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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Holding to the Gunwales – v2

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Not walking boldly holding onto the gunwales to the side of the boat Falling, sinking there, unfaithful bound in time in the current struggl...

Yes, but

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wanting to follow to go boldly saying yes, but, to the calling of God felling gifted yet cautious afraid we will fall staying back h...

Doing Your Word

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Not merely hearing your calling in the word Lord, I pray I Will be doing your word acting in faith answering your call walking on wate...

Boldly Go

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Be strong in Him in the grace of God that which is in Christ which was poured out on us and boldly go as we are each called to God’s purpose...

Choices of paths

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As much as the others see that both are viable that some time on each path together as one I fail to see how to be faithful to both calls on...

Two Years of Struggle

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Two years, almost standing in the pulpit asking if I should turn if I should walk on the water If I should turn if I should move in a new di...

voices of doubt

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voices of doubt from within, without pulling, tugging tearing me apart not knowing the path the way to my purpose stuck, bound in place limp...

prayers conflicting

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I know in my bones her prayers different wanting me to choose to stay on one path prayers conflicting pulling me under wanting to walk to st...

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Standing in the Winds Standing in the winds as much within as without feeling myself buffeted tormented by doubt Wanting to walk boldly acro...

Faithful, yet unfaithful

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Feeling torn, ever, unable to choose my path feeling that one is in conflict with the other, the last Not seeing how to do both to walk in b...
Saturday, September 24, 2011

Working in the vineyard

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Following our brother’s call to go into the world working in the vineyard out of a sense of joy Calling others to him to the feet of Christ ...

Toiling out of a sense of Joy

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Working in the vineyards in the fields of the Lord toiling not to earn salvation toiling out of a sense of joy Working to share God’s messag...

Seeing with the heart of God

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Our faith strengthened our walk more secure wanting to carry God’s message out into this world Seeing with the heart of God not with e...

Needing to Change

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Needing to change to see with God’s eyes the truth of our failing the tears in God’s eyes Wanting to have us to come to him answering...

Search within our Hearts

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Are we happen for grace for the arms of God’s love are we happy for the grace the mercy of God’s love are we happy for all who believe ...

No Rights before God

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Humble, clay before the judgment seat none of us better, worthy when eternity we meet No rights before God all fallen, in sin only faith, gr...

All are Treated Equal

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God’s grace balances the world all of us the same all are treated equal in the kingdom of God Privilege, judgment things which set us apart ...

Godly Fairness

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None of us more exalted all of us dust raised from the dead by the sacrifice of Christ In godly fairness treated all alike entering the king...

Gifts from the Lord

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The wages paid at the end of our lives like the workers in the field all gifts from the Lord None of us earning deserving of God’s love none...

Workers in the Fields

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In the vineyards, the wilderness light in the darkness workers in the field continuing the work of Christ Whenever we come to believe each c...
Friday, September 23, 2011

The honors of a child

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beloved, loved adopted into the family whenever we come to believe donning the crown of life the honors of a child within the kingdom gates ...

Sinned and fallen short

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Our lives damned the measure of our walk all of us dross failures in our faith Yet each of us earn wages of God’s grace lifted from the dept...

No matter when we come

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God’s reward, his gift far more than we deserve what we have earned in our walk in this life No matter when we come when we come to believe ...

A Stranger within the Gate

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Known within these walls a member of the flock yet a stranger within the gate the courts of the law Awkward in my spirit pacing in the hall ...
Thursday, September 22, 2011

No Cup Like This

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The cup Christ drank in the garden that night no cup like this in the history of man God, alive descended, a man our hands upon his head poi...

Fruits of Rage

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Fruits of the towers of the killings of wanting justice meaning revenge, retribution a balancing of the scales here on earth Forgett...

An Innocent Man

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What will we say when that day comes when an innocent man is sent to his death When an innocent woman is strapped to a gurney what wi...

Fruit in old age

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Following our call in each season more to do as the Spirit calls Fruit in old age as surely as in springtime God will lead us if we submit t...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Fruits of a Decade

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A lifetime for some death, despair Seeds of Hate we can find them there Fruits of a decade of terror, of hate since the towers fell ...

Seeds of Hate

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Seeds of hate, of rage in the burning tower separating the nations the peoples of faith Anguish, suffering martyrs alike claiming the...

God gives to everyone

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The same gift of God given, paid for left at the cross Life, for his life given for us his body, his blood his love for us No wages, a gift ...

A Gift, not a payment – v2

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God’s mercy, God’s love Christ’s grace, on the cross not wages for our work not payment at all A gift, salvation opening heaven’s door a rew...

A Gift, not a payment

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God’s mercy, God’s love Christ’s grace, on the cross not wages for our work not payment at all A gift, salvation life evermore September 21,...

The crown of life

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God’s gift to us paid at the cross Christ’s suffering, dying redeeming us from the lost The crown of life for everyone only to believe to fo...

Wages beyond belief

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We are paid by God more than we can imagine wages beyond belief just by believing Nothing we truly earn walking in faith spreading his messa...

Sermon, "Shining Stars", by Pastor Ruth Foss, Suncook United Methodist Church, September 11, 2011

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Pastor Ruth Foss September 11, 2011 Scripture passages from the Message Bible Good Morning. . . well we have finally come to the end of ...

A reward for our faith

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Like the promise to Abraham remembered by God the sacrifice of Christ saving us from death A reward for our faith when we turn abando...

Everyone has sacred worth

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Not of the earth the way of the world treasure that rusts that which is ephemeral returning to dust Everything good people on earth everyone...

Office – haiku

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Push the same paper typing on keyboard endless marking time each day September 17, 2011 All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, ...

Soft falling rain

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A day of drizzle of quiet outside clouds are so low, I can almost feel God's arms wrapped in his love sensing his presence feeling God w...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

We deserve so much less

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If we are honest if we look at ourselves acknowledging our sins our estrangement from God We deserve so much less in the kingdom of God we d...

Christ’s Nature

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What we know, what we see the example of Christ his living nature forgiving our neighbors, ourselves, our sins yet thinking we are better wo...

Deserving Death

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Deserving death given life saved from the pit by the mercy of God Raised from the dead by the sacrifice of Christ given new life a place in ...

God alone decides – v2

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In His kingdom in his mercy God alone decides if we ourselves are worthy if we deserve life By faith, by grace by Christ’s gift to us God re...

God alone decides – v1

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In his kingdom in his mercy God alone decides if we ourselves are worthy By faith, by grace by Christ’s gift to us God rewards us fully not ...

in His mercy

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in God’s mercy saving us from death not what we deserve much more than this God saved us by the sacrifice of Christ raised from the shadows ...

The Saving Grace of the Cross – v2

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more than the descent the coming of Christ that he suffered and died that he gave up his life The true nature of God the saving grace of the...

The Saving Grace of the Cross – v1

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more than the descent the coming of Christ that he suffered and died that he went to the cross The true nature of God the saving grace of th...