Poetry Where You Live

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Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

November 17, 2013

Sermon 4 of Fall Series

“Shepherd Us O God”

Deuteronomy 7:9 MSG

Numbers 23:19

Psalm 23:4 King James Version

Psalm 139:23-24 King James Version

“Shepherd Me O God” by Marty Haugen

4th service of Fall Sermon Series:

Psalm 23

children’s sermon

When you are afraid and need something to hold onto,

hold onto Jesus, hold onto God.

by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon “Just A Prayer Away”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/11/just-prayer-away.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=452805154825845&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/sermon-just-prayer-away-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

November 10, 2013

Sermon 3 of Fall Series

“Shepherd Us O God”

Psalm 23:3 (King James Version)

James 3:18 (Common English Bible)

Psalm 31:24 (Amplified Bible)

Isaiah 40:29 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 32:8 (Amplified Bible)

“Shepherd Me O God” by Marty Haugen

3rd service of Fall Sermon Series:

Psalm 23

Lord’s Prayer

All Saints Sunday

Communion

children’s sermon

by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon “Strength For The Day”

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=449918721781155&id=174161846023512

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/11/strength-for-day.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/sermon-strength-for-day-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

November 3, 2013

Sermon 2 of Fall Series

“Shepherd Us O God”

Psalm 23:1-2 (King James Version)

James 3:18 (Common English Bible)

2 Samuel 22:3 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 14:30 (New International Version)

Psalm 121:8 (King James Version)

“Shepherd Me O God” by Marty Haugen

2^st service of Fall Sermon Series:

Psalm 23

Lord’s Prayer

Offertory – “I Stand In Awe”

children’s message

“listen to the right voices, listen to God’s Word”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon “Safe and Sound”

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=446965438743150&id=174161846023512

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/11/safe-and-sound.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/sermon-safe-and-sound-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

October 27, 2013

1^st service of Fall Sermon Series:

“Shepherd Us O God”

John 10:11-18 (The Message)

John 10:1-10 (The Message)

John 10:1-18 (The Message)

Psalm 23

Lord’s Prayer

children’s message

follow the bible

by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon “The Good Shepherd”

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=444365149003179&id=174161846023512

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-good-shepherd.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/sermon-good-shepherd-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

October 20, 2013

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,600+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

when Jesus called

happy in my spirit

happy in my walk

when Jesus called

he changed my life

happy in my body

happy in my mind

the Spirit calling

to your heart and mine

November 23, 2013

Sermon 5 of Fall Series

“Shepherd Us O God”

Psalm 23:5 King James Version

Psalm 144:15 The Message Bible

Psalm 68:3-4 The Message Bible

1 Chronicles 16:30-33 The Message Bible

“Shepherd Me O God” by Marty Haugen

5th service of Fall Sermon Series:

Psalm 23

Prayer of Thanksgiving

“We come to worship You”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/we-come-to-worship-you.html

by Raymond Foss

children’s sermon

by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon “Oh Happy Day”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/11/oh-happy-day.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=455241731248854&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/sermon-oh-happy-day-by-pastor-ruth-foss.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/402130521582358528

by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

meditation blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

November 17, 2013

Sermon 4 of Fall Series

“Shepherd Us O God”

Deuteronomy 7:9 MSG

Numbers 23:19

Psalm 23:4 King James Version

Psalm 139:23-24 King James Version

“Shepherd Me O God” by Marty Haugen

4th service of Fall Sermon Series:

Psalm 23

children’s sermon

When you are afraid and need something to hold onto,

hold onto Jesus, hold onto God.

by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon “Just A Prayer Away”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/11/just-prayer-away.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=452805154825845&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/sermon-just-prayer-away-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

November 10, 2013

Sermon 3 of Fall Series

“Shepherd Us O God”

Psalm 23:3 (King James Version)

James 3:18 (Common English Bible)

Psalm 31:24 (Amplified Bible)

Isaiah 40:29 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 32:8 (Amplified Bible)

“Shepherd Me O God” by Marty Haugen

3rd service of Fall Sermon Series:

Psalm 23

Lord’s Prayer

All Saints Sunday

Communion

children’s sermon

by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon “Strength For The Day”

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=449918721781155&id=174161846023512

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/11/strength-for-day.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/sermon-strength-for-day-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

November 3, 2013

Sermon 2 of Fall Series

“Shepherd Us O God”

Psalm 23:1-2 (King James Version)

James 3:18 (Common English Bible)

2 Samuel 22:3 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 14:30 (New International Version)

Psalm 121:8 (King James Version)

“Shepherd Me O God” by Marty Haugen

2^st service of Fall Sermon Series:

Psalm 23

Lord’s Prayer

Offertory – “I Stand In Awe”

children’s message

“listen to the right voices, listen to God’s Word”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon “Safe and Sound”

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=446965438743150&id=174161846023512

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/11/safe-and-sound.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/sermon-safe-and-sound-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

October 27, 2013

1^st service of Fall Sermon Series:

“Shepherd Us O God”

John 10:11-18 (The Message)

John 10:1-10 (The Message)

John 10:1-18 (The Message)

Psalm 23

Lord’s Prayer

children’s message

follow the bible

by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon “The Good Shepherd”

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=444365149003179&id=174161846023512

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-good-shepherd.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/sermon-good-shepherd-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

October 20, 2013

Free to stay away

free to stay away

our choice to come

to enter in

to commune with God

free to go

to follow the crowd

free to choose

to commune with God

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Edited December 7, 2013

- walking the path God already knows – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows-v2.html

this poem and all of the following poems are from The Shack

and are about trying to understand or comprehend

the ideas of free will, predestination,

and omniscience, an all-knowing God.

December 6, 2013

- the extent of freedom

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-extent-of-freedom.html

- unsure before God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/unsure-before-god.html

December 3, 2013

- already saved already damned

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/already-saved-already-damned.html

- walking the path God already knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows.html

- charting the course God knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/charting-course-god-knows.html

November 28, 2013

- the choice is mine

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-choice-is-mine.html

November 23, 2013

- free to stay away

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/free-to-stay-away.html

- a choice in the matter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-choice-in-matter.html

- God knew I would come

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/god-knew-i-would-come.html

page 96

Chapter 6

“A piece of π”

The Shack, by William P. Young

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows-v2.html

meditation blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

a choice in the matter

free will in effect

a choice in the matter

whether to respond to God

to his message, his calling

free will alive

coursing within us

we are free to choose

to follow or to turn away

from the call of God

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Edited December 7, 2013

- walking the path God already knows – v2

this poem and all of the following poems are from The Shack

and are about trying to understand or comprehend

the ideas of free will, predestination,

and omniscience, an all-knowing God.

December 6, 2013

- the extent of freedom

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-extent-of-freedom.html

- unsure before God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/unsure-before-god.html

December 3, 2013

- already saved already damned

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/already-saved-already-damned.html

- walking the path God already knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows.html

- charting the course God knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/charting-course-god-knows.html

November 28, 2013

- the choice is mine

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-choice-is-mine.html

November 23, 2013

- free to stay away

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/free-to-stay-away.html

- a choice in the matter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-choice-in-matter.html

- God knew I would come

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/god-knew-i-would-come.html

page 96

Chapter 6

“A piece of π”

The Shack, by William P. Young

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows-v2.html

meditation blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

God knew I would come

God waiting, hopeful

yet God knows our hearts

God knew I would come

when I God left me a note

God waiting, hopeful

trusting in love

God knew I would come

God knows my heart

====

Edited December 7, 2013

- walking the path God already knows – v2

this poem and all of the following poems are from The Shack

and are about trying to understand or comprehend

the ideas of free will, predestination,

and omniscience, an all-knowing God.

December 6, 2013

- the extent of freedom

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-extent-of-freedom.html

- unsure before God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/unsure-before-god.html

December 3, 2013

- already saved already damned

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/already-saved-already-damned.html

- walking the path God already knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows.html

- charting the course God knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/charting-course-god-knows.html

November 28, 2013

- the choice is mine

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-choice-is-mine.html

November 23, 2013

- free to stay away

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/free-to-stay-away.html

- a choice in the matter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-choice-in-matter.html

- God knew I would come

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/god-knew-i-would-come.html

page 96

Chapter 6

“A piece of π”

The Shack, by William P. Young

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

meditation blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

both are needed

both male and female

protecting, nurturing

both are part

but not the sum

of almighty God

a Mother God

a Father God

a Spirit within

God more than both

but both of them are needed

====

November 23, 2013

page 96

Chapter 6

“A piece of π”

The Shack, by William P. Young

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/words-i-used-in-worship.html

meditation blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

The Words I Used in Worship – v2

In our time together

in holy conversation

words I used in worship

in how we are to live out

the holy commands of God

in how we are to be conscious

living out the Great Commission

to go and make disciples

to the ends of the earth

Not so much the end

as the process along the way

that we are to sow the seeds of love

to everyone we meet

that we are to water

that the seeds may grow

but that we are to be faithful

to God who provides the growth

Ours to make disciples

but only to a point

our part important

being servants of our God

needing God’s intervention

the fruits to be revealed

the changing of each human heart

something only God can know

Edited November 23, 2013

The Words I Used in Worship – v2

October 14, 2010

The Words I Used in Worship

Annual Church Conference

Exodus 4:1-17

Exodus 4:2

“What do you have in your hand?”

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

October 13, 2010

Exodus 4:1-17

Romans 12:1-8

John 13:12-17

Welcoming Service

for the Reverend Dr. David J. Abbott

as District Superintendent of the New England District

http://www.neumc.org/

of the New England Conference

of the United Methodist Church

his sermon, “What Is That In Your Hand”

Bishop’s Day in New Hampshire

with Bishop Peter Weaver

First United Methodist Church of Laconia/Gilford

September 11, 2010

A Bursting of Green – v2

Long dormant carpet of grey,

of brown, ashen

parched and pending

waiting for the moment

poised for an awakening

showers and warming

a bursting of green

in the yard, the trees, my world

a different day,

from a single spring shower

on a world ready

for greening

Edited November 23, 2013

A Bursting of Green – v2

4/27/06 7:30pm

A Bursting of Green

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/04/bursting-of-green.html

the mothering of Father God

too rigid distinctions

but that is the point

the woman before him

the one known as Papa

the mothering of Father God

to reveal more of God’s nature

neither male nor female

more than the sum of both

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November 23, 2013

page 96

Chapter 6

“A piece of π”

The Shack, by William P. Young

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

meditation blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

The enormity of its absence

the crisis of fathering

the enormity of its absence

resonating in the words of God

in the woman before him

the words of reconciliation

of a mothering of God

the father he never had

in this woman before him

a different manifestation of God

====

November 23, 2013

page 96

Chapter 6

“A piece of π”

The Shack, by William P. Young

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog