To finish out the week, I'm including the rest of Allen Bingham's sermon notes... just to "complete the equation" as he called it. (Remember our week's theme was Chemistry!) I didn't want this post to be so incredibly long, so instead of including the entire version of each prayer we used during the week, I've included a synopsis and a link to the rest of it online elsewhere. So when you find yourself looking for unique material for Youth Sunday at your church, remember this list and come back here!
SATURDAY - COMPLETING THE EQUATION
- Rule of JOY – Jesus, Others, Yourself
- We are a gift (taken, blessed, and broken by Jesus) for the world.
- CHARGE: the Great Commandment and the Great Commission
- CHARGE: Love God - Love Neighbor - Go - Baptize - Teach
The Fellowship of the Unashamed – Dr. Bob Moorehead
I am a part of the fellowship of the Unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit Power.
The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made.
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure.
I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need... (read more)
A Magna Charta of Trust of an Out-of-Control Disciple – Leonard I. Sweet
I am part of the Church of the Out-of-Control.
I once was a control junkie, but now I am an Out-of-Control Disciple.
I've given up my control to God. I trust and obey the Spirit.
I've jumped off the fence, I've stepped over the line, and I’ve pulled out all the stops.
There's no turning back, looking around, slowing down, backing away, letting up, or shutting up.
Its life Against the Odds, Outside the Box, Over the Wall,
the game of life played Without Goal Lines other than "Thy Will Be Done …”
I am not here to please the dominant culture. I live to please my Lord and Savior.
My spiritual taste-buds have graduated from fizz to froth to Fire and Ice.
Sometimes I'm called... (read more)
The Jesus Creed – Brian McLaren
We have confidence in Jesus
Who healed the sick, the blind, and the paralyzed.
And even raised the dead.
He cast out evil powers and
Confronted corrupt leaders.
He cleansed the temple.
He favored the poor.
He turned water into wine,
Walked on water, calmed storms.
He died for the sins of the world,
Rose from the dead, and ascended to the Father... (read more)
A Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition – The United Methodist Hymnal
I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt,
rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee,
exalted for thee or brought low by thee... (read more)
St. Patrick’s Breastplate (adapted)
I arise today
through a mighty strength,
the invocation of the Trinity,
through the belief in the threeness,
through confession of the oneness
of the Creator of Creation.
I arise today
Through the strength of Christ's birth with his baptism,
Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial,
Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension,
Through the strength of his descent for the judgment of Doom.
I arise today
Through the strength of heaven:
Light of sun,
Radiance of moon,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of earth,
Firmness of rock.
I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me:
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's host to save me
From snares of devils,
From temptations of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
Afar and anear,
Alone and in multitude.
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness,
Of the Creator of Creation.
Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Take Lord, and receive
all my liberty,
my memory,
my understanding,
and my entire will - ... (read more)
Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Lord, teach me to be generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
to give without counting the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labor and not to ask for reward,
except to know that I am doing your will.
Amen.
Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi (13th Century)
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon...(read more)
I've heard several people ask for the chord chart to "Jesus Savior, Pilot Me," so I asked Adam to send it to us for the blog. Adam Seate wrote the music to this old hymn (originally published by Edward Hopper in 1871) for ACS in 2002, but since then it's been picked up by groups and churches all over North Carolina and beyond! If you want to hear what the OLD hymn version (not Adam's version) sounds like, check out this link! Personally I prefer the new version!! If you're not sure how the tune goes for Adam's version, check out the last few minutes of the Pilgrimage video.
