USELESS

Snippet

“I had a professor one time... He said, 'Class, you will forget 

almost everything I will teach you in here, so please remember 

this: that God spoke to Balaam through his ass, and He has been 

speaking through asses ever since. So, if God should choose to 

speak through you, you need not think too highly of yourself. 

And, if on meeting someone, right away you recognize what they 

are, listen to them anyway'.” Rich Mullins

Scripture

Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I 

do not inwardly burn?If I must boast, I will boast of the things t

hat show my weakness. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, 

who is to be praised forever, knows that I am not lying. 

2 Corinthians 11:29-31

Song

More than useless Reliant K

I feel like, I would like

To be somewhere else doing something that matters

And I'll admit here, while I sit here

My mind wastes away and my doubts start to gather

Whats the purpose? It feels worthless

So unwanted like I've lost all my value

I can't find it, not in the least bit

and I'm just scared, so scared that I'll fail you

And sometimes I think that I'm not any good at all

And sometimes I wonder why, why I'm even here at all

But then you assure me

I'm a little more than useless

And when I think that I can't do this

You promise me that I'll get through this

And do something right

Do something right for once

So I say if I can't, do something significant

I'll opt to leave most opportunities wasted

And nothing trivial, that life could give me will

Measure up to what might have replaced it

Too late look, my date book

Is packed full of days that were empty and now gone

And I bet, that regret

Will prove to get me to improve in the long run

And sometimes I think that I'm not any good at all

And sometimes I wonder why, why I'm even here at all

But then you assure me

I'm a little more than useless

And when I think that I can't do this

You promise me that I'll get through this

And do something right

Do something right for once

I’m a little more than useless

And I never knew I knew this

Was gonna the day, gonna be the day

That I would do something right

Do something right for once

I notice, I know this

Week is a symbol of how I use my time

Resent it, I spent it

Convincing myself the world's doing just fine

Without me

Doing anything of any consequence

Without me

Showing any sign of ever making sense

Of my time , it's my life

And my right, to use it like I should

Like he would, for the good

Of everything that I would ever know

I'm a little more than useless

When I think that I can't do this

You promise me that I'll get through this

And do something right

Do something right for once

I’m a little more than useless

And I never knew I knew this

Was gonna the day, gonna be the day

That I would do something right

Do something right for once

Sentence Prayer

Root us in a place, Lord: that we might find our 

home in You. Amen

Common Prayer a Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals pg 526

JESUS

Snippet

I want neither a terrorist spirituality that keeps me in a perpetual 

state of fright about being in right relationship with my heavenly 

Father nor a sappy spirituality that portrays God as such a benign 

teddy bear that there is no aberrant behavior or desire of mine 

that he will not condone. I want a relationship with the Abba of 

Jesus, who is infinitely compassionate with my brokenness and at 

the same time an awesome, incomprehensible, and unwieldy 

Mystery. ” Brennan Manning

Scripture

“You are worthy to take the scroll

and to open its seals,

because You were slaughtered,

and You redeemed  people 

for God by Your blood

from every tribe and language

and people and nation. 

You made them a kingdom 

and priests to our God, 

and they will reign on the earth.” Revelation 5:9,10 HCSB

Song

Come On Jesus  Tray Michaels

http://youtu.be/OtO1805vzVc

Come on, Jesus, do what You do in my life

Verse 1

                 

You make beauty from ashes, You break all addictions

Restore the broken hearted, and love the rejected

You fed the five thousand with two loaves of bread

You calmed the sea and storm with just the words You said

Chorus x4

Come on, Jesus, do what You do in my life

Verse 2

         

You broke the back of Satan when you took the keys from hell

               

You conquered death so we could have eternal life as well

        

You’ve come to set the captives free you paid the price on Calvary

     

With your grace and mercy oh Lord start with me

Chorus 

Bridge  

Won’t you start with me   Won’t you start with me 

Sentence Prayer

When I am lost and lonely,

Jesus, remember me.

When worry threatens to crush my spirit,

Jesus, remember me.

When my words wound someone I love

Jesus, remember me.

When I treat others with contempt, disdain, or worse,

Jesus, remember me.

When you come into your kingdom,

Jesus, remember me.

Welcome me Home.  Amen!

(The Abingdon Worship Annual 2011 page 98)

HOPE OF PEACE

Snippet

“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to 

have it even more fully in your heart.” ― St. Francis of Assisi

Scripture

Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,

that I live among the tents of Kedar!

Too long have I lived

 among those who hate peace.

 I am for peace;

 but when I speak, they are for war.  Psalms 120: 5-7

Song

St Francis Kristene Mueller 

http://youtu.be/ZqO3sIgs7v4

There is a love hidden inside your borders

Just waiting to be free, just waiting to be free.

There is a hope hidden inside your borders

Just waiting to be realized, just waiting to be realized.

So keep hoping Saint Francis, you'll be a free man yet,

You'll see the sun shine again over your city streets.

There is a love hidden inside your borders

Just waiting to be free, just waiting to be free.

There is a hope hidden inside your borders

Just waiting to be realized, just waiting to be realized.

So keep hoping Saint Francis, you'll be a free man yet,

You'll see the sun shine again over your city streets.

Keep hoping Saint Francis, you'll be a free man yet.

Though darkness covers your sleeping love, it won't last.

Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength,

I know, those who wait upon the Lord will not be put to shame.

Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength,

I know, I know, those who wait upon the Lord will not 

be put to shame.

And so we wait, so we wait for the sun to shine.

And so we wait, so we wait for You to come.

Keep hoping Saint Francis, you'll be a free man yet,

You'll see the sun shine again over your city streets.

Sentence Prayer

“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love,

Where there is injury, pardon;

Where there is doubt, faith;

Where there is despair, hope;

Where there is darkness, light;

And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console,

to be understood as to understand,

to be loved, as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive,

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.” 

― St. Francis of Assisi

Messengers

Snippet

Man is a messenger who forgot the message.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Scripture

Elisha sent a messenger out to tell him to go and wash in the 

Jordan River seven times and he would be healed of every trace 

of his leprosy! 2 Kings 5:10 LB

Song

Messengers

Lecrae (feat. For King & Country)

http://youtu.be/zxW3stJHdJk

start of lyrics [Hook: For King & Country]

Calling all the messengers

Calling all the messengers

Calling all the messengers

[Verse 1: Lecrae]

We've been given a call

Been forgiven, risen

We livin' to give him our all

Rise up from your past

That's holding you down

This moment is all that matters

The future is now

How will the people know if we don't tell 'em?

If we fail 'em

They're stumbling in the dark

But the lighters that we carryin'

Don't have to wonder your purpose

Or what you're here for

Reflect his image

And show the world what he cares for

[Bridge:]

And I know it's all right

And you know it's your life

And we know that time's running out

Can't wait around cause

[Hook]

[Verse 2: Lecrae]

I've been a lot of places where the scene ain't pretty

I've seen plenty of hate, death and destruction

Where ignorance kills many

The blind leading the blind

We turnin' a blind eye

That alone is a crime

We've got the power to life

I know that we make mistakes

Don't let 'em keep you away

Mercy, love, and His grace

The reason we movin' here

Speak out

Though we've never been qualified to do it

I ain't earned it

I was loved into it

I'm brand new

[Bridge]

[Hook] end of lyrics

Sentence Prayer

Father;

Thank you for loving me, I certainly did not earn it

But Jesus paid for my sin.

Holy Spirit give me a boldness to tell others 

what Jesus did for me! Amen R.M.

HUMAN HURT

Snippet

It all began with an honest look and a helping hand.  Could this be God’s 

strategy for human hurt? First, kind eyes meet desperate ones.  Next, strong 

hands help weak ones. Then, the miracle of God.  We do our small part, 

he does the big part, and life at the Beautiful Gate begins to be just that.  

Max Lucado Out Live your life 2010 Thomas nelson Pub pg 71

Scripture

If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need 

but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?  

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and 

in truth.   This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we 

set our hearts at rest in his presence 1 John 3:17-19 NIV

Song

Do Something Matthew West

http://youtu.be/b_RjndG0IX8

I woke up this morning

Saw a world full of trouble now

Thought, how’d we ever get so far down

How’s it ever gonna turn around

So I turned my eyes to Heaven

I thought, “God, why don’t You do something?”

Well, I just couldn’t bear the thought of

People living in poverty

Children sold into slavery

The thought disgusted me

So, I shook my fist at Heaven

Said, “God, why don’t You do something?”

He said, “I did, I created you”

If not us, then who

If not me and you

Right now, it’s time for us to do something

If not now, then when

Will we see an end

To all this pain

It’s not enough to do nothing

It’s time for us to do something

I’m so tired of talking

About how we are God’s hands and feet

But it’s easier to say than to be

Live like angels of apathy who tell ourselves

It’s alright, “somebody else will do something”

Well, I don’t know about you

But I’m sick and tired of life with no desire

I don’t want a flame, I want a fire

I wanna be the one who stands up and says,

“I’m gonna do something”

If not us, then who

If not me and you

Right now, it’s time for us to do something

If not now, then when

Will we see an end

To all this pain

It’s not enough to do nothing

It’s time for us to do something

We are the salt of the earth

We are a city on a hill (shine shine, shine shine)

But we’re never gonna change the world

By standing still

No we won’t stand still

No we won’t stand still

No we won’t stand still

If not us, then who

If not me and you

Right now, it’s time for us to do something

If not now, then when

Will we see an end

To all this pain

It’s not enough to do nothing

It’s time for us to do something [x3]

Sentence Prayer

Lord, We know the importance of doing for others.  Teach us the 

importance of being for others, that we might take time to fast 

and prayer and dwell with you in order to see more clearly how 

you light illuminates the faces of those we struggle 

alongside for justice.  Amen.   

Common Prayer a  Liturgy for ordinary radicals pg 434

GAMBLE

SNIPPET

Gambling is entertainment that allows you to steal from others 

and entertainment that allows others to steal from you 

Roger Miller

Scripture

When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing 

them into four shares, one for each of them, with the 

undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in 

one piece from top to bottom. “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one 

another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”

This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,“They 

divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.”

So this is what the soldiers did. John 19:23,24 ESV

Song

4 Card Draw 

By Sixers Six

http://youtu.be/G_aTZ_jE_HA

Hey boy, heed what I say

I tell you what it takes to be saved

Living the Word hard and reaching to see His face

You wanna talk shame? 

Well son I know

Walking the narrow path

Facing this cruel worlds wrath

Piles n’ heaps upon weighing down my back

You wanna talk pain? 

Well son I know

Chorus

And I got

Lying here before me

4 little cards

And you gotta choose

Triple 6 or the King

Hopeless is where your at

You're crying you won't come back

Well there's fire n’ flame with weeping and gnashing of teeth

You think you know pain?

Well son I know

Sentence Prayer

Father:

May I not bust in my hit for eternal life

but trust in the Royal Flush, of Father, Son and Holy Ghost

for eternal life. Amen R.M.

UNFAILING

Snippet

Love is forever, and if it doesn’t last forever it isn’t 

love. Dottie Kinnealy

Scripture

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be 

removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be 

shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says 

the Lord, who has compassion on you.Isaiah 54:10

Song

Love Never Fails Brandon Heath

http://youtu.be/8nQy-aP_Koo

Love is not proud

Love does not boast

Love after all

Matters the most

Love does not run

Love does not hide

Love does not keep

Locked inside

Love is the river that flows through

Love never fails you

Love will sustain

Love will provide

Love will not cease

At the end of time

Love will protect

Love always hopes

Love still believes

When you don't

Love is the arms that are holding you

Love never fails you

When my heart won't make a sound

When I can't turn back around

When the sky is falling down

Nothing is greater than this

Greater than this

Love is right here

Love is alive

Love is the way

The truth the life

Love is the river than flows through

Love is the arms that are holding you

Love is the place you will fly to

Love never fails you

SENTENCE PRAYER

Father;

Your eternal love is a greater reality than the wind

Your eternal love is a greater hope than the promise of heaven

Your eternal love is a greater way, teach me how to dance.

Amen R.M.