CALL TO SUBMISSION/REDEDICATION/AFFIRMATION
GOD'S WILL
HYMN "I SHALL NOT BE MOVED"
HYMN "I SHALL NOT BE MOVED"
GOD’S WILL
GOD’S WILL...SHALL BE DONE
IN YOUR LIFE AND MINE.
IF WE WOULD SUBMIT AND BOW TO IT
OUR LIFE WOULD TURN OUT FINE!
WHY IS THAT EASIER SAID THAN DONE?
WHY DO WE STRUGGLE WITH DECISIONS?
WHY SO HARD FOR US
TO CHANGE OUR MINDS
AND MAKE REQUIRED SPIRITUAL REVISIONS?
THE OLD FLESH IS ALWAYS
PULLING AGAINST OUR SPIRITUAL WALK.
SATAN WANTS US TO LOSE OUR CONFIDENCE
AS HE TRIES TO CONVINCE
THAT WE CANNOT “WALK OUR TALK.”
GOD’S WORD SAYS I AM THE VINE…
YOU ARE THE BRANCHES.
HE THAT ABIDETH IN ME AND I IN HIM…
THE SAME SHALL BEAR MUCH FRUIT.
WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING.
WITH GOD, WE CAN RISE AND CONQUER
ALL POSSIBILITIES!
WITH HIS GIFT OF FRUIT…
LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING,
GENTLENESS, GOODNESS,
FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERANCE
WRAPPED UP IN HIS TRUTH.
IS THERE ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR OUR GOD
WHO IS OMNIPOTENT?
NO!
KNOWING THIS MAKES US
DESIRE TO DO HIS WILL
AS WE FLEE FROM SATAN AND REPENT.
WE CAN READ HIS WORD, WORSHIP, PRAISE.
STUDY TO SHOW OURSELVES APPROVED.
HE WILL BLESS OUR LATTER DAYS
AND HELP US TO DO HIS WILL!!
WITH A FAITH THAT IS STAUNCH…
WE CAN SING “I SHALL NOT BE MOVED!”
We know in Life
only God’s will ...will be done.
Don’t worry,
Don’t wonder,
Great victories can still be won.
As God grants more strength
and faith...you have increased hope.
You courageously have vision.
You strive to broaden your spiritual scope.
By hearing, studying, meditating
on God’s Word...
Trusting, obeying, acknowledging
Jesus only... as Our Lord.
God’s will, my friend
is sometimes difficult to understand,
But just accept it fully,
You are in God’s Master plan.
Accept now, forgiveness, love,
Healing with us or with Him.
God has promised not to forsake you,
Just trust and on Him depend.
Experience his peace as it surrounds
He remains...your closest friend.
HYMN "I SHALL NOT BE MOVED"
HYMN "I SHALL NOT BE MOVED"
HYMN "I SHALL NOT BE MOVED"
LET'S SING A HYMN TOGETHER...
"I shall not be moved
Like a tree planted by the water
I shall not be moved
When my cross is heavy
I shall not be moved
Like a …tree that's planted by the water
I shall not be moved
The church of God is marching …
I shall not be moved Just like a tree planted by the water I shall not be moved.
King Jesus is our captain …I shall not be moved
Come and join the army I shall not be moved…
Fighting sin and Satan …I shall not be moved
When my burden’s heavy …I shall not be moved
Don’t let the world deceive you …I shall not be moved
If my friends forsake me …
I shall not be moved Just like a tree that's planted by the water I shall not be moved!
Chorus...I shall not, I shall not be moved.
I shall not, I shall not be moved, just like a tree
planted by the water
I SHALL NOT BE MOVED"
ANGEL OAK TREE ST. JOHN'S ISLAND S.C. 400-500 YEARS OLD 66.5 FT TALL
28 FEET CIRCUMFERENCE
SHADES 17,2000 SQUARE FT.
JUST LIKE A TREE THAT'S PLANTED BY THE WATER...I SHALL NOT BE MOVED!
DAILY AFFIRMATIONS
BECAUSE YOUR FAITH IN GOD IS STRONG.
YOUR LIFE
IS FILLED WITH HOPE.
WHEN PROBLEMS RISE AND THREATEN YOU,
HE GIVES YOU
STRENGTH TO COPE.
YOU DON’T LOSE HEART WHEN THINGS GO WRONG. FOR GOD WILL MAKE IT RIGHT...
YOU KNOW HE ALWAYS UNDERSTANDS
AND PROTECTS YOU FROM YOUR PLIGHT.
FOR HE SEES ALL
AND TRULY CARES.
AND KNOWS YOUR EVERY NEED.
YOU HAVE KEPT FAITH AND HOPE IN HIM.
HE WILL ALWAYS INTERCEDE.
HE’LL CALM YOUR TROUBLED SPIRIT
AND SMOOTH YOUR WRINKLED BROW.
HE’LL FILL YOUR HEART
WITH PEACE AND JOY.
HIS LOVE ON YOU ENDOW.
YOU WON’T LOSE HEART
OR BE DEPRESSED
BECAUSE GOD’S LOVE IS TRUE.
AND HE’LL CONTINUE
TO HELP YOU FIND SUCCESS
IN EVERYTHING YOU DO.
AFFIRM YOUR FAITH EACH DAY BY SPEAKING ALOUD A FEW OF THESE DAILY AFFIRMATIONS
IN YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY.
SWEPT INTO YOUR ARMS
HYMN "I SHALL NOT BE MOVED"
SWEPT INTO YOUR ARMS
SWEPT INTO YOUR ARMS
FATHER, LET US NOT BE JUST
SWEPT INTO YOUR ARMS
BY THE TIDE OF
SURMOUNTING CIRCUMSTANCE, TROUBLES
NATURAL DISASTERS
OR FEAR OF BODILY HARM.
HELP US TO ALWAYS SEE YOU, AS A LOVING,
POWERFUL, PROTECTIVE LORD AND SAVIOR.
GLAD THAT SINCE WE
HAVE ACCEPTED YOU AS ONE
WHO CAN AID US IN A CHANGE OF BEHAVIOR.
PLEASE DON’T LET US CONTINUE TO ERR
IN OUR THINKING AND CHOICE..
IGNORING THE FACT
THAT THROUGH PRAYER AND PRAISE
WE DO HAVE A VOICE.
YOUR WORD SAYS WE SHOULD MAKE OUR
PETITIONS KNOWN TO YOU.
BECAUSE OF SURRENDERING
OUR HEART WE HAVE A GUARANTEE
THAT THIS LIFE...YOU WILL WALK US THROUGH.
WE KNOW WE CANNOT MAKE IT
IN THIS WORLD ALL ALONE.
WE MUST STOP NOW, AND ACKNOWLEDGE
YOU ARE IN CONTROL FROM YOUR THRONE.
HELP US TO OPEN OUR EYES TO GODLY WISDOM
FROM THOSE
YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO HELP GUIDE US.
LET US NOT WALK IN NAIVE BLINDNESS,
THINKING WE ALREADY “KNOW IT ALL”
EVEN ABOUT YOUR WORD,
AS A FATHER IN WHOM WE TRUST.
TEACH US THAT WE DON’T ALWAYS NEED TO
LEARN FROM OUR OWN EXPERIENCES IN LIFE.
SOME EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS
SHOULD TEACH US
HOW TO AVOID
SOME DISAPPOINTMENTS AND STRIFE.
OPEN OUR HEART AND MIND TO
GENTLE CORRECTION AND EXHORTATION.
LIFE STILL DEALS SOME HARD KNOCKS
EVEN AFTER OUR SALVATION.
SO WHEN WE, YOUR PEOPLE ARE SWEPT BY
THE TIDE OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND FEAR OF BODILY HARM
WE ARE ASSURED OF YOUR RESCUE
AS YOU COMPASSIONATELY SWEEP US
INTO YOUR ALL POWERFUL ARMS
PSALM 87:7B "
ALL MY SPRINGS ARE IN THEE"
"ALL MY SPRINGS ARE IN THEE..LORD
REFRESHING SPRINGS ACCORDING TO THY WORD.
SPRINGS OF CONTENTMENT
AND INNER PEACE…
SPRINGS OF COMFORT
AND COMMUNION WITH THEE…
SPRINGS OF SATISFACTION
IN TRUSTING YOUR WORD…
SPRINGS OF KINSHIP
AS AN HEIR OF THINE…LORD…
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REFRESHING SPRINGS
SWEET, COOL, AND EVER FLOWING.
THANK YOU FOR ACCESS TO THEM
AND A GOD WHO IS…ALL KNOWING.
ANOTHER QUESTION
ANOTHER QUESTION
SWEPT INTO YOUR ARMS
ANOTHER QUESTION???
IS THERE A JOB TO BE DONE THAT YOU THINK
CAN ONLY BE DONE BY YOU?
DO YOU THINK GOD'S PLAN SO SHALLOW
THAT ONLY ONE PERSON CAN CARRY IT THROUGH?
"YES, I'M TOO BUSY
BUT THAT'S JUST THE WAY I AM,"
HAS BEEN SAID.
BUT WOULD A LOVING ORDERLY HEAVENLY FATHER
OVERLOAD HIS CHILD..
HIS CHILD THAT IS SPIRIT LED?
IS HE NOT THE POTTER?
ARE WE NOT THE CLAY?
CAN HE NOT ADAPT US
TO LIVING A MORE RESPONSIBLE WAY?
OH YES HE CAN!
THE SONG IS TRUE.
"WHAT HE'S DONE FOR OTHERS
HE'LL DO FOR YOU."
SOME FOLK WERE NOT GIVEN THE CHANCE
THEIR PRIORITIES TO REARRANGE.
I THANK GOD FOR THIS BLESSING
AND AM THOROUGHLY ENJOYING "MY CHANGE!"
SO REST…RELAX…RECUPERATE.
BATHE IN GOD'S QUIETNESS AND LOVE.
HE CAN REVAMP YOUR THINKING
IF YOU'LL FOLLOW HIS AGENDA…FROM ABOVE.
ANGER
ANOTHER QUESTION
IT'S ASSURING
ANGER
OUR LORD IN HIS WORD NEVER SAID
BE YE NOT ANGRY
FOR ANGER IS AN EMOTION EACH OF US WILL FEEL.
BUT HE DID SAY “BE YE ANGRY AND SIN NOT”
FOR WE ARE UNDER THE HOLY SPIRIT’S SEAL.
AT TIMES OUR ANGER
INADVERTENTLY TURNS ON HIM
AS THE PAIN OF LIFE BLINDS US TO THE TRUTH
THAT HE ALONE, REMAINS OUR DEAREST FRIEND.
THE HOLY SPIRIT HELPS US TO BE “KIND, TENDERHEARTED,
FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER”.
FOR WHEN JESUS WALKED HERE ON EARTH
HE TAUGHT US TO LOVE OUR BROTHER.
“EVEN AS GOD FOR CHRIST’S SAKE
HAS FORGIVEN US”
OUR “BITTERNESS,WRATH, ANGER, MALICE,”
CAN BE PUT AWAY... IF IN GOD WE TRUST.
WE CAN PRAY FOR GUIDANCE THAT
ALL PROBLEMS WILL BE RESOLVED.
SOMETIMES WE MUST PERSEVERE..JUST STAND
SOMETIMES “WALKING AWAY” IS INVOLVED.
SUBMIT ALL TO OUR LORD FOR DIRECTION
“SHOULD I WALK AWAY OR STAY?”
LIFT YOUR REQUEST TO THE FATHER
HE WILL HEAR YOU WHEN YOU PRAY.
FORGIVENESS IS NOT AN OPTION
NO MATTER WHAT THE DECISION MAY BE.
GOD FORGIVES US AS WE FORGIVE OTHERS.
THAT WAS SETTLED ON CALVARY.
SO AS WE EXPERIENCE “ROAD RAGE” OR ANGER
AND BELIEVE ME ... EVENTUALLY YOU WILL..
WE MUST CALL ON THE SAVIOR
FOR WORDS OF EXPRESSION
NO MATTER HOW ANGRY WE FEEL.
WE CAN BE ANGRY AND SIN NOT
FOR PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT I’VE BEEN TOLD.
“LORD BRIDLE MY TONGUE
AND CLEAN UP MY THOUGHTS,
AS YOUR
FORGIVENESS AND ENABLEMENT UNFOLDS.
READ EPHESIANS 4:26-32
IT'S ASSURING
ANOTHER QUESTION
IT'S ASSURING
IT’S ASSURING
HEAVENLY FATHER, I LOVE YOU, ADORE YOU.
IT’S ASSURING TO FEEL YOUR PRESENCE NEAR.
AS I AM SURROUNDED BY LIFE’S CIRCUMSTANCES..
SOVEREIGN GOD, YOUR VOICE IN YOUR WORD.
IS STILL CLEAR.
I MUST CAST ALL MY CARES UPON YOU.......
SO...ALL MY CARES... I NOW CAST UPON YOU.
THAT INCLUDES PRINCIPALITIES , POWERS,
AND SITUATIONS OF DISTRESS TOO.
YOUR WORD SAYS THE BATTLE IS NOT MINE.
YOU ARE THE CHIEF IN CHARGE.
I MUST PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR IN YOUR WORD...
EVEN BEFORE THE ENEMY
OF SICKNESS LOOMS LARGE.
THE BELT OF TRUTH AND
BREASTPLATE OF YOUR APPROVAL,
WEARING SHOES THAT ARE ISSUED BY YOU
TO WALK IN PEACE WITHOUT REMOVAL.
WITH FAITH AS MY SHIELD
TO PROTECT AGAINST SATAN’S DARTS,
THE HELMET OF SALVATION,
SWORD OF YOUR SPIRIT.
OH MY MAGNIFICENT FATHER..
HOW GREAT THOU ART.
I MUST PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.
ASKING YOUR SPIRIT TO INTERCEDE.
FOR HE ALONE IS AWARE OF YOUR WILL.
YOU ALONE KNOW WHAT I NEED.
EMPOWER ME, FATHER, TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK WITH OTHERS
IN KINDNESS AND IN LOVE.
TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO ACCEPT YOU.
TO BE READY FOR YOUR CALL FROM ABOVE.
I THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER.
I’LL LOVE AND ADORE YOU..ALWAYS.
SOVEREIGN GOD,
IT’S ASSURING TO FEEL YOUR PRESENCE.
I WILL TRUST YOU FOR THE REST OF MY DAYS.
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY
TELL THEM
TELL THEM
SOMETIMES WE’RE TOO BUSY “LIVING”
TO OFFER TO OTHERS THE “GIFT OF LIFE.”
TO WARN THEM THAT TIME PASSES SWIFTLY.
OFTEN THE DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY
DOES NOT KNOCK TWICE!
WE’RE BUSY WITH FAMILY, WITH JOBS,
WITH “CHURCH WORK,” WITH FRIENDS…
NEVER STOPPING TO REMIND OTHERS
THAT LIFE HERE WILL SURELY END.
TOO BUSY TO TELL THEM OF THE BIRTH,
LIFE, DEATH, RESURRECTION,
ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST.
WE THINK
JUST LIVING “A GOOD LIFE” IN THEIR PRESENCE
WILL SOMEHOW SUFFICE.
OH, MY FRIENDS,
MY FAMILY,
MY ACQUAINTANCES…
THAT IS JUST NOT ENOUGH!
LIFE’S CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT BE EASY NOW
BUT THEY WILL AT TIMES GET PRETTY ROUGH.
TELL THEM…
THAT LIFE DOES NOT
END AT THE GRAVE.
WHERE WE SPEND ETERNITY
IS DETERMINED BY HOW WE BEHAVE….
IF OUR BEHAVIOR DOES NOT INCLUDE
ACCEPTANCE OF JESUS AS PERSONAL SAVIOR,
ETERNAL LIFE WILL NOT BE OURS…
WE WILL NOT RECEIVE GOD’S FAVOR.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING!
WE WHO KNOW THE LORD
ARE RESPONSIBLE TO TELL OTHERS.
TELL THEM..
SALVATION IS A GIFT OF LIFE...NOT EARNED!
PAID “ONCE FOR ALL”…
FOR ALL SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
GOD’S SALVATION
IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
HE WILL COME WHEREVER YOU ARE.
TELL THEM…
SALVATION IS AS CLOSE AS
YOUR OWN MOUTH AND YOUR OWN HEART.
TELL THEM…
IT’S NOT A COMPLICATED PROCESS.
IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART AND SAY
WITH YOUR MOUTH THAT
CHRIST IS THE RISEN LORD,
YOU WILL BE SAVED…
READ YOUR BIBLE AND PRAY.
TELL THEM…
THEY CAN THEN TALK TO GOD AS “FATHER”
RATHER THAN JUST CREATOR.
THEY CAN TRUST HIS HOLY WORD.
FOR NOW ..HE IS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR.
THEN REJOICE WITH THEM
AS YOU LET THEM KNOW
THAT EVEN THE ANGELS
REJOICE IN THE SALVATION OF THEIR SOUL.
TELL THEM…
TO READ THE BIBLE.
THE BOOK OF JOHN IS A GOOD START.
ALSO TO FIND A BIBLE BELIEVING CHURCH WHERE THEY CAN GROW AND TAKE PART
IN PRAISE AND WORSHIP
FOR THE BEGINNING OF LIFE ANEW...
A LIFE WITH DIVINE PURPOSE.
GOD WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU.
THEN TELL THEM…
NOT TO BE TOO BUSY “LIVING”
TO OFFER TO OTHERS
“THE GIFT OF LIFE”
AS TIME PASSES SWIFTLY.
OPPORTUNITY
MIGHT
NOT
KNOCK TWICE!
THE OLD OLD STORY
TELL ME THE OLD OLD STORY.
THE OLD OLD STORY
OF YOUR GRACE.
THE SAME STORY TOLD TO THOSE WHO
HAVE NOW GONE
TO BEHOLD YOUR FACE.
STORIES OF YOUR MAJESTY,
OF YOUR GLORY, OF YOUR LOVE.
STORIES OF SINS FORGIVEN
BY YOU, SOVEREIGN FATHER UP ABOVE.
STORIES OF HOW YOUR SON
BLED AND DIED UPON THAT RUGGED CROSS.
SO SINNERS JUST LIKE ME
WOULD NOT NEED TO SUFFER LOSS.
LOSS OF SELF ESTEEM,
LOSS OF SALVATION FULL AND FREE.
LOSS OF THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE
THROUGH YOUR
FINAL OFFERING ON THAT TREE.
I LOVE TO HEAR
AND READ YOUR STORY FATHER.
I LOVE TO WORSHIP
AND TO PRAISE YOU .
I LOVE JUST BEING A CHILD OF YOURS.
I LOVE BEING A RECIPIENT
OF ABUNDANT BLESSINGS TOO.
SO FATHER,
TELL ME THE OLD OLD STORY
OF YOUR
LOVE AND OF YOUR GRACE.
THE SAME AS YOU TOLD
TO GENERATIONS PAST
BEFORE
THEY TRAVELED
THROUGH
TIME
AND SPACE..
Inspiration & Invitation
GOD IS CALLING YOU
IN THE NIGHT SEASONS GOD IS CALLING YOU. IN THE QUIET CALM OF EVENING GOD IS CALLING YOU. IN THE STORMS THAT ARE FRIGHTENING GOD IS CALLING YOU. IN THE THUNDER AND ... IN THE SONGS OF THE BIRDS... IN MUSICAL NOTES AND WORDS
GOD IS CALLING YOU.
IN WILD FLOWERS IN THE FIELDS... IN THE SOUND OF THE HOOF BEAT OF HORSES . IN THE HEAT AND THE CHALLENGE OF GOLF COURSES GOD IS CALLING YOU. WHILE YOU ARE TENDING YOUR YARD & GARDEN...LET NOT YOUR HEART HARDEN
GOD IS CALLING YOU.
THROUGH SPORTS AND PROGRAMS ON T.V. . THROUGH THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF OTHERS, HE WANTS YOU NOW...HIS GRACE TO SEE GOD IS CALLING YOU.
IN THE TRANQUILITY OF LAKES & RIVER BANKS GOD IS CALLING YOU
TO LOOK UP IN PRAISE AND GIVE THANKS.
LOOK TOWARD THE STARS.
GOD IS CALLING YOU. TO COME JUST AS YOU ARE.
THERE ARE NO PREPARATIONS YOU CAN MAKE. .. ONLY ONE STEP YOU MUST TAKE.
BE SORRY FOR YOUR SIN.
THEN INVITE JESUS IN.
DON'T WAIT TO BREAK BAD HABITS. HE WILL HELP YOU GET RE ESTABLISHED.
DON'T WAIT TO BE PERFECT.
HIS SPIRIT WILL LEAD AND GUIDE. HE'LL BE FOREVER BY YOUR SIDE.
HE WILL GIVE YOU INNER PEACE. GOD IS CALLING YOU.
ALTHOUGH ALL TRIALS WILL NOT CEASE.
IT IS THROUGH HIS WORD..HE SPEAKS TO YOU.
GOD IS CALLING YOU.
YIELD TO HIS CALL. HE WILL SEE YOU THROUGH.
GOD IS CALLING YOU. THROUGHOUT ALL OF YOUR LIFE'S EXPERIENCES.
GOD IS CALLING YOU
LISTEN MY FRIEND..LISTEN..
LISTEN... PLEASE
PLEASE
LISTEN
ANSWER HIS CALL WHILE YOU CAN. GOD IS CALLING YOU!
LISTEN MY FRIEND...LISTEN
LISTEN...MY FRIEND...LISTEN.
GOD IS CALLING HIS ROLL.
IT'S TIME TO PLACE LESS EMPHASIS ON THINGS.
FOCUS NOW...ON THE STATUS OF YOUR SOUL.
GOD HAS ALLOWED THE ENEMY...SATAN TO WREAK HAVOC IN OUR TOWNS.
TO TRY TO DESTROY OUR NATION
THAT SOME THOUGHT TO BE BOTH SAFE AND SOUND.
THERE IS NO SAFETY OR SOUNDNESS OF MIND HERE ON THIS EARTH
UNLESS YOU'VE SURRENDERED TO JESUS. ACCEPTING HIS DEATH,
RESURRECTION AND VIRGIN BIRTH.
THE WORD SAYS, GOD IS NOT THE AUTHOR OF FEAR;
BUT OF POWER, LOVE AND A SOUND MIND.
ACCEPT HIM...REPENT...BELIEVE...RECEIVE,
THEN UNSURPASSABLE PEACE YOU WILL FIND!
THAT PEACE IS AN INNER STATE OF MIND
ESTABLISHING THE JOY OF THE LORD AS YOUR STRENGTH.
GOD'S GRACE AND MERCY ENDURES FOREVER.
THE MEASUREMENT OF HIS LOVE HAS NO LENGTH.
THE WORD SAYS ALL HAVE SINNED AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD...
ALL INCLUDES ME...
ALL INCLUDES YOU...
NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS IN THIS LAND ON WHICH WE TROD.
SALVATION, ACCEPTING JESUS
WILL NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT ALL THE WRINKLES OF LIFE.
BUT WE'RE NEVER AGAIN ALONE, WITHOUT HOPE
OR OVERWHELMED BY CIRCUMSTANTIAL STRIFE.
GOD HAS PROMISED NOT TO LEAVE US.
NOR WILL HE...HIS PEOPLE...FORSAKE.
WE WON'T ALWAYS ADVANCE IN GIANT STEPS. ONE STEP AT A TIME...WE MUST TAKE.
GOD'S PEOPLE MUST BE READY.
IN A STATE OF COMPASSION, FORGIVENESS AND LOVE.
WE MAY POSSIBLY NOT RECEIVE A PRIOR NOTICE
BEFORE THAT CALL COMES FROM ABOVE.
LET NOT THE SUN GO DOWN ON YOUR WRATH IS ALSO STATED IN GOD'S WORD.
WE MUST MEND FENCES, DAILY AFTER ACCEPTING JESUS AS SAVIOR AND LORD.
LOOK AROUND YOU...MY FRIEND...LOOK AROUND.
GOD IS CALLING HIS ROLL. PLACE LESS EMPHASIS ON THE THINGS OF THIS LIFE.
REVIEW AND SECURE...THE STATUS OF YOUR SOUL! T
SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION
Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. What do we do when we don't feel like obeying? God has not left us alone in our struggles to do His will. He wants to come alongside us and be within us to help. God helps us want to obey him and then gives us the power to do what He wants. The secret to a changed life is to submit to God's control and let Him work. Next time, ask God to help you to do His will. To be like Christ, we must train ourselves to think like Christ. To change our desires to be more like Christ, we need the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, the influence of faithful Christians, obedience to God's Word ( not just exposure to it), and sacrificial service. Often is in in doing God's will that we gain the desire to do it. Do what God wants...and trust Him to change your desires.
LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
TAKE ONE MORE STEP
IF YOU'VE REPENTED OF YOUR SINS AND ACCEPTED JESUS AS YOUR LORD
WHY NOT TAKE ONE MORE STEP ACCORDING TO GOD'S WORD.
WHEN WE ACCEPT HIM AS OUR SAVIOR AND OUR FRIEND
HIS WORD SAYS WE SHOULD TRUST AND OBEY UNTIL THE VERY END.
THE WORD SAYS REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED EVERYONE OF YOU .
GOD'S PROMISES ARE UNTO YOU AND UNTO YOUR CHILDREN TOO.
STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT...
OUR TIME ON EARTH MIGHT NOT BE LONG.
WHY NOT TAKE ONE MORE STEP...
WHILE YOU'RE STILL HEALTHY AND STRONG.
WHAT AN AWFUL THOUGHT WHAT TERRIBLE...HORRIBLE PAIN...
WOULD BE INFLICTED ON YOUR LOVED ONES
IF GOD'S PARDON.. YOU REFUSE TO GAIN.
FOR LOVE IS ETERNAL ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE OF US
WHO HAVE GIVEN OUR HEART TO JESUS ACCEPTED HIS PARDON...
AND IN HIM PLACED OUR TRUST.
SO...PLEASE...MY FRIEND ... IF YOU HAVE REPENTED
AND ACCEPTED CHRIST AS YOUR LORD.
WHY NOT BE BAPTIZED...
TAKE ONE MORE STEP IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD'S WORD.
ACTS 2:38,39, & 41a
THEN PETER SAID UNTO THEM , REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS, AND YE SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST. FOR THE PROMISE IS UNTO YOU, AND TO YOUR CHILDREN, AND TO ALL THAT ARE AFAR OFF, EVEN AS MANY AS THE LORD OUR GOD SHALL CALL.
THEN THEY THAT GLADLY RECEIVED HIS WORD WERE BAPTIZED.
SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION TO OTHERS
GOD IS STILL CALLING..YOU!
THE HARVEST IS PASSED...
THE SUMMER IS ENDED
AND WE ARE NOT SAVED". JEREMIAH 8:20 TLB
THERE IS STILL A MESSAGE OF HOPE
FOR ALL PEOPLE OF THE WORLD WHO ARE WILLING
TO BROADEN THEIR SPIRITUAL SCOPE
AND YIELD TO THE CALL OF GOD'S WORD.
YOU CAN STILL ANSWER THE LOVING GOD WHO STILL CALLS
TO SAVE YOU...AND WALK WITH YOU THROUGH LIFE'S MANY PIT FALLS.
DON'T TRY TO CLEAN UP YOUR OWN SOILED LIFE
IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK WITHOUT GOD..
WITHOUT HIM YOU'LL JUST FAIL MANY TIMES
GOD ALREADY KNOWS THE "GOOD PERSON" THAT YOU ARE
BUT "GOOD" IS NOT ENOUGH...MY FRIEND WHEN IT'S TIME TO "CROSS LIFE'S BAR".
JOIN ME...BE SORRY FOR "ALL HAVE SINNED"
JUST ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND INVITE JESUS IN..
THIS COMMITMENT WON'T ERASE ALL THE TROUBLES OF THIS WORLD
BUT TROUBLES WON'T BE FACED ALONE ONCE YOU'VE ACCEPTED JESUS AS LORD.
MY FRIEND...PLEASE DON'T LET THE HARVEST PASS
ALTHOUGH THIS SUMMER IS ENDED.
GIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FATHER NOW
AND ON HIM BECOME DEPENDENT.
If you have already accepted Christ as your personal Savior..
Please pass this on to someone you care about.
QUESTIONS ??? AND ANSWERS
IS THERE A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT, ENLIGHTENMENT,
INSPIRATION SOMEWHERE?
IS THERE A POSITIVE WAY OUT THAT SOMEBODY,
ANYBODY WILL BE WILLING TO SHARE?
MY WORLD IS EMPTY, FRIENDS AND FAMILY FEW.
COULD MY SPIRITUAL "PICK ME UP"...
MY SPIRITUAL "HIGH"
MY WORD OF SALVATION BE ASSIGNED BY GOD TO YOU?
DON'T MISS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A PLEA FROM...A NEIGHBOR, A FRIEND, WOULD BE FRIEND...
WAITING FOR A SPIRITUAL RESCUE.
IS IT YOUR ASSIGNMENT?
QUESTIONS????
SOMEBODY, ANYBODY. WOULD YOU SHARE GOD'S LOVE WITH ME?
RIGHT WHERE I AM NOW?
BROKEN DOWN, DEFEATED, DISILLUSIONED WITH A FROWN
SEEMINGLY EMBEDDED IN MY BROW?
I MIGHT BE SITTING RIGHT BESIDE YOU
WITH WINDS OF DOUBT AND LACK OF KNOWLEDGE RAGING ALL AROUND.
NOT AN INKLING OF WHERE I AM OR WHERE I MIGHT BE BOUND.
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
SOMEBODY,
ANYBODY,
IS MY RESCUE ON THE WAY?
OR MUST I JUST DROWN IN THIS RIVER OF NOTHINGNESS?
CAN I BE SAVED TODAY???
ANSWERS..
WE HAVE A CHOICE
ISAIAH 1:18 TLB COME, LET'S TALK THIS OVER! SAYS THE LORD; NO MATTER HOW DEEP THE STAIN OF YOUR SINS,
I CAN TAKE IT OUT AND MAKE YOU AS CLEAN AS FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW. EVEN IF YOU ARE STAINED AS RED AS CRIMSON, I CAN MAKE YOU WHITE AS WOOL!
ROMANS 3:23 TLB ALL HAVE SINNED AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD
JOHN 3:16 TLB GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON SO THAT ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
ACTS 16: 30B
WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?
BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS AND YOU WILL BE SAVED AND ALL OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
ROMANS 10:9-10 TLB FOR IT IS BY BELIEVING IN HIS HEART THAT A MAN BECOMES RIGHT WITH GOD;AND WITH HIS MOUTH HE TELLS OTHERS OF HIS FAITH, CONFIRMING HIS SALVATION.
EPHESIANS 2:8-9-10A TLB BECAUSE OF HIS KINDNESS YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH TRUSTING IN CHRIST. AND EVEN TRUSTING IS NOT OF YOURSELVES; IT TOO IS A GIFT FROM GOD. SALVATION IS NOT A REWARD FOR THE GOOD WE HAVE DONE, SO NONE OF US CAN TAKE ANY CREDIT FOR IT. IT IS GOD HIMSELF WHO HAS MADE US WHAT WE ARE AND GIVEN US NEW LIVES FROM CHRIST JESUS.
HEBREWS 9:12TLB THE BLOOD OF CHRIST ALREADY PAID THE PRICE ONCE FOR ALL!
REVELATION 3:20- TLB LOOK! I HAVE BEEN STANDING AT THE DOOR AND I AM CONSTANTLY KNOCKING. IF ANYONE HEARS ME CALLING HIM AND OPENS THE DOOR, I WILL COME IN AND FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM AND HE WITH ME. ROMANS 5:6-11 TLB WHEN WE WERE UTTERLY HELPLESS WITH NO WAY OF ESCAPE, CHRIST CAME AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME AND DIED FOR US SINNERS WHO HAD NO USE FOR HIM. EVEN IF WE WERE GOOD, WE REALLY WOULDN'T EXPECT ANYONE TO DIE FOR US, THOUGH, OF COURSE THAT MIGHT BE BARELY POSSIBLE. BUT GOD SHOWED HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US BY SENDING CHRIST TO DIE FOR US WHILE WERE STILL SINNERS. AND SINCE BY HIS BLOOD HE DID ALL THIS FOR US AS SINNERS, HOW MUCH MORE WILL HE DO FOR US NOW THAT HE HAS DECLARED US NOT GUILTY? NOW HE WILL SAVE US FROM ALL OF GOD'S WRATH TO COME. AND SINCE, WHEN WE WERE HIS ENEMIES, WE WERE BROUGHT BACK TO GOD BY THE DEATH OF HIS SON, WHAT BLESSINGS HE MUST HAVE FOR US NOW THAT WE ARE HIS FRIEND, AND HE IS LIVING WITHIN US. NOW WE REOICE IN OUR WONDERFUL NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR GOD...ALL BECAUSE OF WHAT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST HAS DONE IN DYING FOR OUR SINS.. MAKING US FRIENDS OF GOD.
AND THAT'S THE REST OF THE STORY.
SO GLAD YOU ASKED!!!!
Musings
FOG
THE THUNDER
RAINBOW
THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER FOR THE FOG IN THE MORNING.
IT SERVES AS A REMINDER AND
ALSO AS A WARNING...
OF HOW EASILY OUR MIND BECOMES UNCLEAR
CLOUDED WITH CIRCUMSTANCE
AND UNFOUNDED FEAR.
JUST AS THE FOG APPEARS DENSE AT A DISTANCE
THEN CLEARS AS WE COME NEAR,
GOD SOMETIMES CONCEALS
HIS ENTIRE PLAN FOR US
TO AVOID OUR APPROACH WITH FEAR.
FATHER, GRANT FAITH AS WE APPROACH
THE FOG OF LIFE.
GIVE US COURAGE TO GO THROUGH.
AS WE FOCUS ONLY ON THE FACT THAT
OUR DESTINY IS CONTROLLED BY YOU.
ACTIVELY WAIT
AT TIMES, DO YOUR TROUBLES LOOM LARGER AND GREATER
THAN YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAR?
COULD IT BE
THAT YOU ARE MINIMIZING THE POWER
OF OUR SOVEREIGN GOD..
WHO IS ALWAYS AWARE
OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF OUR BODIES, INTRICASIES OF OUR MIND
THE SENSITIVITIES OF OUR CHARACTER
AND THE WEIGHT
OF RELATIONSHIP TIES THAT BIND.
THE PROPHET ISAIAH SAYS, HAVE YOU NOT KNOWN, HAVE YOU NOT HEARD?
THE EVERLASTING GOD,
THE CREATOR OF THE ENDS OF THE EARTH NEITHER FAINTS, NOR IS WEARY.
A REMINDER OF HIS WORTH!
HE GIVES POWER TO THE WEAK AND INCREASES STRENGTH
TO THOSE WHO HAVE NO MIGHT.
AS EVEN THE YOUTH FAINT AND BECOME WEARY, YOUNG MEN WILL UTTERLY FALL
BUT WE STILL NEED NOT THINK WE ARE LOOSING LIFE'S FIGHT.
THIS IS A PROMISE.
THOSE WHO ON THE LORD WILL WAIT
SHALL BE ENDOWED WITH NEW STRENGTH
THEY SHALL MOUNT UP
WITH WINGS AS EAGLES.
THEIR SUCCESS IN LIFE
IS NOT MEASURED BY LENGTH.
THEY SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY.
THEY SHALL WALK AND NOT FAINT.
SO HAVE FAITH, TRUST , OBEY AND PRAY. THESE ARE ACTION WORDS... RESOLVE NOW...TO JUST
ACTIVELY WAIT!
RAINBOW
THE THUNDER
RAINBOW
WHEN I SAW A RAINBOW STRETCHED LONG ACROSS THE SKY ENHANCED BY BILLOWY WHITE CLOUDS FLOATING BY.
ITS COLORS WERE SO TRUE EACH HAD BEAUTY OF ITS OWN.
YET BLENDED JUST PERFECTLY
AS IF ALL WERE ONLY ONE.
I THOUGHT OF THIS RAINBOW AS PERSONAL CONFIRMATION OF MY BELIEF IN GOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF ALL SITUATIONS.
I BELIEVE HE SENT HIS SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR MY SIN.
I ACCEPTED SALVATION'S GIFT OF EVERLASTING LIFE AT THIS WORLDS END.
I BELIEVE HE CAN MANAGE FEAR AS HIS HOLY WORD STATES. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF POWER AND LOVE...A SOUND MIND
HE WILL ALSO MAKE.
I BELIEVE HE SENT A COMFORTER TO RELIEVE SADNESS AND WOE.
HIS SPIRIT REMAINS WITH US EACH DAY AS WE COME AND GO.
I BELIEVE HE GRANTS UNDERSTANDING
OF HIS HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS WORD.
THAT HE GRANTS FAITH AND WISDOM
AS WE TRUST HIM ONLY AS LORD.
I BELIEVE STRENGTH IS MANIFESTED ONLY BY THE JOY OF THE LORD.
REVITALIZED BY A ZEAL
TO READ AND STUDY HS WORD.
I BELIEVE THAT HE DOES ALLOW TRIBULATIONS, STRESS AND TRIALS..
IT STRENGTHENS FAITH AND HOPE IN HIM WITH SACRIFICE AND SELF DENIAL.
I BELIEVE THERE IS HEALING FOR THE BODY, MIND AND SOUL.
I BELIEVE THAT GOD DESIRES THAT WE BE PERFECTLY WHOLE.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT TO MY FAMILY I CAN GIVE
MORE VITAL THAN GOD'S WORD AND AN ADMONISHMENT TO LIVE
WITHIN GUIDELINES OF GOD'S WORD AND HIS WAY...ACCEPTING HIS DIRECTION FOR SUCCESS FOR EACH DAY. I BELIEVE THEIR ASSETS OF SHARING AND CARING FOR EACH OTHER WILL HELP THEM TO REMAIN CONNECTED WITH THEIR "SISTERS" AND BROTHERS. FATHER, LOVE IS ETERNAL IS A STATEMENT I BELIEVE TO BE TRUE ONLY IF ETERNAL LIFE WAS ACCEPTED
AS A GIFT FROM YOU.
I BELIEVE AS THE COLORS OF THIS RAINBOW ARE SO BLENDED SO SHALL GOD'S PEOPLE BE BEFORE TIME ON EARTH IS ENDED.
THE THUNDER
THE THUNDER
PHILLIPIANS 4:6-7 TLB
LISTEN TO THE THUNDER PSALM 81:7 NKJV YOU CALLED IN TROUBLE, AND I DELIVERED YOU; I ANSWERED YOU IN THE SECRET PLACE OF THUNDER.
MUSIC AND WORSHIP GO HAND IN HAND. WORSHIP INVOLVES
THE PERSON AS A WHOLE.
MUSIC LIFTS OUR
THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS
IN PRAISE TO THE GOD OF OUR SOUL.
THROUGH MUSIC WE CAN REFLECT ON SHORTCOMINGS AND OUR NEEDS.
WE CAN CELEBRATE GOD'S GREATNESS, GOODNESS AND ALL OF HIS MIGHTY DEEDS.
GOD LET THE ISRAELITES GO ON BLINDLY,
STUBBORNLY, SELFISHLY
IN THEIR OWN WAY. WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRUSTING, LEANING ON HIM
IN AN EFFORT TO OBEY.
GOD SOMETIMES LETS US CONTINUE IN OUR STUBBORNNESS TO BRING US
TO OUR SENSES.
NOT STOPPING US FROM REBELLION SO WE CAN LEARN FROM THE CONSEQUENCES.
HE USES THESE EXPERIENCES TO TURN PEOPLE FROM SELF MASTER MINDING A MUCH GREATER SIN .
TO SEE FROM PAST CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SHOULD STRENGTHEN FAITH IN HIM.
HE STILL ANSWERS THROUGH THE THUNDERCLOUD AS HE DID IN ISRAEL'S TIME.
WE NEED ONLY LISTEN TO THE RUMBLINGS TO ENHANCE...
GOD GIVEN PEACE OF MIND.
SEE FLASHES OF LIGHTENING IN MIGHTY, MIGHTY STORMS.
HEAR THE THUNDER ROLL FROM ON HIGH.
BE REMINDED THAT OUR SOVEREIGN GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL
AND DOES STILL ANSWER WHEN WE CRY!
PSALM 37 EXCERPTS
MY HEAVENLY FATHER,
MY ROCK, MY FORTRESS...
I AM THANKFUL TO YOU THIS MORNING.
FOR WHEN STRESSES OF LIFE
TRY TO OVERTAKE ME...YOU PROTECT ME.
EVEN WHEN THEY COME WITHOUT WARNING.
YOUR WORD SAYS...
YOUR STEADFAST LOVE, O LORD,
IS AS GREAT AS ALL THE HEAVENS.
YOUR FAITHFULNESS REACHES
BEYOND THE CLOUDS.
YOUR JUSTICE IS
AS SOLID AS GOD'S MOUNTAINS.
PHILLIPIANS 4:6-7 TLB
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU
PHILLIPIANS 4:6-7 TLB
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING; INSTEAD PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING; TELL GOD YOUR NEEDS AND DON'T FORGET TO THANK HIM FOR HIS ANSWER. IF YOU DO THIS YOU WILL EXPERIENCE GOD'S PEACE, WHICH IS FAR MORE WONDERFUL THAN THE HUMAN MIND CAN UNDERSTAND. HIS PEACE WILL KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR HEARTS QUIET AND AT REST
AS YOU TRUST IN CHRIST JESUS.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE GRASS
THAT IS STILL SO GREEN
FOR THE VIVID COLORS OF THE FLOWERS.
FOR THE BLESSINGS
YOU HAVE BESTOWED ON US
BOTH SEEN AND UNSEEN.
FOR THE AWESOME SKIES WHETHER BLUE WITH BILLOWY CLOUDS OR GREY.
FOR THE PASSING OF SUMMER INTO AUTUMN.
FATHER WE THANK YOU AGAIN...TODAY.
FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND LOVED ONES TOO
WE OFFER PRAISE, HONOR AND GLORY...YES
WE ALL OWE OUR LIVES TO YOU!
NO BED OF FLOWERS
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU
THERE MAY BE NO BED OF FLOWERS
IN GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL PLAN.
BUT HE DID PROMISE...
THAT IF STEADFAST YOU WILL STAND...
HE'LL BE WITH YOU THROUGH
SICKNESS STRESS AND CARE
AS HE WITH OMNIPOTENCE
YOUR BURDENS WILL GLADLY BEAR.
SO LEAN HEAVILY...RIGHT NOW...ON HIM.
ACCEPT INNER PEACE, MERCY AND GRACE
AS ON HIM... YOU... MY FRIEND...
DAILY DEPEND.
MUSINGS "IN THE NIGHT SEASONS"
MUSINGS “IN THE NIGHT SEASONS.”
SO IT SEEMS THAT
“IN THE NIGHT SEASONS”
OF THIS LIFE I’VE BEEN TOLD...
THINGS THAT SHOULD NOT BE IMPORTANT
ARE SOMETIMES CROWDING MY MIND.
SO I SAY TO ALL MATTERS
THAT CAUSED CONCERN
BE ASSURED...IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME…
UNTIL THE ONE WHO IS REALLY IN CHARGE
STRAIGHTENS IT ALL OUT IN A MANNER
THAT IS NOW UNKNOWN TO ANY OF US…
SO NO NEED FOR ALL OF THE FUSS,
CONCERN OR CLATTER.
WHATEVER GOD IS TELLING ME
THROUGH HIS HOLY SPIRIT,
HIS WORD, AND OTHERS
WILL GAIN MORE AND MORE IMPETUS
AS I DEAL WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, SPIRITUAL SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
I REAFFIRM THAT
IF IT IS NOT “SOUL THREATENING”
TO MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE…
IT WILL NOT REACH AN UNDESERVED
LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE,
IF IT’S BUSINESS...NOT GOD’S BUSINESS...
JUST STORE IT ON THE SHELF.
SHARE WITH ME YOUR LOVES,
YOUR JOYS,
YOUR PAIN,
YOUR WOES,
AS YOU DEAL PERSONALLY
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
SHARING OF DREAMS,
EXPERIENCES CAN BE DEALT WITH IN PRAYER,
TEARS OF JOY, SORROW,
GOALS YOU’VE REACHED AS
EVIDENCE THAT GOD
HAS BEEN WITH YOU EVERYWHERE
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR UTILIZATION OF THE TIME GOD
HAS ALREADY PROPORTIONED OUT TO US…
I AM DETERMINED TO NOT
WASTE A MINUTE OF IT
INVOLVED IN “STUFF”
OVER WHICH OTHERS ARE MAKING A FUSS!
SO YES, IT SEEMS,
“IN THE NIGHT SEASONS” OF MY LIFE
I WILL JUST
DRAW CLOSER TO MY GOD
AND TO THOSE
WHO HAVE NOT CAUSED STRIFE.
AS I STRIVE TO BE GENTLER,
KINDER,
MORE LOVING
AND TRUE
TO THOSE WHO REALLY COUNT…
THOSE WHO’VE HELPED
AND ARE HELPING ME THROUGH.
FATHER,
I THANK YOU
FOR THOSE WHOM YOU’VE GIVEN ME
WHOSE LOVE IS SHOWN IN ACTION.
THINGS THAT SEEM SMALL TO THEM
BUT TOP THE LIST
OF MY APPRECIATION
THAT THEY DON’T ALWAYS SEE.
EVEN THOSE TO WHOM
I DON’T OFTEN COMMUNICATE
BY VISITS, PHONE CALLS,
E MAILS OR LETTERS.
THE BOND
WILL REMAIN STRONG
AS OUR
CHAIN
OF
LOVE
WILL NEVER BREAK