Out of Their Abundance

“Truth!” Sometimes we hear a word that makes us stop what we’re doing and reflect on our actions or words. Sometimes we hear a word that cuts through our rationalizations and pride and demands a reset on our whole lives. Let us end liturgical Year B by engaging in some truth-telling with Jesus in the gospels. It is a word we, the church, and the world need to hear.

Abbreviations:

• UMH - United Methodist Hymnal
• TFWS - The Faith We Sing
• W&S - Worship and Song

Music Notes

Most of us spend too much time on the surface of faith: debates and discussions, feelings and favorite hymns, pennies and potluck dinners. We are dealing with the topsoil, with the outer limits of our responsibility. Christ calls us to dig deep, to go beyond the surface, deeper than easy answers, beneath the comfort and confidence that all is right with the world.

• What Gift Can We Bring UMH 87
• Take My Life, and Let It Be UMH 399
• I’m Gonna live So God Can Use Me TFWS 2153
• We Are All One in Mission TFWS 2243
• Whatever You Do W&S 3128
• Give Thanks TFWS 2036
• What Does the Lord Require TFWS 2174