Attempting to summarise scripture teaching in brief verse
Why?
Glorious Son in heavenly kingdom,
willing to become a human –
how? (a miracle of love) – and why?
A perfect person had to die
to pay the debt and penalty,
provide a pardon, amnesty
for foolish mutineers.
So, come for the pardon, amnesty
for contrite mutineers.
What love! of God to send his Son to die
– for who?
What love! of Christ – oh, Jesus draw men’s hearts
to you!
Matthew 9:36-38
Harassed by the daily round,
helpless – no real respite found;
frail and wandering, foolish sheep,
no kind King to care and keep.
Jesus saw their desperate need,
felt compassion, deeply stirred.
Will you pray and intercede,
that they hear salvation’s Word?
Spoken truth – delivered ‘Word’:
– its meaning clear, not vague, or blurred.
No longer any need to guess. –
We have life’s manual, no less!
And then he came himself, as man, –
God’s Word as human flesh we scan:
his teaching, actions pure,
his sacrifice secure,
his resurrection sure.
Oh, for calmness in the clamour
to call out to Christ for love:
lonely, leaning, comfort gleaning
in the shove of grabbing greed . . . – surviving
as he feeds my soul – reviving.
We eat the bread – He gave
himself to judgement’s pain
deserved by all my sins, to save:
new Life from him I gain.
We drink the wine, He bled
God’s covenant to seal;
the blood that purchased peace was shed:
a just and awesome deal!
Remembering thus, we show
Christ’s death until he come,
– in him we boast, his mercy know:
The Lamb upon the throne! Tune: SM
God in a stable –
and holding the sky:
truth, not a fable, –
to taste not deny!
God in a stable –
our Prince and our Priest:
spreading a table, –
eternity’s feast!
A pinpointed time,
appointment divine,
historical era;
a famous, poor manger,
unwelcoming shelter,
to hold the Creator.
Galatians 1:3-5
So many have, in war, been willing
to lose their lives in hateful killing
to safeguard freedom for their nation:
we still need deeper liberation.
Christ gave himself to set us free
deliver from this tyranny
of sin and troubles, sorrow’s pain,
and pluck us from existence vain.
He drew the fire of judgement due
upon our sins, — we could not do
a thing to save ourselves, nor yet
deliver others, pay their debt.
Now free to live as God intended —
with daily grace and peace provided,
awaiting full relief and bliss
to ever praise where nought’s amiss.
1 Corinthians 10:24 Romans 14:19 Philippians 2:4
If we look around us, feeling quite depressed,
feeling we’re hard done by, worse off than the rest;
if we stop to ponder, think more carefully, –
we will see that everyone needs sympathy.
Thank the LORD for all he’s given,
trust him, shelter in his care, and wait for heaven;
pray, submit, with joy believe,
’Til we’re free from troubles, we can grace receive.
If we look around us, feeling very cross,
– inconvenienced often, caused financial loss,
yet ourselves not guiltless, – better turn and do
unto others what you’d have them do to you.
When we look around us, do we look to see
‘Who could do with help?’ and ‘Has God work for me?’
Are we living solely for our own desires?
Is it joy to know and do what Christ requires?
Tune: 65 65 65 65 + Swanwick by William T Meyer (tune of ‘There’s a work for Jesus’)
Revelation 3: 14-22
Hungry for the wielded sword,
relevant, rebuking Word,
boldly, lovingly applied,
nurturing each needy child.
Are we rich, or wretched, blind?
Preacher, say what’s on your mind:
be specific, make us search
each ourselves, – and as a church.
Searching hearts and thoughts, God’s Word
we must search, and seek our Lord –
buying gold, and salve to see,
growing, changing willingly.
Don’t pretend; we cannot bear
false assessment, hollow prayer.
Minor ailments left alone,
will soon lethally have grown.
You are free to disagree,
if you argue biblically;
but our church must move ahead, –
grow in grace, or soon lie dead.
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