"No Excuse" - David Bowden || Spoken Word
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
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An original poem by David Bowden
Artwork by Tim and Chelsi Krause
I write to you
Poets and Martyrs
Disciples and Daughters
Elders and Brothers
Christians and Lovers
Pastors and Teachers
Prophets and Preachers
I write to you
Leaders
That you might gather the weapons from your armories
Grab your pulpits and mics
Your stages and lights
Your buildings and pews
Your resources be used
For the wife has been bruised
Her body beaten and bludgeoned
She’s cheated on the man she once pursued
For the bride has now forgotten her husband
I write to you for you have been summoned
That you might sacrifice your church services and functions
Your evening worship and your luncheons
Bring your members by the dozens
No matter your short-comings or dysfunctions
You have been summoned to bear this insistence
God wants to use every part of your existence
And none of you are any different
If your church is slowing or resurgent
Older or but an infant
You are part of the resistance
To stand your ground at the armies of apathy that are rising against us
I write to you because
I see Christians, but I don’t see Christ
I see people living, but not surrendering life
I see large buildings that cannot see strife
I see free salvation that is way under priced
I see a body called to poverty by wealth be enticed
And I know you see it too, our allegiance has been spliced
Unsatisfied with the riches of the world, when God’s kingdom should have sufficed
So I write to you
Who are soon to be
Revolutionaries
To encourage you in the cause
You will be influencing
I write to you to tell you that
You have all that you need
And that’s not another book, facility, conference, or degree
For Christ conquered death with only a tree
And if you have more than that
How much more will he want to see
You see
You have all that you need
For you have
Breath, feet
Blood, tears
Pulse, hands
Eyes, ears
You have
Brothers, sisters
Resources, givers
A world full of sin
And a God that is bigger
You have all that you need, and
You will need all that you have
For the life influence by Christ, cannot be given in halves
It will not spare a drop
It will not scare or stop
But will sell all it’s got for that treasure in the empty lot
You will need all you have
For you know the cost
The cause may cause you to toss away
Your money, your house
Your car, your clothes
The cause may cause you to lose all of those
You will need all you have
For you have all you need
And all you have is all he needs
For all you need is all he has
With great urgency I write this muse
For the one thing we do not have
Is an excuse
We have Mighty God who became poor and bruised
What we do not have is an excuse
We have the Holy Spirit inhabited for God’s own use
What we do not have is an excuse
We have a sure resurrection the power of death diffused
What we do not have is an excuse
We have the words of life the greatest of news
What we do not have is an excuse
That is why I write to you this insisting issuance
That you might lead with great prudence
To a world of darkness may we be a holy nuisance
As we lead the cause of Christ through the power of His influence
God bless you my mentor
This poetry blessed and inspired me so many times and I don't even speak english very well... Thank you for let God speak through your mouth! Big hugs from Brazil! #Amazing
I met David like 6 or seven years ago at Winterfest in Arlington Texas, and it was amazing, watching him perform was absolutely perfect, ever since I first heard him, I was hooked
Speaks loud and powerful.
So, so powerful. It urges me to reflect and be challenged.
These poems are excellent, they think more about my life.
A true gift from God
Love this!!!!!!!
Amazing!!!
I really liked this
holy wow.......
Justin H
This is the best description of this video I've seen yet! 😂
Love this poem and your others. I have been inspired and encouraged by your newest album. Thank you for speaking the Truth through poetry. Have you thought about making this graphic into a T-Shirt?
Omg this is amazing
the video is called "No Excuse" by David Bowden, Spoken Word Poet and that's exactly what it is so how are there dislikes?
Because there are people who dislike it only because it disagrees with what they say. They don't agree, so they want to say how much they disagree. They just want to show their disagreement.
People don't like being wrong.
Does anybody know what the background music is? I love it! I would like to listen to it without him speaking. I love the poem, but I also like the music too! What is it called?!?
Same here!!
So wait, where was this done again?
This one was filmed at Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond, OK.
@@SpokenGospel thanks! Do you guys do stuff there often? Also, who does the music in your videos?
@@samuraiowlmusic Yea, no worries! We do actually! All of our new "Explained" Bible introduction videos are filmed at OC as well. Our in-house producer, Drew Chancey, creates all of our music custom for each video. He's amazing!
@@SpokenGospel I agree, the music really adds to the emotion - and there's already a lot of that!
I thoroughly enjoy these videos, I think David should put more stuff on here. I love this stuff. It really pushes my theological mind to the limits, it encourages me, it evokes me, it is truly the best poetry I have ever heard.
Keep it up, guys, you're all awesome!!
@@SpokenGospel hey, more questions, sorry ☺ How many pieces of chalk got used up for this? And how long was it around? How many people (estimated) saw it?