Sinning before the Messiah

Sinning before the Messiah

before our risen Lord

knowing he was faithful

yet choosing the world

Sinning before our Savior

as Gomer to Hosea

our first love spurned

choosing other suitors

our choices damning

only God’s love sufficient

to redeem our brokenness

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January 8, 2013

2 Kings 14

Book of Hosea

Hosea 3:1

Hosea and Gomer

God and Man

Spirit Study,

around session 3,

“Scandalous Love”

of video series:

“A Different Kind of Christmas: Living and Giving Like Jesus”

http://www.thethoughtfulchristian.com/Products/9781426753541/a-different-kind-of-christmas-dvd-w-leader-guide.aspx

by Reverend Mike Slaughter

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=4257

and companion book,

“Christmas Is Not Your Birthday: Experience the Joy of Living and Giving like Jesus”,

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1005372

also by Reverend Mike Slaughter,

Spirit study led 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

December 30, 2012

First Sunday after Christmas

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