Saturday, December 02, 2017

they are not invited


we may have asked them
once, or a million times,
but they do not come
they do not enter
they claim they are not invited
maybe not really
only going through the motions
not really offering the gift to them
the invitation from God
to come, to enter in

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December 2, 2017
they are not invited

December 2, 2017
they don’t come
December 2, 2017
we must invite them
December 2, 2017
we don’t invite them
December 2, 2017
come into God’s presence
edited December 2, 2017
Will we join that congregation – v2
edited/new title December 2, 2017
will we join that congregation
December 2, 2017
will we be gathered up to heaven
edited December 2, 2017
will we be raptured – v2
December 2, 2017
will we be raptured
December 2, 2017
an invitation to the stable
December 2, 2017
Jesus won salvation
edited December 2, 2017
where will we stand on Judgment Day – v2
edited December 1, 2017
The King is coming – v2
edited December 1, 2017
will we be ready – v2
December 1, 2017
will we be ready
December 1, 2017
where will we stand on Judgment Day
December 1, 2017
The King is coming
edited December 1, 2017
Does the Judgment convict us
December 1, 2017
does the judgement convict us
edited November 30, 2017
we live out our faith – v2
(with truthful weasel words added…)
edited/new name November 30, 2017
we live out our faith
edited November 30, 2017
do we live out our faith? – v2
November 30, 2017
do we live out our faith?
November 30, 2017
do we believe the scripture?
November 29, 2017
Christ will return soon
edited November 29, 2017
I believe in Jesus – 2 – v2
November 29, 2017
I believe in Jesus - 2
November 28, 2017
when I say I am a Christian
edited/new name November 28, 2017
I say I am a Christian
edited/new name November 28, 2017
We say we are Christians
November 28, 2017
They say they are Christians
edited/new name November 28, 2017
Christ will come down from heaven
edited November 28, 2017
Christ will judge us – v2
November 28, 2017
Christ will judge us
November 28, 2017
God will see our heart
November 27, 2017
whitewashed Christians
Matthew 23:27-28 (The Message)
““You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds!
You’re like manicured grave plots, grass clipped and the flowers bright,
but six feet down it’s all rotting bones and worm-eaten flesh.
People look at you and think you’re saints, but beneath the skin
you’re total frauds.”
November 27, 2017
false Christians - 2
edited November 27, 2017
lumped in with the others – v2
November 27, 2017
lumped in with the others
edited November 26, 2017
Why would I want to be a Christian – v2
November 26, 2017
why would I want to be a “Christian”
November 26, 2017
the name Christian spit from their lips
November 26, 2017
the name Christian spit from their lips
edited November 26, 2017
I saw heaven open – v2
edited to fit Twitter 280 characters
November 26, 2017
I saw heaven open
November 26, 2017
Ladies of scripture
November 26, 2017
Christ the King Sunday
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Psalm 95:1-7 (The Voice
Matthew 25:31-46 (The Voice)
The Final Judgement
The Sheep and the Goats
Revelations 19:11-16 (The Voice)
The Rider
and sermon “The King is coming…”
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
Christ the King Sunday
November 26, 2017

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may we remember the steps - v3


may we remember the steps – v3

from the beginning,
the start of a people,
from Abraham,
the father of our faith,
may we remember the steps
the covenant journey
the gift of  a child
of descendants, so many,
too many to number,
too many to count,
like stars in the sky,
like sand by the oceans,
given to the faithful, in covenant;
walking with God,
journeying in the land
of hope, of the promise,
of the covenant with God

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edited December 2, 2017
may we remember the steps – v3

November 12, 2017
to the next generation
November 12, 2017
teach them to our children
Psalm 78:1-7
God’s Goodness and Israel’s Ingratitude
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Listen to the Teachings”
November 6, 2017 to November 12, 2017
by George Hovaness Donigian
devotion for November 12, 2017
read November 12, 2017
&
edited/ new name November 11, 2017
there is hope in every word of scripture
edited November 11, 2017
the Voice of the Holy Spirit – v2
November 11, 2017
the voice of the Holy Spirit
edited November 11, 2017
a witness to our promise – v2
November 11, 2017
a witness to our promise
edited/ new name November 11, 2017
there is hope in each word of scripture
edited November 11, 2017
Listen to the Teachings – v3
stripping extra characters to get to 280 characters for Twitter
edited November 11, 2017
Listen to the Teachings – v2
November 11, 2017
there is hope in these words of scripture
November 11, 2017
Listen to the Teachings
November 11, 2017
we will serve the Lord
November 11, 2017
out of the house of slavery
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
The Tribes Renew the Covenant
Joshua 24:15b
But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Listen to the Teachings”
November 6, 2017 to November 12, 2017
by George Hovaness Donigian
devotion for November 11, 2017
read November 11, 2017
&
November 10, 2017
eagerly waiting
edited November 10,2017
we will rise with them – v4
November 10, 2017
as we read scripture
November 10, 2017
watch, therefore; be ready, joyful
edited November 10, 2017
be alert, ready – v3
November 10, 2017
be ready, joyful
edited November 10, 2017
we will rise with them – v3
version with 280 characters for posting on Twitter
edited November 10, 2017
we will rise with them – v2
expanded November 10, 2017
be alert, ready – v2
November 10, 2017
be alert, ready – v1
November 10, 2017
watch, therefore
The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:1-13
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Listen to the Teachings”
November 6, 2017 to November 12, 2017
by George Hovaness Donigian
devotion for November 10, 2017
read November 10, 2017
&
merged November 9, 2017
the dead will rise – v2
November 9, 2017
we will rise with them
November 9, 2017
the dead will rise
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
The Coming of the Lord
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Listen to the Teachings”
November 6, 2017 to November 12, 2017
by George Hovaness Donigian
devotion for November 9, 2017
read November 9, 2017
&
November 9, 2017
signs of your kingdom
edited November 8, 2017
may we remember the steps – v2
November 8, 2017
alive in this moment
November 8, 2017
waiting, ready
The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
Matthew 25:1-13
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Listen to the Teachings”
November 6, 2017 to November 12, 2017
by George Hovaness Donigian
devotion for November 8, 2017
read November 8, 2017
&
November 7, 2017
remembering God’s covenant
edited November 7, 2017
gathering at Shechem – v2
November 7,2017
gathering at Shechem
edited November 7, 2017
gathering the tribes – v2
November 7, 2017
gathering the tribes
November 7, 2017
may we remember the steps
Joshua 24:1-3a
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
The Tribes Renew the Covenant
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Listen to the Teachings”
November 6, 2017 to November 12, 2017
by George Hovaness Donigian
devotion for November 7, 2017
read November 7, 2017
&
November 6, 2017
God’s history of mercy
November 6, 2017
today we choose to listen
edited November 6, 2017
Listen for the Word – v2
November 6, 2017
Listen for the Word
Psalm78:1-4
Psalm 78:1-7
God’s Goodness and Israel’s Ingratitude
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Listen to the Teachings”
November 6, 2017 to November 12, 2017
by George Hovaness Donigian
devotion for November 6, 2017
read November 6, 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 45,570 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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