Children’s message 12/21/2014
contemporaneous notes
understanding time
-
asked children
how long to Christmas?
o 3 days
o is that a long time or a short time?
§ short time
-
asked son and
daughter how long to drive here from Pennsylvania?
o is that a long time or short time?
§ very long time
-
how can that
be that 3 days is a short time and 14
hours is a long time?
o It depends – on what you are doing
-
how about 9
months?
o long time
-
how about 10 days
on a donkey, when pregnant, like Mary did?
o very long time
-
when doing
something fun, time gets shorter, or seems like it
-
since creation
o getting ready for birth of Jesus
-
but salvation was
not over at his birth
o took 33 years up until Good Friday
§ reborn because of His sacrifice
-
eternity –
forever
o in heaven
o
= yesterday – is the past
= tomorrow – is the future
= Today is a gift, so we
call it a present
Lord, help us to be
present to enjoy the present, the time that we have been given by You.
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December 23,
2014
children’s
message
-
understanding
time
by Julie Hill Stites
Luke 2:1-7
(KJV)
4th
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
– “The Innkeeper”
(as
performed by Doris DeRespino
with Madison
Robinson
and Shanequa
Foss as the daughters)
Advent wreath
lighting
Prayer of
Thanksgiving –
we thank you
Lord – v6
by
Raymond A. Foss
communion
worship led by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
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Whisper” blog
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
4th
Sunday of Advent
December 21,
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
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
3rd 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
December 7,
2014
&
1st
Sunday of Advent
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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