Κύριος Notes

Adoration

I don’t know what to do 
But my eyes are on you 
I don’t know what to do 
But my eyes are on you, My Lord   
 
I lift my eyes toward the heavens  
I tune my ear to your command  
Help me boast in my condition 
You’re the God and I’m the man

^{Scripture Reflections: Luke 11:9-13}

⁹"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Lord Jesus you have said...to ask boldly. I am sure that I am not asking boldly enough...I have asked so small...2 new families here and 4 new families there...Lord Jesus each me to ask boldly...it is not like there is a shortage in your power or grace.

Lord Jesus I remember the Prayer of Jabez...nothing magical in the prayer...but I remember that there has been an increase in you blessing since I have consistently sought it.

Lord Jesus bless this venture of a church called Living Springs...may your angels guard and guide...may your Holy Spirit work without restraint...may we see and sense each week a movement of your grace.

Help me to get better at the asking...asking boldly, for the right reasons...with expectancy in my mind and heart.

^{10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.}

I am not always sure I get this part right either Lord Jesus...there are times when I ask and then don't pay attention to the answer...there goes that ADHD of the soul kicking into gear again.

Teach me to receive the answer that you are giving...to hear it. The word says that you always answer...that if I am looking there is always an answer, that if I even bother to knock the door is going to open.

I remember the ring the door bell and leave fast game we used to play...as kids. It sounds like I am been doing that with you at times...asking and yet when the answer comes I am gone somewhere else looking for another door bell to ring.

^{11"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"}

Lord Jesus you promised and even underlined the promise that your Holy Spirit would be given and present in our lives when we asked. There is no problem with your desire to give. The problem is we just may never ask expecting to receive or even notice and acknowledge that you have been working.

I don’t know what to do 

But my eyes are on you 

I don’t know what to do 

But my eyes are on you, My Lord   

I lift my eyes toward the heavens  

I tune my ear to your command  

Help me boast in my condition  

You’re the God and I’m the man

Lord Jesus help me to boast that it is all you. Without your continued direction and support 

there is nothing that I can accomplish.  I rest in you and in your grace for this day.

Κύριος Notes

Adoration 

Gideon

I don’t have the power 

I don’t even have a clue 

I don’t know all the answers

 I don’t even know a few 

And if I were really honest 

And the truth were known of me 

It may sound a little funny 

But this is what My prayer would be 

I don’t know what to do 

But my eyes are on you 

I don’t know what to do 

But my eyes are on you, 

My Lord I lift my eyes toward the heavens 

I tune my ear to your command 

Help me boast in my condition 

You’re the God and I’m the man

 Jason Upton 

^{Scripture Reflections: Luke 11:2-8} 

²He said to them, "When you pray, say: 
   " 'Father, 
   hallowed be your name, 
   your kingdom come. 

 

Holy is your name Father.  What will your kingdom be like when it comes?  Things made right... the hurts mended...justice and mercy 

 ³Give us each day our daily bread. 

 

You have given so much...not just bread but blessings without number that continue to bless my life.  Praise you Father for your goodness that surrounds and supports my life.

 ⁴Forgive us our sins, 
      for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. 

 

Forgiveness that you bring Lord Jesus is a gift that you brought through your death on the cross...but it is a gift that makes demands and shapes my behavior in relationships.  Lord Jesus continue to shape my relationships, my reactions and behaviors.

   And lead us not into temptation.' "

Father you know what is around the next corner of life before I get there.  Guard my steps, hedge in the evil that prowls and seeks to destroy all that you would have happen.  Keep me safe and beyond harm.

 ⁵Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, ⁶because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'

 ⁷"Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' ⁸I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

Lord Jesus you want me to ask with boldness and with confidence...with the understanding that there is enduring relationship that allows a kind of holy boldness in approaching you. 

Where have I missed opportunities and places of grace and blessing because I have not asked with a holy boldness?  Lord Jesus help me to develop an internal sense of when to speak and when not to...when to push the  issue and when to retreat to wait for the movement of your Holy Spirit at another time and interchange.

Lord Jesus in the coming day lead me and guide me in your ways.  Speak to me as you see best, open my mind and my heart to what you have for the coming day.  Help me to keep my eyes on you Lord Jesus...to watch and follow and learn.  You know better than I that I do not know all the answers and have only a few of the questions right.

Κύριος Notes

 Adoration

Savior Please

Savior, please help me stand
I fall so hard, I fade so fast
Will You begin right where I end
And be the God of all I am because You're all I have

I try to be so tough
But I'm just not strong enough
I can't do this alone, God I need You to hold on to me
I try to be good enough
But I'm nothing without Your love
Savior, please keep saving me

^{Scripture Reflections: Luke 11}

 ¹One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

 

I never noticed before Jesus that the disciples referenced John and his disciples and his teaching on prayer.

 

I wonder what John the Baptist taught about prayer? 

 

A call to Repentance...coming judgement...and preparing the way for You Lord Jesus...are what I find in the recorded account of his work...except here in this little side reference.  His teaching on prayer must have been something that was an intricate part of his message.

 

What ever the teaching John did on prayer...it was something that impressed and informed the disciples enough that they wanted to know Your thoughts on prayer.  They had watched You separate and take time for prayer...I am sure that they heard You pray...

 

Maybe it was that call to prayer for harvest workers (Luke 10:2) that triggered a desire to know more of Your thoughts on prayer...maybe it was seeing the impact of the 72 sent out to do kingdom work...maybe it was just time for more teaching on prayer.

 

Prayer is the connecting link to all that You have and all that You are leading me to be.   Prayer comes in so many forms...petition...adoration...thanksgiving...a few words under the breath going into a difficult conversation...inviting You to be a part of the steam of thoughts that are a part of my unending inner dialogue...

 

Lord Jesus teach me to pray as you prayed...teach Living Springs to pray and to be a place of prayer.  Teach me to first fight and win the spiritual battles that await...by the same power that raised You from the dead. 

Κύριος Notes

Adoration

Savior Please

Savior, please take my hand
I work so hard, I live so fast
This life begins, and then it ends
And I do the best that I can, but I don't know how long I'll last

I try to be so tough
But I'm just not strong enough
I can't do this alone, God I need You to hold on to me
I try to be good enough
But I'm nothing without Your love
Savior, please keep saving me

Savior, please help me stand
I fall so hard, I fade so fast
Will You begin right where I end
And be the God of all I am because You're all I have

^{Scripture Reflections:Luke 10} 

 ³⁸As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. ³⁹She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said.

When I am listening at your feet Lord Jesus, there will always be calls to other things. There are a thousand things that need to be done...a thousand things that need to be fixed now. What I want to hear is your voice and see your power at work in my life and in the life of the Living Springs Community Church.

 

Hearing your voice Lord Jesus in the middle of the cacophony of voices that surround me is not easy at times.  The reality is that you are not always speaking...Lord Jesus help me listen at those precious times when you are at work and moving in power with your people.

 

You came to town and Mary and Martha had a selected limited window of opportunity to hear your words.

 

Lord Jesus teach me how to make the most out of each and every time that I sense your Spirit moving and working in my heart and in the life of the church.  Help me to follow without hesitation, even when following flies in the face of convention and normal practice.

Mary must have had to hold her anxiety in check and just listen with all her might...I am willing to guess that there must have been pokes in the ribs or maybe uncomfortable glances from her sister before Martha ever said a word.

Help me to listen that way to you Lord Jesus every time you speak.

 

40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

I want to be unmovable at your feet hearing every word even if it means that other preparation can not be done. Lord Jesus help me to choose the best.

 

41"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

 Lord Jesus there is hope in this word!   When I choose to listen...and can keep that focus... you stand behind, support and encourage in ways that I may or may not be aware of. 

 

Lord Jesus you know me so well...there are times when I have ADHD of the soul...so easily distracted and can miss the divine in the middle of the mundane so often. Speak your Word and more with power in my soul.

Κύριος Notes

 Adoration

We will break dividing walls  We will break dividing walls   We will break dividing walls  in the name of your Son We will break dividing walls  We will break dividing walls  And we will be one

^{Scripture Reflections:Luke 10} 

  ²⁹But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

 

I would guess that this man really didn't care who was his neighbor...they were just empty words...it was his response to let himself off the hook.  He wanted to justify himself...not a bad description of my behavior times ...right in front of the Almighty.

Jesus responded with one of the most memorable of the parables.  A response to a cynic. 

 

 ³⁰In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. ³¹A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 

The rule of thumb is anyone in need is our neighbor.  If I identify the need...can see the need then it becomes my call to address the need.  Maybe I can't fix the identified need but we can stop and not just walk by.

This priest saw the need and passed by on the other side.  People of God can not stay the people of God and ignore the need that surrounds them...I can not stay where I need to be with you Lord and ignore the need that surrounds me.  Lord give me eyes to see and a heart that seeks to respond.

³²So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 

^{The situations that people end up in at times are not the result of irresponsibility...sometimes stuff happens.  Robbers attack...the wolf is at the door.}  

^{It is interesting that neither the Jewish 2 men who pass by nor the Samaritan took an inventory of the why and how this man had left Jerusalem, what he did wrong that may have gotten him where he was...the priest and the the Levite both just didn't care.  Amazingly enough the Samaritan didn't care about the why of the story.  He just saw a wounded hurt man who needed help.}

³³But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. ³⁴He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'

Samaritans and Jews had a long standing feud over worship place and style...to mention just a few of the differences.  Lord your point is clear...even the people who I see as much different that am...are neighbors.  Their needs call out to me. If I have your heart within me.

 ³⁶"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"

 ³⁷The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."

Being a neighbor is not about location. Being a neighbor is about choice and allowing ourselves to feel others pain.  It is about responding to a need.  Lord Jesus this man could not even bear to say the word Samaritan...but he could see your point.

      Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."

Lord Jesus in this day...help me to be aware of the walls that divide and that make identification of need more difficult.  Help me to see my neighbors more clearly.

Κύριος Notes

Adoration

There is a place of commanding blessing   Where brethren in unity dwell   A place where anointing oil is flowing   Where we live as one   You have called us to be a body  You have called us as friends  Joined together in the bond of the Spirit Unto the end   Father we join with the prayer of Jesus  As you are so let us be one  Joined together in unity and purpose  All for the love you Son   We will break dividing walls We will break dividing walls We will break dividing walls in the name of your Son We will break dividing walls  We will break dividing walls   And we will be one

^{Scripture Reflections:Luke 10} 

 ²⁵On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

 

This teacher of the law must have heard that dead people were alive that had been dead...and yet there was the test.  I am not sure that would be willing to test the person who had given a widow back her dead son..

 

 ²⁶"What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"

 ²⁷He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

 ²⁸"You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live." This was the essense of the law.

 

This is exactly the same answer that You gave Lord Jesus when questioned about the greatest commandment.   It continues to amaze me that I can get the content...the thoughts and the words right and yet miss the heart of the matter. 

 

This teacher of the law knew it all.  Had all the right information and yet he did not have the ability to make the application of the word to the work that surrounded him.

 

Where are the places where knowledge does not connect with reality in my life Lord?  Where are the places where I have the essence of the matter and know the heart of God and yet I am not able to put all the pieces together into a coherent whole. 

 

Lord Jesus where are we stuggling with the same issues in Living Springs?  Where are the places where we know all the right words, but when the Living God is right in front of us we can't see you at work?

 

Lord Jesus help me to move beyond just words to heart knowledge that pushes me to action. Holy Spirit work.  Help me to see beyond words, beyond just thoughts to know in my heart the next step before I even get there.   Give me the eyes to see my community and our church the way that you do.

Κύριος Notes

 Adoration

I am a Friend of God

Who am I that you are mindful of me
That you hear me, when I call
Is it true that you are thinking of me
How you love me, it's amazing (Who am I Lord)

I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
He calls me friend

God Almighty
Lord of Glory
You have called me friend

^{Scripture Reflections:Luke 10} 

²¹At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.

This is one of the places where I know for sure what you were feeling Lord Jesus.  It brought you joy to see the growing insight of your disciples.  People who were not the movers and the shakers...people who were not in power.  There is the ability to see God at work in the simple trust of children. I make it all to complicated sometimes. 

 ²²"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

This insight of the seventy two was something that was divinely blessed and brought about.  Every time I am able to see with the eyes of faith and to understand your call and your direction it is the intervention of God.

Lord Jesus continue the process of showing yourself to me. Sometimes I am just plain a slow learner. 

It is not something that you are trying to put on the top shelf so only a few can reach it...you reveal yourself to those who allow themselves to trust  you...who realize their dependence on you...who accept the simple gift of grace.

 ²³Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. ²⁴For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."

I am sure that I do not appreciate the blessings of seeing what I see...thank you Lord for where I have seen you work...thank you for lessons learned...for victories won...for hope that reaches beyond the edges of the seen to the unseen...knowing that you are at work even when I do not see it.  You delight in revelation.

Lord Jesus--Help me to see you in this coming day.  Help me to know that you are at work and that you are my friend. Remind me of the victories that have been won. Bless these eyes today.