This week at Christ the King we are looking at Psalm 130 in a continuing series on the Psalms of Ascents.
Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 130
Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on the Psalms of Ascents
Read Psalm 130 in the ESV translation
Sing along with us from Psalm 130
From Depths of Woe (Indelible Grace [...]
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Psalm 130 – Songs for the Sojourn
Posted in Liturgy, tagged Chris miner, Christ the King, Elliot Grudem, indelible grace, Karl Digerness, Psalm 130, Psalms, Psalms of Ascents, Songs for the Sojourn, Steve Brown on February 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Psalm 129 – Songs for the Sojourn
Posted in Liturgy, tagged Christ the King, Isaac Watts, Psalm 129, Psalms of Ascents, Songs for the Sojourn on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week at Christ the King we are looking at Psalm 129 in a continuing series on the Psalms of Ascents.
Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 129
Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on the Psalms of Ascents
Read Psalm 129 in the ESV translation
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Sing along with us from Psalm 129
Up From My Youth, May [...]
Resources for Lent
Posted in Liturgy, tagged Ash Wednesday, Christ the King, Good Friday, kyle ragsdale, Lent, Seder Supper on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Elliot and I have were asked by a couple of churches if we would put together a short guide on the season of Lent. There is a brief background on the history, some pastoral reflections and some liturgical and practical suggestions for how to observe the season meaningfully. There is a lot more to say [...]
Psalm 128 – Songs for the Sojourn
Posted in Liturgy, tagged Greg Scheer, Psalm 128, Psalms of Ascents, Songs for the Sojourn on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week at Christ the King we are looking at Psalm 128 in a continuing series on the Psalms of Ascents.
Listen to Pastor Steve Brown read Psalm 128
Listen to our Pastor Elliot Grudem on the Psalms of Ascents
Sing along with us on Psalm 128 -
Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken – (Sacred Harp arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet
Rest [...]
Psalms of Ascents Series, Part 2
Posted in Liturgy, Music, tagged Christ the King, Psalm 127, Psalms of Ascents, Songs for the Sojourn, Songs of Ascents on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday we begin part two of a year long series on the Psalms of Ascents (Psalm 120-134). We have entitled our series “Songs of the Sojourn” because the Psalms of Ascents were primarily pilgrimage songs sung by the Israelites on the way to Jerusalem to celebrate the major feasts (Passover, Weeks, Tabernacles, et al). [...]
O Antiphons
Posted in Liturgy, tagged advent, O antiphon on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The “O” Antiphons – O come, O come, Emmanuel
These series of short (hence ‘antiphon’) meditations on the messianic motifs of Jesus in the Old Testament come from the ancient church. Boethius, a prominent Christian Philosopher of the 6th century makes reference to them in one of his writings. They were popularized by the Benedictine monks in their [...]
Christmas Eve Service – Through Luke’s Narrative
Posted in Liturgy, tagged Christ the King, Christmas Eve on December 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Many churches use some form of the Lesson’s and Carols service for their Christmas Eve. A couple of years ago Pj and I worked out a narrative reading through the Gospel of Luke that still feels similar to the lessons and carols with plenty of space for music. We had one main narrator, and a [...]
Advent Reading – Week 4
Posted in Liturgy, tagged advent, Christ the King on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John 1:1-14, 8:12 (ESV)
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Reader: In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
People: He was in the beginning with God.
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Reader: All things were made through him,
and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
People: The light shines in the [...]
Advent Reading – Week 3
Posted in Liturgy on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Isaiah 60:1-3; 19-22 (ESV)
Leader: Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
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People: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
And nations shall come to your light,
and [...]
Advent Reading – Week 2
Posted in Liturgy, tagged advent on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reading 2 – A Light for the Nations
Isaiah 42:1-10 ESV (Matthew 12:15-21)
In Isaiah 42 the Prophet Isaiah presents the second of his ‘Servant Songs.” The servant is pictured here as the bringer and restorer of justice – all which symbolize the coming messiah as the ‘new covenant’ and ‘light of the nations.’ During the advent [...]
