Putting my hand over my heart I wanted to tell you to the beat of a song That you are my life and I want nobody else but you. That I breathe the same air, that I breathe the same air That I breathe the same air that you are...
Read MoreOakhurst Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia invited me to preach on 27 December 2015. My topic was Living as God’s Children based upon Colossians 3:12-14. Here is a link to video of the 21-minute...
Read MoreLeader: In the beginning the Seed already existed, and the Seed was with God. People: Through it God made all things, nothing in all creation was made without it. Leader: The Seed came to life and lives among us. People: We have...
Read MoreO God of Every Nation is a prayer that appears as Hymn #289 in the book we use at my church. The author, William Watkins Reid (1923-2007), served in World War II as a medic and concluded his time in uniform as a prisoner of war....
Read MoreLeader: As forgiven and reconciled people, People: let us offer ourselves and our gifts to God. Led by a deacon at Oakhurst Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia on October 27,...
Read MoreGreat and deep the Spirit’s purpose, hidden now in mystery; Nature bursts with joyful promise, ripe with what is yet to be. In a wealth of rich invention, still the work of art unfolds – barely have we seen, and...
Read MoreOne: We are the descendants of gospel trouble-makers! Many: Holy Spirit, breathe the fire of your life into our hearts! One: Those trouble-makers questioned those who would speak on God’s behalf to us, and on our behalf to...
Read MoreCorporate Confession: Everlasting God, we have often failed to realize that repentance and renewal are ongoing, for us as individuals and as your church. We are too easily lulled into repetition of the familiar. Too often...
Read MoreI’ve been making an effort lately to pray and worship God several times per day, not with the occasional thought, but with clear, sustained focus. I did not want to fill my time with reading Scripture and singing hymns and...
Read MoreLeader: The grace of our God overflowed for me. People: Let us give thanks with our tithes and offerings. Led by a deacon at Oakhurst Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia on October 20, 2013. 1 Timothy 1: 14: and the grace of...
Read MoreLeader: There is one body and one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Creator of all… Congregation: We give thanks for faith nurtured and nourished in this church. Leader: The gifts God gave were that...
Read MoreMay the angels protect you Trouble neglect you And heaven accept you when its time to go home May you always have plenty Your glass never empty And know in your belly You’re never alone Chorus: Never alone Never alone I¹ll...
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