Time to prune the branches

the old to be trimmed
some branches all together
cut, cast away,
thrown into the fire

time to prune the branches
to cut the dead out
that which saps our strength
so that the rest may grow



September 29, 2012
John 15:1-17
hymn “O Blessed Spring”
http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/FWS/2076
Annual Church Conference
led by the Reverend Doctor David Abbott
http://www.neumc.org/districts/detail/3
welcome message by Bishop Devadhar
http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=6387671&ct=7269779
and 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 27, 2012



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