SEEK

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If we only had eyes to see and ears to hear and wits to 

understand, we would know that the Kingdom of God in the sense 

of holiness, goodness, beauty is as close as breathing and is 

crying out to born both within ourselves and within the world; we 

would know that the Kingdom of God is what we all of us hunger 

for above all other things even when we don’t know its name or 

realize that it’s what we’re starving to death for. The Kingdom of 

God is where our best dreams come from and our truest prayers. 

We glimpse it at those moments when we find ourselves being 

better than we are and wiser than we know. We catch sight of it 

when at some moment of crisis a strength seems to come to us 

that is greater than our own strength. The Kingdom of God is 

where we belong. It is home, and whether we realize it or not, I 

think we are all of us homesick for it.” ― Frederick Buechner

Scripture

“So don’t worry at all about having enough food and clothing.

Why be like the heathen? For they take pride in all these things 

and are deeply concerned about them. But your heavenly Father 

already knows perfectly well that you need them, and he will give 

them to you if you give him first place in your life and live as he 

wants you to.

“So don’t be anxious about tomorrow. God will take care of your 

tomorrow too. Live one day at a time. Matthew 6:32-34 TLB

Song

Seek the Kingdom 

by Kings Kaleidoscope

http://youtu.be/YdmZ-dv5qsw

I’ve been anxious, I can’t sleep 

Worthless worries, burden me 

I hunt the sun, chase the wind 

Till my tired spirit spins into the ground 

When I try to take control 

Fear and terror grip my soul 

I need joy, I need peace 

I need rest I need relief 

I look to you, and you teach me to 

Seek your kingdom 

Seek your righteousness 

See the ravens, they can’t farm 

They don’t have silos, trucks or barns 

But our God sees their needs 

And he loves them and he feeds them everyday 

See the lilies, how they grow 

They don’t work or buy their clothes 

But if God, by his grace, clothes the grass with great array 

Then how much more, is there in store, when I 

Seek your kingdom 

Seek your righteousness 

I will seek your kingdom 

Seek your righteousness 

When I’m worried about tomorrow, you will guide me through 

All these things in my life won’t shake me, you’ll take me home

credits

Sentence Prayer

Father:

We have all wandered from you ways.

Teach me to love the skies I’m under

And my own skin.

Help me to know the 

Only rest for man is to love

You.  Amen

NOTHING

Snippet

Now, don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky

It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind  Kansas Dust in the Wind

Scripture

Meaningless! Meaningless!
says the Teacher.
Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 1:1,2 NIV

Song 

Customary- Left with Nothing

http://youtu.be/AvCd3UxuVrY

Oh I've chased it all before

Oh, oh, still I'm left with nothing

Oh I've chased it all before

Oh, oh, still I'm left with nothing

Yeah I've change after getting paid

To get what I want, be comfortable every day

So now I'm on that constant looking for ways

To make a dollar no matter what it takes

The stress is my relationship that's the price I pay

To have no one to hang with, I guess that's OK

I'm trying to bring that change and buy and give the days

All the while my social life slowly slips away

Which leaves me to chase another pride of my work

Like I'm the one, I'm the hottest thing on Earth

I'm self-taught, I'm self produced

I do everything myself , including looking like a fool

Sentence Prayer

Jesus; with out you we are nothing. Amen

PRAYER

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Prayer girds human weakness with divine strength, turns human 

folly into heavenly wisdom, and gives to troubled mortals the 

peace of God. We know not what prayer can do. C.H. Spurgeon

Scripture

Always be joyful. Pray continually, 18 and give thanks whatever 

happens. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus. 1 

Thessalonians 5:16-18 NCV

Song

MAKE MY LIFE A PRAYER                               Keith Green

http://youtu.be/AjcD3oWBJIw

You make my life a prayer to You

I wanna do what You want me to

No empty words and no white lies

No token prayers no compromise

I wanna shine the light You gave

Through Your Son You sent to save us

From ourselves and our despair

It comforts me to know You're really there

Well I wanna thank You now for being patient with me

Oh it's so hard to see, when my eyes are on me

I guess I'll have the trust and just believe what You say

Oh You're coming again, You're coming to take me away

I wanna die and let You give Your life to me, so I might live

And share the hope You gave to me, the love that set me free

I wanna tell the world out there, You're not some fable or fairy 

tale That I've made up inside my head, You're God the Son

You've risen from the dead

Oh I wanna thank You now for being patient with me

Oh it's so hard to see, when my eyes are on me

I guess I'll have the trust and just believe what You say

Oh You're coming again, coming to take me away

I wanna die and let You give Your life to me, so I might live

And share the hope You gave to me

I wanna share the love that set me free

Sentence Prayer

Our Father, which art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy Name.

Thy Kingdom come. 

Thy will be done in earth, 

As it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive them that trespass against us. 

And lead us not into temptation, 

But deliver us from evil. 

For thine is the kingdom,

The power, and the glory,

For ever and ever.

Amen.

HIDING

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And if you are faithful in Babylon, God will bless you in Jerusalem  

(Mark Batterson The Wild Goose Chase Multnomah press 2008 pg 40)

Scripture

Blessed are those whose strength is in you,

    whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

 As they pass through the Valley of Baka,

    they make it a place of springs;

    the autumn rains also cover it with pools.[a]

 They go from strength to strength,

    till each appears before God in Zion.  Psalms 84:5-7 NIV

Song

OUT OF HIDING

Steffany Gretzinger

http://youtu.be/iSvxaGA2pFo

Come out of hiding you're safe here with me 

No need to cover what I already see 

You've got your reasons but I hold your 

peace?

You've been on lock down but I hold the key 

And I loved you before you knew what was love 

And I saw it all still I choose the cross

And you were the one that I was thinking off 

When I rose from the grave 

Now read of the shackles, my victory's yours 

I tore the veil for you to come close 

There's no reason to stand at a distance anymore 

You're not far from home 

I'll be the lighthouse when you're lost at sea 

And I will illuminate everything 

No need to be frightened by intimacy 

Just throw off your fear and come running to me 

Oh 

And Oh as you run what hindered love

Will only become part of the story 

Baby you're almost home now 

Please don't quit now 

Sentence Prayer

May the Peace of the Lord Christ go with you: wherever he may 

send you;May he guide you through the wilderness: protect you 

through the storm: May he bring you home rejoicing: at the 

wonders he has shown you; May he bring you home rejoicing: 

once again into our doors.  (Common Prayer A Liturgy For 

Ordinary Radicals Zondervan pg 399 2010)

NEED

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God rewards those who seek Him. Not those who seek doctrine of 

religion or systems or creeds. Many settle for these lesser 

passions, but the reward goes to those who settle for nothing less 

than Jesus himself. And what is the reward? What awaits those 

who seek Jesus? Nothing short of the heart of Jesus.” Max Lucado

Scripture

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,

    a stronghold in times of trouble.

 Those who know your name trust in you,

    for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

 Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;

    proclaim among the nations what he has done.  

Psalms 9:9-11 NIV

Song

Matt Maher Lord, I need You

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

Lord, I come, I confess

Bowing here I find my rest

Without You I fall apart

You're the One that guides my heart

Lord, I need You, oh, I need You

Every hour I need You

My one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

Where sin runs deep Your grace is more

Where grace is found is where You are

And where You are, Lord, I am free

Holiness is Christ in me

Lord, I need You, oh, I need You

Every hour I need You

My one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

Teach my song to rise to You

When temptation comes my way

And when I cannot stand I'll fall on You

Jesus, You're my hope and stay

Lord, I need You, oh, I need You

Every hour I need You

My one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

You're my one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

My one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

Sentence Prayer

In your mercy, receive us, Lord: and give us grace to cling to you. 

(Common Prayer A Liturgy For Ordinary Radicals Zondervan pg 396 2010)

ABANDON

Snippet

The Spirit does not take His pupils beyond the cross, but ever 

more deeply into it. J. Knox Chamblin  Paul and the Self: 

Apostolic Teaching for Personal Wholeness, Baker, 1993, p. 117.

Scripture

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax 

collector’s booth; and He *said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed 

Him. Matthew 9:9 NASB

Song

Live with Abandon newsboys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SJR2vdJFXw

Chasing after this world makes me tired

Praising my own name leaves me dry

There's gotta be so much more to life than this

A higher calling that I missed

I want my life to count, every breath

I wanna live with abandon

Give You all that I am

Every part of my heart, Jesus

I place in Your hands

I wanna live with abandon

Give You all that I am

Every part of my heart, Jesus

I place in your hands

I wanna leave with abandon

Sentence Prayer

Jesus, Give us courage to confess your name: and go with you against the grain. 

Amen

(Common Prayer A Liturgy For Ordinary Radicals Zondervan pg 394 2010)

BLESSED BE THE NAME

Snippet

Let God's promises shine on your problems. Corrie Ten Boom

Scripture

And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, 

Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah—said: “Stand up and praise the 

Lord your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting.[a]”

“Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all 

blessing and praise. You alone are the Lord. You made the 

heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the 

earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You 

give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you. 

Nehemiah 9:5,6 NIV

Song

Blessed Be Your Name 

by Chris Tomlin

http://youtu.be/heRHeX23r70

Blessed Be Your Name

In the land that is plentiful 

Where Your streams of abundance flow

Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name

When I'm found in the desert place

Though I walk through the wilderness

Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out 

I'll turn back to praise

When the darkness closes in, Lord

Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name

When the sun's shining down on me

When the world's 'all as it should be'

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name

On the road marked with suffering 

Though there's pain in the offering 

Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out 

I'll turn back to praise

When the darkness closes in, Lord

Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away

You give and take away

My heart will choose to say

Lord, blessed be Your name

Sentence Prayer

Almighty God;

Blessed Be Your Name

May we lift up our problems

to you in worship, and stand

on your faithful promises.

Yes, you give and take away.

but you always act on behalf 

of your children.  Amen