Archive for July, 2012

A thousand times I’ve failed, still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again, still I’m caught in your grace
Everlasting, Your light when shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame

chorus:
My heart and my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing You praise

chorus 2:
Everlasting, Your light will shine whe nall else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, Lord my soul cries out
My heart and my soul, I give you control

Everlasting, Your light will shine whe nall else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, Lord my soul cries out
My heart and my soul, I give you control

Everlasting, Your light will shine whe nall else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, Lord my soul cries out
My heart and my soul, I give you control

Phillips Craig and Dean: From the Inside Out
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Chorus
We’re giving it all away, your away
We’re giving it all to go, your way
We’re giving it all away, your away
We’re giving it all to go, your way

Verse 1
In the father,
There is freedom
There is hope,
In the name that is Jesus

Lay your life down,
Give it all now
We have found,
In the love of the saviour

Pre-chorus
We come alive in you
Set free to show the truth
Our lives will never be the same

Chorus
We’re giving it all away, your away
We’re giving it all to go, your way
We’re giving it all away, your away
We’re giving it all to go, your way

Verse 2
We are sold out,
To your calling
Everything that we are,
For your glory
Take our hearts now,
Have it all now
Let our lives shine your light,
Like the morning

Pre-chorus
We come alive in you
Set free to show the truth
Our lives will never be the same

Chorus
We’re giving it all away, your away
We’re giving it all to go, your way
We’re giving it all away, your away
We’re giving it all to go, your way

Bridge
Roll back the curtains from our lives
And now we can see you
Show us the way, your truth and life
We offer our lives to bring you fame
We’re caught in your freedom
We’re caught in your freedom

Chorus
We’re giving it all away, your away
We’re giving it all to go, your way
We’re giving it all away, your away
We’re giving it all to go, your way

Hillsong United: Go!
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Before the sun has touched the sky
Colors bursting from Your eyes
Before the flood of the morning light
Before the earth has felt Your heat
Before I stand up to my feet
Before I begin to feel this weak

Satisfy me Lord, oh oh
Satisfy me Lord, oh oh
I’m begging You, to help me see
You’re all I want, You’re all I need
Oh, satisfy me Lord

When the day is closing in
Like the stars in the night I am falling
Into the pull of the earth and it’s affection
In me, oh lord, can you create
A pure heart cuz I’m afraid
That I just might run back to the things I hate

Satisfy me Lord, oh oh
Satisfy me Lord, oh oh
Yeah, I’m begging You, to help me see
You’re all I want, You’re all I need
Oh, satisfy me Lord

You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful
You’re more than all this world can give
You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful
You’re love is all I need to live
You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful
You’re more than all this world can give
You’re beautiful, more beautiful
You’re love is all I need to live

Tenth Avenue North: Satisfy
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We believe in the one true God
We believe in Father Spirit Son
We believe that good has won

And all of the people of God sang along

Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen

We are free He died and lives again
We will be a people free from sin
We’ll be free a kingdom with no end

And all of the people of God sang along

Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen

Our father who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us
Lord lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, power and the glory forever

We’re singing –
Amen
Amen, yeah
Amen
Amen, yeah
Amen
Amen, yeah, yeah.

City Harmonic: Manifesto
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We could have tongues of angels
We could move mountains with our faith
We could give everything away
but if we don’t have love
we’re left with nothing

We could see blind eyes opened
Know all the mysteries of our faith
We could sing all the highest praise
but if we don’t have love
we’re left with nothing

People of God, rise up
Rise up and shine God’s love
We are the light of the world
of the world oh
We are the light of the world
of the world oh…

Love is the what holds it all together
Love never fails, it never dies
There is no deeper truth
We know that God is love,
Our God is love

People of God, rise up
Rise up and shine God’s love
We are the light of the world
of the world oh
We are the light of the world
of the world oh…

Tear down the walls that divide us
Let love rebuild and unite us
All we need is,
All we need is love

People of God, rise up
Rise up and shine God’s love
We are the light of the world
of the world
People of God, rise up
Rise up and shine God’s love
We are the light of the world
of the world
We are the light of the world
of the world
We are the light of the world
of the world oh…

Gungor: People of God
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Your picking up toys on the living room floor for the 15th time today
Matching up socks
Sweeping up lost cheerios that got away

You put a baby on your hip
Color on your lips and head out the door

While I may not know you,
I bet I know you
Wonder sometimes, does it matter at all?

Well let me remind you, it all matters just as long
As you do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause he made you,
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
Tell the story of grace
With every move that you make
And every little thing you do

Maybe your that guy with the suit and tie
Maybe your shirt says your name

You may be hooking up mergers
Cooking up burgers
But at the end of the day

Little stuff
Big stuff
In between stuff
God sees it all the same

While I may not know you
I bet I know you
Wonder sometimes, does it matter at all?
Well let me remind you, it all matters just as long
As you do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause he made you
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
Tell the story of grace
With every move that you make
And every thing you do

Maybe your sitting in math class
Or maybe on a mission in the Congo
Or maybe your working at the office
Singing along with the radio

Maybe your dining at a 5-star
Or feeding orphans in the Myanmar
Anywhere and everywhere that you are

Whatever you do
It all matters
So do what you do
Don’t ever forget

To do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause He made you
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
And tell the story of grace

As you do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause he made you
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
And tell the story of grace
With every move that you make
And every little thing you do

In every little thing you do
In every little thing you do

Steven Curtis Chapman: Do Everything
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Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. 2 Corinthians 12:14a

“What Paul is saying is that he does not want the things that belong to the people in Corinth, but he wants them…I am coming to help you; I am not trying to get your money.”

Roger Omanson and John Ellington in A Translators Handbook on Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians (New York: UBS, 1993) 266.

This is the verse the Lord has led me to in anticipation of my third trip to South Korea. The focus of the trip from July 26-August 7 is to serve Korean churches and leaders by preaching and teaching on biblical stewardship and Christian generosity. Please pray for me and my family as they join me. Thank you.

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; those the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed. The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing. Psalm 37:21-26

“In the above verses, we see that there is a connection between living out a life of righteousness and living out a life of generosity. Generosity is a byproduct of a righteousness life. It would be difficult for me to be living in a state of righteousness and not be generous and vice versa. They are both inter-related to one another.”

Larry Jones from “Generosity is a fruit of a Righteous Life” blogpost on Rich Christian, Poor Christian blog on 10 September 2010.

In Luke 9 and 10, the disciples were sent out with nothing so they would learn God would provide for their needs. In Luke 22 they show they miss this correlation Jesus makes: Use all God has provided, even the “shirt on your back,” for the difficult spiritual battle before you!

Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” [cf. Luke 9:1-6, 10:1-24] “Nothing,” they answered. He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.” The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.” “That’s enough!” he replied. Luke 22:35-38

“Jesus muses over the good old days when he was able to send the disciples out and they received hospitality…When they go out on mission again, they can expect only trouble…The sword represents the opposite of peace. They will be targets, but Jesus does not authorize them to retaliate. The command to buy swords is akin to saying: “Keep your powder dry.” It is not intended to be taken literally. It means they will need every resource they have…Jesus’ command does not cause them to go buy swords. They cheerily announce that they possess two swords revealing what they have already done out of fear…”Enough” is in the singular, however, and it would not apply to the swords but must refer to something else…Jesus cuts off the conversation, as if to say, “Drop it.”

David E. Garland in Luke: Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament ed. Clinton E. Arnold (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011) 870-871.

Give us today our daily bread. Matthew 6:11

“Jesus says in the fourth petition [of the Lord’s prayer which is “Give us today our daily bread”] to ask for the supplying of daily bread that we need. The gist of what the Lord commands us to ask for is His providential care…

God has made His decrees to give us His providential care, by our asking for daily bread. Therefore if we try to receive daily bread without asking for it, it is against God’s providence and we are disobedient to God’s word.

The lions may grow weak and hungry but those who see the Lord lack no good thing. Psalm 34:10

This means that whomever asks daily bread of God, He has promised to supply not only daily bread, but also everything that His children need without end. Therefore we ask for it…

We also ask to remove all things that hinder us from receiving God’s gifts. God supplies not only today’s bread but also tomorrow’s bread as an answer to prayer. He also lets use things that He gave us as answers to our prayers for His glory…

He says that it is enough for our family and us to have food for a day. How much do you and your family need for a day?

Why does God tell us to ask for “daily bread” only? Find the answer in Proverbs 30:7-9…

We have to have grace to enjoy every good blessing given to us by God. So we ask for grace to enjoy [and share] the blessing that God has given to us.”

Dong Hee Lee in Understanding and Application of Westminster Shorter Catechism (2002) 309-311.