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Worship Service At Internet Church Of Christ
www.InternetChurchOfChrist.org/worship.html

For Week Of Sunday, October 8, 2006

Featuring "A Plan Of Action For Collective Self-Defense Against School Shootings, Hijackings, And Other Armed Attacks On Groups Of Unarmed People "
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   "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved 
    you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life
    for his friends."

                             John 15:12-13 (RSV) 
         
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Welcome

Welcome to the online worship service at Internet Church Of Christ. Here is a good place to worship our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. You are invited and are welcome at any time. Blessings to you in Him.

Opening Hymn

My Lord, What A Morning

Marian Anderson classic sample

MIDI file of entire song

MIDI file located at http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/mylordwhatamorning.mid
=>MP3 audio file (Marion Anderson) at http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/mylordwhatamorning.mp3
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My Lord, What A Morning

Lyrics and melody are by anonymous 18th or 19th century American slave authors, and are in the Public Domain. The musical arrangement is by author(s) unknown to me (slightly modified by me), and is believed to be in the Public Domain. This MIDI sequence is also 1n the Public Domain. Blessings to you.
MY LORD, WHAT A MORNING - Anonymous, Public Domain

(Refrain)
   My Lord, what a morning!
   My Lord, what a morning!
   Oh, my Lord, what a morning
   When the stars begin to fall.


You will hear the trumpet sound
To wake the nations underground,
Looking to my Lord's right hand
When the stars begin to fall.

(Refrain)
   My Lord, what a morning!
   My Lord, what a morning!
   Oh, my Lord, what a morning
   When the stars begin to fall.


You will see my Jesus come,
His glory shining like the sun,
Looking to my Lord's right hand
When the stars begin to fall.

(Refrain)
   My Lord, what a morning!
   My Lord, what a morning!
   Oh, my Lord, what a morning
   When the stars begin to fall.


You will hear all Christians shout,
'Cause there's a new day come about,
Looking to my Lord's right hand
When the stars begin to fall

(Refrain)
   My Lord, what a morning!
   My Lord, what a morning!
   Oh, my Lord, what a morning
   When the stars begin to fall.

You will  hear the sinners moan,
To see the rightous marching home.
Looking to my Lord's right hand,
When the stars begin to fall.
 
(Refrain)
   My Lord, what a morning!
   My Lord, what a morning!
   Oh, my Lord, what a morning
   When the stars begin to fall.
 
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Invocation



             O Lord, we come together in Your name,
             And as You promised, we know You are here.

             AND SO WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
             AND PRAY THAT YOU FIND PLEASURE HERE WITH US,
             AS WE, YOUR LOVING CHILDREN WORSHIP YOU.

             We now invite You to reveal Yourself,
             And share with us Your presence, openly,

             FOR YOU ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DESIRE,
             AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE GIVE TO YOU.

             In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.


The Lord's Prayer

MP3 digital audio file available at http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer.mp3
FREE. Public Domain.

The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .



                     The Lord's Prayer 
   

          Our Father, who art in heaven,
            hallowed be thy Name,
            thy kingdom come,
            thy will be done,
              on earth as it is in heaven.
          Give us this day our daily bread.
          And forgive us our trespasses,
            as we forgive those who trespass against us.
          And lead us not into temptation,
            but deliver us from evil.
          For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
            for ever and ever. Amen.

                      Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on
                              Matthew 6:9-13    


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         "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father
          will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their
          trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
          (Matthew 6:14-15 KJV)

          


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Worship Poem

Holy, Holy, Holy!

Words by Reginald Heber; music - "Nicaea," by John B. Dykes. MIDI sequence, anonymous. All are Public Domain.

MIDI music file at http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/nicaea.mid



HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! - by Bishop Reginald Heber, 1827 - Public Domain


        Holy, holy, holy!
        Lord God Almighty!
        Early in the morning
        Our song shall rise to Thee!
        Holy, holy holy!
        Merciful and mighty!
        God in Three Persons,
        Blessed Trinity!

        Holy, holy, holy!
        All the saints adore Thee!
        Casting down their golden crowns
        Around the glassy sea;
        Cherubim and seraphim
        Falling down before Thee,
        Who wert, and art, and
        Evermore shalt be.

        Holy, holy, holy!
        Though the darkness hide Thee!
        Though the eye of sinful man
        Thy glory may not see;
        Only Thou art holy!
        There is none beside Thee,
        Perfect in pow'r in
        Love, and purity.

        Holy, holy, holy!
        Lord God Almighty!
        All Thy works shall praise Thy name,
        In earth, and sky, and sea;
        Holy, holy holy!
        Merciful and mighty!
        God in Three Persons,
        Blessed Trinity!

              Amen.


Scriptures And Teachings

A Plan Of Action For Collective Self-Defense Against School Shootings, Hijackings, And Other Armed Attacks On Groups Of Unarmed People

Also published at OpEdNews.com

I was living in Chicago on July 14, 1966, when Richard Speck broke into a group apartment and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital. According to reports, Speck had come to the door of the apartment, armed with a handgun and a knife, and had forced his way inside. There he found seven female nurses. After making them empty their purses, he bound their arms and legs with strips of material torn from their bedsheets. At this point, two other student nurses returned to the apartment, and tried to flee when they saw what was happening. But Speck caught them and stabbed and strangled them to death. Then he returned to the room where the seven women were tied up, and he began to take them, one-by-one, to different rooms where he raped and murdered each of them, except for one, who was able to squeeze her body under a bed and hide from him. Speck had apparently lost count, and he left the apartment, thinking he had killed them all. The lone survivor provided identifying information to the police, and Speck was captured, tried, and convicted.

I remember wondering at the time, "Why didn't the original seven nurses fight back when he first entered their apartment?" All seven of them, acting together at the first sign of trouble, could surely have overwhelmed him, with perhaps one or two deaths or injuries, but not eight deaths. Perhaps they thought they could talk him out of it if they went along with his initial demands, just as they might try to calm an emotional patient. For whatever reason, they apparently did not resist, except for the late-arriving two, who tried unsuccessfully to escape.

The Richard Speck murders, described above, provide us with one obvious fact which applies to all similar attacks, including the recent attacks on school children here in the United States: IF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ATTACKED DO NOT FIGHT BACK IMMEDIATELY, THE ATTACKERS WILL KILL WHOMEVER THEY PLEASE. Based on this one obvious fact, here is a Plan Of Action For Collective Self-Defense Against School Shootings, Hijackings, And Other Armed Attacks On Groups Of Unarmed People.

Plan Of action

* 1. The basic idea is for group members to overpower and subdue the attackers at the very first sign of serious trouble. The group must not allow the attackers to gain any kind of control over the group or any of its members.

* 2. The strongest and most courageous defenders should lead the charge, and the others should follow as they are able. Everyone involved should yell as loudly as they can, making as much noise as possible. This will surprise and distract the attackers and give added courage to the defenders. It will also alert outsiders to the fact that there is trouble.

* 3. If any defender has a weapon, he should help to lead the charge, using the weapon as needed.

* 4. All those involved in the charge should be prepared to die, if needed, in order to save the lives of others in the group. If any defender does die in the charge, he will become a martyr and a hero. His family will be sad, but very proud.

* 5. If possible, discuss this plan in advance within your group, and decide which people will lead the charge, which people will follow, which weapons will be used (if any), and which people will simply make as much noise as possible. Also, you should have at least one designated person to use a cell phone to call the police. And you should agree on a verbal signal to begin the charge, something like yelling out, "Let's get them!" or "Let's roll!"

* 6. In some cases it is impossible to organize the group in advance, for instance if someone enters a restaurant and starts shooting. In these cases, it will be up to whomever chooses to start the charge, hoping and trusting that others will recognize what is happening and join him. If this plan is well publicized, many people will be aware of it and should join in the charge, if the time comes for it.

The best model and inspiration for this kind of group action was provided on September 11, 2001 by the heroic passengers of United Airlines Flight 93, who banded together to attack the hijackers. The airplane crashed into a Pennsylvania field, killing all aboard; but the terrorist attack was defeated, and the passengers saved the United States Capitol building and the thousands of people who would have been killed if the terrorists had been successful in their mission.

All of us should be ready to do the same.

Blessings to you. May God help us all.

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Prayer For You

For Courage When You Need It Most



               
                 You sometimes may be called to act in danger,
                 As when some evil thing is taking place,
                 And you alone can render needed help,
                 Or when a tragedy has just occured,
                 And you are needed to provide relief.
                 In times like these, I pray you will be strong;
                 I pray for courage when you need it most;
                 I pray that you will rise up to your task,
                 Because you know the Lord is at your side.
                 In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.


                          by William McGinnis, Public Domain

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Holy Communion

A ceremony for Holy Communion is available to you HERE! - http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/pearl-holycommunion.html

If you are alone, you will needed to be both "Leader" and "Assembly," as described in the ceremony.

Closing Hymn

"Do You Know Jesus?"

This is an original Christian worship song, in the Public Domain. Words and music by Rev. Bill McGinnis.

Play and download the MIDI music file at http://patriot.net/users/bmcgin/knowp.mid



DO YOU KNOW JESUS? - by Rev. Bill McGinnis, 1995 - Public Domain


      Do you know Jesus?
      Do you know Jesus?
      Do you know Jesus,
      And the wonder of His love?

      Yes, I know Jesus!
      Yes, I know Jesus!
      Yes, I know Jesus,
      And the wonder of His love!


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Benediction

As we complete our worship service today, I leave you with this blessing . . .

       EPHESIANS 3:14-21 (KJV)
       
       
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               For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord
               Jesus Christ,
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               Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
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               That he would grant you, according to the riches of his
               glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the
               inner man;
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               That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye,
               being rooted and grounded in love,
        18
               May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the
               breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
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               And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,
               that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
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               Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above
               all that we ask or think, according to the power that
               worketh in us,
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               Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout
               all ages, world without end. Amen.

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This worship service is now completed. Go in peace.

Rev. Bill McGinnis

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