What tears there must be in
heaven
the anguish of our Father
because we do not love our
neighbor
hurting our brothers, our
sisters
causing them pain
only seeing differences
that let us separate, find
distinctions
pushing each other apart
failing to listen, to obey
to heed our Master’s calling
his command to each of us
to love our neighbor
not in some way conditional
but as we love ourselves
that all of us are equal
hoping that we would be one
people
the sheep of one flock
all of us together
all of us children of God
What tears there must be in
heaven
the anguish of our Father
because we do not love our
neighbors
hurting our brothers, our
sisters
causing them pain
puffing ourselves up
as if we are on our own
righteous
pushing them away
ostracizing the others,
saying
that they do not belong
that we somehow are worthy
of grace
and they should be cast out
that we would judge one
another
forgetting our own sin
that we are not following
his teaching
to love one another
as he himself loved us
dying in our place
that we may come before our
king
Edited October 27, 2013
“Tears in Heaven – v4”
Edited August 21, 2013
“Tears in Heaven – v3”
Edited August 16, 2013
“Tears in Heaven – v2”
July 31, 2010
“Tears in Heaven”
When Christians Get it Wrong trailer
Abington Books
by Adam Hamilton
&
my comment posted to this post:
“This is a very powerful message and one that needs
repeating. We as Christian deny Christ when we do not live out the Great
Commission by creating barriers, stumbling blocks to Christ. We must be sowing
joy, not judgment, love not division, hope not condemnation, agape love not the
values of the world. Only in this are we fulfilling our call, using our gifts
for God's glory.”
&
Matthew 5-7
Sermon on the Mount
&
Matthew 25:31-46
the Judgment
&
Luke 12:13-21
Colossians 3:1-4
Psalm 107:1-3 (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer:
“Eternal God, we have come this day to be with you,
to talk with you, to listen to you, to hear your voice,
to rest in your embrace. Help us to put aside the worries
we have, even if only for this time with you, so that
we may be wholly yours. In Jesus name. Amen”
Worship Theme: “Sharing our blessings”
and sermon, “It’s Nice to Share. . . ”
Pastor
Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
August 1, 2010
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
&
Matthew 13:1-11; 24-30
“Waste and Grace”,
by Rev. Frank Gulinello, Jr.
“ Jesus’ parable of the Sower focuses on the scattering
of the seed.
No matter what kind of ground it falls upon, whether
hardpan or
deep rich soil, God will have a harvest yielding a
hundred fold.
So, scattering the seed aimlessly is not wasteful in
God’s economy.”
Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH
August 1, 2010
&
Isaiah 43:18-21
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the congregation,
speaking the words of God)
John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”
and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing
Lives”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 11, 2010
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
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