We have a crisis of faith

We have a crisis of faith

as a people, as a nation

we have abandoned the church

the faith of our fathers

We have followed the world

the call to excess, consumption

we have abandoned our faith

the beliefs that once sustained us

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edited January 23, 2016

God made us righteous – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/god-made-us-righteous-v2.html

edited/ new name September 7, 2015

God made us righteous

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/god-made-us-righteous.html

edited September 7, 2015

we are made righteous – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/we-are-made-righteous-v2.html

September 4, 2015

we are made righteous

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/we-are-made-righteous.html

September 4, 2015

I can carry my load

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/i-can-carry-my-load.html

September 4, 2015

only by faith

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/only-by-faith.html

September 2, 2015

costly grace

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/costly-grace.html

edited September 2, 2015

I am born again – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/i-am-born-again-v2.html

September 2, 2015

We have a crisis of faith

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/we-have-crisis-of-faith.html

September 1, 2015

I am born again

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/i-am-born-again.html

August 31, 2015

we carry these stones

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-carry-these-stones.html

August 31, 2015

a heavy weight

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-heavy-weight.html

August 31, 2015

naming my stones

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/naming-my-stones.html

August 31, 2015

naming our stones

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/naming-our-stones.html

August 31, 2015

naming her stones

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/naming-her-stones.html

August 31, 2015

blessing by faith

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/blessing-by-faith.html

August 30, 2015

Summer Sermon Series:

“Revive Us Again O Lord!”

Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton

Romans 4:3-5

Romans 5:1-2

Acts 8:1-3

Romans 1:16-17

Galatians 2:16, 19-21

and sermon, “Uncertainty is a Killer”

emphasis: “A Crisis of Faith”

video: (partial only – 7:22 minutes)

https://youtu.be/XDY5SAR5yrw

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/718020678304290/

text:

https://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/2015/09/07/uncertainty-is-a-killer/

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2015/09/uncertainty-is-killer.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=719639174809107&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/sermon-uncertainty-is-killer-by-pastor.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/639457567631114240

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

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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

Patten, ME

August 30, 2015

&

August 23, 2015

Summer Sermon Series:

“Revive Us Again O Lord!”

Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton

1 Peter 1:13-16

Ezekiel 37:1-10

valley of dry bones

and sermon, “A Better Way”

emphasis: “A Longing for Holiness”

video:

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/vb.174161846023512/715371815235843/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqMflpl35yE

text:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=719638714809153&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/sermon-better-way-by-pastor-ruth-foss.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/639456364008484864

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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

Patten, ME

August 23, 2015

&

August 16, 2015

Summer Sermon Series:

“Revive Us Again O Lord!”

Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton

Revelations 2:1-2, 4-5

Galatians 5:22-23

(All scripture from the NIV Bible)

and sermon, “It all began with a … ”

emphasis: “Precursors to revival”

video:

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/713180222121669/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpgwvX6bmyc

text:

https://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/it-began-with-a/

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2015/08/it-began-with-a.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=714250438681314&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/sermon-it-began-with-by-pastor-ruth.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/634428206452490240

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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

Patten, ME

August 16, 2015

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