NEW TESTAMENT
Class Songs
Week of 27 May 2008
HOLY SPIRIT
Class Songs
Week of 27 May 2008
HOLY SPIRIT
"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counsellor to be with you forever, the Spirit of Truth." JOHN 14:16
Holy Spirit, come on in the room (x), bless my soul. Help me choir! Holy Spirit, come on in the room. Somebody in the building needs you, come on in the room (bless my soul). We can't do nothing at all, until you come on in the room (bless my soul). We need your power, come on in the room! Yes we need your power, come on in the room, bless my soul! We need a fire, come on in the room, etc. Yeah, we need the fire, come on in the room! We need you right now, bless my soul! Yeah! Bless my soul all night and all day! Bless my soul, I've been waiting a long time!NICODEMUS
JOHN 3:1-21
A man came to Jesus saying what must I do to be saved from my wicked ways? I'm wicked, I'm wounded. Lord I need a change! Nicodemus, your soul must be saved. Nicodemus, turn from yoru wicked ways. Nicodemus hear me when I say you must be born again! Yes you must be born again!JOHN 3:1-21
OH HAPPY DAY
Oh happy day, O happy day when Jesus washed O when he washed, when Jesus washed my sins away. He taught me how to watch and pray and we'll rejoice in every way!SCANDLIZE MY NAME
"[N]o man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness."
JAMES 3:8
Well I met my sister the other day, I gave her my right hand. But just as soon as my back was turned she scandlized my name. Now do you call that a sister (x), she scandalized my name! Well let me tell you, I met my neighbor the other day (you did?), I gave her my right hand (go on) but just as soon as my back was turned she scandlized my name? Now do you call that a neighbor? No, no. (X) She scandalized my name. Now wait a minute, let me tell you. I met my Deacon the other day and gave him my right hand. But just as soon as my back was turned . . . He scandalized your name! Now do you call that a Deacon (no, no). You'll never belive it. Well, I met my preacher the other day, gave him my right hand. But just as soon as ever my back was turned (tell me), he scandlized my name. Well do you call that a preacher (x)? Well do you call that religion? No, no! He scandlized my name!JAMES 3:8
DAY BY DAY
All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians 4:15-17
The biggest hit from the Broadway and film musical, Godspell
Day by day, day by day, oh dear Lord, three things I pray: to see you more clearly, love you more dearly, follow you more nearly, day by day.All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians 4:15-17
The biggest hit from the Broadway and film musical, Godspell
OF THE FATHER'S LOVE BEGOTTEN
Based on verses in John and Revelation.
Of the Father’s love begotten, ere the worlds began to be, He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He, Of the things that are, that have been, And that future years shall see, evermore and evermore! O that birth forever blessèd, when the virgin, full of grace, By the Holy Ghost conceiving, bore the Savior of our race; And the Babe, the world’s Redeemer, First revealed His sacred face, evermore and evermore! O ye heights of heaven adore Him; angel hosts, His praises sing; Powers, dominions, bow before Him, and extol our God and King! Let no tongue on earth be silent, Every voice in concert sing, evermore and evermore!Based on verses in John and Revelation.
NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE
"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'"
LUKE 16:31
Nobody's fault but mine (x), if I die and my soul be lost, nobody fault but mine! (X). I got a Bible in my home (x), if I don't read it and my soul be lost, nobody's fault but mine. Sister taught me how to read (x), if I don't read and my soul be lost, nobody's fault but mine. Nobody's fault but mine (x), if I die and my soul be lost, nobody fault but mine! (X).LUKE 16:31
ABIDE WITH ME
"They urged him strongly, 'Stay with us,
for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.'"
LUKE 24:29
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with mefor it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.'"
LUKE 24:29
Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour. What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power? Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
TAKE MY MOTHER HOME
When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing near by, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
JOHN 19:26-27
This action in John's Gospel seems to be symbolic. As in LUKE, where Mary is the first disciple, in JOHN, Mary is made the symbolic Mother of the disciples.
I think I heard him say when he was struggling up the hill. I think I heard him say, "Take my mother home. Then I'll die easy, take my mother home. I'll die so easy, take my mother home." I think I heard him say when they were raffling off his clothes. I think I heard him say, "Take my mother home." I think I heard him cry when they were nailing in the nails. I think I heard him cry, "Take my mother home. I'll die this death on Calvary, ain't gonna die no more, I'll die on Calvary, ain't gonna die no more." I think I heard him say when he was giving up the ghost, I think I heard him say, "Please take my mother home. Please take my mother home."JOHN 19:26-27
This action in John's Gospel seems to be symbolic. As in LUKE, where Mary is the first disciple, in JOHN, Mary is made the symbolic Mother of the disciples.
WITHOUT LOVE
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
If I speak in the tongues of angels and have not love I'm only a resounding noise. If I have the gift of knowledge and if my faith moves mountains high but have not love I am nothing. Though I know the one who holds the stars in the Heavens in the palm of his hand, and if I give all I possess to the poor and the homeless, I still gain nothing without love. Love is patient, true love is always kind, love does not envy, never brags, is never proud, slow to wrath, it keeps no records of wrongs against friends, love forgives, we all could use forgiveness. Though I know the one who holds the stars in the Heavens in the palm of his hand, and if I give all I possess to the poor and the homeless, I still gain nothing without love. Love never fails, love is true, love is the only thing that can always change you, love is patient, love is kind, love is the only reason the world survives. Though I know the one who holds the stars in the Heavens in the palm of his hand and if I give all I possess to the poor and the homeless, I still gain nothing without love. love is the only thing that can always change you, love is patient, love is kind, love is the only reason the world survives.THE MAN IN WHITE
The "man in white" is Jesus, but the song is about St. Paul. Much of this is a summary of the book of Acts, by the Country singer, Johnny Cash. "Gamaliel" was Paul's Hebrew teacher (Acts 22:3, 26:4).I studied at the feet of a Master, Gamaliel we called him, the beauty of the Lord. I was born of the tribe of Benjamin, I was a Pharisee and I could quote from memory th Holy Torah. That day that the Nazarene was brought to trial. It was on a Sabbath eve, there was an earthquake when he died. Just another peasant preacher who came up from Galilee, blaspheming troublemaker, we let him be crucified.
And I thought that I would hear no more about him. But his friends found his tomb empty and then claimed that he rose from the dead. Then they say that he walked among them with the nail wounds in his hands, that king upon a donkey with a thorn crown on his head.
His followers kept growing in great numbers and the one that they called mocked the sins of judgment hall. And with a Greek named Stephen we knew the Gentiles had come in. I cast my vote against him, he was stoned, I saw him fall.
Then the friends of the Nazarene became united. And I became enraged and led a slaughter of their leagues. I found their secret places, they were beaten, they were chained. But some of them were scattered, justified in fearing me.
Then the Man in White appeared to me in such a blinding light. It struck me down with his brilliance it took away my sight. Then the Man in White in gentle loving tones spoke to me. And I was blinded so that I might see the Man in White.
But like the winds that blows the scattered sea, from Alexandria to Antioch their congregation grew. I went to the High Priest for letters of permission to go to other cities to see my mission through.
Six days on the hot road to Damascus and just outside the city in the middle of the day, a great unearthly light struck and overpowered me, prostrate on the hot road I was blinded where I lay.
Then I thought I heard the rushing of great waters and a multitude of angels singing sweet and heavenly. And through the sound of wind came a voice so soft and kind, meant for only me to hear, "Saul why did you persecute me."
As I lay there on the ground in my blindness, he asked me once again, and suddenly the voice I knew. So finally I managed a trembling response, "Who are you Lord?" I asked him, but I already knew.
"I am Jesus of Nazareth," the voice answered. "Arise, go to Damascus on the street called Straight. A place where you will wait for my servant, Ananias. He will open your eyes, you'll be a witness unto me."
So now I live to serve my master. As zealous in his service as I once was as his foe. And keeping his commandments given on Damascus Road, I go to all the world and I let the whole world know that the Man in White appeared to me in such a blinding light. It struck me down and with its brilliance it took away my sight. And the Man in White in gentle, loving tones spoke to me and I was blinded so that I might see the Man in White. And I was blinded so that I might see the Man in White, the Man in White.
SERMON
"Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
JOHN 20:29
I don't believe you know what I'm talking about. But Thomas was like many of you that are listening here tonight. He wanted to based his faith totally upon fact, totally upon faith, or rather upon fact. But you see Faith moves out beyond what I can touch, beyond what I can see, beyond sometimes what I can hear and even beyond what I can investigate. I don't know where God is, but I believe he liveth. I don't know anything about how he raised his Son. I'm not concerned about whether it was bodily or spiritual, I believe that Jesus liveth tonight. I believe that he is a living reality, he is transforming you, a transforming influence.JOHN 20:29
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