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THE GUEST

Just a guest
Filled with blues
Jesus came
I cannot lose

All the ways
I choose to live
Does not change
The strength of God’s grip

I’m HIS guest
My life HIS gift
With value and worth
I cannot miss

Inside I cry
For all I’ve lost
A foolish thought
For I’ve been bought

The price was high
The payment complete
Christ gave me life
He set me free

Born for love
Distracted quick
Too often scared
I forget HIS stick

His presence near
To heal my hurt
Building life
Removing the dirt

Swifter than a breath
Suffering He’ll remove
A relationship with Jesus
Will defeat this world’s blues

Clay Corvin 5/31/06 from Psalm 39

A Christ Centered Life

COLOSSIANS 2:6-11—A CHRIST CENTERED LIFE
RECEIVING CHRIST-A GIFT FROM GOD
A JOURNEY OF LIFE/AN EXPERIENCE OF HEAVEN
Every detail of your life comes from a God who loves you!
A. PROVISION from the Father, B. PRIORITY of GRATITUDE, C. PASSIONATE faith

I. ACTIVITY (6,7) “..you must continue to follow HIM”
a. GROW-rooted and built up
b. SURRENDER-follow Him
c. APPLY-His activity in you to the world around you
i. Forgiveness
ii. Fellowship
iii. Relationship
II. ARGUMENT (8)
a. WORLD-every day
b. FLESH-every area
c. DEVIL-victory out of life’s defeat
III. ASSOCIATION (9,10)
a. Christ in you-shapes you
b. Christ completes-enables
c. Christ eternal-VICTORY
IV. APPROPRIATION (11)
a. He forgives
b. He cleanses
c. He gives us a new nature
Clay Corvin

GROW
Grow child
Grab the Lord
Let your heart
Grow deep
Entwined in Him
Down and down
HELD from head to feet
By His eternal strength
Reaching to eternity
From this moment in time
Christ is strong and able
He will not forget
Let Him have your fear

Offer Him your thoughts
Focus all you think
Upon His grace and care
Joyous in His love
Jesus is complete
I will bend my knee
Jesus sets me free

Clay Corvin

DON’T BE ANXIOUS

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Unknown all around
Grabbing at my throat
Pushing down on me
My heart grasps for control

Hate and destruction
Stirring up my soul
Evil seeks to hold
Desperation is my goal

Jesus came to me
A new heart set me free
I can choose to grow
Satan has lost his hold

Moved to gratitude
Faith helps me hold
Limitation not in control
Love is my new goal

Listen as I live
See the things I do
Living life with you
Jesus lives in me

Love is His advice
No more sad little life
Celebration is my key
Anxiety go from me

Clay Corvin

WHY

Why do I worry?
Why do I plea?
My life has a purpose
Jesus uses me

Unseen evil lurking
I will often fail
Out of sight
His victory
In Jesus I am well

So many issues
I’m not in charge
Bending self
To Jesus use
A beginning for my heart

See the sun shine brightly
While in a soul is gloom
The Father sent man Jesus
To remove us from evil’s doom

I can be and will be
Equipped in spite of self
The path I walk is worthy
Because Jesus gave His best

Surrender
Remember
Jesus is all we need
To a life of victory
Giving us release

Clay Corvin

GRACE, GRACE

Grace, grace
A gift from Jesus Christ
Equipping me to be
A person Jesus uses
Making me alive and free

Grace, grace
Conquering my sin
Bringing me to Jesus
Giving what I need
Spending time with Him

Grace, grace
My heartfelt plea
Reviving me
When trouble takes its toll
Remaking me

Grace, grace
Calling out to me
Come follow Jesus
Obey His voice
Peace comes free

Grace, grace
All I need
To help me see
Jesus with me
I belong to Christ

Clay Corvin

VICTORY NOW

Life has not conquered
Death cannot destroy
Jesus sees my hurting
Bringing victory in His hand

Guiding me through darkness
The unseen is so cold
He brings warmth for living
Jesus is my goal

Service is His calling
Love His gracious gift
Leading me to conquer
The fear that life emits

Giving me His calmness
Strong hand on my heart
Tomorrow is not a worry
Fear must depart

Free to be a servant
Strength to be myself
My life has a purpose
More than things and self

Jesus Lord and Savior
King of life and death
Equips me to be a blessing
To be used as His best

Living at the pace of life
Looking towards my Lord
When life gives me failure
Victory is with the Lord

Clay Corvin

TEACH ME

This is the day
The Lord has made
He was here
Before I came

Knowing all
That soon would pass
He knows my path
The road I’ve trod

Teach me
To number my days
Claiming life
Before it can pass

Enough to guide
My future way
Enough to know
Choices I face

Christ is all
And all in me
Creating strength
I’m able to see

Now I go
The way He guides
This life I lead
This trail He knows

Clay Corvin 1/31/06

TOMORROW

Tomorrow we say
Will come our way
Yet to defer
May create a stir

Soothsaying wind
Talking me in
Bow your neck
Do it now

I must live my life
Be who I am
Not to be waylaid
Do it now

By ease and its disease
Causing one to lose
I will…I can
Do it now

Tomorrow never comes
The time is now
Let Christ have His way
Do it now

Now is the day
Listen..learn..do
Destroy life’s defeat
Do it now

Clay Corvin 1/30/06

THE APOSTLE PAUL

Paul was walking
His own guide
Gifts and skills
By his side

Jesus came
Saved Paul’s soul
The Good News life
Paul now told

Told of Christ
His love for you
Willingly died
His death saved you

True to Christ
True to self
Gave his all
Each one he helped

Heard the call
“Come to me”
Came to Greece
To take the Gospel to me

The world was changed
Lives renewed
All that was
You can have too

2,000 years
Christ’s story told
You’re His goal
Now the world knows

Clay Corvin 01/01/06

THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM

The Babe was born
A lonely morn
Teenage girl
Fearful and poor

Joseph was strong
He brought her along
As ordered by God
He obeyed the command

Angels came
Fear not they said
As the shephers heard of His birth
Coming to see Mary’s child

Now we rejoice
A child was born
Wonderful Savior
He cares for me

All is changed
The future is sure
Today’s in His hands
Tomorrow we’ll see Christ

Glorious day
So many miss
Rejoice with me
The Lord is here

Clay Corvin “For Carla and Chris”
12/22/05