For the praise of His glory – v9

We are not islands

here for no reason;

To wander the earth

as our own people.

We are here because of God

our lives for a purpose;

Exalting our Savior

the Spirit burning within us.

For the praise of His glory

raised from the earth;

Our lives to witness

the Spirit’s guiding.

To worship, to lift up

God’s love, His mercy;

Praising our Savior

the gift of His love.

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edited March 31, 2015

For the praise of His glory – v9

(merging edits to version 5 and version 8)

Edited November 29, 2013

For the praise of His glory – v8

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/for-praise-of-his-glory-v8.html

(editing version 4)

Edited September 10, 2013

For the praise of His glory – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/for-praise-of-his-glory-v7.html

Edited September 7, 2013

For the praise of His glory – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/for-praise-of-his-glory-v6.html

(editing original again)

Edited September 1, 2013

“For the praise of His glory – v5

(editing original)

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/for-praise-of-his-glory-v5.html

Edited August 28, 2013

“For the praise of His glory – v4”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/for-praise-of-his-glory-v4.html

(edits to original)

Edited August 13, 2013

“For the praise of His glory – v3”

July 18, 2012

For the praise of His glory

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/for-praise-of-his-glory.html

further poems in this series:
“to glorify Christ – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/to-glorify-christ-v2.html
“to glorify Christ”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/to-glorify-christ.html
“I have eternal life”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-have-eternal-life.html
“The victory of Jesus”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-victory-of-jesus.html
“For the praise of His glory”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/for-praise-of-his-glory.html
“Celebrate Jesus”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/celebrate-jesus.html

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July 17, 2012

series of poems around the reading on July 14 (see below) on the idea that our salvation isn’t about us being saved, not really. It gives a strong indictment of the way we keep using I statements to talk about salvation – me, my, I. Our salvation is more about what we do with that joy, that healing, that spark of God that is now within us. How do we live differently? How do we tell others? We are saved for a purpose, to move from being seeds to fruit, to vessels that are emptied and poured. How do we witness authentically, without it just being about us? That too was something I was conscious of as I was drafting my sermon of 7/1/2012, “What Jesus Means to Me”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/sermon-what-jesus-means-to-me-suncook.html

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“God Saved Me”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/god-saved-me.html

“Our salvation story”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/our-salvation-story.html

July 16, 2012

“the pungent air of self”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/pungent-air-of-self-in-our-language-our.html

July 16, 2012

“every I statement”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/every-i-statement.html

&

Ephesians 1:11-14

Upper Room Disciplines for 2012

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm

July 9, 2012 to July 15, 2012

“Responding to God’s Holiness”

by David Grebert

for July 14, 2012,

read July 15, 2012

&

Ephesians 1:3-10

Upper Room Disciplines for 2012

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm

July 9, 2012 to July 15, 2012

“Responding to God’s Holiness”

by David Grebert

for July 13, 2012,

read July 15, 2012

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