"The Calling of Matthew" -- The Latest Sunday Afternoon Service (With Links to the Music)

The subject under review in last Sunday afternoon's lesson at Aksarben Village Senior Living was the ironic, even audacious, calling of Matthew the tax collector to become one of Jesus' disciples...and the equally audacious response to that most gracious invitation.

In addition to the 15-minute sermon, the prayers, and a wonderful hour of visiting over coffee, lemonade, and cookies, our afternoon service also includes three terrific video clips which feature musicians presenting some of the most theologically-sound and cherished songs of Christian history. Claire edits those video clips which she then projects onto a large screen so the residents can best enjoy them. We also have handouts that provide the hymn lyrics.

Anyhow, for those of you who have been blessed by the songs we have included in the Sunday afternoon service (as well as the short sermon), we also post the three clips (straight from YouTube and thus unedited and with ads) below.

So, first the link to the sermon.

And then the respective links to the songs we used:

"A Mighty Fortress is Our God" (Steve Green)

"The Holy City" (The Platin Tenors: Gary Bennett, Bela Mavrak, and Eric Reddet with André Rieu & his Johann Strauss Orchestra)

"This Is My Father's World" (The Collingsworth Family)