Already Raptured

A new perspective
a new guiding,
teaching us words of joy
to think of today, and tomorrow
with God ever, evermore
Living in the kingdom
already raptured
by the blood
of our risen Lord
we are healed,
whole with Him
only waiting
for our reward

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edited November 17, 2015

Already Raptured – v9

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/already-raptured-v9.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/already-raptured-v9_17.html

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edited October 14, 2014

Already Raptured – v8

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/already-raptured-v8.html

(editing original again)

Edited November 16, 2013

Already Raptured – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/already-raptured-v7.html

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June 28, 2011

Already Raptured

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/06/already-raptured.html

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Edited November 3, 2013

Already Raptured – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/already-raptured-v6.html

Edited September 28, 2013

Already Raptured – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/already-raptured-v5.html

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Edited August 28, 2013

Already Raptured – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/already-raptured-v4.html

Edited August 28, 2013

Already Raptured – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/already-raptured-v3.html

Edited August 28, 2013

Already Raptured – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/already-raptured-v2.html

June 28, 2011

Already Raptured

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/06/already-raptured.html

Reverend Janet Wolf

http://www.hobsonumc.org/LeadServants/PastoralTeam.aspx

http://gbgm-umc.org/nwo/00so/ministry.html

Sermon, Hymn, Poem - June 23, 2011

http://loveontrial.org/pages/liturgy.html#wolf

Reverend Amy Delong

Love on Trial,

http://www.loveontrial.org/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-On-Trial/190582754298364

the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166

http://www.rmnetwork.org/amy-delong/

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John 8:1-11

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Samuel Thompson’s

http://www.facebook.com/#!/keleayon

Inclusion Essay

shared at the New England United Methodist Church

Annual Conference

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195

in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network

http://www.rmnetwork.org/

for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,

June 10, 2011

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in part inspired by conversations with

the Reverend John Makokha

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505

Riruta UMC

http://rirutaumc.org

http://www.rmnetwork.org/

Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html

Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html

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Matthew 25:31-46

The Sheep and the Goats

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Matthew 28:18-20

Great Commission

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