prophets
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was a prophet from USAmerican history?
The time in the service where gifts and tithes are collected.
What is an offering?
God might not be mentioned in this story, but God is present by changing the heart of a miserly man just in time for Christmas.
What is The Christmas Carol?
The patron saint of Ireland.
Who is St. Patrick?
The lyrics from this song include: "Little ones to him belong; they are weak but he is strong."
What is Jesus Loves Me?
He was a prophet but he ran away from God.
Who is Jonah?
A book of songs and some prayers used each Sunday.
What is a hymnal?
We can learn much about God from this tomato and cucumber.
Who are Bob and Larry?
A nun and missionary who worked with the poor in Calcutta, India. She still struggled with doubts about God all while she did life-changing ministry.
Who is Mother Theresa?
This song is one of the most popular hymns ever, and there is a contemporary version that includes the lyrics, "My chains are gone."
What is "Amazing Grace?"
The prophet Zekie is named after.
Who is Ezekiel?
The person who lights the candles.
What is an acolyte?
This figure in USAmerican history was called Moses for her work helping enslaved people escape to freedom?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This person has been a member of the church for a long time and has served in many ways. She supports the youth group.
Also she has a cool cane.
Who is Ms Norrie?
The song we sing when candles are lit on Christmas Eve.
What is "Silent Night, Holy Night"?
Sometimes considered to be a prophet in the New Testment, he is the cousin of Jesus.
Who is John the Baptist?
The person who carries in the big cross at the head of the processional on special holidays.
What is a crucifer?
Townsfolk set their preacher's house on fire, but everyone was able to escape to safety including this man who was 5 years old at the time and went on to help found the Methodist Church. He was sometimes refered to thereafter as "a brand plucked from the burning."
Who is John Wesley?
This person can be kind of crotchety, but creates beautiful music that he loves to share with all of us.
Who is Mr. Joche?
A song where we sing Alleluia a LOT. (Hint: Easter)
What is "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today"?
A woman prophet in the later period of Kings. (2 Kings 22:14–20 and 2 Chronicles 34:22–28)
Who is Huldah?
The polity book for United Methodists.
What is the Book of Discipline?
A non-canonical story but Pastor Shannon's favorite! Thecla asks Paul to baptize her but he doesn't before she is thrown into a Roman arena to be killed. Luckily there is a water tank with this creatures in them and she baptizes herself and the creatures die.
What is a sea lion/seal/shark?
When we "celebrate God’s ability to do beautiful redeeming things through very flawed people, because that’s all God ever has to work with," (see Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber) we are celebrating these kinds of people.
Who are we? Who are saints?
The lyrics of this song include: "I won't fear what tomorrow brings. With each morning I'll rise and sing. My God's love will lead me through."
What is "My Lighthouse" by Rend Collective?