Friday, January 18, 2013

Through water we are adopted


estranged from God
by the sins, our lives
held, set apart
trapped in the world
through water we are adopted
into the family of God
dying in the waters
in rising we are restored


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January 18, 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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