Wrath

Snippet

In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage. John Steinbeck

Scripture

The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.  A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it. Proverbs 29:10,11 ASV

Song

Bullet Hollywood Undead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP077RitNAc

My legs are dangling off the edge

The bottom of the bottle is my only friend

I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm

Gone, gone, gone, gone

My legs are dangling off the edge

A stomach full of pills didn't work again

I'll put a bullet in my head and I'm

Gone, gone, gone, gone

(Charlie Scene)

Gone too far yea I'm gone again

It's gone on too long tell you how it ends

I'm sitting on the edge with my two best friends

One's a bottle of pills and one's a bottle of gin.

I'm twenty stories up, yea up at the top

I've polished off this bottle now it's pushin' me off

Asphalt to me has never looked so soft

I bet my momma found my letter now she's calling the cops

I've gotta take this opportunity before I miss it

'Cause now I hear the sirens and they're off in the distance

Believe me when I tell you that I've been persistent

'Cause I'm more scarred, more scarred then my wrist is

I've been trying too long with too dull of a knife

But tonight I made sure that I sharpened it twice

I never bought a suit before in my life

But when you go to meet God you know you wanna look nice

(Chorus)

So if I survive then I'll see you tomorrow

Yea I'll see you tomorrow...

My legs are dangling off the edge

The bottom of the bottle is my only friend

I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm

Gone, gone, gone, gone

My legs are dangling off the edge

A stomach full of pills didn't work again

I'll put a bullet in my head and I'm

Gone, gone, gone, gone

(J3T)

We hit the sky, there goes the light

No more sun why's it always night

When you can't sleep well you can't dream

When you can't dream well what's life mean?

We feel little pity but don't empathize

The old are getting older, watch a young man die

A mother and her son and someone you know

Smile at each other and realize you don't

You don't know what happened to that kid you raised

What happened to that father, who swore he'd stay

I didn't know 'cause you didn't say

Now momma feels guilt, yea momma feels pain

When you were young you never thought you'd die

Found that you could but too scared to try

Looked in the mirror and you said goodbye

Climbed to the roof to see you if could fly

(Chorus)

So if I survive then I'll see you tomorrow

Yea, I'll see you tomorrow...

My legs are dangling off the edge

The bottom of the bottle is my only friend

I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm

Gone, gone, gone, gone

My legs are dangling off the edge

A stomach full of pills didn't work again

I'll put a bullet in my head and I'm

Gone, gone, gone, gone

(Child)

I wish that I could fly

Way up in the sky

Like a bird so high

Oh I might just try

I wish that I could fly

Way up in the sky

Like a bird so high

Oh I might just try, oh I might just try

Sentence Prayer

It started at two when I screeched to the high heavens, knowing the adults would jump.

But my wrath has grown to an out of control forest fire.

My wrath is destroying all I love, but most of all it is destroying me.

Jesus, May your blood cleanse and cool my anger and help me see all I have been forgiven!

Holy Spirit, redeem this fool and give me a still peace that passes all understanding.

Father, may we see and model how you are slow to anger.  But may we fear you enough to know one day we will give an account of every careless and wrathful word.  God have mercy on me a sinner!

Amen

The Star

Snippet

“What Is Love? I have met in the streets a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, the water passed through his shoes and the stars through his soul” ― Victor Hugo

Scripture

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:

Who is this that obscures my plans

    with words without knowledge?

Brace yourself like a man;

    I will question you,

    and you shall answer me.

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?

    Tell me, if you understand.

Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!

    Who stretched a measuring line across it?

On what were its footings set,

    or who laid its cornerstone—

 while the morning stars sang together

    and all the angels[a] shouted for joy?  Job 38:1-7

Song

Written in the Stars by Tinie Tempah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgFyi74DVjc

[Chorus - Eric Turner]

Oh, written in the stars

A million miles away

A message to the main

Oh

Seasons come and go

But I will never change

And I'm on my way

[Verse 1 - Tinie Tempah]

Let's go

Yeah

You're listening now

They say they ain't heard nothing like this in a while

That's why they play my song on so many different dials

Because I got more f_________ hits than a disciplined child

So when they see me everybody brrrrraps, brrrrrraps

Man I'm like a young gun fully black Barrack

I cried tear drops over the massive attack

I only make hits like I work with the racket and bat

Look at my jacket and hat

So damn berserk

So down to Earth

I'm bringing gravity back

Adopted by the major I want my family back

[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/written-in-the-stars-lyrics-tinie-tempah.html ]

People work hard just to get all their salary taxed

Look, I'm just a writer from the ghetto like Malorie Blackman

Where the help or the sanity at? Damn

I used to be the kid that no one cared about

That's why you have to keep screaming till they hear you out

[Chorus]

[Verse 2 - Tinie Tempah]

Yeah

I needed a change

When we ate we never took because we needed a change

I needed a break

For a sec I even gave up believing and praying

I even done the legal stuff and was leaded astray

They say the money is the route to the evilest ways

But have you ever been so hungry that it keeps you awake?

Mate, now my hunger would leave them amazed

Great, it feels like a long time coming, fam

Since the day I thought of that cunning, plan

One day I had a dream I tried to chase it

But I wasn't going nowhere, Running Man

I knew that maybe someday I would understand

Trying to change a ten into a hundred grand

Everyone's a kid that no one cares about

You just got to keep screaming till they hear you out

[Chorus]

Sentence Prayer

Who is Jesus to me? Jesus is the Word made Flesh. Jesus is the Bread of Life. Jesus is the Victim offered for our sins on the Cross. Jesus is the Sacrifice at Holy Mass  for the sins of the world and mine. Jesus is the Word - to be spoken. Jesus is the Truth - to be told. Jesus is the Way - to be walked. Jesus is the Light - to be lit. Jesus is the Life - to be loved. Jesus is the Joy - to be shared. Jesus is the Sacrifice - to be given. Jesus is the Bread of Life - to be eaten. Jesus is the Hungry - to be fed. Jesus is the Thirsty - to be satiated. Jesus is the Naked - to be clothed. Jesus is the Homeless - to be taken in. Jesus is the Sick - to be healed. Jesus is the Lonely - to be loved. Jesus is the Unwanted - to be wanted. Jesus is the Leper - to wash his wounds. Jesus is the Beggar - to give him a smile. Jesus is the Drunkard - to listen to him. Jesus is the Little One - to embrace him. Jesus is the Dumb - to speak to him. Jesus is the Crippled - to walk with him. Jesus is the Drug Addict - to befriend him. Jesus is the Prostitute - to remove from danger and befriend her. Jesus is the Prisoner - to be visited. Jesus is the Old - to be served.

To me Jesus is my God, Jesus is my Spouse, Jesus is my Life, Jesus is my only Love, Jesus is my All in All, Jesus is my Everything.  Amen.  (By Mother Teresa of Calcutta.)

Demons

March 21 Demons

Snippet

Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent.” ― Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson

Scripture

We know that the Law is spiritual; but I am a mortal, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do; for I don't do what I would like to do, but instead I do what I hate. 16 Since what I do is what I don't want to do, this shows that I agree that the Law is right. 17 So I am not really the one who does this thing; rather it is the sin that lives in me. 18 I know that good does not live in me—that is, in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it. 19 I don't do the good I want to do; instead, I do the evil that I do not want to do. 20 If I do what I don't want to do, this means that I am no longer the one who does it; instead, it is the sin that lives in me.

21 So I find that this law is at work: when I want to do what is good, what is evil is the only choice I have. 22 My inner being delights in the law of God. 23 But I see a different law at work in my body—a law that fights against the law which my mind approves of. It makes me a prisoner to the law of sin which is at work in my body. 24 What an unhappy man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is taking me to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who does this through our Lord Jesus Christ!

This, then, is my condition: on my own I can serve God's law only with my mind, while my human nature serves the law of sin.  Romans 7:14-25 GNT

Song

Demons by Imagine Dragons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqI78S14Wgg

When the days are cold

And the cards all fold

And the saints we see

Are all made of gold

When your dreams all fail

And the ones we hail

Are the worst of all

And the blood’s run stale

I want to hide the truth

I want to shelter you

But with the beast inside

There’s nowhere we can hide

No matter what we breed

We still are made of greed

This is my kingdom come

This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat

Look into my eyes

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

Don’t get too close

It’s dark inside

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

When the curtain’s call

Is the last of all

When the lights fade out

All the sinners crawl

So they dug your grave

And the masquerade

Will come calling out

At the mess you made

Don’t want to let you down

But I am hell bound

Though this is all for you

Don’t want to hide the truth

No matter what we breed

We still are made of greed

This is my kingdom come

This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat

Look into my eyes

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

Don’t get too close

It’s dark inside

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

They say it's what you make

I say it's up to fate

It's woven in my soul

I need to let you go

Your eyes, they shine so bright

I want to save their light

I can't escape this now

Unless you show me how

When you feel my heat

Look into my eyes

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

Don’t get too close

It’s dark inside

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

Sentence Prayer

Father, I come home to You. I confess as sin my false lovers. I confess as sin living like the old person that I used to be. I confess as sin my spiritual adultery. I acknowledge to You and to myself that my false lovers are horrible lovers and that my pursuit of them is ugly and putrid. How foolish of me to ever believe that anyone but You could ever satisfy the longings of my soul. How shameful. How disrespectful. Forgive me my relational sin. I acknowledge that You alone are my Supreme Good. I acknowledge that You alone are gracious and compassionate. I return to You as my Forgiving Father. I return to Your Son as my Worthy Groom. I return to Your Holy Spirit as my Inspiring Mentor. I love You, Lord. Renew my vision of You as a totally competent and totally good God—boundless in holy love.”  Amen (http://www.rpmministries.org/2011/09/six-prayers-of-repentance)

Holy Spirit 9 Teachers Notes

Holy Spirit 9

Purpose Two: A Personal Experience For All Believers.

Assembly of God: Doctrinal Statement

Why is the Assemblies of God so committed to the doctrine of the baptism in the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues?

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a vital experience of the Christian life. It is a special work of the Spirit beyond salvation. On the Day of Pentecost, disciples who had already made a decision to follow Jesus "were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues" (Acts 2:4). Paul asked the Ephesians disciples if they had received the Holy Spirit, after which "the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues" (Acts 19:2). New Testament believers were constantly challenged to be filled with the Spirit (Acts 1:4,5; Ephesians 5:18). The Assemblies of God is committed to the baptism in the Holy Spirit because the experience is such an important focus of New Testament Christianity.

Problems with this view:

Acts 19:1-7  I Corinthians 12:4

Acts two about an experience or is their a purpose for God’s Gift?  Self-of Christ exaltation?

Purpose Three: Preparation for Service

Purpose is Miraculous service: from Healing to setting free from demons.

Matthew 18:18,19

Mark 16:14-18

Acts 2:1  “They”  Key Personal experience  Acts 1:26 or 1:15  Grammatically Verse 26 more likely

Purpose Four:  The Baptism of the Holy Spirit was a limited by experience by the 12 Apostles (Acts 2) and the members of Cornelius household  (Acts 11:18)

Notice Acts 11:16 was the Baptism of the Holy Spirit a common occurrence according to Peter?

Apostles were Special one time gift:  Acts 1:18-26

1.       While Jesus was live

2.       With Jesus ministry at His baptism to his Asciension

3.       A Witness of his resurrection

4.       Paul the only exception

Take a Studying of laying on hands

Three Reasons why the Apostles needed this Gift:

1.       Testimony by God the Jesus and the Apostles were God approved and God sent

Hebrews 2:1-3  Remember Jesus claimed to be God in the flesh.

2.       The Fulfillment of the Prophecy of the coming of Holy Spirit

Joel 2:28 – Acts 1:8  When fulfilled  Literally on all flesh

3.       Provide Testimony to Jews and Gentiles that Jesus was the messiah

4:8-12

Don DeWelt Ozark Christian College Professor and Writer: Someone will immediately say:  “Aren’t we living in the midst of an unbelieving world today?”  Of course we are—but we are not apostles.  God has already established His word—indeed, His word has already’ been established.  The case for Christianity has already been tried—the record of such a trial and its results are recorded in the New Testament.  This record is here for us to preach to all the world. Heaven and earth shall pass away before this record shall be lost (Matt. 24:35).  We do not need the baptism in the Holy Spirit today, since Christ promised the Apostles He would lead them into all truth (John 16:13). He kept His promise—the Apostles were led into all truth—the record of such leading, and of the truth they spoke and wrote is contained in the New Testament.  The record of the triumph of such truth over the unbelieving world, by the power of miracles performed through the Apostles, is also recorded.  Shall we repeat it today?  If we did repeat it, into what truth will He lead us since He was to lead the twelve into all truth?  Why confirm with miracles what has already been confirmed?  Do we doubt the record?  Why preserve the record if we are to repeat it in every generation?

We have already noted that the baptism in the Holy Spirit of the house of Cornelius had a special purpose—i.e., to convince the prejudiced Jews that the Gentiles were to be accepted into the kingdom of God (Acts 11:15-17).  Such a purpose has no bearing upon present-day practice.

One of my differences between orthodox Christianity and cults is: Christianity has a fixed New Testament, once delivered.  Cults usually claim special revelation, from special prophets.

How does this differ from some Pentecostal claims?

The Unwanted

Snippet

Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.  Mother Teresa 

Scripture

How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.  Ephesians 1:3-6 Mess

Song

Kings & Queens by Audio Adreniline

http://audioa.com/video/

Little hands, shoeless feet, lonely eyes looking back at me

Will we leave behind the innocent too brief

On their own, on the run when their lives have only begun

These could be our daughters and our sons

And just like a drum I can hear their hearts beating

I know my God won’t let them be defeated

Every child has a dream to belong and be loved

[Chorus:]

Boys become kings, girls will be queens

Wrapped in Your majesty

When we love, when we love the least of these

Then they will be brave and free

Shout your name in victory

When we love when we love the least of these

When we love the least of these

Break our hearts once again

Help us to remember when

We were only children hoping for a friend

Won’t you look around these are the lives that the world has forgotten

Waiting for doors of our hearts and our homes to open

[Chorus]

If not us who will be like Jesus

To the least of these

If not us tell me who will be like Jesus

Like Jesus to the least of these

Boys become kings, girls will be queens

Wrapped in your majesty

When we love, when we love the least of these

Then they will be brave and free shout your name in victory

We will love we will love the least of these

We will love the least of these

We will love the least of these

We will love the least of these

We will love the least of these

We will love the least of these

Sentence Prayer

Generous, life giving God,

You sent  Jesus that we might have life and have it abundantly.

In response to this great gift,

We now offer ourselves and our resources.

May these gifts help us as a church to be your voice,

And a visible expression of love to the lost children*

Calling all people to abundant life

And to their true identities

As your beloved.  Amen

*Emphasis Mine

(The Abinngdon Worship Annual 2011 Pg 117)

Lordship

Snippet

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less. C.S. Lewis

Scripture

To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’ 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegrooms voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. 30 He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:27-30 NIV

Song

Steal my Show by Toby Mac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA_HoEC9ixc

Another cold night

Another Late Flight

It's almost show time, and diverse city is waitin' on me

We got a packed house, the crowd is callin' out

They want the beat to drop, but what we really need is you

(Chorus)

If you wanna steal my show, i'll sit back and watch you go

If you got somethin' to say, go on and take it away

Need you to steal my show, can't wait to watch you go-o-o-o

So take it away

So now the crowd is hype, that you showed up tonight

Anticipatin', cravin', somethin' more than smoke and lights

So i'll step out the way, I'll give you center stage

[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/steal-my-show-lyrics-toby-mac.html ]

Alright, Spotlight give 'em what they came for

(Chorus)

When you arrive, we come to life

Our hearts collide, they're beating in the same time

You're comin' through, all eyes on you

Our hearts collide they're beating in the same time,

Beating in the same time

No matter who we are, no matter what we doAnother cold night

Another Late Flight

It's almost show time, and diverse city is waitin' on me

We got a packed house, the crowd is callin' out

They want the beat to drop, but what we really need is you

(Chorus)

If you wanna steal my show, i'll sit back and watch you go

If you got somethin' to say, go on and take it away

Need you to steal my show, can't wait to watch you go-o-o-o

So take it away

So now the crowd is hype, that you showed up tonight

Anticipatin', cravin', somethin' more than smoke and lights

So i'll step out the way, I'll give you center stage

[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/steal-my-show-lyrics-toby-mac.html ]

Alright, Spotlight give 'em what they came for

(Chorus)

When you arrive, we come to life

Our hearts collide, they're beating in the same time

You're comin' through, all eyes on you

Our hearts collide they're beating in the same time,

Beating in the same time

No matter who we are, no matter what we do

Every day we can chose to say

(Chorus)

My Life, my friends, my heart, It's all yours, God, take it away, my dreams

my fears, my family, my career, take it away, It's all yours, God

Take it away, take it away, It's you I wanna live for

Every day we can chose to say

(Chorus)

My Life, my friends, my heart, It's all yours, God, take it away, my dreams

my fears, my family, my career, take it away, It's all yours, God

Take it away, take it away, It's you I wanna live for

Sentence Prayer

Heavenly Father, holy Son, your gift of grace cost you dearly. But too often I fail to focus on your sacrifice. My sin makes a mockery of your gift. Please forgive me for my selfishness. Renew my sense of wonder at your grace. Give me the strength and wisdom to live a life that reflects your love for me so others will see you, not me.

In Jesus' holy name I pray, amen. (Max Lucado, Grace Pg 170)

Holy Spirit Self Study Guide 8

Monday

What does I Corinthians 12:12-14 Mean?

How is their only one baptism and one Holy Spirit?

Tuesday

Give at least one reason why the baptism in the Holy Spirit as mentioned in Acts 1:5 and 2:1-4 is not an

example for today.  Do the same with Acts 10:44-48 Cf. 11:16.

Wednesday

If all Christians are to be “filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18) are they not then baptized with the Holy Spirit?

Where does this happen?

Thursday

Why were the Apostles given a miraculous baptism of the Holy Spirit?  (See Acts 1:7,8 and Hebrews 2:1-5)

Friday

Why were the Samaritans Given a Miraculous baptism of the Holy Spirit?  (See Acts 1:7,8 and Acts 8:9-25)

Saturday

Why were the Gentiles Given  a miraculous baptism of the Holy Spirit?  ( See Acts 1:7,8 and Acts 11:1-18  Pay attentions to verse 18)

Sunday

Once Acts 1:7,8 was fulfilled, is it necessary for a miraculous baptism of Holy Spirit?

(see 1 Corinthians 12:1-11)

Why has God given us spiritual gifts?   Pay attention to verse 7

If we claim to have a gift from God, but it does not bring good to all, is the gift from God?  Study verse 7

Hearts

Snippet

All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard,

and will receive what they have asked and desired.  Martin Luther

Scripture

Make a clean heart in me, O God. Give me a new spirit that will not be moved. 11 Do not throw me away from where You are. And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Let the joy of Your saving power return to me. And give me a willing spirit to obey you. 13 Then I will teach wrong-doers Your ways. And sinners will turn to You.

14 Save me from the guilt of blood, O God. You are the God Who saves me. Then my tongue will sing with joy about how right and good You are. 15 O Lord, open my lips, so my mouth will praise You. 16 For You are not happy with a gift given on the altar in worship, or I would give it. You are not pleased with burnt gifts. 17 The gifts on an altar that God wants are a broken spirit. O God, You will not hate a broken heart and a heart with no pride. Ps 51:10-17 NLV

Song

Hello My Old Heart - The Oh Hello's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKNwx82kPjY

Hello my

old heart

how have you been

are you still there inside my chest?

I've been so worried

you've been so still

barely beating at all

oh, don't leave me here alone

don't tell me that we've grown

for having loved a little while

oh, I don't want to be alone

I want to find a home

and I want to share it with you

hello my old heart

it's been so long

since I've given you away

and every day I add another stone

to the walls I built around you

to keep you safe

hello my old heart

how have you been?

how is it, being locked away?

well don't you worry

in there, you're safe

and it's true, you'll never beat

but you'll never break

nothing lasts forever

some things aren't meant to be

but you'll never find the answer

until you set your old heart free

until you set your old heart free

Sentence Prayer

Christ as a light,

Illumine and guide me!

Christ as a shield, o'ershadow and cover me!

Christ be under me! Christ be over me!

Christ be beside me, On the left hand and right!

Christ be before me, behind me, about me;

Christ this day be within and without me!  Amen

Concluding Prayer of Breastplate of St. Patrick.