a life of worship – v3

Defined by His command,

following His guiding,

God directing all of us

on how to live.

A life of worship,

faithful to our calling.

the Shepherd’s leading us

out into His world.

====

edited March 23, 2015

a life of worship – v3

(editing original again)

edited February 26, 2014

a life of worship – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-life-of-worship-v2.html

July 19, 2010

a life of worship

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/life-of-worship.html

“What does it mean to be a Christian?: a reflection on Luke 10”

http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=6145661&ct=8533731&tr=y&auid=6649306

by Kori Robins,

based on the sermon she delivered during the July 7 worship service in the Simpson Memorial Chapel in the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C.

http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/c.frLJK2PKLqF/b.6145661/k.2CC2/July_16_2010/apps/nl/newsletter.asp

in Faith in Action newsletter

read July 19, 2010

&

Isaiah 43:18-21

Genesis 1:1-2:4

(read responsively by the congregation,

speaking the words of God)

John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)

Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”

and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

July 11, 2010

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

&

Matthew 7:24-27

Matthew 7:24

&

Upper Room Daily Devotional

http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=12&year=2010

for July 12, 2010, read July 12, 2010

“Sand or Rock”,

by John Harrold

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 36,680+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Hiding from God

when we sin

when we stray

hiding from God

as if we could

somehow, someway

God knows us

God is always with us

God calls us to Him

to His loving arms.

                  

------

July 21, 2014

Hiding from God

Genesis 3:8

“The Love of a Father”

devotion by Willie Robertson

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Willie-Robertson/344453082325119

https://www.facebook.com/WillieRobertsonOfficial

https://www.facebook.com/willie.robertson

https://www.facebook.com/willie.robertson.58118

https://twitter.com/williebosshog

https://twitter.com/williebosshog47

for July 18, 2014

read July 19, 2014

Duck Commander Daily Devotional

http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Commander-Devotional-Alan-Robertson/dp/1476748683

compiled by Alan Robertson

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson-duck-dynasty/601622119889439

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson/665992033453188

http://duckcommander.com/meet-the-family/al-robertson

https://twitter.com/BeardlessBro

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,260+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

obedience to the message - v3

the first disciples

common people

a model for our living

obedient to the message

the calling of the Lord

going out into the world

all of their days

to spread the grace of God

fishermen left the sea

the tax collector from his table

edited April 13, 2014

obedience to the message – v3

(editing original again)

edited February 26, 2014

obedience to the message – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/02/obedience-to-message-v2.html

July 19, 2010

obedience to the message

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/obedience-to-message.html  

“What does it mean to be a Christian?: a reflection on Luke 10”

http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=6145661&ct=8533731&tr=y&auid=6649306

by Kori Robins,

based on the sermon she delivered during the July 7 worship service in the Simpson Memorial Chapel in the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C.

http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/c.frLJK2PKLqF/b.6145661/k.2CC2/July_16_2010/apps/nl/newsletter.asp

in Faith in Action newsletter

read July 19, 2010

&

Isaiah 43:18-21

Genesis 1:1-2:4

(read responsively by the congregation,

speaking the words of God)

John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)

Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”

and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

July 11, 2010

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

&

Matthew 7:24-27

Matthew 7:24

&

Upper Room Daily Devotional

http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=12&year=2010

for July 12, 2010, read July 12, 2010

“Sand or Rock”,

by John Harrold

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 29,050+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

a life of worship – v2

Defined by His command

following His guiding

God teaching all of us

how to really live

a life of worship

faithful to our calling

the Shepherd’s leading

out into the world

edited February 26, 2014

a life of worship – v2

July 19, 2010

a life of worship

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/life-of-worship.html

“What does it mean to be a Christian?: a reflection on Luke 10”

http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=6145661&ct=8533731&tr=y&auid=6649306

by Kori Robins,

based on the sermon she delivered during the July 7 worship service in the Simpson Memorial Chapel in the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C.

http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/c.frLJK2PKLqF/b.6145661/k.2CC2/July_16_2010/apps/nl/newsletter.asp

in Faith in Action newsletter

read July 19, 2010

&

Isaiah 43:18-21

Genesis 1:1-2:4

(read responsively by the congregation,

speaking the words of God)

John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)

Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”

and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

July 11, 2010

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

&

Matthew 7:24-27

Matthew 7:24

&

Upper Room Daily Devotional

http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=12&year=2010

for July 12, 2010, read July 12, 2010

“Sand or Rock”,

by John Harrold

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 28,090+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

obedience to the message – v2

the first disciples

a model for our living

obedient to the message

the calling of the Lord

going out into the world

all of their lives

obedient to the message

to spread the grace of God

edited February 26, 2014

obedience to the message – v2

July 19, 2010

obedience to the message

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/obedience-to-message.html  

“What does it mean to be a Christian?: a reflection on Luke 10”

http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=6145661&ct=8533731&tr=y&auid=6649306

by Kori Robins,

based on the sermon she delivered during the July 7 worship service in the Simpson Memorial Chapel in the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C.

http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/c.frLJK2PKLqF/b.6145661/k.2CC2/July_16_2010/apps/nl/newsletter.asp

in Faith in Action newsletter

read July 19, 2010

&

Isaiah 43:18-21

Genesis 1:1-2:4

(read responsively by the congregation,

speaking the words of God)

John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)

Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”

and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

July 11, 2010

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

&

Matthew 7:24-27

Matthew 7:24

&

Upper Room Daily Devotional

http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=12&year=2010

for July 12, 2010, read July 12, 2010

“Sand or Rock”,

by John Harrold

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 28,090+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Lord, come seek me – v2

Lord do not forget me
come, seek me
when I stray, wander,
out into the world
when I sin against you
I want to follow
I remember, not forgotten,
through the struggles
of my cluttered life
even when I stray I remember
commands of my hearts


-----
Edited December 18, 2012
“Lord, come seek me – v2”
August 1, 2012
“Lord, come seek me”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/lord-come-seek-me.html
Psalm 119:176
Psalm 119:169-176
Psalm 23:6
Psalm 23
Leviticus 19:1
Leviticus 19:18
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 6:19
others
bible study with Jean Anocibar on July 31, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,680+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Where in the bible does it say how we are to love ourselves?

Where in the bible does it say how we are to love ourselves?

It says how we are to love our neighbor (Leviticus 19) and who our neighbor is (Luke 10); but does it state directly how we are to treat ourselves, other than that our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit, we are to take Sabbath, and a bunch of commands as to what we are not to do, etc.?

August 1, 2012
Psalm 119:176
Psalm 119:169-176
Psalm 23:6
Psalm 23
Leviticus 19:1
Leviticus 19:18
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 6:19
others
bible study with Jean Anocibar on July 31, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,630+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Like a lost sheep - 2

Like a lost sheep of your flock,
seek me Lord, come after me
in the wild, the wilderness,
lost in the world.
Seek me Lord, one of your lambs
strayed from the sheep fold;
gather me in loving Lord
I am lost in the world


-----
August 1, 2012
Psalm 119:176
Psalm 119:169-176
Psalm 23:6
Psalm 23
Leviticus 19:1
Leviticus 19:18
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 6:19
others
bible study with Jean Anocibar on July 31, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 23,500+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

To love our neighbor as ourselves

We are told we are to love
to love our neighbor as ourselves
to love as God loves us
through the life of Christ
to love as Christ loves us
sacrificing his life
but what is said of how to love
how we are to love ourselves
other words, less direct
telling us how to love ourselves


-----
August 1, 2012
Psalm 119:176
Psalm 119:169-176
Psalm 23:6
Psalm 23
Leviticus 19:1
Leviticus 19:18
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 6:19
Luke 10:25-37
Good Samaritan
others
bible study with Jean Anocibar on July 31, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,630+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Lord, come seek me

Lord do not forget me
come, seek me
when I stray
out into the world
I want to follow
I remember
through the struggles
of my cluttered life
even when I stray I remember
the commands of my hearts


-----
August 1, 2012
Psalm 119:176
Psalm 119:169-176
Psalm 23:6
Psalm 23
Leviticus 19:1
Leviticus 19:18
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 6:19
others
bible study with Jean Anocibar on July 31, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,630+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Seek your servant

Seek your servant Lord
when I wander
for I have not forgotten
your law, your commands
seek your servant, holy Father
when I stray, seek me Lord
I want to follow


====
August 1, 2012
Psalm 119:176
Psalm 119:169-176
Psalm 23:6
Psalm 23
Leviticus 19:1
Leviticus 19:18
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 6:19
others
bible study with Jean Anocibar on July 31, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,960+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

obedience to the message

the first disciples
a model for our living
obedient to the message
the calling of the Lord
going out into the world
all of their days
to spread the grace of God


July 19, 2010
“What does it mean to be a Christian?: a reflection on Luke 10”
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=6145661&ct=8533731&tr=y&auid=6649306
by Kori Robins,
based on the sermon she delivered during the July 7 worship service in the Simpson Memorial Chapel in the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C.
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/c.frLJK2PKLqF/b.6145661/k.2CC2/July_16_2010/apps/nl/newsletter.asp
in Faith in Action newsletter
read July 19, 2010
&
Isaiah 43:18-21
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the congregation,
speaking the words of God)
John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”
and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 11, 2010
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
&
Matthew 7:24-27
Matthew 7:24
&
Upper Room Daily Devotional
http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=12&year=2010
for July 12, 2010, read July 12, 2010
“Sand or Rock”,
by John Harrold


All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 19,250+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

a life of worship

Defined by his command
following his guiding
God directing
all of us how to live

a life of worship
faithful to our calling
the shepherd’s leading
out into the world


July 19, 2010
“What does it mean to be a Christian?: a reflection on Luke 10”
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=6145661&ct=8533731&tr=y&auid=6649306
by Kori Robins,
based on the sermon she delivered during the July 7 worship service in the Simpson Memorial Chapel in the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C.
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/c.frLJK2PKLqF/b.6145661/k.2CC2/July_16_2010/apps/nl/newsletter.asp
in Faith in Action newsletter
read July 19, 2010
&
Isaiah 43:18-21
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the congregation,
speaking the words of God)
John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”
and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
July 11, 2010
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
&
Matthew 7:24-27
Matthew 7:24
&
Upper Room Daily Devotional
http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=12&year=2010
for July 12, 2010, read July 12, 2010
“Sand or Rock”,
by John Harrold


All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 20,580+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Every Decision

If we are living our faith
every decision, every step
discerning the master’s will
his calling, his voice
how to use of our gifts
all of our lives
for God’s glory

Every decision, every step
to live out our calling
to love our neighbors and our God
to go where we are sent
following Christ only
our savior and our brother
wherever he may lead


July 19, 2010
“What does it mean to be a Christian?: a reflection on Luke 10”
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=6145661&ct=8533731&tr=y&auid=6649306
by Kori Robins,
based on the sermon she delivered during the July 7 worship service in the Simpson Memorial Chapel in the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C.
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/c.frLJK2PKLqF/b.6145661/k.2CC2/July_16_2010/apps/nl/newsletter.asp
in Faith in Action newsletter, July 16, 2010
read July 19, 2010
&
Isaiah 43:18-21
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the congregation,
speaking the words of God)
John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”
and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 11, 2010
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
&
Matthew 7:24-27
Matthew 7:24
&
Upper Room Daily Devotional
http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=12&year=2010
for July 12, 2010, read July 12, 2010
“Sand or Rock”,
by John Harrold

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 19,250+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.