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by Dr. J. Mark Barnes

 

In the heat of Summer, with vacations and all,

It seems like a bummer to contemplate Fall.

   But the season is coming when cool winds will blow;

To keep from declining, we must aim to grow.

Make prayer number one in Kingdom design;

Then a plan must be spun to avoid the “benign.”

 

Something new is best: 

Disciplemaking practiced with zest.

It’s a vital key to reaching the lost,

Expanding Kingdom borders;

Dying out is the cost for correcting sin’s disorders.

 

Consider this revived heart-storm,

the Organic Church, indeed,

Could elevate the current norm and fill a desperate need.

                             If our Fall would be forward,

            Faithfulness and diligence in God's will and the Word,

                             Hard work and good sense

           Must be consistently practiced by each NC Nazarene.

 

For this we will be noticed by God and also seen

By those who need redemption, people Jesus wants to save.

Yes, I  must be holy compassion,

Nothing less than His “Falling Forward” slave!

 

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