This chair is in the pulpit of the Presbyterian church at Penola. No one sits in it anymore, but it’s still there. A chair is not what the church is about, but it is a reminder of the centrality of the word in that place. It represents a wonderful legacy.
Song: The Love Of The Father Welcome: Call to Worship Song: In Tenderness Prayer Of Confession Song: On Jordan’s Bank The Baptist’s Cry Affirming our Faith: New City Catechism 51 Song: Now To The King Of Heaven Bible Reading: Luke 21: 1-38 – While teaching at the temple Jesus prophesies of its destruction. Bible Memorisation: …
One of the more fascinating things I read this year was David Cook’s effort at auditing the preaching of the Presbyterian Churches of Victoria (Australia) in preparation for conducting a pastor’s conference in Melbourne. This report from the USA based Pew Research Center computer analysed more than 50,000 sermons from a variety of churches in …
This Victorian era prison chapel placed the congregants/prisoners in seperate booths so they couldn’t see one another. Today they just have worship with the lights out instead. Though I accept that putting a roomfull of malcontents together in a dark room would have made for a very risky environment. These days we could market it …
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