School, a private, nondenominational Bible-based school with more than 265 students in Hudsonville, was officially closed down by the Ottawa County Health Department before classes could be held on Friday. Last Sunday, the school filed a lawsuit against the state and local health department, challenging the state’s mask mandate. That led the health department to issue additional cease-and-desist orders, later culminating in the school's closure. While two teachers who work at the school had tested positive for covid-19, both recovered and were cleared by their doctors to return to work. Similarly, two students had tested positive for the virus, having contracted it off the school's premises, and were cleared by their doctors to return to school. As of Friday, there have been zero covid-19 positive cases among faculty and students, according to updated records on the school's website. The school's attorney, Ian Northon said that since last Sunday the county has been calling a teacher to demand that she hand over the names of pupils in her second-grade class, and even threatened her with "imprisonment.” Douglas van Essen, a lawyer for the Ottawa County Health Department, said the health department never threatened the teacher. 

  Galatians 5:16-26 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Last Sunday during our hymn sing, I made the offhand comment that we couldn’t have a musical event at Parish without singing some psalms. Psalm singing is certainly a distinctive of this church, as well as a distinctive feature of the whole Reformed tradition, going right back to John Calvin. One of the beautiful things about having so much of the psalter present in the service is seeing how the psalms prefigure and look forward to the teachings of the New Testament. For example, in this morning’s sermon text, Paul urges the Galatians to “walk by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16) and to be “led by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:18). Throughout the service, we’ll sing from four Psalms (95, 112, 51, and 23): Psalms 95 and 23 identify the Lord as the one who “safely leads us in the way” and “leads me for His mercy’s sake in paths of truth and grace,” while in Psalm 51 we directly ask for the Spirit to dwell within us. Further, Psalms 23 and 112 give us an illustration of what a man who walks by the Spirit looks like. He is “compassionate, merciful, and ever just.” He is not afraid, echoing Paul in Romans saying, “you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear.” His heart is established firmly, he has a “settled rest,” and there is nothing that can move him. I pray that these illustrations from the Psalms will encourage us to take Paul’s message to the Galatians to heart. —Henry C. Haffner Key Words: Spirit, Flesh, Walk, Fruit, Works, Desires Keystone Verse: If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25)  

Last Sunday, the Nintendo Entertainment System celebrated its 35th anniversary. On October 18th, 1985, the system went on sale in New York City, with a nationwide launch in the fall of ‘86. The NES’s Japanese counterpart, the Famicom, had been out in Japan since 1983. But while arcades were still popular in the United States, the home video game market was essentially dead. Nintendo’s fledgling American division was tasked with convincing retailers that their system was different from the Atari games they were unable to sell. With 90% of the Japanese home video game market, Nintendo was confident they could bring that success to America, too. Nintendo of America’s first attempt was called the AES - based on the Famicom, but with a typing keyboard, a musical keyboard, a tape drive, and wireless controllers. The idea, I think, was to position it as more of a home computer and educational device. They showed it off at the Consumer Electronics Show in January of ‘85, but retailers were

Last Sunday, the Nintendo Entertainment System celebrated its 35th anniversary. On October 18th, 1985, the system went on sale in New York City, with a nationwide launch in the fall of ‘86. The NES’s Japanese counterpart, the Famicom, had been out in Japan since 1983. But while arcades were still popular in the United States, the home video game market was essentially dead. Nintendo’s fledgling American division was tasked with convincing retailers that their system was different from the Atari games they were unable to sell. With 90% of the Japanese home video game market, Nintendo was confident they could bring that success to America, too. Nintendo of America’s first attempt was called the AES - based on the Famicom, but with a typing keyboard, a musical keyboard, a tape drive, and wireless controllers. The idea, I think, was to position it as more of a home computer and educational device. They showed it off at the Consumer Electronics Show in January of ‘85, but retailers were

Text: Exodus 11:4-6 ; 12:21-23 , 28-30 Last Sunday morning, my message was from Mark chapter 14 where Mark records for us Jesus and His disciples’ celebration of the Passover. This celebration, for the Jews, was a time of remembrance when God brought the nation of Israel out of Egypt which is recorded…

This Sunday we will keep flippin’ through Philippians as we continue a four-part sermon series called “Together.” Last Sunday we heard Paul’s encouragement to stand together, side by side, as one in the Spirit. This week’s message will be “Serve Together.” In the 2nd chapter Paul speaks of the importance of humility. The prison-setting from which he writes highlights his plea for humility. Followers of Jesus are to think and to act like him. Humility provides the foundation for unity. Spirit-inspired unity leads to a common-unity (community) that exhibits like-mindedness and abounds in love. We have heard it said that “pride comes before the fall.” There is no shortage of examples when it comes to a lack of humility leading to a downfall. There are numerous stories in the Bible, in history, in the church, in politics, in business—the headlines and news feeds are full of them. In the midst of a selfie-centered world, we are called to have a counter-cultural mindset. Humility “levels the playing field” and can open the doors to opportunities for service and ministry and mission. Read through chapter two as you prepare for worship—my colleagues and I hope to be seen as we gather ‘round the Table on Sunday!Support the show (https://tithe.ly/give?c=529518)

Keith and Joe are back after giving some great plays for Week 2 of Fantasy Football on the podcast including Dak Prescott, Nick Chubb, Kyler Murray, Dionte Johnson, Calvin Ridley, and Jonnu Smith. On this podcast they discuss 3 players they like from each position for Week 3.  Quarterbacks (04:02) Running Backs (12:04) Wide Receivers (20:46) Tight Ends (32:41) Defenses (41:44) Misery of Keith and Joe’s teams from Last Sunday (53:50) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Last Sunday, scenes became ugly in France's biggest game, Marseille vs PSG. There were kicks and punches thrown and allegations of racism, homophobia, and spitting. But when the dust settled, Marseille was the 1-0 victor. It was the first time Marseille had beaten PSG in the League for 9 years. With two losses to open the season PSG's position at the top of French football now looks vulnerable. Today we ask, can Marseille mount a Ligue 1 title challenge? Guest: Eric Devin (@ericdevin_) is a French football expert and works as a Chief Features Writer for Get French Football News as well as the Guardian and WhoScored. Support Us: https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday Follow Us: @FT_Podcast_ www.FootballTodayPodcast.com Music: The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by Blue Dot Sessions. ‘Vik Fence Haflak’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Three Stories’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Valantis’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Cab Ride’ by Blue Dot Sessions ‘Peacetime’ by Blue Dot Sessions

Last Sunday, there were 700+ protesters "marching to unmasking." There were anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers and anti-5g'ers. We are sure there are other anti-ers somewhere. Jonathan provides his Christian opinion. Enjoy! Did you enjoy the podcast? Support us with a tax receiptable donation at companyofdisciples.com/donate Want to join Jonathan LIVE on his next IMCO? Visit our Facebook page at /companyofdisciples

Everybody can relate to family dysfunction. Last Sunday we started a series in Genesis that looks at how God restored the world through a set messed up relatives. Gen. 12:1-9

Last Sunday's sermon was called “Tell It To The Church.” This is what Jesus tells his disciples to do in Matthew 18 if all else fails in our attempts to achieve reconciliation with one who has sinned against us. In an era of consumer religion, where customers “shop” for churches to find just the right fit, the notion of church discipline may seem like a quaint and bygone practice. What relevance do Jesus’ words of reaching out to those who have wronged us still have in an age of social media and consumer religion? Jesus offers a different way, one of life giving growth…if we are willing to listen.

Last Sunday we started with the opening of Jesus’ High priestly prayer in which he prayers for his glorification. Now within the first 5 verses of Jesus’ opening there were two verses we skipped over last Sunday. It has to do with the meaning of eternal life. Let me read it again. “For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent”. This is such a loaded two sentences that I decided they deserved to be a focus just by themselves. Because Jesus is giving us the very definition of eternal life here. And part of that definition involves having two personal relationships. One with the Father and the other with the Son. This involves wrestling once again with the Trinity and so today I am going to focus on these words of Jesus, when he says, this is eternal life that they know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

Last Sunday, we learned we are walking contradictions. Though too often, this is a proper description of how we live, think, and act, praise be to God that the consequences of our deviation from God’s purposes are no longer upon us because of the finished work of Jesus. May we trust the Eternal Spirit of God to work in us to make clear the ways we should more align our lives to the creative purposes of God. This is my prayer for myself and for you as well.  This week we will continue our sermon series in Hebrews by exploring the topic of Greater than: All Other Objects of Faith Scripture Reading: Hebrews 11:1-3, 39-40

The long running dispute between Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and just about the rest of the known universe concerning how to conduct the November elections appears to have been resolved. Election officials from across the state had urged the Governor to conduct the election the same way we voted back in June: a mostly mail-in election, with a handful of polling places open for a limited number of voters who either didn’t want to vote by mail, or were unable to vote by mail... Turnout on June 2nd was high, but problems with the election were somewhat plentiful. The Governor described it as “an unmitigated disaster,” and he made no secret of his displeasure with the way the Board of Elections handled it. He ordered the board to make plans to vote in November in the normal way, meaning that while voters would be encouraged to vote by absentee ballot, all 1,600 plus polling places would open on Election Day. The elections board balked. Last Sunday, board chairman Michael Cogan wrote a letter to the Governor asking him to agree to a plan that establishes about 360 “Vote Centers” instead of precinct level polling places. On Monday, the Governor reluctantly agreed to the plan, in an acerbic letter in which he re-stated his concern about not having regular polling places open. Mr. Hogan also chastised the Board for not sending out absentee ballot applications. Those are slated to be mailed at the end of this month. Election officials and the Governor agree that voters should be strongly encouraged to vote by mail, or use drop off boxes, rather than voting in person, due to concerns about COVID-19. Baltimore City Election Director Armstead Jones, Sr. and former Maryland Secretary of State John Willis join Tom to discuss what it will take to vote safely and securely in the November 3rd election. For information on the Maryland State Board of Elections' meeting agendas, minutes, audio and video, click here.

Security. Is that a word that comes to mind when you consider the love of God? If not, it should. Last Sunday, we considered that in Christ, the love God has for you is safe, secure, and will never cease. No matter our wanderings, if we are His, He is faithful and always will lead us back to Himself. Praise be to God! This week we will continue our sermon series in Hebrews by exploring the topic of Greater Than: Our Sacrifices. Scripture Reading: Hebrews 9:11-14, 23-28