No longer kindling
sitting in the pews
in our locked rooms
waiting for a spark
for the Spirit to come
Fired by the flames
the timid disciples changed
empowered, emboldened
to go in Jesus’ name
Able to go to the ends of
the earth
messengers of His love
Going as we were called
guided from within
the Spirit telling us where
to go
to be silent in our walk
listening for the voice of
God
glowing with the Spirit
the fire burning within
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edited June 12, 2014
Fired by the Flames – v3
(editing original again)
edited June 6, 2014
Fired by the Flames – v2
May 21, 2010
Fired by the Flames
Luke 7:18-22
Acts 2:1-8
Worship Theme: “Doing a Dangerous Thing”
and sermon, “A Lesson From a Motorcycle Shop”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 23, 2010
Pentecost Sunday
and
quote attributed to Corrie ten Bloom,
“I have a
glove here in my hand. The glove cannot
do anything by itself, but when my hand is in it, it can do many things. True, it is not the glove, but my hand in the
glove that acts. We are gloves. It is the Holy Spirit in us who is the hand,
who does the job. We have to make room
for the hand so that every finger is filled.”
&
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Genesis 2:4b-25
the tension between the two traditions
giving us two creation stories
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Jeremiah 18:1-4
&
via email conversation 12/4/09
with artist and teacher
Carol Childress,
author of blog, “Choosing Joy”,
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