Sunday's Hymn: My Heart Is Filled With Thankfulness

My heart is filled with thankfulness
To Him who bore my pain;
Who plumbed the depths of my disgrace
And gave me life again;
Who crushed my curse of sinfulness
And clothed me in His light
And wrote His law of righteousness
With pow’r upon my heart.

My heart is filled with thankfulness
To Him who walks beside;
Who floods my weaknesses with strength
And causes fears to fly;
Whose ev’ry promise is enough
For ev’ry step I take,
Sustaining me with arms of love
And crowning me with grace.

My heart is filled with thankfulness
To him who reigns above,
Whose wisdom is my perfect peace,
Whose ev’ry thought is love.
For ev’ry day I have on earth
Is given by the King;
So I will give my life, my all,
To love and follow him.

—Stuart Townend & Keith Getty Copyright © 2004 Thankyou Music 

Other hymns, worship songs, or quotes for this Sunday:

• God of Grace and God of Glory at The Happy Wonderer
• You’ll Never Find Assurance Apart From Christ at The Outspoken Tulip

Selected Reading, October 10, 2020

 

A few suggestions for your weekend reading and watching.

The Reformation

Why the Reformation Still Matters
October is the month when many are thinking about the Reformation” “Now is not a time to be shy about justification or the supreme authority of the Scriptures that proclaim it. Justification by faith alone is no relic of the history books; it remains today as the only message of ultimate liberation, the message with the deepest power to make humans unfurl and flourish. It gives assurance before our holy God and turns sinners who attempt to buy God off into saints who love and fear Him”—Michael Reeves.

Christian History

Samuel Crowther - The First African Anglican Bishop
From Simonetta Carr, another true story you probably don’t know: “Long forgotten, Samuel Crowther is now receiving new appreciation as church leader, linguist, and pioneer of missionary methods and approaches that respect religious and cultural upbringings without compromising biblical teachings.” 

Why the Nicene Creed?
The story and significance of the Nicene Creed, which was (and is) “a gateway into trinitarian doctrine.” 

Local (Sort of) Story

Northern towns straddling Canada-US border push to become pandemic bubble
Two very close, very small, and very remote towns are cut-off from each other by the Canada-US border closure. They want to become an exception to a rule that in their case doesn’t make much sense and causes hardship.

Sunday's Hymn: Let Us With a Gladsome Mind

Let us with a gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for he is kind:

     For his mercies aye endure,
     Ever faithful, ever sure.

Let us blaze his name abroad,
For of gods he is the God:

He with all-commanding might
Filled the new-made world with light:

All things living he doth feed;
His full hand supplies their need:

He his chosen race did bless
In the wasteful wilderness:

He hath with a piteous eye
Looked upon our misery:

Let us therefore warble forth
His high majesty and worth:

—John Mil­ton

Other hymns, worship songs, or quotes for this Sunday:

• Whatever Dims Thy Sense of Truth at The Happy Wonderer
• Let the Hymn Speak for Itself at The Outspoken Tulip