May 26, 2019
Last Sunday at SMUMC
Faith, Works and
God’s Abundance
Psalm 67 NIV
Isaiah 43:18-21
Philippians 3:13-14
Matthew 10:14
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Matthew 10:14
Obedient Faith
Prayer…
Good
Morning… God is always on the move. He is always working out His plan in all of
our lives…whether we perceive it or not. There are times when we think we have
it all figured out, then we get a curve ball thrown into our lives and we
wonder where God is. We plan out our lives and then something may happen that
causes us to uproot all that we have planned an planted…a death of a loved one…a
call from the doctor…a change in employment…and so much more… At times like
this I am reminded of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8:
There’s a Right Time for Everything
3 There’s
an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth:
2-8 A right time for birth and another for death,
A right time to plant and another to reap,
A right time to kill and another to heal,
A right time to destroy and another to construct,
A right time to cry and another to laugh,
A right time to lament and another to cheer,
A right time to make love and another to abstain,
A right time to embrace and another to part,
A right time to search and another to count your losses,
A right time to hold on and another to let go,
A right time to rip out and another to mend,
A right time to shut up and another to speak up,
A right time to love and another to hate,
A right time to wage war and another to make peace.
A right time to plant and another to reap,
A right time to kill and another to heal,
A right time to destroy and another to construct,
A right time to cry and another to laugh,
A right time to lament and another to cheer,
A right time to make love and another to abstain,
A right time to embrace and another to part,
A right time to search and another to count your losses,
A right time to hold on and another to let go,
A right time to rip out and another to mend,
A right time to shut up and another to speak up,
A right time to love and another to hate,
A right time to wage war and another to make peace.
There
is a time for everything…we may not understand it but God does because He has
the blueprint of our lives that was created before we ever breathed our first
breathe. And sometimes we just don’t agree with God’s timing. But we only see
what is front of us and not the whole story… This is where that trusting, faith-filled,
committed, faith life we have been talking about comes into play…where we are
not believing with our eye and head but having faith from the depths of our
souls…this is where our faith turns to obedience to the One who is Faithful.
So,
here we are today. We are at the precipice of a new day… a new life… a new era
in my life and in the life of this church… and I am so excited for myself as
should you be excited for yourself. You have needed and wanted a change and
here we are at the beginning of it… I can truly here Isaiah being said in this
sanctuary this morning a God ha come to meet us here…
Isaiah 43:18-21 MSG
“Forget about what’s happened;
don’t keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.
It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?
There it is! I’m making a road through the desert,
rivers in the badlands.
Wild animals will say ‘Thank you!’
—the coyotes and the buzzards—
Because I provided water in the desert,
rivers through the sun-baked earth,
Drinking water for the people I chose,
the people I made especially for myself,
a people custom-made to praise me.
don’t keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.
It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?
There it is! I’m making a road through the desert,
rivers in the badlands.
Wild animals will say ‘Thank you!’
—the coyotes and the buzzards—
Because I provided water in the desert,
rivers through the sun-baked earth,
Drinking water for the people I chose,
the people I made especially for myself,
a people custom-made to praise me.
Change
is good…it is very good…especially when God’s hand is upon it. Doors are opened
and lives are changed. Blessings come down for those with and obedient faith.
Yes, it is very good…
It
is times like this that we need to hear the words of Paul in his letter to the
church in Philippi.
Philippians 3:13-14 New Living
Translation (NLT)
13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but
I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies
ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of
the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is
calling us.
There
is no looking back when you move forth for God… only looking forward for His
kingdom… We move in obedient faith not to our agenda but for God’s agenda.
Church…this
is not goodbye but good journey. This is not the end but the beginning of what
was asked for. This is not closure but and opening of a new chapter. This is
not walking away but obedient faith. This is the fruition…the obedience…the trust…the
faith-filled following of Matthew 10:14…
Matthew 10:14 New Living Translation
(NLT)
14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or
listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.
This
is a dusting off… Moving on for His Glory…His Anointing…His Power…His Agenda…His
life…
AMEN…
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May 26, 2019
Last Sunday at SMUMC
Faith, Works and God’s Abundance
Psalm 67 NIV
Isaiah 43:18-21
Philippians 3:13-14
Matthew 10:14
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Matthew 10:14
and sermon, “Obedient
Faith”
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
May 26, 2019
&
May 19, 2019
Faith, Works and God’s Abundance
Psalm 148
1 Peter 1:23-25 NIV
Isaiah 55:11 NLT
Matthew 24:35 NLT
Psalm 33:6 NLT
and sermon, “Trusting
Faith” (in bulletin)
sermon, “Faithful Trust” (on printed sermon)
video
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
May 19, 2019
&
May 12, 2019
Mother’s Day Sunday
Faith, Works and God’s Abundance
Psalm 23
James 2:26
Romans 12:2
Daniel 6:3
and sermon, “Committed Faith”
video
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
May 12, 2019
&
May 5, 2019
Faith, Works and God’s Abundance
Psalm 30
Psalm 150
Ephesians 2:8-9
Ephesians 2:8-9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
2 Corinthians 5:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
1 Corinthians 16:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
2 Timothy 4:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
James 4:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and sermon, “Faith or Famine”
video
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
May 5, 2019
&
April 28, 2019
1st Sunday after Easter
Question from Pastor Ruth’s Facebook friend, Moses Mela,
“Is there a difference between faith and belief?”
Psalm 150
Matthew 17:14-20
Mark 11:22-23
Hebrews 11:1-3
Proverbs 3:5-6
and sermon, “Faith vs Belief”
video
text:
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(and departing blessing
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
April 28, 2019
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