"CHURCH MY WAY"
IN 10 EASY LESSONS

# 1
SING A NEW SONG!
LOVE ME THROUGH SONG
SING TO ME FROM THE HEART
SING TO ME
NOT ABOUT ME
CLOSE YOUR EYES
OPEN YOUR HEART
AND LET THE LOVE FLOW
I WILL RETURN IT
SURELY I WILL
TEACH MY PEOPLE TO LOVE ME
THROUGH SONG

Singing over you,
GOD
*
Zephaniah 3:17
"The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save.
He will take GREAT DELIGHT in you;
He will quiet you with His Love.
HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH SINGING."


# 2
A WORD IS SPOKEN
BUT WHAT IS ITS ORIGIN?
I WILL GIVE YOU EVERY WORD TO SPEAK
IF YOU WILL WAIT ON ME
I KNOW THE WORDS TO CAPTURE THE HEARTS
I KNOW!
LISTEN TO ME -- THEN SPEAK WHAT YOU HEAR
LISTEN --- THEN SPEAK
LISTEN - THEN SPEAK

I AM ALWAYS talking to you,
GOD
*
Isaiah 2:2-3
"In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple
will be established as chief among the mountains;
It will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
Many peoples will come and say,
'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the GOD of Jacob.  He will teach us His ways,
so that we may walk in His paths.'
The law will go out from Zion,
the word of the Lord from Jerusalem."


# 3
WHAT IS THE COURSE FOR TODAY?
WHAT IS THE PLAN?
I HAVE A PLAN
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR IT?
WILL YOU OBEY?
COME AND LISTEN AND SAY YOU WILL OBEY
I CAN ONLY SHARE MY PLANS
WHEN YOU TAKE TIME TO
LISTEN

Waiting for you,
GOD
*
Jeremiah 33:3
"Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you GREAT
and unsearchable things you do not know."


# 4
WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?
WHY ARE THEY USHERED OUT?
THEY ARE MY TREASURES!
THEY ARE SURELY THE RICH ONES
THE PURE ONES
AND YOU REMOVE THEM FROM THE SERVICE
I WILL SPEAK THROUGH THEM
PURE WORDS OF LOVE AND GAIN
I WILL SING THROUGH THEM
SIMPLE SONGS OF DEVOTION
BUT IF YOU USHER THEM OUT
YOU WILL LOSE MUCH
A FAMILY IS A FAMILY
AND I WANT MY FAMILY
ALL TOGETHER
YOUNG AND OLD

"Young" and old,
GOD
*
Luke 18:16
"But Jesus called the little children to Him and said,
'Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them,
for the Kingdom of GOD belongs to such as these.'"


# 5
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
WHERE IS IT ASSIGNED?
WHY IS IT COLLECTED AS THOUGH I AM DEAD
AND YOU ARE PAYING FOR MY FUNERAL?
I AM ALIVE
AND I DON'T NEED MONEY
I NEED HEARTS
I LONG FOR THE HEARTS
I HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY
TRY GIVING MONEY
OUT
INSTEAD OF COLLECTING IT
THAT'S WHAT I DO

Rich and Famous,
GOD
*
Matthew 22:21
"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to GOD
what is GOD'S."


# 6
A SONG
A WORD
AN ANNOUNCEMENT
THE END!
I AM BORED ~~~ AREN'T YOU?
WHERE'S THE PARTY???
WHEN DO WE CELEBRATE?
WHEN DO WE CELEBRATE?
I LOVE PARTIES
I LOVE FUN
I LOVE TO DANCE!

COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE ME!
I WILL BE IN YOUR MIDST
TO SET THE PRISONER FREE!!!

Bored with it all,
GOD
*
Isaiah 1 and 35


# 7
AND A CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM
WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO?
THEY GO WHERE THEY ARE LOVED
THEY GO WHERE THEY CAN HAVE FUN
THEY GO WHERE PEOPLE SMILE AND LAUGH
THEY GO WHERE THERE IS A SONG
AND THEY CLAP AND DANCE
AND SING LOUDLY
OH, SO LOUDLY
AND A CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM
CATER TO THE CHILDREN
AND YOU HAVE WON ME, TOO

Yes, Jesus loves you,
GOD
*
Matthew 18:3
"I tell you the Truth, unless you CHANGE
and BECOME LIKE little children,
you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven."


# 8
Where do we go from here?
Do we go out to eat, Agnes
or home to feed the cat?
Do we drive around the neighborhood
or stop at the store?
The day is young - the night not near over
I wish we could have stayed at the church longer
but I guess they must go home and feed their cat, too

WHY DO YOU CLOSE THE DOORS?
WHY DO YOU CHASE ME OUT?
WHY CAN'T THE PEOPLE STAY
AND SING
AND LOVE
AND DANCE
AND PRAY?
WHY?

Missing you,
GOD
*
Genesis 3:8-9
"Then the man and his wife heard the sound
of the LORD GOD as He was walking in the garden
in the cool of the day, and they HID from the LORD GOD
among the trees of the garden.  But the LORD GOD
called to the man, 'Where are you?'"


# 9
I COME, BUT I DON'T COME TOO OFTEN
NOT MANY THINGS CHANGE
AND I WONDER IF I AM WELCOME, AT ALL
I WANT TO BE KNOWN
I WANT TO BE LOVED
I WANT TO MAKE MY PRESENCE KNOWN
WILL YOU INVITE ME TO COME AND STAY
AS LONG AS I LIKE?
I'M LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE
TO CARE FOR MY PEOPLE
WILL YOU OPEN YOUR DOORS
AND KEEP THEM OPEN?
WILL YOU?

Still no room at the inn?
GOD
*
Luke 2:7
"She gave birth to her firstborn, a son.
 She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger,
because there was NO ROOM for them in the inn."


# 10
SHALOM, MY FRIENDS
AGAIN, I SAY, SHALOM
FOR I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH
AND I WILL BRING FORTH A NEW BREED
OFF THE STREETS
IF THERE BE NOT ROOM IN YOUR PALACES
OF RELIGION
YOU CATER TO THE RICH
AND TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW YOUR LAWS
BUT, MY FRIENDS, WHERE IS THE LOVE?
AM I TRULY WELCOME
OR ONLY INVITED IN ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS?
AM I ALLOWED TO RULE
OR
ARE YOUR LEADERS IN CHARGE?
AM I GOD IN YOUR MIDST
OR
A STRANGER?

THINK ON THESE THINGS
ASK ME TO COME
AND BUILD MY HOME WITH YOU
AND I WILL
ALLOW ME TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES
FOR YOU TO HOLD MY GLORY
MY ARK
AND I WILL COME

OH! I WILL COME AND ABIDE WITH YOU
AND TEACH YOU MY WAYS
AND LOVE YOU AND LOVE YOU AND LOVE YOU . . .

I have loved you with an everlasting LOVE,
GOD
*
Jeremiah 31:3
"I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness.
I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt.
Again you will take up your tambourines
and go out and dance with the joyful."

* * *

My promise:

Psalms 132
"I will not go home;
I will not let myself rest.
I will not sleep
nor close my eyelids in slumber
until
I find a place
to build a
HOUSE for the LORD,
a SANCTUARY
for the
MIGHTY ONE
of Israel."

Terah


"ARISE, O LORD,
and enter
YOUR SANCTUARY,
along with
THE ARK,
the symbol
of
YOUR POWER."



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