and I'm more than pleased
to be sharing it with you today...
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| Jn 10.22-30 |
may our lives proclaim God's goodness,
our work give God honour, and our voices praise God
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Sunday, 17 April 2016
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER: ALPHA's NEW GOOD NEWS 17.4.16
and I'm more than pleased
to be sharing it with you today...
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| Jn 10.22-30 |
may our lives proclaim God's goodness,
our work give God honour, and our voices praise God
Sunday, 28 June 2015
SONGS on SUNDAYS: FATHER'S LOVE 28.6.15
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I recognize my valuing of God, in the role of Father,
has increased to fill my need
is a father to orphans..."
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You may not know me, but I know everything about you.(Psalm 139:1) I know when you sit down and when you rise up.(Psalm 139:2) I am familiar with all your ways.(Psalm 139:3) Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.(Matthew 10:29-31) For you were made in my image (Genesis 1:27) In me you live and move and have your being. (Acts 17:28) For you are my offspring.[Acts 17.28] I knew you even before you were concived.(Jeremiah 1:4-5) I chose you when I planned creation.(Ephesians 1:11-12) You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book.(Psalm 139:15-16) I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live.(Acts 17:26) You are fearfully and wonderfully made.(Psalm 139:14) I knit you together in your mother's womb.(Psalm 139:13) And brought you forth on the day you were born.(Psalm 71:6) I have been misrepresented by those who do not know me (John 8.41-44) I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love.(1 John 4:16) And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.(1 John 3:1) Simply because you are my child and I am your Father.(1 John 3:1) I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.(Matthew 7:11) For I am the perfect father.(Matthew 5:48) Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.(James 1:17) For I am your provider and I meet all your needs (Matthew 6.31-33) My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.(Jeremiah 29:11) Because I love you with an everlasting love.(Jeremiah 31:3) My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore.(Psalms 139:17-18) And I rejoice over you with singing.(Zephaniah 3:17) I will never stop doing good to you.(Jeremiah 32:40) For you are my treasured possession (Exodus 19:5) I desire to you establish you with all my heart and all my soul.(Jeremiah 33:3) And I want to show you great and marvelous things.(Jeremiah 33:3) If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me.(Deuteronomy 4:29) Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart.(Psalm 37:4) For it is I who gave you those desires.(Philippians 2:13) I am able to do more for you than you possibly imagine.(Ephesians 3:20) For I am your greatest encourager (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17) I am also the father who comforts you in all your troubles. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4) When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you (Psalm 34:18) As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart.(Isaiah 40:11) One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes.(Revelation 21:3-4) And I will take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth.(Revelation 21:3-4) I am your father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. (John 17:23) For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.(John 17:26) He is the exact representation of my being. (Hebrews 1:3) He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you.(Romans 8:31) And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.(2 Corinthians 5. 18-19) Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. (2 Corinthians 5.18-19) His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you.(1 John 4:10) I gave up everthing I loved that I might gain your love.(Romans 8:31-32) If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me.(1 John 2:23) And nothing will ever separate you from my love again.(Romans 8.38-39) Come home and I will throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen.(Luke 15:7) I have always been father, and will always be father.(Ephesians 3.14-15) My question is will you be my child? (John 1.12-13)
I am waiting for you.(Luke 15.11-32)
Your Dad ,
Friday, 27 February 2015
LENT WEEK 1 DAY 4 : YOU ARE THE BELOVED OF GOD 26.2.15
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
LENT WEEK 1 Day 2: BEING and BECOMING THE BELOVED by Henri Nouwen 24.2.15
Brief and beautiful meditation that challenges as it inspires a new way of
being in our world.
Monday, 23 February 2015
LENT WEEK 1 : BECOMING THE BELOVED 3 - by HENRI NOUWEN 23.2.15
Sunday, 22 February 2015
LENT SUNDAY 1 : BECOMING THE BELOVED 2 - by HENRI NOUWEN 22.2.15
First Sunday of Lent
we continue meditations with 2nd of Henri Nouwen's
BECOMING THE BELOVED
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Embrace our brokenness in the Light of being Blessed.
Sharing that blessing in blessing others doesn't diminish our blessing.
Be generous!
“solitude begins with a time and a place for God, and God alone.
If we really believe not only that God exists but also that God is actively present
in our lives-- healing, teaching and guiding-- we need to set aside a time and space
to give God our undivided attention." [Matt 6:6]
If we really believe not only that God exists but also that God is actively present
in our lives-- healing, teaching and guiding-- we need to set aside a time and space
to give God our undivided attention." [Matt 6:6]
Part 1 of Becoming the Beloved
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Find Henri Nouwen online
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LIFE OF THE BELOVED in print
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and in Audio CD
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"How does one live a spiritual life in a secular world?" Henri Nouwen responds from the depths of his heart to this dilemna posed by his friend Fred Bratman. Newly available on CD for the first time, this audiobook is recorded by Nouwen himself. His own interpretive reading of the text lends a sense of immediacy to the production. 2 CDs/2.5 hours (approx.)
Servant Books published Feb 13.2007
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Saturday, 21 February 2015
LENT 4: BECOMING THE BELOVED 1 - by HENRI NOUWEN 21.2.15
Wednesday, 24 December 2014
ON THIS CHRISTMAS EVE ! 24.12.14
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Silent Night by Kari Jobe
as heavenly angels spoke to earthly shepherds
and eternity entered time in the child of Bethlehem,
through the telling of the Christmas story,
let our lives be caught up in the eternal
in that same Child,
that we might join shepherds, neighbours, family, and all the heavenly host
in praising the coming of Yeshua, Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen.
Light of Life, You came in
flesh,
born into human
pain and joy,
giving us power
to be Your children.
Grant us faith, O
Christ, to see Your presence among us,
so that all of
creation may sing new songs of gladness
and walk in Your way
of Peace. Amen.
God of all ages,
in the birth of Your Son,
Your boundless love for Your people
shattered the power of darkness.
Be born in us with that same Love and Light,
that our song may blend with all the choirs of heaven and earth
to the glory of Your holy name. Amen
in the birth of Your Son,
Your boundless love for Your people
shattered the power of darkness.
Be born in us with that same Love and Light,
that our song may blend with all the choirs of heaven and earth
to the glory of Your holy name. Amen
Sunday, 21 December 2014
ADVENT: 4th SUNDAY December 21, 2014
After the king had been living in his palace awhile and Adonai had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to Natan the prophet, “Here, I’m living in a cedar-wood palace; but the ark of God is kept in a tent!”3 Natan said to the king, “Go, do everything that is in your heart, for Adonai is with you.”
4 But that same night the word of Adonai came to Natan: 5 “Go and tell my servant David that this is what Adonai says: ‘You are going to build me a house to live in? 6 Since the day I brought the people of Isra’el out of Egypt until today, I never lived in a house; rather, I traveled in a tent and a tabernacle.7 Everywhere I traveled with all the people of Isra’el, did I ever speak a word to any of the tribes of Isra’el, whom I ordered to shepherd my people Isra’el, asking, “Why haven’t you built me a cedar-wood house?”’
8 “Therefore say this to my servant David that this is what Adonai-Tzva’ot says: ‘I took you from the sheep-yards, from following the sheep, to make you chief over my people, over Isra’el. 9 I have been with you wherever you went; I have destroyed all your enemies ahead of you; and I am making your reputation great, like the reputations of the greatest people on earth. 10 I will assign a place to my people Isra’el; I will plant them there, so that they can live in their own place without being disturbed any more. The wicked will no longer oppress them, as they did at the beginning, 11 and as they did from the time I ordered judges to be over my people Isra’el; instead, I will give you rest from all your enemies. “‘Moreover, Adonai tells you that Adonai will make you a house.
2 Samuel 7:1-11 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
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Then Miryam said,
“My soul magnifies Adonai;
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and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior,
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who has taken notice of his servant-girl
in her humble position.
For — imagine it! — from now on, all generations will call me blessed!
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“The Mighty One has done great things for me!
Indeed, his name is holy; 50 and in every generation
he has mercy on those who fear him.
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“He has performed mighty deeds with his arm,
routed the secretly proud,
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brought down rulers from their thrones,
raised up the humble,
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filled the hungry with good things,
but sent the rich away empty.
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“He has taken the part of his servant Isra’el,
mindful of the mercy
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which he promised to our fathers,
to Avraham and his seed forever.”
Now to God, who can strengthen you, according to my Good News,
in harmony with the revelation of the secret truth
which is the proclamation of Yeshua the Messiah,
kept hidden in silence for ages and ages,
26
but manifested now through prophetic writings,
in keeping with the command of God the Eternal,
and communicated to all the Gentiles
to promote in them trust-grounded obedience —
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to the only wise God, through Yeshua the Messiah,
be the glory forever and ever!
Amen.
Romans 16:25-27
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
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In the sixth month, the angel Gavri’el was sent by God to a city in the Galil called Natzeret, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man named Yosef, of the house of David; the virgin’s name was Miryam. 28 Approaching her, the angel said, “Shalom, favored lady!Adonai is with you!” 29 She was deeply troubled by his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Miryam, for you have found favor with God. 31 Look! You will become pregnant, you will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yeshua. 32 He will be great, he will be called Son of Ha‘Elyon.Adonai, God, will give him the throne of his forefather David; 33 and he will rule the House of Ya‘akov forever — there will be no end to his Kingdom.” 34 “How can this be,” asked Miryam of the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered her,
“The Ruach HaKodesh will come over you,
the power of Ha‘Elyon will cover you.
Therefore the holy child born to you
will be called the Son of God.
36 “You have a relative, Elisheva, who is an old woman; and everyone says she is barren. But she has conceived a son and is six months pregnant! 37 For with God, nothing is impossible.” 38 Miryam said, “I am the servant of Adonai;
may it happen to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
may it happen to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
Luke 1:26-38Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
Love
came down at Christmas,
Love all lovely, love divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Star and angels gave the sign.
Worship we the Godhead,
Love incarnate, love divine;
Worship we our Jesus:
But wherewith for sacred sign?
Love shall be our token,
Love be yours and love be mine,
Love to God and all men,
Love for plea and gift and sign.
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Love all lovely, love divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Star and angels gave the sign.
Worship we the Godhead,
Love incarnate, love divine;
Worship we our Jesus:
But wherewith for sacred sign?
Love shall be our token,
Love be yours and love be mine,
Love to God and all men,
Love for plea and gift and sign.
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