Uplifted hands
Together palm to palm
Knees bent to the floor
An arm around the shoulder
A helping hand
A hug
A bright face
A listening ear
Compassionate eyes
Witnessing lips
A smile
A well maintained temple
Dignity of an heir
Attitude of a servant
A workman without shame
mtc 1996
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Is Revival to Simple to Do?
Peter preached at pentecost-
The power to love.
Accept the vive of salvation - God's love.
Then give God's love to others - Revive.
When we make good things
Happen to others, we love.
The number and magnitude of
The good things we do
Measures how much we love.
What good things
Do I make happen for
My God and church
My Spouse and children
My friends and neighbors
My community and world
My enemies?
If I love you,
I rejoice in your good fortune
I seek ways to make good things happen to you
I say good things about you
I sacrifice to you with no thought of return.
Revival is never giving to get,
Manipulation, show or pride.
We are revived when we are
Engrossed in giving God's love.
When I say I love you
Know my love by my servitude -
The good things I do for you.
Great revivals are simply,
Great selfless acts of giving
By individual ambassadors
As part of the local church
In the body of Christ.
mtc 1996
The power to love.
Accept the vive of salvation - God's love.
Then give God's love to others - Revive.
When we make good things
Happen to others, we love.
The number and magnitude of
The good things we do
Measures how much we love.
What good things
Do I make happen for
My God and church
My Spouse and children
My friends and neighbors
My community and world
My enemies?
If I love you,
I rejoice in your good fortune
I seek ways to make good things happen to you
I say good things about you
I sacrifice to you with no thought of return.
Revival is never giving to get,
Manipulation, show or pride.
We are revived when we are
Engrossed in giving God's love.
When I say I love you
Know my love by my servitude -
The good things I do for you.
Great revivals are simply,
Great selfless acts of giving
By individual ambassadors
As part of the local church
In the body of Christ.
mtc 1996
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Life
The trip is not easy
It was not ment to be
But, the road is wide
And goes far away
We climb and slide
And coast very little
We move to the right
We move to the left
We move to the middle
We travel with groups, in pairs
And sometimes alone
Woman and man moves fast then slow
Not thinking how far the road will go
Then the road narrows
And there is no place to stand
mtc 1996
It was not ment to be
But, the road is wide
And goes far away
We climb and slide
And coast very little
We move to the right
We move to the left
We move to the middle
We travel with groups, in pairs
And sometimes alone
Woman and man moves fast then slow
Not thinking how far the road will go
Then the road narrows
And there is no place to stand
mtc 1996
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
A New Holy Day
We need a new holy day that looks to the future and celebrates the 2nd coming of Christ. Present holidays are associated with pagan days or commercialized leaving Christ out of the picture. A holy day that celebrates the 2nd coming but reflects on the past events of Christ in the Bible would be specifically Christian.
Who but Christians would celebrate the glorious day of the 2nd coming of Christ. Maybe the last day of the year, December 31, would be appropiate since we are in the last days. Celebrate before New Years Eve which ends the year. The state does not have to bless this holiday. Christians just need to rejoice in celebration of the future return of Christ.
This holiday could also add to a world wide evangelism awareness. Get ready. He will return. Never give up; Keep looking up.
mtc 2008 Nov
Who but Christians would celebrate the glorious day of the 2nd coming of Christ. Maybe the last day of the year, December 31, would be appropiate since we are in the last days. Celebrate before New Years Eve which ends the year. The state does not have to bless this holiday. Christians just need to rejoice in celebration of the future return of Christ.
This holiday could also add to a world wide evangelism awareness. Get ready. He will return. Never give up; Keep looking up.
mtc 2008 Nov
Monday, November 17, 2008
Concert in the Soil
A John Deere tractor and a Chevy truck
Texas sun and Texas dirt
Plow the ground and break it up.
By the moonlight continue to toil
Popping Johnny breaking soil.
Study it, analyze it,
Fertilize it, lime it,
Plant in it, cultivate it,
Harrow it and till it,
Terrace it, irrigate it,
Conserve it and smell it,
Mortage it, Will it,
Real Estate deal it.
Live in it, grow in it,
Get old and die in it.
Texas sun and Texas dirt
Plow the ground and break it up.
mtc 1995
Texas sun and Texas dirt
Plow the ground and break it up.
By the moonlight continue to toil
Popping Johnny breaking soil.
Study it, analyze it,
Fertilize it, lime it,
Plant in it, cultivate it,
Harrow it and till it,
Terrace it, irrigate it,
Conserve it and smell it,
Mortage it, Will it,
Real Estate deal it.
Live in it, grow in it,
Get old and die in it.
Texas sun and Texas dirt
Plow the ground and break it up.
mtc 1995
Saturday, November 15, 2008
All You See is Desert
"It is easy to trust God when the waters are parting,
the mountains are shaking, and when
the money is flowing, but it is very difficult to
trust God when all that you see is desert.
But it is especially during those times we need to trust.
Even in his desert, God was with Moses."
Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Bible Hour Speaker
The God of green pastures is also the God of the desert.
Our greatest worship, growth, discovery, opportunity or
accomplishment may take place in the desert.
Trust in God always provides abundant life.
So, let us live life to the max even in the desert.
mtc 2008
the mountains are shaking, and when
the money is flowing, but it is very difficult to
trust God when all that you see is desert.
But it is especially during those times we need to trust.
Even in his desert, God was with Moses."
Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Bible Hour Speaker
The God of green pastures is also the God of the desert.
Our greatest worship, growth, discovery, opportunity or
accomplishment may take place in the desert.
Trust in God always provides abundant life.
So, let us live life to the max even in the desert.
mtc 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Sin and Fame Sells
On the church circuit
Praise to sin and fame
I was soo0 baddd
Famous sinners sell
Sports personalities sell
A side for when the muscles go
Fallen secular music stars sell
It is just another gig
Can there be a burden for the lost
When Jesus is not the main attraction
mtc 1996
Praise to sin and fame
I was soo0 baddd
Famous sinners sell
Sports personalities sell
A side for when the muscles go
Fallen secular music stars sell
It is just another gig
Can there be a burden for the lost
When Jesus is not the main attraction
mtc 1996
Thursday, November 13, 2008
To Poem or Not to Poem
Does poetry exist apart from linguistics
a simple word game of the imagination
a justaposition of syllables
a ganglia connection
a cerebral echo rhyme
a meter measurement that only exist in time
a picture without the object
a feeling outside the heart
a thought bound up in words
a feeble thrust to be.
Is man only words and nothing more
Or has the Poet Laureate outside of time
made man His greatest rhyme.
mtc 1996
a simple word game of the imagination
a justaposition of syllables
a ganglia connection
a cerebral echo rhyme
a meter measurement that only exist in time
a picture without the object
a feeling outside the heart
a thought bound up in words
a feeble thrust to be.
Is man only words and nothing more
Or has the Poet Laureate outside of time
made man His greatest rhyme.
mtc 1996
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