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LIVING IN THE DASH

July 13, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Everything I do
Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Will all be done in the dash, born, dash, died
Life seems so much bigger than me

Trying life on for size
I scramble to accomplish
I struggle thru frustration and anguish
I want to be somebody, to do something that will last

Jesus created us with value
Calling us to follow
Christ says our investment in others
Is an investment of worth and value into eternity

The first shall be last and the last shall be first
God measures differently than us
He sees our contribution and will never forget it
We overlook what God thinks too often and opt for man’s applause

Jesus is with us
What we do for Him will survive
Christ gives us marching orders
Then fights the fight ahead of us and as we arrive Jesus is there

Jesus calls us to faithfulness
Build on our relationship with Him each day
Step away from immorality or a worldly view
Tithe, work, pray, read God’s Word, let Him have His way with you

Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life
His love compels us
His presence encourages us
Christ will reconcile our heart and our life-He loves you

Clay Corvin July 13, 2013

GOD KNOWS

June 22, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

GOD KNOWS .. PSALM 139

God knows you
All about you
More than you know about yourself
God knows you

How great our Lord
He is more than we can think
Absolutely majestic
He is good

He is all knowing
Looking for what He can bless
Knowing me
Change me Lord

He is all seeing
Wherever we go God is there
Interested
Loving, help me Lord

We cannot hide from God
No location
No distance
No darkness, not even death hides us from God

He created me
He understands me
He equips me
Lord stand with me

My quest in life is to know the Lord, He is worthy of all of my attention, worthy
The Lord wants to spend time with me, Wake me up from my sleep
My heart is cold, my head is dull, nothing is as wonderful as knowing the Lord
Praise the Lord, He sought me, He bought me, I surrender to Him, Save me Lord
He does, Jesus paid my price, my life is His, He is my life, Jesus is Lord
Lead me Lord, today, each day, as I walk home to be with you, God knows me

Clay Corvin June 22, 2013

A LETTER FROM DEATH ROW (2 TIM 1:1-7)

May 18, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Paul writes a letter of life, dying on death row, insignificant to Rome
He writes to early Christians, His letter is a word today
He is unconcerned for his life, totally committed to our life, filled with Christ
Paul recounts his prayers for us, overflowing with the peace and joy of Jesus,

God is greater than any difficulty we will face, rejoice, we are filled with Christ
Do not fear, the Lord is in control, Jesus defeated death on the cross
What we do is not measured by size, Christ measures it; obedience is the key
Never quit, there will be many worldly reasons to quit, never quit

We are called by the Lord to minister in His name, Jesus died for us, He lives in us
Every day take joy and peace with you, Christ fills us with His love
Joy is for today, set aside failure; let Jesus heal your heart
Security is in Christ, not our money or circumstance, Jesus is the only answer

Jesus is Lord and He is with us, He has called us for His purpose
You count, Christ values your life, what you do for Him is priceless
Surrender you life to Jesus, He has called you in a unique and significant way
Bend your knee, give your life, Jesus is the right way, He loves you

Focus on Jesus, give Him your concerns; tell Him about everything you fear
Be about the Lord’s business; do something, never nothing
Learn to give, give, give more than you think you can, give all you have
Giving is central to growing; Jesus thrives in a giving heart

Paul died, you are alive; Paul’s word to you survives
It is a personal letter from death row; it speaks to your need and responsibility
Do not be fooled, following Jesus will require great humility from you
The only way you will succeed is to die to self and surrender to Jesus-He is Lord

Clay Corvin May 18, 2013

GOD IS WITH US IN OUR JOURNEY OF LIFE – PS 132

May 13, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

The Lord remembered Noah and stopped the flood, HE remembered Abraham and saved Lot
He remembered Rachel and Hannah and gave them children
God remembered Israel and showered mercy on them, Jesus remembers you
He will not let you go, you will never disappear, Jesus loves you

David vowed to build God a home, God said no, be careful about what you vow
Our God is an awesome God, Jesus seeks us, Let Him have your heart
Life will change, no longer alone, Jesus will live with you
He will guide you, Jesus will equip you, the Lord has a plan for your life

Providence rules our day, we don’t know what will happen, the Lord does
Our community needs us, God indwells us, equips us to do His work
People need you, the Lord guides you, Jesus is our righteousness
Repent, change, be—-Lord hear us-we know He does

From the least to the greatest, we all come to the Lord the same way-through Jesus
Christ never turns us away, He takes us to the Father, He intercedes for us
Even when we are in sin, the Lord is calling us, come near, hear, Jesus is calling you
He wants you to know Him, He delivers us from our sin, let Jesus have your life

Bless us Lord, be with us today, outfit us to follow you, to serve you
Protect us in the face of great evil, tell us what to do
We know you Lord and we want to know you better, cleanse me from sin
Be with me Father, Use me Lord, thank you for being on my side, the Lord is good

Clay Corvin May 11, 2013

LIVE IN THE MOMENT

May 7, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

I am a child of God, Jesus forgave me of my sin, Christ lives in me
Jesus said not to worry, that He would take care of me, worry is a pain
Worry seeks to drown me, sideline me, upset me, abuse me, defuse me
Worry always says I can’t, Jesus says I can

I trust the providence of God, Jesus is Lord and Savior and I belong to Him
He calls me to live today and not become ineffective with worry
I don’t know the future but Jesus does and I can trust Him
Day by day, I confront my sin, confessing, changing, recommitting, redirecting my life

I count with Jesus, He knows me, what I need and cannot earn, where I need to go
I spend time with Him and He equips me for today, I find peace and joy in Jesus
Each day I begin fresh and new, thank you Lord for today, worry aplenty, salvation enough
I do what I do, I do it with the Lord, He works in and through me

People need me, everyone I touch has a need
It may be a smile, a listening ear, money, guidance, or prayer
I am needed, Jesus gives me value and worth, Christ controls me, Jesus leads me
Each day I am there, caring, helping, serving, as though the Lord Himself were there

How can I live free from worry? Trust the Lord
When I fail I will get up, when I am victorious I will be humble
Anyone that needs help I will give it, always giving more than I get
Day by day I will focus on Jesus, seeking His wisdom, doing the next right thing

Clay Corvin May 4, 2013

I’M HERE GOD (Thoughts on Psalm 131)

April 13, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

David cried out “my heart is not proud, my eyes are not haughty”
Don’t trifle with God, HE knows your heart, pride will out, think this through
He sees your eyes, Jesus knows you, every second, every look
Set aside your pride, life is a common experience; every person you see has value
God knows you, your boastful past, set it aside, pride of the present, bend your knee
Be yourself, not what you think others think of you, bend the knee to the Lord

Set aside the pride of life, self sufficiency, dependence on the world for your happiness
His GRACE is sufficient for you, do what you can, do it the best you can, rejoice in who you are
Those who wish to be everything will wind up being nothing, know your limitations
Mind your business, seek to help those around you, people need people, they need you
So often in wishing to be great we fail to be good, seek the Lord and His righteousness
Do His will and the Lord will see you through

Hope in the Lord, in things, every day, every way, hope in the Lord
We do not build value with things seen but it is those things unseen where we build value
Stop yearning for the world, do not seek position, or prominence, instead serve where you are
Calm your soul before the Lord and things will straighten out, appreciate the Lord’s presence
Look at your past, it warrants confidence, evaluate you present, it demands confidence
Hope in the Lord, our future justifies our confidence, I’m here Lord, I love you

Clay Corvin 4/13/13

GUILTY LIKE ME (PSALM 130-PSALMS OF ASCENT)

April 6, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Life is hard and getting worse
All around my world is bust
Deep inside a wary buzz
I’m guilty of sin, I know you’ve heard
I can’t deny, reply it, shake it, it sticks to my very soul
O Lord hear my cry help me before I die
I will change my way of living

Nothing happened except I feel different
I know I’m a sinner and the Lord knows every sin
I know that only Christ can wash my sin away
He has, I believe it
He heard me, He promised me
Renewed and cleansed
I believe that the Lord has forgiven me

I sit and wait with silent expectation
What will the Lord do with me now?
Waiting upon the Lord, time slowly ticks by
It’s never this slow when I’m doing things

No talking, only listening
Quietly Jesus responds to me
He reminds me
There is mercy with the Lord, exactly the amount of mercy I need
HE gives me redemption, I am renewed
Jesus has broken the silence and spoken to me
Praise the Lord, from whom all blessings flow
Jesus has saved my soul, unto eternity

Clay Corvin 4/6/13

HE DIED FOR ME

March 30, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Bearing His cross He went out
Whipped and beaten within an inch of death
The Romans were proud of themselves
The men enjoyed the sport of beating a prisoner
Every step Christ took was painful
It took all of His strength to walk to that place
Toting His cross to Calvary
That evil place of suffering – Golgotha

The soldiers laid Him on the cross roughly
The rulers of the world murdering whom they pleased
The nails slammed into His feet and arms
Pain beyond belief-the nerves violated screamed out in pain, pain, pain
Exhausted He could not rest
Sagging would stop His lungs from breathing
He knew my sin, He held on in this horrid pain for me
His blood spilled on the Cross, that evil place my place of rescue

He obeyed the Father
His work was done
He breathed His last breath
Thoughts of me on His heart
He knew the life that I would live, the pain I would feel
He took it all upon His heart and died to set me free
The perfect sacrifice, Christ saved me
Seated with the Father He prays for me-Jesus loves me this I know

Clay Corvin March 30, 2013
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ITALY PILGRIMAGE 3/16/13

March 17, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Italy Pilgrimage. Sunday -3/17/13
What a day! We traveled from New Orleans on Saturday arriving in Rome Sun. morning at 6:35am. Our larger group would arrive from New Orleans at 9:20am. We transferred directly to the Hotel Lancelot dodging the set up for the Rome Marathon and arriving at the hotel in good time. I needed to get our Roma Passes but the office was unreachable because the Marathon had it blocked off. Oh well something always goes a little amiss.
Chilly weather. In addition to the Rome Marathon there was a rugby match and a soccer game in town (it included the Irish and today was St Patricks Day) and of course the new Pope Francis had a public mass at St Peter’s. all in all the word was there were 1,000,000 additional people on the streets and we ran into a majority of them.
Carla, our longtime friend and guide met our larger group at the airport about 9:30am and took them to Ostia Antica, St Paul’s outside Rome and an overview of Rome.
We all met up about 4pm. All of us were worn out.
Bible study at 6pm with Dr Dukes teaching in Ephesians and Dr Nelson Price teaching about the Bible and the Papacy.
Great meal, many worn out folks chatting glassy eyed and now to bed. Big day tomorrow.
Clay. 3/17/13

LIFE’S HARD – PSALM 129

March 9, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Life’s hard, difficult to assess, tragedy lurks around the corner, no relief found
Evil comes a calling, it knows my name, stuff I’ve tried all my life, failure again and again
All around are people, they seek to tear me down, they know my name, my heart defamed
But I will not bend or break, success is just ahead, no fear in failure, victory is my name

Persecution will come, in unexpected ways, I serve the Lord, His ways are my ways
It makes me peculiar, the world hates that, but Jesus loves His people, His love lines my way
I can survive, Jesus loves me, I am without fear, eternity holds me near
Whatever men may be, whatever comes my way, God is good, God is just praise His Holy name

I do not wish ill on anyone, those that defame the Lord, will meet justice, evil will fail the day
When we love Jesus, we are a fanatic, we do what HE says, the world cries fool, odd, evil
Today right is wrong, wrong is right, God nullifies that kind of thinking, right is always right
Those who bless God are blessed, those who curse God are cursed, God always knows, everything

Quickly do the wicked disappear, soon ripe soon rotten, soon plotting soon rotting, justice
The wicked come to nothing, as they are flourishing they are withering, no one will profit from them
Their aim is bad, their work is worse, their end is the worst of all, they are cursed and never blessed
We do not rejoice, there is only weeping for the lost, people that slander the Gospel we dare not bless

Clay Corvin
March 9, 2013
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