January 13, 2019
Baptism of the Lord Sunday
We are Known by the
Water:
Called To Life Anew
Psalm 29
Mark 1:4-11 MSG
A
Water Mark
Let
us pray…(pray for the Spirits leading)
Please
stand as you are able for the reading of the Gospel according to Mark. We are
reding chapter 4 verses 4-11. Listen to the encounter of Jesus with John at the
Jordan River and what transpired there…
(Read
from the Message Bible)
Water
mark:
Faint design made in some
paper during manufacture that is visible when held against the light and
typically identifies the maker…
Good
Morning… when I think of a water mark…I think of money. When you look at a bill
it looks just like any old paper with writing on it…but as we hold it up to the
light we can see other writing that is not visible when we look at it at first.
It needs the light to show the water mark…the identifying mark …that has been embedded in it so that we
will know it is real…no a forgery…
Water
Mark:
© To mark paper with a water mark
© To impress a given design as a water
mark.
Today,
in the Christian Calendar is the day we celebrate, commemorate, the baptism of
Jesus…we remember our own baptism as well…
we will do that later…at the end of my sermon. So let us pray together over the
waters of the Jordan River this morning…
(Almighty
God, the life you birthed in us by baptism into Jesus Christ will never die.
Your justice never fails. Your mercy is everlasting. Your healing river flows.
Your Spirit blows where you will. We cannot stop you, God!
But
sometimes we try. We try to block the flow, we redirect the winds of the
Spirit, or we walk so far away from the life-giving Stream that we do not hear
its sound, and we forget its power. We parch ourselves.
We
are dry and thirsty, O God. Come, refresh us! Come upon us, Holy Spirit! Come
upon these waters.
Let
these waters be to us drops of your mercy. Let these waters remind us of your
righteousness and justice. Let these waters renew in us the resurrection power
of Jesus. Let these waters make us long for your coming reign.
Most
Holy God, Abba, Father! Glory to you! Jesus Christ, Savior, Lord! Glory to you!)
In
the account of Jesus being baptized we see two things happening at His baptism:
1. God’s
Spirit, which looked like a dove. descended upon Him…
We
see and hear about a dove and it’s symbolism in the bible. When Noah was wondering
about the flood waters…he sent out a bird…a couple of times. But when he sent
out a dove…it came back with an olive branch in it’s mouth. Telling him that
the flood was over and the dry ground had returned. Life giving…life after the
flood for Noah and his family and the animals aboard the Ark… Life through the
Waters… Out of Chaos and into God’s peace…
2. A
Voice proclaiming who He was. Jesus was
marked beloved as He came out of the waters of His baptism. If He ever
questioned His identity…which I am sure He never did since He called God father
even at the age of 12 in the temple…this is a seal the deal moment…beyond a
shadow of doubt…He was God’s beloved Son…
When we are baptized…we receive a
water mark so to speak. It is within that water mark…it is within that imprint
that we are seen either true or forgery… But this is my question that I think
we should ponder over. When we are held up to the Light of the World, is our
water mark apparent or is there no water mark to identify us as original…not a
forgery? Is our Maker being identified or is the stain of the world over shadowing
it…?
In our baptism we are sealed with the
Mark of beloved son…beloved daughter. What was chaotic because of sin is now
given life…new life that is covered with God’s grace. Life through the Waters… Out of Chaos and into God’s peace…
Baptism of the Lord: In the story of
Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan, a voice from heaven proclaims “You are my Son,
the Beloved…” A man is watermarked, the
Spirit descends in an ancient symbol of the dove and a clear identification of
not only divine lineage–but blessing of divine love is given. So it is with our own watermarks. We will reaffirm our own baptism, celebrate
new baptisms among us and remember that the watermark of God is life-giving AND
lifelong.
As we celebrate and remember that we
too are marked and sealed with God’s love and grace…
Remember…that you are beloved
Remember that you are sons and
daughters of God
Remember in you He is pleased
Remember that you are sealed and
accepted by God
Remember that you are given life…life abundant
Remember the divine love that is all
around you...
Remember
your Baptism and live…
AMEN!
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January 20, 2019
edited January 20, 2019
we cannot stop you – v2
stanzas 1 and 2 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1086957331005489154
stanzas 3 and 4 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1086957109697232898
January 19, 2019
the watermark of God
edited/ new name January 19, 2019
We are God’s Beloved - 3
edited/ new name January 19, 2019
You are God’s Beloved - 2
edited/ new name January 19, 2019
You are Beloved
(making the poem more universal)
edited/ new name January 19, 2019
You are the Beloved
January 19, 2019
You are My Son, Beloved
January 19, 2019
proof of Christ’s identity
edited/ merged January 19, 2019
the stain of the world – v2
January 19, 2019
our mark is revealed
January 19, 2019
the stain of the world
January 19, 2019
a voice from heaven - 2
edited/ new name January 19, 2019
our water mark
edited January 19,2019
God’s breath prayer – v2
edited/new name January 19, 2019
God’s breath prayer
edited January 19, 2019
God breathed a prayer – v2
January 19, 2019
God breathed a prayer
January 18, 2019
breathing a word upon us
January 18, 2019
speaking a mark upon us
edited January 18, 2019
Life through these Waters
January 18, 2019
Life through the Waters
January 18, 2019
you birthed new life
January 18, 2019
we cannot stop you
January 18, 2019
Your Spirit blows
January 18, 2019
we dry ourselves out
January 18, 2019
we forget its power
January 18, 2019
we get in the way
January 18, 2019
the waters of the Jordan
January 17, 2019
we too are marked
edited/merged January 17, 2019
(merging 4 poems from 1 paragraph of
Pastor Ruth’s
sermon 1/13/19)
“Let these waters be to us drops of your mercy,
Let these waters remind us of your righteousness
and justice. Let these waters renew in us the
resurrection power of Jesus. Let these waters make us
long for your coming reign.”
edited/merged January 17, 2019
(merging 4 poems from 1 paragraph/sentence
of Pastor Ruth’s sermon)
“We are dry and thirsty, O God, Come, refresh us!
Come upon us, Holy Spirit! Come upon these waters.”
January 17, 2019
we are dry, thirsty
January 17, 2019
Come, refresh us - 2
January 17, 2019
Come upon us
January 17, 2019
impart your love to us
January 17, 2019
Come upon these waters
January 17, 2019
Let these waters be for us
January 17, 2019
Let these waters make us
edited January 17, 2019
Let these waters remind us – 2 – v2
edited January 17, 2019
Let these water renew us – v2
January 17, 2019
an invisible mark
January 16, 2019
Let these waters remind us - 2
January 16, 2019
Let these waters renew us
edited January 16, 2019
a mark embedded – v2
edited January 16, 2019
a mark hidden – v2
edited January 16, 2019
we are marked by God’s love – v2
edited January 16, 2019
we are sealed with that mark –
v3
(shortened to fit on Twitter)
edited January 16, 2019
we are sealed with that mark – v2
edited January 16, 2019
the baptism of Jesus – v3
(shortened to fit on Twitter)
edited January 16, 2019
the baptism of Jesus – v2
edited January 15, 2019
Baptism – v2
edited January
15, 2019
Baptismal
Waters – v2
edited January
15, 2019
Holy Water –
v2
(edited after
contact by a composer who wanted to
use the poem
for a choir composition
January 11,
2006 23:25
Holy Water
Mark 1:9-13,
15
&
January 11,
2006 23:45, revised 1/12/06 6:16
Baptismal
Waters
Matthew
27:24-26
&
January 11,
2006 23:30
Baptism
(about Dad’t
baptism, November 1990)
&
edited January 15, 2019
the name of Jesus – v2
new name / edited January 15, 2019
the name of Jesus
January 15, 2019
a mark embedded
January 15, 2019
the baptism of Jesus
January 15, 2019
a mark hidden
edited January 14, 2019
Christ knows your pain – v2
edited January 14, 2019
drenched in the water – v2
edited January 14, 2019
at the Jordan River – v2
January 14, 2019
we are marked by God’s love
January 14, 2019
we are sealed with that mark
edited January 14, 2019
A Water Mark – v3
edited January 14, 2019
A Water Mark – v2
edited January 14, 2019
life changed forever – v2
edited January 14, 2019
the sky split open – 2 – v2
edited January 14, 2019
here in the river – v2
edited January 14, 2019
out flesh changed – v2
January 13, 2019
our flesh changed
January 13, 2019
here in the river
January 13, 2019
the sky split open - 2
January 13, 2019
at the Jordan River
January 13, 2019
life changed forever
January 13, 2019
standing in the Jordan River
first 2 stanzas – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1084536799727362055
second 2 stanzas – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1084537346073288705
January 13, 2019
marked by my love - 3
January 13, 2019
A Water Mark
January 13, 2019
drenched in the water
January 13, 2019
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Baptism of the Lord Sunday
We are Known by the Water:
Called To Life Anew
Psalm 29
Mark 1:4-11 (The Message)
and sermon, “A Water Mark”
video
text
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten,
ME
January 13,
2019
&
January 13, 2019
Christ made us righteous
January 13, 2019
Christ knows your pain
January 13, 2019
through that Spirit
January 13, 2019
by that grace we receive
January 13,
2019
8AM Live
&
January 8, 2019
we must shine Christ’s light
January 8, 2019
Arise, Shine
Isaiah 60:1
January 8, 2019
We are the light bearers
January 8, 2019
we are called by the light
January 8, 2019
we are called to joy
January 8, 2019
we are known by the light
edited/merged January 7, 2019
I am called Beloved – v2
edited/merged January 7, 2019
I am known by Jesus – v2
stanzas one and two – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1082248789790986240
third and fourth stanzas – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1082249062668267520
January 7, 2019
when they found the Christ
January 7, 2019
they followed a star
January 7, 2019
they were filled with joy
January 6, 2019
I am called Beloved
January 6, 2019
I am known by Jesus
January 6, 2019
may God be heard
January 6, 2019
God’s eternal purpose
January 6, 2019
Wise Men, Magi
January 6, 2019
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Epiphany of the Lord Sunday
Epiphany Sunday
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Matthew 2:1-12 (NLT)
Matthew 2:6
-
Micah 5:2
-
2 Samuel 5:2
Isaiah 60:1 (NIV)
Ephesians 3:10-11
and sermon, “Oh,,, Now I Get It”
video
text
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten,
ME
January 6,
2019
&
January 10, 2019
not as the world loves
January 10, 2018
Pastor Ruth’s 8AM Live
8AM Live
&
edited January 5, 2019
Are we standing on grace – v3
edited January 5, 2019
Are we counting on our works – v2
merged January 4, 2019
Are we standing on grace – v2
first 2 stanzas - https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1081161948484513793
second 2 stanzas - https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1081162212809547776
January 4, 2019
Are we standing on grace
January 4, 2019
Are we counting on our works
edited January 4, 2019
Do I know Him – v2
January 4, 2019
Do I know Him – v1
edited January 4, 2019
Does Christ know me – v2
January 3, 2019
Does Christ know me
January 3, 2019
looking forward - 2
January 3, 2019
Pastor Ruth’s 8AM Live
victors, conquerors, in and through
our risen Lord, Jesus Christ
&
January 3, 2019
my repost on Facebook
January 3, 2019
my repost on Twitter
January 3, 2019
"If we live as Jesus taught us, and in harmony
with what we proclaim, our witness will bear fruit."
Pope Francis 1/3/19 7:30am
Pope Francis 1/3/19 7:30am
&
January 2, 2019
Pastor Ruth’s 8AM Live
all about grace, the unmerited gift of God
&
edited January 3, 2019
Get behind me, Satan - 2
edited January 3, 2019
Away from me, Evil
January 3, 2019
Away from me, you sinners
January 3, 2019
I never knew you
Matthew 7:21-23
January 3, 2019
those who listen
John 5:24
merged January 2, 2019
Christ became mortal – v2
January 2, 2019
Christ took on the mantle
January 2, 2019
Christ became mortal
January 2, 2019
Am I sharing
January 1, 2019
are you living the gospel
January 1, 2019
we are called to go
edited January 1, 2019
may I be about my Father’s work – v2
edited January 1, 2019
maybe not as young as Jesus – v2
edited January 1, 2019
I must focus – v2
January 1, 2019
I must focus
January 1, 2019
may I be about my Father’s work
edited January 1, 2019
it is what we do – v2
January 1, 2019
it is what we do
post 12/31/19 on Children of the Light Facebook page
post 12/31/18 on Children of the Light Facebook page
&
January 1, 2019
maybe not as young as Jesus
January 1, 2019
working for God
January 1, 2019
may we filter every thought
edited January 1, 2019
enter in Spirit – v4
(shortened to fit with labels on Twitter)
edited January 1, 2019
enter in Spirit – v3
edited January 1, 2019
enter in Spirit – v2
January 1, 2019
Pastor Ruth’s 8AM Live
&
New Year’s Day
&
December 31, 2018
right before me
December 31, 2018
staring at the calendar
New Year’s Eve Day
&
December 30, 2018
Have I used the power
December 30, 2018
no matter the cost
December 30, 2018
Have I followed the Shepherd
December 30, 2018
Have I done my best
December 30, 2018
reflecting on the year - 2
December 30, 2018
enter in Spirit
December 30, 2018
we come here
December 30, 2018
we will be glad in this day
December 30, 2018
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
New Year’s Sunday
The Real “Advent”ure Begins
Greeting, Announcements, singing Happy 90th
Birthday to Jean Tarr, Opening Prayer
(The opening prayer was inspiration for first 3 poems)
Psalm 148
Luke 2:41-49
(The Voice)
John 3:16; 5:24 (NLT)
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT)
Colossians 2:13-14 (NLT)
Romans 8:1,3-4 (NLT)
Matthew 7:21-23
(NIV)
and sermon, “The Real Adventure Begins – The Rubber Hits
the Road”
video
text
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s
Message
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten,
ME
December 30,
2018
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