edited October
7, 2017
is there room
for God – v2
edited October
7, 2017
touching his
bleeding body – v2
edited October
7, 2017
make room – v2
October 6,
2017
you walk in
the light
October 6,
2017
your past does
not define you – v2
October 5,
2017
our past does
not define you
October 5,
2017
if anyone is
in Christ
October 5,
2017
make room
edited October
5, 2017
weed your
garden – v3
edited October
3, 2017
new hope
within us – v2
October 3,
2017
new hope within
us
October 3,
2017
our fruits are
shared
October 3,
2017
Our Hope
becomes Evident
October 3,
2017
are we open to
God
October 3,
2017
is there room
for God
edited October
3, 2017
cast out your
demons – v2
October 3,
2017
cast out your
demons
October 3,
2017
to make room
for hope
October 2,
2017
touching his
bleeding body
October 2,
2017
showing him
compassion
October 2,
2017
stopping to
help him
October 2,
2017
to withstand
the storms
October 1,
2017
offering them
hope
edited October
1, 2017
Touching Their
Wounds – v4
edited October
1, 2017
touching their
wounds – v3
edited October
1, 2017
touching their
wounds – v2
October 1,
2017
touching their
wounds
October 1,
2017
reaching down
to touch them
October 1,
2017
may we extend
our hand
October 1,
2017
may we offer
them a place
edited October
1, 2017
may all find
welcome – v2
October 1, 2017
may all find
welcome
October 1, 2017
World Communion Sunday
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from
Marcia McPhee’s
A Future With Hope”)
Week 11
“Extending”
Psalm 25:1-9
Luke 10:25-37
The Good Samaritan
Matthew 25-31-46 (excerpts)
The Sheep and the Goats
The Final Judgement
Testimony of Cristy Chaffee
and
sermon, “Extended Hope …”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
October 1,
2017
World
Communion Sunday
&
edited
September 30, 2017
weed your
garden – v2
September 30,
2017
weed your
garden
September 30,
2017
let go of the
flesh
September 29,
2017
make room for
hope
September 29,
2017
let go of the
world
edited
September 29, 2017
seeds of love,
of hope
edited
September 28, 2017
seed of love –
v2
September 28,
2017
seed of love
September 28,
2017
we have no
room for hope in our lives
September 28,
2017
strangled by
the weeds
September 27,
2017
we carry too
much baggage
September 27,
2017
too many weeds
September 27,
2017
our strength
sapped
September 27,
2017
choked by the
weeds
edited
September 27, 2017
we need to
breathe in the word – v2
edited/combined
September 24, 2017
we need to
breathe in the word
September 24,
2017
no room for
hope
September 24,
2017
always
building
September 24,
2017
breathe in the
word
September 24,
2017
just breathing
out
September 24,
2017
if hope is not
planted
September 24, 2017
making a space
September 24,
2017
not one of us
is righteous
September 24,
2017
Making Room
for Hope
September 24, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from
Marcia McPhee’s
A Future With Hope”)
Week 10
“The Releasing”
Psalm 145
Luke 9:57-62
2 Corinthians 5:17
Galatians 2:20
and
sermon, “Make Room for Hope …”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s
Message
by Jarrod M.
Cunningham
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
September 24,
2017
&
September 23,
2017
the Spirit
abides
September 23,
2017
a Spiritual
house - 3
September 20,
2017
Building my
house
September 20,
2017
dig deeper
September 20,
2017
push away the
soil
September 20,
2017
the solid rock
of Christ
September 20,
2017
one line in
the book
September 20,
2017
one stone at a
time - 2
September 19,
2017
one brick at a
time
edited/ new
name September 19, 2017
built with
each step, each choice
September 19,
2017
built as we
walk
September 17,
2017
buried in the
good soil, planted
September 17,
2017
I remember
everything you taught me
September 17,
2017
she remembered
every lesson
September 17,
2017
the student
became the teacher
September 17,
2017
she had found
her hope
September 17,
2017
on the rock,
on the foundation
September 17,
2017
start building
your house
September 17, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from
Marcia McPhee’s
A Future With Hope”)
Week 9
“”
Psalm 103:1-17
Luke 6:47-49 (The Voice Translation)
1 Peter 2:4-6 (The Voice Translation)
Psalm 127:1 (The Voice Translation)
and
sermon, “W.I.P. (Work In Progress)
…”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
September 17,
2017
&
edited
September 16, 2017
there is life
in this hope – v2
edited
September 15, 2017
the hope of
America must not die – v2
edited
September 15, 2017
the dream of
America must not perish – v2
edited
September 15, 2017
hope reminds
us – v2
edited
September 15, 2017
life is in this
hope – v2
edited/new
name September 15, 2017
there is life
in this hope
edited
September 15, 2017
we must hold onto hope – v2
edited
September 15, 2017
Hold hope
tightly – v2
edited
September 15, 2017
don’t let go
of hope – v2
September 12,
2017
life is in
this hope
edited
September 12, 2017
hope grows –
v2
September 12,
2017
hope grows
September 12,
2017
hope reminds
us
September 11,
2017
the hope of
America must not die
September 11,
2017
the dream of
America must not perish
edited
September 11, 2017
the seed of
hope must not die – v2
September 11,
2017
the seed of
hope must not die
edited, new
name September 10, 2017
don’t let go
of hope
September 10,
2017
Hold hope
tightly
September 10,
2017
we must hold
onto hope
September 10, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from
Marcia McPhee’s
A Future With Hope”)
Week 8
“The Remembering”
Psalm 119:33-40
Luke 22:14-19
and
sermon, “Hope’s Little Reminders…”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
September 10,
2017
&
Matthew
18:18-20
Matthew
18:15-20
The
Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Searching
the Scriptures”
September
4, 2017 to September 10, 2017
by
Mark H. Stephenson
devotion
for September 10, 2017
read
September 10, 2017
&
edited
September 10, 2017
we can have
hope – v2
September 4,
2017
we can have
hope
September 4,
2017
it is hope
that sustains us
September 4,
2017
it is hope
that ignites us
September 4,
2017
hope fuels us
September 3, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from
Marcia McPhee’s
A Future With Hope”)
Week 7
“The Sustaining”
Psalm 105:1-6
Isaiah 46:4
Psalm 54:4
Psalm 55:22
Isaiah 50:4
Matthew 11:28-30
Revelations 22:17a
and
sermon, “Hope’s Sustaining Power”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson Memorial
United Methodist Church
September 3,
2017
&
August 30,
2017
there is power
in our words
August 30,
2017
there is power
in God’s grace
August 30,
2017
there is power
in our prayers
August 30,
2017
there is power
in our hope
August 30,
2017
our words have
impact
edited August
29, 2017
our hope
cannot stay hidden – v2
August 29,
2017
our hope
cannot stay hidden
August 29,
2017
we are called
to witness – 2
August 29,
2017
we each are
the witness
edited August
29, 2017
only Christ
can redeem us – v2
August 29,
2017
only Christ
can redeem us
August 28,
2017
none of us are
worthy - 2
August 28,
2017
he told her
about Jesus
August 27, 2017
he shared his
faith
August 27,
2017
offering her
hope
August 27, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from
Marcia McPhee’s
A Future With Hope”)
Week 6
“Bearing Hope”
Psalm 138
John 15:1-8 GNT
Philippians 1:9-11 GNT
and
sermon, “Hope Bearer…”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
August 27,
2017
&
August 20,
2017
Help me go
grow
August 20,
2017
before I gave
my life to Christ
edited August
20, 2017
I have been
you – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/08/i-have-been-you-v2.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/08/i-have-been-you-v2.html
August 20,
2017
I have been
you
August 20,
2017
whatever your
station
August 20,
2017
slave or free
August 20,
2017
grow there
August 20,
2017
give to them
willingly
August 20,
2017
show them
compassion
August 20,
2017
offer mercy,
grace
August 20,
2017
do not resist
them
August 20,
2017
strip them of
power
August 20,
2017
may hope find
a home
edited August
20, 2017
may hope abide
– v2
August 20,
2017
may hope abide
August 20, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from
Marcia McPhee’s
A Future With Hope”)
Week 5
“Residing with Hope”
Psalm 133
Luke 3:10-14
1 Corinthians 7:20-24
Jeremiah 29:4-7
and
sermon, “Where Hope Resides”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
August 20,
2017
&
August 19,
2017
nurturing hope
edited/ new
name August 19, 2017
if the
seedling isn’t planted
August 19,
2017
if the seed
isn’t planted
August 19,
2017
It is hard to
believe
August 19,
2017
Hope begins to
sprout and root
edited August
19, 2017
Hope
germinates and grows – v2
August 19,
2017
Hope
germinates and grows – v1
August 19,
2017
hope is like a
seed
August 19,
2017
a flickering
of something
edited August
19, 2017
a kernel of
hope – v3
edited August
19, 2017
a kernel of
hope – v2 (2)
August 19,
2017
a kernel of
hope (2)
August 19,
2017
seeds of hope
within us
August 13, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from Marcia McPhee’s
A Future With Hope”)
week 4 - “This Living Hope”
Psalm
105:1-6
Mark
4:1-8 NIV
Ephesians
3:16-19 NIV
John
4:13-14
Zephaniah
3:17
Romans
12:12
Romans
15:4
and
sermon, “Nurturing Planted Hope”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
August 13,
2017
&
August 10,
2017
our roots are
anchored in Christ
August 10,
2017
we are
grounded in Christ
August 10,
2017
our hope is
grounded
edited August
6, 2017
we must accept
the seed – v3
edited August
6, 2017
we must accept
the seed – v2
August 6, 2017
we must accept
the seed
edited August
6, 2017
for hope to
grow – v2
August 6, 2017
for hope to
grow
edited August
6, 2017
Hope is
planted – v2
August 6, 2017
Hope is
planted
August 6, 2017
the roots
going deep
new name/
edited August 6, 2017
the seedlings
planted
(editing “the
young plants planted”)
August 6, 2017
let your roots
grow down
August 6, 2017
cultivate the
hope inside
August 6, 2017
plant the
seeds of grace
August 6, 2017
plant the
seeds of love
August 6, 2017
get them in
the ground
edited August
6, 2017
germinated
seeds – v2
August 6, 2017
germinated
seeds
August 6, 2017
the seed
growing
August 6, 2017
living in hope
August 6, 2017
may our hearts
be open
edited August
6, 2017
that we might
understand – v4
August 6, 2017
the young
plants planted
August 6, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from Marcia McPhee’s
A Future With Hope”)
week 3 - “Planting Seeds of Hope”
Mark
4:1-8
Parable
of the Sower
Psalm 145:7-8; 14-21
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLT
Ephesians 3:16-19 NIV
Colossians 2:6-8 NLT
Sermon, “Planting Seeds of Hope”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
August 6, 2017
&
August 2, 2017
hidden in our
flesh
August 2, 2017
growing in our
soil
edited/ new
name August 2, 2017
growing in the
good soil
August 2, 2017
growing in the
ground
August 2, 2017
hidden in the
ground
edited August 2,
2017
After the
planting – v2
August 1, 2017
We must water
and feed
August 1, 2017
Like seeds,
like yeast
August 1, 2017
that we might
understand – v3
August 1, 2017
we must
understand
August 1, 2017
not in riddles
but parables
edited July
31, 2017
that we might
understand – v2
July 31, 2017
that we might
understand
July 31, 2017
we must hear
God’s word
edited July
31, 2017
we are
seeking, searching – v2
July 31, 2017
We are
seeking, searching
July 31, 2017
We have the
seed planted
merged July
31, 2017
Before the
planting – v2
July 31, 2017
After the
planting
July 31, 2017
Before the
planting
July 30, 2017
We want to be
the good soil
July 30, 2017
we need that
hope to work within us
edited July
30, 2017
we must
embrace the seeds – v2
July 30, 2017
we must trust
in God
edited July
30, 2017
a little more
hope – v3
(editing
original again)
edited July
30, 2017
we must
embrace the seeds
edited July
30, 2017
embrace the
seeds
July 30, 2017
embrace the
seed
July 30, 2017
hope is alive
within us
July 30, 2017
hope planted
within us
&
July 29, 2017
we are the
soil – v2
July 29, 2017
do we nurture
the seed – v2
July
16, 2017
do
we nurture the seed
edited July
16, 2017
do we care for
the message – v2
July 16, 2017
do we care for
the message
July 16, 2017
do we welcome
the seed
July
16, 2017
are
we the soil
July
16, 2017
we
hold the seed
July
16, 2017
we
are the sower
July
15, 2017
we
are the soil
edited
July 15, 2017
held
by the thorns – v2
July
15, 2017
held
by the thorns
July
15, 2017
choked
by the briars
Matthew
13:18-23
Matthew
13:1-9, 18-23
The
Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“The
Promise and Work of God’s Word”
July
10, 2017 to July 16, 2017
by
John Adcox
devotion
for July 15, 2017
read
July 15, 2017
&
edited
July 29, 2017
a
miracle in the seed – v2
July
29, 2017
searching,
seeking - 2
July
29, 2017
a
miracle in the seed
edited
July 29, 2017
seeking
treasure – v2
edited
July 29, 2017
Finding
Treasure – v2
merged/edited
July 29, 2017
Seeking
treasure, Finding treasure
July
29, 2017
seeking
treasure
July
29, 2017
Finding
Treasure
Matthew
13:44-52
The
Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Treasures
from God”
July
24, 2017 to July 30, 2017
by
Chris Folmsbee
devotion
for July 29, 2017
read
July 29, 2017
&
July
28, 2017
tiny
acts of love
edited
July 28, 2017
out
of God’s great love – v2
July
28, 2017
the
kingdom of God growing
Matthew
13:31-33
The
Parables of the Mustard Seed
the
Parable of the Yeast
Matthew
13:31-33, 44-52
The
Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Treasures
from God”
July
24, 2017 to July 30, 2017
by
Chris Folmsbee
devotion
for July 27, 2017
read
July 28, 2017
&
edited July
27, 2017
Germinating
Seeds of Hope – v2
July 27, 2017
Germinating
Seeds of Hope
July 30, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from Marcia McPhee’s
“A Future With Hope”)
week 2 - “This Living Hope”
opening prayer
video
Psalm 128
Matthew 13:1-9
Parable of the Sower
Matthew 13:18-24
Christ explaining the Parable of the Sower
Psalm 139:13-16
Matthew
13:31-33
Parable
of the Mustard Seed
Parable
of the Yeast
prayer
before sermon
and Sermon, “Germinating Seeds of Hope”
text:
video:
by Raymond A.
Foss
Children’s
Message
by Raymond A.
Foss
closing prayer
video
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
July 30, 2017
&
edited July 26, 2017
a little more hope – v2
July 26, 2017
a little more hope
July 26, 2017
we are imprisoned by our fears
edited/ new name July 24, 2017
we are strangled by anxiety
July 24, 2017
immobilized by fear
July 24, 2017
freed by hope
July 23, 2017
Hope is Trust
July 23, 2017
why are we so anxious
July 23, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon Series: This Living Hope
(Adapted from Marcia McPhee’s
“A Future With Hope”)
week 1 - “This Living Hope”
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
Jeremiah 29:11-14 Amplified Bible
Romans 5:1-5 Amplified Bible
John 3:16-17 Amplified Bible
and Sermon, “This Living Hope”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
July 23, 2017
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