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Keith J Foisy Podcasts
Message: Exodus 3:13-15 "Names of God" God revealed his sacred, divine Name to Mosesand the Israelites as He called them to follow Him into the wilderness. This isthe Name everyone was careful not to speak in vain. God is known by many otherNames as well, which reveal His nature and Who is is for us in so manydifferent circumstances. What is God's …
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Message: 2Peter 3:8-9 “Sayings of Saints: Mary of Egypt” “Blessedis God who cares for the salvation of all Souls” Inthis message we’ll look at God’s heart for all humanity. God does not like howour sin destroys one another, but He love us endlessly. We can cultivate ourattitudes to be the same as God’s, who does not desire that any should perish,bu…
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Message:Psalm 42:1-8 “Sayings of Saints: Augustine of Hippo” “Ourheart is restless until it finds its rest in You” Weare often unsatisfied in life because we are looking for life in all the wrong places,or we are needing life to be some certain way. The cure for finding fullness oflife is to find ourselves in God. In God we already have everything …
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Message:Romans 8:12-17 “Sayings of Saints: St. Benedict” St. Benedict encourages us to “Listen and attend with the ear ofyour Heart” We are often searching outside ourselves for God’s wisdom anddirection. But God is often speaking to us in a more personal, inner way. Heshows up in many ways throughout any given day. He usually speaks to us moreabou…
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Message:Psalm 139:1-12 “Sayings of Saints: Amma Theodora” AmmaTheodora tells the story of a monk who thought if he left his monastery hewould leave all his troubles and struggles behind, but he discovers this is notthe case. There was something he was not considering. Amma Theodora’s word tous is “Wherever you go, there you are.” In this message we…
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Message:Luke 5:15-16 “Sayings of Saints: Abba Moses” As webegin this new series, “Sayings of Saints”, we start off with the Desert FatherAbba Moses, who lived in Egypt between 330AD – 405AD. Abba Moses instructsfollowers of Jesus saying, “Go, sit in your cell, and your cell will teach youeverything.” The “cell” was the monks place of silence and so…
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Message:Genesis 50:15-21 “God’s Hidden Hand” Inthis final message from our Genesis series we’re encouraged to let God be God.Since we don’t have to play God, we don’t need to teach anyone any lessons orput anyone in their place. We can also trust that God’s Hidden Hand is at workredeeming even the broken actions and places of this world. We can tru…
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Message:Genesis 48:12-20 “Less is More” Timeand again in Scripture we see God lift up and even favor the unlikely and thosewho otherwise would have no position or status in society. There is little hecan do for those who only seek their own benefit and advancement. But those whowere at a disadvantage are more ready to realize their dependence on Go…
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Message: Genesis47:1-12 “Seasons of Life" Afterdiscovering that Joseph is alive and ruling under Pharoah in Egypt, Jacob movesthe whole family to this foreign land to survive the famine. Little do theyknow this move will last 400yrs for his descendants. But like otherseasons of his life, this season also serves a purpose. We each have differentseas…
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Message: Genesis 37:1-11 “Dreams and Where they Lead Us” Josephhas his dream of his brothers and parents bowing down to him and they resenthim. The fact that Joseph had a special coat given to him by his father meansJacob had big dreams for him. When Joseph receives the dream telling him thathis disgruntled brothers will one day bow down to him, he…
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Message:Genesis 35:1-15 “Looking Back, Moving Forward” AfterJacob returns home, he makes it a point to return to Bethel, where he firstencountered God. There he looks back over his life journey and remembers howGod has faithfully brought him through. This gives him the courage to moveforward in the direction God is currently calling him.…
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Scripture passage: Luke 15 (the ProdigalSon) This Independence Day weekend, we will look atthe story of two brothers… both of whom were more interested in the inheritanceof the father more than a relationship with him. Maybe you identify withthe prodigal… the one who wandered off, the one who made bad choices, the onewho knows he screwed up, the on…
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Message: Genesis 32:22-31“Wrestles with God” In this passage,Jacob wrestles with a stranger through the darkness of the night. The struggleends up being a blessing, though he’ll always walk with a limp. Our lives toocan be characterized as a struggle through a dark night, but also a wrestlingwith God. To wrestle with God is to be forever changed.…
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Message:Genesis 28:10-22 “The House of God” WhileJacob is on a long journey, he makes a startling discovery. He has an encounterwith God and believes himself to have found The House of God, the place whereHeaven and Earth overlap. But the real revelation is much deeper than that. TheHouse of God is never far from any one of us.…
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Message:Matthew 4:18-22 “Called” ThisFather’s Day we are also celebrating the completion and graduatingDiscipleship/Confirmation Class. In this message we will look at Jesus’ callingof his first disciples and how He calls each of us to leave behind somethingelse and follow Him.By Keith J. Foisy
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Message:John 16:5-16 “Intertwined” Onthis Trinity Sunday we’ll talk about how God exists in eternal relationship.God is not some distant, detached being, but is eternally personal and engaged.From the Love of the Trinity overflows the outpouring of humanity. Human beingsare by nature relational beings. Our greatest wounds and greatest joys areexper…
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Message:Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7“Birthing and Co-Creation” Inthis message, we will talk about how each of us is called to birth the divinevision in and through our lives. In this way, we are ‘co-creators’ with God.This birthing includes our own spiritual formation and the personal ministryGod does through us.…
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Message: Duet 5:15, Luke 5:15 “Remembering Rightly” In this message, we take a look at what itmeans to Remember Rightly. There is a Redemptive way of Remembering, that looksnot only at the hurt we’ve suffered, but at the Restoration God brought andbrings about for us.By Keith J. Foisy
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Message:Luke 1:39-56 “Birthing the Holy: Incubation” Afterthe Annunciation came the Incubation period, where God’s Call on Mary’s lifebegan to form within her. In the same way, so much of our life is actually thedevelopment of God’s Call on our lives maturing within and through us.By Keith J. Foisy
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Message:“Birthing the Holy” (Part 1) Luke 1:26-38 ThisMother’s Day we begin a two part series, learning from Mary’s relationship withGod. In this first part, we’ll be looking at Mary’s acceptance of God’s calland the work God was doing inside of her. Her life is a pattern for the lifewe’re called to have with God.…
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Message:Mark 16:1-8 “Becoming Human Again” Onthis third Sunday of Easter we reflect on the significance of Christ becominghuman and what Jesus’ fully human experience means for our fully humanexperience.By Keith J. Foisy
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Message:Luke 24:13-35 “Tombs to Talks” Onthis second Sunday of Easter, we look at the place of the Empty Tomb inJerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the Talk on the Road to Emmaus. Thetomb is found empty and soon after Jesus appears to two disciples on a roadgoing toward the village of Emmaus. Jesus continues to appear to us on the manyroads…
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Message: John 12: 12-19 “Palms” On this Palm Sunday, Jesus makes a grand entrance as he comes riding into Jerusalem. His entrance is filled with meaning and understood properly, it is at odds with what the crowd wanted and expected. Even the disciples didn't understand the implications until after Jesus' resurrection. In the same way, our understan…
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More Than aStory: Esther Text: The Book of Esther Main idea: God is alwayswriting a story in this world… often in unseen and unlikely ways. Wejoin His greater story as we courageously live into the role he has written forus with integrity and grace.By Keith J. Foisy
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More Than a Story: Ruth Text: The Book of Ruth Main idea: The story of Ruthis the story of ALL of God’s people. It speaks to an extravagant andbeautiful redemption that invites those who are far away to join the story ofGod’s family.By Keith J. Foisy
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