God is our Father
Christ our Risen Brother.
The Church is our Mother
nurturing us here on earth.
Bound together, communion,
by the commands of the Living God;
We are guiding by the Spirit
until we are gathered home.
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edited July 16, 2015
The Church as Our Mother – v3
(editing version 2)
Edited November 16, 2013
The Church as our Mother – v2
June 23, 2012
3:05pm
The Church as our Mother
Luke 10:25-27
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
Luke 10:25-37
The Good Samaritan
&
John 13:34-35
&
United Methodist position on homosexuality
&
United Methodist Book of Discipline
Human Sexuality
calling homosexuality “incompatible with Christian
teaching”
&
Letter From a Holy Friend or Why I've Lost Patience
with the United Methodist Church
&
Mark 3:31-35 (The Message Bible)
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
1 Samuel 16:14-23 (NRSV Bible)
David Plays the Lyre for Saul
Worship Theme: “Family”
Call to Worship (Abington Worship 2012)
Unison Prayer (Abington Worship 2012)
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD 2012, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1)
Offertory, Hymn, “They will know we are Christians” (UMH
#402)
Hymn, “We are Called” (TFWS #2172)(Micah 6:8)
and sermon, “You Need Two Families”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
June 10, 2012
Second Sunday of Kingdomtide
&
Mark 11:15-19
Jesus cleansing the Temple
sermon by Ziegler Award winner,
Reverend Gary Richards
speaking of the Methodist Movement as a
Resistance Movement,
something that made some people very uncomfortable
Annual Conference
New England United Methodist Church
led by Bishop Peter Weaver
&
Mark 2:22
presentation by NEUMC delegates
to General Conference 2012
Annual Conference
New England United Methodist Church
led by Bishop Peter Weaver
June 6, 2012 to June 9, 2012
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