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Category: Opening Prayers

Becoming What We Behold

CMM, Cape Town / January 18, 2026January 20, 2026 / Epiphany, Opening Prayers, Scriptures, Sermons

2026 01 18 Sunday Sermon

Sikawu Makubalo: Becoming What We Behold
[Isaiah 49:1-7; John 1:29-42]
Opening Prayers by Colin Doyle.
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice by Jacqui Couper.

Godly Leadership

CMM, Cape Town / January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 / Baptism of Jesus, Epiphany, Opening Prayers, Prayers for Peace, Hope & Justice, Scriptures, Sermons

2026 01 11 Sunday Sermon

Pete Grassow: Godly Leadership
[Isaiah 42:1-9; John 1:29-34]
Opening Prayers by Carolin Gomulia
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice – Audio & PDF – Rob Minnie

An Invitation To Hope

CMM, Cape Town / November 30, 2025December 3, 2025 / Advent - Hope, Opening Prayers, Sermons

2025 11 30 Sunday Sermon:
First Sunday in Advent: Hope

Sikawu Makubalo: An Invitation to Hope
[Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 24:36-44]
Opening Prayers by Heather Hill.

God of the Living

CMM, Cape Town / November 9, 2025 / Opening Prayers, Ordinary Days of the Spirit, Sermons

2025 11 09 Sunday Sermon

Sikawu Makubalo: God of the Living
[Haggai 1:15b-2:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17; Luke 20:27-38]
Opening Prayers by Rob Minnie.

Stop Performing for God

CMM, Cape Town / October 26, 2025 / Opening Prayers, Ordinary Days of the Spirit, Sermons

2025 10 26 Sunday Sermon

Sikawu Makubalo: Stop Performing for God
[Luke 18:9-14]
Opening Prayers by Jacqui Couper.

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Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice.

Resilient Faith as Resistance

CMM, Cape Town / September 28, 2025September 30, 2025 / Opening Prayers, Ordinary Days of the Spirit, Prayers for Peace, Hope & Justice, Season of Creation, Sermons, Videos

Sunday Sermon: 28 09 2025

Sikawu Makubalo: Resilient Faith as Resistance
[Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15]
Opening Prayers by Ruth Leverton.
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice by Jacqui Couper.
Video: Where We Used to Pray:
The Buitenkant Street Methodist Church – District Six Museum.

Lost and Found

CMM, Cape Town / September 14, 2025September 18, 2025 / Opening Prayers, Ordinary Days of the Spirit, Prayers for Peace, Hope & Justice, Season of Creation, Sermons

2025 09 14 Sunday Sermon

David Newby: Lost and Found
[1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10]
Opening Prayers by Peter Storey.
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice by Rose-Anne Reynolds.

All in All

CMM, Cape Town / August 31, 2025September 19, 2025 / Opening Prayers, Ordinary Days of the Spirit, Prayers for Peace, Hope & Justice, Sermons

2025 08 31 Sunday Sermon

Sikawu Makubalo: All in All
[Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14]
Opening Prayers by Colin Doyle.
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice by Yvette Rogers. (Audio)

 

The Urgency of Liberation

CMM, Cape Town / August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 / Opening Prayers, Ordinary Days of the Spirit, Prayers for Peace, Hope & Justice, Sermons

2025 08 24 Sunday Sermon

Sikawu Makubalo: The Urgency of Liberation: Healing Cannot Wait
[Psalm 71:1-6; Luke 13:10-17]
Opening Prayers by Heather Hill.
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice by Rob Minnie.

healing

Fearless and Ready

CMM, Cape Town / August 10, 2025August 12, 2025 / Opening Prayers, Ordinary Days of the Spirit, Prayers for Peace, Hope & Justice, Sermons

2025 08 10 Sunday Sermon

Sikawu Makubalo: Fearless & Ready: Living for the Kingdom
[Isaiah 1:1, 10-20; Luke 12:32-40]

Opening Prayers by Jacqui Couper.
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice by Jane Lawrence.

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CHURCH:
cnr. Longmarket & Burg Streets
Cape Town

OFFICE:
46 Church Street, Cape Town

Contact us via:
Email: welcome@cmm.org.za
Telephone: +27 (0)21 422 2744

Lectionary Readings

Lectionary Readings

To access pamphlet, click on image.
Copies are available in the sanctuary.

EPIPHANY
25 JANUARY
Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-9
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23

1 FEBRUARY
Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12

8 FEBRUARY
Isaiah 58:1-9a, (9b-12)
Psalm 112:1-9, (10)
1 Corinthians 2:1-12, (13-16)
Matthew 5:13-20

15 FEBRUARY (Transfiguration Sunday)
Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2 OR
Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:16-21
Matthew 17:1-9

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