Poetic Notes: on Rooted & Built Up by @JohnFehlen
January 17, 2010: Pastor John Fehlen
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Rooted & Built Up
Verse 1:
Paul is reflecting on how we plant seeds & grow
Not a styrofoam cup, but what you bare in your soul
Now there are groups & cults similar to housing developments
A bunch of over-spiritual people - astounding embarassment
How many love Jesus, but not the church or religion
Free-lance religion, like an open source buffet of decision
A sad form of spiritualism, the centerpiece is vague & poor
So much built around it now you see nothig of the same core
People want to blame more, not give but to take more
As if it's the same store, taking advantage of the grace-Lord
They take a healthy apple & fit it onto their tree
But that apple bears fruit, it's the key it's the seed
Why the greed? You know how I mean about his version
We distort divine truth, twist it into a per-version
Now the insertion, this is why Paul's concerned
Passion in his action like a fireman - don't get burned
Chorus:
The end result is our heart not our pedigree
We can do all good things & not get into heaven? Gee!
Let me embed in speach. To know Christ is heavenly.
We must experience not just learn - let's witness & everything
I pray we are ROOTED. Then to be BUILT UP.
Allow us to be STRENGTHENed. OVERFLOWING His cup.
This is not a hiccup, it's all about His love
It's divine activity, no need to doubt this love
Verse 2:
Farmers workin overtime preparing soil for the seed
Once it is planted it is GOD's. Only He can foresee
Will it take? Will it grow? Will we reap? What we sew?
Some people make music, some listen to the stereo
Yeah, you got a fire, a desire to rise higher
But you better find a balance, before you expire
If you are a tree over-saturated - you will rootrott
Over tap resources, this is just a food for thought
Dont end up an 'ugly-tree', let's call it a tumbleweed
Living life so free, but in all it is so lonely
Don't grumble to me. "Been there. Done that. Bought the t-shirt"
Think the cost is free? He bought the hurt with worth
You can have a water thirst, but it all takes time
Not over night, it's a process - perhaps a paradigm
Be a keeper of truth, let's desire and seek
B'cuz "the deeper the roots (then) the higher the reach"
Chorus 2:
The end result is our heart not our pedigree
We can do all good things & not get into heaven? Gee!
To know Christ is heavenly. Let me embed in speach.
Let's witness & everything We must experience not just learn
I pray we are ROOTED. Then to be BUILT UP.
Allow us to be STRENGTHENed. OVERFLOWING His cup.
This is not a hiccup, no need to doubt this love
It's divine activity, it's all about His love
Scripture:
Colossians 2:6-7 (Amplified Bible)
6As you have therefore received Christ, [even] Jesus the Lord, [so] walk (regulate your lives and conduct yourselves) in union with and conformity to Him.
7Have the roots [of your being] firmly and deeply planted [in Him, fixed and founded in Him], being continually built up in Him, becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and abounding and overflowing in it with thanksgiving.
Additional Notes:
Live in long obedience in the same direction
Be rooted
Be built up
Be strengthened
Be overflowing
A. To connect deeper
B. To grow higher
For small group discussions:
•What is the condition of your spiritual soil?
•What do you think about this statement from Dallas Willard: "Almost every problem that we see afflicting, paralyzing, & even killing Christians & groups of Christians today would never even arise in a context where the primacy oc apprenticeship to Jesus is accepted and developed through a corresponding course of training."
•How has our overly-spiritualized culture helped and/or hurt Christian discipleship?
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
POEM: The Acts 11:26 Challenge
The following is inspired by a sermon from Steve Dangaran at Outward Church on January 3rd, 2010.
ACTS 11:19 THE CHURCH OF ANTIOCH
"How do you preach the Gospel to people?"
Regardless of how we expect them to react
Move in Faith, the mood is great - be that!
you might fumble the ball, but get that goal
Keep pressin' on Represent in whole
You'll peak some interest - rally troops
tag team, brag Elohim - share the truth
you might be discouraged, don't lose heart
a teammate is great Let's remove the dark
Even the best need to be blessed in full
Wing man, he can stand - never guess or be a fool
Attitudes grow. Character will grow
Planting many seeds & the seeds will sew
Harvest will transpire, being spirit filled
beyond passion & desire... it's a miracle
Not just America, not just Erica
All people, all nations... like mass hysteria
WATCH MINDS TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
NOT BUILT TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT SUIT...
A DIVINE UNIFORM
MINDS WATCH TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
BUILT OR BREAD TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT....
DIVINE UNIFORM
Yeah we've been praying no not just saying
if you plan on staying better be praying
God is so amazing giving us his grace 'n
Christ is the king. This is his Graceland
Uh huh, uh huh, thank ya very much
Jesus is the Captain, like Berry Crunch
you and the captain can make it happen
no need for fish, because we're not slapping
chuckling & laughing, antique assassin
no longer masking, well I'm just asking
they knew you well, who could tell
besides your peers, they judge you well
you can tell if you fail, you can rise again
die daily Luke 9, be alive in him
be who he called, inside and outward
be strong and encouraged, don't be a coward
WATCH MINDS TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
NOT BUILT TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT SUIT...
A DIVINE UNIFORM
MINDS WATCH TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
BUILT OR BREAD TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT....
DIVINE UNIFORM
Going along in life
need a new trajectory
being strong in Christ
knowing he's protecting me
Sing a song of strife
in need of simplicity
being strong in Christ
witness we making history
attracted to the mystery
attached to the misery
mentor me & hinder me
inner me, please enter me
attached by the misery
attracted by the mystery
hinder me and mentor me
enter me, the inner me
WATCH MINDS TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
NOT BUILT TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT SUIT...
A DIVINE UNIFORM
MINDS WATCH TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
BUILT OR BREAD TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT....
DIVINE UNIFORM
ACTS 11:19 THE CHURCH OF ANTIOCH
"How do you preach the Gospel to people?"
Regardless of how we expect them to react
Move in Faith, the mood is great - be that!
you might fumble the ball, but get that goal
Keep pressin' on Represent in whole
You'll peak some interest - rally troops
tag team, brag Elohim - share the truth
you might be discouraged, don't lose heart
a teammate is great Let's remove the dark
Even the best need to be blessed in full
Wing man, he can stand - never guess or be a fool
Attitudes grow. Character will grow
Planting many seeds & the seeds will sew
Harvest will transpire, being spirit filled
beyond passion & desire... it's a miracle
Not just America, not just Erica
All people, all nations... like mass hysteria
WATCH MINDS TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
NOT BUILT TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT SUIT...
A DIVINE UNIFORM
MINDS WATCH TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
BUILT OR BREAD TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT....
DIVINE UNIFORM
Yeah we've been praying no not just saying
if you plan on staying better be praying
God is so amazing giving us his grace 'n
Christ is the king. This is his Graceland
Uh huh, uh huh, thank ya very much
Jesus is the Captain, like Berry Crunch
you and the captain can make it happen
no need for fish, because we're not slapping
chuckling & laughing, antique assassin
no longer masking, well I'm just asking
they knew you well, who could tell
besides your peers, they judge you well
you can tell if you fail, you can rise again
die daily Luke 9, be alive in him
be who he called, inside and outward
be strong and encouraged, don't be a coward
WATCH MINDS TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
NOT BUILT TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT SUIT...
A DIVINE UNIFORM
MINDS WATCH TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
BUILT OR BREAD TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT....
DIVINE UNIFORM
Going along in life
need a new trajectory
being strong in Christ
knowing he's protecting me
Sing a song of strife
in need of simplicity
being strong in Christ
witness we making history
attracted to the mystery
attached to the misery
mentor me & hinder me
inner me, please enter me
attached by the misery
attracted by the mystery
hinder me and mentor me
enter me, the inner me
WATCH MINDS TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
NOT BUILT TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT SUIT...
A DIVINE UNIFORM
MINDS WATCH TRANSFORM
TRANSFER FROM THE NORM
BUILT OR BREAD TO CONFORM
PUT ON THAT....
DIVINE UNIFORM
Stream of Consciousness 01.03.10
The following was inspired by Pastor John Fehlen @ West Salem Foursquare Church on January 3rd, 2010.
Come to eat. When I'm weak.
Get fed. Instead of bed.
Free / release. Here to praise on feet.
Worship beyond service.
Make contact even if I'm nervous.
Systematically. Melodramatically.
Firm resolution. Do / or not to do 'em.
Walk / talk. Sit down. Shut up.
1st thing GOD said to A&E...
"DON'T!" As children they obeyed.
God punished 'em by having kids
of their own. Post Fall. Host call.
Take 2 pills & keep away from children.
"WHERE ARE YOU?" Genesis 3:9 Interrogate our hearts
Exposed > Emotions cause us to run into dark
Run & hide, ashamed in pride, bunt / stride.
Hang at home EASY! Engage in the body? G-Z!
Sin is contagious, you'd keep away if you knew me.
You wouldn't like me. CONVICTION Condemned.
PSALM 139 Build that lack of confidence.
OPEN COMMUNAL LIVING
New beginning Where relation with God.
Devotions...
"WHERE'S YOUR BROTHER?"
ACCOUNTABILITY GENESIS 3:11
Naked as a J-Bird.
Freedom found in innocence
How did we create a perversion
shame leads to disconnection
sin>shame>separation>addictive patterns
Dysfunction - blame it on someone else
God did not create you to be a XUL being
James 5: confess + pray = healing
"WHO TOLD YOU YOU WERE NAKED?" Genesis 3:19 "What have you done?"
Take ownership of your own actions
don't play the blame game
OBEY our Father! Don't listen to some serpent.
Don't you recognize your shepherd's voice little sheep?
Lamb chop repent & retrun 180
Metamorphosis, Lead me in the way of everlasting
REFLECT leads to ANTICIPATION.... Participating
Come to eat. When I'm weak.
Get fed. Instead of bed.
Free / release. Here to praise on feet.
Worship beyond service.
Make contact even if I'm nervous.
Systematically. Melodramatically.
Firm resolution. Do / or not to do 'em.
Walk / talk. Sit down. Shut up.
1st thing GOD said to A&E...
"DON'T!" As children they obeyed.
God punished 'em by having kids
of their own. Post Fall. Host call.
Take 2 pills & keep away from children.
"WHERE ARE YOU?" Genesis 3:9 Interrogate our hearts
Exposed > Emotions cause us to run into dark
Run & hide, ashamed in pride, bunt / stride.
Hang at home EASY! Engage in the body? G-Z!
Sin is contagious, you'd keep away if you knew me.
You wouldn't like me. CONVICTION Condemned.
PSALM 139 Build that lack of confidence.
OPEN COMMUNAL LIVING
New beginning Where relation with God.
Devotions...
"WHERE'S YOUR BROTHER?"
ACCOUNTABILITY GENESIS 3:11
Naked as a J-Bird.
Freedom found in innocence
How did we create a perversion
shame leads to disconnection
sin>shame>separation>addictive patterns
Dysfunction - blame it on someone else
God did not create you to be a XUL being
James 5: confess + pray = healing
"WHO TOLD YOU YOU WERE NAKED?" Genesis 3:19 "What have you done?"
Take ownership of your own actions
don't play the blame game
OBEY our Father! Don't listen to some serpent.
Don't you recognize your shepherd's voice little sheep?
Lamb chop repent & retrun 180
Metamorphosis, Lead me in the way of everlasting
REFLECT leads to ANTICIPATION.... Participating
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