Expectations, Preparations for All Believers
May churches multiply, have vision;
Equip and train, mentor God’s people;
Send them forth, to reproduce;
Not merely sat, beneath a steeple.
A Modern Pharisee or Disciple? (Rule-Keepers or Jesus Believers?)
Are using Scripture, not as a mirror;
But as a weapon, to beat others;
And so, break God’s commands;
For they fail, to love another.
My Godly Wife
Her family, above fame;
Godliness, not success;
Let us arise and esteem her;
For this wife, is the best.
A Controlling Spirit
You find a deep need;
To have your own way;
So, the plans of all others;
Must follow your say.
Will We Obey?
Yet many churches, too clergy centered
The ‘Lay-people’, passive spectators
In church activities, weekly rituals
But not discipled, equipped as laborers.
Grow Our Faith in God
So, grow your faith, pleasing God;
Open wide your mouth, Lord fill it;
Believing God, is all able;
For Your glory, send Your Spirit!
Heart Disease
But many sadly, stay hard-hearted;
Wanting only, their will and way;
So they reject, keep refusing;
As they rebel, and disobey.
Not Just a Branch
With no beauty in us
But the fruit that we bear
Keep abiding and growing
That God’s glory we share.
Suffering and God’s Sovereignty
Yes, God promises us His grace;
Sufficient, for our hour;
His strength, is made perfect;
In our weakness, His power.
A Healthy Heart?
A heart in God’s people;
To be discipled, and go;
To make disciples, multiplying;
That all peoples may know.