[Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
I lean into love
Fall back on Your beating heart
Right into Your loving arms
I lean into love
[Verse 2]
Oh what a love
Full of mercy and generous
You reach down and You lift me up
Oh what a love
[Chorus]
Love is a banner over me
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
High as the heavens, deep as the sea
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
[Verse 1]
I lean into love
Fall back on Your beating heart
Right into Your loving arms
I lean into love
[Verse 2]
Oh what a love
Full of mercy and generous
You reach down and You lift me up
Oh what a love
[Chorus]
Love is a banner over me
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
High as the heavens, deep as the sea
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
Love is a banner over me
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
High as the heavens, deep as the sea
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
[Spontaneous 1]
How great is Your love, oh God
You reached down and You lifted me up
[Bridge]
As I draw near to You
You draw near to me
There's no space between us
I turn my heart to You
And You run to me
How I love You, Jesus
As I draw near to You
You draw near to me
There's no space between us
I turn my heart to You
And You run to me
How I love You, Jesus
As I draw near to You
You draw near to me
There's no space between us
I turn my heart to You
And You run to me
How I love You, Jesus
How I love You, Jesus
How I love You, Jesus
How I love You, Jesus
[Chorus]
Love is a banner over me
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
High as the heavens, deep as the sea
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
Love is a banner over me
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
High as the heavens, deep as the sea
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
Love is a banner over me
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
High as the heavens, deep as the sea
How great is Your love
How great is Your love
[Spontaneous 2]
How great is Your love, Jesus
How great is Your love, Jesus
You are great, Jesus
How great is Your love
…
Oh, the love of the Father
Perfect love of the Father
[Spontaneous 3]
You love to give gifts to Your children
You know how to give good gifts to Your children
No one can take it away
No one can take it away
I'll keep this love in my heart
Save it for a rainy day
'Cause You know how to give good gifts to Your children
Oh, how You give good gifts to Your children
We receive, and we receive it, we receive it
We receive it, though we don't deserve it, we receive it
Oh, what a beautiful love
What a beautiful love
Like a [8:04?], [oh it runs?], yeah
[Bridge]
So as I draw near to You
You draw near to me
There's no space between us
I just turn my heart to You
And You can't wait to run to me
Oh, how I love You, Jesus
As I draw near to You
You draw near to me
There's no space between us, oh yeah
And I turn my heart to You
And You run to me
How I love You, Jesus
Oh, as I draw near to You
You draw near to me
There's no space… (oh, it's all [9:16?]) between us
And I turn my heart to You
And You run… (You run to me) to me
How I love You, Jesus
As I draw near, sing
As I draw near to You (oh)
You draw near to me
There's no space… (oh, You're running to us, God) between us
And I turn my heart to You
And You run to me
How I love You, Jesus
[The Word: Fusion]
Chapter seventeen of the book of John
Huh, there's a powerful example of, of Jesus praying, for Himself, and then praying for His disciples, and then praying for everybody else
In the first prayer for Himself, He makes this statement, He says:
"4 I have glorified you, Father on the earth. I have finished the work which you have sent me here to do. 5 And now, O Father, give me glory, glorify me together with yourself, with the glory which I had with you before the world was." - John 17:4-5
Remember when we said, "1 In the beginning was the Word," - John 1:1 He goes on then to pray for the rest, of all who would hear His word through His disciples. When you think about it, everyone that has ever been saved, from then to now - it happened through eleven guys who believed in what they experienced, and preached the good news even when it was tough. They chose to abide no matter what the storm looked like. We're here today because of, a few faithful men.
He goes on to pray, He says, in verse twenty of chapter seventeen - the last prayer, the third prayer:
"20 I do not pray for these alone…" - speaking of His disciples "… "but I also, for those, I pray for those who will believe in me through their word" - the disciples' word
"21 That they may all be one, as you Father are in me, I am in you, that they also may be one in us. That the world may believe that you sent me." (Amen) - John 17:20-21
The process called, "Fusion." Fusion is, huh an example of two particles or two previously separate things becoming one and… Fusion is the process a result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity. Fusion is the process - watch this, that powers the Sun and the Stars. The, the most significant energy force in our world of existence is powered by two things becoming one.
Can I tell you that Jesus came, not just to show you the way and teach you some good things? He came so that He could show you what it looked like to have God abide in flesh, not appearing as Man, but being fully Man, and also being empowered, and energized, and fused with the Creator, the Most High, the One who can do all things, the One that there is nothing impossible. Come on, you're not just called to follow after. You're called to be one with, the God who made you from the head, to the toes, from the beginning, to the end, come on.
Tonight, if you want to be fused with, your Creator - let's raise our hands to the heavens right now. Father, we invite You to come, whatever is in us that doesn't belong, kick it out; serve it its eviction notice. God, Your presence is all we want, Your love is all we need, Your gifts are all we require. God, we thank You that tonight, all we have to do is turn our hearts towards You, lift up our hands - as darkness flees, heaven runs to us.
Tonight, there's no space, no space between us. God, You're running to our hearts. There's no space tonight, come on.
[Bridge]
As I draw near to You
You draw near to me
There's no space between us
And I turn my heart to You
And You run to me
How I love You, Jesus, yeah
As I draw near to You
You draw near to me
There's no space between us…