Sermon Tone Analysis

*Understand Him through the Apostles Teaching*

*Ancient Words*

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*Holy words long preserved, *

*For our walk in this world, *

*They resound with God’s own heart, *

*O let the ancient words impart, *

*Words of life, Words of hope, *

*Give us strength, Help us cope, *

*In this world where’er we roam, *

*Ancient words will guide us home.*

*Holy words of our faith, *

*Handed down to this age, *

*Came to us through sacrifice, *

*O heed the faithful words of Christ, *

*Holy words long preserved, *

*For our walk in this world, *

*They resound with God’s own heart, *

*O let the ancient words impart.*

*Chorus*

*Ancient words ever true, *

*Changing me and changing you, *

*We have come with open hearts,*

*O let the ancient words impart.*

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*Experiencing Him through the Apostles Fellowship*

*Andrews words on his way to be crucified.*

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*From the **apocryphal Acts of St. Andrew*

When the apostle saw his cross at a distance, he is said to have cried out, "Hail, precious cross, that hast been consecrated by the body of my Lord, and adorned with his limbs as with rich jewels.

I come to thee exulting and glad: receive me with joy into thy arms.

O good cross, that hast received beauty from our Lord's limbs; I have ardently loved thee; long have I desired and sought thee: now thou art found by me, and art made ready for my longing soul; receive me into thy arms, taking me from among men, and present me to my master; that he who redeemed me on thee, may receive me by thee."

What's more, public prayers taught them a lot about what private prayers were about.

In public :

* they prayed when they didn't want to pray or didn't feel like praying;

* they prayed when they had trouble concentrating on praying;

* they prayed when they weren't prepared for it;

* they prayed the Word by drawing their liturgies and readings from the Scriptures;

* they prayed for (and with!) those they were in conflict with;

* they prayed about people and things that they wouldn't have thought to pray for or would have forgotten to pray for.

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