Isnt it great to be so blessed by Jesus. Why not praise him and thank him for the blessing we all have?
As sung by Alan Jackson
God Bless,
Chrissie
Showing posts with label Praise and Worship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Praise and Worship. Show all posts
Feb 15, 2010
Feb 13, 2010
I love to tell the story..
I think this song sums up how we should live our lives to the Glory of God.
We should all love telling the story of how God sent his only son to save all of us! How often do you tell the story to other?
As sung by Alan Jackson.
God Bless,
Chrissie
We should all love telling the story of how God sent his only son to save all of us! How often do you tell the story to other?
As sung by Alan Jackson.
God Bless,
Chrissie
Feb 11, 2010
Caught in the headlights
'Tell ... the mighty things I have done ...' Exodus 10:2
Have you seen police helicopters out at night, spotlight shining down, focusing on the suspect, following their every move, chasing them wherever?
Imagine being the suspect, your heart pounding, your legs flying, your brain in overdrive trying to think; where now, what next, is there any escape?
It doesn't matter what alley you run down, what garden you hide in, or car you hide under. It doesn't even matter how fast you run, what amount of distance you put between you and that helicopter; it is going to catch you up again.
There is no escape!
Sometimes it feels like your past is chasing you just like that police helicopter. You thought it was all over, but then you find yourself caught in the headlights again.
That past experience raises its ugly head, stares you in the face, leaving you reliving the same hurt, shame, mess again: 'Will this ever go away, will this ever leave me alone? Is there any escape?', you cry.
Great news today: the answer is yes!
Jesus said, 'With God all things are possible' (Matthew 19:26). When you put your trust in Him, your past has to back off. God says, 'Tell ... the mighty things I have done' - talk about all the times He's won in the past, know that the battles are easy for God to win, even the battle you have with your past.
Give your past to God, and don't stay caught in the headlights.
Its hard I know, sometimes things just eat at us and eat at us and we can't forget them. We are only human and sadly we dont have an erase button programmed into us to erase the things of the past. But with Gods help we will always be able to feel at ease with the things of the past, he will not erase it from our memory. I believe we remember so we cant make the same mistake again, we learn from our mistakes and failures.
God Bless,
Chrissie
Have you seen police helicopters out at night, spotlight shining down, focusing on the suspect, following their every move, chasing them wherever?
Imagine being the suspect, your heart pounding, your legs flying, your brain in overdrive trying to think; where now, what next, is there any escape?
It doesn't matter what alley you run down, what garden you hide in, or car you hide under. It doesn't even matter how fast you run, what amount of distance you put between you and that helicopter; it is going to catch you up again.
There is no escape!
Sometimes it feels like your past is chasing you just like that police helicopter. You thought it was all over, but then you find yourself caught in the headlights again.
That past experience raises its ugly head, stares you in the face, leaving you reliving the same hurt, shame, mess again: 'Will this ever go away, will this ever leave me alone? Is there any escape?', you cry.
Great news today: the answer is yes!
Jesus said, 'With God all things are possible' (Matthew 19:26). When you put your trust in Him, your past has to back off. God says, 'Tell ... the mighty things I have done' - talk about all the times He's won in the past, know that the battles are easy for God to win, even the battle you have with your past.
Give your past to God, and don't stay caught in the headlights.
Its hard I know, sometimes things just eat at us and eat at us and we can't forget them. We are only human and sadly we dont have an erase button programmed into us to erase the things of the past. But with Gods help we will always be able to feel at ease with the things of the past, he will not erase it from our memory. I believe we remember so we cant make the same mistake again, we learn from our mistakes and failures.
God Bless,
Chrissie
Feb 10, 2010
Let's stick together
'He raised us up together...' Ephesians 2:6
Hang around some people long enough and it's easy to get irritated; even in church.
Sometimes other Christians can really get on our nerves and 'annoy the pants off us'.
We can become so frustrated, fed-up and bored with church that we want to get as far away from it as possible. We begin to think, 'I don't need them, I can do without church'.
We even start believing, 'It's OK to be a Christian and not go to church.' God says, 'He raised us up together ...'
We're not meant to go it alone. God wants us to stick together; support, encourage and help each other.
Can you imagine trying to get around today without your skeleton? Leaving all your bones behind in your wardrobe? Without your bones you'd fall to the floor in some kind of blobby mess, not being able to get very far.
Keeping your skeleton intact, people get to see the real you, they get to see how great you are, how you move, what you can do. Take away those bones and the you they see would be very different.
Church is a bit like your Christian skeleton. Without it people don't get to see the real Jesus.
Church community can be really challenging, it can feel difficult or seem unimportant. But it's only when we stand together, grow together, learn together, worship God together and work together with God that He can truly be seen.
Encourage one another every day or as often as you can. Some people, maybe even YOU, find it hard to get out of bed on a Sunday morning and go sit in the same seats and see the same people. But remember each time you go to church its not those people who you are concentrating on, its Jesus. He wants you to come and spend time worshipping with other believers like you!!
So why not try and encourage someone today, sent them a text or email or even call them and just tell them you were thinking of them and wondered if there was anything you could do to help them out!! They may say NO, but at least they know someone is there if they need them!! Mos of the time that feeling is better than thinking your on your own!
God Bless,
Chrissie
Hang around some people long enough and it's easy to get irritated; even in church.
Sometimes other Christians can really get on our nerves and 'annoy the pants off us'.
We can become so frustrated, fed-up and bored with church that we want to get as far away from it as possible. We begin to think, 'I don't need them, I can do without church'.
We even start believing, 'It's OK to be a Christian and not go to church.' God says, 'He raised us up together ...'
We're not meant to go it alone. God wants us to stick together; support, encourage and help each other.
Can you imagine trying to get around today without your skeleton? Leaving all your bones behind in your wardrobe? Without your bones you'd fall to the floor in some kind of blobby mess, not being able to get very far.
Keeping your skeleton intact, people get to see the real you, they get to see how great you are, how you move, what you can do. Take away those bones and the you they see would be very different.
Church is a bit like your Christian skeleton. Without it people don't get to see the real Jesus.
Church community can be really challenging, it can feel difficult or seem unimportant. But it's only when we stand together, grow together, learn together, worship God together and work together with God that He can truly be seen.
Encourage one another every day or as often as you can. Some people, maybe even YOU, find it hard to get out of bed on a Sunday morning and go sit in the same seats and see the same people. But remember each time you go to church its not those people who you are concentrating on, its Jesus. He wants you to come and spend time worshipping with other believers like you!!
So why not try and encourage someone today, sent them a text or email or even call them and just tell them you were thinking of them and wondered if there was anything you could do to help them out!! They may say NO, but at least they know someone is there if they need them!! Mos of the time that feeling is better than thinking your on your own!
God Bless,
Chrissie
Jan 16, 2010
Dec 11, 2009
'Come and see'
The nation's most famous evangelist is in town, and you've gone to hear him speak.
But he starts talking about someone better who's coming along, who's going to change things.
So what do you do?
Stay where you are, or go and try and find the guy he's talking about?
Well, duh!
Can you blame Andrew and his buddies for going off to hunt out Jesus, and find out if he really was 'all that'? They knew the only way to find out was to spend time with the man Himself, find out what floated His boat, what made Him tick - so they did.
When they found Him, His response was to tell them to 'come and see'. So what exactly did He want them to see?
1) See how He handles power. Not once did Jesus use His power to impress others or enrich Himself in any way.
2) See how He handles people. He didn't see them as interruptions, irritations or obstacles on His path to personal fulfilment. No. '... when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion ...' (Matthew 9:36 NKJ).
3) See how He handles priorities. '... vast crowds came to hear him ... But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer' (Luke 5:15-16 NLT). Did He know something we don't?
No commitment is harder to keep, or more important, than spending time in prayer each day. Prayer really does pay off, in time!!! It may not be in OUR time but it does get answered in HIS time!!
Don't think that if you pay for something you are going to get the answer YOU want!!! Oh boy....your going on the wrong track if thats the way your thinking!! God knows what is best for you and when it is best.....so the answer given may be very different from what you expect but try to remember God knows what he is doing!!
Aug 31, 2009
Before the Throne of God...
This is an amazing song and video!
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
God Bless
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
God Bless
Jul 20, 2009
Jul 13, 2009
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