Sharing His Vision

Walls broken down, doors opened
history, law, traditions, rules broken
throughout the text, change
station, rank, divisions ignored
sharing his vision with slaves,
servants, subordinates
opening his heart, fully, to them,
As Peter would open his door
to these strangers, by faith
all together, by grace children
differences no more
all to be called, all can be saved

October 25, 2008
Act 10:1-16
Acts 10:34-35
Acts 10:1-48
NIV, NRSV, The Message
and sermon of October 19, 2008
“Daring, First, and Different”
by Eric Feustel
and sermon of October 26, 2008
‘A Message from God:
“Don’t Fence Me In”’
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church

Mount Up With Wings Like Eagles

Rise up, mount up, into the heavens
leave the world and cares behind
Mount up with wings like eagles
on the love of the Lord

Trust in the one who made
the heavens and the earth
mount up, lift up your sights to heaven
and touch the face of God

Believe in the yoke you carry
heed the master’s voice
mount up on wings of eagles
your fate is your choice

Rise up on wings like eagles
share the love of God
The fields are ready for his message
and yours is the savior’s voice

August 1, 2008
Isaiah 40:31 (NRSV, NIV)
Isaiah 40:21-31 (NRSV)
Isaiah 40:27-31 (The Message)

Mount Up

Mount up on wings of eagles,
climb up on his wings of love
soar above the struggles
hear the master’s call

Walk the savior’s footsteps
heed his call for you
Mount up on wings of eagles
and feel the creator’s love

August 1, 2008
Isaiah 40:31 (NRSV, NIV)
Isaiah 40:21-31 (NRSV)
Isaiah 40:27-31 (The Message)

They shall Run

Not like the others,
not even their youth
The Lord will be their strength
and they shall not be tired

They shall run, oh they will run
they will take on the great calling
they will heed the master’s voice
For their hope is centered on the creator
and that makes all the different

He will bear them up,
he will carry them on
on his robe, on the hem of his gown
like the wings of eagles
on the strength of his breath alone

They will be lifted up, on high,
to reach the ends of the earth
to spread his love, his message
and tell of the savior’s birth

On Calvary they had slain him
and in a borrowed grave he lay
But the story wasn’t over,
as the prophets had foretold

For He like them who followed
was born anew on the wings of the creator
and he rose up to heaven
to prepare a place for them

Now the saints below are toiling
without a care or a doubt
for their time here is fleeting
and the savior is all about

For the grace of the father,
is in each other’s face
and on the wings like an eagle
they shall sail above this place

August 1, 2008
Isaiah 40:31 (NRSV, NIV)
Isaiah 40:21-31 (NRSV)
Isaiah 40:27-31 (The Message)

Majestic Wings

As if on the majestic wings,
of the regal bird, the eagle of the sky
rising effortlessly, ascending heavenward
Hope in the Lord; do not tire; do not grow faint
For your hope shall be made real
your faith given life
Your time of testing,
of trial a brief candle’s life
A fight no more, an easy row
a wide path for your journey
You will be lifted up
on strong wings of God’s love
Soar over your land
and sing his praises

August 1, 2008
Isaiah 40:31
but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint. (NRSV)

Tested

His life a test
more than our own
it would seem
tested as a human
in our bodily form
but faithful where we are not
living the law and the prophets
fulfilling the scripture
playing out his role,
known from the beginning
but followed none the less
his will as God’s will
humbly bowing to the Lord

December 27, 2007
Hebrews 2:10-18
NRSV

Think deeply

Ponder and thought
or so we ought
rather than blurt and bluster
which can make others fluster
well, enough of the rhyme at least
to put my mind at ease
thinking on the wisdom of the Proverb
to think before we speak,
hard for one who thinks on his feet
in the words in the ether
dancing in rhythms of their own
coalescing in cogent truths
conjured in the process of speech


November 10, 2007 8:35pm
If one gives answer before hearing, it is folly and shame.- Proverbs 18:13 (NRSV)