holding her baby
in the quiet of the stable
not a silent night
but all was calm
all was bright
after the star,
the shepherds,
after his noisy birth
a silent night, rest
fell down upon her
holding her baby
the Messiah long-foretold
the One sent to save us
the living Son of God
=====
December
30, 2014
holding
her baby
Advent
book study:
Luke
2:1-7
the
birth of Jesus
Chapter
4: “It was Not a Silent Night”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit
study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Luke
1:26-33
Mary
at the Annunciation,
the
visitation of the angel Gabriel
Chapter
4: “Mary, Full of Grace”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit
study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Luke
2:41-51
Jesus
at age 12 in the Temple
Chapter
3: “Amazed, Astounded, and Astonished”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit
study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Luke
2:33-35
prophecy
of Simeon
Chapter
2: “The Piercing of Mary’s Soul”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit
study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
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)
worship led by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
2nd
Sunday of Advent
December 7,
2014
&
Acts
1:8-14
referenced
article about Black Friday death in 2008
(and
website for Black Friday Deaths - http://blackfridaydeathcount.com/)
Introduction
and
Chapter
1. “Beginning with the End”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit
study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
earlier
books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -
The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus
&
“Final Words from the
Cross”
&
“24 Hours That Changed the World”
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