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Looking for Lyrics for "From the East Unto the West" (Ode 26)

Yes, I have the lyrics to this one and all of the Odes. I too have wondered where on earth this project went! IT IS AMAZING! Our praise team did a complete Odes musical service one Sunday morning. please email me at crown75@carolina.rr.com and I will be glad to email you with attachments. Linda Lee
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The End Time Puzzle

False Christs, and false prophets – another piece of the end time puzzle. - „For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before.“ (LORD Jesus Christ quoted in Mattew 24: 24,25 KJV) - „For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.“ (Ephesians 6: 12 KJV) Many ancient myths vaguely hint that the spiritual forces of wickedness originate from the planet Mars – where the rebellion against the heavenly order; sin, originated. These forces opposed to the Creators, through a system of pyramids, sow their thoughts and influence the minds of people, pushing the world towards constant Evil. The Torah (specifically the Book of Judges 5: 23) does not mention Meroz as a planet, but the Babylonian Talmud: – „This star, which did not help the Jewish people, was cursed.“ (see „Babylonian Talmud“, „Moed Katan“, 16a) presents the opinion that Meroz is a star or planet with inhabitants who failed to aid the Israelites in battle. This interpretation stems from the preceding verse (see Judges 5: 20), where Deborah mentions the stars fighting, leading the Talmudic commentators to identify Meroz as a specific celestial body involved in the conflict. According to one opinion within the Talmud, Meroz is not a geographical location but a star or a planet. The Talmudic interpretation thus suggests that the inhabitants of Meroz are either metaphorical (representing a lack of action by a people on Earth) or literal, implying beings from another planet or celestial body. This interpretation connects the „heavenly fight“ mentioned in verse 20 with the lack of aid from Meroz, making Meroz a celestial body that refused to participate in the battle. The syllable „M*R“, where it occurs in the name of a deity in ancient myths, is usually in connection with the planet Mars. It seems that behind all the human rulers of the world stand the unearthly forces of Evil, the former inhabitants of the planet Mars - the true spiritual enemies of Christians! Do the ultra-rich Judeo-Zionists, freemasons and leaders of the secret societies who rule this world know that they serve Lucifer – the Lord of the Red Planet, whose ultimate goal is the complete destruction of life on planet Earth? Satan wants to kill planet Earth by stealing the „water of life“ from our world in order to revive his planet – the destroyed Mars – with this cosmic life energy! - „And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.“ (2 Thessalonians 2: 8-12 KJV). The spiritual forces of wickedness from Mars will reveal themselves, and will try with words and great miracles to deceive people that they are the ancients, the gods who saved the world in the past. The rebels from Mars will fully support the Judeo-Zionists who have never believed and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as the God-chosen and legitimate rulers of the Earth. But the Christians will not believe this Lie. This rebellious star, which at the end of time will help Jewish Zionism against Christianity (to kill the faithful of Jesus Christ), will be cursed again. - „But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.“ (Galatians 1: 8,9 KJV).
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Trump team has fined immigrants who didn’t self-deport $6 billion — and now it’s coming to collect

Good helpful comments for the end of the Trump's first term. But the situation has drastically changed. First, Democrats had a poor record on immigration, many potential immigrants were persecuted in Southeast Asia, some had fought with Americans, and Democrats insisted communist governments, in SE Asia and elsewhere were not persecuting them at all. Many potential immigrants died because of the liberals and establishment Republicans that went along with this. During the last four years Democrats were outspoken about wanting immigrants to pick the crops, etc. But what became obvious was that some Democrat leaders were anxious to bring in as many as possible in order to win future elections, no matter how many drugs, rapes, murders, and human trafficking occurred. Despite the big money and major media propaganda, a number of liberals realized that they had been lied to about the border being safe, secure, and closed, as well as other matters, and that was the biggest factor in Trump's victory. Good for them for speaking up. Leaders in power realized they might lose the election,, and raided the home of the leading political candidate for president and persecuted him in court in order to try and prevent him from winning. They even created a fake photo of documents in order to trick the American people. Despite their power and money and influence, Trump won. But now we are overwhelmed with 20 million people, many of whom are not those who love the ideals upon which our country was founded A number are violent criminals and terrorists. The two million or so who have so far self-deported will be given a chance, those who have contempt for our laws do not belong here.
Thanks for your kind response. I would only add that I think the criminals are the least likely to self deport. They have little to lose except maybe a stay in detention.

The typical illegal has a chance to return but that chance is only on paper. For most the practical chance of immigrating back legally is next to zero. First, the law says they must wait at least three years. Even if they were kids brought here illegally, this minimum three year wait applies. If they were here a year or more than it goes to ten years. Those who are illegal a second time and caught are forever banned. The problem that most immigrants have is that they have to show money or income. Well the income levels in Mexico and the other poor places are not going to cut it and since they do not have jobs in the USA, the only ones with a chance are those who get sponsors. Most will need family members also to have a chance. I know foreigners that have family members that can not even get a visa to visit America. One whose sister is an engineer in Chicago, making great money has been denied two times already. She is no criminal has traveled to the EU and back before, but the USA is untouchable to her. I think the bar to legal immigration seems higher than the past. Some nations have a wait time of even two years to get an interview.

Since there is no path to immigrate for an illegal inside the USA, I think it is unfair to say that democrats brought them here to vote. Very few get registered and even fewer vote. i am not saying illegal voting is nil, but it is negligible from the good research i have read. https://www.cato.org/blog/shedding-light-incidence-illegal-noncitizen-voting. Most want to lay low and trying to sign up to vote or actually go to the polls is sticking their neck out even with Biden. I still prefer the theme that many of the leaders allowed a weak border and lack of enforcement so that America would be more global ready or to exploit the cheap labor.

i agree Trump did get persecuted. Sadly, he too is a perpetrator. His role in trying to influence Georgia election officials or even ask Pence not to certify the election was in poor judgment. Recent evidence too is the whitewashing of the Epstein files, the raid on Bolton's home, the crazy notion of sending anyone to Uganda, and the attempt to fire or deport someone before a trial or a defense can be presented. Sad, but that is how politics is working these days.

I hear alot about illegals, that some indeed to take public money in the form of government assistance than they pay in taxes. Some do commit crimes, some do not have American values. But likewise there are some who do pay more taxes than they take out, some do perform well at their jobs, and some do adopt American culture, even if it hard to define. The fix is not to throw everyone out, but perhaps to segregate the illegals and try to accommodate the more productive ones.
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How the Sacraments Make Us Like Jesus…and Make Us into Sacraments Ourselves

Multiple immigration sweeps reported across Los Angeles, with a tense standoff/protest downtown; SEIU union leader arrested

'We're transferring you. Is there anyone we need to contact to let them know where you're going to be?'
Then the law needs to specify that an attempt must be made to contact a family member . For some the answer is going to be no
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Normandt' meditations

214. Evangelize the Apostles





Jesus chose people of his time to send on a mission, such as Peter, John, and the other Apostles. The first to be evangelized are the Apostles. After Jesus’s resurrection, they are left to themselves, but they are not alone. Jesus has already breathed his Spirit upon them and they are sent into the world to join all nations, languages and peoples:

“Receive the Holy Spirit.” John, chapter 20, verse 22



Today, where we are, every person is called to share the Good News of our salvation in Jesus Christ. Jesus sends us as we are. We’re the people Jesus needs for our time and his Spirit will guide us to share what he wants the world to receive and hear. We are not alone. We: “receive the Holy Spirit,” says Jesus.

The only effort is to be sure we’re really listening to Jesus and his Spirit. For this we must become his disciples. We think we cannot be true disciples? We’re not perfect? The important thing is to stay close to Jesus. And he will guide us. Let’s accept to not be perfect. From our imperfections, the Lord will surprise us.



Jesus is there for the world, but not all people give themselves the means to meet Jesus. When we cannot evangelize people near us, let’s look elsewhere for other people.

Let’s not lose hope and place our trust in Jesus. In this way there will be everywhere people who have the vocation to announce the good news. A huge crowd; postmen, engineers, doctors, schoolchildren, carpenters, every person can transform the world, thanks to Jesus.



The new American Bible, 2011-2014

Book: Let’s evangelize, Normand Thomas
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Have You Clothed Yourselves With Christ?

“But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” (Galatians 3:23-27 NASB1995)

The book of Galatians is one of those books that should be read in whole before reading just small sections of it. Otherwise, it is easy to misinterpret what it is teaching if all we do is to take it in small sections. For, it is not teaching that faith in Jesus Christ is now lawless and that we no longer have to obey God and his commandments. Yes, the people of God are no longer under the liturgical, ceremonial, sacrificial, purification, circumcision, dietary, and Sabbath laws of the Old Covenant, but faith in Christ is not lawless.

Just flip over to chapter 5 and you will read, “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God… Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” (vv. 19-21,24)

All throughout the teachings of Jesus and of his New Testament apostles we are taught that faith in Jesus Christ, if it is biblical faith, must result in us dying with Christ to sin and us walking (in conduct) in obedience to our Lord and to his New Covenant commandments. For if sin is what we practice, and not righteousness, and not walks of obedience to our Lord, then we do not know God, we are not born of God, we are not in fellowship with Christ, and we will not inherit eternal life with God. So, please take this to heart!

But I must admit that this whole subject of law and grace can be a bit confusing. And this is why reading the Scriptures in their full context is critical to correct biblical interpretation and application. Many lies are being taught today from Scripture passages being taught out of context and made to say what they do not say if taught in the correct biblical context. So, before you draw your own conclusions on what the Scriptures are teaching, please read them in their biblical context so that you follow what is truth.

So, the whole point here is that when Jesus Christ died on that cross to put our sins to death with him, it was so that, by faith in him, we will now die with him to sin and walk with him in obedience to his commands, but not in obedience to the Old Covenant liturgical and ceremonial laws, but to God’s moral laws which Jesus summarized by saying,

“’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:37-39 NASB1995)

But this is not human love based on human emotions, but this is agape love which entails us doing what God prefers, which is what is righteous, just, morally pure, upright, godly, honest, faithful, and obedient to God. As believers in Christ we are to actively be doing what God prefers, in his power, and under his direction. And sin is no longer to be what we practice. For if sin is what we practice, we will not inherit eternal life with God.

For to be baptized into Christ is not a mere outward ceremony, and it is not a mere ceremony of being dunked under water. Truly we are baptized into Christ through us dying with him to sin and us being raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness. And this is what our water baptism symbolizes. But if sin is what we obey, and not God, we do not have eternal life with God, regardless of what ceremonies we have gone through.

For to clothe ourselves with Christ means that we, by faith in Jesus Christ, put on Christ and his righteousness, not in the sense of fakery, but in the sense of a change of heart, mind, character, and behavior, in the process of becoming like Christ, in the power of God. It means that our lives are now surrendered to Christ Jesus, to doing his will, and to following him in his footsteps. It means we are no longer living to please our flesh but our lives are now dedicated to living holy lives, pleasing to God, in his power.

Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897


Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

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Have You Clothed Yourselves With Christ?
An Original Work / August 29, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Not a Buddhist

A superior religion will produce superior societies. That used to be the West, until it switched from Christianity to the religion of equality. Now the West is literally dying.

Meditation can be harmful – and can even make mental health problems worse

"But there was little media coverage in 2022 of the most expensive study in the history of meditation science (over US$8 million funded by research charity the Wellcome Trust). The study tested more than 8,000 children (aged 11-14) across 84 schools in the UK from 2016 to 2018. Its results showed that mindfulness failed to improve the mental wellbeing of children compared to a control group, and may even have had detrimental effects on those who were at risk of mental health problems."
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The Kingdom of God

“Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom (Mat. 16:28).”

And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God when it has come with power (Mrk. 9:1).”

"But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God (Luk. 9:27).”
These sayings of Jesus are best understood through the disruption that occurred in the spirit world when He assumed kingship. From that moment onward, the spirit world was transformed into the kingdom of God, with Jesus enthroned as its sovereign. This represents the metaphysical conception of the kingdom—a view deeply rooted in primitive Christianity.

I invite you to read my newly published paper, which seeks to revive this ancient perspective. It expands upon Albert the Great’s thesis that the kingdom of God resides within the divine mind. Envisioned as a ‘theo-drama’ authored by God, the kingdom possesses ontological reality and serves as the dwelling place of both angels and demons:
Albertus Magnus and the Mythological Kingdom: Divine Mind as Ontological Reality.
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What's on your mind?

I find it appalling that some egalitarian Christians support homosexuality. What part of "do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman" did they not understand? (Leviticus 18:22)
Well your first clue is egalitarian.

If they're willing to ignore black and white Scripture on one issue then chances are they'll do the same elsewhere.

Egalitarianism is just another instance of pervasive progressivism that views Scripture through a cultural lens, not viewing culture through a Scriptural lens.
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Exterminator

Shalom
Praise the Lord, he has given me a new job as a exterminator. I will be able to work with and for a brother in Christ in the future.
Please pray for me that the Lord will make me a light, salt, and blessing to the people I meet there and help me to lead people to Christ there as well, in Jesus' name. Amen.
May the Lord bless you abundantly (Luke 6:38, Job 42:10) in Jesus' name. Amen!
Soli Deo Gloria

It seems that the 4000 in Matthew 15 were gentiles.

I don't think you should limit your comment to octogenarians. The reasons for the decline in octogenarians involve several issues.
Mobility issues, hearing problems, vision issues, and not feeling welcome. I won't be in your group a year from now; I'll be 90. I am unable to attend church more than once or twice a month, but I spend 2-6 hours a day compiling the New Life Christian Bible. This should be ideal for reading and studying. Scripture is the New Testament of the American Standard Version; a newer version of the American Version would have been better, but the original American Standard Version is in the Public Domain. Chapter and verse numbers are being replaced with outlines from Biblehub.com. The placing of chapter and verse numbers leaves much to be desired.
Good for you. You give me hope. I still have 10 years to go until I'm 80.
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The Seven Mountains Mandate or Dominionism?

And there is. the "

# 1 There the Gospel of Matthew

# 2 The Gospel of. Mark

# 3. Gospel of Luke

# 4 Gospel of. John

# 5. God's Gospel in Rom 1:1

# 6 The. Everlasting Gospel in the Revelation

# 7 GOSPEL OF THE GRACE OF GOD

# 8 THE GOSPEL OF YOUR SALVATION Eph 1:13

dan p
Are you suggesting that those are 8 separate, different gospels?
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Housing Regulator Bill Pulte Sends SECOND Criminal Referral on Embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook After She’s Allegedly Caught Lying on 3rd

Sure, there's nothing like putting the robber barons in charge. I'm just a bit fuzzy about the implications for this particular case.
President Trump had nominated two of the seven Governors of the Federal Reserve, with Ms Kugler’s resignation, he got a third with Mr Miran, he could get a fourth nomination if he could fire a Governor “for cause”; this appears to be in the works.
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DOJ drops charges against second client of AG Pam Bondi's brother Brad

For the second time in less than a month, the Justice Department on Wednesday abruptly dropped charges against a client represented by Brad Bondi, the brother of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Federal prosecutors in Missouri this week agreed to voluntarily dismiss an indictment against Sid Chakraverty, a property developer who faced felony wire fraud charges. Prosecutors under the Biden administration accused Chakraverty in 2024 of lying about hiring women- and minority-owned subcontractors on a housing development in order to allegedly secure favorable tax incentives.

As recently as three weeks ago, career prosecutors held that Chakraverty should face criminal penalties for his alleged scheme.

Brad Bondi officially joined on as Chakraverty's attorney in July 2025, according to the court docket.

The development comes just weeks after federal prosecutors in Florida agreed to drop charges against Carolina Amesty, another client of Brad Bondi, who faced two counts of theft of government property related to alleged COVID relief fraud.

Amesty had hired Brad Bondi in December 2024, shortly after his sister, Pam Bondi, was tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as attorney general.
Will wonders [checks internet] never cease?
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