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Lord. May He guide you and protect you always.
Blessings to you, the readers of this page, in Jesus Christ our
Lord. May He guide you and protect you always.
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Words by Thomas Ken, 1695. Music by Music Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510 - 1561. Public Domain
PRAISE GOD, FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW - by Thomas Ken, 1695
Public Domain
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
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O Lord, we come together in Your name,
And as You promised, we know You are here.
AND SO WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
AND PRAY THAT YOU FIND PLEASURE HERE WITH US,
AS WE, YOUR LOVING CHILDREN WORSHIP YOU.
We now invite You to reveal Yourself,
And share with us Your presence, openly,
FOR YOU ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DESIRE,
AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE GIVE TO YOU.
In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.
This historic affirmation of faith comes to us from the early
centuries of the Christian church.
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit;
Born of the virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven
And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit;
The holy catholic church; *
The communion of saints;
The forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body;
And the life everlasting.
Amen.
* Note: "catholic church" here means the entire body of
believers in Christ, not just one particular church.
The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on
Matthew 6:9-13
Jesus' "Sermon On The Mount" is the classic statement of Christian ethics, expressed by Jesus Himself, as written in the Bible.
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The Sermon On The Mount
MATTHEW 5-7 (King James Bible Clarified New Testament)
5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he
was set, his disciples came unto him:
5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children
of God.
5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5:11 Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
5:12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad: for great is your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
5:13 You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost its
savour, with what shall it be salted? it is thereafter good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
5:14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hid.
5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on
a candlestick; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I
am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
5:18 For truthfully I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one
jot or one small mark shall in no way pass from the law, till all be
fulfilled.
5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments,
and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of
heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.
5:20 For I say unto you, That unless your righteousness shall exceed
the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
5:21 You have heard that it was said of them of old time, You shall
not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever
shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but
whosoever shall say, You fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
5:23 Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember
that your brother has anything against you;
5:24 Leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way; first be
reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
5:25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with
him; lest at any time the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the
judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
5:26 Truthfully I say unto you, You shall by no means come out from
there, till you have paid the last copper coin.
5:27 You have heard that it was said by them of old time, You shall
not commit adultery:
5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looks on a woman to lust after
her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
5:29 And if your right eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from
you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should
perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.
5:30 And if your right hand offend you, cut it off, and cast it from
you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should
perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.
5:31 It has been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give
her a writing of divorcement:
5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife,
except for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery:
and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery.
5:33 Again, you have heard that it has been said by them of old time,
You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform unto the Lord your
oaths:
5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it
is God's throne:
5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem;
for it is the city of the great King.
5:36 Neither shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one
hair white or black.
5:37 But let your communication be, Yes, yes; No, no: for whatsoever
is more than these comes of evil.
5:38 You have heard that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth:
5:39 But I say unto you, That you resist not evil: but whosoever shall
smite you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
5:40 And if any man will sue you at the law, and take away your coat,
let him have your cloak also.
5:41 And whosoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two.
5:42 Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you
turn you not away.
5:43 You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your
neighbor, and hate your enemy.
5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use
you, and persecute you;
5:45 That you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends
rain on the just and on the unjust.
5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? do not
even the publicans the same?
5:47 And if you salute your brothers only, what do you more than
others? do not even the publicans so?
5:48 Be you therefore perfect, just as your Father which is in heaven
is perfect.
6:1 Take heed that you do not your alms before men, to be seen of
them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
6:2 Therefore when you are doing your alms, do not sound a trumpet
before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,
that they may have glory of men. Truthfully I say unto you, They have
their reward.
6:3 But when you are doing alms, let not your left hand know what your
right hand does:
6:4 That your alms may be in secret: and your Father which sees in
secret himself shall reward you openly.
6:5 And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites are: for
they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen of men. Truthfully I say unto you, They
have their reward.
6:6 But you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have
shut your door, pray to your Father which is in secret; and your
Father which sees in secret shall reward you openly.
6:7 But when you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
6:8 Be not you therefore like unto them: for your Father knows what
things you have need of, before you ask him.
6:9 After this manner therefore pray you: Our Father which are in
heaven, Hallowed be your name.
6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done in earth, as it is in
heaven.
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For
yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you:
6:15 But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
6:16 Moreover when you fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto
men to fast. Truthfully I say unto you, They have their reward.
6:17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
6:18 That you appear not unto men to fast, but unto your Father which
is in secret: and your Father, which sees in secret, shall reward you
openly.
6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and
rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth
nor rust corrupts, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore your eye be sound,
your whole body shall be full of light.
6:23 But if your eye be evil, your whole body shall be full of
darkness. If therefore the light that is in you be darkness, how great
is that darkness!
6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what you
shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you
shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than
clothing?
6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are
you not much better than they?
6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his
stature?
6:28 And why take you thought for clothing? Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these.
6:30 Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today
exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O you of little faith?
6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What
shall we drink? or, How shall we be clothed?
6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your
heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
6:33 But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and
all these things shall be added unto you.
6:34 Take therefore no thought for the next day: for the next day
shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof.
7:1 Judge not, that you be not judged.
7:2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with
what measure you mete out, it shall be measured back to you again.
7:3 And why do you behold the speck that is in your brother's eye, but
consider not the beam that is in your own eye?
7:4 Or how will you say to your brother, Let me pull out the speck out
of your eye; and, behold, a beam is in your own eye?
7:5 You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and
then shall you see clearly to cast out the speck out of your brother's
eye.
7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your
pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn
again and tear you.
7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
7:8 For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to
him that knocks it shall be opened.
7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?
7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good
things to them that ask him?
7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever you would that men should do to
you, do even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
7:13 Enter you in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad
is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be which go in
there:
7:14 Because narrow is the gate, and constricted is the way, which
leads unto life, and few there be that find it.
7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
7:16 You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles?
7:17 Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt
tree brings forth evil fruit.
7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt
tree bring forth good fruit.
7:19 Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire.
7:20 Therefore by their fruits you shall know them.
7:21 Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in
heaven.
7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out devils? and in
your name done many wonderful works?
7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from
me, you that work iniquity.
7:24 Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I
will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a
rock.
7:26 And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them
not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon
the sand:
7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the
people were astonished at his doctrine:
7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the
scribes.
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and it is the same as if I were actually praying for you
at that moment.
MY PRAYER FOR YOU, THE READERS OF THIS PAGE
"For Patience"
Sometimes you feel that all is lost and gone;
You feel it is no use to carry on;
You cannot see the light that lies ahead.
I pray that you have patience at these times,
And know the Lord is working while you wait,
As after Jesus died upon the cross,
They didn't know that He would rise again.
by Rev. Bill McGinnis - Public Domain
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DEAR LORD AND FATHER OF MANKIND
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Public Domain
Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways!
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.
In simple trust like theirs who heard
Beside the Syrian sea
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Let us, like them, without a word,
Rise up and follow thee.
O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with thee
The silence of eternity
Interpreted by love !
With that deep hush subduing all
Our words and works that drown
The tender whisper of thy call,
As noiseless let thy blessing fall
As fell thy manna down.
Drop thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of thy peace.
Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm!
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Words by John Greenleaf Whitter, from his poem "The Brewing Of Soma," as
published in his book, THE PENNSYLVANIA PILGRIM, AND OTHER POEMS,
published by J. R.
Osgood and Company, 1872.
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Blessings to you! May you thrive and prosper in everything you do.
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"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in
all ways. The Lord be with you all." (2 Thessalonians 3:16 RSV)
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Rev. Bill McGinnis
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May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.
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