Good Morning. . . how are
you all this morning? This morning I have a little quiz for you. It is
not a hard one because I am only going to ask you a question about the pictures
I brought with me this morning.
OK. . .
1.
Is a coffee table
alive. . . are they living things? Well maybe at one time when they were trees
they were alive but now they are not.
2. Are frogs alive? Of
course they are. We hear them at night making music and we see them hopping
around. That is a silly question isn’t it?
3. What about a car. . . is a car alive? They may seem to be now a days with how they
talk and everything but they are not alive. . .
4.
How about a Daisy. .
. are they alive? Well if they are silk
flowers I would say no but if they are real flowers I would say yes.
5.
OK. . . this is a
tough one. . . no PK’s can answer this
question. . . is a bible a living thing? Well it is made of paper so some might think it is not alive but we
know that the bible. . . the Word of God. . . is the Living Word of God. . .
6.
OK. . . last question.
. . is God living? Again. . . no
PK”S. Yes your right. . . our God is
alive.
There is a story in the bible about our living God. The
story is found in 1 Kings. The people of that time worship the gods of the
earth. . . the ones they made. A couple of them are Baal and Ashra. They were
made of stone. Well, the people of Israel. . . God’s people. . . forgot about
God and started to worship the god of the people around them.
Well one day a prophet name Elijah was called to help the
people turn their ways back to God. . .
One day. . . he challenged the prophets of Baal to a
challenge to see whose god really is god. So. . . they both sides made an altar
and put a sacrifice on it. Now came the challenge. They had to call on Baal to
rain down fire so that the altar wood on the altar would catch fire and burn
the offering.
Elijah let the people of Baal go first. Well they called
and called but no fire. Elijah was no help either. He kept taunting the Baal
worshipers saying things like “yell louder maybe he can’t hear you. . . Maybe
he’s taking a nap. . . and all sorts of things that made them even more upset
than they already were.
Then came Elijah’s turn. . . to make it even more
difficult he had water pour over the sacrifice. . . as a matter of fact there
was so much water it filled the trench around it. Then Elijah prayed to God. .
. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel! Let it be known today you are the God of
Israel. . . Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know you, O
Lord, are God.”
Well. . . guess what happened. . . let them answer. . . that’s
right the fire came from heaven and not only burnt up the offering but also all
the water in the trench around it. . . even the stones that altar was made from.
. . That’s some hot fire. . .
A lot of people seem to be like those prophets of Baal. .
. they make gods and idols for themselves out of their money. . . their house.
. . their cars. . . these things can’t help them when they need help. . . they
can’t answer when they call in times of trouble.
We have a living and breathing God who is always there
for us. He answers us when we call. Our God is not dead. . . He surely alive. .
.
Let’s pray. . .
January
26, 2014
Sermon 4 of “What’s In A Name…”
Sermon Series on “The Sacred
Names of God”
Names
of God and Definitions from Sermon today:
-
El
Chayà Living God
Joshua
3:7-13
2
Kings 19:14-16
Jeremiah
10:3-5
2
Corinthians 6:15-16
(All
Scripture is from The Names of God Bible)
Worship
Songs:
-
Soon
and Very Soon (King)
-
Praise
to the Lord, the Almighty (Lord, King)
-
Spirit
of the Living God (Living God)
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
children’s
sermon
“We
have a living and breathing God who is always there for us.
He
answers us when we call. Our God is not dead…He surely alive…“
by
Pastor Ruth
and sermon “Hello My Name is …El Chay”
(in the bulletin
as “Hello
My Name is …El Chay / Living God”)
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
January 26, 2014
&
Sermon 3 of “What’s In A Name…”
Sermon Series on “The Sacred
Names of God”
Names
of God and Definitions from Sermon today:
-
El
à God
-
Elohimà God
-
EloahàGod
Genesis
1:2-2:3
Deuteronomy
28:2-6
(All
Scripture is from The Names of God Bible)
Offering
– “I Will Bless the Lord”
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
children’s
sermon
-
“and God Created. . . “
by
Pastor Ruth
Closing
Song – “Friend of God”
and sermon “Hello My Name is …El, Elohim, and Eloah”
(in the bulletin
as “Hello My Name Is. . . God“)
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
January 19, 2014
&
Baptism
of the Lord Sunday
(and
a time to celebrate and remember our own baptism)
Sermon 2 of “What’s In A Name…”
Sermon Series on “The Sacred
Names of God”
Names
of God and Definitions from Sermon today:
-
Yeshua
--> Jesus
-
Mashiach --> Christ,
Messiah
Matthew
1:18-21
Psalm
2
Mark
1:14-20
Matthew
3:13-17
(All Scripture is from The Names of God Bible)
Reception
of new members
Offering
– “The New 23rd”
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
children’s
sermon
-
There is only One who can save us, Jesus, the one Savior
Closing
Song – “The River Is Here”
and sermon “Hello My Name is …Yeshua/Mashiach”
(in the bulletin as “Hello My Name Is. . . Jesus, Christ,
Messiah“)
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
January 12, 2014
&
Epiphany Sunday
Epiphany of the Lord Sunday
Sermon Series on “The Names of God”
Sermon 1 of “What’s In A Name…”
Names
of God and Definitions from Sermon today:
-
Ha-Shem ->
the Name
-
Ehyeh -> I Am
Exodus 3:13-14
Leviticus 24:10-16
(All Scripture is from The Names of God Bible)
offering
– worship your holy name
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
children’s
sermon
-
different names, different meaning – one person
-
many names for God, all one God
communion
–
-
“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
-
“Lord, You Are More Precious Than Silver”
and sermon “Our Many Faceted God”
(saved as “Hello My Name Is. . . “)
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
January 5, 2014
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