Worship Services

The Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet preaching a sermon at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

Most services of worship at BMPC include the preaching of a sermon, usually by one of the pastors of the church. A sermon is not a moral or spiritual essay, nor is it precisely the opinion of the preacher. Rather, it is the preacher’s attempt, guided by grace and the Holy Spirit, to lift up a passage of Scripture, and illuminate it with meaning, giving it the power to shape our own faith journey and call us into deeper discipleship.

The best way to hear a sermon is to join us for worship!

Sunday, August 7, 2022

The Rev. Rachel Pedersen

Seeking a Homeland

BrynMawrPres · Sunday, August 7, 2022 Sermon: Seeking a Homeland by the Rev. Rachel Pedersen

Bulletin

Prelude - At the River
Text: Robert Lowry (1826-1899). Music: Traditional Christian hymn; arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990). ©1954 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Copyright renewed. New transposition: ©2005 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. Sole Publisher and Licensee. All rights reserved.

Response - Take, O Take Me As I Am
Text and Music: ©1995 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.) Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Hymn - God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
Text: Robert L. Edwards, 1961, alt. Music: The Sacred Harp, 1844; harm. James H. Wood, 1958. Text: ©1961, ren. 1989 The Hymn Society (admin. Hope Publishing Company). Music Harm. ©1958, ren. 1986 Broadman Press (admin. Music Services). Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Offertory Anthem - From the Rising of the Sun
Text: Malachi 1:11 Music: Frederick A. Gore Ouseley (1825-1889); arr. Crawford R. Thoburn. ©2017 St. James Music Press. Reprinted and streamed with permission by St. James Music Press, license #7158. All rights reserved.

Doxology - Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
Text: Brian Wren, 1989. Music: Geistliche Kirchengesäng, 1623; harm. Hal H. Hopson, 1998. Text: ©1989 Hope Publishing Company. Music Harm: ©1998 Hope Publishing Company. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211.

Postlude - Procession
Music: Gerald Near, 1974; arr. Steven Heitzer. Music: ©1974 H.W. Gray Publications; (a div. of Jubilate Music Group, LLC, Brentwood, TN). All rights reserved.

Sunday, July 31, 2022

The Rev. Franklyn C. Pottorff

The Reading of the Will

BrynMawrPres · Sunday, July 31, 2022 Sermon: The Reading of the Will by the Rev. Franklyn C. Pottorff

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Prelude - Variations on a Norwegian Folktune
Music: Edvard Grieg, 1875; arr. Bjarne Sløgedal, 1971. ©1971 Harald Lyche & Co., Musikkforlag, Oslo, Norway. All rights reserved.

Hymn - Here in This Place
Text and Music: Marty Haugen, 1979. Text and Music: ©1982 GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Response - Take, O Take Me As I Am
Text and Music: ©1995 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.)
Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Hymn - All Who Love and Serve Your City
Text: Erik Routely, 1966. Music: The United States Sacred Harmony, 1799; harm. Carlton R. Young, 1964. Text: ©1969 Stainer & Bell, Ltd. (admin. Hope Publishing Company). Music Harm: ©1965 Abingdon Press (admin. The Copyright Company). Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Offertory Anthem - O Give Thanks
Text: The Psalms. Music: Joseph Corfe; arr. James Kirkby. ©2014 St. James Music Press. Reprinted and streamed with permission by St. James Music Press, license #7158. All rights reserved.

Hymn - God of Our Life
Text: Hugh Thomson Kerr, 1916, alt. Music: Charles Henry Purday, 1860, harm. John Weaver, 1986. Text: ©1928 F.M. Braselman, ren. 1956 Presbyterian Board of Christian Education. (admin. Westminster John Knox Press). Music Harm: ©1990 Hope Publishing Company. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Doxology - Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
Text: ©1989 Hope Publishing Company. Music Harm: ©1998 Hope Publishing Company. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Sunday, July 24, 2022

The Rev. Franklyn C. Pottorff

Bargaining with God

BrynMawrPres · Sunday, July 24, 2022 Sermon: Bargaining with God by the Rev. Franklyn C. Pottorff

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Offertory Anthem - Undivided Mystery
Text: Beverly Easterling. Music: Mark Schweizer. ©2016 St. James Music Press. Reprinted and streamed with permission by St. James Music Press, license #7158. All rights reserved.