To be alone with me you went up on the tree

I’d swim across lake Michigan I’d sell my shoes I’d give my body to be back again In the rest of the room To be alone with you To be alone with you To be alone with you To be alone with you You gave your body to the lonely They took your clothes You [...]

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Be Thankful in Every Situation

And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms [...]

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Jesus, Lover of My Soul, stanza 4

Plenteous grace with Thee is found, grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound; make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of Thee;
Spring Thou up within my heart; rise to all eternity. A few notes about the author of the text: -Charles Wesley, [...]

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Breathing Prayer

From Jonny Baker… Breathe in the breath of God Breathe out your cares and concerns Breathe in the love of God Breathe out your doubts and despairs Breathe in the life of God Breathe out your fears and frustrations We sit quietly before the One who gives life and love to all creation, We sit [...]

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Jesus, Lover of My Soul, stanza 3

Thou, O Christ, art all I want, more than all in Thee I find; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is Thy Name, I am all unrighteousness; False and full of sin I am; Thou art full of truth and grace. This stanza is a [...]

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Jesus, Lover of My Soul, stanza 2

Stanza 2 Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me. All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of Thy wing. Thoughts: -We are lost, hopeless, depraved apart [...]

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Romans 14 from a Worship Leader’s View

1 Give a welcome to anyone whose faith is not strong, but do not get into arguments about worship styles. 2 One person may have faith enough to worship through any kind of music; another, less strong, will worship only through one style of music. 3 Those who feel free to worship through edgy rock [...]

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Jesus, Lover of My Soul

text by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Stanza 1… Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high. Hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last. Thoughts… -Jesus [...]

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