A growing time

Painful as it may be
May this be a growing time
Coming to know you more fully
To more fully follow Christ
To follow his example
Taking up the towel
To be my neighbor’s servant
Offering them your love
Speaking plainly, boldly
Of the grace you poured out
Sending your son down from heaven
Paying the awful cost

Nothing else matters
Save for the love we have inside
The hope of the ages
In the person of Christ
Only through the gate
Through his body and his blood
Are we able to see the Father
Through the gate of the cross
Leading us to heaven
If our walk is true
Yoked with our Savior
Until our walk here is through.

July 19, 2011
Luke 15:1-2
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
“This man (Jesus) welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Galatians 5:22-23 (GOD’s WORD Translation)
Psalm 92:1-2 (GOD’s WORD Translation)(Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “What kind of people did Jesus hang with?”
and sermon: “When Christians Are Un-Christian”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 17, 2011
Sixth Sunday of Pentecost
&
church sign, “Hanging Out with Jesus”
July 17, 2011
&
Sermon series by the Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://adamhamilton.cor.org/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/RevAdamHamilton
http://www.abingdonpress.com/adamhamilton/forms/default.aspx?pageid=554&id=106
“When Christians Get It Wrong”
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Rev-Hamilton-When-Christians-Get-It-Wrong-1298797.htm
http://www.abingdonpress.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=6223
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEp5aGSwUmY


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