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You Find Us All (Demos)

by Erin Jeffries

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1.
Little Bird 04:15
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Little bird, do you know Do you know Someone’s watching out for you? Someone’s watching out for you Little bird, when you sing your song Your sweet, sweet song You remind me Someone’s watching out for me So I lift my voice, lift my voice And sing along I clap my hands to the rhythm Of the love song Show me how to trust and wait Patiently For my daily bread Oh, my daily bread Open wide my eyes to see and receive Jesus’ faithfulness Oh his faithfulness Jesus, give me kingdom eyes Give me kingdom eyes Only you satisfy Oh, you satisfy ____________________ I wrote this song two weeks before I graduated from college, still without a job lined up and with many, many question marks about my life. I love planning and as a general rule hate surprises. Years later, I'm still learning to trust God in the presence of unknown...He is a very patient teacher. Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26
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Artemis 03:20
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*Dedicated to all women in ministry* All of your life you’ve been leading Artemis taught you all Now that you’ve met our Messiah Your heart hears a better call Taste and see Don’t rush ahead my sister It’s still too soon to lead First you must learn the Gospel There’s room at our Savior’s feet Don’t be ashamed of your newness We all begin as Eve She didn’t know the whole story How could she not be deceived? And taste and see You are not evil Just overly eager There’s room in the pulpit for you But first there’s some learning to do ________________________ 1 Timothy was addressed to Timothy while he was in Ephesus, where the main pagan deity was Artemis, a goddess with female-only priests. The main thrust of the passage is not to universally bar women from teaching, but to prohibit dictatorial leadership (as these particular women were accustomed to) and stress the importance of learning before leading. When we come to Christ we must take care to not bring with us our former ways of doing things, but humbly submit to His new order. I didn't grow up in denominations that ordain women, and I am deeply grateful for the many women (and men) who have patiently journeyed with me as I've questioned, examined, and changed my beliefs in this area. 1 Timothy 2:11-15 [Women] must be allowed to study undisturbed, in full submission to God. I’m not saying that women should teach men, or try to dictate to them; they should be left undisturbed. Adam was created first, you see, and then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived, and fell into trespass. She will, however, be kept safe through the process of childbirth, if she continues in faith, love and holiness with prudence. Resources: 3/17/2016 Episode of the podcast In All Things Charity, in which they discuss a cultural reading of 1 Timothy 2: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-sp95w-534ff2d N.T. Wright's (long) discussion of women in church leadership (also a chapter in his book Surprised by Scripture): http://ntwrightpage.com/2016/07/12/womens-service-in-the-church-the-biblical-basis/
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Resurrect 02:51
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In my doubting, in my darkness In my disbelief I am frightened you won’t love me With a faith incomplete I hide, you find me You beckon me Wounded hands welcoming Draw me close as you resurrect me I am wounded by your children Been the death of me I am frightened you’ll be like them Bruise and break me I hide, you find me You draw me You draw me Gently and freely into your love __________________________ Doubt is not the opposite of faith, nor is death the end of the story. I am still Christian not because my faith is perfect (it isn't) or because I've never been wounded by the Church (God knows I have) but because over and over I am found and drawn by the God who raises the dead and puts death in His empty grave. "When they saw him, they worshiped him, even though some of them doubted." Matthew 22:18
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You Find Us All 03:13
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Pastor told me, "Be a good little lamb Stay in line With the ninety-nine Don't distract our Savior from the lost Once you're saved You must behave" But isn't this the very Gospel You are greater than our fall We are wandering, all one hundred And you find us all You find us all Seventy times seven, still you seek Every time Till you find Wilderness will not withhold your joy Every day You celebrate You do not grow tired You are not fed up You delight in us You have time enough ________________________ Growing up as a "good kid" and missionary kid, I was explicitly and implicitly told to be good so as not to distract from important kingdom work (converting non-Christians and caring for those with actual needs). If we truly believe in a God of unlimited love and unlimited power, unbounded by time, and that there is no human who does not need saving, the parable of the lost sheep becomes an invitation to recognize that we are every one of us the lost one, and we are all found and being found by the persistent shepherd God. Luke 15:1-7 and Matthew 18:10-14

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Four songs about finding and being found by God.
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released January 1, 2020

Vocals, ukulele, guitar, and very amateur bedroom recording by me, Erin!

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Erin Jeffries Nashville, Tennessee

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