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Saturday, March 28, 2015

the challenge of Lent – v3

we are so separated from Jesus
from that time, that place,
from the way of the cross
the way to salvation
through His example, His life
the world so different
we truly are lost

nothing of the world
the way of the flesh
only the cross,
the hope for us
the way of Jesus
the way He showed for us
as He walked on the earth

the challenge of Lent,
why we slow down,
to feel the weight of these days
to put the pieces together,
to breathe the smoke of the burning palms
to lay our lives down, to sacrifice,
as Christ did before us

in these days walking, a journey,
trying to connect with that time
to walk barefoot on these stones,
to hear the lash and to see His blood spilled;
To truly know that this was not cheap grace
To truly know how much this grace cost
when Christ died for us.

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edited March 28, 2015
the challenge of Lent – v3

(merging edits to version 1 and version 2)
edited March 27, 2015
the challenge of Lent – v2
March 27, 2015
the challenge of Lent
&
What a Week
John 11
John 12
Matthew 21
Mark 15
Luke 23
Opening Prayer
Message, “What a Week!” (as drafted before the service)
Message, “What a Week!” (more like as preached)
Closing Prayer
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Fourth Friday of the month service at Mt. Heights Health Care Facility
worship led by Raymond A. Foss
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/
March 27, 2015
&
Mark 15:25-39
Lenten book study:
Chapter 6. “The Crucifixion”
24 Hours That Changed the World
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
&
Mark 15:15b-23
Lenten book study:
Chapter 5. “The Torture and Humiliation of the King”
24 Hours That Changed the World
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Spirit Study
March 18, 2015
Mark 15:1-15
Lenten book study:
Chapter 4. “Jesus, Barabbas, and Pilate”
24 Hours That Changed the World
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Spirit Study
March 10, 2015
Mark 14:53, 55, 61-68, 70-72
Mark 14:53-72
Lenten book study:
Chapter 3. “Condemned by the Righteous”
24 Hours That Changed the World
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Spirit Study
March 10, 2015
Spirit Study
March 3, 2015
Mark 14:26, 32-42
Mark 14:32a
Lenten book study:
Chapter 2. “Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Matthew 26:28
Exodus 24:8
Jeremiah 31:31-34
John 15:15
John 13:3-5
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Lenten book study:
Chapter 1. “The Last Supper”
24 Hours That Changed the World
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
other books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -
Not A Silent Night
&
The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus
&                                                          
“Final Words from the Cross”

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