Sunday, October 19, 2014

I Am the Gate - 4 - v2

I Am the Gate
there is no other
no way to the Father
but this path
no way to salvation
but by the cross
the sacrifice given
the way set for us

I Am the Gate
so said the Christ
but the words did not sink in
they did not believe
I Am the Gate
so said the Christ
the leaders are blind
they did not believe

No more clear than this
the words of the Christ
I am the Gate, the Way
the source of all life.
Christ cleared away confusion
ambiguity about himself
I am the Gate, the Way
the source of all life.

Come to me little children
sheep of my flock
I am the Shepherd for you
I call you by name
I am the land owner
I am the Master

I Am the Gate for the sheep
the sheep know my name
through me safe pasture
I guard the way
I Am the Gate for the children
the family of God
through me is salvation
safe in God’s arms


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edited October 19, 2014
I Am the Gate – 4 – v2

merging version 4 with 3 earlier
“I Am the Gate” poems
October 19, 2014
I Am the Gate - 4
Fall Sermon Series: The I Am Statements of Jesus
Sermon 4 of Series: “I Am the Gate”
John 10:1-9 CEB
Matthew 7:13-14 CEB
children’s message
– mystery box – shin guards, cleats, water shoes, basketball
-          the armor of God
-          Ephesians 6:10-17
sermon –“The Straight and Narrow”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
October 19, 2014
&
October 23, 2013
I Am the Gate - 3
1st of Fall Sermon Series:
“Shepherd Us O God”
John 10:11-18 (The Message)
John 10:1-10 (The Message)
John 10:1-18 (The Message)
Psalm 23
Lord’s Prayer
children’s message
follow the bible
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon “The Good Shepherd
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
October 20, 2013
&
April 19, 2013
I Am the Gate – 2
John 10:25
John 10:22:25
“The Unbelief of the Jews”
Upper Room Disciplines for 2013
April 15, 2013 to April 21, 2013
“Goodness and Mercy”
by Cheryl Somers-Ingersol
for April 18, 2013
read April 19, 2013
&
October 27, 2011
I Am the Gate
John 10:4
John 10:7
John 10:9
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 25, 2011
recap of readings from John 9 read last week
John 10:1-21
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
Philippians 4:4-7
Philippians 4:4
John 20:30-31
&
Fall Sermon Series: The I Am Statements of Jesus
Sermon 3 of Series: “I Am the Light of the World”
John 8:22 (CEB)
John 12:35-36 (CEB)
Matthew 5:14-16 (CEB)
The Name Game by Shirley Ellis
song, “Here I Am To Worship”, by Chris Tomlin
children’s time – mystery box – mirror
sermon, “Light For Our Eyes”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
October 12, 2014
&
Fall Sermon Series: The I Am Statements of Jesus
Sermon 2 of Series: “I Am the Bread of Life”
John 6:35
John 6:26-51
The Name Game by Shirley Ellis
Exodus 16:15
children’s time – mystery box – a throat drop and a candy mint
sermon, “Bread of Heaven”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
World Communion Sunday
October 5, 2014
&
Fall Sermon Series: The I Am Statements of Jesus
Sermon 1 of Series: “I Am”
Revelation 22:13 CEB
Matthew 16:13-16 CEB
Exodus 3:12-15 CEB
The Name Game by Shirley Ellis
Children’s message – mystery box
-          green maple leaf and a colored maple leaf
-          the green color is not the true color
-          we are fed and nurtured in the spring and summer with the word;
-          we shine our true colors in autumn
sermon, “The Name Game”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
September 28, 2014

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