Lessons and Carols
Today's Focus: Lessons and Carols Today's service is patterned after "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols," sung annually since 1918 by the King's College Choir of Cambridge, England. The order of service is Holden Evening Prayer.
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First Sunday in Advent
Today's Focus: Imminent Arrival of the King Advent marks the start of a new Church Year. We begin at the end, watching King Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a donkey colt, knowing full well that he will be killed before the end of the week. The events of Palm Sunday serve as a microcosm for all Jesus' work, proving the King of the universe was willing to humble himself and endure anything for our salvation. That is precisely why Christ came. That is why we anticipate his imminent arrival not with worry but with joy.
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Last Sunday of the Church Year
Today's Focus: Eager Anticipation Today the Church marks the passing of yet another Church Year, waiting for our Lord to return. Jesus said he would return soon. However, the definition of "soon" for the One who has no beginning or end will naturally differ from ours. While we cannot be certain when the day of fulfillment will come, we are completely confident of what that day will bring. No matter how many years we must mark, we watch with eager anticipation, and we pray, "Amen! Come, Lord Jesus" (Revelation 22:20).
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