His barns, his cupboard
his house bulging, bursting
more than enough, what he needed
Gathered for a future
but never satisfied
his possessions ruling
his heart, his soul and mind
Consuming his vision
his focus on this earth
nothing to show the Lord,
an accounting for heavenly birth
November 19, 2009
Psalm 23 (KJV, United Methodist Hymnal, #137b)
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Luke 10:25-28
and sermon by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 18, 2009
service after
http://www.suncookumc.org/OurFamilysTable.dsp
Our Family’s Table
&
Luke 12:15-21
and Psalm 16
and “The Prayer of St. Francis”,
United Methodist Hymnal #481;
and sermon, “I Want It All . . .”,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 15, 2009
Her sermon is the third of a four-part series based in part on
Reverend Adam Hamilton (http://www.cor.org/about-resurrection/adam/)’s book,
“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” (http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426702334)
(Raymond A. Foss)
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