West Cork Methodists

The Advent Journey

The Magnificat is explored as the threads of Advent from the patriarchs and prophets come together as prophet and Messiah meet before they are born. 
Luke 1:46-55
Micah 5:2-5

The road is blooming

Isaiah 35 is explored and we sing two choruses: Blessed be the name of the lord and Therefore the redeemed... 

God will make a way

Utilising the text of Luke 3:1-6 we explore making a change in the Advent season. 
The lyrics of the songs:
God will make a wayWhere there seems to be no wayHe works in ways we cannot seeHe will make a way for me
He will be my guideHold me closely to His sideWith love and strength for each new dayHe will make a way, He will make a way
By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead meRivers in the desert will I seeHeaven and earth will fade but His Word will still remainAnd He will do something new today
Oh, God will make a wayWhere there seems to be no wayHe works in ways we cannot seeHe will make a way for me
He will be my guideHold me closely to His sideWith love and strength for each new dayHe will make a way, He will make a way
 
The kingdom of God is justice and joy;For Jesus restores what sin would destroy.God's power and glory in Jesus we know;And here and hereafter the kingdom shall grow.
The kingdom of God is mercy and grace;The captives are freed, the sinners find place,The outcast are welcomed God's banquet to share;And hope is awakened in place of despair.
 The kingdom of God is challenge and choice:Believe the good news, repent and rejoice!God's love for us sinners brought Christ to his cross:Our crisis of judgement for gain or for loss.
 God's kingdom is come, the gift and the goal;In Jesus begun, in heaven made whole.The heirs of the kingdom shall answer his call;And all things cry "Glory!" to God all in all.

Watching and Waiting for Christ's return

Jeremiah 33:14-16 and Luke 21:25-36 help us explore:
Aligning Our Lives with God’s Kingdom:
1. Waiting
2.  Advent
3. Where is God?
4. God is there 
Lyrics
Long ago, prophets knew
Christ would come, born a Jew,
come to make all things new,
bear his people's burden,
freely love and pardon.
Refrain:
Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
Sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
When he comes, when he comes,
who will make him welcome?
God in time, God in man,
this is God's timeless plan:
he will come, as a man,
born himself of woman,
God divinely human.
Refrain
Mary, heard! Though afraid,
she believed, she obeyed.
In her womb, God is laid
till the time expected,
nurtured and protected.
Refrain
Journey ends! Where afar
Bethlehem shines, like a star,
stable door stands ajar:
unborn Son of Mary,
Savior, do not tarry!
Come Lord Jesus Come
Our hearts ache when nations rage
Our tears fall when families break
When kingdoms rise against Your name
When darkness seems to win the day
 
(We sing) come Lord Jesus come and save us
Come Lord Jesus come
Come Lord Jesus keep us faithful
Come Lord Jesus come
 
When death comes staring face to face
Our enemies plot in vain
Our life and times are in Your hand
You hold them all until the end
 
My present help my future hope
One thing I know You'll always be with me
Your grace alone anchors my soul
One thing I know You'll always be with me
 
Come Lord Jesus come
 

What is your direction?

Exploring sanctification using Psalm 51 and John 17.

We love because first He loved us

Psalm 17, Matthew 22: 36-40 and 1 John 4:7-21 provide the scripture from which we explore loving God and loving people.

What's the story with forgiveness?

Genesis 50 again sets the scene for what does forgiving brothers look like. 

God's Mercy

Genesis 50:15-21 is our text as we explore over the next two weeks God's mercy and forgiveness intertwined with His grace and love. 

The Rich Younger Ruler

If you cannot get out to church this morning here's the reading and sermon. Mark 10:17-31For those of us who like points:
1. On the surface
2. There is nothing we can DO to get eternal life
3. Who rules our life?

The presence of the Lord part 2

Taking the scripture reading Mark 7:24-30 and placing it with context from Chapter 6 & 8 we look again at the Presence of the Lord. This time the talk of access of all areas is through the narrative of the Syrophoenician woman and her encounter with Jesus.