If we were true
to our faith
if we were
honest
consistent, justice
freedom for all
our hope would
be in action
not just a dream
seeking justice,
consistent
all would be
free
Edited
August 6, 2013
“If
we were honest”
Edited
August 6, 2013
“If
we were Christians – v2”
February
20, 2011
“If
we were Christians”
Matthew
5:38-48 (The Message Bible)
Love
Your Enemies
Psalm
119:33-40 (God’s Word Translation)
Leviticus
19:9-18 (The Message Bible)
Psalm
25:8-10 (God’s Word Translation)(Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy
30:15-20 (New Living Translation)
Prayer
of Adoration (UMBOW #461)
Prayer
of Dedication (GBOD)
James
4:8 (“Just a Closer Walk with Thee (The Faith We Sing #2158)
Luke
2:29 (“Go Now in Peace”, UMH #665)
Worship
Theme: “God’s law versus Human Law”
and
sermon, “Mercy versus Retribution”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
February
20, 2011
Seventh
Sunday after Epiphany
&
on
the transformations since the beginning of January -
all
the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya,
Jordan,
Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially
the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February
11, 2011
&
and
the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus
the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February
18, 2011
&
hearing
claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in
a news conference that when history books tell it
we
will be seen as being on the right side of history
in
how the United States responded
&
Post
on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“Our
Revolution was like Wikipedia”
February
14, 2011
&
Post
on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero
because everyone was a hero.”
February
13, 2011
and
see
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February
3, 2011)
by
Safiyah Fosua
&
Matthew
5:21-37 (Common English Bible)
Law
of murder
Law
of adultery
Law
of Divorce
Law
of Oaths
Matthew
5:17 (Common English Bible)
Deuteronomy
30:15-20 (New Living Translation)
Psalm
18:1-3, 46 (God’s Word Translation) (Call to Worship)
Prayer
of Invocation
Prayer
of Dedication
Exodus
16:13-15, Psalm 34:8, John 4:10, 1 Corinthians 5:8
(Centering
Hymn: “All Who Hunger”, The Faith We Sing #2126)
Romans
14:7
(Lord,
Speak To Me”, United Methodist Hymnal #463)
Acts
2:42
(“Let
Us Break Bread Together”, United Methodist Hymnal #618)
Isaiah
55:1, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 11:28
(“You
Who Are Thirsty”, The Faith We Sing #2132)
1
John 1:7
(“Trust
and Obey”, United Methodist Hymnal #467)
Worship
Theme: “God gives life . . . sin gives death”
and
sermon, “A Life or Death Situation
(Aka
. . . A fine line between Heaven and Hell)”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
February
13, 2011
Sixth
Sunday after Epiphany
&
Matthew
5:13-20 (NRSV)
(and
Matthew 5:1-12, Beatitudes)
John
6:51 (Call to Worship)
Isaiah
58.6-12 (NRSV)
John
13:34-35 and Ephesians 4:4-6
(“They'll
Know We Are Christians by Our Love”, The Faith We Sing #2223)
Micah
6:8
(“We
Are Called”, The Faith We Sing #2172)
Call
to Worship (John 6:51)
Prayer
of Confession
Prayer
of Dedication
Worship
Theme: “A Meal for All People”
and
sermon, “Salty
Christians”
by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
February
6, 2011
Fifth
Sunday after Epiphany
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