AOC Two

Rev Jack brings the propers together today.  His sermon is below the propers and can be viewed on video HERE  ->   https://youtu.be/8RQkg1Vlj8w   First we learn a new meaning for a common word ‘prevent’.  Then when the Collect talks changing our direction, we tend to think we know ourselves better, however that is simply false. God designed and built each and every one of us. Do we truly think we know more than our Creator? That is the foolishness of our natural inclination talking. If we stop to think, we realize, with the help of the Holy Ghost, God truly knows what is best for us and it will be a lot better for us if we listen to Him.   Paul calls usto a new life, different from our old life. He is calling us to reform and to turn a new leaf so to speak. He is calling us to reject the Old Man and accept the Holy Ghost into our hearts so we can be upgraded to the New Man 2.0.  When Luke relates the parable of the feast, it...

  F IGHT  the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses .    (1 Timothy 6:12)               This devotion is not directed to the American Soldier, or those military soldiers of other freedom-loving nations, for they need no accolades from me. I will direct my thoughts to the qualities intrinsic to the Christian soldier who courageously stands on truth even if he stands alone. He or she realizes that standing with God is always the right decision and not subject to debate or compromise.               In committing one’s life to Christ, one must understand this is not a lightly taken commission, but one that will make demands of self-sacrifice and self-denial much like the military soldier of the line. Such a commitment may not lead to the ne...

  Today Bishop Jerry discusses Handel's Messiah is one of the greatest musical masterpieces of the Baroque Period. It lyrics are taken directly from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psaltery. It was composed to raise money for the orphans hospital in 1741. This is a wonderful presentation, I hope you take the time to listen, LISTEN HERE ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-g0czrZiPo

     R EMEMBER  them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.      (Hebrews 13:3)   We mourn the deaths of many of our brothers and sisters in Pakistan and India, and pray for God's deliverance of His people in those places. We have just received news of the latest violence against our Christian brethren of churches and people in both Pakistan and India.:   The reason is the same as always: hate and ignorance for the Godly and just of the land.    Y EA , for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.   (Psalm 44:22)   God has never willed the murder of innocents, but Adam, in his deliberate choice in the Garden at Eden, chose the way of sin instead of the way of Grace and Love. As a result, sin and death have entered into the world. We all suffer from this sorry choice of Adam, but God provides a remedy in His Son ...

  A ND  he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying,  This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.   20   Likewise also the cup after supper, saying,  This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you .    (Luke 22:19-20)               I discovered this Communion hymn in an old Methodist hymn book. The author is Charles Wesley (1748), and the tune is,  Paderborn . I could not find the composer of this tune. The Communion Service is a call to the Lord’s Table for Supper. I remember the warmest and happiest moments of my youth were at the family table at supper time. The Lord’s Table is the table of our Great God and Father, and we are the family who are called to partake of it.   Because Thou Hast Said   Because Thou hast said: Do this for my sake, The mystical bread we gladly partake; We thirst for the Spi...

Happy Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity! The AOC Sunday Report can be downloaded  RIGHT HERE ! We have excellent sermon this Sunday from Bishops Jerry and Roy, as well as from Revs Jack and Bryan. The sermons are very very good. I think you will enjoy each of them.  Rev Jack brings the propers together today.  His sermon is below the propers and can be viewed on video  HERE  ->  https://youtu.be/6sf1JXGK3JE . When the Collect talks about the church, just like last week, it is not talking about buildings; it is talking about us. Each of us; all of us and together. We need God’s help (pity) to keep the group of us together following His Will, for without His Help (Holy Ghost) we are doomed to utter failure. Saint Paul points out if we will open our hearts to God, He will send the Holy Ghost to fill our hearts with Love, Courage, Inspiration, Tenacity and Confidence, all of the good traits that will help our character development. When Saint Luke relates the s...

The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity.   The Collect.   O  LORD,  we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.   Amen .   A ND   it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.  12  Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.  13  And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her,  Weep not.   14  And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said,  Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.   15  And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his ...

   Rev Jack brings the propers together today.  His sermon is below the propers and can be viewed on video  HERE  ->   https://youtu.be/6sf1JXGK3JE   When the Collect talks about the church, just like last week, it is not talking about buildings; it is talking about us. Each of us; all of us and together. We need God’s help (pity) to keep the group of us together following His Will, for without His Help (Holy Ghost) we are doomed to utter failure. Saint Paul points out if we will open our hearts to God, He will send the Holy Ghost to fill our hearts with Love, Courage, Inspiration, Tenacity and Confidence, all of the good traits that will help our character development. When Saint Luke relates the story of the Widow of Nain, it is more than just a simple miracle. In those days, a widow with only one son had little, a widow with no son was in deep trouble. Jesus took compassion on her and also took the opportunity to make His power evident....