Including the exhortation, "Do Not Try To Think Too Much" - plus much
more.
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Worship Service, Including . . .
the exhortation, "Do Not Try To Think Too Much," by Rev. Bill McGinnis
Invocation
Holy Spirit, Lord be with us,
As we join to give You praise.
Share with us Your loving presence,
Fill us with Your perfect ways.
Let our love for You be pleasing,
Everlasting, pure and free;
Let our praise bring joy unto You,
Welcome may it always be.
Amen.
by William McGinnis,
Public Domain
www.InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Opening Song - "Dear Lord And father Of Mankind"
"Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind"
Words, MIDI Music, and MP3 Reading of Lyrics
Words by John Greenleaf Whittier, 1872; music by Frederick C. Maker, 1887
(hymn tune REST). The MIDI sequence is Public Domain, by a person unknown
to me, obtained from DigitalHymnal.org
MIDI music file at http://patriot.net/users/bmcgin/rest.mid - (Public
Domain)
MP3 file of the music at
http://www.loveallpeople.org/dearlordandfather.mp3 - (Public Domain)
MP3 Readings Of The Poem (Both are Public Domain)
By Sweet-Talk Girl -
http://www.text-to-speech.org/dearlordandfatherofmankind.mp3
By Rev. Bill McGinnis -
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/dearlordandfather-read2.mp3
This is one of my very favorite hymns, truly an inspired work of highest
spiritual and artistic merit, in both lyrics and music. I love it!
DEAR LORD AND FATHER OF MANKIND
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Public Domain
Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways!
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.
In simple trust like theirs who heard
Beside the Syrian sea
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Let us, like them, without a word,
Rise up and follow thee.
O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with thee
The silence of eternity
Interpreted by love !
With that deep hush subduing all
Our words and works that drown
The tender whisper of thy call,
As noiseless let thy blessing fall
As fell thy manna down.
Drop thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of thy peace.
Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm!
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More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch-indexpage.html
"The Lord's Prayer" - With MP3 Reading and Music Video
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer.html
Bible Readings - Updated Automatically Each Day
New American Bible (with notes and links) -
http://www.usccb.org/nab/today.shtml
Daily Light On The Daily Path -
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/daily.light/
National Presbyterian Church (USA) -
http://www.natpresch.org/one_daily_reading.php
Declaration Of Faith: "The Apostles' Creed" - with MP3 reading
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-apostlescreed.html
Prayer For You
- "To See A Path You Never Saw Before" - with MP3 reading
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayer4you99.html
More prayers like this at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayerindex.html
Exhortation - "Do Not try To Think Too Much"
Do Not Try To Think Too Much
Holy Spirit is prompting me to tell you this: Do not try to think too
much! Your human mind was designed by Him to help you process information
from the material world, not the spiritual. In spiritual matters, you must
let your conscious mind recede and let your spiritual self (your soul)
join with Him to receive information directly. He is really there, Creator
of the universe, and if you draw near to Him, He will draw near to you.
This is not just a sweet-sounding idea, it is the absolute truth. If you
trust in Him, He will guide you, protect you, lead you, comfort you, sleep
with you, stay with you every moment. Anything you need, He will provide.
If you believe and trust. If not, you are more or less on your own. And
good luck!
Basis in Scripture
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5 KJV)
"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."
(John 14:26 KJV)
"Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you."
(James 4:8a KJV)
"for your Father knoweth what things ye have need
of, before ye ask him." (Matthew 6:8b KJV)
"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit
of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know
them, because they are spiritually discerned." (1 Corinthians
2:14 KJV)
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you:" (Matthew 7:7 KJV)
Also, 1 Corinthians, Chapter 2 at =>
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%201&version=KJV
Please see an introduction to Immanuel Kant's influential book, "Critique
Of Pure Reason," at =>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critique_of_Pure_Reason
"The conclusion was that pure theoretical reason must be restrained,
because it produces confused arguments when applied outside of its
appropriate sphere."
The book itself is downloadable at =>
http://books.google.com/books?id=DoIA4SlN-OEC&dq=Critique%20of%20Pure%20Reason&pg=PR5#v=onepage&q&f=false
with Public Domain text downloadable at =>
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4280
. . . and please also see an introduction to Kant's follow-up book,
"Critique Of Practical Reason," at =>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critique_of_Practical_Reason
The book itself is downloadable at =->
http://books.google.com/books?id=LLkVAAAAYAAJ&dq=Critique%20of%20Practical%20Reason&pg=PA189#v=onepage&q&f=false
A Ceremony For Holy Communion - You Can Receive Holy Communion Here
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-holycommunion.html
Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/jesusdirect.html
Closing Song
My Jesus, I Love Thee
http://www.loveallpeople.org/myjesus.html
More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch-indexpage.html
Benediction
I pray the Lord that He will lead your path
Away from the temptations all around.
I pray that when temptation lingers near,
The Lord will lead you not into its reach.
But if temptation grabs you as you pass,
I pray the Lord that you will struggle free.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.
Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.
Rev. Bill McGinnis
Pastor - http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Director - http://LoveAllPeople.org
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