Friday, November 06, 2015

Flawed, in Our Selfishness – v3

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
by Nancy Ferguson (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
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
by Nancy Ferguson (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
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
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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
by Nancy Ferguson (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
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
by Nancy Ferguson (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
for July 5, 2010
read July 6, 2010, reread July 7, 2010

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