City on a Hill

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CITY ON THE HILL
MATTHEW 5:13-16; I CORINTHIANS 12:12-20; PHILIPPIANS 4; EPESIANS 5:8

	Barnabas was the encourager. Peter was a confronter. It worked in Jesus' day buts it's not working very well today. Today, Barnabas sees Peter as not being relevant to the culture and Peter sees Barnabas as a weak sellout. Instead of being likeminded thru Jesus, we gather with the likeminded in personality and conviction. Meanwhile the world watches as we eat each other and wants nothing to do with it.
	Father bring us back together under Your banner and let us be a part of You reconciling the world to Yourself.



		Did you hear of the city on the hill?
		Said one old man to the other.
		It once shined bright and it would be shining still
		But they all started turning on each other
		You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow
		And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
		And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
		And the rich man never heard the poor man speak

		And one by one they ran away
		With their made-up minds to leave it all behind
		And the light began to fade in the city on the hill
		The city on the hill
		Each one thought that they knew better
		But they were different by design
		Instead of standing strong together
		They let their differences divide
		And the world is searching still
		But it was the rhythm of the dancers
		That gave the poets life
		It was the spirit of the poets
		That gave the soldiers strength to fight
		It was the fire of the young ones
		It was the wisdom of the old
		It was the story of the poor man
		That's needed to be told

		One by one, will we run away
		With our made-up minds to leave it all behind
		As the light begins to fade in the city on the hill
		One by one, will we run away
		With our made up minds to leave it all behind
		As the light begins to fade in the city on the hill
		The city on the hill

		Come home
		And the Father's calling still
		Come home to the city on the hill
		Come home

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