Thursday, November 10, 2011

Not the world’s purpose

not for our nature
for the world’s purpose
the gift of the Spirit
our gifts, our talents
to be used, risked
in God’s service
given to us for a reason
to fulfill God’s purpose


November 10, 2011
Worship Theme: “Using Our Gifts, Our Talents”
Matthew 25:14-30 (Message Bible)
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (KJV)
Prayer of St. Francis (Unison Prayer)
and sermon, “Stuck in One Place / Cowering in Fear”
by Raymond A. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss

Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH

November 13, 2011
Twenty-Second Sunday of Pentecost
Laity Sunday
&
Worship Theme: Extravagant Generosity
2 Corinthians 9:6-10 (Common English Bible)
1Timothy 6:17-19 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 100 (Common English Bible) (Call to Worship)
Marcia McFee, A Great Thanksgiving
http://marciamcfee.typepad.com/files/come-to-the-table-interactive-great-thanks.pdf
and sermon, “Jesus Gave It All”

by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH

November 6, 2011
Twenty-First Sunday of Pentecost
All Saints Day
&
Fifth and Sixth of Six part sermon series on
“Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations”
http://fivepractices.org/books/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations/
and the book by the same name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/, bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
http://www.moumethodist.org/page.asp?PKValue=777
&
Worship Theme: “Risk-Taking Mission and Service”
Matthew 25:31-46 (The Message Bible)
Luke 6:32-36 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 99:1-3, 9 (Common English Bible) (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer
Prayer of dedication (GBOD 2011)
and sermon, “Out on a Limb”

by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH

October 23, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Worship Theme: “Intentional Faith Development”
Acts 2:42-47 (The Message Bible)
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 103:1-5 (Common English Bible) (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer:
“Loving God, we thank you for this day. Thank you for
your Word that guides and sustains us. As we hear
your Word may we rejoice in your loving-kindness and goodness;
may we draw ever closer to you.
We pray for eyes to see you in the world,
ears to hear your whisper on the wind, and a heart that is
moldable in your hands. All this we pray in the
name above all names, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.”
Prayer of dedication (GBOD 2011, prepared for 10/9/2011 service)
and sermon,
“Equipped for the Journey”

by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH

October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Passionate Worship”
Psalm 84:5-12
Psalm 84:1-4
Psalm 25:1-2a, 4-5 (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer (GBOD 2011)
http://www.gbod.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=nhLRJ2PMKsG&b=5511965&ct=7918849
A Prayer for World Communion Sunday
by Safiyah Fosua
Prayers of Dedication (GBOD 2005)
and sermon, “I Give You My Heart”

by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH

October 2, 2011
Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost
World Communion Sunday
&
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Radical Hospitality”
Romans 15:1-7 (NRSV Bible)
Romans 15:1-13 (NRSV Bible)
James 1:22-25 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 118:28-29 (Common English Bible)(Call to Worship)
Sermon: “That’s Radical Man!”

by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH

September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost


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