Friday, April 18, 2014

CRAZY LOVE

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As we stand on Calvary on Good Friday, one truth we learn is not to apply to the heart of Jesus the measure of our own stingy little hearts, so mean, so narrow, and so hard.  If we make him as fussy, unforgiving, and vindictive as we are at our worst, we shall never comprehend how good, how patient and compassionate, how gentle and extravagant Jesus of Nazareth really is.  (Reflections for Ragamuffins, Brenan Manning pg. 89)

Scripture

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:6-8

Song
Crazy Love Hawk Nelson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js_hgkHQ6Bc

We're the ones who believe in the things unseen
This home, this body is the in-between
We're the ones who fight down on our knees
Who dare to love our enemies, love enemies
They say it sounds insane, we say that we've been changed
By the power of crazy love
This world, it looks at us like we're ridiculous
Maybe it's all because of crazy love
We're the ones gonna put it all in reverse
Gonna die to ourselves, gonna live to serve
'Cause when you get what you get when you walk by faith
Is it really so dumb to give it all away? Give it all away
They say it sounds insane, we say that we've been changed
By the power of crazy love
This world, it looks at us like we're ridiculous
Maybe it's all because of crazy love
Crazy love
We know it sounds absurd, we don't get what we deserve
It's by grace we are saved
They say it sounds insane, we say that we've been changed
By the power of crazy love
This world, it looks at us like we're ridiculous
Maybe it's all because of crazy love
Crazy love
We're the ones who believe in the things unseen
This home, this body is the in-between
(Crazy love)
We're the ones who fight down on our knees
Who dare to love our enemies
We're the ones gonna put it all in reverse
Gonna die to ourselves, gonna live to serve
Crazy love
Sentence Prayer

Jesus, you are the good shepherd. 
You are willing to die for the sheep.
You are the good shepherd:
as the Father knows you and you know the Father.
In the same way you know your sheep.
And your sheep know you;
You are willing to die for us.
The Father loves you because you are 
willing to give your life;
No one takes your life from you;
You give it up of your own free well;
You are the good shepherd.
Jesus is the good shepherd who understand our frailty.

And knows each one of us by name.  
A New Zealand Prayer Book Pg 128

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