Sunday, October 16, 2011

Pooled their resources

the first church, together
one body, one journey
a life together
in study, in worship
eating the common meal
sharing the prayers
pooling their resources
that none would know want
selling what they owned
worship together
focused on our Savior
doing the Master’s work


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edited January 8, 2016
Pooled their resources – v8
(merging edits to original, version 2, version 3, version 4, version 5,
version 6, and version 7)
edited October 27, 2015
Pooled their resources – v7
(editing version 5)
edited July 20, 2015
Pooled their resources – v6
(editing original)
edited July 10, 2015
Pooled their resources – v5
(editing original)
edited January 8, 2015
Pooled their resources – v4
(editing version 1 again)
Edited August 12, 2013
“Pooled their resources – v3”
Edited August 4, 2013
“Pooled their resources – v2”
October 16, 2011
“Pooled their resources”
Worship Theme: “Intentional Faith Development”
Acts 2:42-47 (The Message Bible)
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 103:1-5 (Common English Bible) (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer:
“Loving God, we thank you for this day. Thank you for
your Word that guides and sustains us. As we hear
your Word may we rejoice in your loving-kindness and goodness;
may we draw ever closer to you.
We pray for eyes to see you in the world,
ears to hear your whisper on the wind, and a heart that is
moldable in your hands. All this we pray in the
name above all names, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.”
Prayer of dedication (GBOD 2011, prepared for 10/9/2011 service)
and sermon, “Equipped for the Journey”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Passionate Worship”
Psalm 84:5-12
Psalm 84:1-4
Psalm 25:1-2a, 4-5 (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer (GBOD 2011)
A Prayer for World Communion Sunday
by Safiyah Fosua
Prayers of Dedication (GBOD 2005)
and sermon, “I Give You My Heart”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
October 2, 2011
Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost
World Communion Sunday
&
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Radical Hospitality”
Romans 15:1-7 (NRSV Bible)
Romans 15:1-13 (NRSV Bible)
James 1:22-25 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 118:28-29 (Common English Bible)(Call to Worship)
Sermon: “That’s Radical Man!”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
edited May 6, 2015
pooled resources – v3
(Editing original)
edited December 14, 2013
pooled resources – v2
April 11, 2012
pooled resources
Psalm 133
Acts 4:32-35
“The Believers Share Their Possessions”
Acts 1:4
waiting for the Spirit
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
April 9, 2012 to April 15, 2012
“Because Jesus Rose”
by Mark A. Pearson
scripture and meditation for April 11, 2012
read April 11, 2012


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1 comment:

Brian Miller said...

i think there is much we can learn from how the first church came together and pooled resources...