On March 19, 2021, my father passed away. He was a remarkable person, and anyone who met him would remember him vividly. Since his death, I’ve been thinking more profoundly about death and what comes after. One common misunderstanding is that we’ll spend eternity in heaven, gathered around God’s throne alongside the angels. It’s true…
Excerpts:“My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.”“Grace means that God is on our side and thus we are victors regardless of how well we have played the game.”“The saved sinner is prostrate in adoration, lost in wonder…
English Lyrics 1 For the beauty of the earth,for the glory of the skies,for the love which from our birthover and around us lies.Refrain:Christ, our Lord, to you we raisethis, our hymn of grateful praise.2 For the wonder of each hourof the day and of the night,hill and vale and tree and flower,sun and moon…
Psalm 107: 23–26Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep.For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril…
Excerpts:“I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. I used to not like God because God didn’t resolve. But that was before any of this happened.”“Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.”“I want to be able to be in a room with somebody I don’t agree…
English Lyrics Words & Music by Tim Hughes and Darlene Zscech© Hillsong Music 2003 and 2000 Thankyou MusicCCLI: 4042279VERSE 1:Light of the WorldYou stepped down into darknessOpened my eyes let me seeBeauty that made this heart adore YouHope of a life spent with YouCHORUS:Here I am to worshipHere I am to bow downHere I am…
English Lyrics Refrain:All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and smallAll things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them allEach little flower that opens, each little bird that singsHe made their glowing colours, He made their tiny wingsThe purple-headed mountain, the river running byThe sunset and the morning, that brightens up the skyThe…
Have you ever wished to be an answer to a prayer? What if it was an answer to Jesus’s own prayer? Well, your church has the potential to be just that. John 17 contains that very prayer. It concludes what is known as the “farewell discourse.” In this discourse, Jesus tells his followers what will…
English Lyrics 1 O God, our help in ages past,our hope for years to come,our shelter from the stormy blast,and our eternal home:2 Under the shadow of your throneyour saints have dwelt secure;sufficient is your arm alone,and our defense is sure.3 Before the hills in order stood,or earth received its frame,from everlasting you are God,to…
“Make Me a Channel of Your Peace” is not a psalm but a prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi.The background is rooted in St. Francis’ life and his deep spiritual beliefs. St. Francis was a 13th-century Italian friar who was committed to living a life of poverty, peace, and love, following the teachings of…