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Call Me Barabbas
Credit where it’s due: preaching Matthew 27: 15-26 at MGPC this morning, and this song always echoes in my head, as it does most Good Fridays. Call Me Barabbas – Nathan Tasker “Crucify Him!” they...
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The Cry Of Christ Forsaken (via Joel Beeke)
It is important to remember that Christ’s cry of abandonment on the cross was not a loss of faith. For the first time Jesus was experiencing conscious absence of the Father’s answer to prayer, but in...
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Of First Importance – (mgpc 31/3/2013)
After an early morning trip to the Valley Lake for a sunrise service, at mgpc tomorrow we’ll focus on Paul’s take on the resurrection in 1 Corinthians. There we’ll find out what was of first importance...
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2013 Easter Sunrise Service – Valley Lake, Mount Gambier
Celebrating the resurrection life with Christians from across our city.
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Jesus Christ Is Risen Today – Sunday Songs
Shouting ‘He is risen’; hearing the congregation yell back ‘He is risen indeed’; repeat; repeat. (I’m sorry about the baby that cried. He’ll get used to it.) Then the organ sounds and we launch into...
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The Celebration Should Continue On Easter Monday And Beyond (via N.T. Wright...
The Rabbit Room features marvelous excerpts from N.T. Wright’s Surprised By Hope which points out the incongruity of forty days of solemn preparation for Easter which seems to lead to one single day of...
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In A Byre Near Bethlehem
One of my favourite Easter activities is Zac Hick’s recording of John Bell’s In A Byre Near Bethlehem (The Word Of Life). I opened Mt Gambier’s Sunrise Easter service by playing it. Have a listen. I...
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The Church’s Birthday Tomorrow?
May 19 will be observed by part of the Christian church as Pentecost. While the kingdom of God is one body, and has existed in all eras of human history, the pouring out of the Holy Spirit upon the...
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Breathe On Me, Breath Of God – Sunday Songs
In my estimation, church songs that focus on the Holy Spirit do well to do so in the praise of the Father and Son who pour Him out upon us, and with thanksgiving for the particular outworkings of his...
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MGPC Sends Off 172 Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Boxes
The culmination of another twelve months of work came to fruition this morning when 172 Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Boxes were sent off to our local collation centre before being sent on to Adelaide,...
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Australian Presbyterian World Mission Christmas Gift Catalogue Now Available
With less than two months to go until Christmas the Australian Presbyterian World Mission have released their Christmas gift catalogue. If your Presbyterian Church isn’t publicising this tell them...
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All The Earth Rejoice – Folk Angel’s Fifth Album Of Christmas Songs
Folk Angel have released albums of Christmas music each year for the last five years. This year’s release, All The Earth Rejoice contains a similar mix of new, old and retuned Christmas songs in a...
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Resources and Music for Advent 2013
Reblogged from Cardiphonia: Here are a few resources you should check out for advent and xmas this year. MUSIC There are two fantastic advent/xmas songs on the new Gospel Coalition album Songs from...
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How Long O Lord? – Four Psalms For Advent by Jacob Tilton
Jacob Tilton from Fort Worth Presbyterian has released a five track EP featuring four psalms and a selah to coincide with Advent 2013. Those of you able to download from bandcamp, go ahead. For your...
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Behold The Lamb Of God by Andrew Peterson – Christmas (Sunday) Songs 2013 Day 1
The first day of December is also a Sunday, which means that Andrew Petersen’s Christmas themed concept album Behold The Lamb Of God is the Sunday Songs choice this week. If you’ve never heard this...
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The Important Message Of Christmas (via David Cook, Moderator, Australian...
David Cook, Moderator-General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia has his own page at the PCA website. It seems like there’s a post there every couple of weeks. Like this Christmas themed piece....
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Hark, A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding – Christmas Songs 2013 Day 3
Translated from Latin verse by Edward Caswell, Hark, The Thrilling Voice Is Sounding brings ancient expressions of faith to the present. It seems to be primarily linked with the tune MERTON. The fourth...
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God With Us by All Sons & Daughters – Christmas Songs 2013 Day 4
Just because introducing new songs at Christmas time is hard work doesn’t mean I don’t like listening to them. Apparently I haven’t said much about All Sons & Daughters. (Probably because they...
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Advent To Christmas by Page CXVI – Christmas Songs 2013 Day 5
For Christmas songs today I’m posting about Page CXVI‘s newly released EP Advent To Christmas. The EP has been produced as the first of three, with following releases thematically linked to Lent, Palm...
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