Even
then, in the midst of my sin,
away
from the congregation, the body
out
in the world, the flesh
God
was there with me still
calling,
with authority, to me
God’s
Spirit begging, crying, “Don’t!
Be
faithful; turn from your sin.”
God
is there when I refused
to
heed Your words
going
my own way, selfish, in sin
Mindful,
aware that I was wrong
yet
choosing to disobey
freedom
run amuck
no
boundaries, bad choices;
I
was lost in excess, my sin
Disobeying
my Savior
who
died on the cross
as
if I was driving another nail
taunting
my Savior, the Christ,
like
the others, spitting into God’s face
===
edited December 4, 2014
When I refuse to heed your words – v12
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/when-i-refuse-to-heed-your-words-v9.html
(editing version 9)
edited October
14, 2014
“When I refuse
to heed your words – v11
(editing
original again)
edited January
11, 2014
“When I refuse
to heed your words – v10”
(editing
version 2)
&
Edited
December 7, 2013
When
I refuse to heed your words – v9
(editing
original again)
&
Edited December 7, 2013
Welcoming Christ – v10
(editing original version again)
&
Edited December 7, 2013
A time to come together – v5
(editing original version again)
written after the conviction of Rev. Frank Schaefer
&
Edited
November 28, 2013
When
I refused to heed your words – v8
(editing
original again)
(Thanksgiving
Day)
after
judgment against Rev. Frank Schaefer
&
Edited November 15, 2013
Welcoming Christ – v9
(editing original again)
&
“Methodist Pastor Frank Schaefer Faces Trial for Son's
Gay Wedding”
&
Edited September 28, 2013
“When I refuse to heed your words – v7”
(editing version 2)
Edited September 24, 2013
“When I refuse to heed your words – v6”
Edited September 21, 2013
“When I refuse to heed your words – v4”
Edited
September 21, 2013
“When
I refuse to heed your words – v5”
Edited
September 13, 2013
When
I refuse to heed your words – v3
(editing
original again)
Edited
February 8, 2013
“When
I refuse to heed your words – v2”
January
28, 2012
“When
I refuse to heed your words”
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 27, 2012
read January 27, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 26, 2012
read January 26, 2012
&
John
8:1-11
&
Samuel
Thompson’s
Inclusion
Essay
shared
at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual
Conference
in
response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
for essays describing, “My
vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend
Amy DeLong,
which begins on June 20, 2011
&
in part inspired by
conversations with
the
Reverend John Makokha
Riruta
UMC
Other
Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children
of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew
25:31-46
The
Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20
Great
Commission
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