The
deliberate inversion, flipping,
of
the standard order, the way of the world
whom
Christ defined as blessed, happy
those
who now are cursed,
shunned
now, ostracized,
in
our culture, in society.
Shocking
us, off our pins, our understanding,
forcing
us to reconsider, to adjust,
stopping
to read these words more deeply
how
we live, in our freedom,
as
Christ’s followers, as believers,
claiming
His kinship
as
beloved children of God
Do
we measure up, truly,
are
we faithful, really,
able
to claim these blessings
in
our nation, as a people;
on
this day of our freedom, our independence,
flinging
off the yoke of their oppression
taking
on the mantle of these saints
those
who walked before us
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edited March 19, 2015
Shocking Us – v4
edited March 14, 2015
Shocking Us – v3
(merging edits to original
and version 2)
edited February 14, 2015
Shocking Us – v2
July 4, 2010
Shocking Us
edited March 13, 2015
Not to power but to mercy
– v2
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July 11, 2010
Flawed in Our Selfishness
Isaiah 43:18-21
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the
congregation,
speaking the words of God)
John 13:34-35 (Call to
Worship)
Worship Theme: “Church is a verb,
not a noun.”
and sermon, “Changing the
Dictionary, Changing Lives”
by Reverend Huntley
Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
July 11, 2010
Seventh Sunday after
Pentecost
&
July 8, 2010
Truer Blessing
Luke 10:29-37
Luke 10:25-28
Luke 10:25-37
The Good Samaritan
&
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Alive Now Daily
Reflections
for July 5, 2010 to July
11, 2010
by Nancy Ferguson (You
can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
for July 7, 2010
July 7, 2010
&
July 4, 2010
Oppression Still
July 4, 2010
Free to be Yoked with You
July 4, 2010
Free to Serve You
July 3, 2010
Guided in Our Freedom
July 3, 2010
Living in Our Freedom
July 3, 2010
Our Sense of Freedom
July 3, 2010
Which freedoms do we value
July 4, 2010
The Responsibility of
Freedom
Alive Now Daily
Reflections
for June 28, 2010 to July
4, 2010
by Nancy Ferguson (You
can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
for July 4, 2010, read
July 4, 2010
&
2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30
Luke 10:16-20
Galatians 6:7-10
Psalm 36:5-10 (United
Methodist Hymnal #771)
Worship Theme: “The high cost of
freedom”
and sermon, “The Cost of
Freedom”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
July 4, 2010
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July 4, 2010
Shocking Us
July 4, 2010
The Pursuit of Blessedness
July 4, 2010
The Pursuit of True
Happiness
July 4, 2010
A Christian Manifesto
July 3, 2010
written as a series of
poems:
Not to power but to mercy
-
“Not to the proud but to the humble”
Matthew 5:3
-
Not to the full
but to the empty”
Matthew 5:4
-
“Not to the
joyful but to those who sorrow”
Matthew 5:5
-
“Not to the proud
but to the humble”
Matthew 5:6
-
Not to the silent
but to the gadflies”
Matthew 5:7
-
“Not to power but
to mercy”
Matthew 5:8
-
“Not to the world
but to the creator”
Matthew 5:9
-
“Not to war but
to peace”
Matthew 5:10
-
Not to the Timid
but to the persecuted”
Matthew 5:11
-
Not to be praised
but to be ridiculed”
July 3, 2010
Radically Different
July 3, 2010
Challenging Our
Understanding
July 3, 2010
Changing Our Perspective
July 3, 2010
Our Happiness Recast
July 2, 2010
Living as a Blessing
July 2, 2010
These words of Christ
July 2, 2010
Beatitudes on the Fourth
July 2, 2010
Our Happiness
Matthew 5:1-13
Beatitudes
and email, “Notes from
Peter” (Hey)
received July 1, 2010
“This Sunday my sermon is
titled
“Pursuing More Than
Happiness,”
and it is based on Matthew
5:1-13.
If you have a few minutes
to read
this passage of scripture
prior to attending the service,
you might get a little
more out of the sermon.
In this sermon, I want to
challenge us all
to live with greater
intentionality and to find
deeper levels of meaning
for our lives. Instant
gratification can be the
enemy of faithful living.
Intentionality is the path
to blessedness.”
Wesley United Methodist
Church
Concord, NH
July 4, 2010
Independence Day
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