Grits and the Gospel - September 29, 2024

Welcome  19th Sunday After Pentecost   The Lord be with you. And also with you.   Epistle Lesson - James 5:13-20   Apostle’s Creed   Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer   A Letter About Elvis   Gospel Lesson – Mark 9:38-50   Sermon – “Cutting is Necessary”   Benediction UMH 883 In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us, we are not alone. Thanks be to God.   Resources: “The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989. Year B - After Pentecost - Proper 21 - Revised Common Lectionary (vanderbilt.edu) Letter from Linda Kelly, Sherry Bane, and Mickie Mattson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding Elvis Presley; ca. 1958; President (2); Alphabetical Files, 1953 - 1961; Collection DDE-WHCF: White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration); Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KS If you cut his side burns off we will just die! (substack.com)