Remembering our Lord...thank you Max Pelley

Upon the first day of the week at the East Side church of Christ we partake of the Lord's Supper as did the Christians in the New Testament (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 11:23-29).  As we assemble remembering our Lord's death in this avenue and action of worship, a dear brother will stand and make a few Biblical remarks reminding us of the wonderful sacrifice Christ gave for us.

 

Max Pelley is one of our members at East Side; a wonderful Christian man, song leader and my Sunday morning Bible class teacher (yes, preachers go to class, too :-) ).  Last Lord's Day morning he read the following.  Well done and I thought you would want to read it just like he read it...at the Wildwood.

 

BETHLEHEM, HIS PLACE OF BIRTH

WHEN GOD SENT HIS SON TO EARTH.
ANGELS HERALD THE NEW BORN KING,
GLORY TO GOD THEY ALL DID SING.

EGYPT WAS WHERE HE FLED,

AND STAYED UNTIL KING HEROD WAS DEAD.
NAZARETH WHERE HE LIVED FOR THIRTY YEARS,
HELPING JOSEPH MAKE TABLES AND CHAIRS.

FOR THREE YEARS HE PREACHED ACROSS THE LAND,

PREACHING THAT THE KINGDOM IS AT HAND,
HE PREACHED THE IMPORTANCE OF CONVICTION
AND ABOUT HIS SOON TO BE CRUCIFIXION.

GETHSEMANE WAS WHERE HE PRAYED,

ALSO WHERE HE WAS BETRAYED.
CALVARY WAS WHERE HE DIED
AFTER A FAIR TRIAL HE WAS DENIED.

HE HAD TO BEAR HIS OWN CROSS,

AFTER SEVERE BEATINGS, AND THE BLOOD HE LOST.
A CROWN OF THORNS DONNED HIS HEAD,
A SPEAR PIERCED SIDE WHERE HIS BLOOD WAS SHED.
 
ALL THIS HAPPENED TO GOD'S OWN SON.
BUT HE LET IT HAPPEN FOR EVERY ONE.
ON THE CROSS HE SUFFERED IN AGONY,
HIS LIFE HE GAVE FOR YOU AND ME.

TODAY WE REMEMBER THAT AWFUL DEED,

SILENCE AND REVERENCE IS WHAT WE NEED,
AS WE PARTAKE OF THE BREAD AND WINE,
UNLEAVENED BREAD AND FRUIT OF THE VINE.

AND FOR HIS SHED BLOOD TO SAVE

HE HAD TO RISE FROM THE GRAVE.
AFTER HE AROSE HE WENT TO HEAVEN,
THROUGH FAITH AND OBEDIENCE SINS ARE FORGIVEN.

                                                              Max Pelley