Monday, November 10, 2014

the gift

in the singular
One gift
for the kingdom
One gift
to be used in service
One gift
offered to God
many talents,
One gift
many gifts from God
but One gift to share

the one gift special
the gift more than the others
to be given to God
in His service
the gift that is different
given to us to witness
a light we have been gifted
for the world
not to be hidden, to be mingled,
with the other gifts given
One gift to share

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edited November 10, 2014
the gift

November 10, 2014
One Gift
1 Peter 4:10 (CEV)
very specific in that we have a “gift” to share, not “gifts”
written at 2014 Church Conference
Rev. Ellen Cleaves
Limestone United Methodist Church
and
Rev. Sue Brown
Mars Hill United Methodist Church
and
Rev. Chris Dare
Grant Memorial United Methodist Church
Presque Isle, ME
November 9, 2014
&
November 9, 2014
I accept Christ
Paragraph 202
of 2012 United Methodist Book of Discipline
written at 2014 Church Conference
Rev. Dr. Tom Bentum
Bessie Gray Memorial United Methodist Church
Caribou, ME
November 9, 2014
&
edited October 30, 2014
I confess Jesus Christ – v2
October 30, 2014
I confess Jesus Christ
Paragraph 202 of
2012 United Methodist Book of Discipline
Annual Charge Conference/ Church Conference
Mapleton United Methodist Church
Lidstone Memorial United Methodist Church (Washburn, ME)
Rev. Dot Matson
led by the Reverend Doctor Pat MacHugh
Northern Maine District
Washburn, ME
October 29, 2014

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