Embracing His Passion - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Only in walking where he stepped
traveling with Jesus
walking as a disciple with him
only in slowing our steps
to walk as he did that week
able to see all there is
this coming morning
to feel the joy in his victory

Embracing his passion
his way to the cross
from the crowds, the hosannas
through the story of his days
in the temple sharing
the upper room
and the garden
submitting to God’s will
setting his fate
in the hands of men

Only in the anguish
the realization of my sins
nailing Christ to the cross
only in being there on Golgotha
hearing his words
watching from a distance
letting my God
die on the tree

Joy tomorrow
oh yes, in the morning
sweet victory over death
all to come yet waiting still
slowing my steps
as he lay in the tomb

April 3, 2010
Mark 16:1-6
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Worship Theme: “He Lives!”
and sermon, “Victory in Jesus”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
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Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 4, 2010
Easter Sunday

&
Good Friday service
Luke 23:39-46
John 13:34, 35 (Prayer of Confession)
and Service of Tenebrae
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
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Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 2, 2010
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

&
earlier
Good Friday prayer vigil
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 2, 2010

&
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
Matthew 20:26
meditation on John 13:1-17, 31b-35
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
meditation on Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 and the events of Good Friday
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
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Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 1, 2010
Maundy Thursday

&
Mark 11:1-11
Psalm 118:21-29
Worship Theme: “What’s up with a man on a donkey?”
and sermon, “What’s The Big Deal?”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the fifth 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 28, 2010
Palm Sunday

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