Replacing the Law - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Not so much an abolishment
the spirit of the law
the code of Moses
carried by the people

Christ, in his ministry,
teaching truths
the law at its essence
love for God, for man

The cross, vanquishing
the sinfulness of man
giving us a way
other than the law
to be reunited with God

May 16, 2010
Matthew 5:1-12 (Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes)
Ephesians 2:14-18
Philippians 1:3-5, 9-11 (Call to Worship)
Prayer of Confession
“Loving God, hold not our sins against us; but
hold us up against our sins; so that in you we are
reminded, not of our sin, but of your forgiveness,
not just of what we are but what we might become.”
- based on prayer four, “Hold Us Up Against Our Sins”,
The Prayers of Soren Kierkegaard,
http://www.thewords.com/articles/soren1.htm
“Father in Heaven! Hold not our sins up against us but
hold us up against our sins so that the thought of You
when it wakens in our soul, and each time it wakens,
should not remind us of what we have committed but
of what You did forgive, not of how we went astray
but of how You did save us!”
hymn, We Are Called, #2172, The Faith We Sing
- Isaiah 6:8
hymn, Bind Us Together, #2226, The Faith We Sing
- Colossians 3:14
Worship Theme: “Blessed are ?”
and sermon, “Called to be Blessed and to Bless”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 16, 2010
Sixth Sunday After Easter
Seventh Sunday in Easter

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