Sunday, December 14, 2014

children's sermon, "an Open House in Heaven", by Pastor Ruth Foss, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, December 14, 2014

Children’s message 12/14/2014
contemporaneous notes

mystery box:

-         bulletin insert of church calendar with open house highlighted
-         all about Christmas sheet
-         coloring page of Jesus – cute baby

-         Open House - inviting people over for Christmas
o   sharing Christ with our friends and family

-         At the very first Christmas
-         there was an invitation to Jesus’ birth
o   animals
o   shepherds – invitation from the angels
§  to see Christ on his birthday
§  sort of like TeleAngel (like TeleFlora)
o   wise men – they followed the star
o   drummer boy
§  but he followed the shepherds

-         Jesus in His ministry gave invitations too
o   Come and See
o   Come, follow me
-         Jesus is God, God here on earth
-         He invited the poor, the lowly
o   like the shepherds
o   He still does
-         He did/does invite wealthy
o   but they are like the rich young man
§  He was called to give away his wealth
§  He couldn’t do it
§  saying – easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom…

-         We can choose to follow or not
-         We have the star within us, God’s Holy Spirit
-         We are to shine the light
-         We are to share Jesus
-         There is an Open House in heaven and we al are invited.


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December 14, 2014
Matthew 1:18-25
3rd Sunday of Advent
Advent Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
dramas by Ross Olson
sermon/message – “Joseph”
 (as performed by Raymond A. Foss who, like Joseph,
is an step-father and adoptive  father)
children’s message
– mystery box – 
-          three pieces of paper
o   calendar with announcement of open house highlighted
o   all about Christmas sheet
o   drawing sheet of Jesus – cute baby

by Pastor Ruth Foss
Advent wreath lighting
Prayer of Thanksgiving –
we thank you Lord – v4
by Raymond A. Foss
communion
worship led by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
2nd Sunday of Advent
December 14, 2014
&
2nd Sunday of Advent
Advent Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Luke 1:26-38 (KJV)
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
dramas by Ross Olson
sermon/message – “Mary”
(as performed by Shyanne Foss,
who, like Mary, is 14 years old)
children’s message
– mystery box –  spool of thread and cloth and needles
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Advent wreath lighting
Prayer of Thanksgiving –
we thank you Lord – v2
by Raymond A. Foss
communion
worship led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
2nd Sunday of Advent
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&
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Advent Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Sacred Dance Introit
Michael W. Smith’s
“Intro and Prepare Ye the Way”
from his New Hallelujah album
Advent wreath lighting
Prayer of Thanksgiving –
by Jeanie Goode
Luke 1:19-20a
children’s message
– mystery box – 
envelope with note
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
dramas by Ross Olson
sermon/message – “Angel Gabriel”
(as performed by Terry Pettengill)
worship led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
1st Sunday of Advent
November 30, 2014


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