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| "Not now, dear, I have a headache." |
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| "C'mon, baby, it'll only take a minute." |
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| "Dear, stop the screaming, please. You're attracting attention!" |
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| "Was it good for you, too?" |
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| 3/12/16: LISTEN... Come, children, listen to me. Let me teach you how to honor the Lord... Psalm 34:11 |
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3/13/16: CELEBRATE...
Then the two disciples described what had happened along the road and how Jesus was made known to them as he broke the bread. Luke 24:35 Today in church we celebrated a love feast. Several members shared their personal experiences of Jesus, just as the two disciples on the road to Emmaus shared theirs. It was an outstanding worship experience for all of us. |
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| 3/14/16: PATH... Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths. Psalm 25:4 |
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| 3/15/16: REMEMBER... My great grandparents, who I never knew. As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. Psalm 103:15-18 |
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| 3/16/16: PEOPLE... The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. On those living in a pitch-dark land, light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 Bright light through St. Paul's stained glass windows illuminates our people as they listen to Pastor Eric's message. |
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| 3/17/16: RESTORE... The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul... Psalm 23:1-3 King James Version Looking forward to St. Paul's summertime "Worship on the River" services to restore my soul. |
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| 3/18/16: BELOVED... Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” Mark 9:7 NRSV |
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| 3/19/16: HAVE... St. Paul wrote: I know the experience of being in need and of having more than enough; I have learned the secret to being content in any and every circumstance, whether full or hungry or whether having plenty or being poor. Philippians 4:12 I'm grateful to HAVE everything I need. How about you? |
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| 3/20/16: CELEBRATE... St. Paul's celebrated Palm Sunday with a song from our children, plus a parade of palms. |
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| 3/21/16: THANKS... Rejoice always. Pray continually. Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 |
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| 3/22/16: STEADFAST... Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Proverbs 4:26 |
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| 3/23/16: REJECTED... The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. Psalm 118:22-24 NIV |
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| 3/24/16: NEED... If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? James 2:16 Thanks to Leigh & Barbara Klinger and all our other food pantry volunteers, and thanks to Wawa for donating their previous day's sandwiches, pretzels, etc. St. Paul's volunteers pick up at Wawa every day and pass out food once a week. Barbara told me they gave out bags to 91 people yesterday! |
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| 3/25/16: PATH... Jesus said, “Go in through the narrow gate. The gate that leads to destruction is broad and the road wide, so many people enter through it. But the gate that leads to life is narrow and the road difficult, so few people find it." Matthew 7:13-14 |
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| 3/26/16: ENTER... Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalm 100:4 NIV Thanks to Myrna Bethke for taking this picture of our congregation showing thanks and praise to the Lord. |
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| 3/27/16: CELEBRATE... HALLELUJAH: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Rev 19:6; The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. Rev 11:15; King of kings, and Lord of lords. Rev 19:16; HALLELUJAH! Kudos to our amazing choir director, Tiffany Daly! Never thought we could do it, but you proved us wrong! |
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| 3/4/16: HELP... God is our refuge and strength, a help always near in times of great trouble. Psalm 46:1 Emergency Response Team training, to provide help through UMCOR for those who have experienced a disaster. |
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3/5/16: ENDURE...
Love puts up with all things, trusts in all things, hopes for all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:7
Almost 43 years ago... we're lucky that it really hasn't been much of an endurance test. Love you, Davey.
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| 3/6/16: CELEBRATE... Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30 Happy 80th birthday to Terry Davis, who was delighted to have two sons and a daughter-in-law in church with her today. God's blessings on the whole family. |
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| 3/7/16: SPIRIT... But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 22-23 |
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| 3/8/16: SILENCE... God of Zion, to you even silence is praise. Promises made to you are kept—you listen to prayer—and all living things come to you. Psalm 65:1-2 CEB |
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| 3/9/16: FAITHFUL... Someone might claim, “You have faith and I have action.” But how can I see your faith apart from your actions? Instead, I’ll show you my faith by putting it into practice in faithful action. James 2:18 Our United Methodist Women have been putting faith into action for almost 50 years, and have a "Five-Star" award to prove it. |
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| 3/10/16: SURROUND... Lord, let your faithful love surround us because we wait for you. Psalm 33:22 |
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| 3/11/16: WORLD... John 1:9 The true light that shines on all people was coming into the world. Christmas Eve at St. Paul's, a few years ago. |
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| 2/25/16: JOY... The joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10 |
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| 2/26/16: SEE... For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 |
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| 2/27/16: HEAL... There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole, there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul. |
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| 2/28/16: CELEBRATE... Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.... Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky. Psalm 85:9,11 |
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| 2/29/16: THIRST... Whoever believes in me shall never thirst. John 6:35 |
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| 3/1/16: WITNESS... Come close and listen, all you who honor God; I will tell you what God has done for me. Psalm 66:16 |
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| 3/2/16: Found... "I once was lost but now am found." John Newton. With GPS on our phones, we rarely get lost on the road these days. But it's easy to get lost in the web of the world. Maybe we should think of Jesus as our spiritual GPS. |
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| 3/3/16: POWER... Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea— the Lord on high is mighty. Psalm 93:4 |
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| 2/17/16: MIGHTY... Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 |
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| 2/18/16: REFUGE... The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it... Psalm 24:1 |
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| 2/19/16: LOVE... Our church is filled with loving people who show their love for God, their neighbors and each other every day. It was hard to choose one photo from the many examples of love. This one shows the core group of leaders and volunteers for our Family Promise mission. We house homeless families in our church building four weeks a year. Love in action! |
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| 2/20/16: LIVE... Whoever eats this bread will live forever. John 6:51 |
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| 2/21/16: CELEBRATE... This morning we sang an old gospel chorus: Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Revive us again. |
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| 2/22/16: VISION... I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Joel 2:28 |
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| 2/23/16: COVENANT... God said, “This is the symbol of the covenant that I am drawing up between me and you and every living thing with you, on behalf of every future generation. I have placed my bow in the clouds; it will be the symbol of the covenant between me and the earth. Genesis 9:12-13 CEB |
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2/24/16: SHELTER...
This photo shows one of our Sunday School rooms at St. Paul's, set up to provide shelter for a family of four. This week we're hosting three families, providing beds and meals. Next week they move on to another church.
I slept over as a host on Monday night, and spent some time talking with one of our guests. She and her young grandson are in the Family Promise program until they get approval for an apartment. She has a job and said she's always worked, but because of having her grandson she sometimes loses a job, and then loses her home. They've been in two homeless shelters, and she said Family Promise is much better. She was grateful that they have their own room at our church this week, and is waiting for their apartment.
Her story made me very grateful for the blessings in my life, and thankful that St. Paul's is a host church for Family Promise. May God bless all of our guests with their own homes.
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