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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

was it a carpenter’s hands

was it a carpenter’s hands
the first to touch the Christ
as Mary gave birth
to her baby boy

alone with Joseph
strangers in his hometown
no room for them
no family, no friends

was it a carpenter’s hands
the first to hold Jesus
to hold the Savior
of the whole world.

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December 31, 2014
was it a carpenter’s hands

Advent book study:
Luke 2:1-7
the birth of Jesus
Chapter 4: “It was Not a Silent Night”
Not A Silent Night
http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827
http://www.facebook.com/RevAdamHamilton
https://twitter.com/RevAdamHamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com
sermon blog
http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
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…”
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1417377248./605547519551607/
Luke 1:26-38 (KJV)
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/
dramas by Ross Olson
http://rossolson.org/
sermon/message – “Mary”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/mary.html
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/a.176724582433905.31513.174161846023512/611965572243135
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/sermon-advent-drama-mary-by-ross-olson.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/541653909874696192
(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
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/nyregion/30walmart.html?_r=0
(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
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1104578
&        
“Final Words from the Cross”
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426746802
&
“24 Hours That Changed the World”
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652

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