EChurch@Wartburg – 4.6.14

Welcome to a Gathering of EChurch@Wartburg

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Here is Our Order of Worship

Prayer by Clement of Rome 96AD link

You, Lord, through your works have revealed the everlasting structure of the world.
You, Lord, created the earth.
You are faithful throughout all generations, righteous in your judgments,
marvelous in strength and majesty, wise in creating and prudent in establishing what exists,
good in all that is observed and faithful to those who trust in you, merciful and compassionate;
 forgive us our sins and our injustices, our transgressions and our shortcomings.

Do not take into account every sin of your servants,
but cleanse us with the cleansing of your truth, and "direct our steps to walk in holiness and righteousness and purity of heart,"
and "to do what is good and pleasing in your sight" and in the sight of our rulers.
Yes, Lord, "let your face shine upon us" in peace "for our good,"
that we may be sheltered "by your mighty hand" and delivered from every sin "by your uplifted arm";
deliver us as well from those who hate us unjustly.

Give harmony and peace to us and to all who dwell on the earth,
just as you did to our fathers when they reverently "called upon you in faith and trust,"
that we may be saved, while we render obedience to your almighty and most excellent name,
and give harmony and peace to our rulers and governors on earth.
Amen

The Didache -Teachings of the Twelve Apostles (? early 2nd century) link 

We give you thanks Holy Father, for your holy name which you have caused to dwell in our hearts,
and for the knowledge and faith and immortality which you have made known to us through Jesus your servant;
to you be the glory forever.

You, almighty Master, created all things for your name's sake,
and gave food and drink to men to enjoy, that they might give you thanks;
but to us you have graciously given spiritual food and drink, and eternal life through your servant [Jesus].
Above all we give thanks because you are mighty;
to you be the glory forever.

Remember your church, Lord, to deliver it from all evil and to make it perfect in your love;
and gather it, the one that has been sanctified, from the four winds into your kingdom,
which you have prepared for it;
for yours is the glory forever.

May grace come, and may this world pass away. Hosanna to the God of David.
If anyone is holy, let him come; if anyone is not, let him repent.
Maranatha!
Amen.

Scripture Reading:  Luke 1:67-80 (NASB Bible Gateway)

Zacharias’s Prophecy

 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of David His servant—
 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old—
Salvation from our enemies,
And from the hand of all who hate us;
To show mercy toward our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant,
The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,
To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,
Might serve Him without fear,
In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways;
To give to His people the knowledge of salvation
By the forgiveness of their sins,
Because of the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

Emmaus Road Prayer  link
by Rev. Frank Schaefer

Meet us, Lord, on the road to Emmaus,
Guide us on the path toward our destination,
and renew our strength as we continue to walk
and commune with you.

Open our eyes, so we see the signs of your presence around us;
Open our hearts, so we may receive your peace and love;
and empower us to pass on to others
the grace you have shared with us so freely.
Amen.

Benediction Romans 15:5,6 link

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another
 in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen
 

Comments

EChurch@Wartburg – 4.6.14 — 11 Comments

  1. It is pretty amazing that no one really talks about these post. You know post that edifies and builds up a person! I really enjoy watch the messages you post from this pastor. I really appreciate his passion and the way he communicates.

    FYI posting the music videos is a form of piracy, if you haven’t purchased them.

  2. Sean wrote:

    FYI posting the music videos is a form of piracy, if you haven’t purchased them.

    We use the videos from you Tube which have the embed codes on them. We have been told that as long as those coeds are there, we are free to use them. if an artist does not wish these to be embedded, they can remove the codes, which some do or even request they be removed which some do. If they do that after it has been posted, then the video goes blank on our end.

    Most of these videos are released by the artists themselves or their music distribution company.

  3. “YouTube has become a popular option for sharing music on Facebook. This is probably because when you can share a link to a YouTube video, Facebook automatically embeds a video player in your post. Thus, you and your friends can watch the video without leaving your Facebook wall. Music producers have provided video content through industry-sanctioned YouTube channels so you can take advantage of sharing music videos without violating intellectual property laws. The video sharing platform VEVO, a leading brand in content sharing for social networking sites, has a major presence on YouTube.”

    http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/tips/how-to-add-music-to-facebook.htm

  4. Sean wrote:

    FYI posting the music videos is a form of piracy, if you haven’t purchased them.

    Welcome to TWW! I am so glad you enjoyed Pastor Burleson’s message.

    With regard to the embedded music videos in our EChurch posts, thanks for having our best interest at heart. Rest assured, we have researched the legality of posting these videos, and I am pleased to inform you that what we are doing is not piracy.  It is perfectly legal. Since you appear to be misinformed on this matter, here is a link you may want to check out, along with an excerpt that highlights the legal ruling:

    http://www.geekosystem.com/embedding-video-copyright-infringement/

    The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that a site that embeds copyrighted videos from another site is not committing copyright infringement. The court case between Flava Works, Inc. and myVidster.com came to a close after this ruling was passed in favor of the defendant, myVidster. The court also ruled that watching an infringing video does not constitute copyright infringement...

    Well, there you have it. Embedding and watching a copyrighted video isn’t a crime. This is a good day for everyone from the big guys like Facebook and Google (who both filed amicus briefs in support of myVidster) to your average everyday blogger. We can all now embed videos without fear or worry! In celebration of this momentous occasion, here’s a pug singing the Batman theme song:

  5. Sean wrote:

    It is pretty amazing that no one really talks about these post.

    Interesting observation…

    All I can figure is that our readers are just so busy commenting under our other posts. As you can see, there are usually HUNDREDS of comments under any given post. Perhaps you'd like to chime in sometime.

  6. Sean, thanks for listening.

    I learned a long time ago never to measure success by crowd reaction. I told Dee and Deb if just one person was touched by E-church, it’s enough. I want to thank both those ladies for their incredibly difficult and time consuming work in getting E-Church together every weekend. We have a VIMEO stat counter (the service Wartburg Watch links to for the teaching video), and we show that during the past six months, people from over 100 countries have watched the VIMEO vidoes. Much of the reasons for such widespread dissemination, if not most of the reasons, belong to the influence of Wartburg.

  7. Wade Burleson wrote:

    We have a VIMEO stat counter (the service Wartburg Watch links to for the teaching video), and we show that during the past six months, people from over 100 countries have watched the VIMEO vidoes. Much of the reasons for such widespread dissemination, if not most of the reasons, belong to the influence of Wartburg.

    This is really exciting! We are so grateful for your influence on such a diverse audience, Wade!

    Thanks for agreeing to put your sermons on Vimeo.  They have had a huge impact on me personally.  🙂

  8. I've been a regular echurch attendee, and normally express my sincere appreciation to Deb, Dee, and Wade for hosting this wonderful feature. It seems I neglected that this week… my bad… smile.

    Hopefully, they know I'm grateful! It's the highlight of my week, and I choose the time carefully so there are no interruptions. My son happens to be living with me now, and when he walks into my computer room, he knows I'm at church and just comes back a little later. 🙂