Sunday, February 05, 2017

sermon, "Springs of Salt Water...", by Pastor Ruth Foss, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, February 5, 2017, Scouting Sunday, Patten, ME



February 5, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series:
 “Becoming You. . . ”
“Integrity/Noble”
Adapted from Marcia McPhee’
“Who Are You?” Sermon Series
Psalm 84
Psalm 1:1-3 CEB
Isaiah 58:6-11 TLB
Jeremiah 17:7-8 TLB
Matthew 5:13-16 TLB
“Who are you” by The Who

“Springs of Salt Water. . . ”

Prayer that God’s Word is heard through me or in-spite of me. . .

Please stand for the reading of the Gospel St. Matthew, chapter 5, verses 13 through 16. Listen to the Word of God, His Love Letter to His beloved, you and I. . . Read Matthew from the Living Bible.

“Who are you” theme song. . .
Integrity-noun
1. Moral or ethical strength:
character, fiber, honesty, principle.
2. The quality of being honest:
honesty, honor, honorableness, incorruptibility, upstandingness.
3. The condition of being free from defects or flaws:
durability, firmness, solidity, soundness, stability, strength, wholeness.
4. The state of being entirely whole:
completeness, entirety, oneness, totality, wholeness.
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/integrity)

Who in your life embodies integrity to you? I know when I think of someone, I don’t think of the word integrity. I may think of someone’s honesty or if they are true to their word. I also know with myself when someone doesn’t act with integrity with me I just don’t trust them. We all want to be trust worthy but how do we really do on that scale. How trust worthy are you and I even in the small thigs. . . let alone the big things in life? Does God consider us trustworthy? Speak from the Spirit. . .

God’s promises and truths, can be very hard to understand if we don’t realize who we are in Christ Jesus. Who are we really. . . how does God equip us. . . what are we supposed to do. . . ? We have begun to look at who we are in Christ. . . we have begun a deep journey into these questions and more. I truly believe that we all want to become the “you” God wants us to be. Let’s see what transformation happens as we become who God says we are and not who the world thinks we are. 

On our journey, we have discovered one fact. . . you and I are God’s beloved. You and I are cherished, favored, and loved by God. Even in this world of rejection and exclusiveness, there is One who never reject us. . . flaws and all. . . no matter how far we may fall. We have gone to the river with Jesus and remembered our baptism and the promise found there. We are striving to live that life of acceptance and grace so that we can extend that same grace to others.

We talked about the different names that we go by, how we are identified.
We are the beloved of God. . . if we choose to accept and believe. . .  We also are honored by bearing Jesus Christ’s name when we call ourselves “Christ”ians. . . what a thought that is. . .  God has called us to an extraordinary purpose that only you or I can fulfill. As we find our niche. . . we become an example for those who are looking for a better way. . .  

But my question is how is our integrity with the things of God and man? How do we become the trustworthy person we want to be if we are lacking in that part of our Christ like character? We cannot be called trustworthy if we don’t act with integrity. . . to be honorable with those around us. We need to be that light of integrity on a world full of selfishness and greed. I think it is kind of ironic that this is scouting Sunday. Their organization is all about integrity and honor. . . and a child shall lead them.

The Matthew I read this morning is all about being honorable and acting with honor. You can’t be salt or light for the world if you are untrustworthy. Who would want to listen to you and I if we don’t act with integrity? Would you and I want to listen to someone talk about God and how we are to act if the person was not honorable?

The scripture I read this morning is one that can guide us to be honorable. As we are salt. . . seasoning. . . and light to the world we bring honor to God. I think that goes for everything we do. If we are not acting Godly. . . we are not giving honor to God or the name we have been given. . . Christian. If we lose our salt. . . if we are not seasoning the bland world with God. . . giving it a taste so they will want to see. . . what would happen to the world?

In Isaiah 58:6-11, we hear that the trouble with being honorable has been around for a long time. The people were thinking that they just had to bring their offering to the temple and fast to please God. . . how many people who are called Christians feel that all they need to give their offering and come to church and then they are all set. They have “fulfilled” their “obligation” to and for God? But God was and is asking for something completely different. . . list to what God really wants. . . heard some of it in Micah 6:8 - He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. . . Read the Isaiah 58:

6 No, the kind of fast I want is that you stop oppressing those who work for you and treat them fairly and give them what they earn. 7 I want you to share your food with the hungry and bring right into your own homes those who are helpless, poor, and destitute. Clothe those who are cold, and don’t hide from relatives who need your help.
8 If you do these things, God will shed his own glorious light upon you. He will heal you; your godliness will lead you forward, goodness will be a shield before you, and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind. 9 Then, when you call, the Lord will answer. “Yes, I am here,” he will quickly reply. All you need to do is to stop oppressing the weak and stop making false accusations and spreading vicious rumors!
10 Feed the hungry! Help those in trouble! Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you shall be as bright as day. 11 And the Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy you with all good things, and keep you healthy too; and you will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.

We are guided, in all things good, by God’s Spirit and we will also be well watered. . . our lives will be well watered. . . from and by the river of grace. This is what happens when we walk in integrity to and with the world around us that is depraved and oh so very dark. As we trust in God and walk humbly with integrity we will be that tree that has those long, strong, roots that are buried deep in the river of God that doesn’t worry. We will produce the fruit of a life of integrity. (Jeremiah 17:1-8)

Need more proof of that life of integrity and it’s fruit?

God’s Promise:
Proverbs 2:6-8New International Version (NIV)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.

Man’s Plea and God’s defense because of having integrity:
Job 2:3New International Version (NIV)
3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”




Walking with integrity:
Titus 2:7-8Common English Bible (CEB)
7 in every way. Offer yourself as a role model of good actions. Show integrity, seriousness, 8 and a sound message that is above criticism when you teach, so that any opponent will be ashamed because they won’t find anything bad to say about us.

Chuck Swindoll once said about integrity. . . and I love this quote. . . "Few things are more infectious than a godly lifestyle. The people you rub shoulders with everyday need that kind of challenge. Not prudish. Not preachy. Just cracker jack clean living. Just honest to goodness, bone - deep, non-hypocritical integrity."

We can live this life if we so choose. As we ground ourselves deep by the streams of living waters we will bear the fruit of integrity. How can we not? Beloved, we need more people of integrity in this world and you and I need to model it to a world that is so needing a role model. . . we need to be Springs of Salt water. . . speak from the Spirit. . .

Who are you? Are we living a life of integrity or one of worldly pleasures?

Are we considered honorable or. . . not so much. . . ? Are you and I being watered by the living, clear water of God or the cesspool of the world? We are called to be the mirror image of our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ. How are we doing with that? Are we acting in honorable ways showing our integrity even in the little things or have we let the world’s dishonesty, wickedness and immorality invade our space? It is hard to hold on to our integrity in a world that has gone numb from its acceptance and approval of the “shadiness” of the culture. But what will become of this world if we. . . if you and I. . . embrace its way of immorality?

I would like to thank the scouts who came today. I would like a show of hands of those who were scout at one time in their lives. . . oh by the way. . . I believe once a scout, always a scout. These kids are our future. How are we going to be examples for them and they are for us? On our honor. . . we must do our duty. . . to be honorable not only for our sake but for the future of mankind. What is the Lord requiring from you and I. . . what is He asking us to do. . . how will you and I answer the call? How salty are you?

I would like to end my sermon with Psalm 2 verses 1-3. Are you and I living up to who we truly are?

Psalm 1:1-3Common English Bible (CEB)
1 The truly happy person
    doesn’t follow wicked advice,
    doesn’t stand on the road of sinners,
    and doesn’t sit with the disrespectful.
2 Instead of doing those things,
    these persons love the Lord’s Instruction,
    and they recite God’s Instruction day and night!
3 They are like a tree replanted by streams of water,
    which bears fruit at just the right time
    and whose leaves don’t fade.
        Whatever they do succeeds.

Amen

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stand for something
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offering salt – v2
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offering salt
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Share Light
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Holding onto the Light – v2
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Holding onto the Light
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Scouting Sunday
Pledge of Allegiance / Scout Motto
Children’s Message – Scout Law Candle Ceremony

Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series:
 “Becoming You. . . ”
“Integrity/Noble”
Adapted from Marcia McPhee’
“Who Are You?” Sermon Series
Psalm 112
Psalm 84
Psalm 1:103 (CEB)
Isaiah 58:6-11 (TLB
Jeremiah 17:7-8 (TLB)
Matthew 5:13-16 (TLB)
and sermon, “Springs of Salt Water. . . “
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by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
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Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
February 5, 2017
Scouting Sunday
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edited February 5, 2017
We are on display – v3
February 4, 2017
the mirror image of Christ
February 4, 2017
what the Lord require
February 4, 2017
Speak from the Spirit - 3
February 4, 2017
when we act justly
February 4, 2017
emulate the master
February 4, 2017
mirror Christ
February 4, 2017
model Jesus
February 4, 2017
our identity in Jesus
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who are we really – v3
edited February 4, 2017
maybe this year – v2
February 4, 2017
they watch our words
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we are on display – v2
February 4, 2017
we are on display
February 4, 2017
walk in the way of Jesus
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Follow Christ’s example – v3
expanded February 4, 2017
follow Christ’s example – v2
February 4, 2017
follow Christ’s example – v1
February 4, 2017
they follow our example
February 4, 2017
a shining example - 2
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set a good example – v3
February 4, 2017
set a good example – v2
February 4, 2017
set a good example
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tell me how – v2
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loved forever – v2
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Too much for us to carry – v2
February 3, 2017
do we react quickly – v2
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we become – v2
February 3, 2017
we become
February 3, 2017
when we speak the truth in love
February 3, 2017
no matter how far we fall
February 3, 2017
loved forever
February 3, 2017
who are we really - 3
February 2, 2017
we set a good example when
February 2, 2017
when others offend us
February 2, 2017
do we react quickly
January 31, 2017
are we being Christ
January 30, 2017
we are given mercy
January 30, 2017
we chase them away
January 30, 2017
if we were that example
January 30, 2017
Monkey See, Monkey Do
January 30, 2017
we yearn for peace
January 30, 2017
Teach Me, Lord
January 30, 2017
we learn by doing
January 30, 2017
teach me how
January 30, 2017
we learn by hearing
January 29, 2017
tell me how
January 29, 2017
tell me
January 29, 2017
each moment is a test
edited January 29, 2017
they want us to fail – v2
January 29, 2017
they want us to fail
January 29, 2017
some hope we fail
January 29, 2017
others are watching - 2
January 29, 2017
they are watching
January 29, 2017
we learn by seeing
January 29, 2017
show me how to do it
January 29, 2017
show me how
January 29, 2017
show me
January 29, 2017
Beatitudes
Matthew 5:1-12
Beatitudes
edited January 29, 2017
be a light bearer , a witness – v2
January 29, 2017
be a light bearer, a witness
edited January 29, 2017
humility and servanthood – v3
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humility and servanthood – v2
edited January 29, 2017
oh yes, love mercy – v2
January 29, 2017
oh yes, love mercy
Micah 6:6-8 (KJV)
6 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands
of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit
of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and
what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with thy God?
edited January 29, 2017
redistribute grace – v2
January 28, 2017
bear Christ’s light
January 28, 2017
be an example
January 28, 2017
be a witness
January 29, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series:
 “Becoming You. . . ”
“Example”
Adapted from Marcia McPhee’
“Who Are You?” Sermon Series
Psalm 15 (NIV)
Micah 6:6-8
Matthew 5:1-12
and sermon, “Monkey See. . . Monkey Do. . . “
text
video
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message – mystery box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
January 29, 2017
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edited January 27, 2017
Their Reward – v2
January 27, 2017
listen to the Spirit - 3
edited January 27, 2017
don’t let them stop you – v4
edited January 27, 2017
don’t let them stop you – v3
edited January 27, 2017
we must be willing to go – v2
edited January 27, 2017
the One who redeemed us – v2
edited January 27, 2017
A Red Sea Moment – v2
edited January 27, 2017
We are the clay of the Potter – v3
January 27, 2017
our sense of calling
edited January 27, 2017
we are given a purpose – v2
January 27, 2017
we are given a purpose
January 27, 2017
your work to do
January 27, 2017
live into your calling
January 27, 2017
if God calls us
January 26, 2017
Are we willing to follow
January 26, 2017
giving  to the Potter - 2
expanded January 26, 2017
striving to follow – v2
January 26, 2017
striving to follow
January 26, 2017
starting over - 2
expanded January 26, 2017
are you working
January 26, 2017
are you working
January 26, 2017
a desert experience
January 26, 2017
A Red Sea Moment
January 26, 2017
step into the calling of God
January 26, 2017
God has a purpose
January 26, 2017
God has a plan - 5
January 26, 2017
we are equipped by God
January 26, 2017
as we release ourselves
January 26, 2017
when we are called
January 26, 2017
He who calls you is faithful
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
January 26, 2017
bear fruit with patience
Luke 8:11-15
edited January 26, 2017
keep the word
Luke 8:11-15
January 26, 2017
keep the word
Luke 8:11-15
January 26, 2017
called to be saints
1 Corinthians 1:1-2
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sanctified in Christ – v2
1 Corinthians 1:1-2
January 26, 2017
sanctified in Christ
1 Corinthians 1:1-2
January 26, 2017
Called by God - 2
1 Corinthians 1:1-2
January 26, 2017
called to be a people
1 Corinthians 1:1-2
January 26, 2017
by the will of God
1 Corinthians 1:1-2
edited January 25, 2017
we must walk in our purpose – v2
God asked a question
edited January 25, 2017
disciples of Christ – v2
January 25, 2017
don’t let them steal your joy
January 25, 2017
stay on the path - 2
edited January 25, 2017
don’t let them stop you – v2
January 24, 2017
don’t listen to the voices
January 24, 2017
don’t let them stop you
January 24, 2017
we must walk in our purpose
edited January 24, 2017
Fishing Lessons – v2
January 24, 2017
Fishing Lessons
January 24, 2017
God speaks our name
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John spoke his name – v2
edited January 23, 2017
what is it Lord – v2
January 23, 2017
what is it Lord
January 23, 2017
they immediately followed
edited January 23, 2017
God has called you for a purpose – v2
January 23, 2017
God has called you for a purpose
January 23, 2017
disciples of Christ
January 23, 2017
How do we fit
January 23, 2017
they left at once
January 23, 2017
Listen to the Word of God
expanded January 22, 2017
we have a purpose – v3
expanded January 22, 2017
we have a purpose – v2
January 22, 2017
we have a purpose – v1
January 22, 2017
called - 2
January 22, 2017
chosen - 2
January 22, 2017
created
January 22, 2017
why aren’t we acting boldly
January 22, 2017
why are we afraid - 3
Psalm 27:1, 4-8
January 22, 2017
no matter the naysayers
January 22, 2017
Created, Chosen, and Called
January 22, 2017
Listen to the whisper
January 22, 2017
Heed your calling
January 22, 2017
God calls to us
January 22, 2017
God wants volunteers
January 22, 2017
will you pick up your mantle
January 21, 2017
we must be willing to go
January 21, 2017
they straightway left their nets
January 22, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series:
 “Becoming You. . . ”
“Called”
Adapted from Marcia McPhee’
“Who Are You?” Sermon Series
Psalm 27:1, 4-8
Isaiah 6:8
Matthew 4:18-22
1 Corinthians 1:1-2
and sermon, “Job Search. . . ”
text
video
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message – mystery box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
January 22, 2017
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January 21, 2017
the One who teaches us
January 21, 2017
the One who guides us
January 21, 2017
the One who takes away our sin
January 21, 2017
the One who redeemed us
January 21, 2017
God continues to call us
January 21, 2017
God molds us into the name
January 21, 2017
The one who knows our name
January 21, 2017
God molds us into the image
January 21, 2017
we bear the name of Christ
January 21, 2017
children of the Most High God
January 21, 2017
healing our broken vessels
edited January 21, 2017
We are the clay of the Potter – v2
edited January 20, 2017
Claimed by the Creator – v2
edited January 20, 2017
this is the God who named us – v2
January 20, 2017
this is the God who named us
edited January 20, 2017
do we know our name – v2
edited January 20, 2017
Rabbi, Messiah, and Lamb – v3
edited January 19, 2017
our identity in Christ - v2
January 19, 2017
the God who gave us life
January 19, 2017
We are clay of the Potter
(starting with second stanza of “God is the one who formed you”)
January 19, 2017
God is the one who formed you
January 19, 2017
we were only dust
January 19, 2017
you give us the breath of life
January 19, 2017
we are all formed by your hand
January 19, 2017
Claimed by the Creator
edited January 19, 2017
You are mine – v2
January 19, 2017
the Lord your God
January 19, 2017
we are the clay - 2
January 19, 2017
this is the potter
January 19, 2017
the Creator of the universe
January 19, 2017
we too are beloved – v2
January 18, 2017
I have called you by name
January 18, 2017
You are mine
January 18, 2017
I have redeemed you
edited January 18, 2017
Rabbi, Messiah, and Lamb – v2
January 18, 2017
Rabbi, Messiah, and Lamb
edited January 18, 2017
Rabbi, teacher – v2
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many pieces, one body of Christ
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I follow Christ – v2
January 18, 2017
I follow Christ
January 18, 2017
John spoke his name
January 18, 2017
Jesus was the Lamb
January 18, 2017
do we know our name
January 18, 2017
Christ taught us about God
January 18, 2017
we are taught by his life
January 18, 2017
we are still being  taught
January 17, 2017
Rabbi, teacher
January 16, 2017
Jesus wore that name to the cross
January 16, 2017
shattered pieces of the body of Christ
January 16, 2017
Claiming other masters
January 16, 2017
we have gone to the river
January 16, 2017
we are God’s beloved - 2
January 16, 2017
not who the world thinks we are
January 16, 2017
may we become who God says we are
January 16, 2017
to become who God wants me to be
January 16, 2017
we have found the Messiah - 2
January 16, 2017
we have found the Christ
January 16, 2017
named by God
January 16, 2017
labeled by the world
January 16, 2017
I want there to be more
edited January 16, 2017
a Follower of Christ – v2
January 16, 2017
a Follower of Christ
January 16, 2017
He is the One
January 15, 2017
rejecting their labels
January 15, 2017
names we long to hear
January 15, 2017
the names we hear whispered
January 15, 2017
the names we call ourselves
January 15, 2017
peeling away the veneer
January 15, 2017
following the Messiah
January 15, 2017
leaving the prophet
January 14, 2017
leaving John at the Jordan
January 14, 2017
bringing Peter to Christ
January 14, 2017
chasing after the Christ
on Andrew, brother of Peter
edited January 14, 2017
fire fell upon the Christ – v3
(editing version 2)
edited January 14, 2017
through the waters, through the fire – v2
January 9, 2017
through the waters, through the fire
edited January 14, 2017
we are blessed – 3 – v2
January 14, 2017
we are blessed - 3
January 14, 2017
who are you
January 14, 2017
Do we know who we are
January 14, 2017
You are the Beloved of God
January 15, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series:
 “Becoming You. . . ”
“Named”
Adapted from Marcia McPhee’
“Who Are You?” Sermon Series
Psalm 40:1-7 (TLB)
Isaiah 43:1-3 (NIV Bible)
John 1:29-32 (NLT)
John 1:37-41 (NLT)
1 Corinthians 1:11-12 (NIV Bible)
Isaiah 64:8 (NLT)
and sermon, “Who Do You Say You Are. . . ?”
text
video
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message – mystery box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
January 15, 2017
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edited January 13, 2017
Fire fell upon the Christ – v2
edited January 13, 2017
Fire fell upon Him – v2
edited January 13, 2017
Fire fell upon the Christ
January 13, 2017
fire fell upon him
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life-giving fire – v3
(editing version 2)
edited January 12, 2017
a moment in history – v2
edited January 12, 2017
a moment in history
January 12, 2017
a moment in history
edited/new January 12, 2017
in the water we die
January 12, 2017
into the waters we fall
edited January 12, 2017
through water, through fire – v2
edited January 12, 2017
droplets of your mercy – v2
edited January 11, 2017
this is the promise – v2
edited January 11, 2017
unconditional love – v2
edited January 11, 2017
you have been sealed with power – v2
edited January 11, 2017
breaking open our lives  - v3
(editing version 2)
edited January 11, 2017
our jars of alabaster – v2
edited January 11, 2017
scattering our gifts – v2
January 10, 2017
you have been sealed with grace
January 10, 2017
you have been sealed with power
January 9, 2017
you have been sealed – v2
January 9, 2017
through water we are redeemed – v2
January 9, 2017
Remember your baptism – v4
(editing version 3)
edited January 9, 2017
through water, through fire
January 9, 2017
through the waters, through the fire
January 9, 2017
life-changing baptism
January 9, 2017
WE ARE BELOVED - 2
January 9, 2017
through his name
January 9, 2017
this is the promise
January 9, 2017
we too are beloved
January 9, 2017
the delight of my life
January 9, 2017
marked by my love - 2
January 9, 2017
accepted, flaws and all
January 9, 2017
love is conditional
January 9, 2017
Cherished, favored, and loved
January 8, 2017
unconditional love
January 8, 2017
the flame within us
January 8, 2017
to complete the new creation - 2
January 8, 2017
in our baptism of water – 2
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let these waters remind us
February 6, 2016
Come, refresh us
February 6, 2016
droplets of your mercy
February 6, 2016
you have been sealed
February 6, 2016
your healing waters flow
February 6, 2016
through water we are redeemed
edited February 6, 2016
Remember your baptism – v3
(editing version 2)
edited February 5, 2016
Remember your baptism – v2
February 5, 2016
Remember your baptism
February 5, 2016
Fire and Water work together - 2
edited February 4, 2016
the Spirit and Water – v4
(merging edits to version 2 and version 3)
February 3, 2016
Fire is added - 2
February 3, 2016
out of the waters - 2
edited February 3, 2016
God created – 2 – v2
February 3, 2016
God created - 2
February 2, 2016
the earth was birthed - 2
February 2, 2016
God, through Christ
February 2, 2016
God created light - 2
February 2, 2016
the flames within us
February 2, 2016
in our baptism of water
January 20, 2016
fire and water work together
January 17, 2016
never before
January 17, 2016
understanding
January 17, 2016
all of a sudden
January 17, 2016
unveiling our eyes
edited January 14, 2016
The Spirit and Water – v3
(editing original)
edited January 11, 2016
The Spirit and Water – v2
January 10, 2016
The Spirit and Water
Baptism of the Lord Sunday
Psalm 29
Acts 8:14-17
and sermon, “Fire and Water ”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message from Mystery Box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
praise song  - “Hear Our Praises”
praise song – “You Deserve the Glory”
praise songs - "We Will Dance", "Blessed Assurance", and "Glory and Honor", all together
offertory – “Your Love Oh Lord”
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
January 10, 2016
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January 8, 2017
My Chosen One
January 8, 2017
remembering my baptism
January 8, 2017
Water and Fire
edited January 8, 2017
life-giving fire – v2
January 8, 2017
life-giving fire
January 8, 2017
Spirit of fire – v2
January 8, 2017
Spirit of fire
January 8, 2017
You are God’s Beloved
January 8, 2017
temples of fire
January 8, 2017
Fire added
January 8, 2017
the life you birthed in us
January 8, 2017
This was God’s Servant
January 8, 2017
coming to the Jordan
January 8, 2017
I can’t baptize you
edited January 8, 2017
Cherished of God – v2
January 7, 2017
Cherished of God
January 7, 2017
His cousin standing before him
January 7, 2017
Baptizing  Christ
January 7, 2017
Baptizing Jesus
January 7, 2017
taking God into his arms
January 7, 2017
Cherished and Beloved
January 7, 2017
more than a prophet
January 8, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Baptism of the Lord Sunday
Sermon Series:
 “Becoming You. . . ”
Adapted from Marcia McPhee’
“Who Are You?” Sermon Series
Isaiah 42:1-9
Matthew 3:13-17
Acts 10:34-43
and sermon, “Cherished, Favored, and Loved. . . ”
text
video
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message – mystery box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
January 8, 2017
Baptism of the Lord Sunday
&
January 7, 2017
prisoners of Christ – v2
January 7, 2017
being vessels, servants
January 7, 2017
prisoners of Christ
edited January 7, 2017
offering our witness – 2 – v2
January 7, 2017
offering our witness - 2
edited January 7, 2017
like seeds of the Sower – v2
January 7, 2017
within the alabaster
January 7, 2017
like jars of alabaster
January 7, 2017
our jars of alabaster
January 7, 2017
scattering our gifts
January 7, 2017
showering our gifts
edited January 7, 2017
breaking open our lives – v2
January 7, 2017
breaking open our lives
January 7, 2017
breaking open the bottles
January 7, 2017
laying our gifts at Christ’s feet
January 6, 2017
like seeds of the Sower
Epiphany Day / Three Kings Day
January 6, 2017
like gifts of the Magi
Epiphany Day / Three Kings Day
January 6, 2017
we share our stories of faith
edited January 6, 2017
Ignore the world – v2
edited January 6, 2017
becoming who God says we are – v2
Epiphany Day / Three Kings Day
edited January 6, 2017
treasure we carry – v3
Epiphany Day / Three Kings Day
edited January 6, 2017
treasure we carry – v2
January 6, 2017
treasure we carry
Epiphany Day / Three Kings Day
January 6, 2017
redistribute grace
January 6, 2017
grace is entrusted to us
January 6, 2017
we hold grace
edited January 6, 2017
who are we really – 2 – v2
January 5, 2017
a new revelation
January 5, 2017
becoming who God says we are
January 5, 2017
our identity in Christ
January 5, 2017
Do we know
January 5, 2017
Ignore the world
January 5, 2017
who are we really – 2
January 4, 2017
a journey to discover
edited January 4, 2017
who are we really – v2
January 4, 2017
who are we really
January 4, 2017
who we are in Christ
edited January 3, 2017
yoked to one another – v2
January 3, 2017
yoked to one another
edited January 3, 2017
Doing more together – v2
January 3, 2017
Doing more together
January 3, 2017
Too much for us to carry
January 3, 2017
Let’s Do This Together – v2
January 3, 2017
Let’s Do This Together
January 3, 2017
We are commissioned
January 3, 2017
God will dwell with us
January 2, 2017
Their Reward
January 2, 2017
we celebrate the Magi
January 2, 2017
Doing more
January 2, 2017
Saving more
January 2, 2017
Grace is given - 3
January 2, 2017
Let’s bring them
January 2, 2017
maybe this year
January 1, 2017
Let’s share the message
January 1, 2017
we can do this together
January 1, 2017
not sitting silent, doing
January 1, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Epiphany of the Lord Sunday
New Year’s Day
Sermon Series:
 “Becoming You. . . ”
Adapted from Marcia McPhee’
“Who Are You?” Sermon Series
Psalm 8 NKJV
Revelation 21:1-6 CEB
Ephesians 3:1-12 CEB
Matthew 2:9-10 NIV
and sermon, “Let’s Do This. . . !”
text
video
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message – tissue in mystery box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
January 1, 2017
Epiphany of the Lord Sunday
New Years Day

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