Today’s 1st reading speaks of Samuel telling David of a prophecy which was fulfilled 900 years later in Jesus. Before I got myself involved in bible study I was just taking the title of Jesus as "Son of David" for what it is, just a title they have decided to call him. After several sessions I've had things become clearer to me and taken on a deeper meaning. People who address him in the New Testament as Son of David are people who know of the salvation history of Israel or the chosen people. They are the very people who have come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah because they have been promised of one who will come from the House of David as foretold by the prophets of old. This is very interesting that we find our Christian faith rooted in Jewish heritage. The more we know of the ancestral beginning of Christianity the better our appreciation of it and eventually and inevitably lead to awe and marvel of God's wonders and miracles. Amen. Hallelujah!
2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16
4 The LORD spoke to Nathan and said: 5 “Go, tell my servant David, 12 ‘When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your heir after you, sprung from your loins, and I will make his kingdom firm. 13 It is he who shall build a house for my name. And I will make his royal throne firm forever. 14 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. 16 Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; your throne shall stand firm forever.’”
If we are to look closely and pay attention to the succession of events of the salvation history or covenant history which goes back to the time of Adam & Eve and Noah and dates way back to 1800 BC during the time of Abraham, Moses (1200), David (means the favored one,1000), Exodus (600) to the birth of our Lord Jesus we will see God’s faithfulness and steadfast love for His people. In this time line are significant events that happened from the time of Creation when God created man who fell into sin and became unfaithful and how God continuously called us back to Him by showing us who He really is throughout the length of time. As dramatic events unfold, like the entrance of the Israelites to the promised land, the pockets of rebellion as they took over the 12 tribes and settled into a life of monarchy (kings) from their 1st king (Saul) to King David and King Solomon, the time of David is described as the greatest time of the people of God. Today’s psalm speaks of how God is pleased with His faithful servants and promises to maintain kindness forever. Amen. Hallelujah!
Psalms 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29
R: The son of David will live forever.
...“I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant: 4  Forever will I confirm your posterity and establish your throne for all generations.” (R) 26  “He shall say of me, ‘You are my father, my God, the rock, my savior.’ 28  Forever I will maintain my kindness toward him, and my covenant with him stands firm.”
We can see from the readings today that the big moments of history are based on the simple, intuitive comprehension of the faith of David, Abraham and Joseph, the so called the Anawim of God. We have all the reasons to rejoice and be glad. God is always true to His word and fulfills His promises to the poor in spirit. Amen. Hallelujah!
Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22
...He believed, hoping against hope, that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “Thus shall your descendants be.” 22 That is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Today’s gospel speaks of the Annunciation scene of Joseph when the angel said to him not to be afraid to take Mary into his home. He woke and did so as the angel had commanded him. God’s beauty and Mary are one in the heart of Joseph. Pope John Paul II said in his book that Joseph did not suspect Mary but was afraid and held back since did not want to interfere in this great mystery of God’s plan. He has great respect for her holiness and felt unworthy but the angel assured him and he obeyed. We can see the inner drama of Joseph and the test of faith that we sometimes think holy people do not encounter. We have this notion that when we’re holy we don’t have to walk in the darkness of faith. Even Mary had her dark night of faith in Calvary. We are invited to emulate her faith and Joseph’s too. We can see Joseph’s radical humility at his disposal to God’s will and his quiet and firm determination to obey God and be at the service of God’s plan. He shares in the very faith of Mary. They have a union of hearts and souls through marriage since he is the husband of Mary and so is considered the father of Jesus although not biological. In this union, we see the humble service of Joseph. He does not speak any words and yet achieves his great holiness through his loving service to love the Church and Jesus and takes Mary into his home. The word of God comes to us through the Church and calls us like Joseph to bring out the fullness of Christ in whatever situation. Joseph is there at the birth, the presentation, the circumcision, the flee to Egypt and all other mysteries of the life of Jesus. Jesus comes to us in the beautiful institution of the sacraments we should radiate His presence to the world. This is the challenge being posed on us today as we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of Mary. He is an icon of faith and obedience to God. He followed well the example of his ancestors, Abraham and King David. We can see how the hand of God made all things possible throughout all generations what He said would be. We should never have any doubt in our minds that God has a great plan for all of us and He is able to carry them out for our welfare. We find out from the gospel that Joseph had other plans and intentions in mind but God’s plan and will prevailed over him. This is how we should follow his example. We may have other things in mind and think that it is for the best but we must not lose sight of what God has in mind for us. We may be encountering some disappointments and struggles at the moment as most people do but our faith, hope and love should always rest firm in the Lord who is able to make us stand firm forever. Amen. Hallelujah!
Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24 (or Luke 2:41-51)
Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. 18 Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. 20 Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. 21 She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” 24 When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.


What is Apologetics?
Apologetics comes from the Greek word apologia, meaning a 'reasoned defence'. 1 Peter 3:15-16 states: "But in your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer [apologia] to everyone who asks you for the reason for the hope that you have, but do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience."
These free videos on Apologetics, the defence of the Judaeo-Christian faith, have been created for you through research, investigation and the discovery of fact and evidence. These movies feature top international speakers talking on compelling, challenging and sometimes controversial topics. Films will be added to the Apologetics Channel and it is advised to check regularly for new programmes.
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Gerard Moss, Sr. is the third of four children born to Mr. and Mrs. James Moss. He is native Ravenel, South Carolina, and he began the ministry at the age of 11 years old.
He is married to the beautiful Barbara Raspberry Moss, and they have three children Michaela Jule Moss, Gerard Armand Moss, Jr. and Avay Janay Moss.
Gerard Moss graduated from Winthrop University in Rock Hill , SC. There he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History. He then went to Turner Seminary at the ITC where he received his Masters of Divinity with a concentration in Pastoral Care and Counseling.
He has served under several ministers in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia before pastoring. He served as Youth Minister, Young Adult Minister, and College Outreach Coordinator. However, he eagerly awaited the opportunity to pastor. In 2002, he received his first appointment, Greater St. Joseph AME in Defuniak Springs Florida.
During his tenure there the church began several ministries including a tutoring ministry for the youth. He then was sent to pastor Greater New Mt. Zion AMEC Homestead, Florida. The congregation grew numerically and spiritually. The church started several ministries which include tutoring, summer camp, senior, and marriage ministry. In addition, the church started a separate non-profit ministry where it began receiving outside financial support for the city and county.
In November 2006, Rev. Moss received his current assignment St. Paul AME Church, Apopka.
Gerard Moss is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc, and has served in several capacitates in community and civic organizations. He served as the Economic Empowerment Chair of the Collective Banking Group of Miami. He has served on City of Homestead Special funding Board. He worked on the Election Committee of the NAACP to police the polling practices, and he is member of Rotary International in Apopka.
Although ministry often challenges God’s servants with limited resources, Gerard hears the Master’s voice urging him to look to God give thanks and Feed God’s People.


When I read the great commission that Jesus gave to ALL of us,not some of us,not a selected few but ALL of us, I was confused. I was like,” God,do you want me to preach to nations? Are you saying that I should be in full time ministry?” It was just too much for me to handle so I simply would read it and move on because I just did not understand it.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you and lo,I am with you always,even to the end of the age.”Matthew 28:19-20 NKJV
Then in my mentoring program, we were told to write out our personal mission statements. That too was confusing because I had snippets and I could not see them coming together to make a coherent statement. I was and still am passionate about two groups of people,two different kinds of things so how would I go about making a mission statement that encompasses all without me feeling like I have left out one over the other. It took time. It took reflection. But finally I was able to pen something down according to a process we were shown.
It is still work in progress but I will share it with you and later on in years to come,we will see how it has evolved because that is what it’s all about- working through it,adding,subtracting till something comes out that makes your heart jump for joy and sing. My personal mission statement is, “ I am a creator who inspires and empowers creatives and brands to embrace their stories to fulfill their creative potential.” This speaks about me now. I realize that I am an evolving woman but for now, this is it and to be honest, I don’t think it will change much.
When I read it and then I read the Great Commission that Jesus left us with,I asked myself- How do these two come together? How do I fulfill the great co-mission~ a mission where all of us are part of through my personal mission? Because I am a unique person. So are you. God created us differently with various gifts, passions, abilities, personalities and experiences. All this is supposed to come together and create varied personal missions that we all work at so that together the great commission is accomplished.
“ It’s time for us to live the songs we sing. And turn our good intentions into action. To bring the kind of worship you desire. And move beyond our self-absorbed distractions. The mountains are shaking. Could this be a great awakening. Break our hearts with the things that break Yours,wake us up to see through your eyes. Break our hearts with the things that break yours. And send us out to shine in the darkness. Here I am,send me. To be your hands and feet. Here I am,send me,I will go”Break our hearts~ Vicky Beeching
It is easy to sing the songs and dance to the tunes but when you listen,really listen to the lyrics, you realize it is a declaration. Asking our Lord to break our hearts so that we may be more like Him. That we may love more like Him, serve more like Him. Declaring that we are going to partner with Him in the great commission. That no matter what, we make a stand to be His hands and feet and go and make disciples of nations. You are called to be a disciple maker. I am called to be a disciple maker. Will you join me and answer the call? I have. Because that’s who I am. This is me!


Pastor Peter currently serves as the Assistant Pastor at LIAC where he minister to the youth and young adults, preaches and teaches regularly, and attends to other ministry responsibilities. Prior to being called into fulltime ministry he has worked numerous years (how old is this guy?) in the corporate world in different fields from Accounting & Finance to Information Technology. As much as he loved working in IT, he could not resist God's calling upon his life. God has given him a heart and passion for ministering to young people. He remembers what it was like to struggle as a teenager, living in rebellion towards God, feeling empty inside, with a deep sense of hopelessness and despair. Had it not been for the grace of God, he would not even be alive today (part of his testimony).
Peter considers himself as being "tri-cultural". He was born in Hong Kong, but moved to the Netherlands when he was about a year old and lived there for nine years before immigrating to the US with his family.
Peter is a graduate of Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary. He is licensed and ordained by the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Peter is married to his lovely wife Christy and together they have been blessed with three wonderful children. Their oldest has graduated from college and working, their second is currently in college, while their youngest is in middle school.
Favorite Verse: Proverbs 3:5-6
Favorite Food: Japanese
Likes: Starbucks, cool gadgets, going on short term missions trips, and traveling
Favorite Quote: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose"
- Jim Elliot, former missionary to Ecuador
Dislikes: Cheap grace, crowded subways and buses
Rev. Peter Lung
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The Three Cathedrals Choral Festival 2013 has drawn to a close. What a fabulous weekend of choral music, entertaining stories from Dr. Giles Bryant, jazz, food, art, and fellowship. The Saturday evening concert left many awestruck as the eighty-two voices of the three cathedral choirs came together for the first time as, not only music, but voices echoed history.
Andrew Keegan Mackriell, Director of Music and Cathedral Organist in London, was quoted in the London Community News as saying “I haven’t heard the cathedral this full of sound of this quality before. It’s absolutely phenomenal.”
The Artistic Directors of the Three Cathedrals Festival 2013 were particularly delighted to receive a congratulatory message from the Development Director of the Three Choirs Festival in England – the “mother” three choir festival which has been running since the early eighteenth century and after which the Southern Cathedrals Festival (established in 1904 but running annually since 1960) and our Three Cathedrals Choral Festival were modelled.
It was a pleasure for St. Paul’s Cathedral in London to welcome warmly, not only the three choirs, their organists, and Directors of Music from St. Paul’s Cathedrals in Buffalo and Detroit, but the very many people who visited over the weekend.
The next Festival will be in 2015 from May 1-3. The three renowned choirs from St Paul’s Cathedral in Buffalo, Detroit, and London will again come together for a springtime weekend to celebrate the power and beauty of our Cathedral tradition.
The 2015 Festival is certain to be presenting new and excitingly varied opportunities to hear musicians from all three cathedrals and the wider community.
We look forward to welcoming you for The Three Cathedrals Choral Festival 2015!


The 29 Day Leap by Dan Buschow & John Harrison is a comprehensive guide and journaling book aimed at helping Christians build a stronger one-on-one relationship with God. The book emphasizes journaling as a mode of teaching and encouraging spiritual enlightenment.
Dan shares his thoughts, saying, “It is a plan to help younger and older followers of Christ develop a habit of spending time with Jesus. Your personal relationship with God will grow daily as you develop the habit of journaling and sharing your story with people in your world. As you learn to journal and share your story daily, this habit will result in you having an intimate, growing, and dynamic relationship with God.”
Inspired from The 29 Day Leap, here are three ways you can evaluate and transform your relationship with God:
- The first step is to read the word of the Lord, the Bible, on a regular basis. You cannot expect to form an ever-lasting bond with Jesus without being well-versed with the Bible. This is the first litmus test that helps identify how strong your personal connection with God is. Once you start reading and studying the Bible in detail, it will become easier for you to follow the teachings of God and practice them in life. The more you know about the Bible, the closer you get to God.
As Dan mentions in The 29 Day Leap, “As a follower of Christ, we know spending time daily with Jesus should not be optional. When it comes to hearing God’s voice in our lives, God can speak to us in different ways, but one way is through what we read in the Bible.”
- Praying is the simplest form of communication with the Lord. If you do not prioritize your prayers, forming a purely spiritual bond with the Lord is impossible. Being Christian, it’s our responsibility to be regular with our prayers and always include them in our schedule. Prayer can be in various forms, be it adoration, confession, supplication, or journaling. You have to be consistent and thorough with them in order to ensure a deeper connection with Jesus. Journaling your prayers not only helps discipline oneself but also encourages the habit of praying for others. For instance, oftentimes, we forget about praying for a particular friend of ours who might need them. If you make it a habit to write down and make a spiritual to-do list, it will drastically improve things and help instill a positive outlook towards life.
- An important pillar of the Christian faith is the sense of community and brotherhood between fellow Christians. God has emphasized the significance of this bond several times in the Bible; hence you should also prioritize community and look out for your fellow Christian and even non-Christian friends and loved ones. Jesus has always shown us how to practice kindness and sacrifice our needs to benefit others. As true Christians, we must follow His footsteps and set an example for the world.
John Harrison, the co-author of The 29 Day Leap, added, “My life has changed since meeting Dan and implementing his strategies around journaling and quiet time. Let me say that again; my life has changed since implementing a structured quiet time and journaling process following the 5 I’s. I now know how to spend time with the Father. My prayer is that you will take “the Leap” too!.”
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12 edition of Church of lies found in the catalog.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
|Statement||Flora Jessop and Paul T. Brown.|
|Contributions||Jessop, Flora, 1969-, Brown, Paul T., 1949-|
|LC Classifications||BX8645 .C48 2009|
|The Physical Object|
|LC Control Number||2008039029|
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“The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord.
This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
Hebrews 8: 8-12 (NIV)
The Gospel group, New Covenant, formed in 2001, originates out of Wendell, North Carolina. Each singer met through Central Baptist Church, which creates a strong continuity among the group. They bring to the stage a blend of Contemporary Christian, Praise and Worship, and Southern Gospel, and they are also known to take their audience through a nostalgic journey of 50’s and 60’s music from time to time. The stage is filled with laughter, energy and a positive message.
New Covenant is comprised of Larry Johnson, Sherry Gammon, Joanna King, Jeremy Gamble, Angela Millenbaugh and Caleb Weger. Each member has the versatility of singing various vocal parts, and together they bring a casual yet spirited performance to a variety of musical venues. Collectively, the singers have an extensive background and experience in the music arena. From trios, quartets and choirs to professional bands, in addition to instrumental, songwriting, radio and studio work, each member brings a special flavor of talent that enhances their overall essence as a performing group. Roots run deep and wide as the individual members originate everywhere from Central and Eastern North Carolina, to Central Alabama, Texas and across the “pond” in England.
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I sat in the 2nd pew of the small church I grew up in - the church my grandfather built and my family were charter members of, the church where my grandmother and I baked the unleavened bread for the Lord’s Supper, and picked flowers from our garden to grace the altar, where my dog got a certificate of perfect attendance every year for Vacation Bible School, where my mother played the piano for worship, where we threw baby showers in the Fellowship Hall for unmarried teen mothers, the church just down the street from our small shotgun house, where my grandmother fed the hobos riding the trains that ran behind our house - and looking up into the face of the angry preacher shouting that we were all going to burn in the eternal fires of hell if we didn’t do something, or believe something, or…the specifics don’t matter. I knew, even as an 8-year-old, that there was something intrinsically wrong with his fear-mongering, threatening, terrifying message.
A couple of years later, I listened to a Sunday School teacher talking about heaven and hell, and said to her, “That doesn’t sound right to me.” So she asked me to explain heaven and hell to her. I described them in terms of what I now recognize as quantum physics. “But, that’s not what the BIBLE says about heaven and hell!” she exclaimed, mortified at my theory of energy and collective consciousness. But it seemed so consistent, to me, with Jesus’ message, that even as a child the rest seemed like nothing more than an allegory.
Now, 40 years later, religion is still mostly a cult of fear, shame, and intimidation. The institution of the church has made the bible, a book of human words about that which transcends human words, an idol, a weapon to be wielded as needed and desired for control, political gain, and to justify oppression and hatred.
Rather than being, like Jesus, the champion of justice for the poor and oppressed, rather than leading the way to a better society, the mainline church is in some instances a partner in the violence toward anyone who dares to take the message of Jesus seriously, who dares to question the status quo, who has a disagreement with the Pharisaic approach to scripture and tradition.
Jesus understood that organized religion has many idols, even in the first century, and his was a radical reinterpretation of the tradition. He corrected the trajectory of religious interpretation. But the 21st century church has fallen into the same traps as the Pharisees, focusing on polity and doctrine rather than embodying Jesus’ message of love, forgiveness, and service to the marginalized.
We have lost our way. Again.
I considered renouncing my faith this year and leaving the church, but I still believe in the mission and teachings of Jesus. I still believe, as Jesus said, that the “Spirit of God dwells in” us. I still believe that the Kingdom of God has come near, every time we show love, and offer grace, and bring healing and comfort to those who suffer.
I am finished with arguing and debates and endless bickering. I am ashamed of my own denomination. I am adopting the religion of Christ.
Through the books and bibles of time I've made up my mind I don't condemn,
I don't convert, [sic]
I don't convert, [sic]
'Cause no one is gonna lose their soul
Love is my religion,
‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘ “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.’Matthew 22: 36-40
I’m declaring my freedom from the constraints and misguided control of the institution of the church. Now love is my religion, because that is what Jesus taught.
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1) So, it happened just after Saul returned from following after the Philistines and it was revealed to him saying: ‘Check it out! David is in the strongholds of En-gedi.’ 2) So, Saul took three battalions (lit. “thousands”) of men chosen from all of Israel and went to seek David and his men upon the face of the cliffs of the wild goats 3) and he (Saul) came to the sheepfolds along the way and there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself (lit. to cover his feet), but David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.
4) And the men of David said to him, ‘Check it out—the day when Yahweh said to you, ‘Check it out! I, I am giving your enemy into your hand and you will do to him just as it will be good in your eyes.’’ So, David stood up and he cut off the hem of the robe belonging to Saul in secret.
5) But it happened afterward that David’s heart struck him on account of his cutting off the hem belonging to Saul. 6) And so, he said to his men, ‘I have a restriction from Yahweh if I should do this thing to my lord, to the one Yahweh anointed—to stretch out my hand against him.’ 7) So, David restrained his men with the words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. So, Saul stood up, (went) out of the cave, and went on his (lit. "the”) way.
8) And David stood up after this and he went out from the cave and called after Saul saying, ‘My lord the king!’ And Saul looked behind him and David bowed down nose to the ground (or “land”) and forced himself prostrated himself. 9) Then David said to Saul, ‘Why do you pay attention (lit. “hear”) the words of men saying, ‘Check it out, David seeks evil against you (lit. “your evil”)?’ 10) Check it out, THIS DAY your eyes have seen what Yahweh has given today into my hand in the cave and (some) said to kill you but I took pity on you and said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord BECAUSE he is the anointed (“Messiah”) of Yahweh.’ 11) So, my father, see! Even see the hem of your robe in my hand BECAUSE when I cut off the hem of your robe and didn’t kill you, know and see (for yourself) THAT there is no evil or rebellion in my hand and I haven’t sinned against you, but YOU, YOU lie in ambush for my whole being (“soul”) in order to take it. 12) Let Yahweh judge between me and you and Yahweh get justice for me (lit. “avenge me”), but my hand shall not be against you. 13) Just as the proverb says: ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness,’ but my hand shall not be against you. 14) After whom does the King of Israel come out? After whom do you chase down (“hunt,” “pursue”)? After a dead dog? After one flea? 15) So, it shall be that Yahweh shall discern and judge between me and you, and He will see and He will argue my suit (verb and noun “to sue” are from the same root) and will provide sentence (verb is “to judge”) out of your hand.
16) So it happened after all of David’s speaking of these words to Saul, Saul said, ‘Is this your voice, my son David?’ And Saul raised his voice and wept. 17) And he said to David, ‘You are more righteous than I am BECAUSE you have dealt positively (lit. “good”) with me and I, I dealt negatively (lit. “evil”) with you. 18) And you, you have revealed today that you will continue accomplishing positive (deeds) for me as Yahweh rescued me from your hand and you didn’t kill me 19) BECAUSE let a man find his enemy and will he send him positively away? So, let Yahweh reward you (idea of “booty” after battle won, peace restored) well (“good”) on this day (for) what you accomplished for me. 20) And now, check it out, I KNOW that you’ll really, really become king and the kingdom shall stand (or be “founded, established”) in your hand. 21) Now, swear to me by Yahweh if you will not cut off my seed after me and if you will not destroy my name from my father’s house.’
22) So, David swore to Saul and Saul went to his house but David and his men went up into the stronghold.


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Sunday, July 29
Please mark July 29 as a special day here at OSLC. During our worship service we will be receiving new members, have a baptism, and have a young person begin receiving communion. After worship we will have a potluck dinner. Plan to attend; this is going to be fun.
We will be receiving new members on Sunday, July 29. If you are interested in joining OSLC, please talk with Pastor Mark.
Men’s Study tonight!
Our Men’s Bible Study and fellowship will meet tonight at 5:30 p.m.
The Quilters are excited that they will soon have quilted wall hangings around the building. These will be for sale. If you are interested in any of these, please contact Linda Tumino or Helen Siebert.
The Quilters are always looking for new members. Anyone who is interested, please join us any Tuesday morning. We meet from 9:00 to 11:30 with a coffee break at 10:00. No experience is necessary. Only a desire to learn is required!
You are invited to a time of informal prayer in the sanctuary on Sunday mornings from 9:15 – 9:45 as we approach the throne of grace on behalf of the church, individuals, and the community. Someone will be available to pray with you, or you may pray silently concerning your needs. “Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.”
Church Office Hours
Debbie Miller, our congregation’s secretary, is in the office on Mondays through Thursdays from 10:00 until 2:00. Please do call her with any questions or requests that you have.
Just a reminder that today is the last day to bring school supplies for OSLC to take them to be given to children! For information, see or contact Heather Williams!
Thursday Morning Bible Study
We have Bible study every Thursday at 10:00 AM. Come join us and participate in our lively discussions of God’s Word! We are currently studying Galatians and have a few booklets left. We can order additional booklets if needed. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Burris at 303-668-6643 or email@example.com.
When: October 13, 2018 3:00-8:00
Where: Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Purrington Pavilion and Surrounding Back Yard
Who: All from the communities around Tyler— Invite Your Friends & Neighbors
And since it is on a Saturday, your out of town friends and family!
We have begun planning for Oktoberfest 2018. We are asking for the congregation to help with this community-wide event by donating their time and energy. If you are interested in helping, talk to Natalie Smith or any of the Church Council members. We will be selling T-shirts at the end of August in hopes they will be worn as a way to advertise the event. Mark you calendars and plan to join in the fun and fellowship by planning, then attending the event.
We are now asking for the following donations of water and sodas: Coke, Dr. Pepper &Sprite, regular and diet.
We plan to having a meal that includes brats, sauerkraut and German potato salad. We will have water, sodas and beer to drink. There will be a lot of music, dancing , plus activities for the kids. We need volunteers to help. The planning committee meets once a month to prepare and plan.


The Second Chance Christian Academy, Inc. established for the purpose of helping the less fortunate to achieve quality education, is an initiative of Mr. Benedict P. Bainda of the Omega Community. After carefully observing and evaluating the educational situation within the Whien Town Community, Mr. Bainda thought it wise to share with others, the enormous blessings acquired from God Almighty, through the establishment of this school. He immediately called upon his boss and brother, Rev. Emmanuel J. Giddings to seek advice on the establishment of a school, and the result of those consultations has resulted in the creation of the Second Chance Christian Academy, Inc. hereafter referred to as SCCA.
The SCCA is a school that believes in the Lordship and teachings of Jesus Christ and holds onto him as its foundation and guardian in all of its endeavors. Located in the Omega Old Field Community, Paynesville-Montserrado County, Liberia, this school strongly supports the building of standard institutions and students that are well equipped and prepared to face the challenges of the world today. All students of SCCA are challenged to strive for academic excellence.
The staff of the Second Chance Christian Academy is a group of interrelated individuals who see the need to improve the “MESSY” educational system of Liberia. At present, the school has in its employ a total of Thirty Three (33) qualified Liberians who are moving the dream of the Proprietor in enhancing and advancing the status of the Liberian children.
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The Leaders of Faith Foundation
The work among leaders has been taking place for a number of years and with past generations. Many friends throughout the world have been laboring as servants to those in elected office. The Leaders of Faith Foundation was established as a working tool to carry out the mission of discipling leaders. We work with a number of affiliates on Capitol Hill and with state legislators. This non-profit provides the organizational structure and accountability to carry out this mission. The Leaders of Faith Foundation is a registered 501C charitable organization and registered in Pennsylvania through the Department of State as a non-profit.
Our team works towards building into the lives of our leaders eternal and lasting virtues.
Rob Fields, Executive Director and Legislative Chaplain for Pennsylvania
Rob Fields is the Executive Director of the Leaders of Faith Foundation and serves as chaplain to the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
He is a man who has heart for other’s to grow in their walk with Christ. He comes with the pastoral experience of more than 13 years in the areas of administrative, senior, and discipleship. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (MABS 2003).
Rob co-host a weekly television show called Todays News and Biblical Views that can be seen in Lancaster, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Dover, and Lehigh Valley.
He works with the US Congressional Groups and National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. He also works with state legislators groups meeting in the state houses along with state wide prayer breakfast.
Rob and his wife Bonnie have been married for 34 years. They have one daughter in Lancaster and two grandsons.
Jerry Hale, Legislative Chaplain for Delaware and New Jersey
Jerry Hale served 27 years in the Coast Guard, retiring with the rank of Captain. He is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy and received an MBA from the University of Connecticut. He became a follower of Jesus prior to leaving home for college. There he learned the importance of integrating faith with all areas of life through his association with the Officer’s Christian Fellowship (OCF). He served on the Governing Board of OCF for 16 years. He was a member of the Executive Committee for OCF’s successful $12.5 million capital campaign. After his Coast Guard service Jerry and his wife Kris moved to Philadelphia to accept a position with Farm Journal Media as a financial manager. He has a heart for young people and served the Valley Forge Military Academy and College in various capacities since 2006, most recently serving as Chaplain and Director of Character Development. He has participated in the National Prayer Breakfast on a number of occasions. He also is very involved in the prayer breakfast for Pennsylvania and Valley Forge.
Jerry brings his love for Jesus and his experience in discipleship to the position of Legislative Chaplain for Delaware and New Jersey.
Christie Leary, Legislative Chaplain for Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut
Christie and Katherine Leary currently live in Windsor VT. They have been married for 34 years and have 2 children.
Christie and Katherine moved to Bennington VT and became involved in and led a ministry with an emphasis on prayer, being active in the state of Vermont and in New England. They served as Vermont State coordinator for the National Day of Prayer and the Strategic Prayer Network under C. Peter Wagner for several years each. They have held solemn prayer assemblies for their state, Pastor prayer retreats and various conferences during this period of time.
During the early 2000’s, Christie regularly visited the VT State House weekly in Montpelier to meet with a government leader(s) to encourage them in their walk with the Lord. Christie and Katherine both continue to work full time in healthcare while also working to establish the Legislative Chaplain Ministry in Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut.
Vonnie Ott, Scheduler for Washington D.C.
Vonnie Ott has been involved in ministries since she was a teenager. Over the years she has been involved with music ministry, teaching women in Bible Study and Sunday School and working as a receptionist in church offices. She has been trained and is currently volunteering as a Biblical Counselor. She has been married to her husband, Bob, for nearly 50 years. They enjoy cycling together on rail trails as well as hiking. She loves spending time knitting and crocheting items, which she donates to needs organizations. Some of her greatest joys, in addition to serving the Lord are her children and grandchildren.
Vonnie volunteers with The Leaders of Faith Foundation by scheduling appointments with member of Congress in Washington, DC.
Bonnie Fields, Hospitality and Office Support
Bonnie Fields is seen as an exceptional encourager and hostess to guest. She is also the amazing wife to Rob Fields. Her experience has been 30 years of teaching and the past 15 years with Bethlehem Christian School in First Grade. She loves being a Nana, mom, wife, and friend to many. She enjoys having friends over to stamp cards through Stampin Up. She is a great addition to the Leaders of Faith team of making disciples of Christ.
Bonnie volunteers with the Leaders of Faith Foundation through hospitality and office support.
Dave Jackson, Spiritual Heritage Tours
Dave Jackson, who lives in Nazareth Pa with his wife Tyla, has had a love for American History from an early age. He is most interested in the period in our nation’s history that encompasses the American Civil War and the American Revolution. He is a Civil War and Rev War Reenactor. His passion is re-telling the story of our past through verbal and visual historical interpretation.
Dave believes, along with many others, that God’s Almighty Hand was and is active, influential and sustaining in the formation, organization, and continuation of our America. Dave wishes to provide a ministry that utilizes our common heritage to prove that God moved through the people of the past in the same way that He moves through the people of the present to greatly impact the here and now for His Glory and to provide a spiritual legacy for those in Christ yet to come.
John and Sandy Stait, Co-Laborers
John served as the former Assistant to the U.S. Senate Chaplain, Dr. Dick Halverson. John has work directly with State Legislators around the country. Dr. Halverson and John worked together with The National Prayer Breakfast. He helped pioneer prayer breakfast through various government venues – Mayors, Lt. Governors, Commissioners and many more. Legislators who attend these gatherings return to their home state with a vision of replicating the prayer breakfast practice within their own legislative body. Leaders give testimony that they have either come to faith or grown in their faith while in office.
The National Prayer Breakfast is held in February when most state legislators attend their legislative sessions in their home state capitols. Many legislators, unable to come to Washington in February, are given the opportunity to have a prayer breakfast at their annual legislative gatherings. Consistent with the support concept of the National Prayer Breakfast movement, a small group of volunteers formed to serve the needs of these events and their legislator organizers. This group, together with their actions, is assisted by Leaders of Faith Foundation.
John and Sandy are serving through music, training of new chaplains, meeting with Members and Staff, and hosting friends from around the world.


Photography has been my longest passion. I love capturing a moment in life, with the intention of making it a perpetual memory that would transcend decades and generations to come.
Throughout the years and experience in life, I have come to the conclusion that love and passion are the strongest forces that move the world.
I have many loves in life, I love God and every representation of His love through nature.
I am a father, and that moment when I saw both of my children for the first time will never be erased of my mind.
Many of you already know the passion I am talking about, and for the ones of you that are getting to know me, trust me, you will get it very soon!!
I have been blessed beyond imagination that words cannot contain the magnitude of the concept I am trying to convey in this lines.
Whatever it is, whatever activity you have in life…enjoy it to the maximum!
If it is a wedding, the welcoming of a new member in your family, a social gathering, or family time....“ENJOY”.... and let me help you capture that moment in life!!


How wonderful would it be, while we discover faraway planets, to rediscover the needs of the brothers and sisters orbiting around us. How wonderful would it be if solidarity, this beautiful and, at times, inconvenient word, were not simply reduced to social work, and became, instead, the default attitude in political, economic and scientific choices, as well as in the relationships among individuals, peoples and countries. Only by educating people to a true solidarity will we be able to overcome the “culture of waste,” which doesn’t concern only food and goods but, first and foremost, the people who are cast aside by our techno-economic systems which, without even realizing it, are now putting products at their core, instead of people.
… When one realizes that life, even in the middle of so many contradictions, is a gift, that love is the source and the meaning of life, how can they withhold their urge to do good to another fellow being?
Pope Francis, in translation, in a prerecorded TED Talk posted earlier this week.


The short stories in the series, Abide With Me, are published as they are written. When the collection is complete, it will be published in both paperback and Kindle format.
The first story in the series is Abiding Love, a contemporary re-imagining of the Biblical story of Ruth.
This short story is a contemporary re-imagining of the Biblical story of Ruth. In it, Diane Greenwood Muir, author of the Bellingwood series, explores the deep connection that love creates in friends.
Naomi has experienced everything from exhilarating joy to paralyzing grief and yet, her life is constantly renewed by the steadfast love that comes from her closest friend. Ruth has sacrificed a great deal – her homeland and the life she knew – to stay with Naomi when circumstances should have pulled them apart.
As Ruth begins a new life, with a new husband and family, Naomi finds that she has been given a great gift – an understanding of the way God fulfilled His promise to care for her, no matter what. When He seems so far away, we find Him in those who continue to love us.
The second short story in the series is Abiding Grace, the story of the Prodigal Son.
This short story is a contemporary re-imagining of the Biblical story of the Prodigal Son. In it, Diane Greenwood Muir, author of the Bellingwood series, reminds us of how undeserved grace is, especially when freely offered.
David hates his life. He’s stuck working in the family business and knows that he’s a failure. Russ, David’s older brother, is the apple of their father’s eye; successful, well-liked and a good business man. When David can take it no longer, he asks for the money that is his portion of the company and leaves town. Hoping to find excitement and his big break, David ends up in Las Vegas, where everything falls apart.
When he’s at the end of everything, the only place he has left to go is back home. His father’s love and grace, freely given, brings the young man back from the brink. Your heart will be filled as the story you learned as a child is retold with characters who might live just down the street.


Eli is a great guy, great computer guy even and his folly is in here somewhere and he will get his donations. He is generous with his information and shares all he knows if anyone is interested in knowing.
She has great power over humanity.
Happiness depends on her. Men find it in women (who are fools). Friendship/marriage need folly to survive.
All great actions depend upon Folly and her companions.
War, civil society and the arts are all founded on foolishness.
Folly gives true prudence.
Real prudence is rash behaviour and requires buying into the world’s comedy (playing the part you are given).
Folly brings true wisdom.
Without folly, wisdom would lead to suicide (life would be unbearable, old age intolerable, and shame overwhelming).
To be foolish is to be happy.
Men are, by nature, fools. Knowledge of science does NOT increase happiness. Undisciplined animals are the happiest animals. Fools are the happiest of men.
To be mad or deluded is not necessarily bad.
There are many kinds of madness – some harmless and pleasurable. Self-love pleases all. Flattery, also, is an admirable form of delusion (it is kindness with good effects). The really sad thing is not to be deceived.
Folly is greater than all the other gods.
Worshipped in all places, men are her living temples. People may worship the images of the Virgin and the saints, but they imitate Folly and her teachings.
All people are followers of Folly.
The “wise” are included among her devotees including: grammarians, poets, rhetoricians, authors, lawyers, logicians, sophists, scientists, theologians*, monks, kings, courtiers, bishops, cardinals, popes, priests.
To be foolish is to be fortunate.
The classics and proverbs speak of this. It is not any easier for a wise man to become wealthy than a fool. Foolish men are more attractive to women. Truly wise men shun fortune/money.
Great authorities exalt Folly.
Folly is praised by the proverbs, philosophers, and sacred writers. Jesus, also, speaks of His foolishness. Christ favours the foolish of the world. We know that wisdom was not intended for men because the Tree of Knowledge was forbidden.
Christianity is folly.
The church is full of fools. Its founders were enemies of learning. Zealous Christians are notorious fools. The ultimate happiness sought by Christians is a kind of madness.


Kevin Bulivant is San Francisco Heritage’s Vice President of Finance & Operations. Kevin is responsible for financial, accounting, and operations decisions, working closely with the President and CEO and Finance Committee to provide fiscal guidance to advance Heritage’s mission.
Prior to his time at SF Heritage, Kevin served as Director of Finance and Facilities at The Episcopal Church of St. Mary The Virgin in San Francisco, and also held finance and accounting positions at St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation and St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born and raised in Canada, Kevin moved to the United States after meeting and falling in love with his wife, Mary.
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Christmas symbolizes the birth of Jesus Christ, it is a holiday of love and happiness to the whole world. People share warm wishes, try to congratulate all relatives and friends. At \ Christmas also marks the arrival of winter. Europeans decorate their homes with dazzling Christmas lights, flowers, hang balls on Christmas trees. Christmas presents are the perfect way to express love for loved ones.
The French are sure to exchange Christmas presents. By tradition, children leave their shoes near the fireplace so that Per Noel (an analogue of our Santa Claus) will fill them with fruits, nuts, toys. For Christmas, a puppet show is being played at Cathedral Square. Almost all families also play the scene of the birth of Jesus. Continue reading
The monument – in the broad sense – an object that is part of the cultural heritage of the country, people, humanity.
The monument, in the narrow sense, is a work of art designed to perpetuate the memory of certain events and people.
Monuments – in fact, are an integral feature, the face of the city, along with classical palaces and churches. It is the word “classic” that appears in our head when the word monument is mentioned. However, what confusion things lead us that we do not expect to see in the usual places! Continue reading


One of the very special things about St Michael’s is our community. Despite the large number of tourists who visit historic Hahndorf each year, the town retains its small, community feel and this is emulated in the school.
Being part of the school community also connects our families to the church and it's many programs. Enjoy a coffee and meal in Café 3:16 or participate in the weekly ‘mainly music’ sessions held at the church.
At St Michael’s we understand how important it is to involve the whole family in the education of a child and for that reason, we welcome parents and carers into the school grounds as helpers and volunteers, but also, to attend our many events and information sessions.
Class Carers help to make our families feel welcome and cared for; providing support to families and helping to nourish the community through Learning Community events.
When you join the St Michael’s community you are doing more than just joining a school.
You are joining a community.


We are extremely honored to know each of the talented artists involved in Deeperstill personally and are excited to be partnering with them by serving Good Manner Coffee at their monthly gatherings across the city of Chicago.
"Local collective, Deeperstill, is a community of worship leaders and creatives from New Life Community Church. Their first effort, "Agents of Change," is a beautiful collection of 8 songs that have been written in their community over a year's time corresponding with the direction and season of their church. The name "Agents of Change" is not only their identity, but it is also the clear result of true devotion to God in light of Matthew 5:13."
For more information about Deeperstill and New Life Arts go to www.newlifeworshiparts.com or follow them on Instagram @new_life_arts and @deeperstillmusic


This is an exciting time in ministry for Tucson Wesley United Methodist Campus Ministry! As our ministry grows, your support is greatly appreciated. It allows us to continue to expand our programs and effectively minister to our growing and transforming student body. Your generosity allows us to keep dreaming and reaching our vision to keep the word of Jesus Christ present and alive on the University of Arizona and Pima Community College campuses.
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July 30, 1923
Saturday, April 24,2010
Church o/Our Father Missionary Baptist Church
5333 Seven Mile Road
Bernard Byles, Pastor
NANCY'S DEDICATION IN MEMORIAM OF AUNT EDNA STATON
Loving memories we will never forget,
After my mother passed away, Aunt Edna was like my mother. I would call her on all the
On July 30, 1923, God Said: "Let there be Edna Mae Spikes." She was the youngest child of six born to Mars and Nancy Spikes in Sidon, Mississippi.
She attended school and upon becoming an adult, she moved to Detroit, Michigan where she met and married Silas Staton in 1946. To this union there were no children, but she helped her sister, Gracie raise her children-one of whom was named Anna. They took Anna and raised her as their own.
Edna confessed a hope in Christ at an early age and united with church of Our Father Missionary Baptist over 40 years ago and remained a faithful member until her health declined. Throughout the years, she had served on the Culinary Ministry, Missionary Ministry, Senior Usher Board and the Sunday School Ministry. Her willing Spirit was always ready to help when needed.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Silas in 1999, her parents: Mars and Nancy Spikes, two brothers: Hollis and John Spikes, three sisters: Rosa Spikes, Gracie Mae Burton, Irada Mays, and her niece, Anna in 2000.
She leaves to cherish here memories her sister-in-law, Mae Williams of Bronx, New York; a host of nieces and nephel4/s who loved her dearly; her neighbors; church family; god-son, Ivory McAllister and a very dear friend, Catherine Jackson who cared for her at home.
I read of a man who stood to speak at a funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning ... to the end.
He noted that frrst came her date of birth, and spoke the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time that she spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved her know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own, the cars ... the house ... the cash,
what matters most is how we live and love and how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard ... are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left, that can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough to consider what's true and real,
and always try to understand the way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger, and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives like we've never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect, and more often wear a smile ...
Remembering that this special dash, might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy's being read with your life's actions to rehash ...
would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash?


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Oh Happy Day is an arrangement of an 18th-century hymn, and a popular gospel funeral song. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers in 1969, it reached number four on the Billboard 100 and became a worldwide hit. This hymn has since been recorded by hundreds of artists including Joan Baez, Quincy Jones and Glen Campbell. His Eye Is On The Sparrow.
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HYMN TO JOY: 121: I will bless the Lord at all times [I will bless the Lord at all times] 122: Amen siakudumisa (Amen sing praises to the Lord) [Amen, siakudumisa] 123: We'll praise the Lord for He is great: NAZREY: 124: A mighty fortress is our God: EIN' FESTE BURG: 125: My Father is rich in houses and land: BINGHAMTON: 126: Our God is an awesome God [Our God is an awesome God].
2022. 6. 5. · These black gospel artists bring a power and spirit I can only dream of replicating when I lead worship. But that doesn’t mean I can’t listen to and enjoy these songs. That’s why I put together this list of 25 black gospel songs that we should all be listening to despite our backgrounds or typical listening preferences. Here goes.
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What are the best hymns in the Episcopal church? Follow List Embed List. 8. For all the saints who from their labors rest 4. The Church's one foundation This one tugs at our Victorian heartstrings. 5. Lo, he comes with clouds descending Hemlsley is the best. 7. Mar 30, 2021 · Jesus Paid It All - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story. 9. In Christ Alone. First Stanza: In Christ alone my hope is found; He is my light, my strength, my song; This cornerstone, this solid ground, Firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, When fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My comforter, my all in all—.
Ave Maria - Sarah Brightman. Bye and Bye - Georgia Mass Choir. Danny Boy - Celtic Woman. Even Though You're Gone - Angelis. Going Up Yonder - Walter Hawkins. I'll Fly Away - Hezekiah Walker. I'm Free - Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community Singers. I'm Going Away - Walter Hawkins. If I Don't Wake Up - The.
It was made know that King George II was so moved by the music when he heard it that he stood to his feet, the action which prompts his subjects to followed suit. 9. Nearer, My God, to Thee. Two sisters wrote this Christian hymn in 1841. Sarah Flower Adams wrote the text and her sister, Eliza Flower, wrote the music.
2018. 9. 21. · A Ministry dedicated to preserving the truth and accuracy of the infallible Word of God. Favorite Hymn Lyrics: FREE Hymn and Psalm Downloads (PDF Format) Back to The Hymns "Ye worship ye know not what... the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
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Feb 23, 2018 · 7. How Great Thou Art. O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe .... Best of CCM 2021. Rejoicing in the year's best Contemporary Christian music from I Am They, Lauren Daigle, Casting ... Top '80s Christian artists like Sandi Patti, the Imperials, Twila Paris, Dallas Holm, and Amy Gra... The decade's top Christian music from Michael W. Smith, 4Him, Rebecca St. James, and Steven Curti....
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Oct 02, 2019 · 1. “Be Not Afraid” (1975) Composed by Bob Dufford, S.J. President Bill Clinton wrote in his autobiography “My Life” that the song was “one of my favorite hymns and a good lesson for the ....
This list is based on the version that is commonly found in most hymnals. 10. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. This hymn is light and joyful, and the sixteenth notes in the third phrase add some rhythmic variety. 9. I Surrender All. This hymn is written with a soft, flowing melody. The movement in the bass and tenor lines contrasts nicely.
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“If I’m a good person, giving to charities, obeying the ten commandments, following the golden rule, praying every day, doing all that the church expects from me, and going to church every week, then I should get merits in order to be eligible to go to heaven, right? Wrong! The Bible is clear that being good or doing good works doesn’t save anybody from hell. Look at what the Holy Bible says:
Matthew 7:22, (Jesus said,) “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
Romans 3:20, “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his (God’s) sight.”
Galatians 2:16, “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law… “
Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works lest any man should boast.”
II Timothy 1:9, Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works … “
These five passages quoted from the Bible clearly state that works of any kind do not accumulate merits, making any individual eligible for heaven. Why isn’t human effort a part of the equation for making a person deserving of heaven?
Because man is spiritually dead (his death caused by sin), thus, he us unable to save himself through good works. Romans 5:12, “Wherefore, as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” Ezekiel 18:20, “The soul that sinneth, it shall die … ” Romans 6:23, “For the wages (payment) of sin is death (eternal separation from God) … “
Because man is spiritually dead he is spiritually corrupted beyond human repair. Psalm 14:2-3, “The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” Psalm 94:11, “The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity (empty).” Psalm 143:2, ” … For in thy (God’s) sight shall no man living be justified.” Ecclesiastes 7:20, “There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.” Isaiah 64:6, “We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses (good works) are as filthy rags.” John 3:19, “This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” Romans 3:10-12, “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
If man could help save himself through good works, then Christ’s sacrifice on the cross would not be needed, for Christ came on earth to die for the payment of man’s sin because man, in his spiritually dead and corrupted state, was hopelessly unable to save himself. Galatians 2:21, “I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law (works), then Christ is dead in vain.”
Since man cannot make or help make himself eligible for heaven, how does man get to heaven? Man is made eligible for heaven by the grace (unmerited favor) of God. Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast.” A gift is not something that you work for, it is given as a favor. Romans 6:23, “…The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” II Corinthians 9:15, “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”
What must you do to be eligible for heaven? Acknowledge to God that you are a sinner, Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Acknowledge to God that you are helplessly lost, Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death.” Acknowledge to God that you cannot save yourself, Ephesians 2:8, “For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourself.” Believe on the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, I Corinthians 15:1-4, ” … By which ye are saved…how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.” Receive Christ as your personal Savior, John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons (children) of God, even to them that believe on his name.”
Did you receive Christ as your personal Savior? Then God’s gift of eternal life is yours! You are permanently His child and heaven is your eternal home, John 10:28-29, Jesus said) “And I give them (His children who He calls sheep) eternal life; and they shall never perish (in hell), neither shall any man pluck them out (take their salvation) of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.”
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Kitwe Zambia, June 2014
The mother had been to the doctor many times. There was no life in her womb. She was expecting twins, but an operation had been scheduled to abort what the doctor called âthe lifeless fetuses.â During prayer on Sunday night, the babies started to move and the mother felt how they were kicking in the womb â they were alive!
The mother repeated several times that during her doctor visits he had told her that âthere is no life in there.â But what was not alive has now begun to kick! The mother already has one child so she knows how it feels.
Mission report from the first night.
The meeting was good for the first night of a crusade. It was slightly cold outside. There were several healings. A 25 year-old man who had been completely blind since he was 10 years old, and another young man who told us of the âpopâ he heard when his ear opened and he got his hearing back. Now we are preparing for the
leadersâ seminar tomorrow, and the crowds will double each night.
Mission report from the second night.
I was tired when I woke up this morning, and the words âThe Victorâs Crownâ kept coming back to me. It's a song by Hillsong. I preached on that song tonight and didnât even make it to the end before the Spirit fell in a mighty way and I had to switch over to a time of prayer for everyone.
Thousands rushed forward to receive Jesus. So many got baptized in the Spirit â a major breakthrough. It was a meeting that transformed lives. Many of those who came had been depressed, sick and without hope â but walked home together with Jesus and with hope for a new tomorrow. Jesus the victor was there, and revival is breaking forth throughout the earth. "At the cross the work was finished
You were buried in the ground But the grave could not contain You For You wear the Victor's crown"
Mission report from the third night.
The leadersâ seminar concluded today and it went very well. Pastor Daniel from UmeÃ¥ has done an incredible job. On the way to the crusade tonight our engine stopped and things were chaotic for a bit when we had to switch cars. We got there late but were welcomed by a great crowd that has doubled each night. There were so many who joined in the prayer of salvation tonight, and when I prayed for the baptism of the Spirit there was a rumble as children, mothers and fathers, nearly everyone got baptized in the Spirit. A glorious roar of prayer could be heard.
Mission report from the fourth and final night.
Jam-packed and the atmosphere was electric. The mother had been to the doctor many times. There was no life in her womb. She was expecting twins and an operation had been scheduled to abort what the doctor called âthe lifeless fetuses.â During prayer on Sunday night, the babies started to move and the mother felt how they were kicking in the womb â they were alive! They came back to life during prayer in Jesusâ name!
What exactly happened and how it happened, I donât know. This is the motherâs story. We have taken her address and will try to follow up with her doctor and after the delivery of her twins. The mother repeated several times that during her doctor visits he had told her that âthere is no life in there.â But what was not alive has now begun to kick! The mother already has one child so she knows how it feels.
Addis Ababa, March 2014. Southern Addis Ababa was shaken to its core by Pastor Tommy Lilja Ministriesâ mega-crusade. At the first meeting there was a healing breakthrough when three paralyzed people started to walk. Every night the number of visitors and the level of joy increased.
On the final night, a few of the pastors received phone calls from some witches. The part of the city ...
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Hetauda, Nepal â February 2014. The preparations for this crusade had been going on for months, and our new coordinators, pastors Ruben and Sita Rasaili, did an excellent job alongside the local pastors. During the first meeting of the crusade, before Pastor Tommy even began to preach, the Holy Spirit fell and many people manifested when evil spirits had to give way for the presence of Jesus....
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Addis Ababa, November 2013. Ethiopia is one of the most important countries in Africa. The African Union is located here. Being situated like a wedge between the Muslim belt to the north and the Christian belt to the south also gives Ethiopia a key role, so it is with great respect that PTL is at work in this country. Besides the PTL crusades, the Lord has also opened up a door for conferences for...
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The meeting was over and I was on my to the car when some women caught my attention. They pointed to a disabled Hindu woman who was sitting on a white plastic chair. They told me that she couldnât walk and had been carried to the conference. When I took her by the hands and encouraged her to stand up, Jesus did a miracle. With small steps she started to walk, and after a little while she let ...
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11th Aug, 2014
Africa August 2104: Our teams in Zambia and Malawi have worked for month to prepare the fall season's first two mega crusades. First one, this upcoming weekend in the city of Kasama, close to the border of Tanzania. The second one, first week of September in Mzuzu Malawi.
4th Jul, 2014
PTL, USA July 2014. It took 17 month of waiting but today Pastor Tommy Lilja Ministries is recognized as a Non-profit-organization in the US. And ... we are recognized as an international organization! That's a miracle. Just imagine, our head office is located in one of the smallest cities in the world - Solvesborg. We are now busy planning for the next step and we are so very excited to see what God will do.
4th Jul, 2014
PTL, Africa July 2014. The first 6 months have been record breaking both in number of crusades and of impact. Africa lies wide-open and the Bonke vision of a "Blood washed Africa", echoes through the heart of every Gospel Crusader. The number of Crusades increases and PTL is re-planning to meet the need to reach the unreached of Africa. We are also planning to start up an international branch of "The School of the Crusader". The harvest is ready to embrace an army of Gospel Crusaders - are you one of them?
14th May, 2014
PTL, Ukraine May 2014. PTL:s project Operation Great Exodus. Emergency Assistance for Jews from Ukraine to Make Aliyah! Once again, an extreme economic crisis and political tension have given rise to increasing anti-Semitism. One of Ukraine’s Chief Rabbis, Moshe Reuven Asman, urged Jews to leave: “I told my community to get out of the city and if possible out of the state…there are many warnings about planned attacks against Jewish institutions."
20th Mar, 2014
Israel March/April 2014. Historic healing conference with pastor Tommy in Jerusalem. God is and has always been Israels "Jehovah Rapha - The Lord that healeth Thee". The same God and the same power that healed Israel in the desert, and down through the ages, will be present. Pray for this holy and prophetic event. Never before has so many unbelievers come together in Jerusalem to hear about the power of the Lord.


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The Pope Is Now On Twitter
Pop Benedict XVI has embraced Twitter to spread the word of god. Yes, the Pope is a man of god and a man of tech! He made his historic tweet on Tuesday, using an Apple iPad.
The Pope tweeted using the Vatican’s twitter feed, (@news_va_en). The holy handle now has almost 60,000 followers.
Here’s what he tweeted:
In May 2010, the Pope encouraged priests to embrace social media as a means to spread the word of god, “Using new communication technologies, priests can introduce people to the life of the Church and help our contemporaries to discover the face of Christ,” he said. “They will best achieve this aim if they learn, from the time of their formation, how to use these technologies in a competent and appropriate way.”
It’s amazing to see how quickly the world is adapting to social media. This new technology has enabled us to communicate instantly with millions of people, anywhere in the world. We’ve used it to assist Egyptian citizens in times of political turmoil and reunite families after the recent earthquake and Tsunami devastation in Japan. Now that the Pope has given Twitter his blessing, social media will undoubtably continue to have profane effect on the world.
Here’s a video of the Pope making his historic tweet:


Christmas party brightens the holidays for hundreds in the F-M
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Christmas is about spending time with friends and family.
Tonight at Olivet Lutheran Church and just down the road at Nativity Catholic Church, thousands are making their way through the door, to spend Christmas Eve eating, playing games, and sharing gifts.
Aaste Campbell/ Olivet Christmas Party Chair: “This really is Christmas for us. Every year you get to see the same people over and over to come back and it really is the true meaning of Christmas.”
The 2 churches annual Christmas party is free and open to anyone who doesn't want to spend the holiday alone.
Campbell: “They can play bingo here, they can get prizes, we give a gift card, they get a great meal.”
Between the two churches, more than 500 pounds of turkey were prepared and last year over 1,200 people were served. And it's no wonder because the food looks, and take my word for it, smells divine.
Steven Brewer/ Christmas Party Goer: "The turkey is kind of like mom made.”
Steven Brewer says he's been going to the Christmas parties for about 5 years now and says the best part of the event is the people.
Brewer: “The people that put it on are really friendly and we know other people that come to it too.”
Downstairs at Olivet visitors got to play bingo.
Amber Asleson/ Christmas Party Goer: “A lot of our families aren’t here so we’re just hanging out together and being one big family.”
And upstairs kids and their parents got to take their picture with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, making it a perfect way to spend Christmas Eve with the family.
The churches say any food left over at the end of the night will be donated to ShareHouse, Churches United, the YWCA or sent home with visitors.


First time with oil paint… Hmm… I think I like you
I think I like oil paint… Hmm
MOVIE//Hunting & Gathering
Someone was asking, the other day, how it was that the church, nowadays, was not so separate from the world as it used to be; and one who heard the question suggested that, possibly, the world had grown better; but another more truly said that, probably, the church had grown worse.
There are some, in these apostate days, who think that the church cannot do better than to come down to the world to learn her ways, follow her maxims, and acquire her “culture.” In fact, the notion is that the world is to be conquered by our conformity to it. This is as contrary to Scripture as the light is to the darkness