Worship

Romans 12:1

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

from Candice.

Worship is:

giving of yourself.

costly

sacrificing

being in the presence of Jesus

only done in humility

not always popular

natural overflow of enjoyment

can be serving

focusing on Him

Recognizing Jesus is the better portion

Worship is Not

being distracted

worried

DOING THINGS FOR GOD, WITHOUT GOD

Telling Jesus what we think is best

self centered

performance

demanding of Jesus

Luke 10:41

WR Teten

Titus 2:3-5

³ Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. ⁴ Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children,⁵ to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

What authority in your life to you need to surrender to?

THIS IS GODS WORD FOR US. NOT THE VOICE OF NAVIGATORS NOT THE VOICE OF MAN.

Phileo Love- A tender love. Companionship. Enjoying the people around you, not just serving.

Surrender-everyone must submit

Take care of your home. Think of the people who live there.

Womens Retreat '11

2 Peter 1

¹ Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

² Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Confirming One’s Calling and Election

³ His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. ⁴ Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; ⁷ and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.⁸ For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

¹⁰ Therefore, my brothers and sisters,^[a] make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, ¹¹ and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Prophecy of Scripture

¹² So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. ¹³ I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, ¹⁴ because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. ¹⁵ And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.

¹⁶ For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. ¹⁷ He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”^{[b] 18} We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.

¹⁹ We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. ²⁰ Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. ²¹ For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

"If you've never died, you aint livin yet."

Father by your grace, give me the strength to die to me.

What is beautiful?

God is beauty.

Beauty is all

that reflects

Him.

perfect love that casts out fear
fear that keeps feet
standing still
fear that keeps voice
low and quiet
fear that keeps me showing
off making a riot
perfect love you sing over me
quiet me right
quiet me under
your endurance
make me believe
you are for me
quiet me with your love
and i can breathe.

zeph. 3:17

cosmic love-florence and the machine

A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes
I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart

And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat
I tried to find the sound
But then, it stopped, and I was in the darkness,
So darkness I became

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart

I took the stars from my eyes, and then I made a map
And knew that somehow I could find my way back
Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too
So I stayed in the darkness with you

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart

yes
I know
you will leave me unsatisfied
with every kind word
with every warm gift
that is not from You
You want me like this
a broken piece. You know you are the glue
to fix
You know
that only your words heal
You know that i do not feel real
or whole
or smiling at all
when im all wraped up in
others arms
it doesnt feel warm
on this fall day
to fill my day
with musing of men
it doesnt make sense
to throw away
the only love that
will never end.
all others will fade
when my eyes are closed
and hands cold.

but to live is You
and to die is You
and You are my life
so when I dont have You
Im without
Im hungry
Im through

who do i have in heaven but you?
what is there on this earth that i crave but you?
everything of me will dissolve and fall
but you hold my weak heart
and make it work
you are what i need right now,
tomorrow and into days that never end.

we dont need more self esteem

we need to be secure in what Christ has done for us.


"I am developing insecurities I never knew I had?"

It is a gift.

O to depend on thee
You listen gently to every plea
you hold me still through roaring seas
O to depend on thee

crisp leaves
colored blue
Ill be leaving in the blue

open eyes to the ground

almost touching.

to

spill out a wave and nod and

walk away

like swelling

black tar

hot itll burning and

cry.

squeeze cold wrists till breaking

and falling.

turn a solid tall back

suited up strapping

man.

and dont stay

you cant.

and dont say

those silly words anymore

if you are thin

under my fingers

like a sandy pill.

that wont do no

that wont do.

split our ways and let go of

hands around my face, deciding still.

part of the race

breathe in exhale

wind heavy

speed.

I stop.

just see a blue speck ahead

squinting to grab. brow creased in sweat

one last glimpse.

i cant.

help

i gasp

no one to hear

head bowed stumble back

there is no one here

and the beats begin to lack

no one knocks

may not anymore.

tear open windows that span the walls

the air ice blocks

tumble in.

exposing parch white dry skin

I choose you I choose you.

hands pound and break into

full ashes and a couple of twisted thorns

Only kneel slow.

He

is there.

Once typed in read and black.

ties your shoes and give you air

Pulse in gentle eyes.

reaches steady for a

freezing heart.

turning into flesh.

look up head tilted

up your hands palms up

whisperin sing song

psalms

with a smile

walk like dat lookin

up.

what do i need to let go?

I dont want to walk away sad.

Through Hymn

http://throughhymn.bandcamp.com/

changed

what you do connected to your heart

fake cut cords?

or connected tight blue and red

viens healthy

carrying clean from

beats to hands and feet?

examine yourself.