May 25, 2018
Stetson Memorial UMC
Mtn Heights
Ezekiel 37:1-10 Voice
Acts 2:1-12 Voice
“Breathe Breath of God…”
The Lord Be With You
And
Also With You
Let Us Pray
(Prayer for the Spirits
leading)
Listen to and for the Word
of God that is found within Acts 2 verses 1 thru 12… There is a message there
that is of vital importance…
(Read Scripture)
Good
afternoon…happy spring…it really has sprung around us. Spring is my favorite
time of year. I love the newness and hope it brings. After a long winters nap.
It is time for the earth to rise from its slumber.
This
past Sunday we celebrated Pentecost Sunday! In the Christian Calendar I think
this is the most important Sunday… It is when we celebrate the birth of the
Church…the beginning of the body of Christ. This is the day that the “fire” was
lit and has blazed ever since…the fire of the Holy Spirit was birth in the
believers then as well as that same Spirit within us now…it continues to burn
within us.
God
breathed His breath of upon those men and women and they and we ae forever
changed…They were able to speak the Word on God in ways that others were able
to understand…in their own language. They were not able to do this before but
now…now. Even today we are able to
share the gospel…where they are as he Spirit helps us “speak their
language”…speak to them within the context…the situation…the backdrop …of where
they are.
This
wonderful gift of Pentecost, the Spirit...the breath of God… within us, is the
Spirit of God. It enables us to hear God’s voice and guidance. By the power of
that same Spirit we can walk on water and not be afraid. We can cry out to the
Lord in the midst of our fear for help and step out in faith. You see…we are
given the Spirit of power and might. We have that hunger within us to
1. Learn more about God…
2. To study God’s Word...
3. To serve God…
4. To right wrongs…
5. To bring more people into the presence of
God
But
there can be times that our lives…our faith journey can seem a little dry and
lifeless…much like a desert. We try to find a cool breeze that will bring back
some sort of life into our souls. We need a fresh wind of God to come and blow
across our desert places and breath new life into something that we may think
is dead…
I
Ezekiel there is a time when God brought the prophet to a desert of dry bones…unfortunately, many Christians have become
much like the dry bones in the account. Listen to what happens as the bones
that Ezekiel encountered were just that…bones… God reignites…recreates life out
of lifelessness. It is found in Ezekiel 37:1-10…Read scripture from the Voice Bible
Those
lifeless bones came together but it wasn’t until the Ruach Elohim, the breath
of God, came upon them that they became alive again. These bones were dried up
until the winds of change came upon them. It was then that there was new life
again.
Even
in our own lives. We may feel that there are parts that are dead…sometimes long
dead…but…but, as God enters the
picture, new life is reborn. I think that maybe that is why I love Spring so
much. When I look around in winter, everything seems dead and still. But when
the warm breezes of spring come, new life erupts again, and those dead desert
places become alive and vibrant again. Spring reminds me of my own life and how
there are those beautifully bloomed moments that take my breath away but there
are also those seemingly dead seasons where everything seems so dull and
lifeless… Then as the breath of God brings the Spring rains it blooms again
even more magnificently than it did before.
Spring
has sprung around us with newness and beauty. I pray that the gardens of your
souls are in full bloom and if they are not. I would like to encourage you to
know that God is willing and able to breathe His breath of new life and bring
the spring rains and you will once again be in full blossom…if you but ask…and
then you shall receive…
Amen
June 24, 2018
breathe His breath of life
June 24, 2018
Blooming
June 24, 2018
new life erupts
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Mountain Heights Healthcare Service
May 25, 2018
after Pentecost Sunday
Ezekiel 37:1-17 (Complete Jewish Bible)
the valley of dry bones
Acts 2:1-21 (The Voice)
“The Holy Spirit Comes” (New Living Translation)
“Peter Preaches to a Crowd” (New Living Translation)
and sermon: “Breathe, Breath of God…”
text
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation
blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten,
ME
May 25, 2018
&
May 27, 2018
making kindling flames
May 27, 2018
coming to life
May 23, 2018
starting at Pentecost
Acts 2:1-11
“The Holy Spirit Comes At Pentecost” (NIV)
The Upper Room Disciplines
for 2018
“Praying Our Way to
Pentecost”
May 14, 2018 to May 20, 2018
by Safiyah Fosua
devotion for May 20, 2018
Pentecost
read May 23 2018
&
Psalm 104:23-34, 35b
The Upper Room Disciplines
for 2018
“Praying Our Way to
Pentecost”
May 14, 2018 to May 20, 2018
by Safiyah Fosua
devotion for May 19, 2018
read May 23 2018
&
May 23, 2018
we also testify
May 23, 2018
Jesus lived among us
May 23, 2018
you must testify
John
15:26-27
“The
Work of the Holy Spirit” (NIV)
John
15:26-27, John 16:4b-15
The Upper Room Disciplines
for 2018
“Praying Our Way to
Pentecost”
May 14, 2018 to May 20, 2018
by Safiyah Fosua
devotion for May 18, 2018
read May 23 2018
&
May 22, 2018
unquenchable
flames
May 22, 2018
the dead, dry bones
May 22, 2018
they can live again
May 22, 2018
it is this fire
edited May 22, 2018
breath, breathe – v3
May 21, 2018
ablaze for you - 2
May 21, 2018
may the same Spirit
May 21, 2018
set your children on fire
May 21, 2018
set your children ablaze
merged May 21, 2018
making kindling fire – v2
May 21, 2018
making kindling fire
May 21, 2018
making embers flames
May 21, 2018
spark the fire
edited May 21, 2018
breath come – v2
edited May 21, 2018
breath, breathe – v2
May 21, 2018
breath, breathe
May 21, 2018
restoring life
May 21, 2018
breath come
May 21, 2018
fill them, fill us
May 21, 2018
wind come
May 20, 2018
rattling bones – 2
May 20, 2018
running to see
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Pentecost Sunday
Ezekiel 37:1-17 (Complete Jewish Bible)
the valley of dry bones
Acts 2:1-21 (The Voice)
“The Holy Spirit Comes” (New Living Translation)
“Peter Preaches to a Crowd” (New Living Translation)
and sermon: “Set a Fire…”
video
text
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation
blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten,
ME
May 20, 2018
Pentecost Sunday
&
edited
May 20, 2018
an
urgency in the fire – v2
May
20, 2018
an
urgency in the fire
&
8AM
Live
May
20, 2018
Pentecost
Sunday
&
edited May 18,
2018
Let the Spirit
speak through you – v2
May
18, 2018
Let
the Spirit speak through you
May
18, 2018
Speak
the words of the Spirit
John
15:26-27
“The
Work of the Holy Spirit” (NIV)
John
15:26-27, John 16:4b-15
The Upper Room Disciplines
for 2018
“Praying Our Way to
Pentecost”
May 14, 2018 to May 20, 2018
by Safiyah Fosua
devotion for May 18, 2018
read May 18 2018
&
edited May 17,
2018
in groans and
whispers – v2
May 17, 2018
in groans and
whispers
edited May 17,
2018
pray with us –
v2
May
17, 2018
pray
with us
Romans
8:22-27 (The Message)
The Upper Room Disciplines
for 2018
“Praying Our Way to Pentecost”
May 14, 2018 to May 20, 2018
by Safiyah Fosua
devotion for May 17, 2018
read May 17 2018
&
edited May 16,
2018
Oh, Pray for
us Spirit
edited May 16,
2018
Pray for us
Spirit
edited
May 16, 2018
Speak
for us Spirit – v2
May
16, 2018
speak
for us Spirit
May
16, 2018
Lord,
in your mercy - 2
May
16, 2018
pray
for us
Romans
8:22-27 (NIV)
The Upper Room Disciplines
for 2018
“Praying Our Way to
Pentecost”
May 14, 2018 to May 20, 2018
by Safiyah Fosua
devotion for May 16, 2018
read May 16 2018
&
edited May 15,
2018
we are not
alone – 4 – v2
May 15, 2018
we are not
alone - 4
edited May 15,
2018
you may not
understand – v2
May 15, 2018
you may not
understand
edited
May 15, 2018
foretelling
in part – v2
May
15, 2018
foretelling
in part
John
16:4b-15
The Upper Room Disciplines
for 2018
“Praying Our Way to
Pentecost”
May 14, 2018 to May 20, 2018
by Safiyah Fosua
devotion for May 15, 2018
read May 15 2018
&
edited May 14,
2018
clothed with
power – v2
May 14, 2018
clothed with
power
May 14, 2018
wait for the
Spirit
May
14, 2018
a
message to share
May
14, 2018
praying
our way to Pentecost
May
14, 2018
Ablaze
with the Fire
Acts
2:1-21
“The
Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost” (NIV)
&
“Peter Addresses the Crowd” (NIV)
“A
Sound Like a Strong Wind” (The Message)
&
“Peter Speaks Up” (The Message)
Luke
24:49
“I
am sending what my Father promised to you,
so
stay here in the city until he arrives, until you’re
equipped
with power from on high.” (The Message)
The Upper Room Disciplines
for 2018
“Praying Our Way to
Pentecost”
May 14, 2018 to May 20, 2018
by Safiyah Fosua
devotion for May 14, 2018
read May 14 2018
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