Monday, April 08, 2013

praying with Jesus

Matthew rising
praying with Jesus
the words he had spoken
in secret, in the temple

rising from his bench
sitting at his table
collecting Rome’s taxes
knowing he was a sinner

Called by Christ
following the shepherd
the tears of a sinner
when he was forgiven


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edited April 8, 2013
“praying with Jesus”
April 7, 2013
“tears of a sinner”
video and
Spirit Study
April 7, 2013
&
Matthew 9:9-13
Luke 5:27-33
The calling of Matthew
Luke 18:9-14
The Tax Collector and the Pharisee
and The Bible miniseries, merging the two stories x
The Christian Post article about episode 4 of The Bible miniseries:
&
pages 115-117
Chapter 5,
“Sinners, Outcasts, and the Poor”
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 7, 2013


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