Shutting things out

Shutting things out
Holding things in
stifling out joy
our hope in him
Fearful of his offer
rejecting his touch
not open to strangers
walled off in our sin


September 26, 2012
Wednesday evening worship
Mark 7:24-37
September 12, 2012
Theme: Healing Inhibitions
4th of a new Worship series, “On the Mend: Healing What Ails Us”
quote from Henry Drummond
and main slide “Hurting/ Being Hurt”
following on sermon series: “A Place to Call Home”
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by Pastor Ruth Foss
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http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
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Suncook, NH
September 26, 2012
&
Wednesday evening worship
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
September 12, 2012
Theme: Healing Intentions
2nd of a new Worship series, “On the Mend: Healing What Ails Us”
quote from Henry Drummond
and main slide “Hurting/ Being Hurt”
following on sermon series: “A Place to Call Home”
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by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
September 12, 2012
&
Wednesday evening worship
September 5, 2012
Scripture: Mark 7:34-35
Malachi 4:1
Theme: Introduction
1st of a new Worship series, “On the Mend: Healing What Ails Us”
and main slide “”Heart with Band-Aid
following on sermon series: “A Place to Call Home”
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by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
September 5, 2012


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