May 14, 2020
Music in the time of covid 19
In Christ Alone (Virtual Choir #3 / A Cappella)
True Colors - Camden Voices (self-isolation/virtual choir cover)
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND performed by the worldwide cast of BEAUTIFUL (in qua...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow virtual choir
April 19, 2020
The goodness of God
The goodness of God - playlist
psalm 27 New International Version (NIV)
Psalm 27
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked advance against me
to devour[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
who will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident.
4 One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7 Hear my voice when I call, Lord;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way, Lord;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
13 I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
April 10, 2020
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March 30, 2020
Did Yeshua come only for the Hebrews and not the Gentiles?
Did Yeshua come only for the Hebrews and not the Gentiles?
Yeshua is the Messiah that the Hebrew had been anticipating for centuries (see Luke 2:25; 3:15). As such, He was born into a Hebrew family and was reared according to Hebrew law in a Hebrew town (see Luke 2:27; Galatians 4:4). Yeshua selected disciples, spoke in Hebrew synagogues and the Hebrew temple, and traveled mostly in Hebrew areas. His mission, in fulfillment of the Hebrew prophets, was to the Hebrew people. However, none of this means that Yeshua's ministry was limited exclusively to the Hebrews.
The Biblical Israelites had no concept of religious conversion because the notion of a religion as separate from a nationality was incoherent. The words “Jews” and “Judaism” did not exist. Abraham was called an ivri, a Hebrew, and his descendants were known either as Hebrews, Israelites (the children of Israel). These words are nationalistic terms that also imply the worship of the God of Abraham.
The Israelites were a confederation of Iron Age Semitic-Hebrew speaking tribes of the ancient Near East Africa, who inhabited a part of Canaan during the tribal and monarchic periods. According to the religious narrative of the Hebrew Bible, the Israelites' origin is traced back to the Biblical patriarchs and matriarchs Abraham and his wife Sarah, through their son Isaac and his wife Rebecca, and their son Jacob who was later called Israel, whence they derive their name, with his wives Leah and Rachel and the handmaids Zilpa and Bilhah.
In Jeremiah 50:6, God calls Israel His people and “lost sheep.” The Messiah, spoken of throughout the Old Testament, was seen as the one who would gather these “lost sheep” (Ezekiel 34:23-24; Micah 5:4-5). When Jesus presented Himself as a shepherd to Israel, He was claiming to be the fulfillment of Messianic prophecy (Mark 6:34, 14:27; John 10:11-16; see also Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 5:4; and Revelation 7:17).
Yeshua is the Messiah that the Hebrews had been anticipating for centuries (see Luke 2:25; 3:15). As such, He was born into a Hebrew family and was reared according to Hebrew law in a Hebrew town (see Luke 2:27; Galatians 4:4). Jesus selected Hebrew disciples, spoke in Hebrew synagogues and the Hebrew temple, and traveled mostly in Hebrew areas. His mission, in fulfillment of the Hebrew prophets, was to the Hebrew people.
Jesus’ words to the Canaanite woman also show an awareness of Israel’s place in God’s plan of salvation. God revealed through Moses that the children of Israel were “a holy people to the LORD . . . chosen . . . a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth” (Deuteronomy 7:6). It was through the Jews that God issued His Law, preserved His Word, and sent His Son. This is why, elsewhere, Jesus tells a Samaritan that “salvation is of the Jews” (John 4:22). In Matthew 15, when the Jewish Messiah says that He was sent to “the house of Israel,” He is simply connecting His presence with God’s purpose in Old Testament history. Christ was “born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law” (Galatians 4:4-5).
Matthew 15:22-28 King James Version (KJV)
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Every ministry must have priorities, and Christ’s ministry was no exception. When Jesus sent His disciples to preach the good news of the kingdom, He expressly told them, “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matthew 10:5-6). Jesus did not forbid their preaching to all Gentiles; He did, however, narrow their focus to the areas which should be most receptive—those who knew the Law and were expecting the Messiah. Paul, in his missionary journeys, followed the same priority of preaching to the Jews first (Romans 1:16).
John 12:47 " And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world."
Maybe Yeshua came to save all of us.. but he came to SHOW us how to live if he just came for our salvation there would of been no need for his ministry.
Yeshua was not a Christian,he came to live his life like all of us ,and he chose to start his organization to teach and change the Hebrews. As a leader of the organization he took all the blame for the accusations and was punished.We are all the creation of God, and God did not need to use a third party to communicate with us .He has the power to communicate with everyone of us . But some people think they are better or favorites of God . NO, NO
It is interesting to note the parallel between the global vision of the risen Yeshua as manifested in the actions of the early church and the nationalistic vision of Yeshua’ earthly ministry as manifested in the disciples’ avoidance of Gentile towns in favor of “the lost sheep of Israel”
Regardless of how one interprets the evangelists’ different accounts of the same event, it is clear that Yeshua’ focus was on reforming Israel, not bringing his kingdom message to the rest of the world. His focus on Israel can be seen in his prophecies and pronouncements of judgment on the nation. Through symbolic, prophetic actions like cursing the fig tree (Mark 11:12-14, 20-25; Matt 21:18-22) and cleansing the temple (Mark 11:15-19; Matt 21:12-17; Luke 19:45-48, John 2:13-16), as well as strong prophetic denunciations (Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21, 13:6-9), Yeshua made his particular focus on Israel clear.
If Yeshua saw himself as Israel’s Messiah, the one who will constitute a new Israel, and if he purposefully acted in ways that fulfill the role of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah and the vocation of Israel as the light of the world, then it is no surprise that he would focus his ministry squarely on his Hebrew contemporaries.
https://www.gotquestions.org/lost-sheep-Israel.htmlhttps://hebrew4christians.com/Names_of_G-d/Yeshua/yeshua.html
https://therealyesua.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-yeshua-became-jesus.html
https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-Jews-only.html
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/why-did-jesus-say-he-came-only-for-israel/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_(title)
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AwrC1CozXIFevEAAhkJPmolQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByNXM5bzY5BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--?qid=20110124160323AA6kHdd
December 1, 2019
My God
My Father,
my Creator, my Lord, my Teacher the first to give me Love.
I praise you, I honor you, I thank you, I give
you my love.
Keep me
on the path you have drawn for my life, let me be the instrument you intended
for my life to be in your great plan. Thank you, my God!!
Help me
to be a large open pipe as you use me as a condo with for the flow of your love
into the world. Use me I pray to bless others and share your Love.
Help us
God to show your mercy and Love, your goodness and wisdom. Be our rock on which
we build our life. Help us to know that you gave us salvation thru your Son
over 2000 years ago, thank you our God and Father.
We Need You Lord
November 17, 2019
Show me your ways Lord
Psalm 25 New International Version
1 In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. 2 I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. 3 No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause. 4 Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. 5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. 6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. 7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.
8 Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. 9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. 10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant. 11 For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great. 12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord? He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.13 They will spend their days in prosperity, and their descendants will inherit the land. 14 The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare. 16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. 17 Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish. 18 Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins. 19 See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me! 20 Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. 21 May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you. 22 Deliver Israel, O God, from all their troubles!
Praise God the Creator
November 3, 2019
Saying Goodbye By T. D. Jakes
Saying Goodbye
By T. D. JakesThere are people who can walk away from you.
And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away
from you: let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into
staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see
you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.
When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your
destiny is never tied to anybody that left.
The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be
made manifest that they were not for us
For had they been of us, no doubt
they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]
People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if
they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.
Let them go.
And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means
that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's
part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead.
You've got to know when it's dead.
You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you
something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I
believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and
I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it
takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.
Let them go!!
If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to
you and was never intended for your life, then you need to......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ......
LET IT GO!!!
If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see
your worth.....
LET IT GO!!!
If someone has angered you.
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and
revenge......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are involved in a wrong relationship or
addiction......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your
needs or talents
LET IT GO!!!
If you have a bad attitude.......
LET IT GO!!!
If you keep judging others to make yourself feel
better......
LET IT GO!!!
If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to
a new level in Him........
LET IT GO!!!
If you are struggling with the healing of a broken
relationship........
LET IT GO!!!
If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to
help themselves......
LET IT GO!!!
If you're feeling depressed and stressed ..........
LET IT GO!!!
If there is a particular situation that you are so used to
handling yourself and God is saying 'take your hands off of it,' then you
need to......
LET IT GO!!!
'The Battle is the Lord's!'
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The Lords Prayer
Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name, ThyKingdom Come, Thy Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this
day, our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from
evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory,
forever.
Amen.
October 27, 2019
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February 3, 2019
Dear God help me
Dear God help me
My Lord,.. my Creator, the source for all Love in this world.I praise you and worship you, I come before you to raise up your Glory... I thank you for my soul that you created and put in me...
I thank you, my God, for your special gift of” faith”, something
You have put inside of me, it contains the power of your Love.
It is this “faith” that connects me to you my God.
It is this “faith” that lets me know I am with you and you are with me.
You are with me every moment of my life. When I go to bed and when I awake
You see everything I see, you hear everything I hear.
You know every evil and sinful thought that comes into my head.
You know every good and loving thought that comes into my head.
Dear God help me to be less of me and be more of you in all the things
I do in life. Help me please my God to better serve you and become a better example of your Love and power, goodness and mercy.
Life is about the great Love, ..God's Love of His creations, our Love of God, our Love of self, our love of each other. Love is why we are here,..what we are to do, every day... and in every way.
Amen, Amen, Amen
Thank you God for your Love playlist
The Love Of God
January 26, 2019
Dr.Myles Munroe
Dr.Myles Munroe
A Strong charismatic enigma you were and still are,A brilliant astounding star!
A perfect reflection of the best humane gown,
One we all need to wear to ascend to such a crown,
Myles Munroe was known for impacting the lives of those he came into contact with. He was a father, pastor, preacher, author and motivational speaker who traveled around the world pulling crowds of around 500,000 people annually including governments leaders, businessmen and women, students and church congregations in the past forty years. Munroe also served as a business consultant to Fortune 500 companies and corporations.
Myles Egbert Munroe was born on April 20, 1954 into an impoverished family of 11 in the suburb of Bain Town in Nassau, Bahamas. Raised in the Nassau suburb of Bain Town, he was a life-long resident of the Commonwealth.
Munroe said he discovered who he was at the age of thirteen after being insulted by his teacher who called him several names such as ‘black monkey’. he said, one of those nights, he was disturbed and couldn’t sleep until his mother showed him a bible passage (Ephesians 3:20), which he believed opened up a new page of his life.
The Bahamian evangelist and ordained minister avid professor of the Kingdom of God, author, speaker and leadership consultant who founded and led the Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI) and Myles Munroe International (MMI). He was chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the International Third World Leaders Association and president of the International Leadership Training Institute as well as the author of numerous books.
His wife, Ruth Munroe, served as co-pastor with him at BFMI. Together, the couple had two children, Myles, Jr. (known as Chairo), and a daughter, Charisa
Dr. Munroe graduated from Oral Roberts University and then attended University of Tulsa to earn his Master’s in Administration.Following his graduation from the University of Tulsa, Munroe founded Bahamas Faith Ministries International in the early 1980s.He also founded the Myles Munroe International (MMI) – an outreach center which includes leadership training institutes, a missions agency, a publishing company, a television network, radio and Web communications, and a church community. He is a motivational speaker addressing all governments, companies and corporations in issues that affect every aspect of the human spirit and development. He was also the author or coauthor of more than 100 books printed in multi medians.
He was well known for his belief in the Kingdom of God and the whole Bible. He is quoted as saying, "My vision, is wrapped up in one statement: I exist to transform followers into leaders. My philosophy is, trapped in every follower because they are a leader. My belief is, if that person is placed in the right environment, the leader will manifest himself or herself." He was senior pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries International Fellowship along with his wife Ruth Ann who was a co-senior pastor.
In what is being described as a message he delivered shortly before he and eight others were killed in a fiery jet crash, prominent evangelical preacher and motivational speaker Myles Munroe spoke ominously of dying by accident and being "unnecessary" to his ministry. In a video clip posted on YouTube described as "Myles Munroe's Message Shortly Before His Death," Munroe told leaders: "The greatest act of leadership is what happens in your absence. If everything you've done died with you, you are a failure. True leadership is measured by what happens after you die."
Was Dr. Myles Munroe PROPHESYING his death?
Myles Munroe's Message shortly before his Death! Chilling
Seems like a prescient farewell, Munroe, who was speaking from a television studio at the time of the video's recording, challenged his audience to think about what would happen to their legacy if they suddenly died in an accident after leaving the studio.
If you die today as a leader, leaving the studio in an accident, what happens to your organization? What happens to your church? What happens to your business? If it dies when you die, you are a failure," said Munroe.
Munroe, 60, who led the Bahama Faith Ministries up until his untimely death. He released a book in 2014, titled, The Power of Character in Leadership, which addresses the crisis of leadership today. He was on his way to join an influential group of religious leaders, executives, politicians and business leaders at the Global Leadership Forum in Freeport, Grand Bahama, when he died.
He urged Christian leaders to spend more time investing in people than in buildings.
"True leaders don't invest in buildings. Jesus never built a building. They invest in people. Why? Because success without a successor is failure. So your legacy should not be in buildings, programs, or projects, your legacy must be in people," said Munroe."Who are you mentoring to take your place? True leaders make themselves unnecessary. ... A true leader works themselves out of a job. So great leaders measure their greatness by their absence. Study Jesus. The greatest leader of all. Listen to His words. It is better for you that I go away. If I do not go away, He says, you won't be great. My absence is your greatness. He proved his greatness by leaving. He left and his organization grew in his absence," continue Munroe's speech.
Munroe was especially influential in Africa, arguing that African nations are underdeveloped due to the poor quality of their leaders. “Leadership determines everything in life,” he said. “Nothing happens without leadership. Whether you are talking about an organization, church or nation, everything depends on leadership for success. Leaders determine the quality and attitude of their followers. If your country is not effective, it is the fault of its leaders not its people.”
A regular traveler to Latin America as well as Africa, Munroe was also chief executive and chairman of the International Third World Leaders Association. “The greatest tragedy in life is not death,” he wrote, “but a life without a purpose.” He believed that “Death can never kill an idea. Ideas are more powerful than death. Ideas outlive men and can never be destroyed.”
Myles Munroe - The Kingdom Of God (2014) **Final Sermon Series**
Myles Munroe - Reflecting Character In The Kingdom (2014) **Final Sermon Series**
Sources:
https://believersportal.com/biography-dr-myles-munroe/
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https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/myles_munroe_said_to_be_among.html
http://christendomnewspaper.blogspot.com/2014/12/myles-munroes-last-message-before-his.html
https://vincewambua.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/a-tribute-to-dr-myles-munroe/
https://thenassauguardian.com/2014/11/10/tragedy-strikes/
https://m.facebook.com/DR-Myles-Munroe-1685566131683084/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138543465/myles-munroe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Munroe
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