we are the soil

we are the soil

we are the sower;

we are the ones

who must believe

we are the hope

the seed sharers;

we are the harvest

at the end of the age

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July 15, 2017

we are the soil

edited July 15, 2017

held by the thorns – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/held-by-thorns-v2.html

July 15, 2017

held by the thorns

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/held-by-thorns.html

July 15, 2017

choked by the briars

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/choked-by-briars.html

Matthew 13:18-23

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

The Parable of the Sower

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

&

July 15, 2017

showing God’s power

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/showing-gods-power.html

edited July 15, 2017

sowing not planting  - v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/sowing-not-planting-v2.html

July 15, 2017

sowing not planting

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/sowing-not-planting.html

edited July 15, 2017

Plant your seed in me – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/plant-your-seed-in-me-v2.html

July 15, 2017

the seed growing within me

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-seed-growing-within-me.html

expanded July 14, 2017

welcoming the seed – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/welcoming-seed-v2.html

July 14, 2017

welcoming the seed – v1

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/welcoming-seed-v1.html

July 14, 2017

Plant your seed in me

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/plant-your-seed-in-me.html

edited July 14, 2017

fruit from good soil – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/fruit-from-good-soil-v2.html

July 14, 2017

fruit from good soil

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/fruit-from-good-soil.html

Matthew 13:1-9

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 14, 2017

read July 14, 2017

&

July 13, 2017

speak to me Spirit

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/speak-to-me-spirit.html

July 13, 2017

our life before Christ

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/our-life-before-christ.html

Romans 8:1-11

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 13, 2017

read July 13, 2017

&

edited July 12, 2017

water of life – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/water-of-life-v2.html

July 12, 2017

water of life

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/water-of-life.html

Isaiah 55:6-13

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 12, 2017

read July 12, 2017

&

July 12, 2017

Thy word is my refuge

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/thy-word-is-my-refuge.html

Psalm 119:105-112

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 11, 2017

read July 12, 2017

&

July 10, 2017

an experience of destiny

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/an-experience-of-destiny.html

Genesis 25:19-34

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 10, 2017

read July 10, 2017

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 44,540 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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we are the workers, the wheat – v8

We are the workers,

serving the Kingdom,

sharing Christ’s message

out in the world;

We are the wheat,

ready for harvest,

the ripe fields ready,

waiting for our God.

Sitting in the fields, the vineyards,

growing where we are planted

sowing seeds, fruit

of the Kingdom, of God;

Sharing the message

where we are planted,

being God’s light

out in the world.

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edited July 15, 2017

we are the workers, the wheat – v8

edited February 3, 2016

we are the workers, the wheat – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/02/we-are-workers-wheat-v7.html

(editing original again)

edited August 6, 2015

we are the workers, the wheat – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-are-workers-wheat-v6.html

(merging edits to original, version 4, and version 5)

&

edited January 23, 2016

A Noun and a Verb – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-noun-and-verb-v2.html

July 29, 2015

A Noun and a Verb

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-noun-and-verb.html

&

July 31, 2015

Gathering Wheat

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/gathering-wheat.html

“Bringing in the Sheaves”

by Knowles Shaw and

George A. Minor

&

July 31, 2015

He will take me home on high

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/he-will-take-me-home-on-high.html

verse 4 of “Jesus Loves Me! This I Know”

by William B. Bradbury and Anna B. Warner

&

July 31, 2015

we can rest assured

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/we-can-rest-assured.html

“Blessed Assurance”

by Fanny J. Crosby and Phoebe P. Knapp

Psalm 23

&

July 31, 2015

in the words of the Psalms

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/in-words-of-psalms.html

July 31, 2015

accept salvation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/accept-salvation.html

July 31, 2015

when we hope

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/when-we-hope.html

July 30, 2015

Because of hope

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/because-of-hope.html

Psalm 38:15

edited July 30, 2015

we put our hope in you

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/we-put-our-hope-in-you.html

Psalm 33:2

July 30, 2015

Hope through the Blood of Jesus

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/hope-through-blood-of-jesus.html

July 30, 2015

Hope defined by God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/hope-defined-by-god.html

July 30, 2015

Hope in the Lord

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/hope-in-lord.html

July 30, 2015

Hope in His Love

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/hope-in-his-love.html

July 30, 2015

what we put our hope in

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/what-we-put-our-hope-in.html

July 29, 2015

our only hope – 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/our-only-hope-2.html

July 29, 2015

Hope and trust

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/hope-and-trust.html

&

edited August 1, 2015

sitting in the fields – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/sitting-in-fields-v2.html

edited August 1, 2015

we are the workers, the wheat – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-are-workers-wheat-v5.html

(editing original)

edited August 1, 2015

we are the workers, the wheat – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-are-workers-wheat-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited August 1, 2015

we are the workers, the wheat – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-are-workers-wheat-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited August 1, 2015

we are the workers, the wheat – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-are-workers-wheat-v2.html

edited/ new July 31, 2015

we are the workers, the wheat

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/we-are-workers-wheat.html

July 31, 2015

sitting in the fields

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/sitting-in-fields.html

the interior tin wall of

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

are shafts of wheat;

the crown molding top of the walls

are the heads of the wheat.

&

On the walls of the sanctuary, you will see names of saints who have gone before us in the stained glass but you will also see vertical stalks all around us. The tinsmiths put these there to remind us we are to the wheat ripe for harvest, ready to be gathered in by God. Look toward the ceilings, the heads of the wheat are ready. There are also sections of the wall and ceiling where we see the shape of vines, as we are connected in the vine. There are places on the ceiling that have the number 7 for perfection, the number 12 for the tribe of Israel and the number 40 for the forty days, the forty years, etc. There is the shape of shepherd staffs on either side of the Good Shepherd stained glass. There is an arch like the shape of the dome leading us into the chancel.

&

July 31, 2015

Gathering Wheat

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/gathering-wheat.html

“Bringing in the Sheaves”

by Knowles Shaw and

George A. Minor

&

July 31, 2015

He will take me home on high

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/he-will-take-me-home-on-high.html

verse 4 of “Jesus Loves Me! This I Know”

by William B. Bradbury and Anna B. Warner

&

July 31, 2015

we can rest assured

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/we-can-rest-assured.html

“Blessed Assurance”

by Fanny J. Crosby and Phoebe P. Knapp

Psalm 23

&

July 31, 2015

in the words of the Psalms

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/in-words-of-psalms.html

July 31, 2015

accept salvation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/accept-salvation.html

July 31, 2015

when we hope

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/when-we-hope.html

July 31, 2015

What do we hope in?

All scripture is from the NIV Bible

Psalm 9:18;

Psalm 16:9;

Psalm 23

Psalm 31:24

Psalm 33:18;

Psalm 33:22;

Psalm 38:15

Psalm 39:7;

Psalm 43:5

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hope

and sermon, “Hope… ”

video:

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/704972696275755/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCpIH6kQa3g

text:

https://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/hope/

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2015/07/hope.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=705941236178901&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/sermon-hope-by-pastor-ruth-foss-stetson.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/626481343237591040

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/events/752362794841161/

Fourth Friday of the month service at Mt. Heights Health Care Facility

https://www.facebook.com/events/1666141850276310/

https://plus.google.com/112258655024978042979/about

https://www.facebook.com/MountainHeightsHealthCareFacility

https://twitter.com/MountHeights

July 31, 2015

&

July 26, 2015

What do we hope in?

All scripture is from the NIV Bible

Psalm 9:18; Psalm 16:9; Psalm 31:24

Psalm 33:18; Psalm 33:22; Psalm 38:15

Psalm 39:7; Psalm 43:5

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hope

and sermon, “Hope… ”

video:

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/704972696275755/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCpIH6kQa3g

text:

https://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/hope/

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2015/07/hope.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=705941236178901&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/sermon-hope-by-pastor-ruth-foss-stetson.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/626481343237591040

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

July 26, 2015

&

July 19, 2015

(All Scripture Is From the NIV Bible)

Ephesians 2:4-5, 8-9

John 1:14-17

Hebrews 4:16

1 Peter 4:10

and sermon, “Grace… It’s not Just A Girls Name”

video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_nkalyo3jk

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/vb.174161846023512/702124173227274/?type=2&theater

text:

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2015/07/graceits-not-just-girls-name.html

https://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/graceits-not-just-a-girls-name/

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=703385686434456&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/sermon-grace-its-not-just-girls-name-by.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/623829550930259969

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

July 19, 2015

&

July 12, 2015

We are chosen and equipped by God

to do His work in the world.

(All Scripture Is From the NIV Bible)

Acts 6:1-7

2 Thessalonians 2:13

John 15:15-16

1 Peter 2:9-10

2 Timothy 3:14-17

Exodus 3-4

Acts 22:14-16

and sermon, “I Have Chosen You…”

video:

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/699855156787509/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzccIu8AfmM

text:

https://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/i-have-chosen-you/

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-have-chosen-you.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=700685400037818&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/sermon-i-have-chosen-you-by-pastor-ruth.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/621320052185427968

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

July 12, 2015

&

July 5, 2015

Seventh Sunday of Pentecost

4^th of July

Declaration of Independence

and sermon, “Just Say Jesus” and Communion liturgy

video:

https://youtu.be/YLjlLA5bia0

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/697685963671095/  

text:

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2015/07/just-say-jeusu.html

https://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/just-say-jesus/

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=700685400037818&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/sermon-just-say-jesus-by-pastor-ruth.html 

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/621312065521733632

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

July 5, 2015

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 44,540 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Christ, God, Spirit, grace, love, Pastor Ruth Foss, Savior, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, witness, faith, UMC, hope, salvation, joy, chosen, calling, fields, wheat, harvest,

#God #Christ #love #grace #Spirit #faith #UMC #hope #salvation #chosen #calling #wheat #harvest