40 ACRES

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It used to be that I never felt safe with myself unless I was performing flawlessly.  Unwittingly I had projected onto God my feelings about myself.  I felt safe with Him only when I saw myself as noble, generous, and loving, without scars, fears or tears. Perfect!  Brennan Manning  Rabbi’s Heartbeat Nav Press 2003 co Springs Co pf 15

Scripture

When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God’s blessing. 8 But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.

Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation. HEBREWS 6:7-9 NLT

Song

40 Acres Caedmon’s call

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

Out on these Texas plains you can see for a million lives

And there's a thousand exits between here and the state line

About the last time that I saw you

You said call me Pandora, call me a fool

And I'm thinking this view it could do you some good

So drop these scales and take a look

There's 40 acres and redemption to be found

Just along down the way

There is a place where no plow blade has turned the ground

And you will turn it over, 'cause out here hope remains

'Cause out here hope remains...

Out here the Texas sky is as big as the sea

And you're alone in your room like an island floating free

Your spirit's hanging in a bottle out on a tree

You say that you're the black sheep, I say you're still family

So throw that bottle to the waves

They'll bring you in to me and from the shore you will see

Out here the Texas rain is the hardest I've ever seen

It'll wash your house away, but it'll also make you clean

Now these rocks they are crying too

And this whole land is calling out for you

Sentence Prayer

Father, you have given the living water of life

Jesus, you are that Living water that washes away my sin

Holy Spirit, I am not meant for condemnation but redemption

I am sorry but it seems I fight Your good every step                   of the way.

I am more hungry to be a black sheep than a saint.

Break me into tiny pieces, if that’s what redemption takes.         Amen R.M.

FREE!

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Surrender your poverty and acknowledge your nothingness to the Lord.  Whether you understand it or not, God loves you, is present in you, lives in you, dwells in you, calls you, saves you and offters you an understanding and compassion which are like nothing you have ever found in a book or heard in a sermon.  The hidden ground of love Thomas Merton

Scripture

Jesus responded, “I assure you: Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever. 36 Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you really will be free. John 8:34-36 HCSB

Song

Alive by Young and Free

http://youtu.be/b6gjVS_d5H4

I was lost with a broken heart

You picked me up, now I'm set apart

From the ash I am born again

Forever safe in the Saviour's hands

You are more than my words could say

I'll follow You Lord for all my days

I'll fix my eyes, follow in Your ways

Forever free in unending grace

'Cause You are, You are, You are my freedom

We lift You higher, lift You higher

Your love, Your love, Your love never ending

Oh oh oh

You are alive in us

Nothing can take Your place

You are all we need

Your love has set us free

In the midst of the darkest night

Let Your love be the shining light

Breaking chains that were holding me

You sent Your Son down and set me free

Everything of this world will fade

I'm pressing on till I see Your face

I will live that Your will be done

I won't stop till Your Kingdom come

'Cause You are, You are, You are my freedom

We lift You higher, lift You higher

Your love, Your love, Your love never ending

Oh oh oh

You are alive in us

Nothing can take Your place

You are all we need

Your love has set us free

You are, You are, You are my freedom

We lift You higher

You are, You are, You are my freedom

We lift You higher, lift You higher

Your love, Your love, Your love never ending

Oh oh oh

You are alive in us

Nothing can take Your place

You are all we need

Your love has set us free

You are alive in us

Nothing can take Your place

You are all we need

Your love has set us free

Sentence Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross, that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace.

So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your name.  Amen

(Dawn to Dusk R.Douglas Jones Pg 84 the House Studio Kansas City MO 2012)

PIONEER

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We Need People who are more afraid of missing opportunities than making mistakes Mark Batterson

Scripture

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Hebrews 12:1,2 NLT

Song

Pioneer by Nancy HoneyTree

http://youtu.be/M9VP32wdneU

Chorus

Pioneer, Pioneer

Keep pressing onward beyond your fear

Only the Father goes before you to your own frontier

Youʼre a Pioneer

[Verse 1]

Uncharted wilderness stretches before you

And you thrive on going where no one has gone

Still it gets lonely when darkness deepens

So sing by the fire until the dawn

[Chorus]

Pioneer, Pioneer

Keep pressing onward beyond your fear

Only the Father goes before you to your own frontier

Youʼre a Pioneer

[Verse 2]

You travel light, and you travel alone

And when you arrive nobody knows

But the Father in heaven, He is glad you can go,

For those who come after you will need the road

[Chorus]

Pioneer, Pioneer

Keep pressing onward beyond your fear

Only the Father goes before you to your own frontier

Youʼre a Pioneer

[Verse 3]

And what you have done, others will do

Bigger and better and faster than you

But you canʼt look back; no, you gotta keep pressing through

Thereʼs a wilderness pathway and itʼs calling you

[Chorus]

Calling you, calling you clear

Keep pressing onward, you can't stay here...

Only the Father goes before you to your own frontier

Youʼre a Pioneer

Only the Father goes before you to your own frontier

Youʼre a Pioneer

Sentence Prayer

Father

May I keep my eyes on the feet of my Shepherd this day

May I follow him whether it is into a green pasture or a dark valley.

Lead me on may I follow the cloud by day and the Son by night.  Amen  R.M.

GOOD MORNING!

Snippet

Christian joy can only be realized, when Christ reigns there, alone and uninterruptedly.  William Cowper Christian Joy

Scripture

The stone that the builders rejected

    became the cornerstone.

 The Lord did this,

    and it is wonderful to us.

This is the day that the Lord has made.

    Let us rejoice and be glad today! Psalms118:22-24 NCV

Song

GOOD MORNING MANDISA

http://youtu.be/g4Sj6TmSG4w

Wave away my yesterday

Cause I'm leaving it behind me.

Hello sunshine, come what may.

I feel something new inside me.

I hear the birds singing

Now my alarm's ringing

Get up, get up, hey!

It's a good morning!

Wake up to a brand new day

This morning,

I'm stepping, stepping on my way

Good morning,

You give me strength,

You give me just what I need

And I can feel the hope that's rising in me.

It's a good morning

Slow down, breathe in,

Don't move ahead

I'm just living in this moment

I've got my arms raised, un-phased

Jump out of bed

Gotta get this party going

I went to bed dreaming,

You woke me up singing

Get up, get up, hey!

It's a good morning!

Wake up to a brand new day

This morning,

I'm stepping, stepping on my way

Good morning,

You give me strength,

you give me just what I need

And I can feel the hope that's rising up in me.

It's a good morning

Now I'm smiling, and I'm kissing all my worries goodbye

Got the feeling, if I spread my wings I might even fly

You are my truth, my way

Give me the strength to say

Get up, get up, get up

Cause it's a good morning, hey

Mr. Mac to the mic

[Toby Mac]

Hey, top of the morning to you 'disa

You smoothie, me ice cold pizza

Cafe au lait, latte dah

You do the zumba, but I do not

Give me like half a marathon,

I'll give you the gospel of St. John.

Hits me like a wake-up bomb

Cuz' we both know that His mercy flows,

In the morning.

Wake up to a brand new day

This morning,

I'm stepping, stepping on my way

Good morning,

You give me strength,

you give me just what I need

I can feel the hope that's rising up in me.

It's a good morning

Wake up to a brand new day

This morning,

I'm stepping, stepping on my way

Good morning,

You give me strength you give me just what I need

I can feel the hope that's rising up in me.

It's a good morning

[Toby Mac]

Top of the morning to you 'disa

Hey, top of the morning to you girl

To-to-top of the morning to you 'disa

Morning little Miss Sunshine.

[Spoken]

Man, you morning people.

No, I'm serious.

Sentence Prayer

Almighty and Everlasting God

We thank you that you have brought us safely

To the beginning of this day;

Keep us from falling into sin or running into danger,

And guide us  to do always what is right in your eyes.  Amen

I AM WITH YOU!

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Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of His grace.  And you best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God’s grace.  Every day should be a day of relating to God on the basis of His grace alone.  Jerry Bridges

Scripture

He told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and earth.  Therefore go and make disciples in all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and then teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you;and be sure of this—that I am with you always, even to the end of the world.” Matthew 28:18-20 LB

Song

You wont let Go  Michael W Smith

http://youtu.be/MRb_NIQTzyA

No shadow comes without the light making a way

No raging storm can ever defy one word of faith

My heart remains sure in the wind, sure in the waves

You are the anchor for my soul

You won't let go

You won't let go

No matter what may come I know

You won't let go

No valley low, changes the truth

So I'm not afraid

You hold me close

You lead me through and light up the way

You are the anchor for my soul

You won't let go

You won't let go

No matter what may come I know

You won't let go

You won't let go

Neither life, neither death,

The highest high, the deepest depth

Nothing can

Nothing can separate

Neither tears, neither trials

Certain as the sun will rise

Nothing can

Nothing can separate

[x2]

You are the anchor for my soul

You won't let go

You won't let go

No matter what may come I know

You won't let go

My heart remains sure in the wind, sure in the waves, always

Sentence Prayer

As we start this new day, we thank you that we are not alone, abandoned, or forgotten.  Help us celebrate and enjoy your presence and goodness, which accompany us on our way.  Amen (Dawn to Dark R Douglas Jones pg 47 The House Studio Kansas City Mo 2012)

A.dore  Praise God for His creation.

C.onfess To God how you have doubted or denied His existence.

T.hank  God for His promise the He will never leave nor      forsake you.

S.upplication  Pray for those you love who do not know this incredible promise.

WISDOM

Snippet

“I was tired of seeing the Graces always depicted as beautiful young things. I think wisdom comes with age and life and pain. And knowing what matters.” ― Louise Penny, A Fatal Grace

Scripture

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 NIV

Song

Way of Wisdom Michael Card

http://youtu.be/a1YYMSP5clM

The Way of Wisdom starts out

With a step of holy fear

And it makes its way alone

By every good word that you hear

It has to do with passion

And it has to do with pain

It has to do with One

Who has both died and rose again

Died and rose again

And the Way of Wisdom is living

The Path of Peace is forgiving

Behold the Man of Meaning

Behold, He is the Lord

The way of understanding lies

In not how much you know

Where the pathway is a person

That you've come to love and so

You can stop pretending that it all depends on you

For it's not how much you love

As much as how much He loves you

How much He loves you

And the Way of Wisdom is living

The Path of Peace is forgiving

Behold the Man of Meaning

Behold, He is the Lord

And the Way of Wisdom is living

The Path of Peace is forgiving

Behold the Man of Meaning

Behold, He is the Lord

The Way of Wisdom beckons us

To find the end of fear that perfect love pursues

Wisdom did not come to simply speak the words of truth

He's the Word that makes us true

The Way of Wisdom starts out

With a step of holy fear

That's only the beginning

And there's much more that is clear

The path leads on to love

And love is fearless in its ways

For Love Himself was not afraid

To die that we'd be saved

To die that we'd be saved

And the Way of Wisdom is living

The Path of Peace is forgiving

Behold the Man of Meaning

Behold, He is the Lord

And the Way of Wisdom is living

The Path of Peace is forgiving

Behold the Man of Meaning

Behold, He is the Lord

Behold, He is the Lord

Sentence Prayer

God grant me the serenity

To accept the things I cannot change;

Courage to change the things I can;

And wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;

Enjoying one moment at a time;

Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;

Taking, as He did, this sinful world

As it is, not as I would have it;

Trusting that He will make all things right

If I surrender to His Will;

So that I may be reasonably happy in this life

And supremely happy with Him

Forever and ever in the next.

Amen.

PRAISE

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“And if these mountains had eyes, they would wake to find two strangers in their fences, standing in admiration as a breathing red pours its tinge upon earth's shore. These mountains, which have seen untold sunrises, long to thunder praise but stand reverent, silent so that man's weak praise should be given God's attention.” ― Donald Miller, Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road

Scripture

I will exalt you, my God the King;

    I will praise your name for ever and ever.

 Every day I will praise you

    and extol your name for ever and ever. Psalms 145:1,2

Song

Every Praise Hezikiah Walker

http://youtu.be/UuuZMg6NVeA

Every praise is to our God.

Every word of worship with one accord

Every praise every praise is to our God.

Sing hallelujah to our God

Glory hallelujah is due our God

Every praise every praise is to our God.

God my Savior

God my Healer

God my Deliverer

Yes He is, yes He is

Yes He is, yes He is [repeat]

Every praise is to our God.

Every word of worship with one accord

Every praise every praise [repeat]

Is to our God

Sentence Prayer

Lead us by your light, O Lord,

that we might shine like the sun.

May we be a reflection of your glory, 

becoming a star that

Points to man’s salvation Jesus!

Lord, may we be cleansed so the Holy Spirit may burn

brightly in us this day and every day!

Glory to the Father, Son and to the Holy Ghost,

as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen R.M.