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You’re Not Alone
*Page with music notation are taken from the forthcoming Voices Together worship and song collection, published by MennoMedia. Used with permission. Permission granted to MWC member churches for congregational use for Peace Sunday and Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday. For permissions for ongoing use or in larger group gatherings, please contact info@smalltallministries.com. Included here You’re Not…
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Peace Sunday 2024 – worship resource
Theme Kintsukuroi: The broken vessel is often more beautiful than the original Why this theme was chosen 2 Corinthians 4:7 describes the gospel as a “treasure” in “clay jars.” These humble vessels bring to mind the Japanese tradition of kintsukuroi that creates (or recreates) pottery from broken pieces. Damaged vessels are put back together, often…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Activities
Boat in the midst of the storm Have a large backdrop painted blue (blue sea and sky). Create a boat cut-out to place on the “sea” backdrop. Provide blue paper “wave” cut-outs. (Ensure colour is not too dark to see the writing on it.) Ask congregants to write on the “waves”: what issues or realities…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Teaching resource
Finding Healing and Hope in Crisis Jesus walks on water (Matthew 14:22-33) and Jesus calms the storm (Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41). You can imagine Jesus walking on top of the turbulent water thrashing against the boat, or the storm-high waves covering the boat, and understand the fear the disciples must have felt – to the…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Testimony
Do not be afraid The 17th of August 2011 is an unforgettable date for me. It is Indonesia’s independence day, one day after my 49th birthday Ð and the day the Chinese government tightened the regulation of bird’s nest imports from Indonesia. Many entrepreneurs collapsed due to Chinese government’s decision. We were one of…
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Peace Sunday 2022 – Liturgies
Opening Prayer Invitation to Trust When dangers invade our sense of safety and we wonder if our Redeemer cares, we hear the invitation:Be at peace. Be calm. When we face job loss and financial downturns, and our sense of security is shaky, we hear the invitation:Be at peace. Be calm. When our congregations experience distress,…
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Dhuh Pangeran
Dhuh Pangeran / Oh Prince of Peace by Saptojoadi Sardjono
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Come to me
Verse 1 Come to me, you who are weary.Come to me, you will find rest.Come to me, my yoke is easy, my yoke is easy, you will be blessed. Verse 2 Come to me, you who are hungry.Come to me, you will be fed.Come to me, table is ready, table is ready, your daily bread.…
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Peace Sunday 2023 – Liturgies
Opening prayer Proclaim the Dawn of God’s Reign This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: “Let my people go so that they can hold a festival for me in the desert” (Exodus 5:1). Out of the house of slavery, through troubled waters, into the wilderness a new people is born; You are…
