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  • Arlene Bodge Feb 1

    Arlene spoke without notes, so this is a report of some of her remarks by a witness.  She preached from Mark1:21-28 about Jesus’ teaching with authority, a new kind of teaching.  She gave examples of people with authority and emphasized that they had experienced what they taught.  She told two stories to illustrate her remarks. …

  • February 1

    Arlene Bodge created the order of worship and it was not transferable to this site. But she spoke about the validity of the traditional order of worship.  The Gathering comes first,  remembering the early Jesus followers who met in their homes or synagogues.  The praise and celebration begins the service with the call to worship…

  • Let The Lower Lights Be Burning (Feb 1 Arlene Bodge’s Sermon)

  • Jan. 25 Order of Worship

    Chilmark Community Church, Methodist January 25, 2009 Prelude: Little Prelude in C major by Bach Gathering Passing the Peace *Call to Worship And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God. Luke 13:29 *Hymn 428 “ For the Healing of the Nations…

  • January 25

    This week was open discussion again.(next week will have an actual sermon). We had more to say about Jonah than about Corinthians and Mark..It is an appealing story, a parable, as PC pointed out, that resonates with a sea-going community. She pointed out that there are two lessons from this parable: that you can’t hide…

  • Sunday, January 18

    OK, we didn’t have a sermon, but this will be the place to post sermons when we do have them, as we will on Feb. 1. We had g00d scripture discussion.  Here are a few of the points made: 1 Sam 3:1-10 P. told about the place of the boy in the temple.  Referred to…