Resolute - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Standing before the leaders
silent before the false testimony
resolute, knowing the true
the son of God, of man

In the question of the priest
the moment of clarity
Christ naming himself
I Am, the son of God

Too much for them to take
their world on a collision
their reward hear on the earth
the people who believe
a reward in heaven for them

Standing firm
in the face of the trial
knowing the suffering to come
faithful to his ministry
Christ prepared for the cross

Resolute in this moment,
God sacrificing himself
that we may live again
a place for us in heaven
for the faithful, believing in Christ
and bearing their cross
on this walk here below

March 14, 2010
Matthew 26:57-68
I John 4:16b-21
Isaiah 58:6-9 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Those who condemned Jesus”
children’s time by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
and sermon, “Condemned By the Righteous”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the third 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 14, 2010
Fourth Sunday in Lent
and
on seeing the following poem
as I posted it to FaithWriters this morning
a one-year backlog, based on 3 per day posting rule
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Guilty

No more false witnesses
no more false claims
Guilty as charged for speaking
for claiming to be the son of God
Blasphemy, in naming the truth
and death on the cross
as the prophets foretold

April 10, 2009
Holy Thursday service
and service of Tenebrae
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 9, 2009
Tenebrae – The Service of Shadows
1. THE SHADOW OF BETRAYAL
Matthew 26:20-25
2. THE SHADOW OF INNER AGONY
Luke 22:40-44
3. THE SHADOW OF LONELINESS
Matthew 26:40-45
4. THE SHADOW OF DESERTION
Matthew 26:47-50,55,56
5. THE SHADOW OF ACCUSATION
Matthew 26:59-67
6. THE SHADOW OF MOCKERY
Mark 15:12-20
7. THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Luke 23:33-46
Hymn: Were You There…
FINAL READING
John 1:1-4

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