like the manna in the desert
just enough to be gathered
nothing extra held
the gift to be a blessing
like manna, the food God provided,
grace is not to be stored up
grace is given for a purpose
grace is to be given away
not held to become rancid
the sin of pride, of privilege
as if we are the Creator
as if what we have
was made by our hands
grace held becomes pride
rancid grace useless
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December
27, 2014
rancid
grace
Advent
book study:
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
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
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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