Friday, September 09, 2016

Are we the body of Christ – v2


If we look in the mirror
if we compare ourselves to Christ
to His life, to His teachings
we may ask ourselves, critically,
are we the body of Christ?

We claim our heritage, our kinship
we say we are Christians,
followers of the Christ;
We believe we are the body
all of us together
but are we truly the body of Christ?

Are we Christ-like, little Christs
in our dealings, in our actions
with the others, the outcasts
those who are different
who may be damaged, broken
who come to the doors aching
hurting within them?

Do we offer them love, real love;
Do we follow Christ’s example
all of us together as the body,
as the living presence of Christ?

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edited September 9, 2016
Are we the body of Christ – v2

edited September 9, 2016
Do we lack a vision – v2
edited September 8, 2016
bring bandages – v2
edited September 8, 2016
family – v2
edited September 8, 2016
family – v2
September 8, 2016
family
September 8, 2016
bring bandages
edited September 5, 2016
needing the Savior – v2
edited September 5, 2016
do we know our siblings – v3
edited September 5, 2016
do we know our siblings – v2
September 5, 2016
do we know our siblings
edited September 5, 2016
If Jesus was here with us – v3
September 5, 2016
we have distorted the image
September 5, 2016
what would it look like
September 5, 2016
powerful questions
September 5, 2016
if we are the body
September 5, 2016
Are we the body of Christ
September 5, 2016
Are we the family of God
September 5, 2016
what family is
September 5, 2016
Are we family
September 4, 2016
I lay down my life – 3
edited September 5, 2016
we are blood, we are family – v2
edited September 5, 2016
the meaning of family – v2
September 5, 2016
those on his right
September 4, 2016
we are blood, we are family
September 4, 2016
the meaning of family
September 4, 2016
Yes, we are
September 4, 2016
empty seats
September 4, 2016
ache in the tearing
September 4, 2016
brothers and sisters - 2
September 4, 2016
We Are Family
September 4, 2016
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Sermon Series:
“The Body of Christ…?”
Family
Psalm 150
Matthew 25:34-46
Galatians 6:10
1 Peter 2:17
1 Peter 5:9
message: “We Are Family…”
(in the printed bulletin as, “We Are Family…?”)
video:
text:

by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
and Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
September 4, 2016
&
edited September 5, 2016
easily recognized – v2
September 4, 2016
I pray for a common purpose
September 3, 2016
offer them love
edited September 3, 2016
love the cheats – v2
edited/ new name September 3, 2016
love the cheats
September 3, 2016
those who game the system
September 3, 2016
we need to unite
September 3, 2016
how can we capture
September 3, 2016
Do we lack a vision
September 2, 2016
How can everyone win
thinking about the National Monument designation,
the moving forward on a comprehensive plan,
and the presidential election during
the Patten Lumbermen’s Museum
board meeting
September 1, 2016
&
September 2, 2016
remember the mission
September 2, 2016
simple - 2
September 1, 2016
share
September 1, 2016
shine - 2
September 1, 2016
who we are called to be
September 1, 2016
they are waiting for us to change
September 1, 2016
season the world
September 1, 2016
an embarrassment to Jesus
September 1, 2016
visible in us
edited August 31, 2016
surrender to Jesus – v2
August 31, 2016
easily recognized
August 30, 2016
a likeness of Jesus
August 30, 2016
surrender to Jesus
August 30, 2016
let Christ lead
August 30, 2016
burn away the darkness
August 30, 2016
bring His light
August 30, 2016
declare Christ’s name
August 30, 2016
uncomfortable
August 30, 2016
be the edge of the robe
August 29, 2016
needing the Savior
August 29, 2016
unclean souls
August 29, 2016
joining the outcasts
August 29, 2016
using our gifts together
August 29, 2016
Do this together
August 29, 2016
we need the Spirit
August 29, 2016
we need Jesus
August 29, 2016
touch the leper
merged August 29, 2016
living by our laws, by Christ
August 29, 2016
living by Christ
August 29, 2016
living by our laws
August 29, 2016
taking the news out there
August 29, 2016
what if Christ had played it safe
August 28, 2016
what do we lose
August 28, 2016
are we willing to risk
August 28, 2016
our light source
August 28, 2016
my little candle
August 28, 2016
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Sermon Series:
Risky Business
Psalm 139:14-18
Mark 8
Mark 9
message: “A Glowing Response”
video:
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
and Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
August 28, 2016
&
August 25, 2016
what price do we pay
August 25, 2016
willing to take risks
edited August 24, 2016
If Jesus was here with us
August 24, 2016
not matching up
edited/ renamed August 23, 2016
If Jesus was here with us
August 23, 2016
If Jesus was alive today
August 23, 2016
speaking truth to their power
August 23, 2016
their words become lies
August 23, 2016
shattering what they believe
edited/merged August 22, 2016
in the shattering, something new emerges
something new emerges
edited/new August 22, 2016
in the shattering, in the breaking
August 22, 2016
in the shattering
edited August 22, 2016
Love above all else – v2
edited August 22, 2016
Truth to change us – v2
August 21, 2016
love to set them free
August 21, 2016
Love to set us free
August 21, 2016
Truth to change us
August 21, 2016
Love above all else
August 21, 2016
you bless us
August 21, 2016
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Sermon Series:
Risky Business
“Risking It All”
Psalm 103:1-6
Mark 5:21-43
Mark 6:1-29
message: “Risking It All”
video:
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
August 21, 2016
&
edited August 21, 2016
in the face of adversity – 2 – v2
August 21, 2016
we judge, we divide
edited August 21, 2016
How can we love – v2
August 21, 2016
How can we love
August 21, 2016
How can the light shine
August 21, 2016
we must pull together
August 21, 2016
We judge our neighbor
edited August 21, 2016
We damage the fabric – v3
August 20, 2016
in the face of adversity - 2
August 20, 2016
in community we find hope
August 20, 2016
we repair the breach – 2
August 20, 2016
binding the cords
August 20, 2016
stitching the wounds
edited August 20, 2016
We damage  the fabric – v2
August 20, 2016
We damage the fabric
We damage the fabric #2
We damage the fabric #1
August 14, 2016
Worship in the Park (indoors)
Scripture:
Habakkuk 3:17-19
message: “Worship in the Park”
video:
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
praise music led by
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church Praise Team
Director, Chuck Loucka
opening prayer
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
prayer over the offering
by Pastor Franklin Randall, Jr.
Patten Pentecostal Church
&
August 7, 2016
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Sermon Series:
Risky Business
Psalm 146
Mark 1:21-45
Mark 2:1-22
sermon “Nothing Held Back”
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
August 7, 2016
&
August 9, 2015
Worship in the Park
Scripture:
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Lord’s Prayer
message: “Community”
by Raymond A. Foss
&
praise music led by
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church Praise Team
Director, Chuck Loucka
&
opening prayer
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
&
prayer before the offering
and songs of praise over the offering
by Pastor Franklin Randall, Jr.
Patten Pentecostal Church
&
Pastor Rodney Lord’s sermon, 2014
Worship in the Park
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Psalm 133
Psalm 84:5
Revelations 4:11
Revelations 5
Deuteronomy 5:16
Leviticus 19
John 4
1 Peter 3:15
Jeremiah 29:11
Hebrews
Romans 15:13
&
message by Pastor Rodney Lord
August 10, 2014
Patten Academy Park
Patten, ME
&
Pastor Ruth Foss
Habakkuk 3:17-19 NIV
sermon
“There is Hope in Community”
Worship in the Park
Patten Pioneer Days
August 11, 2013

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