Christmas the beginning
the start of this story
the gift not complete
until Easter morning
the babe in the manger
the man who rose on Easter
this baby climbed the cross
this baby died for us
taking on our sin
the shadow of the cross
there
over the star, the manger,
on Christmas morning
Edited/new
poem December 30, 2013
This
baby died for us
December
25, 2013
this
baby climbed the cross
(written
on Christmas Day)
&
Christmas
Eve service
culmination
of Advent sermon series:
“An
“Advent”ure To the Stable”
Lessons
and Carols service
John
1:1-14
Luke
2:8-20
Matthew
2:1-2, 10-11
Story
of the Three Trees
by
Angela Elwell Hunt
and
sermon “A Cross In the Manger”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
December 24, 2013
&
the fourth in the series will be included in the
12/29/13 service
because our 12/22/13 service was snowed out
&
Third
Sunday of Advent
Third
Sunday of Advent sermon series:
“An
“Advent”ure To the Stable”
1
Peter 1:8-9 GOD’S WORD Translation
Psalm
90:1-2, 14 GOD’S WORD Translation
1
Peter 1:3-7 GOD’S WORD Translation
“Kneeling
in Bethlehem” by Ann Weems
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
children’s
sermon
communion
– “Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne”
and
sermon “An “Advent”ure of . . . Joy”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
December 15, 2013
&
Second
Sunday of Advent
Second
Sunday of Advent sermon series:
An
“Advent”ure to the Stable”
Romans
8:37-39 (NLT)
1
Corinthians 13:13 (NLT)
1
Corinthians 13
John
3:16
1
John 4:9-11 (NLT)
“Kneeling
in Bethlehem” by Ann Weems
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
children’s
sermon
-
God loved us first and will always love us,
no matter what. God will welcome us back
if we roam.
communion
– “Do You Hear What I Hear?”
and
sermon “An “Advent”ure of . . . Love”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
December 8, 2013
&
First
Sunday of Advent
First
Sunday of Advent sermon series:
An
“Advent”ure to the Stable”
Romans 5:1-5 (New Living
Translation)
Isaiah 52:7-12 (New
Living Translation)
Isaiah 9:1-3 (New Living
Translation)
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
children’s
sermon
“The
First Christmas Present”
by
Regina Goode
communion
– “Your Presence Is Heaven To Me”
and
sermon “An “Advent”ure of . . . Hope”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
December 1, 2013
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