An Extended Family

If church is a noun
it is an extended family
with many members
across countless generations

Wisdom passed
in the written language
the holy scriptures
words for life

Lessons shared
across the ages
truths revealed
in lives lived in faith

Going ever, ever onward
living out Christ’s command
to make disciples in his name

Growing the family
believer by believer
brothers and sisters
all of us children
children of the living God.



July 25, 2010
Colossians 2:6-10, 16-19 (The Message)
Colossians 2:6-19 (The Message)
Luke 11:9-11 (NLT)
Psalm 100:1-3 (NLT) (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing”
and sermon, “Buyer Beware”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 25, 2010
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost


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