Saturday, September 19, 2015

someone pisses on our joy – v3

Someone pisses on our joy
challenging us, chiding us
something they decide
to take offense at, robbing us of
our zeal for real worship;
Someone tried to quench
to extinguish God’s fire
within each one of us.

We get mad, we get angry,
when this happens;
We want to join them
down in the muck, the mire
to answer in equal measure
to tell them how we feel
when they pissed on our joy,
our zeal for real worship.

Don’t let them quench
don’t let them steal the joy
the power you feel within you;
Don’t let them blow out the Spirit
the fire of God within you;
Come, return, truly,
to your first love
to our Savior, to Christ.

The love of God is still with us,
even in the storms, in the darkness
when someone pisses on our joy;
The Savior is always watching over us
the Spirit is breathing,
beating within each of our hearts;
God is our hope forever,
one love over all.

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edited September 19, 2015
someone pisses on our joy – v3

edited September 19, 2015
someone pisses on our joy – v2
edited August 17, 2015
someone pisses on our joy
August 17, 2015
someone pissed on our joy
August 16, 2015
Revive Us Again O Lord!
Revelations 2:1-2, 4-5
Galatians 5:22-23
(All scripture from the NIV Bible)
and sermon, “It all began with a … ”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
-          mystery box – an empty trash bag
-          “Cleaning out the Garbage”
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
opening video “I Shall Know Him”
greetings and announcements
opening prayer
Prayer of Thanksgiving
by Terry Pettengill
Pastoral Prayer
“Trading My Sorrows”
“Since Jesus Came Into My Life”
“To God Be The Glory”
“I Came To Worship You”
“Better Is One Day”, offertory
closing song – “Lift My Voice Like A Trumpet”
departing blessing
song after departing blessing, “Trading My Sorrows”
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 2, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 39,360+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Do You Believe – 3 – v2

Do you believe
not just on the surface
but deep within you;
Do you believe,
Does the cross
change your walk
how you walk each day?
Are you the same
as at the beginning
when you first believed;
Do you believe in Christ,
in Christ’s promise,
with all your heart
with all that you are?

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edited January 25, 2016
Do You Believe – 3 – v4
(editing original)
edited October 12, 2015
Do You Believe – 3 – v3
(editing original)
edited October 12, 2015
Do I believe – v4
(Editing original)
edited September 25, 2015
Do I believe – v3
(editing original)
edited September 19, 2015
Do You Believe – 3 – v2
edited September 19, 2015
Do I believe – v2
September 18, 2015
Do I believe
September 18, 2015
Do You Believe - 3
September 13, 2015
Summer Sermon Series:
“Revive Us Again O Lord!”
Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton
James 2:14-18
Ephesians 2:8-10
and sermon, “Can I help you…?”
based in part on watching the movie,
“Do You Believe”
emphasis: “Mercy of Grace”
text:
finale of sermon video
(all the prepared sermon had for this section was “Speak from the Spirit”)
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
“The Holy Spirit is a Fire”
Mystery Box item – book of matches
by Pastor Ruth Foss
(end of) Opening Video, Carrie Underwood and Vince Gill
singing “How Great Thou Art”
Opening Prayer
“Standing in the Need Of Prayer”
“Rejoice In the Lord Always” and “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder”
“We Will Glorify”
offertory – “I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever”
Pastoral Prayer and Lord’s Prayer after Concerns and Celebrations
closing song: “Just A Closer Walk With Thee”
Departing Blessing / Closing Prayer
song after closing prayer: “Rejoice in the Lord Always”
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
September 13, 2015
&
September 6, 2015
Summer Sermon Series:
“Revive Us Again O Lord!”
Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton
Ephesians 2:8-10 and
sermon, “God’s Glorious Grace”
(“I Can’t Do This Alone” – title in bulletin)
emphasis: “The Necessity of Grace”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
September 6, 2015
&
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
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


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 40,790+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Do I believe – v2

Trying to answer her question
the one key question for all of us,
“Do I believe in the cross of Jesus;
Does His resurrection
guide my steps?”

Do I believe
has that fact changed me;
Am I different now
ever since I believed?

Do I believe deep within me
the truth of salvation in Jesus;
Does the cross of Christ
inform my life?

Trying to answer her question
the one key question for all of us,
“Do I believe in the cross of Jesus;
Does His resurrection
guide my steps?”

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edited January 25, 2016
Do You Believe – 3 – v4
(editing original)
edited October 12, 2015
Do You Believe – 3 – v3
(editing original)
edited October 12, 2015
Do I believe – v4
(Editing original)
edited September 25, 2015
Do I believe – v3
(editing original)
edited September 19, 2015
Do You Believe – 3 – v2
edited September 19, 2015
Do I believe – v2
September 18, 2015
Do I believe
September 18, 2015
Do You Believe - 3
September 13, 2015
Summer Sermon Series:
“Revive Us Again O Lord!”
Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton
James 2:14-18
Ephesians 2:8-10
and sermon, “Can I help you…?”
based in part on watching the movie,
“Do You Believe”
emphasis: “Mercy of Grace”
text:
finale of sermon video
(all the prepared sermon had for this section was “Speak from the Spirit”)
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
“The Holy Spirit is a Fire”
Mystery Box item – book of matches
by Pastor Ruth Foss
(end of) Opening Video, Carrie Underwood and Vince Gill
singing “How Great Thou Art”
Opening Prayer
“Standing in the Need Of Prayer”
“Rejoice In the Lord Always” and “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder”
“We Will Glorify”
offertory – “I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever”
Pastoral Prayer and Lord’s Prayer after Concerns and Celebrations
closing song: “Just A Closer Walk With Thee”
Departing Blessing / Closing Prayer
song after closing prayer: “Rejoice in the Lord Always”
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
September 13, 2015
&
September 6, 2015
Summer Sermon Series:
“Revive Us Again O Lord!”
Adapted from Revival by Adam Hamilton
Ephesians 2:8-10 and
sermon, “God’s Glorious Grace”
(“I Can’t Do This Alone” – title in bulletin)
emphasis: “The Necessity of Grace”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
September 6, 2015
&
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
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


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 40,790+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

someone pisses on our joy – v2

Someone pisses on our joy
our zeal for real worship;
Someone tried to quench
God’s fire within each one of us.

We get mad, we get angry,
when this happens;
We want to join them
down in the muck, the mire.

Don’t let them quench
don’t let them blow out the Spirit;
Come, return, truly,
to your first love.

The love of God
the Spirit breathing,
beating within us;
God is our hope forever,
one love over all.

====
edited September 19, 2015
someone pisses on our joy – v2

edited August 17, 2015
someone pisses on our joy
August 17, 2015
someone pissed on our joy
August 16, 2015
Revive Us Again O Lord!
Revelations 2:1-2, 4-5
Galatians 5:22-23
(All scripture from the NIV Bible)
and sermon, “It all began with a … ”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
-          mystery box – an empty trash bag
-          “Cleaning out the Garbage”
video:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
opening video “I Shall Know Him”
greetings and announcements
opening prayer
Prayer of Thanksgiving
by Terry Pettengill
Pastoral Prayer
“Trading My Sorrows”
“Since Jesus Came Into My Life”
“To God Be The Glory”
“I Came To Worship You”
“Better Is One Day”, offertory
closing song – “Lift My Voice Like A Trumpet”
departing blessing
song after departing blessing, “Trading My Sorrows”
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 2, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 39,360+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.