Author Archives: Rev. Elly

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DATE: 15 November 2015TO: Manantial de Gracia TITLE: “Liars, and Cheaters and Bears…oh my!” Part 2 Announcements Bible Study on Wednesday at 7pm.? 1 Samuel 17: 34-37 (ASV) “And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took…

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To you, O God, we lift up our hands in worship…we lower our shoulders in surrender…? We lower our gaze in humility. ? We come before you, in grateful thanksgiving. ? Knowing that our time together has already been a purposeful experience. ? Knowing that the soil on which we stand…

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DATE: 18 October 2015 TO: Manantial de GraciaTITLE: “Liars, and Cheaters and Bears…oh my!” Announcements Bible Study on Wednesday at 630pm. 1 Samuel 17: 34-37 (ASV) “And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb…

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DATE: 27 September 2015TO: Manantial de Gracia TITLE: “They got ‘em from their Daddy” Genesis 19: 30-36 30?Lot and his two daughters left Zoar?and settled in the mountains,?for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.?31?One day the older daughter said to the…

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Date: 6 September 2015 To: Manantial de Gracia Title: “Si no me das de Beber” ? Call to Worship: Mt 5:3-6; Lk 6:20-21 Bendecidos son los pobres que estan sin trabajo o que estan con pocos recursos. Dios a prometido: nuestro sera el reino. Bendecidos son los que hoy tienen hambre.…

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DATE: 23 August 2015 TO: Manantial de Gracia TITLE: “What’s in YOUR Closet?” What’s in YOUR Closet?” Have you ever seen that commercial on TV or YouTube that asks “What’s in Your Wallet?” The commercials started with a bunch of larger than life Vikings that were trying to go on vacation…

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DATE: 12 July 2015 TO: Manantial de Gracia TITLE: “Freedom Comes After Struggle 2: Looking for True Freedom!” Prayer of Preparation in Motion: Psalm 23 See the Prayer Folder Call to Worship: Psalm 24 read as call and response “Freedom Comes After Struggle 2: Looking for True Freedom!” Last week we…

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DATE: 5 July 2015TO: Manantial de Gracia TITLE: “Freedom Comes After…Struggle!” ?? Psalm 123: 1-4 (GW) 1-I look up to you, to the one who sits enthroned in heaven. 2-As servants depend on their masters, as a maid depends on her mistress, so we depend on the?Lord?our God until he has…

I am so full of JOY this evening, that I need to share it…  after all, I think it’s the example we learned from Jesus and his Homies! Since it has been some time since Pastora Maritza shared a blog post, here is a link to the Reflection she shared as Key Note during this years National Open and Affirming GatheringContinue reading “Sharing the Joy”