#change agents

change agents
way makers
called to be salt
light in this wilderness
a balm in this life

change agents
healers, disciples,
followers of the risen #Christ
sent into the world
to be His mercy, His light

#poetry #poem #God #hope #Christ  @PastorRuthFoss #FollowersoftheWay #Luke7

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making himself known

#power in the words
the healing that #Christ offered
making himself known
through His words, His #actions

#healing, #teaching, #sharing
#shining a #light before them
revealing His true nature
the living #Son of #God

#poetry #poem #God #hope @PastorRuthFoss #FollowersoftheWay #Luke7

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a great message of grace

a great message of grace, of hope,
a challenge to all of us
to go and do likewise,
to be Christ in the world

life in abundance, blessed,
made worrhy by Christ
life in all its fullness
a calling upon our lives
#poetry #poem #God #hope @PastorRuthFoss

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the eager Father

The eager #Father
watching the horizon
longing for each of us
to come, to follow,
to come back home.

The #loving Father
loving each #Prodigal
calling to each of us
to come, to follow,
to come back home.

#Luke15:20 @PastorRuthFoss #FathersDay #sermon #church #God #poem #poetry

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harvest the fruit of our hope

#harvest the #fruit of our #hope
#seeds planted in #SpringTime
reap the bounty of your #love
which is so freely given
harvest the fruit of hope
into the storehouses of #heaven

#8AMLive #church #coronavirus, #COVID19 #God @PastorRuthFoss #poem #poetry #sermon #FollowersoftheWay

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awaken our dormant hope

awaken our dormant #hope
rekindle the fire within us
#faith to move mountains
faith of a mustard seed

awaken our dormant hope
as the #world in #SpringTime
fire us with Your #love
oh #Father, oh indwelling #Spirit

#worship #God #sermon #poetry #poem #COVID19 #coronavirus

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a moment of encouragement

a moment of encouragement
a moment of hope
feeling a calling
to share the good news.

uncertainty,  helplessness
weighing us down
needing hope, a message,
grounding somehow.

https://t.co/BCaCf6qPtI #COVID19 #coronavirus #poetry #poem

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we have hope

we have hope
a spirit of thankfulness
God is in control
nothing is pure chance.

no matter our struggle
the storms swirling around us
our Father God resides
in the eye of the storm.

#hope
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thanks in everything

thanks in everything
in every situation
feeling God with us
in control.

thankful to God
in each moment
a spark of God
within everyone.

guided by #God's peace
a calm place within
knowing God fully
in every situation.

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a word of hope - v2

We can share
a word of hope
light piercing the darkness,
a message of healing;
God is present with us
in the midst of the storm.

We have assurance
one promise in Jesus
we can be certain
of the love of the Father;
God is right beside us
in the midst of the storm.

5/11/20
a word of hope

8AM Live


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we can move out

we can leave

we can move out
we are not stuck
in #fear, #scarcity,
we have a choice

#God's love binds us
His love transforms us
we are reborn
new creations
to be light and love

5/3/20

Sermon by Pastor Ruth Foss

Followers of the Way 

#COVIDー19 #poem #poetry #FollowersoftheWay @PastorRuthFoss #sermon #Church

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lead us out of scarcity (Scare City)

lead us out of scarcity
our vision limited
show us the world
the abundance of your love

break our chains
our self-inflicted prisons
free us to love
as we are loved by the Father

5/3/20
Followers of the Way

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healed into His presence

walking with our Maker

a journey of promise
healed into His presence
the loving arms of God

hope within the sanctuary
abiding under your wings
held within the loving arms
of our Father God

5/2/2020
8AM Live
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Psalm 73:17
Psalm 73:21-28
Hebrews 11:1

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our sanctuary

set apart in a moment
cloistered from the world
our sanctuary, our refuge
communing with our Creator
finding space for God;
sitting quietly, in the presence,
with our first love
our Father God

5/3/2020
our sanctuary

8AM Live yesterday morning
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Psalm 73:17
Psalm 73:21-28
Hebrews 11:1

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#Followers of the Way - #worship #video #church

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gather the other sheep

light, love, a future

a good, good shepherd

offering love

to the sheep, the others

gather the other sheep

those who are still lost

enter into the gate
increase His kingdom, His flock
follow the way of the Savior
the Son of our Father

oh gather the other sheep
to the ends of the earth

#psalm23 #John10 #goodshepherd @PastorRuthFoss
#coronavirus #COVID #God #Christ
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new online church - Followers of the Way - live Sundays at 9:30am EDT

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believe, Christ, church, disciple, Followers of the Way, God, grace, hope, Jesus Christ, love, ministry, Pastor Ruth Foss, poem, poetry, spirit, the way 


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We Rely – v2

We rely on God’s grace

whether we are aware or not

His grace has already been given

an unmerited free gift;

on this we all rely

God’s grace is the basis

the hope, the truth of our faith;

By grace alone are we saved, each one of us

all the world, from the beginning of time

to the end of the age, a time known only by God

The wages of sin were paid, that sacrifice made;

we are atoned, made whole, reconciled to God;

Once joined, in relationship once more

Nothing, absolutely nothing can separate

can separate us from our Creator, evermore

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edited August 28, 2019

We Rely – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/08/we-rely-v2.html

July 27, 2008

We Rely

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-rely.html

Genesis 22:9-13, Romans 8:38-39, Ephesians 2:6-10, and

sermon, “F.R.O.G.”, by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,

Suncook United Methodist Church,

Suncook, NH

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Abraham, creation, creator, Ephesians 2, Faith, Genesis 22, gifts, God, grace, hope, love, Pastor Ruth  Foss, poem, poetry, Romans 8, sacrifice, sharing, sin, worship,

#Abraham #creation #creator #Ephesians2 #Faith #Genesis22 #gifts #God #grace #hope #love #poem #poetry #Romans8 #sacrifice #sharing #sin #worship

We Rely

On God’s grace
whether we are aware or not
His grace has already been given
an unmerited free gift
on this we rely

God’s grace is the basis
the hope, the truth of our faith
By grace alone are we, each one of us
all the world, from the beginning of time
to the end of the age, a time known only by God

The wage of sin paid, that sacrifice made
we are atoned, made whole, reconciled to God
Once joined, in relationship once more
Nothing, absolutely nothing can separate
can separate us from our creator, evermore 

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edited August 28, 2019

We Rely – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/08/we-rely-v2.html

July 27, 2008

We Rely

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-rely.html

Genesis 22:9-13, Romans 8:38-39, Ephesians 2:6-10, and

sermon, “F.R.O.G.”, by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,

Suncook United Methodist Church,

Suncook, NH

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Abraham, creation, creator, Ephesians 2, Faith, Genesis 22, gifts, God, grace, hope, love, Pastor Ruth  Foss, poem, poetry, Romans 8, sacrifice, sharing, sin, worship,

#Abraham #creation #creator #Ephesians2 #Faith #Genesis22 #gifts #God #grace #hope #love #poem #poetry #Romans8 #sacrifice #sharing #sin #worship