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I CAN’T – JEREMIAH 1:6-19

September 22, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

I can’t Lord – not that
I’m not experienced – it’s scary – I would like to
But I can’t
It would require too much work – Choices I don’t want to make
Send someone else

It’s you I want – you I’m calling
I will take care of you – I want you to be alive
My plan for you is perfect for you
I’m calling you to be active – care for others
Don’t let your feelings sideline you – I will give you the experience you need

There will be suffering and difficulty – the world will not conquer you
Evil is defeated – stay close to Me
My Word will guide your feet – my Word will comfort you
Read it – believe it – put it into action in your life
Be an encourager – I am alive in you – YOUR LIFE COUNTS

Evil will always try to overwhelm you – evil is horrifying
Evil isn’t everything- it has a beginning and an end
Bad men frighten us – overwhelm us – seek to destroy us
Learn all about evil – Learn about God
God takes evil and uses it as fuel in His furnace of salvation

We live in the world – do not be of the world
We always overestimate the world and underestimate Jesus
We will face hard things – God changes us to conquer them
God’s Words have no limitation – God is greater than anything
The Lord Jesus wants to take care of us. We count with the Lord.

Clay Corvin September 21, 2013
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CAROL – 45th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

September 14, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Amazing that it’s 45, where did our time go?
Vacations, trials and tribulations
Relegated to far ago

The now has been the best for me
Each now we celebrate
Every day is sweeter to me, I love the way we go

Yes there were huge obstacles
Yes we made mistakes, more me than you
We weathered them with kindness and love and made amends that worked

Oh those troublesome years
Bowed by challenges, embarrassed for a while
The Lord made up for each heartbreak and pain, His love a healing salve

Then there were the sickness years
More now than before
They too have resulted in blessings: God is so good to us

We are still walking
We are still living
Each passing day another living in the now

Thank you for choosing me
I am grateful for everyday of our life
I love you, you are my life as we walk with the Lord

To Carol Corvin on the occasion of our 45th Wedding Anniversary
Clay Corvin September 14, 2013

THE GOOD NEWS MK 1:14-15

September 12, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Jesus came preaching the Good News
The time has come
The Kingdom of God is near
Turn from your sins and believe this Good News

It is hope in a world of despair
God’s truth you can stand on
Clearing away the chaos of life
You are valuable and God loves you

It is peace for a world at war with God
Conflict everywhere
God is in control and He brings peace to our life
He gives us a new heart- a heart at peace with God

It is love in a world filled with hate
Unlimited love from the Father
His love destroys grief, wipes away heartache
He is looking for you right now and His heart has love for you

It is life when everything else breeds death
Our dreaded enemy death is destroyed
Christ brings life to us, life right now
The life Jesus gives us is life like the Father-eternal life

How can we get this Good News-the Gospel of hope, peace, love and life?
Believe in Jesus and you will have eternal life
Believe in Jesus and you will turn away from your sin-repent
Believe in Jesus and you will become part of the Family of God

Clay Corvin September 7, 2013

ONWARD

September 1, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Dreary nights and wasted days
My life seeks purpose
Who do I follow? What do I say?
I have a dream about useful, powerful days

Christ gave me a new heart
I’m walking toward Jerusalem
He gives me sight
His Word guides my steps

This day I stand and follow His course
I’m walking toward Jerusalem
When trouble comes I keep on walking
Heartaches will not stall my course

Feelings seek to devour me
I’m walking toward Jerusalem
Through the heat of the day and storms of the night
I will keep on serving the Lord

Onward today, tomorrow and into eternity
I’m walking toward Jerusalem
One day face to face
Today committed – I will not stop

Clay Corvin 9/1/13

CULTURE (120)

September 1, 2013
Clay Corvin
General
Culture washes over us
Swimming with lies
Edged with malice
I’m drowning in it
Who can I trust? 

Dissatisfied with the world
I begin the journey of Christian discipleship
Life must be more than this
Things should add up- right is right – wrong is wrong
The world declares against sanity and peace and joy

I seek God in Jesus
He offers me peace
A journey of substance
Changing me-lifting up my wrongs and showing me the right way
Lord forgive me of my sin 

Deliver me Lord-from the harshness of the world
Your victory is my path- your light shows me the way
Camped among the quarreling ones
You Lord are my peace
Your presence changes everything-I’m living with you

Repentance is a decision-I was wrong 
My attitude accepting your grace
The road is narrow and the way is hard
Jesus carries me- He gives me light and life each day
Then one day I will stand with Him before the Father

Clay Corvin    9/1/13

 

Choosing God – Isaiah 55

August 10, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

My life is full of choices, what I say trumped by what I do
Eternal consequences steering me, what to do what to do

My heart prods me, I have a need deeper than my soul
Resolution to life’s drama, life and death-pain and desperation

Calmly from my situation, I deny the facts of life
Reap what you sow, unexplained tragedy, today we live tomorrow we die

Yet death is an ever-present event, Oh here we are safe, our actions deny historical truth
I cannot live without God, that prime mover, Jesus Christ

Only God can satisfy my spiritual need, cleansing me, changing me
Jesus Christ is my source, I turn to Him, it makes me a part of His family

I and only I can respond for me, Christ is personal, Jesus is here
I surrender my sovereignty, bending my knee to Jesus

Now is the appointed time to call upon Him, now is when I can become His
It is a decision requiring me to turn from myself to God, I choose HIM

God’s way is better than my way, He made me and He loves me
Jesus came and died for my sin, He lifts me up and brings me into His family

God’s Word will prevail, God’s way is set, man cannot change it
The World claims you can do what you want, destruction is the end of that journey

Jesus Lord and Savior, heal me of my reckless life, forgive me of me sin
Give me life, real life, life like yours, makes me whole.

Clay Corvin August 10, 2013

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SUFFERING OF THE SAVIOR – ISAIAH 53

July 27, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Few believe God’s message, the world directs their path

God knew our need, forgiveness of our sin 

Jesus, God’s Son came to give us new life and God’s love

For God so loved the world that He gave us His Only Son, who died for us and gives us life 

 

Jesus grew up in a difficult place, everyone knew His disgrace

He lived a life of perfection and suffered every day

He had no stately form, nothing that would say here is God’s Son

He trusted His Father for every step, no sin, no evil, He was perfect

 

He was a man of sorrows, Grief stalked His life

He was despised and rejected, no one esteemed Him

He walked a lonely path, fully man, fully God

He hurt as we do only much more, His pain etched His face

 

He knew why He came, He willingly walked grief’s way

Daily He grew in stature, Daily He prayed for you and me

He bore our sin, He lifted our evil, He willingly paid my price, your price

Jesus knew what He was doing and still He lived for us

 

Christ did not complain, He did not shirk His duty

He did no violence, He served as the Father directed

A man of prayer, A person of devotion to the Father

Every day Christ gave Himself for me, Jesus loves you and me.  

 

Jesus lives today, He was raised from the dead by the power of God

That same power is available to us, ask Christ to save you and give you a new heart

We trust that Jesus has saved us, our hearts will testify to His grace

His mercy is great, His love is complete, Jesus loves you and me

 

Clay Corvin   

7/27/13

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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