Holmesville Church of the Brethren

Midweek Prayer Service August 23, 2023

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Our hymn is "Love divine, all loves excelling." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/love_divine_all_love_excelling_joy_of_he.

 

Midweek Prayer Service August 16, 2023

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

Worship Service August 13, 2023

We continue our "Consider the Birds" series with "The Raven: Provision and Trust."

Our hymns are "Morning has broken," "Gentle Shepherd," and "In heavenly love abiding."  Lyrics are here:

https://hymnary.org/text/morning_has_broken

https://genius.com/Gaither-vocal-band-gentle-shepherd-lyrics

 https://hymnary.org/text/in_heavenly_love_abiding. 

Midweek Prayer Service August 9, 2023

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Our hymn is "Away with our fears." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/away_with_our_fears_our_troubles_and_tea.

Midweek Prayer Service August 2, 2023

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Our hymn is "O worship the King." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/o_worship_the_king_all_glorious_above. We do not sing verse 5. 

Worship Service August 6, 2023

We continue our series, "Consider the Birds," with "The Hen: Fragility and Protection. Our scripture is Luke 13:31-35. 

Our hymns are "Love divine, all loves excelling," "O God, our help in ages past," and "O young and fearless prophet." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/love_divine_all_love_excelling_joy_of_he, https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/607, and here: https://hymnary.org/text/o_young_and_fearless_prophet_of_ancient_https://hymnary.org/hymn/UMH/444.

 

Worship Service July 30, 2023

We continue our series, "Consider the Birds," with the message, "The Cock: Cockiness and Betrayal." Our scripture is Matthew 26:31-35, 57-60a, 69-75.

Our hymns are "Be thou my vision," "When peace, like a river," and "Will you let me be your servant." Lyrics are here: https://www.godtube.com/popular-hymns/be-thou-my-vision/ (we sing an extra verse),  https://hymnary.org/text/when_peace_like_a_river_attendeth_my_way, https://www.last.fm/music/David+Haas/_/The+Servant+Song/+lyrics. 

Verse 3 of "Be thou my vision" goes like this:

Be thou my buckler, my sword for the fight.
Be thou my dignity, thou my delight,
Thou my soul’s shelter, thou my high tower.
Raise thou me heav’nward, O Pow’r of my pow’r.

Worship Service July 16, 2023

We continue our series, "Consider the Birds," with the meditation "The Pelican: Sacrifice and Gift." It is communion Sunday! You are welcome to join us from your home with whatever symbols of bread and juice you may have on hand. 

Our hymns are "What is this place," "Let us break bread together," and "Sent forth by God's blessing." Lyrics are here: https://www.sixmaddens.org/what-is-this-place-aov-1132/, https://hymnary.org/text/let_us_break_bread_together_on_our_knees, and here: https://digitalsongsandhymns.com/songs/7998. 

Worship Service July 9, 2023

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We continue our series, "Consider the Birds," with a message entitled "The Vulture: Ugliness and Beauty." Our scripture is Matthew 24:1-5, 23-28. 

Our hymns are "O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness," "Fairest Lord Jesus," and "God, who touchest earth with beauty." Lyrics are here: https://hymnary.org/text/o_worship_the_lord_in_the_beauty_of_glor#tune, https://hymnary.org/text/fairest_lord_jesus_ruler_of_all_nature, and here: http://ehymnbook.org/CMMS/hymnSong.php?id=pd01014. 

Midweek Prayer Service July 26, 2023

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Our hymn is "Here I am, Lord." Lyrics are here: https://genius.com/Dan-schutte-here-i-am-lord-lyrics.