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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Christ is the Word of Life

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Christ is the Word of Life God’s love come alive come to save us from ourselves to show us how to love Christ is the Word of Life God’...

We touched the Word of God

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The law come alive the stories, God’s promise we touched the Word of God found in the scripture yet right before us in the life of Chri...

Christ is the Word of Love

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Christ embodies all Christ is the Word of Love Speaking God to us sent from above God in the flesh the Word come alive giving himself ...

We touched Love

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We saw the Christ the living Son of God we touched Love the Word made flesh Christ walked among us to show us Love all that God is s...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

pooled resources

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pooled resources shared lives giving of their wealth to those who had need offering their all given to the apostles placed at their fe...

Income Redistribution

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So much of what we are struggling with as a people as a nation what can we learn from them how they chose to live what lessons from the ...

creating unity

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molding together one people, one body creating unity from the many voices the people of God one mind, one heart together as one led b...

becoming the Body

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becoming one people united in Christ waiting for the Spirit the blessing from him becoming the Body the people of God worshiping and s...

becoming one people

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letting go of their separateness their tie to possessions offering them up to God giving to the disciples becoming one people sharing w...

FREE DINNER // Worship service

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There will be a free dinner - Our Family’s Table – Chicken Cordon Blu casserole, marinated vegetables, tossed salad, with bread, and desser...

as they had need

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The wealth of the people selling their possessions given to the disciples to the common purse sharing with others as they had need a b...

Distributed to them

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out of the common purse as there was need selling what they had placed at the disciples’ feet giving all they have that none would know...

Placed at the apostles’ feet

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the money, their wealth the sale proceeds selling property for those who had need placed at the apostles’ feet given to them to be sha...

They would sell what they owned

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As others had need they would sell they would sell what they owned and give it to them one body, one community the church, at the begin...

There was no needy person among them

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Not that they were all wealthy nothing of the sort but no one was needy none going without The gave all they had selling the rest givi...

No claim of ownership

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Their perspective changing for those who had possessions no claim of ownership thinking of it as in common offering what was needed giv...

they shared everything they had

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no one knew want no one was needy they offered all they shared everything they had to build up community together, one people all they...

one in heart and mind

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Gathering together one people, one body one in heart and mind in the spirit of Christ Waiting for the coming the Spirit to come down g...

Waiting for the Spirit

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Together, building community of one mind, one body waiting for the Spirit to be filled with kingdom power Faithful to Christ’s teaching ...

How good to be in accord

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All the brothers, sisters of one heart one mind how good to be in accord one purpose in life Focused on the important the sharing of t...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

It is God who helps me

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When I look inside when I look at my life through the struggles, the trials the things I have done wrong It is God who helps me who sta...

God who vindicates me is near

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Why am I so uncertain why do I stand pat, doubt God who vindicates me is near I need no other portion Why do I worry why do I seek huma...

I have set my face like flint

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I am hardened against the onslaught I am firm in my faith certain of God’s calling even unto death I have set my face like flint I wil...

The tongue of a teacher

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The yoke of a servant but the tongue of a teacher the Lord God has given me so much, so many blessings God has heaped upon me joys unen...

The Lord God has given me

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The Lord God has given me gifts without measure words to share from the depths of his love The Spirit has guided me safe from my device...

I did not hide my face from insults and spitting

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The tears of Mary, of the disciples in his Passion, his suffering the king facing humiliation He did not turn, Christ did not call on ang...

I gave my back to those who struck me

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Christ could sing the servant song he live out the verses the pain he suffered the humiliation God faced Christ was fully human so the tortu...

found in human form

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of the stuff of the earth the Word of the living God Christ come from heaven to walk here with us To teach us of God’s love to preach t...

born in human likeness

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in the image of God for he is God incarnate yet born in human likeness the frailty of our flesh walking as a mortal feeling all our pai...

Christ took the form of a slave

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the cloak of poverty the skin of the clay swallowed by the dust humble to God’s path Christ took the form of a slave emptied of God’s ...

Christ emptied himself

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Though he was God the Word alive the Word made flesh come to the earth Christ emptied himself donning the skin of clay the dust, the d...

God became a slave

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God descended from heaven walking as Jesus the Messiah long foretold the Savior, the head God became a slave submitting to the almighty...

God humbled Himself

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God emptied his power God humbled himself abandoning his kingdom to walk as a man God humbled himself a slave to the nations a sacrif...

death on a cross

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the ultimate act of submission God humbling himself becoming the sacrifice taking our cup the stain of our sin the shame of our lives ...

obedient to the point of death

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The truth of his coming what it means to love to love as Christ did descending from above Obedient unto God all that he was obedient ...

above every name

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Above every name for Christ is God the Messiah, the Savior descended for all The name exalted on heaven and earth the name given firs...

The Name

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Christ given the name exalted in the heavens the word, the name of God in heaven the word He spoke out of the burning bush the name ab...

every knee should bend

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every knee should bow every will should give we should be joyful in Christ do we live The hope of the ages the promise of God fulfill...

every tongue should confess

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One truth, one voice every tongue should confess the love of the ages the hope of all nations every tongue should confess that Jesus is...

Jesus Christ is Lord

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Over all the nations in heaven and earth below Christ the risen Savior the Lamb upon the throne Jesus Christ is Lord the Master of our...

I am your servant, Lord

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I am your servant, Lord use me as you will filled with the Spirit for you do I live Let me be used let me be poured offered up to you...

God heard my voice

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I am in love I love the Lord for he heard my voice inclined his ear to me loving me completely drawing me in wanting to walk with him ...

Ministry from the cross

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The high priest climbing the altar becoming the sacrifice but more to teach us to share with us in this life Christ’s ministry continuin...

That he would become thirsty

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Something of a mystery the living water becoming thirsty that he would know thirst even on the cross The desire of our Savior to compl...

Care for one another

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Even as he was dying caring for his family stitching an adoption at the foot of his cross A message in this word the love of our Savio...

The last word

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In my remarks the message, the forgiveness of sin but the last word I shared was the price Christ gave for us We are not saved by works...

The first was a Word to Share

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Christ spoke from the cross the first a word to share the answer to all our prayers in the prayer of the risen Christ He is God incarnat...

Finishing his mission

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Christ completing finishing his mission his ministry on the earth fulfilled in the cross submitting to God withholding nothing showing...

My God, My God

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My God, My God Christ’s shout to the heavens as if God had forsaken him but richer than that The prayer familiar the prayer of the righ...

It is Finished

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We shout with Jesus the darkness is over the cross empty as is the tomb It is finished all fulfilled Christ risen, victorious up fro...

Sent to Heal

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Sent to heal to love our neighbor to assuage their fears to heal as we are able To pray for healing body and soul to lift them when th...

Sent to Preach

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Sent to be like Christ to love as he loved as he loves us still watching from above Sent to preach to exhort, to encourage to lift up...

Sent to Teach

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Sent to further to continue Christ’s message to teach the faith what he has taught us How to live to walk with the Creator heeding hi...

Refilling the Spirit

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One Spirit within us given by Christ at our baptism indwelling giving us life Yet refilling the Spirit as we are poured out emptied t...

I now send you - 2

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As the Father sent me blessed by his grace as I walked the troubled earth going from place to place I now send you commissioned to con...

As the Father sent me

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As the Father sent me so I am sending you emptied of ourselves as He was emptied of Glory a vessel for the Lord giving hands of clay m...

Empowered by the Spirit - 2

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Filled with that blessing as Christ was at the Jordan empowered by the Spirit to carry God’s holy word We are gifted as was Jesus to go...

Christ commands us to love

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We too are in the upper room all of Christ’s believers Christ calling us together the ancient rite we continue with the words he uttered...

Christ commanded us to love

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Christ called us together into the upper room gathered for the Passover the ancient rite we continue yet he changed the words we knew S...

Christ didn’t suggest that we like each other

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Christ was explicit, not mincing words he didn’t make a casual suggestion a hint we should like one another Christ gave a commandment th...

Christ washed my feet

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I can hear the others shocked to see the Master stripped as a servant bowing before us coming forward around the upper room washing ea...

the Passover of the Lord – v2

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Christ’s blood of the covenant the Passover of the Lord the grace of almighty God knowing our sin, yet protecting us with blood the new ...

the Passover of the Lord

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the Passover of the Lord the grace of almighty God knowing our sin yet protecting us with blood the covenant sealed the doorframes the ...

I will execute judgment

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God in his righteousness the law stark before him our disobedience our lack of conformance Failed as a people drowning in sin bound by...

The Blood of our Covenant

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The cup in his hand the stain of our sin the cup in our hand the blood of our Covenant our Savior’s sacrifice drinking of his grace hi...