Not on Temporal Things - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Our lives should be centered
not on temporal things
not on things of this world
on Christ, our savior, alone

Focused on heaven above
not on the things here below
though we are made of clay
through his death and resurrection
or baptism and our rising
we are made for heaven above

The things of this earth will pass away
our bodies will return to the dust
yet we will rise with Christ
to our eternal home
We must remember this faith
this belief in our risen Lord
with this to guide us
our possessions don’t mean a thing

Do not store up things that will rust
that will like us return to the dust
store up our treasures in heaven
in this we will find life
Share that which we have been given
to any who are in need
believe in God’s provisions
for all our daily needs

August 1, 2010
Luke 12:13-21
Colossians 3:1-4
Psalm 107:1-3 (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer:
“Eternal God, we have come this day to be with you,
to talk with you, to listen to you, to hear your voice,
to rest in your embrace. Help us to put aside the worries
we have, even if only for this time with you, so that
we may be wholly yours. In Jesus name. Amen”
Worship Theme: “Sharing our blessings”
and sermon, “It’s Nice to Share. . . ”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
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http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
August 1, 2010
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
&
When Christians Get it Wrong trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEp5aGSwUmY
AbingtonBooks
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by Adam Hamilton
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pastor-Adam-Hamilton/338460008965
&
my comment posted to this post:
“This is a very powerful message and one that needs repeating. We as Christian deny Christ when we do not live out the Great Commission by creating barriers, stumbling blocks to Christ. We must be sowing joy, not judgment, love not division, hope not condemnation, agape love not the values of the world. Only in this are we fulfilling our call, using our gifts for God's glory.”
&
Matthew 5-7
Sermon on the Mount
&
Matthew 25:31-46
the Judgment
&
Matthew 13:1-11; 24-30
“Waste and Grace”,
by Rev. Frank Gulinello, Jr.
“ Jesus’ parable of the Sower focuses on the scattering of the seed.
No matter what kind of ground it falls upon, whether hardpan or
deep rich soil, God will have a harvest yielding a hundred fold.
So, scattering the seed aimlessly is not wasteful in God’s economy.”
http://www.concordwumc.org
Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH
August 1, 2010
&
Isaiah 43:18-21
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the congregation,
speaking the words of God)
John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”
and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 11, 2010
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

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