Friday, March 27, 2015

saying no to the madness – v2

We can change this
what this season have become
by our choices, our decisions;
saying no to the madness
to the sin of excess
forgetting Christmas
in the blur of shopping
for things we don’t need

Black Friday consuming,
part of Thanksgiving,
taking our focus
off of the Christ;
We can change this
by our choices, our decisions;
saying no to the madness
to the sin of excess

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edited March 27, 2015
saying no to the madness – v2

December 4, 2014
saying no to the madness
December 3, 2014
Good News of Great Joy
December 3, 2014
a stampede of shoppers
December 3, 2014
Like a herd of cattle
December 1, 2014
The Crush of Christmas
Advent book study:
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
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
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
&
December 14, 2012
We have lost Christmas
Spirit Study,
around session 2,
“Giving Up on Perfect”
of video series:
“A Different Kind of Christmas: Living and Giving Like Jesus”
by Reverend Mike Slaughter
and companion book,
“Christmas Is Not Your Birthday: Experience the Joy of Living and Giving like Jesus”,
also by Reverend Mike Slaughter,
led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
December 9, 2012
Second Sunday of Advent
&
Worship Theme: “I Believe in the Love/ Peace”
Luke 3:1-6 (English Standard Version Bible)
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
Malachi 3:1-4 (Common English Bible)
Philippians 1:3-11 (Contemporary English Version Bible)
and sermon – “True Love”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
December 9, 2012
Second Sunday of Advent
&
November 28, 2010
Turn to Bethlehem
Romans 13:11-14
Isaiah 2:1-5
Worship Theme: “Hope”
and sermon, “The Reason for the Season”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 28, 2010
First Sunday of Advent

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