Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Death is not the Final Word



darkness stalks the land
chaos, confusion, sadness
hurting from the bombing
sudden, huge explosions
life not making sense
feeling a distance from God
wanting answers, direction
feeling loss somehow

but there is Easter
death is not the final word
life is reborn, rising with Jesus
we are set free by the empty tomb
there is Easter, joy in heaven
the Lamb seated upon the throne
there is praise, songs in heaven
the earth joins in that song

we are confident yet
even the midst of such evil
the darkness has not won
the victory is in Jesus
we will rise from the ashes
the confusion, the sorrow
we will run on new legs
we will follow our Master


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Edited April 24, 2013
“Death is not the Final Word”
Edited April 24, 2013
“death was not the final word – v2”
April 23, 2013
“death was not the final word”
video of Epilogue
Suncook United Methodist Church
April 21, 2013
&
pages 159-167
 “Epilogue: Your Defining Story”
third book in a series of books -
“The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus”
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
read 2/23/2012
&        
“Final Words from the Cross”
&
24 Hours That Changed the World
&           
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH              
Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH              
April 21, 2013
&
“in times of great trouble – v2”,
merging two poems together
April 23, 2013
“in times of great trouble”
“God is our refuge”
Worship Theme: “Does God still care?”
Psalm 23 (KJV)
Psalm 46:1-3 (CEB)
Isaiah 40:26-31 (CEB)
Call to Worship
Unison Prayer (Worship & Song 2011)
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD April 2013)
Message for Children
Isaiah 66:13

and sermon “Where is God. . . ?”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 21, 2013
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Eastertide
First Sunday after the Boston Marathon bombing

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