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Love begotten of the Father – 18 April 2024, Anno Domini

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  A  NEW  Commandment I give unto you   (John 13:34)                 The Commandments of God, written on Tables of Stone, proved impossible for the Children of Israel to obey in the strict legal sense with which they were viewed by the people. God had intended it so to be in order to cause the people to realize their inability to merit the Kingdom of God as sinless followers.                 The coming of Christ did not annul the Commandments of God and were never intended to do so. Instead, He added only one additional Commandment to the other Ten –   34   A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.   35   By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another .  (John 13:34-35)  In a certain sense, this was not s new Commandment. But an ancient Commandment repeated as a seal of the believers and followers of Christ.   We are told to love one another in at least at least sixteen times by
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To God be the Glory – 16 April 2024, Anno Domini

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  W HETHER   therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 32  Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: 33  Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.  (1 Corinthians 10:31-33)   This hymn stands in sharp contrast to all of the thousands of other hymns Fanny Crosby wrote. Most of her hymns extol the wonder and beauty of the saint’s experience in the surety of God’s salvation. This hymn, however, extols the glory of God alone to the exclusion of any human experiences. I add the following quote:    I n contrast to many gospel hymns (including the majority of Crosby's texts),  To God Be the Glory  directs our attention away from personal experience to the glory of God. God so loved the world that he gave us his Son to make atonement for sin (st. 1); all who believe in Christ will receive pardon (st. 2) and will rejoice now and through a
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AOC Sunday Report – Second Sunday after Easter

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  Happy Second Sunday after Easter!  The Day of the Resurrection!  Not bunnies, eggs, flowers and chocolates.   The AOC Sunday report can be downloaded  RIGHT HERE .   We have excellent sermons today from Bishops Jerry, Roy, Yves and me, as well as Rev Bryan and a First Sunday after Easter sermon from Rev Stephen Cooper.  Each of them is really good, interesting and different. They are all very easy reads, each is well worth your time.   Bishop Hap’ s sermon can be viewed on video   HERE  ->   https://youtu.be/jXfttChJRUo  Hi s sermon looks at the unifying message of the Collect, Epistle and Gospel and examine how they share a common message of action as we continue to celebrate Jesus’ delivery of the promise of life eternal with Him in our life to come.  This Day of the Resurrection is when the promise of eternal life was delivered. Remember, your eternal life does not start when your body dies, but when you accept it with your soul.  So, act in a manner consistent with the fact yo
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Second Sunday after Easter - Propers with explanation – Bishop Hap’s Sermon – With Video

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  Bishop Hap’ s sermon is below the propers and can be viewed on video   HERE  -> https://youtu.be/jXfttChJRUo   Bishop Hap ’s sermon looks at the unifying message of the Collect, Epistle and Gospel and examine how they share a common message of action as we continue to celebrate Jesus’ delivery of the promise of life eternal with Him in our life to come.  This Day of the Resurrection is when the promise of eternal life was delivered. Remember, your eternal life does not start when your body dies, but when you accept it with your soul.  So, act in a manner consistent with the fact you will live forever and be responsible for your actions forever .  Action, not diction is what counts. It all comes together. The Propers for today are found on Page 171-172, with the Collect first:   The Second Sunday after Easter . The Collect.   A LMIGHTY  God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an ensample of godly life; Give us grace that we may always mos
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Sermon Notes - The Good Shepherd - Second Sunday after Easter - 14 April 2024, Anno Domini

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  The Gospel Reading. John 10:1-11   V  ERILY,  verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.  2  But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.  3  To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.  4  And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.  5  And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.   6  This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.  7  Then said Jesus unto them again,  Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.  8  All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.  9  I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, a
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Easter 02 Collect – 14 April 2024, Anno Domini (In the Year of our Lord)

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  The Second Sunday after Easter . The Collect.   A LMIGHTY  God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an ensample of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.   Amen.               The Second Sunday after Easter is referred to as the Good Shepherd Sunday for the obvious reason both the Gospel Text  (John 10:11)  ans the Epistle  (1 Peter 2:25)  are of the Good Shepherd whom Jesus is for us. The Collect for today calls pastors to the high standard set in Christ as under-shepherds of the flock, and to the layperson as well, in striving to approach that plumbline of righteousness set up by our Lord and Savior. The Collect does not appear in traditional worship until the 1549 Book of Common Prayer for which it was composed.                Though this prayer is
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