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connecting faith with everyday life

Hear the Voice of Jesus Calling

9/7/2022

 
According to Historian Charles Nutter, in 1868, Daniel March was invited to preach on Isaiah 6:8 at the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Being a skilled songwriter and musician, he wrote and sung these words as his sermon:
Hark, the voice of Jesus calling,
Who will go and work today?
Fields are ripe and harvests waiting,
Who will bear the sheaves away?
Long and loud the Master calls us,
Rich reward He offers free;
Who will answer, gladly saying,
Here am I, send me, send me?
I'm probably not going to sing a sermon anytime soon.

​But, at the end of last week's sermon, I did invite everyone to consider what God might be calling you to do with your time, skills, and resources to love God back, love people like God loves them, and live more like Jesus everyday and in every way.

To refresh your memory or to hear it for the first time, here is a clip of the last minute of last week's sermon.
And since last words can be lasting words, here are Pastor Daniel's last words of his 1868 sermon to prepare you to respond to God's invitation to do the good work that He has given us to do, together.​

Let none hear you idly saying,
There is nothing I can do.
While the lost of earth are dying,
And the Master calls for you;
Take the task He gives you gladly;
Let His work your pleasure be;
Answer quickly when He calls you,
Here am I, send me, send me.

Escucha, la Voz de Jesús Llamando

​Según el historiador Charles Nutter, en 1868, Daniel March fue invitado a predicar sobre Isaías 6:8 en la Iglesia Congregacional de la Avenida Clinton en Filadelfia, Pensilvania.

Siendo un hábil compositor y músico, escribió y cantó estas palabras como su sermón:
Escucha, la voz de Jesús llamando,
¿Quién irá a trabajar hoy?
Los campos están maduros y las cosechas esperando,
¿Quién llevará las gavillas?
Largo y fuerte el Maestro nos llama,
Rica recompensa Él ofrece gratuitamente;
¿Quién responderá, diciendo con alegría,
Aquí estoy, envíame, envíame?
​Probablemente no voy a cantar un sermón en el corto plazo.

​Pero, al final del sermón de la semana pasada, invité a todos a considerar lo que Dios podría estar llamándolos a hacer con su tiempo, habilidades y recursos para amar a Dios, amar a las personas como Dios las ama y vivir más como Jesús. todos los días y en todos los sentidos.

Incluí el último minuto del sermón como video clip en el blog de esta semana para que puedas refrescar tu memoria o escucharlo por primera vez.
​Y dado que las últimas palabras pueden ser palabras duraderas, aquí están las últimas palabras del pastor Daniel de su sermón de 1868 para prepararlo para responder a la invitación de Dios de hacer el buen trabajo que Él nos ha dado para hacer, juntos.

Que nadie te oiga decir ociosamente:
No hay nada que yo pueda hacer.
Mientras los perdidos de la tierra están muriendo,
Y el Maestro os llama;
Toma la tarea que Él te da con gusto;
Deja que Su obra sea tu placer;
Responde pronto cuando te llame,
Aquí estoy, envíame, envíame.

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    Tim Bayer has served as Our Savior's Lead Pastor since September 2019. He also serves as an Adjunct Instructor at Concordia University - Irvine, a National Leadership Facilitator and Resource, and with the Northwest District of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.

    Tim studied sociology, psychology, and theology prior to earning his M.Div at Concordia Seminary - St. Louis. He also is a candidate for an Ed.D (ABD) in Transformational Leadership.

    He is married to Beth and they have three children. Together, they enjoy exploring the outdoors, experiencing culture, and pizza and movie nights.

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