ENJOY!

Spoken:
Yeah, this is the testimony of our conscience (This is my heart)
That in holiness and Godly sincerity
Not in flesh and wisdom have we been above reproach
Especially, towards you, 2nd Corinthians baby.

Verse 1
This is my heart upon the letter, I had a burden since the last time we were together
The God of comfort will comfort me and comfort others, a suffering shouldn’t keep us from loving on our brothers
We had a sentence of death within ourselves, but God gave comfort and grace and gave an escape
A physical affliction is that of Christ’s glory
It’s for us to relate and share in faith
Have not my conduct with you, been above reproach
And those who question my heart, they’re pretty much a joke (that they are)
Reaffirm your love through unconditional acts
Be forgiven and restore the sinning man back
To those in Christ we are the aroma of life
But, the aroma of death to the perishing type (ok)
Do we need you to commend our works? (no we don’t)
Have we not been there to heal your hurt? (yes we have)
Our recommendations is that your souls be redeemed
You’re being transformed into the image of the King
They want you vial, condemned in the dark
But you received the spirit and it’s written on your heart

Spoken:
But thanks to God man (this is my heart upon the letter)
Who always leads us in triumphs in Christ
Manifest through us the sweet aroma of knowledge in him
For we are not like many, we do not pet on the word of God
But from sincerity
But as from God we speak in Christ and the sight of God
Yeah we will reaffirm our love towards you (this is my heart upon the letter)
Yo (this is the heart of a minister)

Verse 2:
Renounce the hidden things because of the shame
It’s sad cuz I wanna do this because of the fame
And they say that are message is veil
That’s because they’ve been blinded with the passions of hell (that’s sad man)
We hold his treasure in Earth in well (by his grace)
So we can be crushed and not despair (still by his grace)
We relate in the body with his death so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our flesh
The pain on Earth, yes it brings out an urgency (yes it does)
Not to be compared with our glory for eternity (never will it be)
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not boasting in I,
I’d rather die, than be in the presence of Adonai
But we are now, as Ambassadors on the earth
For on this world, our embassy is the Church
Don’t take in vain, the grace of him who received us
And do not be bound together with unbelievers
(come on baby)
Give them no reason to discredit your worth
For what fellowship does the world have with the Church? (not at all)
Hold no grudge, we can not spare to rot in it
If this song leads to repentance then glory to God
Yeah man

Spoken:
The momentary light of affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory, far beyond all comparison
(this is my heart upon the letter)
For I say I’d rather to be absent from the body then to be at home with the Lord (this is my heart upon the letter)
For we must all appear at judgment seat of Christ
So that each one may be recommenced for his deeds in the body according to what he’s done on the Earth (this is my heart upon the letter)
Whether good or bad, show ourselves to prove
(this is the heart of a minister)
Let’s go

Verse 3:
I have comfort hearing a view in your repentant
But let not these teachers hinder you when u given
Churches are eager to help in ways that are for natural
My prayer is that you would eagerly follow their example
I boasted of your readiness for a year
Give him your heart and not the pressure of your peers
They say I’m bold in letter, meek in face
If I begin to boast, I boast in grace
If they can boast, then I can boast in position
If they can boast, then I can boast in tradition
I can boast on my physical condition
Stoned and beaten but to God’s glory my affliction
I can also begin to boast in division the glory of paradise, which I saw with precision (this is my heart)
But if I saw the vision then God made a decision to put a thorn in my side but his grace is sufficient
So if I’m unimpressive it’s for the glory of the Lord
Me being humble is the whole purpose of the thorn
And if you want evidence of my power in the Son
Next time I come, I will not spare anyone
Test yourselves, to see if you are of the faith
Cuz a runner knows he’s runnin’ if that run is in the race
Finally brothers be complete and like-minded
The love and peace of God will keep us united

Spoken:
For he said my grace is sufficient for you (this is my heart upon the letter)
For power is perfected in weakness
And I’d rather boast about my weakness (this is my heart upon the letter)
And let the power of Christ may dwell in me
I mean whether in weakness, insult or stress whatever, persecution it doesn’t matter (this is my heart upon the letter)
For when I am weak he is strong
And I become foolish for yourselves compel me, actually, I should have been commended by you
(this is the heart of a minister)

Yeah I feel the need to commend myself
I just boast in the grace of God
For it is sufficient (Minister, Minister, Minister..)
That’s all I got to say
This is my heart upon the letter

Welcome back everyone! I am not able to share too much for this weeks entry because I am on my way to the Ligonier Conference in Orlando, FL! So check out Shai Linne’s exposition on the book of Romans. The song is called “Gospel Music” and it is off the 13 Letters album.

Intro to the book of Romans (a glance):
16 chapters, 433 verses. Romans is rightly regarded as the most comprehensive and systematic summary of Christian doctrine anywhere in Scripture. It is the Bible’s own systematic theology—a summary of saving doctrines that serves as a Bible within the Bible. Like the other NT epistles, Romans was written by one of the apostles (Paul) to the church in a particular city (Rome). In this case, though, it was a church the apostle had not yet visited in person. So rather than addressing his own pastoral concerns about the church or answering specific questions that had arisen in the course of a partnership in ministry, Paul instead introduces himself to the Romans by offering a full statement of his understanding of sin and salvation in Christ. Although the interpersonal context is evident from the opening greeting and closing remarks, the main body of the letter is a sustained doctrinal argument that is directly relevant to any person, at any time, in any place. The universality of the book is highlighted by its theological scope. Romans addresses the plight of every guilty sinner in the whole human race, whether Jew or Gentile, laying out the whole plan of salvation from eternity past to eternity future.

Hook:

I’m not ashamed of the gospel, y’all
It’s the power of Christ that can save us all
In the gospel, the righteousness of God is revealed
And who lives by faith? The righteous will!

(Verse 1)
Awake from your slumber, rise! A letter from the wise
The book of Romans- the Christian faith summarized
By Paul, a bondservant of Christ Jesus
Called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel (1:1)
Chapter 1:16-17 is the thesis
Because our sins are colossal, hearts are harder than fossils (1:21, 29-31, 2:5)
That’s everybody’s plight; cant’ solve it- goodnight!
How do sinners get right in a Holy God’s sight?
Amazing is the answer, see- Romans states it candidly
The first three chapters- God’s case against humanity
Whether it’s idolatry (1:23) or religious hypocrisy (2:1, 23)
No one can possibly see the charges and say “It’s not for me”
Everybody’s guilty, everybody’s filthy (3:9-19)
Before God on judgment day is where everybody will be (2:5, 16)
For those who believe in Jesus who suffered and died
“It feels so good to be justified” (3:21-26)

hook

(Verse 2)

At the cross the wrath of God was spent on Jesus
On behalf of all who repent and believe this (3:25)
We receive His perfect righteousness (4:5)
In exchange, believers cursed lives are His (4:25)
Behold the blessedness for earth’s cold residents
Chapter 4- Paul defends it from the Old Testament (4:1)
Up to this point, we saw the need for justification (3:19-20)
In chapter 5 and following, we see it’s implications (5:1)
In service and purity, we yearn for maturity
Empowered by Christ, who gives eternal security (5:9-11)
Slowly but surely, He removes every vice
Raised to newness of life through our union with Christ (6:4, 14, 17)
But chapter 7 finds us struggling with sin (7:15, 21)
It’s buggin’ us within but He loves us to the end (7:24-25)
Even with complications through sin’s occupation
For God’s consecrated there’s no condemnation (8:1)
The Holy Spirit inside, He comforts like no other
He convinces us we’re God’s children even when we suffer (8:16-17)
Nothing in creation could ever separate us
From the love of God in Christ Jesus who saved us (8:39)
In chapter 9 we see God is sovereign in His mercy (9:15)
His dealings with Israel shows He’s working out His purposes (9:11)
By the end of 11 it’s Jew and Gentile together
United in Christ to His glory forever!

(hook)

So in view of God’s mercies
We remove our worldly uniforms and throw on crucified jerseys
Holy and acceptable, ruled by the divine
Being transformed by renewal of the mind (12:1-2)
Yeshua’s design- obedience to the Scriptures
With love as the key ingredient in the mixture (12:9-10. 13:8-10)
The godly man’s picture under the new covenant
Mindful of God, we submit to the goverment (13:1)
Not passing judgment on weaker brothers
Instead we spread love to them to keep them from stumbling (14:13-15)
When we do this, God will truly then smile
As Christ is glorified through jew and gentile (15:5-6)
And the God of peace at His judgment seat
Will soon crush Satan under our feet! (16:20)
Now this is just an overview- go and read Romans through
And I pray the God of Romans will grab a hold of you!

This week I will feature a new artist to the series who goes by the name “Sho Baraka”. Sho is another founding member of the 116 clique along side Lecrae, Trip Lee and Tedashii. He is a college graduate originally from Canada. He has recently moved to the ATL in order to plant a new church called “Blueprint Church”, in which he serves as the Creative Director. Sho, being one of my favorite lyricists, brings something very different to Lyrical Theology. He has a unique way of expounding on the scriptures while being distinctly lyrical and/or poetic. This weeks song is called “Justified”. Sho Baraka takes a stab at the book of Galatians. Although its a quick overview, it’s a great job nonetheless. This song is my jam and I love the message of the track. So get ready and BEAR SOME FRUIT!

Introduction to Galatians

Paul’s letter to the Galatians was addressed to a group of churches in Galatia, a region of present-day Turkey. Paul had preached the gospel in these churches. He wrote to counter those who taught that Christians must be circumcised in order to be accepted by God. Paul began with a defense of his apostolic authority (chs. 1–2), then made it clear that all believers, Jew and Gentile alike, enjoy complete salvation in Christ (chs. 3–4). In chapters 5–6 Paul showed how the gospel of grace leads to true freedom and godly living. Perhaps the central message of Galatians is “a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ” (2:16). Paul wrote this letter sometime between a.d. 48 and 55.

Hook
They Talk about the Law (They Talk about the Law)
But they twisting the law (But they twisting the law)
the law is a tutor that leads us to Christ (3:24)
by faith justified and he gives us life (2:16)

Bridge 1
Got grace from the father in the Son were new/
Be filled with the spirit and bear some fruit /
Say bear some fruit (Say bear some fruit)
Say bear some fruit (Say bear some fruit)

Verse 1

Let me be clear I not here to please men (1:10)
If I was then I wouldn’t be a servant of him (1:10)
Im shocked how quickly we turn from the real faith (1:6)
they want to discredit my ministry say I real fake
Im like Paul I got called on my way to Damascus
Commissioned by Christ to go preach to the masses
he wasn’t a disciple when Christ took the lashes (1:15-2:14)
since the twelve didnt know him they question his passion (1:15-2:14)
but he preached a gospel that was grace related
not another from the Lord and the Judaizers hate it
false teachers come thru like wolves in disguise (2:4)
and some of my closest boys believe these lies (2:13)
we know those who teach this other gospel is accursed (1:6-9)
and you following these teachings dont benefit the church (3:10-13)
(The Application) not bound to your traditions (4:10)
Free from the law to the spirit Im submitting (2:19)

Hook

Bridge 2

I know I’m dirt I have nothing to prove
but be filled with spirit and bear some fruit
say bear some fruit (say bear some fruit)
say bear some fruit (say bear some fruit)

Verse 2

Why you trying to rebuild what you once destroyed (2:18)
the contracts abolished the laws null and void (3:25)
its no longer I that lives but Christ that lives (2:20)
I no longer have the same priorities you dig
since I understand grace things have changed
If I’m justified by my works then he died in vain (2:21)
cause there is no fury known like the Savior scorned
trying to produce veil after the first was torn
the promise was given before the law ever came (3:14-29)
because there a law doesn’t mean the promise has changed (3:14-29)
but what the law does do is shows we needed a promise (3:14-29)
seed of Abraham to whom we pay homage (3:14-29)
(The Application) if all this is true
how can I go back to the things I used to do (4:9)
you can read more, share more, do more things
but its only thru Christ by which we please the King

Hook

Bridge 3

Sanctified by the word cuz the word is truth
be filled with the spirit and bear some fruit
Say bear some fruit (Say bear some fruit)
Say bear some fruit (Say bear some fruit)

Verse 3
They want justification from the law they’ve fallen from grace (5:4)
they pretty much denied Christ even died in their place
we eagerly await the hope of righteousness by faith (5:5)
by faith fulfill the law with love not hate (5:6,14)
but I hate my flesh, its bad for my health (5:16-21)
gotta serve my community while dying to myself (5:13)
cuz myself is nothing but a thief and a liar (5:21)
but Christ has crucified my passions and desires (5:24)
if I’m trippin in community your boy will hear it
gotta restore that cat with the fruit of the spirit (6:1)
without submitting to the spirit your boy cant grow (5:16)
and trying to do more, we just reap what we so (6:7)
(The application) walk in the spirit in every situation (5:25)
I’m crucified to the world I’m a new creation (6:14)
Just as Christ is the architect to salvation
the spirit is essential to sanctification

Introduction to Philippians:

4 chapters, 104 verses. The Philippians were among Paul’s closest friends and most valuable partners in ministry. This church was planted by the apostle himself; the remarkable story of its founding (complete with nighttime visions, riverside conversions, and prison cell earthquakes) is told in Acts 16. The Philippians had been strong supporters of Paul’s missionary work ever since they came to Christ, and their former pastor writes this letter of friendship to thank them for their ongoing assistance. The specific occasion for the letter becomes clear at the end of chapter 2: the Philippians had sent Paul financial support while he was in prison (probably in Rome). Unfortunately, their emissary (a man named Epaphroditus) had come down with a life-threatening illness and was only just now healthy enough to make the return journey to Philippi. Happily, Epaphroditus would return with Paul’s letter in hand—a letter in which the apostle joyfully celebrates his partnership with the Philippians in the gospel and passionately exhorts them to join him in following the example of Jesus Christ in life, in death, and in the life to come.

Trip, your up!

Verse 1:
Brethren listen to this exposition
Paul wrote the Philippians some lessons for living (1:1)
Written to them but its real good text for Christians
So read it closely, I hope we can catch the vision
Chapter 1 he tells them he’s blessed to get them
Co-laboring with him to serve the best who’s risen (1:5, 7)
And that’s he’s confident the Lord will perfect in Christians
What He started and hearts will be corrected in them (1:6)
Listen, he was in prison now maybe never getting out
But all he could think about was the gospel getting out (1:12-14)
Some was even preaching Christ from selfish motives
Coming at Paul but dawg he shrugged his shoulders (1:15-18)
His focus was Christ the Messiah man (1:19)
And for Him “to live is Christ and to die was gain” (1:20,21)
Yeah, he was hard pressed, but to remain in the flesh
Was more necessary so they faith would progress (1:22-24)
He wanted them to strive together for the gospel
In one spirit, one mind, listen to the apostle (1:27)
Maintain the same love, uplift your brothers
Don’t just look out for yourself, but for the interests of others (2:2-4)

Hook:
Our life is nothing, but Christ is all (1:21)
So conduct yourselves worthy of His righteous call (1:27)
(Repeat 4X)

Verse 2:
Chapter 2: Let’s examine five through eleven
The blessed lamb who resided in the Heavens (2:6)
Said forget the wealth and emptied Himself
Came as a man and died for the brethren (2:7,8)
Ultimate obedience, he died on the cross and (2:8)
Through His humility Christ was exalted (2:9)
Glory to the Father (2:11), now we should have
That same attitude Christ Jesus had (2:5)
And on to verse twelve work out your salvation (2:12)
The Father works in us in this process of saving (2:13)
Avoid dispute and prove yourself blameless
Children of God in a perverse generation (2:14,15)
Cling to the bible, humility is vital
We see it in lives of Paul and his disciples (2:17-30)
Serving him like father (2:22), some fellow soldiers (2:25)
Let us rejoice, unite, and rep Jehovah

Hook

Verse 3:
Chapter 3: rejoice in the Lord we serve (3:1)
And forget about the flesh we nothing more than dirt (3:3)
Man if anyone could brag bout they status it was Paul
But to him it was trash it and he counted it as lost
For the sake of the Christ, ’cause He gave us life (3:4-7)
Not through anything we did but through faith in Christ (3:9)
We righteous in the eyes of the Lord’s that’s blessing
Conformed to His death and His resurrection (3:9-10)
Brethren, I don’t claim to have attained perfection’s
What he said but was reaching to what lies ahead (3:12-13)
And encouraged the Philippians to model what he said (3:15)
And not to walk in the flesh cause that walk is dead (3:17-19)
But we citizens of Heaven who eagerly wait for
The one that we rest in Jesus our Savior (3:20)
That’s who the Lord is and He will surely
Transform our bodies in future glory (3:21)

Hook

Verse 4:
Chapter 4: he closes encouraging with words
In unity and harmony for those within the church (4:1-3)
Rejoice in the Lord, bro our hopes in Him first (4:4)
Let our thanks and our problems be known to Him first (4:6)
Embrace the peace of God, you can bet on that (4:7)
And whatever is good let your mind dwell on that (4:8)
Then he thanked them again, for they gifts and concern (4:10)
But no matter what to be content he had learned (4:11-12)
Plus he was sure that he could do all things
Through Him who gave strength and can do all things (4:13)
And he told them they did well sharing through all pain (4:14)
And made sure they knew he sure he wasn’t trying to get more change (4:15-18)
God will supply all they needs he hoped they might see this
According to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus (4:19)
The truth of Philippians I hope it hit you
And may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you (4:23)
I hope you like what you heard with me rapping these verses
But don’t get it twisted, we just scratching the surface
There’s more to be learned than this rap is saying
So read it, live it, learn it like the back of your hand

Hook

Trip Lee is a young dude from Texas who was discipled under Lecrae. Now living in Philly in his senior year of Bible college, he himself coined a term simply said “Young and Unashamed”. I think it speaks for itself. Trip covers the letter that Paul wrote to Titus in his own unique style.

Verse 1:
Lets take a look at the letter Paul wrote to Titus, yea we bout to dive in,
I hope you’r exited (c’,mon)
fo sho it’s inspired lets go and aply it,
arrive at conclusions useful to giving
Christ the glories that he deserves,
the stories is in his word
Titus is all about giving glory at his church from Paul
. . . a bonservant to Titus . . .They both serving
Both serving Christ with their life with the must urgence,
Titus was his disciple he him in Crete, Why?
To keep the church in order, his lessons complete . . .
With rules about elders fools who need helpand,
jews who do fail stay tunes to see what he tells us,
it may seem far from us, just irrelevent text
“What if we not pastors?” (”but just rest for a second”) “ok”
I promise I’ll bring it home, let’s invest in the text (c *mon)
I’m about to hit you with the hook
I be addressing it next.

Hook:
Let’s be sound in faith,
the doctrine in speech plus deeds rep.
Jesus the king, let him lead us please plus
we see he told us how we must be less ,
read and trust Jesus who freed us

please in our faith the doctrine’s is speech
plus deeds rep Jesus the king let him lead us
please plus we see he told us how we must be
less we dun trust Jesus who freed us please

Verse 2:
Paul told them elders need to be above approach
with love and hope and livin in all the stuff he spoke,
but then there are those who wear the clothes of elders
but bear the woes of false teachers not speaking truth.
so don’t select those, correct those men(correct ‘em)
and defy’em they tryin’
they say they know God , but by they deeds they deny’ em.
1:5-9 are the type of cats we wanna pick,
for leadership within the church them other cats
we’ pose to fix
but hold up, don’t tune me out
I hope that you endure and see
that these things are really marks of a mature believer
we can see that and apply it to our own livin,
instead of sinnin trippin and livin with no vision,
don’t miss the catch too (really?)
it adresses me and you and everybody
with some lessons we can use
se read it all and pick the parts that seem to be to you
Live out the sound doctrine, let people see the fruit.

Hook:
Let’s be sound in faith,
the doctrine in speech plus deeds rep.
Jesus the king, let him lead us please plus
we see he told us how we must be less ,
read and trust Jesus who freed us

please in our faith the doctrine’s is speech
plus deeds rep Jesus the king let him lead us
please plus we see he told us how we must be
less we dun trust Jesus who freed us please

Verse 3:
(YEA) Let be blameless and show consideration for man
(why?) cuz we was just like them before he saved us within(ok!)
It wasn’t strange we had rage and hatred for man, (man)
disobedient deceased and enslaved to our sin (slaved)
But he saved us, not on the basis of man,
but thanks to his mercy regeneration begins,
Poured out his holy spirit man he placed it within,
justified by grace thats so amazing for man,
if we see this, believe this we saved and freed.
We say “Jesus lead us to engage in deeds
forget foolish controversy and stay in sync
with he who saved us, and raised us his name is sweet.
(c’mon) I pray that as the body of Christ we model this life,
and reference the book of Titus to follow him right,
and we’re an accurate reflects and as his beautiful church,
and let us rep him with our words and our beautiful work.

Hook:
Let’s be sound in faith,
the doctrine in speech plus deeds rep.
Jesus the king, let him lead us please plus
we see he told us how we must be less ,
read and trust Jesus who freed us

please in our faith the doctrine’s is speech
plus deeds rep Jesus the king let him lead us
please plus we see he told us how we must be
less we dun trust Jesus who freed us please