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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

sprinkled with water




  rain falling on me,
  on my papers
  the pastor joining us
  walking between the pews
  sprinkled with water
  intoning the words,
  to remember,
  our baptism, rebirth
  our adoption into the kingdom
  rising with Christ, with our brother
  to do our Father’s work
   
   
   
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  January 16, 2013
  Baptism of the Lord Sunday
  Luke 3:15-17 (Common English Bible)
  Luke 3:21-22 (The Message Bible)
  Isaiah 43:1-7 (God’s Word Bible)
  Acts 8:14-17 (God’s Word Bible)
  Worship Theme: “The Holy Spirit and Our Baptism”
  Call to Worship
  Congregational Collect (Lectionary Worship Aids / Series IX, Cycle C  © 2013)
  Prayer of Dedication (GBOD © 2031, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
  and sermon – “God’s Grace Through Water”
  by Pastor Ruth Foss
  A Handmaiden of the Lord
  Suncook United Methodist Church
  Suncook, NH
  January 13, 2013
  Baptism of the Lord Sunday
   
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