LOVE IS EVERYTHING

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“Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.” ― Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember

Scripture

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV

Song

Love is Everything By George Straight

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

It's a whole lot more than going to the store for a wedding ring

It's kissing' and a hugging' but it's also the kicking and the cussing thing

I've been told

Love is everything

it's a smile on your face on a cold winter day at the

 thought of spring

It's getting up at night for the cry of a little bitty baby thing

And it's growing old

Love is everything

It's those fires that daddy stoked those nights to keep you warm

It's the hell your mama went through the day you were born

And it's a thunderstorm

Love is everything

Oh, it's going off to war, it's the back and forth on a front porch swing

It's the kiss that you got in the old parking lot of the dairy queen

and it's you and me

 Love is everything

It's looking out for everybody else but number one

And it's all that really matters when all's said and done

And the race is run

Love is everything

It's a rose on a stone, it's the words in a song that the chorir sings

it's the tears of goodbye and the place that you fly to, to get your wings

Yeah love's the king

Love is everything

love is everything

Sentence Prayer

Help me, Lord to show respect and love to others; always mindful

Of the fact that each of us is created in your image.  May your love

Shine through my life and bring praise and honor to you.  Amen

(Our Daily Bread 2012 Devotional Collection March 7)

BORN TO LOVE

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I rise to taste the dawn, and find that love alone will shine today.  Ken Wilber

Scripture

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Romans 12:9-10 NIV

Song

Born to Love by Capitol Kings

 (feat. Britt Nicole)

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

I can't look around the world no more

I feel a daze

Oh, my reaction to this world

It makes me go insane

[Britt Nicole]

You know the sun goes down

The days go by

[Capital Kings]

I won't be livin' for nothin'

No, I'll be livin' for something

([Britt Nicole:] And if the the sun goes down and the days run dry)

Will we be dyin' for nothin'

Or dyin' for somethin'

Everywhere we go

Cities high and low

We all need to show

We got love, yeah

People of all kinds

Places far and wide

We all need to know

We were Born to Love ([Britt Nicole:] Born to Love)

We were Born to Love ([Britt Nicole:] Born to Love)

You can roam around this crazy world

All that you want

Oh, but the chance of finding out what you're looking for

Is slim to none

Yeah

You know the sun goes down

The days go by

[Capital Kings]

I won't be livin' for nothin'

No, I'll be livin' for something

(And if the the sun goes down and the days run dry)

Will we be dyin' for nothin'

Or dyin' for somethin'

Yeah

We makin' moves, no time to lose

Gotta show 'em what we all about

Don't know about you, but I know about me

And boy I got no doubt

We can change the world with just one word

I believe it so should you

L to the O-V-E, is what we really need

I can feel it breakin' through

Everywhere we go

Cities high and low

We all need to show

We got love, yeah

People of all kinds

Places far and wide

We all need to know

We were Born to Love ([Britt Nicole:] Born to Love)

We were Born to Love ([Britt Nicole:] Born to Love)

It can break through all the static

There's no doubt about it

It can open up you eyes

And bring you back to life

Back to Life

[2x]

We were Born to Love ([Britt Nicole:] We were Born to Love, Born to Love)

[2x]

([Britt Nicole:] Yeah)

Everywhere we go

Cities high and low

We all need to show

We got love, yeah

People of all kinds

Places far and wide

We all need to know

We were Born to Love

(We can break through the static, there's no doubt about it)

We were Born to Love

(We can break through the static, there's no doubt about it)

[Britt Nicole:]

We were Born to Love

We were Born to Love

Oh, we were Born to Love

We were Born to Love

Sentence Prayer

Holy and every living God,

By your power we are created

And by you love we are redeemed;

Guide and strengthen us by your spirit,

That we may give ourselves to your service,

And live each day in love to one another and to you.,

Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

PRODIGALS

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Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and then trembles least it has done to little.  Hannah More

Scripture

A man who strays from home is like a bird that wander from its nest Proverbs 27:8 LB

Song

Please Come to Boston Dave Loggins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2k2F78LgdI

Please come to Boston for the springtime

I'm stayin' here with some friends and they've got lotsa room

You can sell your paintings on the sidewalk

By a café here I hope to be workin' soon

Please come to Boston

She said "No, would you come home to me"

And she said, "Hey ramblin' boy now won't cha settle down

Boston ain't your kinda town

There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me

I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"

Please come to Denver with the snowfall

We'll move up into the mountains so far that we can't be found

And throw "I love you" echoes down the canyon

And then lie awake at night till they come back around

Please come to Denver

She said "no, Boy, would you come home to me"

And she said, "Hey ramblin' boy why don't cha settle down

Denver ain't your kinda town

There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me

'Cause I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"

Now this drifter's world goes 'round and 'round

And I doubt that it's ever gonna stop

But of all the dreams I've lost or found

And all that I ain't got

I still need to lean to

Somebody I can sing to

Please come to LA to live forever

California life alone is just too hard to build

I live in a house that looks out over the ocean

And there's some stars that fell from the sky

Livin' up on the hill

Please come to LA

She just said "no, Boy, won't you come home to me"

And she said, "hey ramblin' boy why don't cha settle down

LA can't be your kinda town

There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me

No, no, I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"

"I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"

Sentence Prayer

Father

Help me come to my senses

And return home

Amen

CHOSE

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Life is choice. All day, everyday. Who we talk to, where we sit, what we say, how we say it. And our lives become defined by our choices. It's as simple and as complex as that. And as powerful. so when I'm observing that's what I'm watching for. The choices people make” ― Louise Penny, Still Life

Scripture

To all who are chosen and loved by God the Father and are kept safe by Jesus Christ. I pray that God will greatly bless you with kindness, peace, and love! Jude 1:1,2 CEV

Song

"Just Fine"  Mary Bilge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6ZjBPXSmnE

You know I love music

And every time I hear something hot

It makes me wanna move

It makes me wanna have fun

But it’s something about this joint right here

This joint right here

Its makes me wanna…..Woooh

Let it go……

Can’t let this thing called love get away from you

Feel free right now, going do what you want to do

Can’t let nobody take it away, from you, from me, from we

No time for moping around, are you kidding?

And no time for negative vibes, cause I’m winning

It’s been a long week, I put in my hardest

Gonna live my life, feels so good to get it right

So I like what I see when I’m looking at me

When I’m walking past the mirror

No stress through the night, at a time in my life

Ain’t worried about if you feel it

Got my head on straight, I got my mind right

I aint gonna let you kill it

You see I wouldn’t change my life, my life’s just…..

Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

Just fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

You see I wouldn’t change my life, my life’s just fine

Feels so good, when you’re doing all the things that you want to do

Get the best out of life, treat yourself to something new

Keep your head up high

In yourself, believe in you, believe in me

Having a really good time, I’m not complaining

And I’m a still wear a smile if it raining

I got to enjoy myself regardless

I appreciate life, I’m so glad I got mine

So I like what I see when I’m looking at me

When I’m walking past the mirror

Aint worried about you and what you gonna do

I’m a lady so I must stay classy

Got to keep it hot, keep it together

If I want to get better

You see I wouldn’t change my life, my life’s just…..

Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

Just fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

You see I won’t change my life, my life’s just fine

I aint gon’ let nothing get in my way

(I ain't gone let nobody bring me down, no, no, no)

No matter what nobody has to say

(No way, no way, no way)

I ain’t gon’ let nothing get in my way

No matter what nobody has to say

Feels so good, when you’re doing all the things that you want to do

Get the best out of life, treat yourself to something new

It’s a really good thing to say

That I won’t change my life, my life’s just fine

Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

Just fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

You see I won’t change my life, my life’s just fine

So I like what I see when I’m looking at me

When I’m walking past the mirror

No stress through the night, at a time in my life

Ain’t worried about if you feel it

Got my head on straight, I got my mind right

I ain’t gonna let you kill it

You see I wouldn’t change my life, my life’s just…..

Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

Just fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh

You see I wouldn’t change my life, my life’s just fine

Sentence Prayer

So lead me, Lord, to the way everlasting.  Along the journey, reveal to me

the secrets of my heart that even I do not know. Unveil the sins

that keep me from better days.  Amen

(One Minute Prayers for men Gift Edition 2010 Harvest House Pub Eugene Orgegon pg 111

HEROES

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It is foolish to mourn the men who died.  Rather we should thank God such men lived. General George S. Patton.

Scripture

And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you. 1 Samuel 17:37 NASB

Song

Billy Don’t be a Hero  By Paper Lace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cdFuMgMkBM

The marchin' band came down along Maine Street

The soldier blues fell in behind

I looked across and there I saw Billy

Waiting to go and join the line

And with her head upon his shoulder

His young and lovely fiancée

From where I stood I saw she was cryin'

And through her tears I heard her say

Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life

Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife

And as Billy started to go she said keep your pretty head low

Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me

The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside

The battle raging all around

The sergeant cried, we've got to hang on, boys

We've gotta hold this piece of ground

I need a volunteer to ride out

And bring us back some extra men

And Billy's hand was up in a moment

Forgettin' all the words she said, she said

Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life

Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife

And as Billy started to go she said, keep your pretty head low

Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me

I heard his fiancée got a letter

That told how Billy died that day

The letter said that he was a hero

She should be proud he died that way

I heard she threw the letter away

Sentence Prayer

Lord, Have you thrown us away?

Have you deserted us?

Help us in our fight against our enemies,

For men are useless.

God it is only by your help

That mighty acts of valor

Are done.  It is God’s duty

To tread down evil.

Amen

(Prayer based on Psalms 108:11 Living Bible.)

VETERANS DAY

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It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it. Robert E. Lee

Scripture

For rulers are not a cause of fear for [a]good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; 4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. 5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. Romans 13:3-5 NASB

Song

American Soldier by Toby Keith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWrMeBR8W-c

I'm just trying to be a father,

Raise a daughter and a son,

Be a lover to their mother,

Everything to everyone.

Up and at 'em bright and early,

I'm all business in my suit,

Yeah, I'm dressed up for success from my head down to my boots,

I don't do it for the money, there's bills that I can't pay,

I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway,

Providing for our future's my responsibility,

Yeah I'm real good under pressure, being all that I can be,

I can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekend's been too strong,

I just work straight through the holidays,

Sometimes all night long.

You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door.

Hey, I'm solid, hey, I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core.

And I will always do my duty, no matter what the price.

I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice.

Oh, and I don't want to die for you,

But if dying's asked of me,

I'll bear that cross with honor,

'Cause freedom don't come free.

I'm an American soldier, an American,

Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand,

When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right,

I'm out here on the front lines. Sleep in peace tonight.

American soldier, I'm an American soldier,

Yeah, an American Soldier, an American.

Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand,

When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right,

I'm out here on the front lines, so sleep in peace tonight.

American soldier, I'm an American, an American, an American soldier!

Sentence Prayer

Almighty God;

Who art the author

Of liberty and the champion of the oppressed

Hear our prayer

We, the soldiers of special forces.

Acknowledge our dependence upon thee

In the preservation of human freedom.

Go with us as we seek to  defend

The defenseless and to free

The enslaved.

May we remember that our nation whose motto

Is in God we trust.  Excepts that we shall acquit ourselves with honor

That we never bring shame upon our

Our families or our fellow men.

Grant us wisdom from thy mind,

Courage from thine heart,

Strength from thine arm,

And protection by thine hand.

It is for thee that we do battle. And to thee

Belongs the victors crown.

Thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory forever.  Amen

(Specials Forces Prayer from monument at Colorado Springs Memorial Park.  Colorado Springs Co.)

LOVE TAKE OVER

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I hope you see the faithfulness of God in everything He has made. I hope you learn to trust that all of this is His care sworn to you. But mostly, I hope you know Jesus through whom God has wildly and ferociously loved us. I hope you know and that you become sacramental to your neighbor who God also loves passionately. I hope you leave them little doubt about His love and the victory Jesus won over hate and death." -- R. Mullins

Scripture

Test me, Lord, and try me,

 examine my heart and my mind;

 for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love

and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness. Psalms 26:2,3 NIV

Song 

Love Take Me Over Stephen Curtis Chapman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8DiZhNVu1I

I hear the clock beep, pull me out of my sleep

Tell me there's a day ahead of me

Trying to wake up, sipping on a hot cup

With the little lady in green

And I'm praying 'bout the man I wanna be

Saying, God, please take all of me

And fill me up with Your love

Love, take these words that I'm speaking

Love, take these thoughts that I'm thinking

Love, take me over

Love, fill up all of my space and

Love, stand right here in my place

Love, hear this prayer that I'm praying

Love, take me, love, take me over

Love, take me over

This is what I'm sure of, I can only show love

When I really know how loved I am

When it overtakes me, then it animates me

Flowing from my heart into my hands

So I'm praying, Father, help my heart believe

That right now You're singing over me

And fill me up with Your love

Love, take these words that I'm speaking

Love, take these thoughts that I'm thinking

Love, take me over

Love, fill up all of my space and

Love, come stand right here in my place

Love, hear this prayer that I'm praying

Love, take me, love, take me over

Love, take me over

(Take me over, take me over)

Let Your never-ending, never-failing, all-consuming love

Take over me

So I am praying, Father, help my heart believe

That right now You're singing over me

And fill me up with Your love

Love, take these words that I'm speaking

Love, take these thoughts that I'm thinking

Love, take me over

Love, fill up all of my space and

Love, stand right here in my place

Love, hear this prayer that I'm praying

Love, take everything that I'm doing

Love, like a river, flow through me

Love, take me over

Love, fill up all of my space and

Love, stand right here in my place

Love, hear this prayer that I'm praying

Love, take me, love, take me over

Love, take me, love, take me over

Love, take me, love, take me over

Love, take me over

Sentence Prayer

Jesus;

Keep me safe as we are swept away

By the raging fury we call the love of God

Amen