Something of liberation
theology
of the faith of those in
poverty
a radical rethinking
of the whole world
in the words of Jesus
the upside down language
in His life, His message,
in the Sermon on the Mount
in every word He spoke
while He walked the earth
Our people, our nation
this Land of Opportunity
this place of abundance
maybe too complacent
needing to change, to
awaken,
needing to move, to come
back to Your truth
losing our focus
listening to the winds
sinking under the waves
Flawed in our selfishness
in our claim to be self-made
listening to the world
needing to live church
to go out in Christ’s name
to be that beacon
a Light to the nations
reclaiming the hope, the
dream,
within our Declaration of
Independence
in how we relate to the
world
The verb of church calling
us
up out of our pews, our
comfort,
shouting in the wilderness,
railing against all
injustice
bending down into the ditch
helping our neighbors in
need;
Living as the first church
did
the believers leaning on
each other
not the brick and mortar,
but living in community.
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edited November 6, 2015
Flawed, in Our Selfishness – v3
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited March 14, 2015
Flawed in Our Selfishness – v2
July 11, 2010
Flawed in Our Selfishness
edited November 6, 2015
Truer Blessing – v3
(editing original)
edited March 15, 2015
Truer Blessing – v2
July 8, 2010
Truer Blessing
edited
March 13, 2015
Not
to power but to mercy – v2
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July
11, 2010
Flawed
in Our Selfishness
Isaiah
43:18-21
Genesis
1:1-2:4
(read
responsively by the congregation,
speaking
the words of God)
John
13:34-35 (Call to Worship)
Worship
Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”
and
sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”
by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
July
11, 2010
Seventh
Sunday after Pentecost
&
July
8, 2010
Truer
Blessing
Luke
10:29-37
Luke
10:25-28
Luke
10:25-37
The
Good Samaritan
&
Luke
10:1-11, 16-20
Alive
Now Daily Reflections
for
July 5, 2010 to July 11, 2010
for
July 7, 2010
July
7, 2010
&
July
4, 2010
Oppression
Still
July
4, 2010
Free
to be Yoked with You
July
4, 2010
Free
to Serve You
July
3, 2010
Guided
in Our Freedom
July
3, 2010
Living
in Our Freedom
July
3, 2010
Our
Sense of Freedom
July
3, 2010
Which
freedoms do we value
July
4, 2010
The
Responsibility of Freedom
Alive
Now Daily Reflections
for
June 28, 2010 to July 4, 2010
for
July 4, 2010, read July 4, 2010
&
2
Kings 5:1-14
Psalm
30
Luke
10:16-20
Galatians
6:7-10
Psalm
36:5-10 (United Methodist Hymnal #771)
Worship
Theme: “The high cost of freedom”
and
sermon, “The Cost of Freedom”
by
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
July
4, 2010
=====
July
4, 2010
Shocking
Us
July
4, 2010
The
Pursuit of Blessedness
July
4, 2010
The
Pursuit of True Happiness
July
4, 2010
A
Christian Manifesto
July
3, 2010
written
as a series of poems:
Not
to power but to mercy
-
“Not to the proud but to the
humble”
Matthew
5:3
-
Not to the full but to the empty”
Matthew
5:4
-
“Not to the joyful but to those who sorrow”
Matthew
5:5
-
“Not to the proud but to the humble”
Matthew
5:6
-
Not to the silent but to the gadflies”
Matthew
5:7
-
“Not to power but to mercy”
Matthew
5:8
-
“Not to the world but to the creator”
Matthew
5:9
-
“Not to war but to peace”
Matthew
5:10
-
Not to the Timid but to the persecuted”
Matthew
5:11
-
Not to be praised but to be ridiculed”
July
3, 2010
Radically
Different
July
3, 2010
Challenging
Our Understanding
July
3, 2010
Changing
Our Perspective
July
3, 2010
Our
Happiness Recast
July
2, 2010
Living
as a Blessing
July
2, 2010
These
words of Christ
July
2, 2010
Beatitudes
on the Fourth
July
2, 2010
Our
Happiness
Matthew
5:1-13
Beatitudes
and
email, “Notes from Peter” (Hey)
received
July 1, 2010
“This
Sunday my sermon is titled
“Pursuing
More Than Happiness,”
and
it is based on Matthew 5:1-13.
If
you have a few minutes to read
this
passage of scripture prior to attending the service,
you
might get a little more out of the sermon.
In
this sermon, I want to challenge us all
to
live with greater intentionality and to find
deeper
levels of meaning
for
our lives. Instant gratification can be the
enemy
of faithful living.
Intentionality
is the path to blessedness.”
Wesley
United Methodist Church
Concord,
NH
July
4, 2010
Independence
Day
&
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Psalm 17:17-18
&
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for July 9, 2010, read July 10, 2010
“Our Spiritual Legacy”,
by Jayant S. Trajker
&
Luke 10:29-37
Luke 10:25-28
Luke 10:25-37
The Good Samaritan
&
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Alive Now Daily Reflections
for July 5, 2010 to July 11, 2010
for July 7, 2010
July 7, 2010
&
Luke 10:25-28
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Alive Now Daily Reflections
for July 5, 2010 to July 11, 2010
for July 5, 2010
read July 6, 2010, reread July 7, 2010
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