October 22, 2017
Stetson Memorial UMC
Sermon
Series “P.A.T.T.E.N.”
(T
is for “Trust His Victory”)
Psalm
99 (MSG)
John
3:16-17(NLT)
Proverbs
3:5-6 (MSG)
Revelation
21:1-7 (CEB)
Romans
15:13; Psalm 9:10; Psalm 13:5 (NIV)
Psalm
20:7; Psalm 31:14; Psalm 56:3; Psalm 84:12 (NIV)
“T Is For…Trust"
The
Lord be with you…let us pray… (prayer for the Spirit’s indwelling as bring
God’s words of hope this morning…)
Please
stand for the reading of the Gospel according to John, chapter 14, verses 1
through 3. Listen to the Word of God …His Love Letter…to His people…
John
14:1-3Common English Bible (CEB)
The way, the truth, and the
life
14 “Don’t be troubled. Trust in God. Trust
also in me. 2 My Father’s house has room to spare.
If that weren’t the case, would I have told you that I’m going to prepare a
place for you?3 When I go to prepare a place for you, I
will return and take you to be with me so that where I am you will be too.
“Um…I think I will go on what I know, not what
you think you know. This has been interesting but I think I am going to stand
on the Word of God and not that of man.” Hope exclaimed as she left the
classroom of new believers. “Now what am I going to do” she thought to their
self, who can I trust to help me learn more about e=what and who I believe.
Everyone seems to be good but when I hear more of what they say it all goes
wrong. Who in the world can I believe” she exclaimed?
Hope
had always wanted someone or something she could believe in. She had a rough
life where almost around every corner someone was letting her down. She felt
that she couldn’t trust anyone but herself. When she found Jesus, she felt that
she would be able to believe in and trust all the people who say they are
Christian. But she soon found out that they were just as flawed as she was and
that they too would let her down from time to time. After this episode, she
vowed never to believe in anyone or anything again. Why should she? She was
always let down…
Trust:
assured reliance on the
character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something
one in which
confidence is placed
Who or what do you trust in? Give time to answer. Why? Give
time to answer. We tend to trust in
things and people that sort of “prove themselves or itself” to us. And
sometimes that takes a long time while other times it is relatively a short
amount of time. Why do you think we need to have all this proof? Give time to answer. Some say the proof
is in the pudding… “5 Trust
in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; 6 in
all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
We have been talking about the banners we have
on the walls on either side of the chancel. Each letter in Patten it tells
about how we live out that letter in community and in the world. But do you and
I truly live what we say? It is easy to put statements on a banner but a whole
different thing to live it out.
I have sent us out into the word with the gospel
of grace, peace, and love. To be who we
say we are. But we have to act upon the statements we make…those statements on
our wall. They look good and all but actions speak volumes about who and whose
we are.
So…the first letter in the P.A.T.T.E.N. Banner
is “P”. P is for “Pray Every Day”. And I asked how are you and I doing with
that? Do you think that there needs to be a renewed indwelling of the Spirit in
our lives and the life of our church? Are we gathering to pray together as well
as in our own prayer closets? Questions
we need to pray about each day as we become that engine of the church.
A is for “Acknowledge the life changing Words of
the Bible.” If we don’t believe that the word of God can change people why
would we go into the world…into our community…with the love and peace of
Christ? Do you and I “acknowledge”, admit to be real or true; recognize the
existence, truth, or fact of the truth in God’s Word in our lives as
well as the lives of others. If we believe it for our lives…why wouldn’t they
be true for others.
The
next letter can be hard in the world we live in…the letter “T” … the word is
TRUST. It is hard to trust in this world because we are human and we hurt each
other. Because of that fact, it can be hard to trust in anyone and anything for
some people. “7 Some
trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of
the Lord our God.” (Psalm 20:7) Do you and I trust in God for
the victory or are we trying to make our own ending to the story? Do we trust
in the Word of God as we acknowledge the truth as we pray? “12 Lord Almighty, blessed is the
one who trusts in you”. (Psalm 84:12)
The
scripture I read from John this morning has an awesome promise for us. We are
given a beautiful home with God and Jesus in His Father’s house…in our Father’s
house. This is one of those scriptures that we hear at funerals a lot. It is
one of promise and hope that we will see our loved one’s again. But what did
Jesus begin the statement with? “Don’t
be troubled. Trust in God. Trust also in me.” Trust God and trust
Jesus. It all begins with trust.
We
stand on the promises of God because we trust His Word, if we trust His Word
how can we not trust Him for the victory. WE may not ever see the victory…we
may never see the healing…we may never see the wayward child come back home to
God… But…but…we must trust God for the victory.
If we don’t…what’s the sense in it all? “10 Those
who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never
forsaken those who seek you. (Psalm 9:10)”
We
live in a world that you just can’t trust at times. There are so many
situations in the chaos of this world that leave us confused and scared. WE
don’t know where to turn to for the hope that we need for each new day… But as
we trust God for the outcome, as we allow God to work in and through us, we
find hope in the One thing that is constant in our lives…the One thing we can
trust always and forever. …God’s great love for humanity… In this I place my trust… “5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my
heart rejoices in your salvation”. (Psalm 13:5) “3 When
I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” (Psalm 56:3)
Within
truth we find faith and belief. Within trust we are free. Within trust we find
the answers. Within trust we are reborn. Within trust, we find hope. Within
trust, we have victory…as we trust in God’s perfect plan. Even if we can’t see
it. I love the book of Revelation. It is one that gives me hope as I trust in
God’s promises. I have two favorite verses in book… One is about the horseman on the white horse… That’s a whole other sermon… but the
other is found in chapter 21 verses 1-7…
New heaven and new earth
21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,
for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no
more. 2 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming
down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride beautifully dressed for her
husband. 3 I heard a loud voice from the throne
say, “Look! God’s dwelling is here with humankind. He will dwell with them, and
they will be his peoples. God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He
will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more. There will be
no mourning, crying, or pain anymore, for the former things have passed
away.” 5 Then the one seated on the throne said,
“Look! I’m making all things new.” He also said, “Write this down, for these
words are trustworthy and true.” 6 Then he said to
me, “All is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To
the thirsty I will freely give water from the life-giving spring.7 Those
who emerge victorious will inherit these things. I will be their God, and they
will be my sons and daughters.
With
all the evidence in our faith walks…yours and mine…do you and I believe in the
power of the Word of God? Do we trust in His good and perfect plan or do we try
to write our own stories end? Are we trying to be the playwright in our lives
or are we willing to be the understudy of the One who knows all the lines? Are
we trusting His victory in our lives and the lives of others or are we just
saying we do because that is what we are supposed to do? There is victory in
Jesus. Are you and I willing to lay down our agenda for the victorious life
found in Jesus Christ, our Risen Lord …?
Let us pray…pray for the
ability to trust God for the victory in our life and the lives of others…
“13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power
of the Holy Spirit”.
(Romans 5:13)
Amen
=====================
October 24,
2017
October 23,
2017
Trust in His
Victory
October 22, 2017
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Sermon Series “P.A.T.T.E.N.”
(Part 3 of 6)
(T is for “Trust in His Victory”)
Psalm 99 (MSG)
John 3:16-17(NLT)
Proverbs 3:5-6 (MSG)
Revelation 21:1-7 (CEB)
Romans 15:13; Psalm 9:10; Psalm 13:5 (NIV)
Psalm 20:7; Psalm 31:14; Psalm 56:3; Psalm 84:12 (NIV)
and
sermon, “T is for … Trust”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
October 22, 2017
&
October 16,
2017
we proclaim
the truth
edited October
16, 2017
we stand on
the word – v2
October 16,
2017
we stand on
the word
October 16,
2017
we rely on
holy scripture
October 16,
2017
speaking out
loud the power
October 15,
2017
if we don’t
believe
October 15,
2017
the word can
change lives
October 15,
2017
at the core of
our faith
edited October
15, 2017
we count on
the word – v3
edited October
15, 2017
we count on
the word – v2
October 15,
2017
we count on
the word
edited October
15, 2017
nothing of us
– v2
October 15,
2017
nothing of us
October 15, 2017
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Sermon Series “P.A.T.T.E.N.”
(Part 2 of 6)
(A is for
“Acknowledge the Life Changing Words of the Bible”)
Psalm 23 (The Voice)
John 3:16-17 (NLT)
2 Timothy 3:16-17 New Living Translation (NLT)
Mark 12:30-31 New Living Translation (NLT)
Romans 8:28-30 The Voice (VOICE)
Galatians 2:20 Common English Bible (CEB)
Philippians 4:13 Common English Bible (CEB)
James 1:2-4 The Voice (VOICE)
and
sermon, “A Is for Acknowledge the life changing Word of God”
text:
video:
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
and closing
song, testimony of Becky Phillips,
and departing
blessing
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
October 15, 2017
&
October 15,
2017
we must pray
daily
October 15,
2017
our prayers
must be real
October 14,
2017
we must be
honest, authentic – v2
October 14,
2017
we need to be
deliberate
edited October
14, 2017
are we honest,
authentic – v3
(changing the
order of the stanzas)
merged October
14, 2017
are we honest,
authentic – v2
edited/ new
title October 14, 2017
we must be
honest, authentic
October 14,
2017
are we honest,
authentic
edited October
14, 2017
do we pray
without ceasing – v3
(editing
original)
edited October
13, 2017
pray for each
other – v2
October
13, 2017
pray
for each other
edited
October 13, 2017
advocating,
petitioning God – v2
October
13, 2017
advocating,
petitioning God
October
13, 2017
praying
for them - 3
October
13, 2017
by
faith and grace
Psalm
106:19-23
Psalm
106:1-6, 19-23
Exodus
32:1-6
Exodus
32:1-14
The
Golden Calf
The
Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Supplicate,
Sing, See”
October
9, 2017 to October 15, 2017
by
Wen-Ling Lai
devotion
for October 13, 2017
read
October 13, 2017
&
edited
October 12, 2017
yet
I still receive grace – v2
October
12, 2017
yet
I still receive grace
October
12, 2017
confessing
our sins
Psalm
106:1-6
Psalm
106:1-6, 19-23
Philippians
4:7-9
Philippians
4:1-9
The
Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Supplicate,
Sing, See”
October
9, 2017 to October 15, 2017
by
Wen-Ling Lai
devotion
for October 12, 2017
read
October 12, 2017
&
edited October
11, 2017
God remembered
His promise – v2
edited October
11, 2017
Moses saved
the Israeli people
edited
October 11, 2017
he
saved his people – v2
October
11, 2017
he
saved his people
October
11, 2017
His
prayer was effective – v2
edited/merged
October 11, 2017
He
prayed for his people – v2
October
11, 2017
His
prayer was effective
October
11,2017
He
prayed for his people
October
11, 2017
God
remembered His promise
Exodus
32:11-14
Exodus
32:1-14
The
Golden Calf
Philippians
4:6
Philippians
4:1-9
The
Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Supplicate,
Sing, See”
October
9, 2017 to October 15, 2017
by
Wen-Ling Lai
devotion
for October 11, 2017
read
October 11, 2017
&
October 13,
2017
as we pray together
October 13,
2017
come together
in prayer
October 13,
2017
we manifest
prayer
October 13,
2017
as we gather
together
October 13,
2017
Christ
withdrew
October 12,
2017
All about
prayer
October 12,
2017
Do we gather
in prayer
edited October
12, 2017
make of me a
house of prayer – v2
edited/ new
name October 12, 2017
make of me a
house of prayer
October 12,
2017
make me a
house of prayer
edited October
12, 2017
we promise to
pray – v2
October 12,
2017
I lift up my
prayers
edited October
12, 2017
do we pray
without ceasing – v2
October 11, 2017
do we pray
without ceasing
October 10,
2017
we promise to
pray
October
10, 2017
called
to be a house
October
10, 2017
I’ll
be there
October 9,
2017
praying every
day
October 9,
2017
praying
without ceasing
edited October
9, 2017
Christ sat
down beside me
(my testimony
10/8/17)
October 9,
2017
He sat down
beside me
(my testimony
10/8/17)
October 9,
2017
you answered
my prayer
(my testimony
10/8/17)
October 9,
2017
you forgave me
(my testimony
10/8/17)
October 9,
2017
I was active
in church
(my testimony
10/8/17)
edited October
8, 2017
our temple a
house – v2
October 8,
2017
our temple a
house
October 8,
2017
Giving God Our
Hopes
October 8,
2017
standing on
prayer
October 8,
2017
walking in
prayer
October 8, 2017
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Sermon Series: “P.A.T.T.E.N.”
(“P is for “Pray Every Day”)
(P.A.T.T.E.N. banner in the church)
Psalm 25:1-9
Matthew 18:18-20
Isaiah 56:6-8
Hebrews 10:19-25
Revelations 5:8-10
Acts 1:12-14
Acts 2
and
sermon, “P Is for Prayer”
text:
video:
(including testimony of Raymond A. Foss)
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
October 8,
2017
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, and 2017. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See
all 45,260 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
Christ,
Spirit, God, Faith, love, grace, hope, prayer, Pastor Ruth Foss, Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church, poem, PATTEN, ME, scripture, promise, trust,
victory,
#Christ #God #Spirit #Faith #love #grace #poem #Patten #prayer
#scripture #promise #trust #victory
No comments:
Post a Comment