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Peace Sunday 2021 – Prayers
Establish your peace Dear God, In these times of searching for peace and resolution to conflictsEstablish your peace, O Lord! In the midst of corruption, impunity and violence,Establish your peace, O Lord! In the midst of the journey of your Colombia people,Establish your peace, O Lord! In this searching for justice and peace for Colombia,Establish…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Liturgies for gathering and benediction
Call to Worship: Turning a cheek Strength is commanding the wind and sea to obey,Strength is wielding a slingshot in the face of a raging giant.Strength is accepting vulnerability from inside the boat,Strength is standing in solidarity with the powerless.Strength is turning a cheek,Strength is loving an enemy.We come to worshipa God who redefines our…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Songs
Stand by Me When the storms of life are raging,Stand by me (stand by me); (2x)When the world is tossing meLike a ship upon the sea,Thou who rulest wind and water,Stand by me (stand by me). –Charles Albert Tindley (1851–1933) was a self-taught songwriter and Methodist Episcopal minister. Hymnary.org says: “Tindley was known for being…
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YABs Fellowship Week 2021
Worship Resources Prepared by the MWC YABs Committee for 20–26 June 2021 Theme Perseverance Biblical text Romans 5:3,4 Additional resources in this package
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Peace Sunday 2021 – worship resource
Click below to download Theme: Finding hope and healing in crisis Why this theme was chosen: In these gospel passages, Jesus brings salvation in the midst of crisis. We desire and need this peace, especially after this year! And as followers of Jesus, we follow his example and work to bring peace in the midst…
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YABs Fellowship Week 2020
Theme Purpose: God’s and ours Biblical text 2 Timothy 1:6-1414-21 June 2020
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Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2021
Theme: Following Jesus together across barriers Why this theme was chosen: This is the theme chosen for the Indonesia 2021 Assembly. As a global Anabaptist faith community our priorities are summarized in these words. Biblical texts: Old Testament: Isaiah 55:1-6Psalm: 27Gospel: John 4:1-42New Testament: Philippians 2:1-11 Relationship between the theme and the biblical texts: We…
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Week of prayer on COVID-19 pandemic
Monday 22 March 2021 Day One Prayers of Lament (We lament the more than 2 million people who have died and the deadly impact of the pandemic on the vulnerable, especially children.)* Opening Prayer God who sees all and knows all,your eyes are upon us, your children, in this our time of pain and suffering. We…
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Peace Sunday letter 2020
19 June 2020 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Prince of Peace! We write to invite you and your congregation to observe Peace Sunday together with brothers and sisters in the global Anabaptist church family on 20 September 2020. Accompanying this letter, we…
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YABs Fellowship Week 2020 banner
Purpose: God’s and ours
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Peace Sunday 2020 – worship resource
Theme When one member suffers, all members suffer: Peace as accompaniment and solidarity If we are interested in embodying God’s peace and justice in this world, what happens to one affects and should also matter to others. Biblical text: 1 Corinthians 12:12–27Ruth 1:1–17Ephesians 4:1–6Galatians 6:1–5 Additional resources in this package Additional resources available online:…
