Author - Clay Corvin

You are not a flunky
Life’s not passed you by
The joy is in the journey
Each day we live until we die

Christ has come to save you
Showed you the Father’s love
Don’t let earth destroy you
You are cared for above

Now we know the answer
God has come to us
Divine and eternal
Expressed Himself in love

Let the Spirit control you
The Lord will show the way
Surrender, surrender, surrender
Victory comes that way

Don’t dismiss your value
Your life counts
People are important
Jesus died for you

You were made for giving
There is joy in each gift
The more you give determines
The way you see yourself

When we see God’s grand scheme
And that it includes us
We can be His servant
Rejoicing in His love

CC 3/25/05

–IN LIGHT OF THE VICTORY

I. ATTITUDE
a. Mind of Christ
b. Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
c. Equipped for good works
II. PERFORMANCE
a. God has a plan
b. It includes you
c. What you do counts
III. TEAMWORK
a. People count
b. All people count
c. You are responsible
IV. COMPETITION
a. It’s all about Jesus
b. We are involved in eternal things
c. Only now
V. GOALS
a. The Father glorified
b. Lost saved
c. We serve

This is a man that matters
He loves Jesus too
And because of his love for Jesus
He serves me and you

I’ve often been a difficult parent
Of this man who has blessed my life
A gift from God during a troubled time
When the Lord was changing my life

Adam is a techie
He could work anywhere
He’s chosen to work for Jesus
And serve him with his care

Working hard with computers
Enabling our outreach work
Sending out the Gospel
To places where it isn’t heard

So much technical stuff
Way over my head
Adam surrenders his talents
Building and maintaining our web

This journey isn’t his favorite
Too long away from his wards
But he knows our need for videography
And he willingly builds our show

I want you to know this man of strength
He is kind to me
When I’m a pain
And quiet to a fault

But I admire his love for Jesus
I appreciate his faithful work
His DVD will impress us
With his pictures of the land we love

We will never forget this trip
The DVD will remind us
Adam thank you for serving us
Jesus will use your work
CC 3/23/05

Tim, Tim
The comic’s friend
E-mails everyday

Reaching out to others
So they might know he cares
And maybe lighten their day

Tim has seen great trouble
Risked his life more than once
In places full of rubble
And humans that acted like dung

He went because Jesus called him
Tim go and tell
Tell my hurting children
They are loved and I care

Tim is a man of character
Never a word of boast
Gentle and sweet religion
Tim loves people most

It is always a privilege to hear him
He always has a kind word
Because Tim loves Jesus
And Christ is always heard

I admire his wife and children
A beautiful family he loves
They marched through the trouble
Because Tim had strength and love

All Tim’s strength is Jesus
He will tell you himself
The Lord is a blessing and partner
Tim’s life speaks for itself

CC 3/23/05

Avner is a great driver
He anticipates the day
Planning as we forecast
The places we would go

Only so much time
So many places to go
Every road an experience
Of ancient and modern flow

Avner knows
We are seekers
Studying the Word of God
Wanting to know its development
And the places men of God trod

Adept at navigation
Intent with a listening heart
Able to help us know the land
Avner finds the right roads

What a joy to see new valleys
The land from a new vantage point
We didn’t know this place was here
Avner read our hearts

A man who seeks to serve
A man with a gentle way
Careful with his charges
Listen, follow Avner today
CC 3/23/05

Look out your door
Towards Jaffa Gate
Standing in between you
A place the ancients hate

Babies killed for Moloch
The place of great depth
Running into the desert
Where evil demons dwelt

I’ve often felt the shadows
Inherent in this place
Hinnom Valley, Gehenna
An evil, evil place

Cursed by the prophets
Condemned by the Word
Garbage always burning
Its evil howl still heard

Hell on earth
Sunlit valley
Herod’s tomb
Daylight gloom

Avoid this mindset
God is in control
His power is presented
When we give Him control

CC 3/23/05

I had trouble with Jerusalem’s streets
Here and there
The ends never seemed to meet
I was always lost

I studied a map
Still no luck
It was just tough
Nothing seemed to match

Driving through the streets one day
I noticed all the hills
God had made this place He loved
And hills were everywhere

Then I hit a curve
It ran back and forth
God had placed His hand here
On this place He loved

Ancient streets had followed His way
Working thru the grooves
Suddenly it made sense to me
The roads followed God’s hand

Jerusalem Holy City
The place where earth and heaven meet
The roads are placed where God’s grace
Traced His love in thee

This may not be good science
And it may not be exact
But it helped me learn the roads in here
To travel thru Jerusalem and back

CC 3/23/05

It is a winding old road
Gathering dust
One lane and not big enough
Few folks travel the Old Roman Road

Armies came this way
Jerusalem to Jericho
Jericho to Jerusalem
Destruction both ways

Trade through here
It was a grand route
One to be feared
Robbers lurked near

Just a little asphalt and rock
Non-descript and quiet
Hard to believe its face
This was an important place?

What do we need to see here?
Yikes the road veers
Look at that old Roman bridge
Wow the bus is over the cliff-side

Jesus walked here
With purpose and dear
He taught about the outcast
He came to the cross through here

I have been here
The Old Roman Road
A place of lasting beauty
It reminded me I belong
CC 3/23/05

Zechariah was a priest
Who served the Lord well
Walked from Ein Karem
Each time his service fell

Barren for a long time
An angel came to tell
God had answered his prayer
John would be his son

I like Ein Karem
Nestled on a hill
Just a few miles from Jerusalem
This story unfolded here

Unbelief was the cause
Zechariah suffered vocal loss
Everyone was stunned
Six months more

His name is John
Zechariah learned God’s rule
When God says you can do it
It is easier to follow through

There it is today
An European scene
Much different than when John came
But today evil is still the world’s king

The spiritual realm speaks to us
Listen, listen hard
You have a gift to be used
Give your life to God

Jesus brings His plan for you
Provides the strength to see you through
Equipping you to do
His victory covers you
CC 3/22/05

Looking up from Silwan
Straight at David’s place
The Holy Ark was lodged here
Also David’s disgrace

Saint and sin lived within
David’s city grew
Israel split
Who knew?

So much history
Forgotten for 2,000 years
Many thought Jerusalem
Was always on top of the hill

If Jesus tarries
No one will remember me
But heaven knows
What I think and plan and see

The Lord is not forgetful
Salvation is a gift
The Lord has called me to service
Not to sit and moan and live

Life is a call to service
Freedom equips me to give
Giving is the foundation
Of learning how to live

David wrote about this
He was a man of God
But he was just like us
Maybe the difference is he trusted God

So every time David faltered
He got on his knees
And when he rose to service
He was confident God was pleased

Do you trust the Savior?
Do you think Christ can use you?
Spend time with my Jesus
And do and do and do!
CC 3/22/05