Faith is a journey
a leap, a step
conscious
not something ambivalent
meandering in time
True believe active
not sitting idly by
actively seeking renewal
nourishment from the source
seeking God’s love and guidance
as we walk in this life
November 3, 2011
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 L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
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!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
So that the Blind will See
Lost in this world
blind to the truth
Jesus came to set us free
loosed from our bondage
lost in this wilderness
so that the blind would see
returning back to God
that the lost would be found
brought into God’s arms
turning from the world
following our shepherd’s voice
healed of our blindness
warm in God’s embrace
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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blind to the truth
Jesus came to set us free
loosed from our bondage
lost in this wilderness
so that the blind would see
returning back to God
that the lost would be found
brought into God’s arms
turning from the world
following our shepherd’s voice
healed of our blindness
warm in God’s embrace
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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Blindness of the Pharisees
Those who studied the law
who should be able to read the signs
the blindness of the Pharisees
denying he was the Christ
Seeking to kill the Messiah
the one who was foretold
attempting to hold onto power
not true sheep of his flock
false teachers, robbers
leading the sheep astray
lost, their guilt remaining
because they claim to see
yet denying the signs before them
unable to believe
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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who should be able to read the signs
the blindness of the Pharisees
denying he was the Christ
Seeking to kill the Messiah
the one who was foretold
attempting to hold onto power
not true sheep of his flock
false teachers, robbers
leading the sheep astray
lost, their guilt remaining
because they claim to see
yet denying the signs before them
unable to believe
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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Blindness of the Jews
Pernicious, corrosive
seeking to do him harm
the blindness of the Jews
the priests, the leaders
those who studied the law
seeking to condemn him
the blindness of the Jews
holding onto power
denying his holy name
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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seeking to do him harm
the blindness of the Jews
the priests, the leaders
those who studied the law
seeking to condemn him
the blindness of the Jews
holding onto power
denying his holy name
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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Blindness of the Believers
Christ lamenting
trying to build them up
mourning for the timidity
the failing of their faith
Blindness of the believers
not able to make the leap
to conform their thinking
to the Christ before them
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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trying to build them up
mourning for the timidity
the failing of their faith
Blindness of the believers
not able to make the leap
to conform their thinking
to the Christ before them
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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Blindness of the People
Not seeing who he was
led astray by false leaders
unable to see the signs
only some believing
the people lost, dying
wandering in this life
unable to see Jesus
blind to his light
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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led astray by false leaders
unable to see the signs
only some believing
the people lost, dying
wandering in this life
unable to see Jesus
blind to his light
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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The Blind See
It is in the healing
of the touch of Christ
in the Spirit descending
in falling on us
The blind see
the way, the light
we walk with Christ
in the path for us
open to his whisper
his calling to us
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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of the touch of Christ
in the Spirit descending
in falling on us
The blind see
the way, the light
we walk with Christ
in the path for us
open to his whisper
his calling to us
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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Blindness of the Gentiles
Not like the others
the children of the covenant
those who should know
who should have eyes to see
Blindness of the gentiles
like blank slates
able to be written
to come to see the truth
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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the children of the covenant
those who should know
who should have eyes to see
Blindness of the gentiles
like blank slates
able to be written
to come to see the truth
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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To Some the Prophet
The words layered,
like a rolling tide
to some the prophet
the one foretold
to some the Son
power untold
to some who see
becoming God
alive, with us
the Messiah, the Christ
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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like a rolling tide
to some the prophet
the one foretold
to some the Son
power untold
to some who see
becoming God
alive, with us
the Messiah, the Christ
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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Your Guilt Remains
The judgment upon you
blind leaders, unable to see
denying the truth
Christ before you
your guilt remaining
you are not set free
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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blind leaders, unable to see
denying the truth
Christ before you
your guilt remaining
you are not set free
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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To the Pharisees
To the leaders, the Pharisees
those who would not believe
claiming to see
but blind to the signs
a judgment upon them
your guilt remains
because you deny, blind,
the truth before you
the one foretold
the one who can save
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
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those who would not believe
claiming to see
but blind to the signs
a judgment upon them
your guilt remains
because you deny, blind,
the truth before you
the one foretold
the one who can save
November 3, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 19, 2011
recap of readings from John 8 read last week
John 8:48-59
The Claims of Jesus About Himself
John 9:1-12
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:13-34
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
John 9:35-41
Spiritual Blindness
James 2:17
James 2:26
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 10:38
Luke 9:23
Exodus 3:14
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 35:5
Isaiah 42:7
John 20:31
Psalm 51:5
Genesis 8:21
&
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 12, 2011
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-41
John 8:42-47
John 8:31-47
Luke 14:25-27
Matthew 6:24
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,980+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
For one who doesn’t know
Unwrapping words
infused with meaning
explaining this night
power of what he offered
His body that he offered
that he offered them
bread and the wine
broken, lifted up
the ancient words changed
startling to them
immutable, ordained
changed by the Son of Man
For one who doesn’t know
the layers of the meaning
how to explain that night
something profound, different
his words for them
those who would deny, betray
the others who would run away
Christ’s gift to all of us
breaking of the bread
sharing of the common cup
the choice of sacrifice to come
when the lamb was lifted up
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day. The Jewish people had conducted the Passover seder the same way for over 1300 years at the time of Christ's ministry. His changing the words at all would have been jarring to his disciples. They included those who had doubted, those who wanted a very different leader in Jesus, and those who would betray (Judas), deny (Peter), and the rest who ran away in his Christ's time of need.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
infused with meaning
explaining this night
power of what he offered
His body that he offered
that he offered them
bread and the wine
broken, lifted up
the ancient words changed
startling to them
immutable, ordained
changed by the Son of Man
For one who doesn’t know
the layers of the meaning
how to explain that night
something profound, different
his words for them
those who would deny, betray
the others who would run away
Christ’s gift to all of us
breaking of the bread
sharing of the common cup
the choice of sacrifice to come
when the lamb was lifted up
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day. The Jewish people had conducted the Passover seder the same way for over 1300 years at the time of Christ's ministry. His changing the words at all would have been jarring to his disciples. They included those who had doubted, those who wanted a very different leader in Jesus, and those who would betray (Judas), deny (Peter), and the rest who ran away in his Christ's time of need.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
For an Unbeliever
Explaining this night
the power of what he offered
that he offered them
the bread and the wine
the words changed
startling to them
ancient, immutable
changed by the Son of Man
For an unbeliever
how to explain that night
something profound, different
his gift to all of us
the breaking of the bread
the sharing of the cup
the sacrifice to come
when the lamb was lifted up
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
the power of what he offered
that he offered them
the bread and the wine
the words changed
startling to them
ancient, immutable
changed by the Son of Man
For an unbeliever
how to explain that night
something profound, different
his gift to all of us
the breaking of the bread
the sharing of the cup
the sacrifice to come
when the lamb was lifted up
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
Explaining that Night
Explaining that night
so long ago
changing the ancient words
centuries untold
more than a thousand years
without changing a mite
speaking new words of love
of profound sacrifice
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
so long ago
changing the ancient words
centuries untold
more than a thousand years
without changing a mite
speaking new words of love
of profound sacrifice
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
In offering it to them
What it means to be offered
this simple thing
that Christ offered the bread to them
that he knew what was to come
yet shared the words, the gifts
the bread and the wine
the offering of his life
those who would betray him
deny him that night
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
this simple thing
that Christ offered the bread to them
that he knew what was to come
yet shared the words, the gifts
the bread and the wine
the offering of his life
those who would betray him
deny him that night
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
Changing the Ancient Words - 2
The words jarring
changing the ancient words
profound, shocking
not pages of the word
speaking of his body,
sharing of his blood
giving us a future
in the sacrifice of love
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
changing the ancient words
profound, shocking
not pages of the word
speaking of his body,
sharing of his blood
giving us a future
in the sacrifice of love
November 3, 2011
written after annotating earlier poem, “On the Night of His Betrayal”
------------------------
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,970+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
On the Night of His Betrayal – with notes
This poem is about the night that is called Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday, the night on which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot into the hands of the Jewish leaders, who tried him and convicted him and turned him over to Pontius Pilate who, though reluctantly, had Christ crucified.
The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
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The meal, the Seder This is about the Passover meal, which is a very formal meal that all Jewish people still perform, at Passover, in remembrance of the night God passed over the Jewish people when God killed all of the first born in Egypt to cause Pharoah to let the Jewish people out of bondage. Blood of lambs was put on the doorframes to indicate they were Jewish homes. The bible instructs them to remember and to go through a specific ritual, with specific language. Jesus changed that, converting it from the Passover meal to the Last Supper, where he instituted Communion, the sharing of bread and wine as symbols of his body and his blood, which Christians continue to this day.
his blessing of the bread
the breaking, the sharing Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ body, sacrificed on the cross, to atone for our sins.
the cup as well, his sacrifice Again, this is to symbolize Jesus’ blood, his life given for us.
In words they had never heard This is about the changing of the words, from the hundreds and hundreds of years of the Passover seder to the new words Christ spoke.
a new covenant The old covenant was between God and man and was based on the law given to Moses. This was a new covenant between God and man through the sacrifice of Christ.
the meal that we share The Communion that we share.
remembering what he did That he sacrificed himself for us.
That night of his betrayal Right after the last supper, there is a time when Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and then Judas comes with the temple guards and others and betrays him. It was very vividly portrayed in the film, The Passion of the Christ.
offering to all of them Christ offered the Communion meal to all of his twelve disciples, offering his body for all, including Judas himself, mere hours before the betrayal.
who would deny him, betray him, Peter was the lead disciple and he told Christ he would stay with him, even to death; but, as Christ foretold, Peter denied knowing him that night after his capture three times before the rooster crowed. And Judas was the one who betrayed him.
though they would run away All of the disciples scattered, so they would not be captured, leaving Christ to face the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities alone. In some way, running away is betrayal too.
Like us, still today We too deny him, betray him, run away when God calls.
needing his gift, his grace We all sin and would be punished under the law to eternal damnation. It is only Christ’s gift of his body, his grace in coming to earth and sacrificing himself that saves us at all.
when we too betray, deny him We betray him or deny him when we follow the world’s teachings, when we swear, when we profess faith but don’t act like it.
when we too run away It is sort of like the Prodigal Son story in the bible. Many of us run away from our faith, some come back but some never believe.
The scripture below expands on my explanations or comments above. The poem is about how Christ, before he was betrayed, instituted Communion or the Last Supper even for the flawed followers, even for those who would betray him. He offers the same to each of us. We can come to the Lord’s Table for Communion. He calls us all, offering himself for all of us, sealing the breach between God and man.
Notes added November 3, 2011
in response to student question from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
March 7, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent
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Wednesday, November 02, 2011
In the Miracles themselves
Not in words
whatever was said
not by others or by Jesus himself
all that was needed
all prophesied
in the miracles themselves
right before their eyes
November 2, 2011
John 10:38
John 14:11
John 14:8-14
John 10:40-42
John 4:26
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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whatever was said
not by others or by Jesus himself
all that was needed
all prophesied
in the miracles themselves
right before their eyes
November 2, 2011
John 10:38
John 14:11
John 14:8-14
John 10:40-42
John 4:26
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Faith is a Choice
A submitting, a trust
Faith is a choice
giving up control
nothing automatic
A consciousness, action
Faith is a choice
turning from one path
something different
A moving, guided
Faith is a choice
submitting our life
following the Christ
November 2, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
&
Hebrews 11, Hebrews 12, Hebrews 13
90 day New Testament Bible Study
read October 30, 2011
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Faith is a choice
giving up control
nothing automatic
A consciousness, action
Faith is a choice
turning from one path
something different
A moving, guided
Faith is a choice
submitting our life
following the Christ
November 2, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
&
Hebrews 11, Hebrews 12, Hebrews 13
90 day New Testament Bible Study
read October 30, 2011
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if you can’t believe the words
if you can’t believe the words
believe what your eyes see
the miracles, the power
the authority from God
Christ revealed
in what he did
If you can’t believe the words
believe in the signs
fulfilling prophesy
the living word of God
November 2, 2011
John 10:38
John 14:11
John 14:8-14
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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believe what your eyes see
the miracles, the power
the authority from God
Christ revealed
in what he did
If you can’t believe the words
believe in the signs
fulfilling prophesy
the living word of God
November 2, 2011
John 10:38
John 14:11
John 14:8-14
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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The Wilderness
Wilderness, the word
a sense of place,
a time, a mindset
close to Jerusalem, Bethany
the world, the wind
the pull on the nation
a pathway to hell
Something important
John in the Jordan
calling Jesus the Messiah,
our Savior, the Christ
all those baptized
in the wilderness, the people
returning there, Christ
November 2, 2011
John 10:40-42
John 4:26
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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a sense of place,
a time, a mindset
close to Jerusalem, Bethany
the world, the wind
the pull on the nation
a pathway to hell
Something important
John in the Jordan
calling Jesus the Messiah,
our Savior, the Christ
all those baptized
in the wilderness, the people
returning there, Christ
November 2, 2011
John 10:40-42
John 4:26
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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This is the Christ – v2
Jesus may not have said the words
His claim of identity
not in their presence
only to the woman
at the well of Jacob
But they knew
the leaders, the people
what they did not believe
the words of John
in the wilderness
standing in the Jordan
That water so important
important to the nation
near to Jerusalem
in Bethany by the waters
speaking words they would not believe
“This is the Christ”
This is what John said
they knew full well
no one else needed to say
he himself could be silent
else judgment, blasphemy
Words he could not speak
until the appointed hour
his time not yet come
pointless at that time
because they would not believe
November 2, 2011
John 10:40-42
John 4:26
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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His claim of identity
not in their presence
only to the woman
at the well of Jacob
But they knew
the leaders, the people
what they did not believe
the words of John
in the wilderness
standing in the Jordan
That water so important
important to the nation
near to Jerusalem
in Bethany by the waters
speaking words they would not believe
“This is the Christ”
This is what John said
they knew full well
no one else needed to say
he himself could be silent
else judgment, blasphemy
Words he could not speak
until the appointed hour
his time not yet come
pointless at that time
because they would not believe
November 2, 2011
John 10:40-42
John 4:26
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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This is the Christ
He may not have said the words
in their presence
only to the woman
at the well of Jacob
But they knew
what they did not believe
the words of John
in the wilderness
standing in the Jordan
so important to the people
near to Jerusalem
in Bethany by the waters
“This is the Christ”
this is what he said
they knew full well
no one else needed to say
he himself could be silent
else judgment, blasphemy
the words he could not speak
until the appointed hour
his time not yet come
because they would not believe
November 2, 2011
John 10:40-42
John 4:26
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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in their presence
only to the woman
at the well of Jacob
But they knew
what they did not believe
the words of John
in the wilderness
standing in the Jordan
so important to the people
near to Jerusalem
in Bethany by the waters
“This is the Christ”
this is what he said
they knew full well
no one else needed to say
he himself could be silent
else judgment, blasphemy
the words he could not speak
until the appointed hour
his time not yet come
because they would not believe
November 2, 2011
John 10:40-42
John 4:26
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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May you be drenched in God’s blessings
May you be washed by our Savior
by the word of the living God
may you go forth in worship
in praise to our Lord
May you be drenched by God’s blessings
may you feel God with you
sensing Christ guiding your steps
and the Spirit in you
May you be bathed in God’s grace
in all that you say and do
God’s comfort, and protection
God’s presence with you
November 2, 2011
starting with birthday wishes to Cheryl Meachen
&
Genesis 1:26
Daniel 3:25
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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by the word of the living God
may you go forth in worship
in praise to our Lord
May you be drenched by God’s blessings
may you feel God with you
sensing Christ guiding your steps
and the Spirit in you
May you be bathed in God’s grace
in all that you say and do
God’s comfort, and protection
God’s presence with you
November 2, 2011
starting with birthday wishes to Cheryl Meachen
&
Genesis 1:26
Daniel 3:25
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Always here with us
Always here with us
the union, together one
Father, Spirit, Son
here with us on earth
All together guiding
leading us on the path
walking with us in the fire
in the crucible of life
Always here with us
when we hear his voice
November 2, 2011
Genesis 1:26
Daniel 3:25
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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the union, together one
Father, Spirit, Son
here with us on earth
All together guiding
leading us on the path
walking with us in the fire
in the crucible of life
Always here with us
when we hear his voice
November 2, 2011
Genesis 1:26
Daniel 3:25
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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If they were not blind
If they were not blind
if they had been Christ’s sheep
their ears open to his voice
his teachings to keep
If they had believed
if they had read the signs
all of history would have changed
if they had not been blind
November 2, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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if they had been Christ’s sheep
their ears open to his voice
his teachings to keep
If they had believed
if they had read the signs
all of history would have changed
if they had not been blind
November 2, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Consistent from the Beginning
In words of grace, of union
in holy communion
bound together, one
Father, Son and Spirit
breathing over the waters
making all that is
from nothing creation
from the invisible the seen
More than one God
together from the beginning
consistent words of union
Father, Son and Spirit
of the oneness of God
November 2, 2011
Genesis 1:26
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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in holy communion
bound together, one
Father, Son and Spirit
breathing over the waters
making all that is
from nothing creation
from the invisible the seen
More than one God
together from the beginning
consistent words of union
Father, Son and Spirit
of the oneness of God
November 2, 2011
Genesis 1:26
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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In words of union
Christ’s words before the Jews
leaders in the temple
like in the beginning, union
words of the oneness of God
Speaking into creation
the universe, the world
Let us, in our image
the Son and Father one
all of this from the beginning
bound together in love
in words of union, wholeness
fulfilling the holy word
words they could not understand
refusing to believe
words of wholeness, healing
falling on deaf ears
November 2, 2011
Genesis 1:26
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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leaders in the temple
like in the beginning, union
words of the oneness of God
Speaking into creation
the universe, the world
Let us, in our image
the Son and Father one
all of this from the beginning
bound together in love
in words of union, wholeness
fulfilling the holy word
words they could not understand
refusing to believe
words of wholeness, healing
falling on deaf ears
November 2, 2011
Genesis 1:26
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Close to the Word
Finding hope in scripture
staying close to the word
using the words of the bible
to inform, infuse
to drench my writings
gifts of God’s love
hope in this witness,
living worship
seeking to bind,
unite us
held close, protected
in the arms
of God’s love
November 2, 2011
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staying close to the word
using the words of the bible
to inform, infuse
to drench my writings
gifts of God’s love
hope in this witness,
living worship
seeking to bind,
unite us
held close, protected
in the arms
of God’s love
November 2, 2011
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For All Time
Casting them out
goats before the sheep
the language of condemnation
because they could not believe
You are not my sheep
you do not believe my words
my voice a whisper
an unspoken word
not for you to hear
you are not to believe
leading the people away
from the narrow gate
denying the Son of Man
the living fulfillment of love
seeking to kill, destroy
to deny the Son of God
November 2, 2011
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
John 8:58
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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goats before the sheep
the language of condemnation
because they could not believe
You are not my sheep
you do not believe my words
my voice a whisper
an unspoken word
not for you to hear
you are not to believe
leading the people away
from the narrow gate
denying the Son of Man
the living fulfillment of love
seeking to kill, destroy
to deny the Son of God
November 2, 2011
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
John 8:58
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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I and the Father are one
Christ’s words more than clear
yet they would not believe
his life foretold
in the scrolls they see
I and the Father are one
after many “I am” statements
claiming his mantle
the truth of divinity
Saying to them clearly
but they could not believe
November 2, 2011
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
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The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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yet they would not believe
his life foretold
in the scrolls they see
I and the Father are one
after many “I am” statements
claiming his mantle
the truth of divinity
Saying to them clearly
but they could not believe
November 2, 2011
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
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John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Words of Condemnation
Utterly oblivious
or convicted in that moment
words of condemnation
spoken by the Savior
to the leaders in the temple
You are not my sheep
you cannot hear my voice
lost, in the desert,
destined for the fires of hell
November 2, 2011
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
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recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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or convicted in that moment
words of condemnation
spoken by the Savior
to the leaders in the temple
You are not my sheep
you cannot hear my voice
lost, in the desert,
destined for the fires of hell
November 2, 2011
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
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recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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You are not my sheep
Unbelieving, unable to hear
to see the signs, the witness
to be brought near
They do not hear his voice
they do not believe his name
You are not my sheep
you are not of my flock
the leaders of that time
the thieves, the hired hands
failing to believe
to see the Son of Man
November 2, 2011
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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to see the signs, the witness
to be brought near
They do not hear his voice
they do not believe his name
You are not my sheep
you are not of my flock
the leaders of that time
the thieves, the hired hands
failing to believe
to see the Son of Man
November 2, 2011
John 10:30
John 10:22-42
John 4:26
John 10:24-26
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Unspoken Words
Words that I have been gifted
scraps of your voice, calling
wanting to set time still
to heed your voice calling
unspoken words
words of healing, power
wanting to stop, stand still
to share Your words of power
November 2, 2011
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scraps of your voice, calling
wanting to set time still
to heed your voice calling
unspoken words
words of healing, power
wanting to stop, stand still
to share Your words of power
November 2, 2011
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unwritten words
tears, frustration
when she offered more choices
more words from scriptures
more unwritten words
so much I have been given
wanting to share more
to truly be Your witness
November 2, 2011
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when she offered more choices
more words from scriptures
more unwritten words
so much I have been given
wanting to share more
to truly be Your witness
November 2, 2011
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The Unbelief of the Jews
Those who should know best
who studied the word
who lived for the temple
who served the Lord
The unbelief of the Jews
the leaders, the people
those who should have seen
the signs in his life
November 2, 2011
John 10:22-42
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John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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who studied the word
who lived for the temple
who served the Lord
The unbelief of the Jews
the leaders, the people
those who should have seen
the signs in his life
November 2, 2011
John 10:22-42
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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His arms, his choice
His arms, his choice
to lay down his life
to spread out his arms
to take on our stain
To give us life
we in his flock
our Savior laid down
his life on the cross
November 2, 2011
John 10:14-15
John 10:14-18
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John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
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to lay down his life
to spread out his arms
to take on our stain
To give us life
we in his flock
our Savior laid down
his life on the cross
November 2, 2011
John 10:14-15
John 10:14-18
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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The flock, the church
His life for us all
his body, his sheep
the church, the flock
his arms our keep
holding us all
gathering us in
laying down his life
that we may live
November 2, 2011
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recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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his body, his sheep
the church, the flock
his arms our keep
holding us all
gathering us in
laying down his life
that we may live
November 2, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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His life for the church
For the flock, his sheep, his body,
Christ laid down his life
his life for the church
one with him, with all of creation
bound with the Father
the maker of all
November 2, 2011
John 10:14-15
John 10:14-18
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Christ laid down his life
his life for the church
one with him, with all of creation
bound with the Father
the maker of all
November 2, 2011
John 10:14-15
John 10:14-18
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Power of Creation
From nothing, the unseen
from the invisible, creation
power of creation
held by the Lord
Only God able
from nothing, all
choosing to begin
start the world,
the universe
the maker of All
November 2, 2011
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John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
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from the invisible, creation
power of creation
held by the Lord
Only God able
from nothing, all
choosing to begin
start the world,
the universe
the maker of All
November 2, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Power to Create
The humanness
somehow not what we think
power to create
in God’s image
the power to do
to act, to choose
yet something different
the power of creation
held by our God
something different,
profound
something different,
set apart
reversed by the Creator
the Maker, our God
November 2, 2011
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John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
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somehow not what we think
power to create
in God’s image
the power to do
to act, to choose
yet something different
the power of creation
held by our God
something different,
profound
something different,
set apart
reversed by the Creator
the Maker, our God
November 2, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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A matter of the heart
to humble yourself
to be exalted
a matter of the heart
whether we choose to follow
to follow the Christ
if we are too arrogant
believing in ourselves
will we be like the leaders
failing to hear God’s call
will we be like the others
denying his identity
will we have our reward
only here on the earth
November 2, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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to be exalted
a matter of the heart
whether we choose to follow
to follow the Christ
if we are too arrogant
believing in ourselves
will we be like the leaders
failing to hear God’s call
will we be like the others
denying his identity
will we have our reward
only here on the earth
November 2, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Believe the Miracles
Blind leaders, believe
believe the miracles
that which he did
even if you can’t believe the words
believe what your eyes see
fulfilling God’s holy word
November 1, 2011
John 10:38
John 14:11
John 14:8-14
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John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
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believe the miracles
that which he did
even if you can’t believe the words
believe what your eyes see
fulfilling God’s holy word
November 1, 2011
John 10:38
John 14:11
John 14:8-14
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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help my unbelief
The plea of believers
wavering, human
help my unbelief
wanting to be faithful
to believe
a profession of my struggle
my journey in this life
to stay on the path
to carry my cross
going forth joyful
in the way of the Lord
following where he leads me
even onto the waters
living, going
following my God
November 1, 2011
Mark 9:24
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John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
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wavering, human
help my unbelief
wanting to be faithful
to believe
a profession of my struggle
my journey in this life
to stay on the path
to carry my cross
going forth joyful
in the way of the Lord
following where he leads me
even onto the waters
living, going
following my God
November 1, 2011
Mark 9:24
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Where John had baptized
Coming full circle
back to the river
the water
where John had baptized
all he had said
all prophesied
come alive,
alive in Christ
the truth, belief
the One who was to come
believing He was God
November 1, 2011
John 10:40-42
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
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recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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back to the river
the water
where John had baptized
all he had said
all prophesied
come alive,
alive in Christ
the truth, belief
the One who was to come
believing He was God
November 1, 2011
John 10:40-42
John 1:19-26
John 1:29-34
John 1:35-36
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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Blind to His Teachings
Needing to ask again
wanting clear words
his statements revealing
that he was the Christ
their lives in reading,
in studying the scriptures,
yet blind to his teachings
unable to see the signs
November 1, 2011
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recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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wanting clear words
his statements revealing
that he was the Christ
their lives in reading,
in studying the scriptures,
yet blind to his teachings
unable to see the signs
November 1, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
Further Conflict over Jesus’ Claims
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By my own accord
to lay down my life
to go to the cross
by my own accord
the profession of the Lord
that he was in control
authority over himself
choosing to sacrifice
to die for us
his children, his sheep
to lay down his life
that we may be lifted up
November 1, 2011
John 10:18
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The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
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to go to the cross
by my own accord
the profession of the Lord
that he was in control
authority over himself
choosing to sacrifice
to die for us
his children, his sheep
to lay down his life
that we may be lifted up
November 1, 2011
John 10:18
Bible study with Jean Anocibar November 1, 2011
recap of readings from John 10 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
John 10:22-42
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A simple writing desk
in a place of honor
a simple writing desk
memories piled up
bits of our life
shared, gathered
some put away
others standing sentinel
until my dying day
November 1, 2011
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a simple writing desk
memories piled up
bits of our life
shared, gathered
some put away
others standing sentinel
until my dying day
November 1, 2011
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It is by Faith
It is by faith
that we walk in this life
confident, with a purpose
carrying our cross
It is by faith
that we walk
that we stand on water
following our Master
our Savior, our God
November 1, 2011
Hebrews 11, Hebrews 12, Hebrews 13
90 day New Testament Bible Study
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that we walk in this life
confident, with a purpose
carrying our cross
It is by faith
that we walk
that we stand on water
following our Master
our Savior, our God
November 1, 2011
Hebrews 11, Hebrews 12, Hebrews 13
90 day New Testament Bible Study
read October 30, 2011
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It was by Faith
The story of the patriarchs
those who have gone before
struggling as we do
to humbly follow the Lord
It was by faith
not by their works
the reason that we remember them
their time on this earth
November 1, 2011
Hebrews 11, Hebrews 12, Hebrews 13
90 day New Testament Bible Study
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those who have gone before
struggling as we do
to humbly follow the Lord
It was by faith
not by their works
the reason that we remember them
their time on this earth
November 1, 2011
Hebrews 11, Hebrews 12, Hebrews 13
90 day New Testament Bible Study
read October 30, 2011
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Monday, October 31, 2011
For the health of our seed
Fertile soil not enough
needing to be fed
nurtured, watered
for its health
For the health of our seed
watered and cared for
fed with the Spirit
the power of God’s love
given the word,
God’s living water
nurtured, cared for
growing in God’s garden
October 31, 2011
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 L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
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!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,940+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live
needing to be fed
nurtured, watered
for its health
For the health of our seed
watered and cared for
fed with the Spirit
the power of God’s love
given the word,
God’s living water
nurtured, cared for
growing in God’s garden
October 31, 2011
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 L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
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!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,940+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live
As we journey through life
comfort, assurance
a path to walk
your presence, your guiding
through the gate of the cross
The way, the life
through the sacrifice of Christ
the truth, our hope
for eternal life.
October 31, 2011
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 L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
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!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,940+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live
a path to walk
your presence, your guiding
through the gate of the cross
The way, the life
through the sacrifice of Christ
the truth, our hope
for eternal life.
October 31, 2011
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 L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
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!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,940+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live
The road you have set before me
The way of the cross
joy of my life
the road you have set before me
for Christ paid my cost
The way of the cross
faithful to your call
hearing the Spirit
telling me where to go
The way of the cross
through the wilderness, life
guiding me closer
to walk in the light
October 31, 2011
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 L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
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!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,940+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live
joy of my life
the road you have set before me
for Christ paid my cost
The way of the cross
faithful to your call
hearing the Spirit
telling me where to go
The way of the cross
through the wilderness, life
guiding me closer
to walk in the light
October 31, 2011
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 L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
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!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,940+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live
To stay on the road
A life, a journey
a path to salvation
A race, a joy
a growing in communion
To stay on the road
the way of the cross
healing us completely
redeemed from the lost
October 31, 2011
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 L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
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!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,940+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live
a path to salvation
A race, a joy
a growing in communion
To stay on the road
the way of the cross
healing us completely
redeemed from the lost
October 31, 2011
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 L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
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!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,940+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live
God’s Word
Instruction for us
as surely as then
to continue on this path
the course of our lives
In faith, growing
drawing closer to God
healing us completely
from the depths of God’s love
October 31, 2011
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
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
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
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,110+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
as surely as then
to continue on this path
the course of our lives
In faith, growing
drawing closer to God
healing us completely
from the depths of God’s love
October 31, 2011
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
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Third 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: “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
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
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
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,110+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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