God's Love for All

Hey! God's love
Is mine to have!
     Hallelujah!
Listen! I dl nlt
Have to change
To gain that love!
       Praise God!

God's love is ours;
But we turn away
And will not hear
The truth
That is ours to have.

Dear God,
We have been told
That you love us;
But  then we her
Other darker voices
Telling us that you
Do not want us near.
Forgive us
When we believe them
And turn away from you.
Help us to see
That always and ever
You love us all.

God is near at hand,
Waiting in love
For us to turn around
And accept
That love is always
Ours to have.

Celebrate!
For God is here,
With us and loving us!
Always and ever;
We are God's children!

Go out into the world ;
Remembering that always
God's love is yours.
Spread that love
To all people
That you meet.

Walk in love
And be at peace
For God loves you
Always.

Outsider

You call me
Untouchable  ,
But see me,
For I am
A person.

You turn away
From me;
But stop and look
And listen
For you will find
That I am
Much like you.

I was
An outsider.
No one
Would accept me
Or treat me
As a human.
But now
Jesus has come
And I am now
No longer
An outsider.

Accepted!
Dear lord,
Accepted!
I have been made
Part of the family
And have been told
That I am loved!
Accepted!

Justice

Justice -
Just for me
What others have.
Just for you
The peace and love
That the rest
Of the world has.
Just for all
The same laws
Enforced
In the same way
At all times.
Justice
For all people.

God's Child

I am human,
i am alive,
See me.

I am your neighbor,
I am your friend,
Accept me.

I am your sister,
I am your brother.
Love me.

Come and see me,
And accept me,
For I am also
God's child.

God Remembered

I forgot to listen
For the voice
That told me
The path to follow ;
But God remembered me.

I forgot to look
Around me toy see
Which people there are
That need my help;
But God remembered me.

I forgot to walk
Always in love
With God and all those
Who are around me;
But God remembered me.

I forgot to love
All people that live
In all places
That are around me;
But God remembered me.

The Pink Triangle

I wore  pink triangle
Because I was too different
From the rest of th world .

I wore a pink triangle
In a concentration camp
Because of who I was.

I wore a pink triangle
And died very painfully
Because of hate and fear.

I wore a pink triangle
Just simply because
I was gay.

Human

I am human ,
Yet other people
Turn against me
And try to hut me.

I am human ,
And alive,
Yet people hate me
And try to kill me.

I am human,
And only different
On the outsside;
For I am black .

I a human ,
But I am different
On the inside,
For I am gay.

In God's Love

In  God's Love
We live.
Because of God's love
We were born.
With God's love
We find ourselves.
In God's love
We are God's children.

Christian?

We worship the same God, you and I, but in different ways. I see a God who loves all people mo matter who they are and you say that I must change who I am inside to gain God's love...Well, my friend, I'll disagree with you, for I have found that God loves me as I am right now.

Service 8

                                          Worship service - Pride: Who I Am
7-4-0

I am who I am,
I am who God
Made me to be!
I am who I am,
And no one can take
That away from me!

God is here,
Waiting for us
In love.
When will we turn
And accept the gift
That is offered?

Dear God, forgive us
When we turn away
And do not see
That it is you
Who created us
As we are.
Forgive us
When we do not
Understand
That you are
A part of us.
Forgive us
When we make others
To be less
Than what they really are.
Help us to see
That all people
Are yours.

God is here and says:
    "I forgive all
     Who truly turn to me;
     

     For all people are mine,    
     For I have created
      All that is."

I am who God
Made me to be.
It is God
Who made everything
That I see around me.

Come and see
That you are God's child.
Go out and tell
All that you meet
All about God's love
For them.

Go in peace and love,
Remembering that all people
That you see
Are God's children.

Note:  "Jesus Loves Me" or other hymns about God's love for us should be used for this service.  For the call to worship, the phrase "Praise be to God" can be added after the first 3 lines and again after the last 3.  You may use as much or as little of this as is desired or needed for your service. 

Hey God

Hey God, I am here, and I want to talk to you.  I don't mind being
here in this life, and most of the time, I don't mind being who I am.
But dear God, I am so oppressed!  Why did you make me to be so
different from everybody else?  Differences are just not accepted
here.  Once people know that a person is different, they turn away or
make it hard for that different one to live.  Some have even been
beaten or killed!  Why God? Why can't people accept me as I am?  Why must they continually be trying to change me?  Why did you make me as I am?

Can You Hear Me, Lord by Jerry Browning

Can you hear me, Lord?

By  Jerry Browning

Can you hear me, Lord; how did I come to be?
Can you hear me Lord; is this Your Love I see?
Seems the world you made has turned its back on me.
If you hear me Lord, I’m longing to be free.

Do you love me, Lord; I feel inside you do.
Do you love me, Lord; my heart cries out to you,
In the dark of night, let me see your light shine through,
If you love me Lord, then let me walk with you.

Can you tell me, Lord; all the reasons I am here?
Can you tell me, Lord; what is it others fear?
Why is hate so strong & love so rare and dear?
Will you tell me Lord, for I feel you standing near.

Will you take me Lord; I’m longing to be free.
Will you take me Lord; my soul cries out to thee
For the only love I know you placed in me.
If you won’t take me Lord; why did I come to be?
(repeat last two lines)

Service 11

Service 11
7-16-00


Call to worship:
Hey!  God's love
Is mine to have!
     Halleluia!
Listen!  I do not
Have to change
To gain that love!
     Praise God!

*

Confession of sin:
  Call to prayer:
God's love is ours,
But we turn away
And will not hear
The truth
That is ours to have.

Prayer of Confession:
Dear God,
We have been told
That you love us,
But then we hear
Other, darker voices
Telling us that you
Do not want us near.
Forgive us
When we believe them
And turn away from you.
Help us to see
That always and ever
You love us all.

Pardon:
God is near at hand,
Waiting in love
For us to turn around
And accept
That love is always
Ours to have.

*

Celebrate!
For God is here,
With us and loving us!
Always and ever,
We are God's children!

*

Charge:
Go out into the world
Remembering that always
God's love is yours.
Spread that love
To all people
That you meet.

Benediction:
Walk in love
And be at peace
For God loves you,
Always.



* hymns or sermon.  Communion - may be added just before charge and Benediction.

Note:  This is not built around any particular bible verse, but John 3:16,17 can be used with this one.  Hymns used could be those that celebrate God's love for all people.  Use as little or as much as you want.