We see Jesus’ outrage
His demanding of justice
of restoring the Temple
to a House of God
He did not stop the whole business
the whole church enterprise
the bankers the merchants
in the Temple gates
He focused on the dove and the pigeons
the offerings bought
often with pain, with anguish
from the least, the lost of the nation
His anger was focused
on the imbalance of power
on the gatekeepers of access
of entry for the poor
Jews wanted all
to be able to worship
for all to enter in
to worship our God
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edited July 22, 2017
the doves and the pigeons – v8
(editing original)
edited December 2, 2015
the doves and the pigeons – v7
(editing original again)
edited November 3, 2015
the doves and the pigeons – v6
(merging original and version 5)
edited September 11, 2015
the doves and pigeons – v5
(merging edits to original and version 4,
then merging these edits with version 3)
edited June 22, 2015
the doves and the pigeons – v4
(editing original)
edited May 20, 2015
the doves and the pigeons – v3
(editing original and version 2)
edited April 22, 2015
A Fair Distribution – v3
(editing version 2)
edited April 21, 2015
To care for the homeless – v2
July 6, 2012
To care for the homeless
edited April 21, 2015
the doves and the pigeons – v2
July 5, 2012
the doves and the pigeons
&
edited April 7, 2015
Proclaiming this text now – v5
(editing original again)
edited January 12, 2015
Proclaiming this text now – v4
(editing original again)
Edited December 21, 2013
Proclaiming this text now – v3
Edited December 1, 2013
Proclaiming this text now – v2
&
July 6, 2012
The Tables of the Vendors
July 6, 2012
Our Tables Overturned
July 6, 2012
A Plea to Their Hearts
July 6, 2012
a place of possibility
July 6, 2012
To give hope to the dreamer
July 6, 2012
Our Faith Calls Us
July 6, 2012
To Welcome the Stranger
July 6, 2012
To care for the homeless
Isaiah 61:1
Isaiah 61:1-4
Micah 6:8
the poem, “The New Colossus”
by Emma Lazarus
&
“Prophet of Hope”
by F. Richard Garland
Upper Room
for July 4, 2012
July 6, 2012
the marginalized finding welcome
July 6, 2012
Denying them God
edited July 6, 2012
“No Dove, No
Ticket – v2
July 6, 2012
No Dove, No Ticket
edited July 5, 2012
A Fair Distribution – v2
to add more oomph
July 5, 2012
A Fair Distribution
July 5, 2012
Changing title to “Christ made a statement”
July 5, 2012
Changing title to “Speak for the Poor”
Changing title to “Speak for the Poor”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/speak-for-poor.html?m=0
July 5, 2012
change title to “Give voice to the weak”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/give-voice-to-weak.html
added second verse July 5, 2012
Given voice to the weak – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/given-voice-to-weak-v2.html
July 5, 2012
Given voice to the weak – v1
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/given-voice-to-weak-v1.html
July 5, 2012
change title to “Give voice to the weak”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/give-voice-to-weak.html
added second verse July 5, 2012
Given voice to the weak – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/given-voice-to-weak-v2.html
July 5, 2012
Given voice to the weak – v1
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/given-voice-to-weak-v1.html
&
edited July 5, 2012
“the temple worship enterprise”
July 5, 2012
the temple worship enterprise
July 5, 2012
Where is Our Voice
July 5, 2012
the center of commerce
July 5, 2012
the banking industry
July 5, 2012
getting their attention
July 5, 2012
An Act of Defiance
July 5, 2012
Joining Christ’s Anger
July 5, 2012
on those complicit
July 5, 2012
A Gospel Mandate
July 5, 2012
Shout No to Power
July 5, 2012
No Insurance
July 5, 2012
Economic Justice
July 5, 2012
Citizens United
July 5, 2012
Silent in Our Comfort
July 5, 2012
A Call to Action
July 5, 2012
a herd of thousands
July 4, 2012 and July 5, 2012
Growing in Preaching
&
June 10, 2012
Proclaiming this text now
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,
including one long-time Methodist who probably was
thinking of John Wesley’s words, “Make all you can, save all you can, give all
you can.”
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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