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DEVOTION for April 8th *A.D. 2025 Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.
*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.
BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a difference?​
Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?
*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.
BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a difference?​
Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?
Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago, was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and He, Himself, is coming again.
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DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION written on and calendared for the exact date of April 8th by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.
*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.
BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a difference?​
Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?
Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago, was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and He, Himself, is coming again.
PRAYER 15, Part 1: THE PEACE OF GOD.
ANECDOTE 251: Overcoming Hindrances.
Faith s Checkbook: PRESERVED TO WORKS END
-The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome -Acts 23:11
MORNING:If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? -Luke 23:31
EVENING: “I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me. " -Psalm 23:4
PRAYER 15, Part 1:
THE PEACE OF GOD.
Part 1 of 9
1 OUR God, we stand not afar off as Israel did in Sinai, nor does a veil hang dark between Thy [Your] face and ours; but the veil is rent [ripped] by the death of our Divine Lord and Mediator, Jesus Christ, and in His name we come up to the mercy seat all blood besprinkled, and here we present our prayers and our praises accepted in Him [Your beloved]. We do confess that we are guilty; we bow our heads and confess that we have broken Thy [Your] law and the covenant [sacred promise] of which it is a part. Didst Thou deal with us [If You had dealt with us] under the covenant of works none of us could stand [measure up to the standard]. We must confess that we deserve Thy wrath [Your anger] and to be banished forever from Thy [Your] presence. But Thou hast [You have] made a new covenant, and we come under its divine shadow; we come in the name of Jesus [Christ]. He is our High Priest; He is our righteousness; He is the well-beloved in whom Thou art [You are] well pleased. Holy Spirit, teach us how to pray. Let us know what we should pray for as we ought [should]. Our first prayer is: Be Thou adored; reign Thou over the whole earth; hallowed be Thy name. We desire to see all men submit themselves to Thy [Your] gracious government [kingdom]. We wish especially that in the hearts of Thine own [Your own people] there may be an intense love for Thee [You] and a perfect obedience to Thee [You]. [We ask this In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.] (Complete Prayer is attached in e-mail as: PRAYER 15.doc)
ANECDOTE 251: Overcoming Hindrances.
You remember in John Bunyan’s life he says that one Sunday, when he was playing on the village green at a game of cat, he was just about to strike the cat when a voice came to him from heaven, and said,
“Wilt thou have thy sins and go to hell, or leave thy sins and go to heaven ?”
And he stood there in the midst of his companions and paused, and they could not think what ailed [bothered] the tinker while he was disputing in his mind which it should be,
Christ and heaven, or his [Bunyan's] sins and hell.
Now, whatever your hindrance is, be it money, be it worldly ambition, or be it any fond passion of the flesh whatever it is, give it up.
If it be thy right hand, thou hadst [had] better cut it off, and cast it from thee, [rather] than [by] keeping it, seal thine endless doom. If it be thy right eye, twere [it were] better for thee to pluck it out, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Greetings during the eternal Easter time in Jesus Name.
“I am the resurrection and the life” John 11:25
Faith s Checkbook C.H. Spurgeon 1834—1892
APRIL 8 PRESERVED TO WORKS END
-The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome -Acts 23:11
-Presentandosele el Senor, le dijo: Confia, Pablo; que como has testificado de mí en Jerusalem, asi es menester testifiques tambien en Roma- Hechos 23:11
Are you a witness for the Lord, and are you just now in [present] danger? Then remember that you are immortal till your work is done. If the Lord has more witness for you to bear [more to be said and done for Him by you], you will live to bear it [complete it]. Who is he that can break the vessel which the Lord intends to use again? If there is no more work for you to do for your Master, it cannot distress you that He is about to take you home, and put you where you will be beyond the reach of adversaries. Your witness-bearing for Jesus is your chief concern, and you cannot be stopped in it till it is finished: therefore be at peace. Cruel slander, wicked misrepresentation, desertion of friends, betrayal by the most trusted one, and whatever else may come, cannot hinder the Lord s purpose concerning you. The Lord stands by you in the night of your sorrow, and He says, -Thou must yet bear witness for me.- Be calm, be filled with joy in the Lord. If you do not need this promise just now, you may very soon. Treasure it up [Keep it for later]. Remember also to pray for missionaries, and all persecuted ones, that the Lord would preserve them even to the completion of their life work.
The John Mark Publishing Company P.O. Box 21 San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693-0021 U.S.A. All comments and questions are welcome. Thank you Lord that You stand by us and will continue to do so until our work on earth is done in Jesus name, Amen.
God bless you as you faithfully give witness [tell others] of the good news of Jesus Christ today. Remember, we acknowledge and can celebrate Easter over and over every time a soul is saved. The lost in sin are resurrected from the dead because Jesus Christ is The Resurrection so we [as redeemed believers] can celebrate every day. Praise the Lord! Sincerely, JM
MORNING April 8
"If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? " —Luke 23:31
Porque si en el árbol verde hacen estas cosas, ¿en el seco, qué se hará? —Lucas 23:31
AMONG other interpretations of this suggestive question, the following is full of teaching: "If I, the innocent substitute for sinners, suffer thus, what will be done when the sinner himself—the dry tree—shall fall into the hands of an angry God?" When God saw Jesus in the sinner's place, He [God] did not spare Him; and when He finds the unregenerate without Christ, He will not spare them [either]. O sinner, Jesus was led away by His enemies: so shall you be dragged away by fiends [demons] to the place appointed for you. Jesus was deserted of God; and if He, who was only imputedly [accounted to be] a sinner, was deserted, how much more shall you be? "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabach-thani?" What an awful shriek [scream]! But what will be your cry when you say , "O God! O God! Why hast Thou forsaken me?" and the answer shall come back, "Because ye have set at *naught [you have ignored and failed to give any value to] all My counsel [warnings], and would [accept] none of My reproof [rebuke]: I also will laugh at your calamity; “I will mock when your fear cometh.” If God spared not His own Son, how much less will He spare you [Because God didn’t spare His own son [Jesus Christ], He will spare
you even less]! What whips of burning wire will be yours when conscience strikes you with all its terrors. You richest, you merriest, you most self-righteous sinners—who would stand in your place when God will say, "Awake, O sword, against the man that rejected Me; smite him, and let him feel the pain forever"? Jesus was spit upon: sinner, what shame will be yours! We cannot sum up in one word all the mass of sorrows that met on the head of Jesus who died for us, therefore it is impossible for us to tell you what streams, what oceans of grief must roll over your spirit if you die as you now are. You may die [just] so, you may die now. By the agonies of Christ, by His wounds and by His blood, do not bring upon yourselves the wrath to come! Trust in the Son of God, and you will never die.
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EVENING April 8
"I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me. "—Psalm 23:4
¾No temeré mal alguno; porque tú estarás conmigo —Salmos 23:4
THE Holy Ghost [Spirit] can make the Christian independent of outward circumstances! What a bright light may shine within us when it is all dark without! How firm, how happy, how calm, how peaceful we may be, when the world shakes to and fro, and the pillars of the earth are removed! Even death itself, with all its terrible influences, has no power to suspend the music of a Christian's heart, but rather makes that music become more sweet, more clear, more heavenly, until the last kind act that death can do is to let the earthly strain [notes] melt into the heavenly chorus, the temporal joy into the eternal bliss [joy]! Let us have confidence, then, in the blessed Spirit's power to comfort us. Dear reader, are you looking forward to poverty? Fear not; the divine Spirit can give you, in your want, a greater plenty than the rich have in their abundance. You do not know what joys may be stored up for you in the cottage around which grace will plant the roses of contentment. Are you conscious of a growing failure of your bodily strength? Do you expect to suffer long nights of languishing and days of pain? 0 be not sad! That bed may become a throne to you. You little know [don’t know much about] how every pang that shoots through your body may be a refining fire to consume your dross [impurity] —a beam of glory to light up the secret parts of your soul. Are eyes growing dim? Jesus will be your light. Do ears fail you? Jesus' name will be your soul's best music, and His person your dear delight. Socrates used to say, "Philosophers can be happy without music" and Christians can be happier than philosophers when all outward causes of rejoicing are withdrawn. In You, my God, my heart shall triumph, come what may of ills without! By Your power, 0 blessed Spirit, my heart shall be exceedingly glad, though all things should fail me here below [on earth].
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Praise Him, Praise and Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord Two of the thousands of Hymns written by Fanny Crosby
The Fanny Crosby Story (45 minute video of world’s most prolific Hymn writer of all time)
A SINNER’S PRAYER:
A person may come to Jesus by believing in Him and (earnestly)
praying like this:
“Lord Jesus, I’m a sinner. I’m lost and hopeless without You. I will never be able to save myself by my own merits. Without you and your death on the cross I would deserve and spend forever in Hell.
I know that me doing my best or being good (in my own opinion) and justifying my own behavior as "good" or "OK" will never save me.
I look to You, alone Lord Jesus to save me.
I come to You right now. Lord Jesus. Please save me. I believe You died on the cross in my place to pay for my sin debt and put to death my sin nature. I know You always keep your word. Please save me. You say and it’s written in the Bible that you won’t reject anyone who comes to You. I'm coming to You now. Thank You for saving me.
I give myself (all of myself) to You, Lord Jesus. I declare that You are my Savior and Lord. I’m sorry for and I turn away from every sin (every bad thought, every bad word I have spoken and every bad thing I have ever done) and look to You free me from the penalty of sin, to keep me free from the power of sin and empower me overcome any temptation from sin’s presence. Thank you for forgiving all of my sins by dying on the cross to pay the punishment that I deserve. (I was a sinner by nature and by behavior). But now I'm washed clean by Your blood that was shed [poured out] for me at Calvary [at the cross].
Thank you Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me before I was born and that You love me now and will always love me and will never reject or turn your back on me. I know You are the Way, the Truth and the Life and that no one can come to the Father other than by You.
Thank you Father that You have made a way for me to see myself as ungodly. But, because You are good You have made a way and given me the desire to come to You, to turn away from my sin and to trust in the Lord Jesus. You have forgiven me because He took my place and You have provided for me to be born again [born from above, born of the Holy Spirit].
You prompted this desire and faith to believe in Your only begotten Son who,gave up His life and died on the cross to pay my sin debt, not mine alone, but the sins of the whole world.
Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is ALIVE and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave and in Christ Jesus there is no condemnation. After You raised Him from the dead You gave Him a Glorified, [everlasting] physical body and after he was seen by many witnesses on earth You took Him up to reign with You in heaven.
I pray this in the name, of Your only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus
Christ with a grateful heart. Thank You for saving me heavenly Father and for sending the Comforter, The Spirit of Truth, for my
guidance and solemn instruction into all truth., Amen.”
Thank You Holy Spirit of Truth, The Comforter, The Paraclete [true friend who is by
your side and always has your back] for the new life in Jesus and the victory that comes when I recon myself dead indeed unto sin and alive unto God through Christ Jesus our
Lord trusting You, Holy Spirit for Your empowerment to see this promise fulfilled.
Romans 6:11
Thank you that you, Holy Spirit, always exalt [lift up] the Lord Jesus. John 16:8-11
With all my heart, I thank you Lord Jesus for saving me and
I now pray that You live Your life, Lord Jesus through me. In Your name, Jesus, Amen.
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URL: https://youtu.be/hHF1r74XaTQ?si=czhwYSJP9H53XqCy
Note: This Sermon was referenced in the Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday, August 14th 2024 at South Shores Church and is featured here as an unabridged Audio recording of Sermon # 1245 that was preached originally by Charles Spurgeon in 1875 from his home church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, U.K.
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Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [everything you hear] but [continually] be testing the spirit whether it is of God: because many false prophets have come out in the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesseth [confesses, says] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come out of God, is of God: and every spirit [voice] that confesseth not [doesn't confess] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Hence, I confess [declare and affirm] "Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh."
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He has always existed from eternity past [FOREVER] as the WORD of God. John 1:1-2
And He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago in Bethlehem, the WORD made flesh,
is alive today, and is coming soon for His *bride, the Church
[*All redeemed believers].
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."
Let me invite you to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and to publicly confess [declare] Him as such before men [publicly]. He will therefore be able to acknowledge and confess you before His Father in Heaven. He is The God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. Following your public confession, You also invited to follow Him in believer’s baptism by immersion.
Is dailyspurgeon.com a trustworthy website?
Is it true? Is it of God?
Here’s how this is scripturally discerned:
1 John 4:1-3 Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [voice] you hear but be testing the spirits [voices] whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit [voice] of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesses that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come from God, is of God: and every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit [voice] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Therefore, we should [must] test every voice [spirit] whether it is from God, bonified and trustworthy to be believed only if it confesses [says] that…
“Jesus Christ is here, from God, in the flesh having come from God .”
[All English translations of the Bible other than King James have erroneously translated from two alternate Greek texts created by Westcott & Hort or Nestle & Alland as “Has come” rather than“Is come” [Is Here] which is the correct translation following the Greek Majority Text and the Textus Receptus]. The majority of manuscripts MT of the 5,321 individual Greek manuscripts that are preserved, protected, inerrant, infallible and immutable manuscripts and are in overwhelming agreement with one another and are the source from which the Textus Receptus is taken
All Modern Critical translations ignore the original Greek verb “ictin” [To be] [is] (third person singular) that is in virtually all Majority Texts MT and subsequently in the Textus Receptus [Received Text] therefore they fail to correctly translate the Greek verb as, “Is come” [Is here]. (as does the KJV)
This error occurs because the modern critical Greek text, created by Westcott & Hort and Nestles & Alland DO NOT follow the MT [Majority Texts] from which the TR [Textus Receptus] is rendered and both have omitted the verb “is”, from the Greek text. This error show itself as a res ipsa loquitur [a point of law meaning the thing speaks for itself].
Therefore, the alternate translations generated from the two alternate Greek fabrications are not correct. Why not? Because non-believers and false prophets can indeed, and often do, affirm that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. Practically anyone can make this confession as the birth of Jesus Christ is considered by virtually all respected historians to be the most well documented fact in history. That He has come is generally acknowledged by nonbelievers and believers alike. However, here’s the point. There is a huge difference between “Has come” and “Is Here”. “Has come” falls woefully short of the essential and clear meaning of the confession “Is Here”. Just because something “has come” it can not be assumed, inferred or deduced that it also “is here”.
The “has come” assertion is not surprising nor is it, per se, a false statement. Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. However, this fails to present a Rubric necessary to discern whether the sprit [voice] being tested [tried] is from God or from false prophets in the spirit of antichrist.
Again, the expression “has come” rather than “is come” [is here] is not, per se a false statement. But, it falls short of delivering the promised hypothesis for discernment proffered and inferred. The failure here to establish a logical and rhetorically sound rubric to judge the question of whether spirits [words] are from God or from false prophets and the spirit of antichrist is glaring by its absence.
Namely, it does not provide a sound hypothesis to discern whether a spirit [spoken or written words] are from God or the spirit of Antichrist.
Virtually anyone [or any spirit] may avow that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. But as you can see, this does not resolve the issue of whether something should or should not be believed as true or followed. Why? Once again, because virtually anyone and everyone can and often do confess that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. This leaves absent a valid and efficacious discernment.
Again, while it is true that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh, this alone is inadequate to discern truth from error. “Has come” does not mean the same thing as “is come [is here], from God, in the flesh” and therefore is a failed attempt to represent itself as efficacious for true spiritual discernment as outlined in 1 John Chapter 4: 1-3.
Further, as we compare Scripture with scripture in 1 John 4:1-3 and Ephesians 5:30-32
we comprehend the mystery of God’s message regarding Jesus Christ being in the Flesh.
Compare 1 John 4:1-3 with Ephesians 5:30-32
1 John 4:1-3
Authorized (King James) Version
4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Ephesians 5:30-32
Authorized (King James) Version
30 for we are members of his [Jesus Christ’s] body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery:
but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
[So, we are members of His body, flesh and bone, [we are] one flesh with Him, The Body of Christ is (In the flesh); the actual Body of believers].
He was born of a virgin 2024 years ago. He lives today,
and He’s coming soon, for His bride; the Church [All Blood-bought, Born-again members of His body].
Every time a believer considers the fact that they are a member of the body of Christ, they should acknowledge and readily confess that…
Jesus Christ is here, from God, in the flesh, bodily; We are the Body of Christ; The Church, in the flesh! Amen.
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The Authorized King James Bible AKJV
Is It The Best? By David Hocking
David’s Summary (8 min.) The problem is not English, but whether the best Greek text was used as the Primary source for the translation.
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TRADITIONAL and CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
By Blogger, Notorius Meddler
We Sing Sacred Music that’s loved and has been passed down through the ages and we also, embrace new Sacred Praise and Worship Music that magnifies and glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ by using doctrinally sound, faithfully divided and proclaimed scripture rendered accurately into musical lyrics.
Why Have Traditional Gospel Hymns Endured for so many years?
URL:
https://www.randyspecktacular.com/2008/09/old-gospel-hymn.html
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… be being filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
SACRED ORATORY:
Handle’s Messiah A Complete Performance of World’s most Beloved Christmas Oratory by American BACH Soloists at the Grace Cathedral. [Libretto is exclusively from Old Testament book of Isaiah].
BABY’S FIRST SONGS:
Jesus Loves Me This I Know by Gaither Vocal Band
OTHER CHILDREN’S FAVORITES:
Praise Him, Praise Him All Ye Little Children Hillsong Kids
What a Wonderful World by Luis Armstrong
Noah’s Arky Arky by the Cedarmont Kids
Away in a Manger by The Gaither Studio
Away in a Manger by Gaither Vocal Band
O Be Careful Little Eyes What You See by the Cedarmont Kids
Jesus Loves Me All three verses
Children’s Medley with Rosemary Siemens with children singing
This Little Light Of Mine Cedarmont Kids
SACRED HYMNS: (Sing, won’t you?
Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing at Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022
Jesus Saves Temple Baptist Church Powell, Tennessee
Christ Receiveth Sinful Men Traditional with Lyrics
Beneath the Cross of Jesus Congregational Singing Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder Gaither Congregation
Oh The Blood of Jesus by Gaither Congregation
I Will Sing of My Redeemer by Gaither Music TV
Surely Our God Is Able by Gaither Congregation
If That Isn’t Love Love Can Turn The World Gaither Premiere
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Redeemed by Guy Penrod Bill and Gloria Gaither
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Praise Him, Praise Him by Ernie Haase
Praise Him, Praise Him Bombay Christian Fellowship from 1869 of Hymn by Fanny J. Crosby
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary by Gaithers
Grace, Grace God’s Grace by Gaither Choir
Onward Christian Soldiers Salvation Army Band
Amazing Grace by Guy Penrod, Gaither Voice Band
Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall
Blessed Assurance by the Isaacs
Blessed Assurance by Sounds like Reign
Blessed Assurance by Gaithers with Larry Ford and Lillie Knauls
A Mighty Fortress written by Martin Luther with Steve Green
The Love of God by Gaithers with Gardner, Penrod and Phelps
The Love Of God by the Gaither congregation
Oh, The Blood of Jesus, Nothing But The Blood, Near The Cross Medley by Gaithers
Standing on the Promises of God by Gaither Voice Band
Trust and Obey Vagle Brothers written1887 by Daniel Towner music John Sammis.
Come Thy Fount (lyrics & chords) Chris Rice
Jesus Saves by The salvation Army Choir
I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus withThe Living Stones Quartet by Helen Howarth Lemmel 1922
Angles We Have heard On High by Christendom College & Schola Gregoriana
Rescue The Perishing 1869 by Fanny Crosby with Altar of Praise Chorale S E Simonte
Mary Did You Know? Gaither Music TV by Mark Lowery
O Little Town of Bethlehem Gaither Vocal Band
It Is No Secret by ELVIS
There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood by The Hymn Club
There’s Within My Heart a Melody by Gaither Congregation with Jake Hess
Just A Little Talk With Jesus by Gaither Choir
Sweet Hour of Prayer “An Old Farmer praying” by Jimmy Dean (from a wheel chair)
Let Others See Jesus in You (Me) by BB McKinney
Worthy is the Lamb. Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
I Shall Not Be Moved Elvis and The Million Dollar Quartet
Johnny Cash sings I Shall Not Be Moved
Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus by Casting Crowns
More About Jesus by The Blackwood Brothers
Rock of Ages Antrim Mennonite Choir
Chosen Generation Medley: We Are Able, Power in The Blood, Are You Washed, Victory In Jesus, Houston Covenant Church.
SACRED PRAISE:
Where We'll Never Grow Old by Jim Reeves
I See The Lord by Chris Falson
Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - Woodlands TX Methodist Church
Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche
We Shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?
The Wings of a Snow White Dove with Loretta Lynn & Chrystal Gayle
O The Blood of Jesus by Glory Kim
The Old Rugged Cross by Johnny and June Carter Cash
Near To The Heart of God by the Mennonite Choir
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
(1) Vaya Con Dios Bilingual by Julio Iglesias James 4:8
Sweet Hour of Prayer by Guy Penrod
Praise Him, Praise Him written by Fanny Crosby
Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord written by Fanny Crosby
The Love of God by Gaither, Penrod, Phelps, Gardner
We Shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Sing-along, won’t you?
To God Be The Glory Congregation (with lyrics
Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - The Woodlands Methodist Church
Holy Spirit Breathe on Me with Anne Jernigan
You Are My All In All Gaither Voice Band
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I Shall Not Be Moved The Statler Brothers
Redeemed, Redeemed by Gaither soloists
Majesty Gaither Voice Band
Bless the Lord, O My Soul by Bill an Gloria Gaither Congregation
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (…I’ll be there) the Gaithers
Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I Shall Not Be Moved by Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash
Ye Must Be Born Again Lyrics and Melody from Baptist Hymnal
I Will Rejoice for He Has Made Me Glad by St. John’s North Congregation
I Shall Not Be Moved Statler Brother’s Quartet
This Train Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis
I Shall Not Be Moved (Rockabilly) By the Million Dollar Quartet
Redeemed by Gaither soloists
Standing on the Promises of God by Praise Praise
Nothing But The Blood by Buddy Greene, (Harmonica) Gaither
Oh The Blood of Jesus by Gaither Congregation
We’re Marching To Zion Gaither Congregational Singing
We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
I’ve Just Seen Jesus Larnelle Harris & Sandi Patti (Gaither)
The Name of the Lord Gaithers
Hallelujah, What a Savior A Cappella by the Nelons
It Is Well With My Soul by Guy Penrod and David Phelps
He Has Made Me Glad Sing with music only, voices or both (choose R/L or both ear buds)
If That Isn’t Love Love Gaither Premiere
Jesus Loves Me This I Know by Gaither Vocal Band
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
Ring the Bells of Heaven by Fountainview Academy Orchestra & Singers.
When They Ring Those Golden Bells by Gaither Homecoming Choir
The Love of God by Gaither Vocal Band
Praise Him, Praise Him by Loma Linda University Church
How Great Thou Art by the Statler Brothers
Praise Him, Praise Him by Ernie Haase
Praise Him, Praise Him Bombay Christian Fellowship A hymn from 1869 by Fanny J. Crosby
Grace That Is Greater Than All Our Sin by Sovereign Grace Music
You Never Let Go by Guy Penrod
O Happy Day Ewin Hawkins, Anthony Brown & Combined Choirs, FBC of Glenarden
The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference by Guy Penrod, Gaither Singers
Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary by Gaithers
Away in a Manger by Phil Wickham…
Traditional Version by Casting
Majesty By The Gaither Congregation
Jesus Messiah by The Gaither Vocal Band
I See the Lord by Gaither Vocal Band
Oh Happy Day The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Worthy Is The Lamb with Gaither vocal Band
I Then Shall Live by Bill Gaither
I Love You Lord by the Gaither choir
He Touched Me by Elvis Presley
Because He Lives Gaither Choir
Jesus Is The Sweetest Name I Know by Alvin Slaughter
Lead Me, Guide Me by Elvis
I’ll Fly Away by Gaither Congregation
Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet Gaither Music with Amy Grant
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INVITATION
You are invited to confess and turn away from of all your sins, look in faith to Jesus Christ
[The Messiah] and confess publicly that HE alone is your Lord and Savior.
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This website makes no attempt to replace the in-person Church gatherings with other believers to worship, hear Gospel preaching, enjoy Christian fellowship, provoke good works and join together in prayer, and the study of God’s Word in the presence of and in fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
It is merely a resource to develop a deeper devotion to the Lord Jesus in an abiding love with HIM according to s
Scripture, God’s Holy Bible.
“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [understanding and sharing] the word of truth. [The Holy Bible] ” 2 Timothy 2:15
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Worship God in Spirit and in truth:
• Pray with our heavenly Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; 1 Thessalonians 5:17
• Hear and obey the eternal, inspired, immutable, inerrant, infallible, revealed and protected Word of God, revealed through Jesus Christ, the living Word; 1 Peter 1:23
• Be [Be being] filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
•Gathering in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
- Jesus Christ
Copy and paste this URL if link fails:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt+18%3A20&version=AKJV
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…Be [being] filled with the spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
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TRIBUTE TO FREEDOM From “A Native Thang” [sic] North Dakota (click for video)
URL:
https://www.facebook.com/100010348029573/videos/1184240418597548/
This is The heart of Freedom from a Native Son, thanking the Lord and Honoring the Military Service of Native American Scouts, and all Veterans …of the land of the free and the home of the Brave.
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As Jon remembered veterans, we remember him: Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021) who would, on occasion, just bust-out singing the following songs; sometimes, on the way to church sometimes just singing along with the Elvis Gospel CD that was always kept in the truck’s CD player or,
even better, a song the Lord would spontaneously put in his joyful and loving heart.
I LOVE You Lord by Jared Reynolds
How Great Thou Art with Elvis
Lead Me & Rock-a My Soul by Elvis and friends
…Jon always said “Later”; as in [see’ya later] instead of “good bye”. It was his unique way to bid farewell … He would never say “good-bye”. Now, remembering the sound of his voice saying “Later”, it rings true with a new and deeper meaning and it brings a joyfulness and comfort to the hearts of those he loved so well; those who love him still, and always will.
… we are reminded of the promise of the Hymn:
’Till We Meet Again. Amen.
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GOD’S INSPIRED, INERRANT, INFALLIBLE and IMMUTABLE WORD OF GOD AND…
STILL THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR BIBLE
BY: SARAH PRUITT
UPDATED: JULY 13, 2023
URL:
https://www.history.com/news/king-james-bible-most-popular
For more than 400 years is The Authorized King James Bible. (KJV) It is immutable, inerrant, infallible and eternal. It will endure for ever, protected and preserved by God HIMSELF.
GOD’S HOLY WORD is
For ever Settled in Heaven Psalm 119:89
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TODAY’S SERMONS:
The Marriage Bond 1 Corinthians 7:1 By Dr. Peter Masters
The abiding bond of marriage is established with its ‘debt’ of love, care and pleasure, and its concept of headship blended with partnership. Also explained is Paul’s divinely inspired marriage teaching (often contested), the circumstances of divorce, and how the Lord is proved in marriage.
Light at Evening Time Zechariah 14:6,7 Sermon by Spurgeon: Narrated by Charles Koelsch
(Audio recording)
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COMMITMENT TO THE WORD OF GOD and
PAYDAY SOMEDAY
(R.G. Lee’s Signature Sermon)
URL:
… A Peerless Pulpiteer (Text only) was Dr. Robert G. Lee, Pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis Tennessee
URL:
https://christianindex.org/stories/rg-lee-a-peerless-pulpiteer,1680
Long before the Conservative Resurgence, Dr. R.G. Lee was the Southern Baptist champion of biblical infallibility and inerrancy. In his sermon, “The Word of God – Not Broken and Not Bound,” published in 1930, in which Dr. Lee stated the following regarding the HOLY BIBLE: (KJV)
“All [Prophets and Apostles] who wrote are immortalized by their writing of this great Book, supernatural in origin, divine in authorship, human in penmanship, infallible in authority, infinite in scope, universal in interest, personal in application, regenerative in power, inspired [God breathed] in totality.”
Dr. R.G. Lee preached a sermon called Payday Someday over 1,200 times.
Why was it so powerful? Why was it requested and preached so many times?
Come and see, Won’t you?
SERMON CLASSICS:
Why The Cross? 1958 Billy Graham (38 min)
Powerful, heavyweight, urgent message for the present day.
Who crucified Jesus?
Why did Jesus die on the cross?
Be Filled with the Spirit Ephesians 5:18 with Dr. Peter Masters Metropolitan Tabernacle:
Living on the Word Deuteronomy 8:3 (Christian Sermons and Audio books) Delivered on March 15th 1883 by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, recorded by Charles Koelsch.
COMFORT IN GRIEF
No Tears in Heaven Revelation 7:17 (Christian Sermons and Audio books) Delivered on August 6th 1865 by Charles Haddon Spurgeon Audio recorded by Charles Koelsch.
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MOST RECENT SERMONS from London’s Metropolitan Tabernacle by Dr. Peter Masters, Pastor
Good Friday ServiceTn Friday 29 March 2024 | 11:00am
Behold the Lamb of God!
'The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.'
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Easter Sermon Sunday 31 March 2024 | 11:00am
The Resurrection is a Saving Truth
The Lord's famous words to Martha, 'I am the resurrection and the life,' are required by him to be believed for salvation. Here are the life-giving features of the resurrection, and how these revived the flagging faith of doubting disciples.
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Bible StudyTng dy Wednesday 27 March 2024 | 7:30pm
The Glory of Christ
'But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre [authority]of thy kingdom.'
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PERSONAL TESTIMONY OF FORMER ISLAMIST:
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
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SACRED LITERATURE:
THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS by John Bunyan is the most famous Allegory, world-wide and the Most widely Published Book of all time and was printed in over 200 Languages. It has NEVER, since 1698, been out-of-print.
Only The King James Bible was more widely published than The Pilgrim’s Progress.
ONLINE PRINT LIBRARY: (No Enrollment Fee or Registration required)
BUNYAN’S ORIGINAL of 1678: The Pilgrim’s Progress Published in 1853 by Logos
REVISED VERSION: The Pilgrim’s Progrefs [sic] 1999 by Barry E. Horner
OLD ENGLISH PRINT: The Pilgrim’s Progress Part II AKA Christiana
(Christian’s wife, Christiana and children; their dangerous journey, and safe arrival at the desired country.)
Pilgrim Progress is the world’s most famous Allegory, It and the Bible were commonly the only books to be found in the cabin of early American Settlers and were loved and read more than any book, second only to the Holy Bible. It’s also considered, by some, as being the world’s first English novel. It’s likely the most published book other than the Bible of all time. There were 1,300 editions printed before 1938, 250 years after the Bunyan’s death. Hence, the world’s most famous Allegory.
Comment on Pilgrim’s Progress by Charles H. Spurgeon from the Spurgeon Sermon
“Christ in You”.
Spurgeon: Christ in us is Christ reigning." reminds me of Mr. Bunyan’s picture of [the town of] Mansoul, …when the Prince Immanuel laid siege to it, and Diabolus from within the city strove to keep him out. It was a, hard time for Mansoul then; but when at last the battering rams had broken down the gates, and the silver trumpets sounded, and the prince’s captains entered the breach, then on a day the prince himself did ride down the city’s streets, while liberated citizens welcomed him with all their hearts, hung out all their streamers, and made the church towers rock again as the bells rang out merry peals [happy melodies] , for the king himself was come. Up to the castle of the heart [main castle] he rode in triumph, and took his royal throne to be henceforth the sole lord and king of the city.
Christ in you is a right royal word. Christ swaying his scepter from the center of your being over every power and faculty, desire and resolve, bringing every thought into captivity to himself, Oh, this is glory begun, and the sure pledge of heaven. Oh, for more of the imperial sovereignty of Jesus, The Messiah; our liberty to be absolutely under his sway.
Spurgeon Sermon: Christ in You, Preached May 13, 1883 Scripture: Colossians 1:27 From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Volume 29 (cit. II. THE SWEETNESS OF THIS MYSTERY, WHICH IS CHRIST IN YOU, § 5)
You may choose to read, listen or share Pilgrim’s Progress with your little ones as a bed time story. It will bless, strengthen, encourage and instruct pilgrims of all ages and will create precious and enduring memories in little ears.
Spurgeon read it for the first time as a precocious five year old reader and would returned to read it over 100 times during the course of his remarkable ministry as a Baptist pastor who is known as The Prince of Preachers .
Link here for the Complete Index of the Bible Scriptures that saturates The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan preferring God’s view to all “World Views”.
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ADULT AUDIO: PART I
The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (Complete audio-book narrated by Christopher Glyn)
Preface: Bunyan’s letter​
Episode 01: The City of Destruction
Episode 02: Obstinate & Pliable
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Episode Episode 04: Mr. Worldly Wiseman
Episode 05: The Narrow Gate
Episode 06: The House of the Interpreter
Episode 07: The Cross
Episode 08: Simple, Sloth & Presumption
Episode 09: Formalist & Hypocrisy
Episode 10: The Hill Difficulty
Episode 11: Timorous & Mistrust
Episode 12: The Palace Beautiful
Episode 13: Battle with Apollyon
Episode 14: The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Episode 15: Christian Meets Faithful & Talkative
Episode 16: Mr. By-ends Town of Fair Speech
Episode 17: The Hill Lucre [Gain and Greed]
Episode 18: By-path Meadow Vain Confidence
Episode 19: Doubting Castle
Episode 20: The Delectable Mountains
Episode 21: Ignorance (Conceit)
Episode 22: The Flatterer​
Episode 23: Atheist
Episode 24: The Enchanted Ground
Episode 25: Ignorance Rejoins the Pilgrims
Episode 26: Beulah Land
Episode 27: The River of Death
Episode 28: The Celestial City
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ILLUSTRATED VIDEO (Recommended Bed Time Story)
Pilgrim’s Progress Drama presented in 9 parts.
DANGEROUS JOURNEY
Part 1 The Slough [Swamp] of Despond
Part 2 The Interpreter’s House
Part 3 The Hill Difficulty
Part 4 The Fight with Apollyon
Part 5 The Valley of the Shadow of Death
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Part 6 Vanity Fair
Part 7 Doubting Castle
Parts 8 & 9 The Dark River and The Celestial City
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PART II – CHRISTIANA, The Sequel (Enjoy this “Old English” dialect)
AUDIO: These files will advance to and play the next recording automatically, if not paused.
1 A Visit from Secret 4:50 Audio
2 Good News 2:25 Audio
3 Mount Charity 1:01 Audio
4 Fool & Want-Wit 1:16 Audio
5 Valiant-For-Truth 1:41 Audio
6 Valiant Does Battle 5:51 Audio
7 Valiant’s Story 3:35 Audio
8 Which Way To Go 1:30 Audio
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9 Stand-Fast’s 'Wife' 6:02 Audio
10 Stand-Fast’s Story 1:37 Audio
11 Beulah Land 3:20 2018 Audio
12 The Postman’s Visit 1:57 2018 Audio
13 Christiana’s Blessing 5:55 Audio
14 Christiana Goes Over The River 1:20 Audio
15 Mr. Despondency’s Farewell 2:10 Audio
16 Old-Honest Called 1:41 Audio
17 Valiant Bequeaths His Sword 2:27 Audio Bequeath (Definition)
18 Stand-Fast’s Will 3:56 Audio
19 Christiana Nears The City 1:01 Audio
20 Christiana’s Triumphal Entry 4:45 Audio
DEVOTION for April 8 Written and calendared by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
PRAYER 15, Part 1: THE PEACE OF GOD.
ANECDOTE 247: No Strife in Heaven.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: April 8th PRESERVED TO WORKS END
-The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome -Acts 23:11
MORNING :If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? -Luke 23:31
EVENING: “I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me. " -Psalm 23:4
MISSION STATEMENT & A SINNERS’ PRAYER
PRAYER 15, Part 1 of 9
THE PEACE OF GOD.
OUR Father, we stand not afar off [far away] as Israel did in Sinai, nor does a veil hang dark between Thy face and ours; but [instead] the veil is rent [ripped] by the death of our Divine Lord and Mediator, Jesus Christ, and in His name we come up to the mercy seat all blood besprinkled, and here we present our prayers and our praises [as we are] accepted in Him.
We do confess that we are guilty; we bow our heads and confess that we have broken Thy law and the covenant [sacred and divine promise] of which it is a part. Didst Thou deal with us [If You had dealt with us] under the covenant of works none of us could stand [measure-up]. We must confess that we deserve Thy wrath [anger] and to be banished forever from Thy presence. But Thou hast [have] made a new covenant, and we come under its divine shadow; we come in the name of Jesus [Christ].
He is our High Priest; He is our righteousness; He is the well-beloved in whom Thou art [are] well pleased.
Holy Spirit, teach us how to pray. Let us know what we should pray for as we ought [should]. Our first prayer is:
Be Thou adored; reign Thou over the whole earth; hallowed be Thy name.
We desire to see all men submit themselves to Thy gracious government. We wish especially that in the hearts of Thine own [people] there may be an intense love for Thee and a perfect obedience to Thee.
[We ask this In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.]
(Complete Prayer in e-mail: PRAYER 15.doc)
ANECDOTE 247: No Strife in Heaven.
An old Scotch [Scottish] elder had been disputing with his minister at an elders meeting. He said some hard things, and almost broke the minister’s heart. Afterwards he went home, and the minister went home too.
Next morning the elder came down, and his wife said to him,
“Eh, Jan! ye look very sad this morning. What’s the matter wi ye”
“Ah!” said he,
“you would be sad, too, if you had had such a dream as I’ve had.”
“Weel, and what did ye dream about?”
“Och! I dreamed I had been at an elders meeting, and I said some hard things and grieved the minister; and as he went hame sic. I thought he died and went to heaven. A fortnight [14 nights] after, I thought I died, and that I went to heaven, too. And when I got to the gates of heaven, out came the minister and put out his hand to take me, saying, Come alang, sic. Jan, there’s nae sic. strife up here, and I’m happy to see ye. sic.”
[So, then] The elder went to the minister to beg his pardon directly, but he found he was dead; and he laid it so to heart that within a fortnight the elder himself departed. And I should not wonder if he did meet the minister at heaven’s gates, and hear him say,
“Come alang, Jan! there’s nae strife up here.”
It would be good for us to recollect that there is no strife up there. Glorified saints have not strife among themselves ; and we should love one another more in brotherly kindness if we thought
more of heaven and more of our blessed Jesus.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK APRIL 8 PRESERVED TO WORKS END C.H. Spurgeon 1834—1892
-The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome -Acts 23:11
-Presentandosele el Senor, le dijo: Confia, Pablo; que como has testificado de mí en Jerusalem, asi
es menester testifiques tambien en Roma- Hechos 23:11
Are you a witness for the Lord, and are you just now [presently] in danger? Then remember that
you are immortal till your work is done.
If the Lord has more witness for you to bear [carry out], you will live to bear it [complete it]. Who is he that can break the vessel which the Lord intends to use again? If there is no more work for you to do for your Master, it cannot distress you that He is about to take you home, and put you where you will be beyond the reach of adversaries.
Your witness-bearing for Jesus is your chief concern, and you cannot be stopped in it till it is finished: therefore be at peace. Cruel slander, wicked misrepresentation, desertion of friends, betrayal by the most trusted one, and whatever else may come, cannot hinder the Lord’s purpose concerning you.
The Lord stands by you in the night of your sorrow, and He says,
-Thou must yet bear witness for me.-
Be calm, be filled with joy in the Lord. If you do not need this promise just now, you may very soon. Treasure it up [Save it for later]. Remember also to pray for missionaries, and all persecuted ones, that the Lord would preserve them even to the completion of their life work.
Prayer: Thank you Lord that You stand by us and will continue to do so until our work on earth is done. In Your name Lord Jesus I pray, Amen.
Note: God bless you as you faithfully witness [tell others] of the good news of Jesus Christ. Remember, we acknowledge and celebrate the Resurrection every time a soul is saved. The lost in sin are resurrected from the dead because Jesus Christ IS The Resurrection. It is NOT past. We celebrate HIM every day. Praise the Lord! JM
MORNING April 8
"If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? " —Luke 23:31
Porque si en el árbol verde hacen estas cosas, ¿en el seco, qué se hará? —Lucas 23:31
AMONG other interpretations of this suggestive question, the following is full of teaching:
"If I, the innocent substitute for sinners, suffer thus, what will be done when the sinner himself—the dry tree—shall fall into the hands of an angry God?"
When God saw Jesus in the sinner's place, He did not spare Him [from the punishment and death on the cross as the sacrifice for the sin of all mankind]; and when He finds the unregenerate without Christ,
He will not spare them [Neither will He spare them].
O sinner, Jesus was led away by His enemies: so shall you be dragged away by fiends [demons] to the place appointed for you. Jesus was deserted of God; and if He, who was only imputedly [considered to be] a sinner, was deserted, how much more shall you be?
"Eloi, Eloi, lama sabach-thani?"
What an awful shriek [scream]! But what will be your cry when you say ,
"O God! O God! Why hast Thou forsaken me?"
and the answer shall come back,
"Because ye have set at *naught [ignored] all My counsel [guidance], and would [have] none of My reproof [rebuke]: I also will laugh at your calamity; “I will mock when your fear cometh.”
If God spared not His own Son, how much less will He spare you [Because God didn’t spare His own son [Jesus Christ], He will spare you even less]!
What whips of burning wire will be yours when conscience strikes you with all its terrors. You richest, you merriest, you most self-righteous sinners—who would stand in your place when God will say,
"Awake, O sword, against the man that rejected Me; smite him, and let him feel the pain forever"?
Jesus was spit upon: sinner, what shame will be yours! We cannot sum up in one word all the mass of sorrows that met on the head of Jesus who died for us, therefore it is impossible for us to tell you what streams, what oceans of grief must roll over your spirit if you die as you now are. You may die [just] so, you may die now.
By the agonies of Christ, by His wounds and by His blood, do not bring upon yourselves the wrath to come!
Trust in the Son of God, and you will never die.
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EVENING April 8
"I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me. "—Psalm 23:4
¾No temeré mal alguno [ninguno]; porque tú estarás conmigo —Salmos 23:4
THE Holy Ghost can make the Christian independent of outward circumstances! What a bright light may shine within us when it is all dark without! How firm, how happy, how calm, how peaceful we may be, when the world shakes to and fro, and the pillars of the earth are removed!
Even death itself, with all its terrible influences, has no power to suspend the music of a Christian's heart, but rather makes that music become more sweet, more clear, more heavenly, until the last kind act that death can do is to let the earthly strain [notes] melt into the heavenly chorus, the temporal joy into the eternal bliss [joy]! Let us have confidence, then, in the blessed Spirit's power to comfort us.
Dear reader, are you looking forward to poverty?
Fear not;
the divine Spirit can give you, in your want [time of need], a greater plenty than the rich have in their abundance. You do not know what joys may be stored up for you in the cottage around which grace will plant the roses of contentment.
Are you conscious of a growing failure of your bodily strength? Do you expect to suffer long nights of languishing and days of pain? 0 be not sad! That bed may become a throne to you. You little know [don’t know much] how every pang that shoots through your body may be a refining fire to consume your dross [impurity]
—a beam of glory to light up the secret parts of your soul.
Are eyes growing dim? Jesus will be your light. Do ears fail you? Jesus' name will be your soul's best music, and His person your dear delight.
Socrates used to say, "Philosophers can be happy without music" and Christians can be happier than philosophers when all outward causes of rejoicing are withdrawn.
In You, my God, my heart shall triumph,
come what may of ills without!
By Your power, 0 blessed Spirit, my heart shall be exceedingly glad, though all things should fail me here below [on earth]. the God of my salvation. Yes, blessed be His name, while I am yet going to Him through Jesus' blood, I can rejoice in the God of my salvation.
Sing Blessed Be The Name
https://youtu.be/qAopoSe5vlU
The psalmist ends with a commendable vow:
if God will deliver him, he will sing—nay, more [not just sing, but], he will "sing aloud."
Who can sing in any other style of such a mercy as this! But note the subject of the song—
"Thy righteousness."
We must sing of the finished work of a precious Savior; and
he who knows most of forgiving love will sing the loudest.
Sing-along, won't you?
“Victory in Jesus”
https://youtu.be/vcIoFdSC-j
…O Victory, in Jesus my savior forever…
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Praise Him, Praise and Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord Two of the thousands of Hymns written by Fanny Crosby
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