Archive for February, 2009

Lent: Day four

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Lent-Day 4
Saturday
February 28, 2009
“No One Misses Out”
Ezekiel 39:21-29
Philippians 4:10-20
John 17:20-26
I will leave none of them behind- Ezekiel 39:28b NRSV
“I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, 21that they may all be one.” John 17:20-21a NRSV
Have you ever thought that you [...]

Lent: Day Three

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Lent-Day 3
Friday
February 27, 2009
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
Philippians 4:1-9
John 17:9-19
“The Power of Negative Thinking”
Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says [...]

Lent: Day Two

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Lent-Day 2
Thursday
February 26, 2009
Habakkuk 3:1-18
Philippians 3:12-21
John 17:1-18
“Unity in Purpose”
We are different. We come from different backgrounds. We have different experiences. We speak different words. We are Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant and Non-denominational.
We are different. We come from different cultures. We have different educational training. We see the world through different lenses. We are conservative, progressive, [...]

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2009
“Who Knows?”
Jonah 3:1-4:11
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Who knows? God may relent and change his mind; he may turn from his fierce anger, so that we do not perish. -Jonah 3:9 NRSV
Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him –Joel 2:14a NRSV
This morning as I was reading two [...]

Christian and United Methodist: A Conversation

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

It’s Coming!
Sundays during Lent
10:20 am
PGUMC Fellowship Hall

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors