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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Advent – v3

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Anticipating the coming of the Lord Divine made flesh Voices of angels calling Eternal love in human form Nativity, humble and mild Tell the...

Suncook United Methodist Church - Community Dinner - 12/6/08

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10% for fuel assistance
Thursday, November 27, 2008

In Thanksgiving

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In thanksgiving, we pause, we slow ourselves we gather together, family and friends, reflecting, memories rich with our collective past o...
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Suncook United Methodist Church - Greening of the Church - 11/29/08

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Join us if you can.

Little Kindnesses

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Helping others choosing, acting when we can little kindnesses, things we can do offering assistance, comfort a little bit more, to ease thei...

Wholesome Grain - revised

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That we would be such, gathered in, in the garner forever our chaff cast off, into the fire our true selves revealed, illumined, transfo...
Sunday, November 23, 2008

Embers, Burning Together

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Alone dying, the heat, the light failing embers, burning together, gathering, sharing building on the heat, the passion, the belief, the fai...
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Grain Spoiled

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Like the manna, enough provided, all he would need his daily bread, relying on the Lord Grain spoiled, in the silos, the garners useless gra...

Storing Up When We Should Give

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A foolish man, so the lectionary calls the rich man his new silos, full, bursting; but empty his life for the work, for storing up, prepar...

Wholesome Grain

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That we would be such, gathered in, in the garner forever out chaff cast off, into the fire our true selves revealed, illumined, transfo...
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Sheep, in His Pasture

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Living now, sheep, in His pasture within easy reach, the living, tender care, of the shepherd kept from harm, safe, watching over us, in our...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Make It Clear

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Make it clear, plain share the vision you are given speak so they will hear will understand God is Love! Christ is the way! He rose; He live...
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Monday, November 17, 2008

Fireproof

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My wife and I went and saw Fireproof tonight, fireproofthemovie . It came out 9/26/08. If you want to know where it is playing, go here fire...
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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Out into the Street

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Taking God’s message, his love the fact, the truth of our one true God out into the street, to the ends of the earth to bring the good news ...

Up On a Pedestal

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Sitting high, up on a pedestal Perhaps a bit out of our reach, our grasp beyond our understanding, our ken that which we value, that which w...

Upon a Pedestal

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Placed upon a pedestal that which we value, our priority, our priorities in life People or things, no matter risking to be idolized, to beco...

An Unknown God

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He preached, evangelized telling the story to the people everyone on the streets in their temple, their marketplace of ideas all that would ...

Idle Worship

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With burning zeal, the fire of Pentecost when the spirit first descended landing on the apostles, giving them power So must we be, each day,...

Extremely Religious

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He said that they were extremely religious but what did that mean, with many gods, many idols, all graven images, statues, temples, sacred p...

True Wisdom for the Wise

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A new revelation, true wisdom for the wise, the learned, the pious Paul’s message of God, of the savior, of his resurrection explaining to t...

One, Not Among Many

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A singular, actually the one God, creator, maker of heaven, of earth One, not one among many competing idols, focuses, priorities One true G...

Yellow Remaining

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Before the first snowfall long after frost covering layering the lawn, the gardens Yellow remaining newborn black-eyed Susan growing in the ...

With Burning Zeal

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Worshipping you with burning zeal so is our prayer this morning our collective prayer of praise centering our hearts together that we would ...

All He Gave for Us

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All he gave, for us, heavenly living, for a manger bed, angels at his beck and call for sheep, for the lowing cows Servanthood, temptation, ...

Reminders of All He Gave for Us

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The bread, the wine, the cross before us on the altar, that cross, the stained glass reminders, with the words of scripture open too on his ...

The Cup of Sacrifice

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The bitter cup, more bitter than hemlock, the cup of sacrifice lifted to his lips, an act of obedience of his free will, given over to the m...

The Cup of Servanthood

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Lifting his cup, the cup of servanthood taking on his yoke, our cross lifting him up, carrying his cross with him taking on his work, his mi...

Guests of the King

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We are all invited to be guests of the king to enter into the banquet hall for the wedding of the son We are all invited, by the slaves of t...

Guests at the Banquet

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Slaves, guests of the king guests at the royal banquet the wedding feast of the son Our names not found on the original guest list invi...

Slaves to God

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You and me, his messengers, his servants, slaves to God bringing his invitation that the feast is ready the wedding about to begin whil...
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Slaves

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Not merely servants, slaves to the king messengers of his invitation to the banquet prepared Offering welcome to all into his house to...
Sunday, November 09, 2008

The Same Spirit

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The same God, the same Savior, the same Spirit descending on the Christ, on the apostles, on Cornelius on all believers, down through the pa...

Trouble Among the Saved

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There was trouble among the saved that needed a meeting to resolve they gathered together to witness to argue and ponder his call They told ...

Knocking Down Barriers

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With God’s visions, his guidance the early saints, the patriarchs of the new way saw the barriers knocked down, the faith become one May we,...

Tithing Time

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We were challenged, asked from the lectern, quiet in the sanctuary if we were faithful with all our gifts not just our money, our fruits Ask...

No Special Test

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Acceptance of his love by that alone, by his gift by the grace of God, and nothing else No special test, no human-born hurdle no barrier, no...

No Longer Excluded

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One people, all of us together, no longer separate none to be excluded All who believe included, a part of the family All are in the circle,...
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To Be Included

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All, yes all, to be included to share in the one blessing, salvation not a select few, a people separate All are to be offered God’s grace f...

No Secret Handshake

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No mystery, save for your grace your birth, death, resurrection, mystery enough; An open hand, open arms of love no secret handshake, no hid...

You Are Here

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We light your candle, bring your light into our dark sanctuary We do this not to draw you in for you are here, already here by our gathe...

Rules

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by human hands created layered on the people burdening the believers an elect group, set apart sitting in judgment, excluding These barriers...

Following the Master Alone

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Following the Master that alone the test, the door all forgiven, all to be saved all who claim the name of Christ taking on his yoke, our cr...

Stained Brass, Shimmering Cross

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The not quite polished brass your cross, shimmering above the altar reflecting the light onto the congregation mottled, shards of the sta...

Reflected Light, Radiated

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Sunlight, warming my cheek streaming in, from behind us all fall light, streaming through the stained glass radiated, reflected light, filli...

Measuring Up

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Making the grade, measuring up human conditions, restrictions ritual and process, barring some lines drawn, by human hands unlike the open a...

We Are One

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One God, one path, one savior all of us equal, all receiving the message all filled by the same spirit, descending like flames All needing G...
Friday, November 07, 2008

Treasure in Clay Jars

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Placed in clay pots, misshapen, chipped, flawed God’s love, his grace, his gifts placed within clay jars, treasure Transforming us, wort...
Thursday, November 06, 2008

Breakfast at McDonald's

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A real good friend sent me a copy of this in email today. I did a quick search and it appears at least 340 time on the net, probably a bunch...

An Army of Saints

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All the dry bones, those buried in the ground those whose ashes, their breath spread to the four winds An army of saints, waiting to be rais...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

A Christmas Prayer

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A Christmas prayer, an Advent prayer, lifted up to you, oh my Lord that your spirit would descend on each one of us, that we would slow o...

A New Day in America

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Out of Our Fears, Out of Our Hopes

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Tomorrow, Election Day we are given anew, a chance to decide to choose our leaders, an opportunity to give voice to our aspirations, our ...
Sunday, November 02, 2008

White, by His Blood

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By the blood of the lamb, red, living blood, washed clean, our lives transformed, lives of the saints before, our forebears in the faith whi...

White, While Red

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Washed, redeemed shimmering white, while his blood, red, poured out for you and for me saints who have gone before, washed, redeemed, by his...

Living as a Saint

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So many, through the pages of history living as a saint, following our savior’s example walking, faithful, on the path they were given the c...

Holy Brother

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Our father, in heaven, our brother our holy brother, a saint before us giving us an example, a humble life submitting to the father, sharing...

Lights on the Altar

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Flickering lights, covering the altar flames remembering those saints those who have touched our lives the Christ, our savior, our brother a...

Sitting with the Saints

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There before, those among us sitting with the saints in the sanctuary, this community of faith being with the saints, on this day of remembr...

The Christ Candle First

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Higher, first, the Christ candle first lit and placed on the altar burning, higher than the rest the saint, my brother all the saints after,...

On the Shoulders of Saints

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We, mere infants, sitting on the shoulders of saints raised by their strong hands up above the crowd so that we can see the parade, the jour...

God’s Word Alive

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The word made flesh living today saints who are Christ to us living expressions of the word of God his ambassadors, in the flesh saints who ...

The Bright Lights of the Saints

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The bright light of the saints glowing on the altar, shimmering, reverberating, living light dancing in the murmur, the little puffs of wind...

Burning Brightly

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a sea of candles, glowing brightly on the simple lace the linen on the altar shimmering gold, the shadows, the candles’ flickering, quiverin...

Hallowed

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Hallowed be your name, our Lord, our God, holy, feared, awestruck, worthy of respect, of praise falling at your feet, at your altar on our k...

Unspoken Names

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Prayers for all the saints names unspoken for them candles burning, on the altar, lights burning within our hearts, our spirits, their lives...

A Crowd of Witnesses

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A crowd of saints, witnesses, to Christ, to the need for Christ in this world Sharing his message, his love, his hope faithfully, from gener...

Reforming my flawed Vessel

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Ever being formed, reforming my flawed vessel spinning on the wheel, the Potter’s fingers working out my imperfections. A journey, never end...

A Bittersweet Cup

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The cup, which we share a cup which he accepted which he did not want; asking for it to be taken from him from his lips, that he would not h...

As a First Listener

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Let me hear your words, your life as a first believer as if new, never before shared, sitting at your feet, for those years in ministry with...

Black slippers

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Black slippers, white socks flowers on her dress long black hair, covering her shoulders kneeling at your altar, accepting the bread, the wi...

Good Enough

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An important lesson, in the words of our prayer forgiving sins, trespasses, as we forgive How that prayer, within his prayer, the prayer he ...

Forgiving My Sins

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As part of life, part of healing, of the measure of the prayer being forgiven, as we ourselves forgive One of those who must be forgiven who...

Self-Made Men, Alone

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So alone, if we ever really believe ourselves to be self-made men, outside of history, outside of the community of faith, no saints to prais...

First Person Prayer

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I wonder, if I read the ancient words, his words of prayer, of instruction How we are to pray this prayer that he taught us If I were to rep...

Serving First

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The gift of bread, of the vine serving first, so all will be fed; becoming servants, like our brother after the service, the prayer serving ...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Living Water, the Stain of His Blood

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The altar this morning draped, brightened by living water, by the royal stain of His blood vivid shimmering color, textured, flowing bes...
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Monday, October 27, 2008

Our Pentecost

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More than the day in Jerusalem, this day in Caesarea, in the home of Cornelius Our Pentecost, our moment of saving, truly our time given pow...

A Personal Pentecost

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As if they needed proof, confirmation that the words of the apostle were true God placed an exclamation point of the promise, the words of s...

At Peter’s Feet

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An outsider, within his own home falling to his knees, falling at Peter’s feet a revelation of his own doubts the fence he had erected, tend...

Fences

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By claiming the creator we create fences, hemming in the divine that God loves one group, one people more than any others, setting us apart ...

A Particular Fence

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An invisible fence, a particular barrier living within our minds, our hearts alone that what we do is not enough that somehow God’s grace is...
Saturday, October 25, 2008

Human Walls

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Human walls, fencing in the boundaries limiting God love, his people, by whatever measure these will not last, have been torn asunder in ...
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Divine Demolition

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Things that separate us, brother from brother, will not stand, in the face of God for we are one for our creator needing the love of our sav...

Holy Destruction

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The curtain ripped, the walls tumbling law fulfilled, obsolete divisions by works no more are we measured by the food we eat, by our company...

Phantom Barriers

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divisions, Jew and Gentile no more, barriers phantoms alone torn down, ripped, removed you our savior coming to earth, humble, a servant bri...

Illusionary Walls

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our differences, so minor, like illusionary walls, stage effects merely, unreal, phantoms, keeping us apart nothing of God in these division...

Invisible Walls

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Divisions, difference, distinctions to separate, not of God’s hands, human barriers invisible walls, of race, gender, of color, of culture d...

Your Word

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Words smoother than butter words softer than oil sweeter than honey, drippings of the honeycomb So are your words, Your Word ageless story o...

Illusory Walls

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Gossamer thin, no weight, substance illusory walls, within our minds puffed up differences, most skin deep Setting us apart, keeping us from...

He Died

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From the water he was saved From the pharaoh they were delivered in the wilderness fed To the mountain he was led to see the promised land O...

Holding Back

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Like the boy, the widow like Barnabas Not holding back, giving all what they had, given for God We must be like them all turning our all, al...

All He Had

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All he had, two fish, five loaves giving all, for them a different story than the others an offering, a sacrifice at the start holding nothi...

Artificial Walls

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Barriers, limits, chaff, to be burned away, cast off artificial walls, failing to forgive, failing to love, failing to see similarities crea...

Sharing His Vision

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Walls broken down, doors opened history, law, traditions, rules broken throughout the text, change station, rank, divisions ignored sharing ...

Temporary Walls

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For a time, they stand, separating, dividing, us from each other each of us from God not of divine making human walls Sometimes we are the o...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

Balancing Worship - revised

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To love Jesus, really love his ministry, his message We need to see him, as he was, as he was seen in the world in his travels in the land T...

A Father Long Before the Son

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The voices of God, long before the king before the son was born, Everlasting Father the trinity, born before the creation living still, t...

Everlasting Father

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Before the beginning, the father of the nation, before the patriarchs he was the Everlasting Father, born before there was our savior, recon...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Treated Equally

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No longer separated, a chosen people by race, by culture, by stale words A new covenant, of His blood lives changed, turning to God The fait...

All the Same

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From God’s point of view from His vantage, all of us fail all have sinned, fallen short His son, a sacrifice, given for all His grace, open,...