Wednesday, September 02, 2015

We have a crisis of faith

We have a crisis of faith
as a people, as a nation
we have abandoned the church
the faith of our fathers
We have followed the world
the call to excess, consumption
we have abandoned our faith
the beliefs that once sustained us

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edited January 23, 2016
God made us righteous – v2
edited/ new name September 7, 2015
God made us righteous
edited September 7, 2015
we are made righteous – v2
September 4, 2015
we are made righteous
September 4, 2015
I can carry my load
September 4, 2015
only by faith
September 2, 2015
costly grace
edited September 2, 2015
I am born again – v2
September 2, 2015
We have a crisis of faith
September 1, 2015
I am born again
August 31, 2015
we carry these stones
August 31, 2015
a heavy weight
August 31, 2015
naming my stones
August 31, 2015
naming our stones
August 31, 2015
naming her stones
August 31, 2015
blessing by faith
August 30, 2015
Summer Sermon Series:
“Revive Us Again O Lord!”
Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton
Romans 4:3-5
Romans 5:1-2
Acts 8:1-3
Romans 1:16-17
Galatians 2:16, 19-21
and sermon, “Uncertainty is a Killer”
emphasis: “A Crisis of Faith”
video: (partial only – 7:22 minutes)
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 30, 2015
&
August 23, 2015
Summer Sermon Series:
“Revive Us Again O Lord!”
Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton
1 Peter 1:13-16
Ezekiel 37:1-10
valley of dry bones
and sermon, “A Better Way”
emphasis: “A Longing for Holiness”
video:
text:

by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 23, 2015
&
August 16, 2015
Summer Sermon Series:
“Revive Us Again O Lord!”
Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton
Revelations 2:1-2, 4-5
Galatians 5:22-23
(All scripture from the NIV Bible)
and sermon, “It all began with a … ”
emphasis: “Precursors to revival”
video:
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 16, 2015

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