Showing posts with label well. Show all posts
Showing posts with label well. Show all posts

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Christ dwells in us – v2

Christ dwells in us
the living water,
as we trust in Him
and in His promise

Christ dwells in us
the living water,
quenching our thirst
and feeding our hunger

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edited February 13, 2016
Christ dwells in us – v2

edited February 4, 2016
The well of living water – v2
edited January 20, 2016
By Your Living Waters – v2
January 19, 2016
no end to what God offers
January 19, 2016
drink to our fill
January 19, 2016
we have to believe
January 19, 2016
Christ dwells in us
January 19, 2016
God’s deep love
January 19, 2016
drink from this river
January 19, 2016
a fountain of life
January 19, 2016
The well of living water
January 19, 2016
God’s love is deep
January 19, 2016
always enough
January 18, 2016
we are invited to drink
January 18, 2016
stepped into the water
January 18, 2016
never to thirst again
January 18, 2016
drink from the well
January 18, 2016
the same living water
January 17, 2016
the same well
January 17, 2016
drink of the waters
January 17, 2016
feed your soul
January 17, 2016
stop and drink
January 17, 2016
pools of water
January 17, 2016
Springs eternal
January 17, 2016
Deep water
January 17, 2016
Third Sunday of the New Year
Human Relations Day
Ephesians 3:14-21 (AMP Bible)
Psalm 36:5-10 (Amp Bible)
and sermon, “Now That’s A Deep Well. . . !”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message from Mystery Box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
January 17, 2016

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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 41,050+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Thursday, February 04, 2016

The well of living water – v2

The well of living water
the streams flowing from heaven
welling up within us of bodies
the moving of the Holy Spirit

The well of living water
the Word of God alive within us
the moving of the Holy Spirit
deep inside our hearts

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edited February 4, 2016
The well of living water – v2

edited January 20, 2016
By Your Living Waters – v2
January 19, 2016
no end to what God offers
January 19, 2016
drink to our fill
January 19, 2016
we have to believe
January 19, 2016
Christ dwells in us
January 19, 2016
God’s deep love
January 19, 2016
drink from this river
January 19, 2016
a fountain of life
January 19, 2016
The well of living water
January 19, 2016
God’s love is deep
January 19, 2016
always enough
January 18, 2016
we are invited to drink
January 18, 2016
stepped into the water
January 18, 2016
never to thirst again
January 18, 2016
drink from the well
January 18, 2016
the same living water
January 17, 2016
the same well
January 17, 2016
drink of the waters
January 17, 2016
feed your soul
January 17, 2016
stop and drink
January 17, 2016
pools of water
January 17, 2016
Springs eternal
January 17, 2016
Deep water
January 17, 2016
Third Sunday of the New Year
Human Relations Day
Ephesians 3:14-21 (AMP Bible)
Psalm 36:5-10 (Amp Bible)
and sermon, “Now That’s A Deep Well. . . !”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message from Mystery Box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
January 17, 2016

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,910+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Trials are a Gift

Trials are a gift, an opportunity,
but they don’t seem it in the moment;
They are a way to be drawn to God
away from our own strengths
our own abilities, our power;
Trials are a chance to lean on God,
on His infinite goodness,
to strengthen ourselves
through the living water

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January 27, 2016
Trials are a Gift

January 26, 2016
we drank of the waters
January 26, 2016
step into the water
January 26, 2016
we drank deep of the well
edited January 26, 2016
This scripture has been fulfilled – v2
January 26, 2016
This scripture has been fulfilled
January 26, 2016
The word is Jesus
January 26, 2016
a one word answer
January 26, 2016
He changed everything
January 25, 2016
we see our hope
January 25, 2016
Set Free – 3
edited January 25, 2016
life - 2
edited January 25, 2016
sight
edited January 25, 2016
release – v2
January 25, 2016
release
January 25, 2016
Jesus freed us
January 24, 2016
We were captives
January 24, 2016
Freed by Jesus
edited January 25, 2016
a fly in the ointment
January 25, 2016
a monkey wrench
January 25, 2016
during our trials
January 25, 2016
when storms come
January 25, 2016
trust God – 2
January 25, 2016
thanking God - 4
January 25, 2016
in spite of the pain
January 25, 2016
praising God - 5
edited January 24, 2016
A Time of Trial – v2
January 24, 2016
A Time of Trial
January 24, 2016
Fourth Sunday of the New Year
Luke 4:14-21
Psalm 19
Habakkuk 4:17-19
Matthew 19:26
James 1:2-3
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
Hebrews 4:16
All scripture is from the Amplified Bible)
and sermon, “A Time of Trial. . .”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message from Mystery Box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
January 24, 2016

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,830+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

we drank of the waters

we stopped, we lingered
we sat by the waters
we drank of the waters
the living waters of life
we fell into the waters
we drank from the well
the waters watched us
and quenched our thirst

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January 26, 2016
we drank of the waters

January 26, 2016
step into the water
January 26, 2016
we drank deep of the well
edited January 26, 2016
This scripture has been fulfilled – v2
January 26, 2016
This scripture has been fulfilled
January 26, 2016
The word is Jesus
January 26, 2016
a one word answer
January 26, 2016
He changed everything
January 25, 2016
we see our hope
January 25, 2016
Set Free – 3
edited January 25, 2016
life - 2
edited January 25, 2016
sight
edited January 25, 2016
release – v2
January 25, 2016
release
January 25, 2016
Jesus freed us
January 24, 2016
We were captives
January 24, 2016
Freed by Jesus
edited January 25, 2016
a fly in the ointment
January 25, 2016
a monkey wrench
January 25, 2016
during our trials
January 25, 2016
when storms come
January 25, 2016
trust God – 2
January 25, 2016
thanking God - 4
January 25, 2016
in spite of the pain
January 25, 2016
praising God - 5
edited January 24, 2016
A Time of Trial – v2
January 24, 2016
A Time of Trial
January 24, 2016
Fourth Sunday of the New Year
Luke 4:14-21
Psalm 19
Habakkuk 4:17-19
Matthew 19:26
James 1:2-3
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
Hebrews 4:16
All scripture is from the Amplified Bible)
and sermon, “A Time of Trial. . .”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message from Mystery Box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
January 24, 2016

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,820+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

step into the water

step into the water
the life giving water
wash off the world
the days of our past
step into the water
the life giving water
wash in the promise
of our God and Savior

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January 26, 2016
step into the water

January 26, 2016
we drank deep of the well
edited January 26, 2016
This scripture has been fulfilled – v2
January 26, 2016
This scripture has been fulfilled
January 26, 2016
The word is Jesus
January 26, 2016
a one word answer
January 26, 2016
He changed everything
January 25, 2016
we see our hope
January 25, 2016
Set Free – 3
edited January 25, 2016
life - 2
edited January 25, 2016
sight
edited January 25, 2016
release – v2
January 25, 2016
release
January 25, 2016
Jesus freed us
January 24, 2016
We were captives
January 24, 2016
Freed by Jesus
edited January 25, 2016
a fly in the ointment
January 25, 2016
a monkey wrench
January 25, 2016
during our trials
January 25, 2016
when storms come
January 25, 2016
trust God – 2
January 25, 2016
thanking God - 4
January 25, 2016
in spite of the pain
January 25, 2016
praising God - 5
edited January 24, 2016
A Time of Trial – v2
January 24, 2016
A Time of Trial
January 24, 2016
Fourth Sunday of the New Year
Luke 4:14-21
Psalm 19
Habakkuk 4:17-19
Matthew 19:26
James 1:2-3
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
Hebrews 4:16
All scripture is from the Amplified Bible)
and sermon, “A Time of Trial. . .”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message from Mystery Box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
January 24, 2016

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,820+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

we drank deep of the well

we have knelt at the manger
we has walked with the Magi
bearing our own gifts
oh, how we need Jesus

we have stepped into the water
we drank deep of the well
restoring our souls
healing us within

we have steeled ourselves;
but we face trials
struggles in this life
oh, how we need Jesus

Jesus fulfilled the ancient scripture
to free the captives, to give sight to the blind
to bring God’s Kingdom
here on the earth

We are those who are blind
we are the prisoners, the captives
held by chains of our own making
oh, how we need Jesus

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January 26, 2016
we drank deep of the well

edited January 26, 2016
This scripture has been fulfilled – v2
January 26, 2016
This scripture has been fulfilled
January 26, 2016
The word is Jesus
January 26, 2016
a one word answer
January 26, 2016
He changed everything
January 25, 2016
we see our hope
January 25, 2016
Set Free – 3
edited January 25, 2016
life - 2
edited January 25, 2016
sight
edited January 25, 2016
release – v2
January 25, 2016
release
January 25, 2016
Jesus freed us
January 24, 2016
We were captives
January 24, 2016
Freed by Jesus
edited January 25, 2016
a fly in the ointment
January 25, 2016
a monkey wrench
January 25, 2016
during our trials
January 25, 2016
when storms come
January 25, 2016
trust God – 2
January 25, 2016
thanking God - 4
January 25, 2016
in spite of the pain
January 25, 2016
praising God - 5
edited January 24, 2016
A Time of Trial – v2
January 24, 2016
A Time of Trial
January 24, 2016
Fourth Sunday of the New Year
Luke 4:14-21
Psalm 19
Habakkuk 4:17-19
Matthew 19:26
James 1:2-3
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
Hebrews 4:16
All scripture is from the Amplified Bible)
and sermon, “A Time of Trial. . .”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message from Mystery Box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
January 24, 2016

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,820+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Monday, January 25, 2016

sermon, "Now That's A Deep Well...!", by Pastor Ruth Foss, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, January 17, 2016, Human Relations Day

January 17, 2016
Stetson Memorial UMC
Third Sunday of the New Year
Human Relations Day
Ephesians 3:14-21 AMP Bible
Psalm 36:5-10 AMP Bible

“Now That’s A Deep Well. . . !”

Prayer for the Spirit’s leading. . .

A Reading from the Letter to the Ephesians, chapter 3, verses 14-21, listen to the Word of God to you and me, the people of God. . .

Well’s. . . how deep is a well? Do you ever run out of water in a well? What do you do. . . how long does it take in order to get the well working again and have enough water so that it is usable again?

In the bible there are many references to well’s. There were well’s in various parts of the tabernacle in the wilderness where the Israelites worshiped and heard from God. There is Jacobs well which he dug and it was left to all of those who would inherit the property. As a matter of fact, this is the same well where Jesus had an encounter with a Samaritan woman where He offered her Living Water. It is the same Living Water that we are all invited to drink as well. . .  God offers this water because of His great love for humanity.

So far this year we have had epiphanies, those aha moments, when we really understand and get a glimpse of who God is. We have visited the shore of the Jordan River and step into the water with Jesus as remembered our own baptism. All of this has me thinking about how deep God’s love for us truly is. Don’t get me wrong I know that God loves us, but how deep is that love? Is it as deep as a well or much more than that? Is this well of living water He offers able to run out or is it vastly more than that?

From the Psalm this morning we not only hear how loving and honorable our God is but we hear about a fountain of life. This is where we find this life-giving water. But it’s not of temple life but it is of eternal life that the Psalm speaks of. We are allowed to drink from this river. . . to drink to our fill. But there is one catch. . . we have to believe. There is a never ending supply of this water as we take refuge under His wings.

God’s deep love. . . I think one of the best descriptions of it is found in the Letter to the Ephesians found in Chapter 3. Paul prayed continually for the people of Ephesus that they would truly understand who they were in God’s eyes and how much He loved them. It is also my prayer too that we would all understand how precious we are and dearly loved to and by God. . .

Speak from the Spirit. . .

My conclusion is this. There is no end to what God offers. There is no end of God’s love for us. There is no end to this well. We don’t have to worry about times of drought. There is no true drought with God as we dip our cup by the stream of life and drink our fill all the days of our life. We can and will do this through our Lord Jesus Christ in whose name we have hope and a future. Amen. . .  

edited January 20, 2016
By Your Living Waters – v2
January 19, 2016
no end to what God offers
January 19, 2016
drink to our fill
January 19, 2016
we have to believe
January 19, 2016
Christ dwells in us
January 19, 2016
God’s deep love
January 19, 2016
drink from this river
January 19, 2016
a fountain of life
January 19, 2016
The well of living water
January 19, 2016
God’s love is deep
January 19, 2016
always enough
January 18, 2016
we are invited to drink
January 18, 2016
stepped into the water
January 18, 2016
never to thirst again
January 18, 2016
drink from the well
January 18, 2016
the same living water
January 17, 2016
the same well
January 17, 2016
drink of the waters
January 17, 2016
feed your soul
January 17, 2016
stop and drink
January 17, 2016
pools of water
January 17, 2016
Springs eternal
January 17, 2016
Deep water
January 17, 2016
Third Sunday of the New Year
Human Relations Day
Ephesians 3:14-21 (AMP Bible)
Psalm 36:5-10 (Amp Bible)
and sermon, “Now That’s A Deep Well. . . !”
text:

video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message from Mystery Box
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
January 17, 2016

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,800+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.