Sunday, July 29, 2018

sermon, Share and Share Alike..., by Pastor Ruth Foss, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, Patten, ME, July 29, 2018



July 29, 2018
Stetson Memorial
Sermon Series
A Sprout in the Desert
“Sharing the New Creation”
Psalm 145:10-18
John 20:19-23 CEB

“Share and Share Alike”

Pray for the Spirits Leading

Please stand for he Gospel according to John, chapter 20, verses 19-23. Listen to and for a Word from God for you and I…the bearers of Good News…

John 20:19-23 Common English Bible (CEB)
Jesus appears to the disciples
19 It was still the first day of the week. That evening, while the disciples were behind closed doors because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities, Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “Peace be with you.” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. When the disciples saw the Lord, they were filled with joy. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I am sending you.”22 Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you don’t forgive them, they aren’t forgiven.”

Good Morning! It seems to me that the scripture that states “and a child shall lead them” has been so evident in our sanctuary over the past couple weeks. Last week…Nolan gave us a message about how we are to not see color…only see another human being… And now this week we have children coming to share with us to not fear because God is with us and keeps His promises. WE think we are teaching the younger generation but what happens is we are the ones who seem to be being taught… Yes…out of the mouths of babes…

We have embarked on our journey into the desert places. We have asked for the “Healing Rain” to fall upon not only the land in which we are going but also in our own lives so that we may be filled to overflowing and be poured out onto a desolate, arid land. We have als looked at what we bring into that land as protection… We bring our Armor that God has equipped us with. We are “Armed and Dangerous”ready to face he perils of this land in which we are planting…looking for…sprouts of hope…of joy…of peace…and of love.

We are called to share the New Creation within us with the hurting world around us… “Share and Share Alike”Jesus is clear in the John Scripture from this morning, what we are called to do as His light bearers in the world. We are given the Holy Spirit and with being equipped as such we are to do. You see He was sent to free the captives of oppression…captives of this world…captives of sin…we too are sent as He was…

Unfortunately, we can tend to be blinded. We are going about sharing the Gospel but miss the ones that we are to be reaching. I think that sometimes it is an honest mistake…we are trying so hard for the kingdom that we don’t see the Kingdom right in front of us. We are so wrapped up in being that voice in the wilderness that we miss those who are needing a word of hope…of peace…of love…of joy…but mostly of acceptance.

But other times…it is because of fear. We fear the unknown. We don’t know this or that person. This or that person is different. Those or that person really doesn’t want to change so I am not going to try to be that change agent for them…it’s a waste of our time… If I look the other way, I won’t have to engage with them. This is because we are looking through the eyes of the world. We are letting the world get into our head and tell us who is worthy and who is not.

The disciples were behind locked doors because of fear. Jesus came to them and pronounced peace over them and gave them a precious gift…the Holy Spirit…that freed them from the oppression of fear in order to go out into the world with the Gospel…with their testimonies…to the world in need of Good News. Unfortunately, we have let our fear oppress us again and we are again behind locked doors for fear of “them”. They were to share the New Creation…the New Life offered in and through Jesus Christ. We too are commissioned to do the same as Christ Followers… We will talk about the difference between Christians and Christ Followers another day but know this…there is a difference…

Church…if we are to share the “Healing Rain”…If we are to see the “Sprout in the Desert”…We must not only go out “Armed and Dangerous” with the weapons of war…we also need to have the right eye wear…the Eyes of God…in order to see all of this because the enemy has a awesome smoke show for us so that the truth gets distorted and we count on our own…carnal vision instead of the eternal vision we are offered… sort of a bonus to our already awesome equipment… As we look through the eyes of God our whole out look changes and we can be the change agents we want other to be. There are those who are waiting for God to show up…He shows up when we do…
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Amen…


July 29, 2018
Sermon Series - “A Sprout in the Desert”
Week 3
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Psalm 145:10-18
John 20:19-23
and sermon: “Share and Share Alike…”
video

text

by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
Part 1 – video

Part 2 – stills

Part 3 – stills

Part 4 – stills

Part 5 - video

by Pastor Ruth Foss
Patten, ME
July 29, 2018
&
July 29, 2018
May we see a sprout
July 29, 2018
Testimonies of Power
July 29, 2018
the enemy will fail
July 29, 2018
we will see new life
July 29, 2018
May a sprout grow in the desert
July 29, 2018
May we sow, may we plant seeds
July 29, 2018
May we be victorious
July 29, 2018
we are now ready
July 29, 2018
Armed and Dangerous
July 29, 2018
we need them all
July 29, 2018
the full armor of God
July 29, 2018
without prayer
July 28, 2018
We cannot neglect prayer
July 28, 2018
pray in the Spirit - 2
edited July 28, 2018
the battle raging – v2
July 28, 2018
the battle raging
edited July 28, 2018
for the attack – v2
July 28, 2018
for the attack
July 28, 2018
It Is Written
July 28, 2018
Use God’s Sword
July 28, 2018
The Word of God - 2
July 28, 2018
The Sword of the Spirit - 2
July 28, 2018
we won’t believe the lies
edited July 28, 2018
unmasked, authentic – v2
July 28, 2018
take off your mask, put on the armor
edited July 28, 2018
not wearing a mask – v3
edited July 28, 2018
not wearing a mask – v2
July 28, 2018
not wearing a mask
edited July 28, 2018
flawed, weak, broken – v2
July 28, 2018
flawed, weak, broken
July 28, 2018
unmasked, authentic
Pastor Ruth Foss
8AM Live
July 28, 2018
&
July 28, 2018
wearing the gospel
July 27, 2018
a helmet of salvation
July 27, 2018
a shield of faith
July 27, 2018
there will be traps
July 27, 2018
guarding our hearts
edited July 26, 2018
defeating the lies – v2
July 26, 2018
righteousness received by faith
July 26, 2018
the righteousness of Christ
July 26, 2018
the breastplate of righteousness
July 26, 2018
the belt of truth
July 26, 2018
walk in truth
July 26, 2018
defeating the lies
July 26, 2018
put on truth
July 25, 2018
Lacking so much
July 25, 2018
sapping our own hope
July 25, 2018
sapping our strength
July 25, 2018
This place lacks Peace
July 25, 2018
Because it is so dry
July 25, 2018
This place lacks Love
July 25, 2018
This place lacks Joy
July 25, 2018
This place lacks Hope
edited July 25, 2018
we battle with the forces of darkness – v2
July 24, 2018
we are in a battle with evil
edited July 24, 2018
we battle with evil – v2
edited July 24, 2018
we bring the rain – v2
edited July 24, 2018
we battle darkness – v2
edited July 23, 2018
we bring the good news – v2
edited July 23, 2018
a war with their demons – v2
July 23, 2018
a war with their demons
edited July 23, 2018
our battle is not with mortals – v2
edited July 23, 2018
we bring the good news
July 23, 2018
we bring the rain
July 23, 2018
they don’t live
July 23, 2018
a place of desolation - 2
July 23, 2018
a war-torn desert
edited July 23, 2018
fill us with water – v2
July 23, 2018
fill us with the water
July 22, 2018
we walk into the desert
July 22, 2018
our battle is not with mortals
July 22, 2018
we battle with the forces of darkness
July 22, 2018
we battle darkness
July 22, 2018
we battle with evil
July 22, 2018
held in the grip of Satan
July 22, 2018
a wasteland, a desert
edited July 22, 2018
Stalked by Mercy – v2
July 22, 2018
Stalked by Mercy
July 22, 2018
Sermon Series - “A Sprout in the Desert”
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Hymn – Here I Am Lord
Psalm 23
Ephesians 6:10-20
and sermon: “Armed and Dangerous…”
video
text
(in the bulletin the scripture was Hebrews 4:1011
and the sermon title had been “Light Shine Bright”
Pastor Ruth was called to change it all late Saturday afternoon)
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
(a rainbow whoopee pie in the mystery box)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 22, 2018
&
edited July 20, 2018
Come and Drink – v2
(adding all)
edited July 20, 2018
a waste land, a desert – v2
edited July 20, 2018
a sprout in the desert – v2
edited July 19, 2018
a new creation in the world – v2
July 19, 2018
a new creation in the world
July 19, 2018
a sprout in the desert
July 19, 2018
a waste land, a desert
July 19, 2018
Come and Drink
July 15, 2018
Tears of Heaven
July 15, 2018
last of current sermon series and intro to next series –
“A Sprout in the Desert”
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Psalm 85:8-13
John 7:37-39
Isaiah 41:17-18
Isaiah 43:19-21
Psalm 107:35
Psalm 97:1-6
Isaiah 55:10-11
Leviticus 26:3-5
and sermon: “Healing Rain In the Desert…”
video
text
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Julie Hill Stites
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 15, 2018

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