When we believe in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives, we die with Christ to sin, and we are raised with Christ 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. We also enter into a spiritual marriage covenant with Christ whereby we become his bride and he becomes our husband and so we are now to be faithful to him as our only Lord (Owner-Master). And we also become members of his body, the church, the people of God.

So all of us who are of genuine faith in Jesus Christ are now part of the body of Christ, his church, the one and only church of God, with Jesus Christ as our only head. And this is the universal body of Christ who all make up one church, but we live in different places and so we gather in different locations, too. And each one of us has a participatory part in this body which we are to do as gifted by God, as equipped by the Lord, and as assigned by God to varying areas of ministry and service within the body of Christ.

Now this has nothing to do with the institutional church which is a creation of man and which is incorporated as a business under the state. These “churches” are institutions and businesses of human making and origin which are being marketed to the world just like any other business. So they mostly are all diluting and altering the gospel and the character of God to make them more acceptable and agreeable to human flesh. And they alter the biblical character of “church” to draw in people from the world.

So just because it is called “church” does not mean that it is the body of Christ comprised of those who are of genuine faith in Jesus Christ with Christ as their only head operating as the biblical body of Christ in order to do the will and purpose of God for his church. So many of them today are these human based businesses being marketed to the world, and so they are mostly not following our Lord’s design for his church, but they are following marketing people’s design for these businesses called “church.”


Now, because so much of what is called “church” here in America are these institutions of human making which are being marketed to the world, they are being designed to attract the world to their gatherings. And many of the pastors of these “churches” are being trained in how to market their “churches” to the people of the world. Since most of these are not the biblical body of Christ operating as the biblical body of Christ, but they are following marketing books, then we have much of “I don’t need you.”

And that is because Jesus is not the head of these “churches,” and they are not following the leading of the Holy Spirit, but they are following after the spirits of the flesh, and are learning what to do to make people want to come to their gatherings. I know! I was once a church planter along with my husband and we went to some of their training. And we were told to use “needy” people to get up and running, but once we were up and running we should get rid of the “needy” people or they will drag us down. Wow!

And I had at least one pastor tell me that he was warned about people like me, i.e. “people with strong convictions.” And he was warned in his marketing training to get rid of people like me. At first he told me that I was to let him be God’s voice to me, in place of God, but then he invited me to go someplace else where I would be “a better fit.” I did not fit there or anywhere that “the church” was a business being marketed to the world, for they rejected my body part, for it would not draw in large crowds.

But this should not be! As Christians we are not to be trying to attract the world to our gatherings via marketing schemes and tricks and entertainment and the altering and diluting of the gospel message to make it more acceptable to the ungodly of the world. We are not supposed to be inviting the world into our fellowships. We are supposed to be going out into the world to reach them for Christ, and via genuine faith in the Lord then they become part of the body of Christ, his church.

But as the body we are all given different assignments from God which we are to fulfill. And these are biblical assignments, not fleshly assignments of men who want to attract the world to their gatherings. And we have all been given spiritual gifts which we are to utilize within the body of Christ to minister to one another. So we would do well to study the Scriptures and what they teach our gatherings should be like and how we are to operate as the body of Christ so that we aren’t telling those who are walking in fellowship with the Lord that we have no need of them. We do need them!

[Matt 5:13-16; Matt 28:18-20; Jn 4:31-38; Jn 13:13-17; Jn 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18; Acts 26:18; Rom 10:14-15; Rom 12:1-8; Rom 15:14; 1 Co 12:1-31; 1 Co 14:1-5; Gal 6:1; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:1-16; Eph 5:11-27; Eph 6:10-20; Php 2:1-8; Col 1:9; Col 3:12-16; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:13; Heb 10:23-25; Jas 5:19-20; 1 Pet 2:9,21; 1 Jn 2:6]

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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I wondered cause this was a relatively recent interview and it clearly shows his decline.

It would he best if Harris just took over now.

September 26, 2011

I was reading in 1 Corinthians 10 for my quiet time with the Lord. The children of Israel had experienced all of God’s blessings and provisions, as well as his guidance, leadership, and protection in bringing them out of slavery. And yet, God was not pleased with them, because they did not obey him. They wanted the blessings of God absent of obedience. So, their lives are examples for us to keep us from setting our hearts on evil, and from becoming followers of idols, in place of being followers of God.

So many times in our lives we allow so many other things to crowd out our times with God and our relationship with him. When we need to be still before our Lord so that we can hear him speak, we are busy doing other stuff, or we are fretting over this or over that, often involving other things which have become our idols.

So, he calls us to be still so that we can hear his voice speaking to our hearts, so that he can point these things out to us. Then, we need to recognize what things are taking his place in our hearts, so that we can forsake those, and then draw closer to him in fellowship with him, and in obedience to his Word.

When in The Stillness

An Original Work / September 26, 2011

When in the stillness of this moment,
Speak to me, Lord, I humbly pray.
Be my desire, set me on fire,
Teach me to love always.
Help me to walk in fellowship with You,
Listening to You; sit at Your feet.
Whisper Your words to me,
Oh, how gently, guiding me in Your truth.

While we are waiting for Your blessing,
Lord, in our hearts be King today.
Help us to live for you ev’ry moment,
List’ning to what You say.
May we not stray from your word within us,
Help us obey You, Lord, in all things,
Walking each moment, Lord, in Your presence,
Our offerings to You bring.

Help us to love You, Lord, our master;
Be an example of Your love,
Helping the hurting, lift up the fallen,
Showing them Your great love.
Teach them to love You, follow You always,
Bearing their cross and turning from sin;
Walking in daily fellowship with You,
Making You Lord and King.

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Spiritual Jew said:

Are you not familiar with all people being either saved or lost? Those who are saved go to heaven and those who are lost go to hell. You are not familiar with this elementary concept? What groups did Jesus place people into? Shouldn't we go by that instead of inventing a third group?

Matthew 12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

Matthew 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

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That was the topic you and I were addressing - just heaven or heaven/universe and earth.

The context here is that of the Israelites who wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. With most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Why? Because they were idolaters and revelers and drunkards and those who indulged in sexual immorality and who put Christ to the test and who grumbled against God and against Moses. They did not listen to God. They did not heed his instructions and his warnings. But they lived however they wanted to live regardless of our Lord’s commands.

And then what does this tell us? These things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. And they were written down for our instruction. We are not to do the things that they did and thus suffer the same result, which is that they did not get to enter into God’s eternal rest. We will not inherit eternal life. And they did not get to go to the Promised Land because of their sinfulness and their unwillingness to repent of their sins and to obey the Lord and to submit to his Lordship over their lives.

So, if we don’t want to end up the same way that they did, we are to flee from idolatry. And idolatry is the worship of anyone or anything that is not God. It is to give our undying loyalties and devotion to any person or entity or organization or government or possessions, or to any sinful practices, or to being entertained, and regardless of what the Scriptures teach. An idol is anything which pulls us away from the Lord and/or that replaces him in our hearts and minds and devotion, to where he gets pushed aside.

And then we have a reference to the taking of communion, which Jesus instructed his followers to do after his death as a remembrance of what he did for us in dying on that cross so that we can now die with him to sin and live with him in obedience to his commands in holy living, because he was resurrected from the dead. But this was not to be a mere formality or just a religious ritual, for Jesus’ blood was shed for us on that cross to buy us back for God (to redeem us) out of our slavery to sin so we now honor him.

So this is a time when we not only remember what Jesus did for us on that cross, but when we repent of any known sin and when we recommit our lives to the Lord to dying daily to sin and to walking in obedience to his commands. For, again, this is not a religious ritual we go through. What Jesus did for us needs to be a reality in our every day lives or perhaps we don’t really know him, in truth, and heaven is not our eternal destiny. For many profess his name but they are still walking in sin.

Now if we are idolatrous, and our hearts and minds and passions and desires are being given over to the flesh and to sinful practices and to following and obeying what is not God, in place of God, then it is the devil we are serving and not God. And the Bible teaches that we don’t know God, we are not born of God, we are not in fellowship with God, and we will not have eternal life with God unless we repent and we turn and we follow Jesus in walks of obedience and in holy living and no longer in deliberate and habitual sin.

So, the message here for us is that we cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. We cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. We are either on the side of God or we are on the side of Satan. We are either walking according to the flesh or according to the Spirit. For we can’t be in fellowship with God if sin is our practice. And we can’t even know God if we do not obey his commandments (New Covenant), in practice. Obey idols and not God? You will not have eternity with God.

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2]

Teach Them

An Original Work / May 24, 2012
Based off various scriptures

Open up the blinded eyes of
Those who walk in sin’s darkness.
Turn them to the light of Christ
And to His righteousness.
Turn them from the pow’r of Satan.
Turn them to the peace of Christ,
So they may receive forgiveness
And eternal life.

Teach them to put off their old selves
And their former way of life,
And to put on their new self,
Reborn to be like Christ;
To not copy worldly customs;
Be transformed in life and mind;
Obey freely His word in them,
Pleasing unto God.

Teach them how to love their neighbors
Truly as they love themselves;
Be a witness; share the gospel;
Satan’s lies dispel;
Comfort all who mourn in sadness;
Share Christ’s love and joy today.
Do this through your life and witness
For your Lord always.

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To reflect upon the Psalm 23 meaning is like trying to do a critical review of the Sermon on the Mount! Many writers have written extensively about this beautiful work, requiring caution to avoid sounding trite or shallow. For millions of people, this psalm of David has been, and will be, the pearl of the Psalms.

One of the amazing things about Psalm 23 is that it only contains six verses. Yet, the effect of those six short verses has been felt throughout the world. The 23rd Psalm has brought rest to weary souls for many centuries, and it has presented a message of hope that no writings of man have been able to match.

Psalm 23 Meaning​

Jesus Christ has been called the Good Shepherd. He used the analogy Himself in several of His parables. In John 10:11 Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” Jesus also said in John 10:14, “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me.” For Christians, Jesus Christ is the good shepherd. He knows those who are joined to Him, because there is a relationship that exists. That relationship is based upon love. The love of God opened the way of salvation for all people.




Psalm 23 points to Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd, and it also describes the work He does for His disciples. The shepherd protects and nurtures His flock. That is what happens to those who are joined to Jesus Christ through faith, repentance, confession, and baptism. Of course, foremost of those is love. The emphasis in the Old Testament scriptures was on obedience and judgment. The New Testament scriptures also contain the principles of obedience and judgment; but with those are joined the great love of God through Jesus Christ, and the blessings that those in Christ can enjoy.

Paul wrote that Christians receive every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. Those that are outside Christ Jesus are lost. Nothing is more helpless than a sheep with no shepherd or protection. Lost sheep are easy prey for wolves and other animals. They can become easily trapped, and they cannot care for themselves. Sheep without a shepherd will perish, and people without Jesus Christ will likewise perish.

But for those in Christ, there is the Good Shepherd. Because of Him, there is the promise of rest, nourishment, and guidance. When a Christian faces the dangers of life, he, or she, can say, “I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

In verse 4, the “valley of the shadow of death” does not directly refer to the time of physical death. Verse 4 has a more direct bearing upon life today. The “valley of the shadow of death”, or “The darkest valley” is the time when the experiences of this life result in intense sorrow, distress, and pain. The anguish of the soul can make the heart break under the load.

The imagery is so vivid! A person is walking along a path that leads into a dark and dangerous place. In the dark, you can’t see an enemy approaching. In the shadow, you can’t know if there is an ambush prepared just around the next turn. What a scary place for a person who is alone. But in Christ, a person is not alone! Each step of the way, a Child of God is protected from evil. When problems loom up, when there seems to be no solution, when we tremble on the edge of despair, we need to remember these words! We are never alone! Trust in the Lord!

The inspired Word of God always states the truth that there will be trials in life. But verse 5 emphasizes again that God will take care of His people – His children. “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.”

Children look to their parents to meet their physical needs. Loving parents will try to provide shelter, food, and safety for their children. In the same way, God will, not just try, but will, provide for His children. Sometimes physically, but always spiritually, the Lord will give us comfort, nourishment, and protection from our enemies.

The last verse of this psalm reveals its crowning jewel: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” This powerful declaration encapsulates both present assistance and hope for eternity—a profound combination that fulfills our deepest needs. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift – Jesus Christ our Lord!

Joseph G said:

Amen, Alex! Totally agree, the big 3: grace, mercy, and compassion = forgiveness!

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Amen to this. All Christians must focus on the Big 3, including myself. Compassion = kindness, forgiveness = patience, and grace = love. Ooh, those are the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)

Follower3 said:

PTL, Test 1? does that mean theres more?! >_>

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Yeees, it’s one of four testing blocks. Each getting progressively harder. Though everyone says 3 is worst than 4.

Welcome!

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Pages filled with a holy message
Sealed with a kiss from heaven
On a scroll long ago
Phrases, words that were bound together
Now have the power to sever
Like a sword evermore

Heed the words divinely spoken
May your restless heart be broken
Let the supernatural take hold

[Chorus]
There is love in the red letters
There is truth in the red letters
There is hope for the hopeless
Peace and forgiveness
There is life in the red letters
In the red letters

One man came to reveal a mystery
Changing the course of history
Made the claim he was God
Ageless, born of a virgin
Mary
Spoke with a voice that carried through the years
It's persevered

Heed the words divinely spoken
May your restless heart be broken
Let the supernatural take hold

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[Bridge]
What you say moves me, revelation, come and take me
The more I look [the more I look] the more I see [the more I see]
The Word of God [the Word Of God] is what I need

Oh yeah, oh yeah
Yeah, it's the book of love
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's the book of love
That moves

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Speak to me, breathe in me new life [2X]
Let Him in your heart [4X]

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I wish my Bible had red letters, but luckily, Bible Gateway has a red letter mode. This is a good song, thank you for introducing it to me.

AlwaysInquisitive said:

According to C.J.Lovik’s latest video (link below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ku40JxIkM&t=42s
the 7 Year Tribulation Period will begin on October 12, 2024.

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Well, I think that meanswe can be fairly certain that almost nothing of any broad significance will happen at all that day, but that the Mr. or Ms. Lovik weiiol declare that some profound sapiritual event detectable only by the unco spiritual has happened that day,

AlwaysInquisitive said:

If the hair on the back of your neck is beginning to bristle please relax.

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It isn't.

AlwaysInquisitive said:

. But who knows, perhaps this time he will hit the jackpot.

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But that ain't the way to bet, is it?

AlwaysInquisitive said:

Two major astronomical events will occur:

1. The earth’s orbital speed will increase resulting in a return to the ancient 360 day calendar year.

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There never was a 360 day year, There was a 360 day calendar, which was 5 days short of a real year, requiring annualy adjustment to sync it up with the actual seasons. And no, the earth's orbital time won't change.

(7 yrs x 360 < 7 years)

AlwaysInquisitive said:

2. The moon’s orbital speed will slightly decrease resulting in a return to the ancient 30 day calendar month.
(12 months x 30 days = 360)

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Turning these "dates" into even worse rubbish.

AlwaysInquisitive said:

Half-way into the 7 Year/2520 day Tribulation Period:
The earth’s rate of spin will increase substantially resulting in a shorter 16 hour day for the 2nd half of the Tribulation Period (1260 days)

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I mean, sure, why not?

AlwaysInquisitive said:

Existing clocks/calendars all worthless at this point.

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I'm gonna start running up some New Age clocks and watchs and calendars to be readyh for the impending time changes. Should make me a satchel full of money,

Vambram said:

This singer has a beautiful voice, and the lyrics of the song along with the pleasant melodies are powerfully wonderful.

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Agreed, his voice is beautiful, and the piano melodies and Christian lyrics fit perfectly in this song.

WarriorAngel said:

They did that with I think Flash is nonbinary.
Green Lantern...

Extrano is woke.

As part of the New 52, Bunker was added to the roster of the Teen Titans and the Green Lantern of Earth 2, Alan Scott, was changed into a gay man. In the years that followed, a number of heroes and villains came out as bisexual, including Catwoman, Wonder Woman, Tim Drake and Jon Kent.

One Of DC Comics' First Openly Gay Characters 'Pied Piper' Coming To THE FLASH

There's currently no word on who will be playing him, but a new report reveals that the Pied Piper - a member of The Rogues and an openly gay character - is indeed coming to the first season of The Flash. How will he be introduced to The CW series? Hit the jump for details...

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Yeah, the new Flash movie sucked, glad I did not pay the movie production company a single cent, plus the actor Ezra Miller has been involved in crime.

Ezra Miller:

FenderTL5 said:

The artists Vambram listed are great choices. You won't go wrong with any of them (aside; our Bishop is a CeCe Winans fan).
My wife and I went to see the Winans in the mid 80s..we had an awesome time.



One of my favorite albums of that era was Helen Baylor Start All Over
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Leon Patillo The Sky is the Limit was solid. It definitely had that 80s vibe if that's what you're looking for.
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One of my favorite artists, all genres included, is more 70s than 80s/90s: Andrae' Crouch and the Disciples
This one gets a little funky in a great way..
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Amen to this. 1970s-1990s Christian music, and gospel is the best. I need to take the DeLorean and go back to the 1980s and see these artists in their prime.

We need some more black Christians here on the forum, and start a Gospel megathread. But regardless of race, we can all enjoy Christian music from the 20th century. Helen Baylor, never heard of her, but her voice is amazing.

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I found myself looking into the mirror
Knew I wasn't who I wanted to be
I was living like the way that I wanted
But my eyes reminded me, I'm not free
Believed a lie so everything that I know
Says I got to go, tired of going solo
But I'm never gonna go there again
This is what it is
This is who I am
This is where I finally take my stand
I didn't wanna fall
But I don't have to crawl
I met the One with two scarred hands
Giving Him the best of everything that's left of
The life inside this man
I've been born again (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I see you walking like you're living in fear
Having trouble even looking at me
Wishin' they would give you more than words
Sick of people telling how it should be (how it should be)
What's your download, where'd you get your info?
You saw that I'm show, now you're in the in load
Gonna tell you what I believe, oh
This is what it is
This is who I am
This is where I finally take my stand
I didn't wanna fall
But I don't have to crawl
I met the One with two scarred hands
Giving Him the best of everything that's left of
The life inside this man
I've been born again (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
We are the ones they call by name
(I'm never gonna look back)
Let go, let go the guilt, the shame
(Said, "I'm never gonna look back")
This is who I am
This is what it is
This is who I am
This is where I finally take my stand
I didn't wanna fall
But I don't have to crawl
I met the One with two scarred hands
Giving Him the best of everything that's left of
The life inside this man
I've been born again
This is what it is
This is who I am (am)
I didn't wanna fall
But I don't have to crawl (crawl)
I met the One with two scarred hands
Giving Him the best of everything that's left of
The life inside this man
I've been born again
I've been born again
(Never gonna look back)

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Newsboys and TobyMac were my childhood classics in the late-2000s. Newsboys Adoration album from 2003 is the best in my opinion.


If we look at just a few of my favorite Christian songs, a list that I started yesterday and will grow, most of the songs are from 10-20 years ago, with some from the 20th century as well. Seeing the '00s in the years make me feel like time has gone by so quickly, cos now we are in the '20s.

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Sorry, I lost my foil hat...

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You don't need a tin foil hat. An internet connection or a TV would do. Even a chat around the water cooler will keep you up to date.

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Cut it up!
cut cut it, cut, cut, cut, cut it, cut it
cut, cut it, cut it up one time!
cut it up one time!
Hu, Heaven, hu, hu, huh heaven
Huh, Heavenbound!
Heavenbound,
don't you know I'm heavenbound?
Heavenbound,
reaching for that higher ground.
Heavenbound,
don't you know I'm heavenbound?
Heavenbound,
reaching for that higher ground.
Cold rappin' for the king with a sting in my voice
Not condemnin' men and women, but relayin' a choice.
Higher ground is the sound that I'm talking of.
Opportunity knocks through a different love.
Not love like we know it, like ya love your girl.
It's a love from above, not of this world.
Kinda profound, a trump will sound;
and all God's children are heavenbound.
Heavenbound,
don't you know I'm heavenbound?
Heavenbound,
reaching for that higher ground.
Heavenbound,
don't you know I'm heavenbound?
Heavenbound,
reaching for that higher ground.
Jump on the job, and live for him.
Do you lie satisfied in a state of sin
Listen while I christen a serious sound.
Rap cold revin' cause I'm heavenbound.
Serious lyrics don't disregard
No treason, gotta reason that I rap so hard.
Don't look down or stand around
But keep on reachin' for higher ground
Heavenbound,
don't you know I'm heavenbound?
Heavenbound,
reaching for that higher ground.
Heavenbound,
don't you know I'm heavenbound?
Heavenbound,
reaching for that higher ground.
Call us the heavenbound crew and you can be, too.
If ya only knew what he did for you.
Christ died, don'tcha see, to set us free.
Look in the word, unblurred, you can find the key.
Gotta choice to be voiced, reveive him or not.
Like right or left, cold on the spot.
It seems kinda easy when ya break it down.
As for me and my boys, we're heavenbound.
If you want eternal life,
choose my friend, he's Jesus Christ.
Only he can set you free
from your sin and misery.
Ooh, God's promised us a home in glory.
Trust in him,
a trump will sound,
and all God's children are hea-hea-heavenbound.
Don't look down, stand around
keep on reachin' for higher ground.
Kinda profound, a trump will sound,
and all God's children are heavenbound!
Don't you know, don't, don't you know
I'm heavenbound, that I'm heavenbound?
Can't ya see, can't, can't ya see
that I'm heavenbound, I'm heavenbound?
HEAVENBOUND!!!

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DC Talk is a classic 1980s-1990s Christian band. Love that record scratching. We need more of this music in the 2020s.

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I could listen to my heart
I could listen to the world
I could listen to my problems
But what I think I need to hear
Nice and loud and crystal clear
Is about the who’s gonna solve them

Oh
I need something that can fill my soul
Oh
On a record or the radio

Ain’t nothing like a gospel song
Makes me want to sing it all day long
Something ‘bout that amazing grace sound of praise
Makes my troubles not seem so strong
Let me hear a heart set free
Holy Bible to a melody
Turn it up and then play it again, play it again, play it
On and on and on
Ain’t nothing like a gospel song

Let me stop and testify
I was dead and brought to life
By the power of my Savior
But if I’m being real with you
Sometimes I forget it’s true
I could use a reminder

Oh
I need something that can fill my soul
Oh
On a record or the radio

I will sing, I will sing the name of Jesus
I will sing, I will sing of all he’s done
I will sing, I will sing the name of Jesus
I will sing, I will sing ‘til kingdom come

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This one is catchy, even though it is a little modern for my tastes. Also, that vintage transistor radio at 20 seconds into the video is pretty cool.



Appears to be a 1970s model, but no idea on the brand

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Heard the Preacher talking
about three wood crosses
Up on a hill everyone to see
Two sinners on the outside couldn't save themselves if they tried
All I could think is man that sounds like me

Ive been the one on the left full of guilt and regret
long gone on the wrong side of living
I've been the one on the right always looking for a fight thinking I could never be forgiven
i'm standing here today
overwhelmed by grace cause I know who paid my cost
Thank God
for the man on the middle cross

He didn't have to do it
But for me He went thru it
A love like that I'lI never understand
Lord knows I don't deserve it
And I know I couldn't earn it
Mercy rained down on this desperate man

The cross is where he went
But that ain’t where he stayed
He brought me back to life when He rose up out of that grave
Someday I’ll stand before him
And I’ll See Jesus face to face
I’ll worship and adore him
For a life forever changed

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I walk a bit different now
Now that my heart’s been found
Nothing really feels the same
I hold my head a bit higher
I lift my voice a bit louder
Yeah, something inside has changed

I am a mountain mover
Water walker
More than just an overcomer
Cause I've been set free
I am a gospel preacher
Heart on fire
Freedom singing
Testifier
Cause I’ve been redeemed
I am a believer
I am a believer

I know this is not my home
I know I don’t walk alone
No matter what comes my way
I have peace through the trouble
I have joy though the struggle
And now my hope’s in a brighter day

I am a child of the Father
An orphan, no longer
No doubt about who I am
I’m in the hands of the Healer
The arms of the Savior
His grace makes me who I am

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The first and second ones are my favorite, though all three are really good. I like the detail of the rocks and hills as well as the building in the first one.

I have no criticism, only praise for the 12-step program of AA. I am certain that God inspired the two men who began it. The first step, to realize that one's life had become unmanageable, and the only - only - step next had to be to hand it over to God - the Higher Power - even if they have no idea who or what that Power is. That step is what Jesus preached - Repent and believe the Good News. That Good News is that there is a God who seeks to empower you to a life of freedom from an existence of bondage to sin that is working death in your soul. Hope in that! Believe in Him! Follow Him to Life.

I have known, in my family, someone whose life was saved by AA. I attended meetings with this person on his/her anniversaries, and I was blessed and impressed with the power of the honesty of the members there. Our churches should be so filled with such honesty! The admission one to another "My name is ___ and I'm an alcoholic" struch me deeply. The penitential rite of the Mass:

I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters
that I have sinned through my own fault – we strike our breast –
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done,
and in what I have failed to do;
and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin,
all the angels and saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

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This is such a truth - but we rush through it too quickly (as we do all the prayers of the Mass). Do we mean what we are saying? Does anyone feel the truth of it in their hearts, when they say it? Have they ever hit bottom, as the drunk so often has as a prerequisite for finally submitting himself to the program that can save him? So many of us Catholics maybe say the words "I have sinned" in the rite, but believe inside "but I'm a good person and so I'm OK with God...." No, the drunk is made for sobriety, and the sinner is made for holiness. And God wants to help us get to Him, writing sometimes straight lines with zigzagged paths.

A 12-step programs for any addiction is a great first step, on the path to salvation in Jesus Christ.

I understand that the end result is death for the bull. [Or the bull fighter if he is so bad]

I do not understand wanting this. But adrenaline junkies live among us. Death defying and watching it.
Personally, I cannot watch it. I have no clue how it relates specifically if it were sinful. The bull does have a chance.

So question: do they eat the bull in the end?

Chrystal-J said:

He got the ole 'if you don't agree to this, I'll commit suicide' treatment.

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'Groom' them to lash out and be angry and rage to get their way.
Emotional blackmail.

It is possible Elon spends a lot of time with work, his son wanted attention.

The world needs their physician, Jesus.

Bradskii said:

The longer you put it off, the better I like it.

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As long as you are happy at your breakfast table - I'm happy for you.