Advent 3- A Little Good News

Pastor Glenn preached from Isaiah 61:1-4; 8-11. The Prophet Isaiah reminds us what joyful proclamation looks like. This is the kind of news we need in 2020!

Today’s Music

“Hodie Christus Natus Est”
By Benjamin Britten from his Ceremony of Carols, 1942

“’Twas in the Moon of Wintertime”
Text: St. Jean de Brebeauf, ca. 1643; tr. JE Middleton, 1926; Music: French melody; Public Domain

“Gesù Bambino”
Text & Music: Pietro A Yon; ©1919 J. Fischer Bros., renewed 1947; All rights reserved. Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“O Come, All Ye Children”
Text: Christian von Schmid; Music: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz; Public Domain

“O Come, O Come Immanuel”
Text: Anonymous, ca. 6th-7th century; tr. John M Neale, 1851, and Henry Sloane Coffin, 1916; Music: trope melody, 15th century; Public Domain

“Sing a Different Song”
Text: The Iona Community; Music: John L Bell; ©1987 WGRG The Iona Community (Scotland). Used by permission of GIA Publications.; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”
From Christmas Carols for Twelve Bells, Arr. Jason Krug; ©2013 Choristers Guild; All rights reserved. Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“What Child is This”
Text: William C Dix, 1865; Music: Traditional English Melody; Public Domain

“How Brightly Beams the Morning Star”
Text: Philipp Nicolai, 1599; tr. Lutheran Book of Worship, 1978; Music: Philipp Nicolai, 1599; Translation ©1978 Augsburg Fortress Publishing; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

Advent 2- Children's Program

The children and youth of FMC led us in worship for the second Sunday of Advent.
Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Today’s Music:

“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
Text: John F Wade (1743) and Office de St Omer (1822); tr. Frederick Oakeley (1841), Etienne JF Borderies (1822), and William Mercer (1844); Music: attributed to John F Wade, 1743; Public Domain

“Sing a Different Song”
Text: The Iona Community; Music: John L Bell; ©1987 WGRG The Iona Community (Scotland). Used by permission of GIA Publications.; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“What Child is This”
Text: William C Dix, 1865; Music: Traditional English Melody; Public Domain

“Go Tell it on the Mountain”
Text & Music: African-American spiritual; Public Domain

“Joy to the World”
Text: Isaac Watts, 1719; Music: “From Handel,” Lowell Mason, 1836; Public Domain

“Oh, Beautiful Star of Bethlehem”
Text: Adger M Pace, 1940; Music: R Fisher Boyce, 1940; harmonized by Adger M Pace; All rights reserved.; Streamed and reprinted by permission through CCLI License #200093153.

“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
Text: Charles Wesley and others, 1739; Music: Felix Mendelssohn, 1840; adapted by William H Cummings, 1855; Public Domain

Advent 1- Luke 1:26-38

On the first Sunday of Advent, Pastor Claudia preached from Luke 1:26-38.

Today’s Music:

“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”
Text: Charles Wesley, 1744 ; Music: Rowland H Pritchard, ca. 1830; arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906; Public Domain

 “Sing a Different Song”
Text: The Iona Community; Music: John L Bell; ©1987 WGRG The Iona Community (Scotland). Used by permission of GIA Publications, Inc.; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“My Soul Proclaims with Wonder”
Text: Carl P Daw, Jr.; ©1987 Hope Publishing Co.; Music: J Harold Moyer; ©1991 The Hymnal Project; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Breath of Heaven”
Authors: Amy Grant & Chris Eaton; ©1992 Hal Leonard Corporation; All rights reserved.; Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“My Soul Cries Out”
Text: Rory Cooney, based on Luke 1:46-58; Music: Irish traditional; arranged by Rory Cooney; ©1990 GIA Publications, Inc.; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

A Look Under the Hood

Pastor Glenn Balzer preached from Matthew 25:31-46. We conducted Glenn’s 3rd year review. It seems like it would be a good time to have a congregational review! How does this morning’s text guide the review process?

Today’s Music:

“We Gather Together”
Text: Nederlandtsche Gedenckclanck, 1626; tr. Theodore Baker, 1917; Music: Nederlandtsche Gedenckclanck, 1626; tune adapted by Edward Kremser, 1877; Public Domain

“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Text: Joachim Neander, 1680; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1863; Music: Erneuerten Gesangbuch, 1665; Public Domain

“For the Beauty of the Earth”
Text: Folliott S Pierpoint, 1864; Music: John Rutter, 1980 © Hinshaw Music, Inc.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Kumbayah”
Text & Music: Traditional African melody; Public Domain

“Guide My Feet”
Text & Music: African-American Spiritual, harmonization by Wendell Whalum; Public Domain

Risky Business

Pastor Glenn preached from Matthew 25:14-30. We looked at the parable of the talents and saw what it has to say to us about taking risks.

Today’s Music:

“Let There be Light, Lord God”
Text: William M Vories; Music: Charles HC Zeuner
Public Domain

“The Lord’s My Shepherd”
Text: based on Psalm 23; Music: Jessie S Irvine, harmonized by David Grant
Public Domain

“Spirit of the Living God”
Text & Music: Daniel Iverson
©1963 Birdwing Music; All rights reserved.
Streamed and reprinted by permission through CCLI License #200093153.

“We Are Not Alone”
Text & Music: Pepper Choplin
©2005 Shawnee Press; All rights reserved.
Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“O Love That Will Not Let Me Go”
Text: George Matheson; Music: Albert L Peace
Music: J Rosamund Johnson
Public Domain

“Be Thou My Vision”
Music: Irish melody; harmonized by Martin Shaw, 1931
Harmonization copyright © Oxford University Press; All rights reserved.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

Amos 5:18-24

Pastor Claudia preached from Amos 5:18-24.

Music in this service:

“O Lord, Our Lord, How Majestic”

Text: based on Psalm 8, Michael W Smith; Music: Michael W Smith, arrangement by Martha Hershberger; Text and Music copyright ©1981 and arrangement ©1990 Meadowgreen Music Co.; Streamed and reprinted by permission through CCLI License #200093153.

“Let Justice Roll Like a River”

Text & Music: Marty Haugen; ©1991 GIA Publications, Inc.; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Jesus, Rock of Ages”

Text & Music: M Gerald Derstine; ©1973 c/o Mennonite Publishing House

“Be Thou My Vision”

Text: Ancient Irish, translation by Mary Elizabeth Byrne, 1905; Music: Irish melody, harmonized by Martin Shaw, 1931; Harmonization copyright © Oxford University Press; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Text: James W Johnson; Music: J Rosamund Johnson; ©1921 Edward B Marks Music Company. Copyright renewed.; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

Surrounded

Pastor Glenn preached from Hebrews 12:1-2 as we observed All Saints Day.

All Saints Day has been a very solemn and rich experience of remembering those who have gone before. The act of lighting candles in their honor and being surrounded by our church family who are doing the same thing has been a very worshipful time. We have few such times of quiet reflection and remembrance at FMC. Today we continue this tradition as we will hear the names of the cloud of witnesses that we are honoring.

Today’s Music

“Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Text: Thomas O Chisholm; Music: William Runyan; ©1923, renewal 1951 Hope Publishing Co.; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“My Latest Sun is Sinking Fast”

Text: Jefferson Hascall, 1860; Music: William B Bradbury, 1862; arranged by James E Clemens, 2004

“Steal Away”

Text & Music: African-American spiritual; Public Domain

“Asithi: Amen (Sing Amen)”

Text: South African hymn; Music: SC Molefe

“Holy, Holy, Holy!”

Music: John B Dykes, 1861; Public Domain

“Be Thou My Vision”

Music: Irish melody; harmonized by Martin Shaw, 1931; Harmonization copyright © Oxford University Press; All rights reserved.; Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-19

Pastor Claudia preached from Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-19.

Today’s Music:

“Holy God, We Praise thy Name”

Text: Te Deum Laudamus, tr. Clarence A Walworth; Music: Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1774; Public Domain

“What Does the Lord Require of You?”

Text: Jim Strathdee, based on Micah 6:8; Music: Jim Strathdee; ©1986 Desert Flower Music; All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God”

Text: Edwin Hatch; Music: Irish melody; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

“The Lord Lift You Up”

Text & Music: Patricia J Shelly; arr. By Dennis Friesen-Carper; ©1983 Patricia J Shelly

Matthew 22:15-22

Pastor Glenn preached from Matthew 22:15-22. Conflicting loyalties. What is the relationship between us, people of faith, and the state? How did Jesus deal with this tension?

Today’s Music:

“Come, Let Us All Unite to Sing”

Text: anonymous, attributed to Howard Kingsbury; Music: Edmund S Lorenz; Public Domain

“Come We that Love the Lord”

Text: Isaac Watts, refrain by Robert Lowry; Music: Robert Lowry; Public Domain

“I Bind My Heart this Tide”

Text: Lauchlan M Watt; Music: J Randall Zercher, ©1965 J Randall Zercher; Mennonite Hymnal, 1969

“The Lord Lift You Up”

Text & Music: Patricia J Shelly; arr. By Dennis Friesen-Carper; ©1983 Patricia J Shelly

Exodus 32:1-14

Pastor Claudia preached from Exodus 32:1-14.

Today’s Music:

To God be the Glory

Text: Franny J Crosby; Music: William H Doane; Public Domain

What Does the Lord Require of You?

Text: Jim Strathdee, based on Micah 6:8; Music: Jim Strathdee; ©1986 Desert Flower Music; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

Mayenziwe (Your Will Be Done)

Text: from the Lord’s Prayer; Music: South African traditional, as taught by George Mxadana; transcribed John L Bell, 1988; ©1990 WGRG c/o Iona Community, GIA Publications, Inc.; All rights reserved.; Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084

Down by the Riverside

Text & Music: Traditional; Public Domain