these men have been blessed
commissioned by the Spirit
to share the message
of Jesus the Christ
This is the fulfillment
of what Christ promised
the Counselor upon them
giving them voice
This is the fulfillment
of what Joel had prophesied
the visions, the speech
the power in their words
Don’t be frightened oh people
listen with your ears
and believe with your heart
the message of Jesus
shared in your tongue
every tribe, every nation
all people of the earth
May 27, 2012
Acts 2:1-17 (The Message Bible)
Pentecost
Joel 2:28-29
Ezekiel 37:1-14 (NRSV Bible)
The Valley of Dry Bones
John 15:26-27 (NRSV Bible)
John 16:8-14 (NRSV Bible)
Worship Theme: “The Witness of the Holy Spirit”
Call to Worship (Psalm 104:31-44 Common English Bible)
Unison Prayer
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD 2012 Acts 2:1-21)
and sermon, “Fire in the hole!”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/05/sermon-fire-in-hole-by-pastor-ruth-foss.html
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 27, 2012
Pentecost Sunday
&
John 17:6-19 (The Message Bible)
John 17:11b-19
1 John 5:9-13 (NRSV)
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 (NRSV)
Worship Theme: “The Church Prepares for Ministry in the World”
Call to Worship (Psalm 47:1, 6)
Unison Prayer (Abington Worship 2012)
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD Psalm 1)
and sermon, “One, Two, Three . . . Go!”
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/onetwothreego
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/05/sermon-onetwothreego-by-pastor-ruth.html
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 20, 2012
Seventh Sunday of Eastertide
Ascension Sunday
&
John 15:9-17 (Common English Bible)
Acts 10:44-48a (NRSV)
1 John 5:1-5 (NRSV)
Worship Theme: “That’s What You Call Love”
Call to Worship (Psalm 66:1-2, 4)
Unison Prayer (Worship Sourcebook ©2004)
as we all bowed our heads during the pastoral prayer
pastoral prayer
prayer before offering
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD 2012, John 17:6-9)
Hymn, “They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love” (TFWS #2223)
(John 13:34-35; Ephesians 4:4-6)
and sermon, “I Wanna Know What Love Is”
(with nod to Foreigner, acknowledgement of division
at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference on the issue of
same-sex marriage and ordination of gay clergy,
and the announcement this week that President Obama
believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry)
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 13, 2012
Sixth Sunday of Eastertide
Mother’s Day
&
John 15:1-8 (Common English Bible)
Acts 8:26-40 (NRSV)
1 John 4:7-12 (NRSV)
Worship Theme: “Life in Christ”
Call to Worship
Unison Prayer
Prayer of Dedication (Acts 8:26-40)
and sermon, “Piety and Production?”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 6, 2012
Fifth Sunday of Eastertide
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