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The Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet preaching a sermon at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

Most services of worship at BMPC include the preaching of a sermon, usually by one of the pastors of the church. A sermon is not a moral or spiritual essay, nor is it precisely the opinion of the preacher. Rather, it is the preacher’s attempt, guided by grace and the Holy Spirit, to lift up a passage of Scripture, and illuminate it with meaning, giving it the power to shape our own faith journey and call us into deeper discipleship.

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Sunday, June 18, 2023

Passed Through the Waters

 8:00 a.m. Bulletin        10:00 a.m. Bulletin        Transcript

 


 
Prelude: Two Settings of "Deep River"
Text: Traditional African-American spiritual. Music: arr. Gerald Near (b. 1942). Music: ©2016 Birnamwood Publications (a div. of MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc.) Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved. Music: arr. Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941). Music: ©1999 Birnamwood Publications (a div. of MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc.) Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.
 
Response: Glory to God
Text: Trad. liturgical text. Music: Jacques Berthier, 1979. Music: ©1979, 1981 Les Presses de Taizé (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.) Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.
 
Offertory Anthem: Come, Jesus Holy Son of God
Text and Music: G.F. Handel (1685-1759); arr. Hal H. Hopson, 1973. Music: ©1973 Harold Flammer, Inc. (a div. of Shawnee Press, Inc.) Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.
 
Postlude: Toccata on "Great Day"
Music: arr. Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941). Music: ©1999 Birnamwood Publications (a div. of MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc.) Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Holy Interruptions

 

 8 a.m. bulletin       10 a.m. bulletin      Transcript

 


Response: Christ our Companion
Text: Susan Palo Cherwien, 1996. Music: Gaelic melody; arr. Beverly A. Howard, 2012.
Text: ©1996 Susan Palo Cherwien (admin. Augsburg Fortress). Music Arr: ©2012 Beverly A. Howard. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211.
 
Anthem: Lord of Life
Text: Horace T. Allen, Jr., 1980. Music: Jane Marshall, 1980. Text and Music: ©1980 The Geneva Press. All rights reserved.
 
Hymn: Help Us Accept Each Other
Text: Fred Kaan, 1974. Music: Doreen Potter, 1974. Text and Music: ©1975 Hope Publishing Company. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE # A-716211. All rights reserved. 
 
Hymn: As Those of Old Their Firstfruits Brought
Text: Frank von Christierson, 1960, alt. Music: English folk melody; arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906. Text: ©1961, ren. 1989 The Hymn Society (admin. Hope Publishing Company). Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE # A-716211. All rights reserved.

Sunday, June 4, 2023

God's Answer to our Branding Problem

 

8:00 a.m. bulletin     10:00 a.m. bulletin       Transcript

 


Hymn: O God, We Bear the Imprint of Your Face
Text: Shirley Erena Murray, 1987. Music: Margaret R. Tucker, 1998. Text: ©1987 Hope Publishing Company. Music: ©1998 Hope Publishing Company. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Offertory Anthem: The Altar of God
Text: Psalm 43:4, 5. Music: Marianne Eloise Bahmann, 1961. Music: ©1962 Carl Fischer, Inc. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved