Category Archives: God’s Not dead!

Nov1

“Christianity” by Reinhard Bonnke

Posted on November 1, 2014 by sagescenery

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By Reinhard Bonnke

“Christianity…

Has an unconditional…

‘WELCOME’

Above its doors…

For the storm tossed…

The broken in spirit…

And the inadequate….

It is the arm of God’s love…

Thrown around those…

Who have given up on themselves…

Or been given up by the world…

And don’t have what it takes….

If you would believe…

You would see the glory of God…

John 11:40

Christ causes us to make it…

We, who otherwise would never make it on our own…

In the Gospels…

We see Him coming open-faced and with open‑arms…

To Him…

There were no nobodies…

Nor riffraff…

No social rejects…

He came for lost sheep…

Plus, to women…

Who were treated as sub-species in some eastern countries…

Even as they are now…

Christ gave honor…

Jesus said,

‘I always do those things that please Him [the Father].’

John 8:29

What had He seen the Father do?

He had seen Him stoop over the wretched tribes in Egypt…

Those Israelite‑nobodies…

Expendables…

God picked them up…

And made them great!

Jesus did the same…

He chose fishermen…

Not princes…

To be His ambassadors…

The Gospels again and again…

Show Him meeting the unwanted…

And giving them a place…

His outreach to the discarded…

Is a moving part of the Gospel story!

Jesus is with the ‘lost’ and the ‘last’…

The lost He finds…

And to the last He says…

‘The last will be first.’

Matthew 20:16″

Amen!

Sep10

Every Praise Is To Our God!!! Oh, Yeah!

Posted on September 10, 2014 by sagescenery

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What else needs to be said???

Our God deserves it…

So…

Get to Praisin’

Amen!!!!!

1 Chronicles 16:8

“Give praise to the LORD,

proclaim His name;

make known among the nations

what He has done.”

Revelation 7:12

“Amen!

Praise and glory

and

wisdom and thanks

and

honor and power

and

strength

be to our God

for ever and ever.

Amen!”

May3

I Will Follow Him!!

Posted on May 3, 2014 by sagescenery

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Just make sure you know which “HIM” you’re following!!

1Peter 2:21

“To this you were called,

because Christ suffered for you,

leaving you an example,

that you should follow in HIS steps.”

Andre Rieu

conducts while playing the violin,

providing the beat with his bow and instrument

and by motions of the body,

virtually dancing the rhythm.

He actively attempts to involve the audience in the music.

Accordingly, audiences have responded with great enthusiasm!

May2

When The Golf Course Is Closed To People…The Critters Come Out To Play!!

Posted on May 2, 2014 by sagescenery

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Because God is watching over them!!

Psalm 91

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High    
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, 
“He is my refuge and my fortress,    
my God, in whom I trust.”

Surely He will save you    
from the fowler’s snare    
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with His feathers,    
and under His wings you will find refuge;    
His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night,    
nor the arrow that flies by day,
 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,    
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,   
ten thousand at your right hand,  
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes    
and see the punishment of the wicked.

If you say, 
“The Lord is my refuge,”   
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
no harm will overtake you,    
no disaster will come near your tent.
For He will command His angels concerning you    
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands, 
   
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the cobra;    
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

“Because he loves me,” 
says the Lord, 
“I will rescue him;   
I will protect him, 
for he acknowledges My Name.
He will call on Me, and I will answer him;    
I will be with him in trouble,    
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him    
and show him My Salvation.”
Amen!
See how well He watches over us, too!!

May2

My Soul Pants For You, My God!!

Posted on May 2, 2014 by sagescenery

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Psalm 42
As the deer pants for streams of water,    
so my soul pants for You, my God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the Living God.    
When can I go and meet with God?
My tears have been my food day and night,
while people say to me all day long,    
“Where is your God?”
These things I remember    
as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God    
under the protection of the Mighty One
with shouts of joy and praise    
among the festive throng.

Why, my soul, are you downcast? 
   
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,    
for I will yet praise Him,    
my Savior and my God.

My soul is downcast within me;    
therefore I will remember You
from the land of the Jordan,    
the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
 Deep calls to deep    
in the roar of Your waterfalls;
all Your waves and breakers    
have swept over me.
By day the Lord directs His love,    
at night His song is with me—    
a prayer to the God of my life.

I say to God my Rock,    
“Why have You forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,    
oppressed by the enemy?”
My bones suffer mortal agony    
as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,    
“Where is your God?”

Why, my soul, are you downcast?    
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,   
for I will yet praise Him,    
my Savior and my God.
Amen!
(P.S.  You’d think these photos might have been taken in NJ, but actually they were taken while we were visiting friends in the Keys.  Our friend, Billy Butler, grabbed my camera while we all quietly watched from the car, and took these beautiful photographs!!!) 

Apr23

God’s Not Dead!!

Posted on April 23, 2014 by sagescenery

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He’s Surely Alive!

He’s Living On The Inside!

I Know It!

I Believe It!

Can’t wait to see this movie!

Amen!!

Apr20

Easter Version of “Hallelujah”

Posted on April 20, 2014 by sagescenery

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Kelley Mooney’s approved spiritual lyrical adaptation of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”

Be Blessed on this Resurrection Day!!

A crown of thorns placed on His head
He knew that He would soon be dead
He said did You forget Me Father, did You?
They nailed Him to a wooden cross
Soon all the world would feel the loss
Of Christ the King before His Hallelujah

Hallelujah

He hung His head and prepared to die
Then lifted His face up to the sky
Said I am coming home now Father to You
A reed which held His final sip
Was gently lifted to His lips
He drank His last and gave His soul to glory

Hallelujah

The soldier who had used his sword
To pierce the body of our Lord
Said truly this is Jesus Christ our Savior
He looked with fear upon his sword
Then turned to face his Christ and Lord
Fell to his knees crying Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Took from His head the thorny crown
And wrapped Him in a linen gown
And laid Him down to rest inside the tomb
The holes in His hands, His feet and side
Now in our hearts we know He died
To save us from ourselves, Oh, Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Three days went by, again they came
To move the stone, to bless the slain
With oil and spice anointing, Hallelujah
But as they went to move the stone
They saw that they were not alone
But Jesus Christ has risen, Hallelujah

Hallelujah!

Amen!

Apr19

I Know My Redeemer Lives…I Spoke With Him This Morning!!

Posted on April 19, 2014 by sagescenery

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Psalm 19:14

“May these words of my mouth

and this meditation of my heart

be pleasing in Your sight,

Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”

Jesus,

You are my Redeemer

You have paid the price

You have delivered us from bondage

You have set things right!

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?

And who told the ocean you can only come this far?

And who showed the moon where to hide till evening?

Whose words alone can catch a falling star?

Well, I know my Redeemer lives

I know my Redeemer lives

All of creation testifies

This life within me cries

I know my Redeemer lives

The very same God

That spins things in orbit

Runs to the weary, the worn and the weak

And the same gentle hands that hold me when I’m broken

They conquered death to bring me victory

Now I know, my Redeemer lives

He lives

To take away my shame

And He lives

Forever I’ll proclaim

That the payment for my sins

Was the precious life He gave

And now He’s alive and

There’s an empty grave!

I know, that I know, that I know, that I know, that I know

He lives

My Redeemer lives

Because He lives I can face tomorrow

He lives

I know, I know

He lives

I spoke with Him this morning!

He lives

The tomb is empty

He Lives!

I’m going to tell everybody!!

Job 38

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said…

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?

…Who shut up the sea behind doors…when I said,
 ‘This far you may come and no farther”…
    …Have you ever given orders to the morning,
or shown the dawn its place,

…Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea   
or walked in the recesses of the deep?
…Have the gates of death been shown to you?
Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?
Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?    
Tell me, if you know all this.

…Can you raise your voice to the clouds

    and cover yourself with a flood of water?
Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?    
Do they report to you, 
‘Here we are’?

…Who provides food for the raven    
when its young cry out to God    
and wander about for lack of food?”
Job 19:25
“I know that my Redeemer lives,    
and that in the end He will stand on the earth.”
Amen!
Tell everyone!!