becoming poor in spirit

becoming poor in spirit

whether by choice, being humble

by another’s will, being humbled

becoming poor in spirit

depending upon God

our wills upon the altar

our lives in God’s hand

seeking the kingdom

a promise of blessing

those poor in spirit

a place in paradise

March 24, 2014

Matthew 5:3

Job 5:11

Proverbs 3:34

James 4:10

Matthew 5:1-2a (NRSV)

Matthew 5:1-12

The Beatitudes

Matthew 5-7

The Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 7:24-29 (NRSV)

&

from reading

“Chapter 3. Proclaiming the Kingdom: The Mountains”

&

“Chapter 2. The Healing Ministry: Capernaum”

Mark 1:21-28

Luke 4:18-21

Mark 2:1-12

Spirit Study

The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1104578

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

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https://twitter.com/RevAdamHamilton

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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Patten, ME

March 19, 2014

&

edited March 19, 2014

“so that we may walk in the footsteps of Jesus – v5”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/so-that-we-may-walk-in-footsteps-of.html

edited February 20, 2013

“so that we may walk in the footsteps of Jesus – v4”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/so-that-we-may-walk-in-footsteps-of_5616.html

edited February 20, 2013

“so that we may walk in the footsteps of Jesus – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/so-that-we-may-walk-in-footsteps-of_4199.html

edited February 20, 2013

“so that we may walk in the footsteps of Jesus – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/so-that-we-may-walk-in-footsteps-of_20.html

February 20, 2013

“so that we may walk in the footsteps of Jesus”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/so-that-we-may-walk-in-footsteps-of.html

companion video for

third book in a series of books -

“The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus”

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1104578

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827

http://www.facebook.com/RevAdamHamilton

https://twitter.com/RevAdamHamilton

&        

“Final Words from the Cross”

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426746802

&

“24 Hours That Changed the World”

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652

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Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

“The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus”

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH               

February 17, 2013

Lent

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