Archive for July, 2007
Thoughts on Prayer
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Prayer is swapping thoughts or feelings with God. We can pray by talking, dancing, singing, drawing, playing music, thinking, walking, even by being quiet. It’s prayer if you do it and mean to listen to God or have God listen to you. And the cool thing is the more you pray, the more the Empire […]
Prayer for VBS
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Thank you, God
for earth,
and plants and animals,
for land and sea,
for you God,
for everyone,
especially for me!
Amen.
by Rev. Scott Elliott © 2007
Some Personal Thoughts On 9-11 (with Jesus and Rev. King in Mind)
Thursday, July 19th, 2007by Rev. Scott Elliott (the views below are mine and not necessarily those of my church or its members)
On September 11, 2001 a tremendous tragedy befell this nation. A tragedy caused by the violence of men full of hate and fury and a misguided sense of what God called them to do with their lives […]
(another attempt at lyrics, still hunting for a tune!)
Thursday, July 19th, 2007 by Rev. Scott Elliott
Copyright© 2007
Son of God, Son of Man,
Lived a life as best you can.
Teach, teach,
Teach your peace to me
Peace, peace,
Breathe your peace on me
Jesus Christ, Jesus man,
Lived a life as best you can
Teach, teach,
Teach your peace to me
Peace, peace,
Breathe your peace on me
Prince of Peace, Holy man,
Lived a […]
(An attempt at lyrics –now I just need a tune!)
Thursday, July 19th, 2007by Scott Elliott
Copyright 2006©
Amazing Grace,
Amazing Love,
Amazing Peace,
Amazing God.
The Way,
The Word,
The Gospel heard,
Transforming lives,
with love assured.
Jesus showed us how to live,
how to love and how to give.
To walk like him, to love his way
To strive for peace in every day,
To make the world at long last whole.
That’s Christ’s mission and our goal.
Amazing Grace,
Amazing Love,
Amazing Peace,
Amazing God.
The […]
God Calling & Calling Us to Love and Away from Hate
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Some thoughts on God speaking to us
by Rev. Scott Elliott
I am a pastor in the United Church of Christ.
The United Church of Christ claims that “God is Still Speaking.” It is hard to believe that God actually talks to folks and hands out explicit instructions. The bible is full of stories about such divine directives and, well, for many it […]
Abraham Answering God’s Call to be a Good Loving Father
Thursday, July 19th, 2007A sermon based on Psalm 145 & Genesis 22, June 17, 2007
by Scott Elliott © 2007
Much of today’s sermon is based on a sermon I preached a few years ago at my beloved home church in Oregon. It’s was an important sermon for me; it helped me hear Genesis 22 anew, and I […]
God’s In Sight
Thursday, July 19th, 2007A sermon based on 1 Kings 17:8-24
June 10, 2007 at Palm Bay, FL
by Scott Elliott
I am a little bit worried this morning, you see in order for my sermon illustration to work I need you to imagine a mountain top. My concern is that I am told that the highest natural point in Florida […]
Partners in Care of the Earth
Thursday, July 19th, 2007a Sermon based on Psalm 8
Palm Bay, FL, June 3, 2007
by Scott Elliott
When I was a teenager I left the theologically conservative churches of my youth and I eventually vowed not to return to any Christian church.
One of the troubles with this move was that as a kid I wanted to be a pastor. […]
Flocking to Tranquility
Thursday, July 19th, 2007A Sermon based on Psalm 23
Palm Bay FL April 29, 2007
By Scott Elliott
I had a friend in high school who heard me describe some cut-throat event as part of the “dog- eat-dog world.” He made me say the phrase again and started laughing. He told me that he always thought that the saying […]