God blesses us all
with God’s gift of salvation,
a free gift to all;
but God lifts up the lowly.
God brings down the mighty
those who are too sure of their power.
God loves the humble, the willing,
those who are giving, servants.
God blesses us all;
but God lifts up the lowly
those who the world thinks of
as lesser than themselves.
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edited July 23, 2019
God lifts up the lowly – v5
edited January 5, 2015
God lifts up the lowly – v4
(editing original again)
edited December 29, 2014
God lifts up the lowly – v3
(editing original again)
edited December 27, 2014
God lifts up the lowly – v2
December
27, 2014
God
gives grace to the humble
December 27, 2014
God lifts up the lowly
edited/merged
God favors the
lowly – v2
(merged
with God brings down the mighty)
December
27, 2014
God
humbles the proud
edited/new
December 27, 2014
God
brings down the mighty
December
27, 2014
God
favors the lowly
Advent
book study:
Luke
1:26-33
Mary
at the Annunciation,
the
visitation of the angel Gabriel
Chapter
4: “Mary, Full of Grace”
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
&
Luke
2:41-51
Jesus
at age 12 in the Temple
Chapter
3: “Amazed, Astounded, and Astonished”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit
study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Luke
2:33-35
prophecy
of Simeon
Chapter
2: “The Piercing of Mary’s Soul”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit
study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
2nd
Sunday of Advent
Advent Sermon
Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Luke 1:26-38
(KJV)
Voices of
Advent – “I was there…”
dramas by Ross
Olson
sermon/message
– “Mary”
(as performed
by Shyanne Foss,
who, like
Mary, is 14 years old)
worship led by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
2nd
Sunday of Advent
December 7,
2014
&
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
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”
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