Poem:
Who is like our God
Who is like the risen Christ
Who can ascend to Heaven above
Only Jesus Christ
Who can create existence
Who can create all things
Who was it that stood before it all
Only Christ our King
God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
God, King of everything
God manifested in all glory
You are the matchless King
Radiating outward and all around
He is Lord of all
Can we refuse praise to Him
Why fight the Holy One
Who gives us righteousness
Who makes us holy
Who cares for us all
Why take from the lover, the one who loves us all
For He has done too much already
Too much for us all
I see His sacrifice on that cross
The Love that died for all
Oh praise this matchless King
Who reigns eternally
Why fight this mighty savior
Why fight the King of kings
For He is worth all and more
Forever more and more
Forever I will praise Him
Forever and ever more
I cannot fight this King
For I surrender to His grace
I surrender for I know the Truth
I know the Son, His grace
This manifestation of grace, we all take for less
We continue to neglect His grace
Sometimes until the end
But He was flesh, and died and rose
He took our place, being scorned
We must neglect our fickleness and praise this matchless King
We must give up our heart and soul, for this eternal King
For He is the Father’s image
That image being love
For love is unending, never ceasing, always from above
We praise the One whose name is love, who always forever loves
Love always gives and gives and gives
It never takes away
It never holds a grudge a stare a passing glance of hate
For love is what the Father is, His personality
The Bible is a love letter, from Heaven unto me
I thank you God for loving me, For dying and hanging on that tree
I thank You for Your great love to me, Your love that is un-ending
Never ending
Monday, June 30, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
The job of the worship leader
The job of worship leaders:
That being the job of those who lead us in songs or in studying of God’s Word together thus that is also worshipping God, thus it is worship as well. Singing is but one of the manifestations of our worship unto God.
Now people too often when brooding about what and what should be worship get it all wrong and almost all of the time as well. As well as when they try to comprehend what the duties of a worship leader is supposed to be. Here they are:
1. A worship leaders life is to be a reflection and an example of the true Christian walk.
2. A worship leader is to be one of whom fickleness is absent. What I mean by fickleness is that the worship leader keeps a constant atmosphere of promotion of reverence and humility, and atmosphere that encourages those around them to want to worship God. Who’s life truly makes one and many around them see how being a Christian is such a good and wonderful affair.
3. The worships leader will defend worship against those who would try to limit, squeeze, and thereby try and limit corporate worship into a man made show where there are three fast songs and two slow songs. The worship leader will defend worship against the trivial and fruitless limitations of man. Such as having worship down to an exact time. Worship should be orderly but not order to be misinterpreted.
4. Worship leaders are to reverence worship itself. Meaning that worship leaders should seek forever for worship to be authentic. Not just that they sung a bunch of songs. There is supposed to be order to worship. That means that the mood of the worship service should not be a fickle one, going from happy to sad and much more.
5. Worship leaders, it is their responsibility to create an atmosphere of celebration when the people have assembled. To praise and honor what God has done. There is to be praise anthems, songs, and the like.
6. The worship leader is to always choose songs that point back to God and not to our little stories. Songs that are not about us and are COMPLETELY about God.
7. The worship leader is not to force, manipulate, or tell people what to do or to do this. There is to be freedom in the house of God.
What I have just stated above is a basic outline of what a worship leader is to exercise regularly. Not all of these statements above are always exercised but their hearts are still genuine. But the basic themes are still supposed to be manifest within the worship leaders life: Humility, reverence, thankfulness.
That being the job of those who lead us in songs or in studying of God’s Word together thus that is also worshipping God, thus it is worship as well. Singing is but one of the manifestations of our worship unto God.
Now people too often when brooding about what and what should be worship get it all wrong and almost all of the time as well. As well as when they try to comprehend what the duties of a worship leader is supposed to be. Here they are:
1. A worship leaders life is to be a reflection and an example of the true Christian walk.
2. A worship leader is to be one of whom fickleness is absent. What I mean by fickleness is that the worship leader keeps a constant atmosphere of promotion of reverence and humility, and atmosphere that encourages those around them to want to worship God. Who’s life truly makes one and many around them see how being a Christian is such a good and wonderful affair.
3. The worships leader will defend worship against those who would try to limit, squeeze, and thereby try and limit corporate worship into a man made show where there are three fast songs and two slow songs. The worship leader will defend worship against the trivial and fruitless limitations of man. Such as having worship down to an exact time. Worship should be orderly but not order to be misinterpreted.
4. Worship leaders are to reverence worship itself. Meaning that worship leaders should seek forever for worship to be authentic. Not just that they sung a bunch of songs. There is supposed to be order to worship. That means that the mood of the worship service should not be a fickle one, going from happy to sad and much more.
5. Worship leaders, it is their responsibility to create an atmosphere of celebration when the people have assembled. To praise and honor what God has done. There is to be praise anthems, songs, and the like.
6. The worship leader is to always choose songs that point back to God and not to our little stories. Songs that are not about us and are COMPLETELY about God.
7. The worship leader is not to force, manipulate, or tell people what to do or to do this. There is to be freedom in the house of God.
What I have just stated above is a basic outline of what a worship leader is to exercise regularly. Not all of these statements above are always exercised but their hearts are still genuine. But the basic themes are still supposed to be manifest within the worship leaders life: Humility, reverence, thankfulness.
Friday, June 6, 2008
The woman who rides the scarlett beast
These are just some of the things that the woman who is riding the beast in the book of Revelations symbolizes to me. To another MySpace friend I said the word "harlot" but I really meant to say woman. Sorry. (Also I type rather fast and if there are any spelling corrections, please let me know.)
The woman symbolizes America. It says that all those who commit adultery with her will be also be thrown on a bed of agony with her. That means that all those who accept our corrupt gospel of prosperity will be in agony with us. Our prosperity gospel of if you are a Christian you will be rich and prosperous. America is a rich nation that started out good but turned into a rebellious harlot who does whatever and screws whoever she wants. This is made manifest in the fact that America is THE number one nation that has the most sex and that sex is Americas number one past time,(Sorry Baseball, you have been replaced by sex.) Also the fact that America is self obsessed with its own image. Just look at all the "Look beautiful once again" products being vomited out daily. It really makes me sad. America is obsessed with money. Money, money, money. America has indulged itself in every sinful desire puffed up by its emotions. Like a rebellious woman who wants to be screwed by every thing. Whatever gives her pleasure she loves.
Our greediness has infected others who have chosen to accept our corruption, our Christianity. Also notice the beast she is riding. Riding symbolizes that the beast is the property of the person riding it. Thus the beast has been trained by its master. Notice the beast that the woman is riding is covered in blasphemous names. In able for a covering of anything on the beast who is owned by the woman, the woman would have to put those names on the beast by her own hands. The woman covers the beast with blasphemous names for the woman herself is its master thus pointing out that she is the one who imbraces those blasphemousness. America has embraced being blasphemous towards God, our beast that we are riding is covered in it. Do you see now why I believe that our nation that has fallen from its glory and thinks that it is still glorious is the woman described in the book of Revelations who rides a scarlet beast covered with blasphemous names? And why those who commit adulteries with this nation will also suffer the same fate? Because they are trying to adopt the same and take on the same nature and mindset that is un-Godly. They believe that the American way is the right way. Its sort of like what China I think observed about Christians. "When we come at them and persecute them, they grow stronger and multiply… Leave them alone and let them prosper and they will destroy themselves from within." DON'T YOU SEE IT! That is why America is the woman who rides the scarlet beast of the book of Revelations.
The woman symbolizes America. It says that all those who commit adultery with her will be also be thrown on a bed of agony with her. That means that all those who accept our corrupt gospel of prosperity will be in agony with us. Our prosperity gospel of if you are a Christian you will be rich and prosperous. America is a rich nation that started out good but turned into a rebellious harlot who does whatever and screws whoever she wants. This is made manifest in the fact that America is THE number one nation that has the most sex and that sex is Americas number one past time,(Sorry Baseball, you have been replaced by sex.) Also the fact that America is self obsessed with its own image. Just look at all the "Look beautiful once again" products being vomited out daily. It really makes me sad. America is obsessed with money. Money, money, money. America has indulged itself in every sinful desire puffed up by its emotions. Like a rebellious woman who wants to be screwed by every thing. Whatever gives her pleasure she loves.
Our greediness has infected others who have chosen to accept our corruption, our Christianity. Also notice the beast she is riding. Riding symbolizes that the beast is the property of the person riding it. Thus the beast has been trained by its master. Notice the beast that the woman is riding is covered in blasphemous names. In able for a covering of anything on the beast who is owned by the woman, the woman would have to put those names on the beast by her own hands. The woman covers the beast with blasphemous names for the woman herself is its master thus pointing out that she is the one who imbraces those blasphemousness. America has embraced being blasphemous towards God, our beast that we are riding is covered in it. Do you see now why I believe that our nation that has fallen from its glory and thinks that it is still glorious is the woman described in the book of Revelations who rides a scarlet beast covered with blasphemous names? And why those who commit adulteries with this nation will also suffer the same fate? Because they are trying to adopt the same and take on the same nature and mindset that is un-Godly. They believe that the American way is the right way. Its sort of like what China I think observed about Christians. "When we come at them and persecute them, they grow stronger and multiply… Leave them alone and let them prosper and they will destroy themselves from within." DON'T YOU SEE IT! That is why America is the woman who rides the scarlet beast of the book of Revelations.
Convenient worship: THERE IS NO SUCH THING
The big reason why Jesus chased away the money changers and those who would sell things within the temple was because of the fact that these people were making worship convenient and easy. They were taking away the peoples sacrifice and the sweat, blood, and toil of what it took to bring the sacrifice to the temple. This is what America has become. A place where worship becomes convenient and no sacrifice. "Do not bring the sacrifice of fools." The sacrifice of fools is no sacrifice at all but is talking about those who think that they are bringing a sacrifice unto God and there is no blood, sweat, and toil behind it. Remember what God said unto man and put upon him after sinning in Eden. That man would have to work. This generation now is one whom is fatherless and when that happens they become wicked and perverse for they have not a father to (properly)teach them the principles of the Word of life, the Word of God. Now scripture memorization is completely different from actually having the Word written upon ones heart. If that were so then we(Christians, dead churches, ect) would not seek to have outlines of a services on Sunday, or right when the corporate worship service ends go on like nothing ever happened. The righteous ones living for God, TRULY living, not just keeping a set of rules that bear no fruit in ones life that reflects Christ to others, are the ones who just live Christ every day, who breathe Jesus day and night. Its not antics and show and about signs and wonders, it is ABOUT GOD! These people find it hard only when they try to live up to man's expectation, but when they re-shift their attention on God, they have peace, and they truly have no fear. Back to my main point, sorry I sometimes get off on about how people should just live Christ instead of trying to impress people.
Here are the facts about this generation and why it is the same as back then. People are seeking to make worship and sacrifice easy and temporary when this is impossible. True worship comes from affliction and suffering for Christ. When we have it bad we become better people. When the Spirit of Christ truly dwells in ones spirit they become able to give out of themselves when all is lost. And they give even more. God does not desire worship that is cheap, He desires the best. Anyone can worship when it is good and all is well. 90 percent of Christians do this. This entire nation has it good and yet makes up sermons and the like to make themselves feel like they don't have it good so that they can feel better about their fake sacrifice. This is a wicked and perverse mindset. The Jews would bring a lamb for miles and miles, carrying it on their shoulders. This would require a lot of sweat and energy. Walking for miles and miles to go to the temple. The money changers and the like already had animals there at the temple for sacrifice. Plus it was not the first and best amongst their possessions, their livestock. God requires the best and the first amongst your possessions. THAT is worship. That is also why Cain's offering was not pleasing unto God. I guess maybe why I see this behavior acted out so much and peoples irreverency and non humble approach fueled by them puffed up on their emotions, is because I am a reverent person and I view worship with the highest reverence. Worship is not singing, that is but one way people gather together for corporate worship. There are three forms of worship manifested from ones life.
1. Worship in private. When you pray to God, or anything that is worship that you do when you are alone with God, which is always because you have the Spirit of God inside of you at all times Christian. I still don't understand, "Oh we welcome you Holy Spirit." When in reality what we should pray is "Make us aware of your presence so that we may live Christ to others." Something on those lines.
2. Their worship with others. This can be many things, from reading the Word and studying it with others, to testifying of God's plan exacted in your life, to singing songs that praise Jesus and exalt His name.
3. Their worship in the world. What I mean by worship in the world is our witness. Our life is to be a pleasing sacrifice. The Bible calls this "reasonable" meaning that is what we can normally do. Not an issue that requires us to pray and say "Oh God help us."
Here are the facts about this generation and why it is the same as back then. People are seeking to make worship and sacrifice easy and temporary when this is impossible. True worship comes from affliction and suffering for Christ. When we have it bad we become better people. When the Spirit of Christ truly dwells in ones spirit they become able to give out of themselves when all is lost. And they give even more. God does not desire worship that is cheap, He desires the best. Anyone can worship when it is good and all is well. 90 percent of Christians do this. This entire nation has it good and yet makes up sermons and the like to make themselves feel like they don't have it good so that they can feel better about their fake sacrifice. This is a wicked and perverse mindset. The Jews would bring a lamb for miles and miles, carrying it on their shoulders. This would require a lot of sweat and energy. Walking for miles and miles to go to the temple. The money changers and the like already had animals there at the temple for sacrifice. Plus it was not the first and best amongst their possessions, their livestock. God requires the best and the first amongst your possessions. THAT is worship. That is also why Cain's offering was not pleasing unto God. I guess maybe why I see this behavior acted out so much and peoples irreverency and non humble approach fueled by them puffed up on their emotions, is because I am a reverent person and I view worship with the highest reverence. Worship is not singing, that is but one way people gather together for corporate worship. There are three forms of worship manifested from ones life.
1. Worship in private. When you pray to God, or anything that is worship that you do when you are alone with God, which is always because you have the Spirit of God inside of you at all times Christian. I still don't understand, "Oh we welcome you Holy Spirit." When in reality what we should pray is "Make us aware of your presence so that we may live Christ to others." Something on those lines.
2. Their worship with others. This can be many things, from reading the Word and studying it with others, to testifying of God's plan exacted in your life, to singing songs that praise Jesus and exalt His name.
3. Their worship in the world. What I mean by worship in the world is our witness. Our life is to be a pleasing sacrifice. The Bible calls this "reasonable" meaning that is what we can normally do. Not an issue that requires us to pray and say "Oh God help us."
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