The Family of God

This was the closing prayer poem from my sermon Life in the Family of God: Two Marks of Christian Community. First Chinese Baptist Church, Walnut, California.

The Family of God

I love the Lord, I love his church

I love how Jesus came to serve

And wash his bride, to give her worth

To give her grace that’s undeserved

To make her whole, to make her clean

To give her breath, to make her sing

To give her joy, to give her peace

To give her hope, to be her king

He gave her shepherds tasked to care

And tasked to teach, and tasked to bear

The burdens of his ministry

Still, God’s own Word does everything

And all God’s children share their lives

And learn to be a sacrifice

A family, an offering poured

A people pleasing to the Lord

I love the Lord, I love his church

I love how Jesus came to serve

And wash his bride, to give her worth

To give her grace that’s undeserved

To make her whole, to make her clean

To give her breath, to make her sing

To give her joy, to give her peace

To give her hope, to be her king