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“Cruciformity & Shalom in Israel”Sunday August 30, 2009

1. (a) Philippians 2:5-8, (b) 3:10-11; 2. Isaiah 53: 2-7

Am I a Soldier of the Cross? Red Hymnal # 482

1.Am I a Soldier of the Cross?

A follower of the Lamb?

And shall I fear to own His cause

Or blush to speak His name?

2.Must I be carried to the skies

On flow'ry beds of ease,

While others fought to win the prize

And sailed thru' bloody seas?

3. Are there no foes for me to face?

Must I not stem the flood?

Is this vile world a friend to grace,

To help me on to God?

4.Sure I must fight if I would reign ―

Increase my courage, Lord!

I'll bear the toil, endure the pain.

Supported by Thy Word.

5. Let the same mind be in you thatLet the same mind be in you thatwas in Christ Jesuswas in Christ Jesus,*,*

6. who, though he was in the formwho, though he was in the form of God,of God,

did not regard equality with God did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, as something to be exploited,

*lit.*lit. THINK THIS WAY – LIKE JESUSTHINK THIS WAY – LIKE JESUS

Scripture Reading 1 (a) Phil 2:5-8

7. but emptied himself, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave,taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness.being born in human likeness.

And being found in human form, And being found in human form, 8. he humbled himself he humbled himself and became and became

obedient to the point of death—obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross.* even death on a cross.*

**[ THINK THIS WAY! ][ THINK THIS WAY! ]

Scripture Reading 1 (a) Phil 2:5-8

10. I want to know Christ and the 10. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by sharing of his sufferings by

becoming like him in his deathbecoming like him in his death,* ,* 11. if somehow I may attain the 11. if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. resurrection from the dead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**KJV: “conformed to His death” KJV: “conformed to His death”

i.e., “cruciform”i.e., “cruciform”

Scripture Reading 1 (b) Phil 3:10 -11

King of Kings Red Hymnal # 77

King of kings and Lord of lords,Glory, Hallelujah! (X2)

Jesus, Prince of Peace, Glory, Hallelujah! (X2)

(Repeat whole verse)

Sha'alu shalom Sha'alu shalom YerushalayimYerushalayim

Pray for the peace of JerusalemPray for the peace of Jerusalem

O Bless The Gifts

O bless the gifts our hands have brought;

And bless the work our hearts have planned

Ours is the faith, the will, the thought;The rest O God is in Your hands.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him all creatures here below;

Praise Him above ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen

Awake, O IsraelAwake, O Israel

Merla WatsonMerla Watson

ChorusChorus

O, hallelujah, O, hallelujah,O, hallelujah, O, hallelujah,Hallelujah, praise the Lord!Hallelujah, praise the Lord!

1. Awake, O Israel,1. Awake, O Israel,put off thy slumberput off thy slumber

And the truth shallAnd the truth shall set you free;set you free;

For out of ZionFor out of Zioncomes thy Deliverer,comes thy Deliverer,

In the year of jubilee.In the year of jubilee.

ChorusChorus

2. For in the furnace2. For in the furnaceof much affliction,of much affliction,

I have chosen thee;I have chosen thee;Behold,Behold,

And so for iron And so for iron I'll give thee silverI'll give thee silver

And for brass And for brass I'll give thee gold.I'll give thee gold.

ChorusChorus

3. Thou art My chosen,3. Thou art My chosen,for I have sought thee,for I have sought thee,

Thou art graven Thou art graven on My hand;on My hand;

And I will gather And I will gather all those that gather,all those that gather,

They shall come back They shall come back to their land.to their land.

ChorusChorus

O, hallelujah, O, hallelujah,O, hallelujah, O, hallelujah,Hallelujah, praise the Lord!Hallelujah, praise the Lord!Hallelujah, praise the Lord!Hallelujah, praise the Lord!

““Get the same mind . . . [as] Jesus”Get the same mind . . . [as] Jesus” “conformed to His death”“conformed to His death”

Isaiah 53:2-7Isaiah 53:2-7 2. For he grew up before him 2. For he grew up before him

like a young plant,like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; and like a root out of dry ground;

Isaiah 53:2-7Isaiah 53:2-7 2. For he grew up before him 2. For he grew up before him

like a young plant,like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; and like a root out of dry ground;

he had no form or majesty that wehe had no form or majesty that we should look at him,should look at him,

nothing in his appearance that nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.we should desire him.

““Get the same mind . . . [as] Jesus” Get the same mind . . . [as] Jesus” “conformed to His death”“conformed to His death”

3. He was despised and rejected3. He was despised and rejected by others;by others; a man of suffering and acquainted a man of suffering and acquainted

with infirmity; with infirmity;

3. He was despised and rejected3. He was despised and rejected by others;by others; a man of suffering and acquainted a man of suffering and acquainted

with infirmity;with infirmity;and as one from whom others and as one from whom others

hide their faceshide their faces he was despised, and we held himhe was despised, and we held him

of no account. of no account.

4. Surely he has borne our infirmities4. Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; and carried our diseases;yet we accounted him stricken,yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. struck down by God, and afflicted.

5. But he was wounded for 5. But he was wounded for

our transgressions,our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; crushed for our iniquities;

5. But he was wounded for 5. But he was wounded for

our transgressions,our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; crushed for our iniquities;

upon him was the punishment upon him was the punishment that made us whole,that made us whole,

and by his bruises we are healed. and by his bruises we are healed.

““Get the same mind . . . [as] Jesus”Get the same mind . . . [as] Jesus” ““conformed to His death”conformed to His death”

6. All we like sheep have gone astray;6. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, we have all turned to our own way,

and the Lord has laid on him and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. the iniquity of us all.

7. He was oppressed, and he 7. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,was afflicted,

yet he did not open his mouth; yet he did not open his mouth;

7. He was oppressed, and he 7. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,was afflicted,

yet he did not open his mouth; yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led like a lamb that is led

to the slaughter,to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its and like a sheep that before its

shearers is silent,shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. so he did not open his mouth.

CRUCIFORMITY & SHALOM IN ISRAELCRUCIFORMITY & SHALOM IN ISRAEL

Praying the Scriptures (Isaiah 53):Praying the Scriptures (Isaiah 53):

1. 1. Worship,Worship, adorationadoration of Jesus on the Cross.of Jesus on the Cross.

1. 1. Worship,Worship, adorationadoration of Jesus on the Cross. of Jesus on the Cross.2.2. CommitmentCommitment to be conformed to His death. to be conformed to His death.

1. 1. Worship,Worship, adorationadoration of Jesus on the Cross.of Jesus on the Cross.2.2. CommitmentCommitment to be conformed to His death. to be conformed to His death.3. 3. RepentanceRepentance of all that is not cruciform of all that is not cruciform in me.in me.

1. 1. Worship,Worship, adorationadoration of Jesus on the Cross. of Jesus on the Cross.2. 2. CommitmentCommitment to be conformed to His death. to be conformed to His death.3. 3. RepentanceRepentance of all that is not cruciform of all that is not cruciform in me.in me.4. 4. Trust,Trust, dependancedependance o on Him to conform me.n Him to conform me.

CRUCIFORMITYCRUCIFORMITY

““Shaped by the Cross Shaped by the Cross

into the shape of the Cross”into the shape of the Cross”

CRUCIFORMITYCRUCIFORMITY ——

Various Uses of This Term Found in Various Uses of This Term Found in Architecture, Botany, Physics, Architecture, Botany, Physics,

etc., etc.etc., etc.

A Cruciform Medieval CathedralA Cruciform Medieval Cathedral

Cruciform Arrangement of PetalsCruciform Arrangement of Petals

Cruciform Sword HandlesCruciform Sword Handles

Cruciform DNA Cruciform DNA PatternPattern

Cross-Shaped Molecules called Cross-Shaped Molecules called Cruciforms Cruciforms

Cruciform Cruciform FormationFormation

of of Molecular Molecular BindingBinding

Cruciform Cruciform OrthosisOrthosis

Graph of a Graph of a Cruciform Cruciform

Curve Curve

Cruciform Cruciform Surgical Surgical

Light Light

““Cruciate” ligaments, Cruciate” ligaments, sometimes called “cruciform”sometimes called “cruciform”

Cruciformity means:Cruciformity means:

Cruciformity means:Cruciformity means: • • Complete Complete fforgivenessorgiveness even to crucifiers even to crucifiers

Cruciformity means:Cruciformity means: • • Complete Complete fforgivenessorgiveness even to crucifiers even to crucifiers • • Sacrificial Sacrificial lovelove

Cruciformity means:Cruciformity means: • • Complete Complete fforgivenessorgiveness even to crucifiers even to crucifiers • • Sacrificial Sacrificial lovelove • • Humble Humble obedienceobedience of a slave even to death of a slave even to death

Cruciformity means:Cruciformity means: • • Complete Complete fforgivenessorgiveness even to crucifiers even to crucifiers • • Sacrificial Sacrificial lovelove • • Humble Humble obedienceobedience of a slave even to death of a slave even to death • • Complete Complete self-denialself-denial

Cruciformity means:Cruciformity means: • • Complete Complete fforgivenessorgiveness even to crucifiers even to crucifiers • • Sacrificial Sacrificial lovelove • • Humble Humble obedienceobedience of a slave even to death of a slave even to death • • Complete Complete self-denialself-denial • • Unreserved Unreserved commitmentcommitment

Cruciformity means:Cruciformity means: • • Complete Complete fforgivenessorgiveness even to crucifiers even to crucifiers • • Sacrificial Sacrificial lovelove • • Humble Humble obedienceobedience of a slave even to death of a slave even to death • • Complete Complete self-denialself-denial • • Unreserved Unreserved commitmentcommitment • • Whole-hearted Whole-hearted trusttrust amid suffering amid sufferingetc., etc.etc., etc.

George George KazouraKazoura

11stst Trip Trip to Israelto Israel

Fall, 1990Fall, 1990

65Planting trees with HannuPlanting trees with Hannu

Israel '90 cont.Israel '90 cont.

66Hey! Don't

shoot!!

Bullets whizzed over our Bullets whizzed over our heads in Mt. Carmel forestheads in Mt. Carmel forest

Israel '90 Israel '90 cont.cont.

Sunset over the Sea of Galilee Sunset over the Sea of Galilee

Reading Reading this book this book was the was the most most significant significant spiritual spiritual experience experience of this trip of this trip to Israelto Israel

Israel '92 with Israel '92 with Christian Jews Christian Jews and Arabs who and Arabs who

love their love their “enemies”“enemies”

Andrey and Olga Andrey and Olga “ “my home in my home in

Israel”Israel”

HaifaHaifa

Beit Nitzachon Beit Nitzachon – “– “House of House of Victory” – Victory” – Christian Christian

Ministry to Ministry to alcoholics alcoholics

& & drug addictsdrug addicts

– – Jewish Jewish and Arab.and Arab.

July 1994 July 1994 University of Haifa University of Haifa

Intensive HebrewIntensive Hebrew

Israel -- summer '96, volunteer with . . .

Ministry of Reconciliation

Israel '98 Israel '98 ―― private tour guide for private tour guide for Dale and Linda Bolton, pastors Dale and Linda Bolton, pastors

Garden of GethsemaneGarden of Gethsemane

Israel '98 cont.

75Baptizing Linda in the Jordan RiverBaptizing Linda in the Jordan River

Israel '98 cont.

Israel, summer 2000Israel, summer 2000

Near the Garden Tomb Near the Garden Tomb

Summer 2001 Summer 2001

8 weeks8 weeks

visiting / visiting / volunteeringvolunteering

with many with many Jewish & Arab Jewish & Arab

ministriesministries

RamaRama

The basic conflict The basic conflict between Jews and between Jews and Arabs: Arabs:

both claim both claim rights to the same rights to the same land. land.

1. BOMB 1. BOMB

2. BALM 2. BALM

1. BOMB 1. BOMB

2. BALM 2. BALM

3. BOND 3. BOND

1. BOMB 1. BOMB ― ― all kinds of explosive violenceall kinds of explosive violence(opposite to cruciformity) (opposite to cruciformity)

retaliation, revenge, retaliation, revenge, deterrents (?)deterrents (?)

1. BOMB 1. BOMB ― ― all kinds of explosive violenceall kinds of explosive violence(opposite to cruciformity)(opposite to cruciformity)

2. BALM 2. BALM ― work of the Cross to enable us― work of the Cross to enable usto be healed, to be cruciform to be healed, to be cruciform forgiveness, love, humility, faithforgiveness, love, humility, faith

1. BOMB 1. BOMB ― ― all kinds of explosive violenceall kinds of explosive violence(opposite to cruciformity)(opposite to cruciformity)

2. BALM 2. BALM ― work of the Cross to enable us― work of the Cross to enable usto be healed, to be cruciform to be healed, to be cruciform

3. BOND 3. BOND ― “One New Man” bonded ― “One New Man” bonded with cruciform lovewith cruciform loveJew & Gentile Israeli & PalestinianJew & Gentile Israeli & Palestinian

Examples of cruciformity in Israel:Examples of cruciformity in Israel:

• • Email: ron@becruciform.comEmail: ron@becruciform.com

• • Website:Website: www.becruciform.com/israel www.becruciform.com/israel

• • MailboxesMailboxes

See bulletinSee bulletin

• • How committed am I to cruciformity?How committed am I to cruciformity?

• • How do I become more cruciform?How do I become more cruciform?

Conformed to His Death=LIFE!Conformed to His Death=LIFE!The Cross as the Ultimate Paradigm for Every Aspect The Cross as the Ultimate Paradigm for Every Aspect

of Christian Experienceof Christian Experience

I Have Decided to Follow JesusI Have Decided to Follow JesusRed Hymnal # 376Red Hymnal # 376

1.1.I have decided to follow Jesus,I have decided to follow Jesus,I have decided to follow Jesus,I have decided to follow Jesus,I have decided to follow Jesus,I have decided to follow Jesus,No turning back, no turning back.No turning back, no turning back.

2.2.The world behind me, the cross before me;The world behind me, the cross before me;The world behind me, the cross before me;The world behind me, the cross before me;The world behind me, the cross before me;The world behind me, the cross before me;No turning back, no turning back.No turning back, no turning back.

3.3.Tho' none go with me, I still will follow,Tho' none go with me, I still will follow,Tho' none go with me, I still will follow,Tho' none go with me, I still will follow,Tho' none go with me, I still will follow,Tho' none go with me, I still will follow,No turning back, no turning back.No turning back, no turning back.

4.4.Will you decide now to follow Jesus?Will you decide now to follow Jesus?Will you decide now to follow Jesus?Will you decide now to follow Jesus?Will you decide now to follow Jesus?Will you decide now to follow Jesus?No turning back, no turning back.No turning back, no turning back.

Grace, Love and Fellowship

May the grace of Christ, our Saviour and the love of God, our Father,and the fellowship of the Spirit

be with us.

May the grace of Christ,

our Saviour

and the love of God, our Father,

and the fellowship of the Spirit

be with us,

forever, and ever,

forevermore, Amen.

Please come downstairs for coffee and teaand fellowship

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