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!”
At the Cross where your Freedom’s found!!!!
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me,
all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest.”
Problems???
Sorrows???
Hit rock bottom???
Smile!
Pray!!!
Stand up straight!
Breathe!
Problems…
Can’t keep you from living now!
Shake ‘em off!
Lay ‘em down!
At the Cross where your Freedom’s found!!!
Stand up!
March on!
Be strong!
Don’t give up!
Don’t get caught up in your feelings!
Time for laughter!
Time for pain!
Time for doubt!
Time for faith!
Believe you can find the strength…
To get back up on your feet!
Lay it down!
Don’t hold on so tight!
Freedom’s found…
When you let God take over the fight!
Surrender!
You’re free again!
This is a sermon in a song!!
Amen!!
Psalm 55:22
“Cast your cares on the LORD
and He will sustain you;
He will never let the righteous be shaken.”
Isaiah 43:18-19
“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up;
do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the dessert
and streams in the wasteland.”
Brand new!!
Is that person in the mirror looking back at you?
It’s true!
But, you can’t see it…
‘Cause you’re stuck on what you’ve been through…
You got that white knuckle, red faced…
Kung fu grip on all your chains..
But, that’s not who are…
I’m here to let you know…
You gotta let it go…
You were made for something more…
So, come on…
And let it go!!
Tell me why…
You’d think that you deserve a life of just getting by…
You are alive!!!
Stop taking flowers to the grave of the old you that died…
If God can take your sin and free ya…
Forget, just like amnesia…
Why are you holding on?
I’m here to let you know…
You gotta let it go…
You were made for something more…
So, come on…
And let it go!!
Let it go!
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ,
the new creation has come:
The old has gone,
the new is here!”
“Brand New looks so good on you!!”
Amen!
I received this e-mail awhile ago:
“Ladies this e-mail will answer all your questions…
Men Are Different!
They think differently…
Talk differently…
Are interested…
Or not interested…
In different things!
The sooner we realize it the better off we’ll be…
And the easier it will be to get along…
Why Men Are Seldom Depressed!
Men are just happier people:
Their last name stays put…
The garage is all theirs…
Wedding plans take care of themselves…
Chocolate is just another snack…
They can be President…
Car mechanics tell them the truth…
Same work, more pay…
Wrinkles add character…
Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100…
New shoes don’t cut, blister, or mangle your feet…
One mood all the time…
Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat…
A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase…
They can open all their own jars…
They get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness…
Three pairs of shoes are more than enough…
They are unable to see wrinkles in their clothes..
They don’t need to put on a new face every day…
The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades…
They only have to shave their face and neck…
They can play with toys all their life.
One wallet and one pair of shoes! One color for all seasons…
They can ‘do’ their nails with a pocket knife…
They have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache…
They can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24th in 25 minutes…
No wonder men are happier!! Ha!
Nicknames:
If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah…
If Mike, Dave, and John go out for lunch, they will affectionately call each other Fat Boy, Bubba and Wildman…
Eating Out:
When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it’s only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller, and none will actually admit they want change back…
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators…
Money:
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs…
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need, but it’s on sale…
Bathrooms:
A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel…
The average number of items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 337…A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items…
Arguments: A woman has the last word in any argument…
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument…
Future:
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband…
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife…
Marriage:
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t…
A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change, but she does…
Dressing Up:
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash,
answer the phone, or go get the mail…
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals…
Natural:
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed…
Women somehow deteriorate during the night…
Offspring:
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments, romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears, hopes, and dreams…
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house…
Though For The Day:
A married man should forget his mistakes. There’s no use in two people remembering the same thing!”
P.S. Read about relationships:
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray, Ph.D.
Laughing Your Way To A Happy Marriage by Pastor Mark Gungor
Men and Women
Most can’t agree:
On what a “lazy” Sunday afternoon looks like…
What “straighten up the house” entails…
How long “working on the car” takes…
Or what, “I’ll be ready in five minutes!” really means…
Just the other day…
I was listening as my husband spoke on the phone to his good friend, Dave…
“Oh, No!!! What did you do, Davie???
Your new puppy? Big mess? While you were out playing golf? And she was at church?
And the volume in your house is on ‘MUTE!!!?!’
Oh, No! Georgie can’t help you with this one, Buddy!!!
Why??? Because no matter what you say or do…you’re wrong!!!
So, just say you’re sorry and be done with it!!
I’m telling you, Friend…
It’s a grey area!! With women!”
So, by now I’m laughing, because I can’t hear Davie’s end of the conversation…
But I have an answer, nonetheless!
“Swallow you’re pride…
Say you’re sorry…
Put your ‘puppy tail’ between your legs…
And beg for forgiveness!!”
My husband conveys my message and says…
“Doesn’t matter if she said you could go…
Clean up the mess!!”
See???
Opposites!!!
Thank God they attract!
But both men and women can agree on our love for Jesus!!
And how we need His love for us!
Don’t you find that amazing???
In our household…
I’m not a morning person…He is!
I do the paperwork…He can’t!
He’s super observant…I’m not!
I’m a clean-up-as-you-go cook…He’s messy and doesn’t care!
He’s trained to handle a crisis…I melt down!
But…
It’s okay, because…
Jesus and I are opposites, too!
And Opposites Attract!!!
Yipee!!
I’m weak…He’s strong!
I’m human…He’s divine!
I’m selfish…He’s selfless!
He’s sinless!
He’s love!!
He’s Holy!
God’s the Creator!
God’s perfect!
God never changes!
God never fails!
Lord, I Can’t Get Over You!
Men and women are opposites…
And they disagree on many things…
But somehow in Jesus…
We all find what we need!
We all seem to agree!!
Men and women from all walks of life…
Every country…
People who can’t agree on politics…
Or the economy…
Or even on which of our major world problems to try solve first…
Can agree that we adore the love of our Savior for us!
It’s amazing!
We can meet someone totally different from us…
And still just know that they possess the love of Jesus…
That They Have His Heart!
Psalm 8:4
“What is mankind that You are mindful of them,
human beings that You care for them?“
You love like no other…
Not anything that I do…
You forgive me…
I choose to stay here with You!
Hold me…
Closer…
Can’t lose this moment…
You’re love has covered me!
And now I can’t get over You!
I just can’t get over You
Arms of my Father…
Grace can be found…
Lay my fears down…
Not the same anymore…
Changed from the inside out..
Heart is beating…
Can’t get over the way…
Your love stays the same…
All the time…
You stay the same…
My song remains…
Oh, Lord…
Nothing I can’t do…
Except get over You!
I’ll never get over You!!
Amen!
You have my permission!!
Whatever it takes!
If it doesn’t line up with Your Word…
Or Your plan for my life…
I’ll need an…
“Undo!”
1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just
and will forgive us our sins
and purify us
from all unrighteousness.”
Been here before, and again…
At the door, please let me back in…
I’m known to be a prodigal…
Please, Lord…
Turn me around…
Pick me up…
Undo what I’ve become!
Back to the place…
Of forgiveness and grace!
Need You…
Need Your help…
Can’t do this myself…
I know…
You’re the Only One who can undo…
What I’ve become!
Focused on the score…
Could never win…
Tried to ignore…
Hiding my sin…
Hypocrite…
Lead me back…
To You!
Through forgiveness and grace!!
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
the new creation has come:
The old has gone,
the new is here!”
Hebrews 10:17
“Then He adds:
‘Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.’”
Psalm 103:11
“…as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”
Hebrews 4:16
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence,
so that we may receive mercy
and find grace
to help us in our time of need.”
Oh, Lord…
This is where I belong…
With You!!
Amen!
‘Cause We Need You NOW!!!
Psalm 57:2
“I cry out to God Most High,
to God
who will fulfill His purpose for me.”
Psalm 84:2
“My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the Living God.”
Psalm 88:1
“O Lord, God of my salvation;
I cry out day and night before You.”
What’s your story?
Wounded?
Need to be healed?
Yes!
Believe there’s beauty here…
Even when you’re tired of holding on…
Don’t let go…
Move on…
There’s meaning here!
God, how many times have You heard us cry out…
“God please take this?”
How many times have You given us strength…
To just keep breathing?
Oh, Lord, we need You…
God, we need You now!
On a road we didn’t plan…
How did we get here?
Help us…
Hear Your still small voice…
Above all the noise…
In the shadows…
We’re so afraid…
Please…
Stay right beside us…
With us…
Every single step we take!
We need You!
We need You NOW!!!
Even Jesus cried out to YOU!
Hebrews 5:7
“During the days of Jesus’ life on earth,
He offered up prayers
and petitions
with fervent cries and tears
to the One who could save Him from death,
and He was heard because of His reverent submission.”
Lord, hear our cries, also!
We can’t make it on our own!!
Lord, never tire of our cries to You!!!
Psalm 50:15
“…and call on Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you,
and you will honor Me.”
Psalm 34:17
“The righteous cry out,
and the Lord hears them;
He delivers them from all their troubles.”
Ahhhh…
God’s Peace…
Amen!
Grace means:
To get something that you do not deserve;
Unmerited favor
John 1:14
“The Word became flesh
and made His dwelling among us.
We have seen His glory,
the glory of the One and Only Son,
who came from the Father,
full of grace and truth.“
Ephesians 2:8-9
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—
and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God—
not by works,
so that no one can boast.”
You’re standing with your list of regrets that you can’t get past yourself
You wish so bad that you could make the mark
But your dreams are stuck on a shelf
And all you wanna do is turn back time
And redeem the days you lost
But shame keeps calling out your name
The chains refuse to fall
But it’s not over, it’s not over
This is the moment grace walks in
With arms wide open, arms wide open
To tell you this is not the end
When doubt is strong and your will is weak to even believe again
That’s when grace, that’s when grace walks in
You once believed that you could change the world
With a fire deep in your soul
Your faith was strong and the call was clear
You were sure you could make a new road
Like so many the flame grew dark
And your confidence hit the wall
There always seems to be a lot of big questions
But the answers seem so small
Just in the nick of time
Right there to save our lives
Grace is greater
Grace is greater
2 Corinthians 12:8-9
“Three times I (Paul)
pleaded with the Lord
to take it (the thorn in my flesh) away from me.
But He said to me,
‘My grace is sufficient for you,
for My power is made perfect in weakness.’
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly
about my weaknesses,
so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
Hebrews 4:16
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence,
so that we may receive mercy
and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
2 Peter 1:2
“Grace and peace be yours in abundance
through the knowledge of God
and of Jesus our Lord.”
John 1:16
“From the fullness of His grace
we have all received one blessing after another.”
Romans 3:23-24
“…for all have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God,
and all are justified freely
by His grace
through the redemption
that came by Christ Jesus.”
2 Corinthians 8:9
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though He was rich,
yet for your sake He became poor,
so that you through His poverty might become rich.”
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
“May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself
and God our Father,
who loved us
and by His grace
gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
encourage your hearts and strengthen you
in every good deed and word.”
Grace is at the heart of the Gospel message!
To accept God’s grace…
Means to live in thankful response!
We don’t deserve God’s grace!
Yet, He has chosen to give it to us!
We should be moved to give our all to Him!
Amen!!
The way up is to get down!
This was our sermon on Sunday!
It’s the cure for…
“Give me!”
“Notice me!”
“Poor me!”
When it really should be…
“Search me!”
“Make me!”
It means…
Total surrender!
To Jesus!!
Two examples…
King Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 4: 33-37
“Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled.
He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox.
His body was drenched with the dew of heaven
until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle
and his nails like the claws of a bird.
At the end of that time,
I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven,
and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High;
I honored and glorified Him who lives forever.
His dominion is an eternal dominion;
His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing.
He does as He pleases with the powers of Heaven
and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back His hand or say to Him:
‘What have you done?’
At the same time that my sanity was restored,
my honor and splendor were returned to me
for the glory of my kingdom.
My advisers and nobles sought me out,
and I was restored to my throne
and became even greater than before.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar,
praise and exalt and glorify the King of Heaven,
because everything He does is right
and all His ways are just.
And those who walk in pride He is able to humble.“
The Prodigal Son
Luke 15:11-24
Jesus continued:
“There was a man who had two sons.
The younger one said to his father,
‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’
So he divided his property between them.
Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had,
set off for a distant country
and there squandered his wealth in wild living.
After he had spent everything,
there was a severe famine in that whole country,
and he began to be in need.
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country,
who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
He longed to fill his stomach with the pods
that the pigs were eating,
but no one gave him anything.
When he came to his senses, he said,
‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare,
and here I am starving to death!
I will set out and go back to my father and say to him:
Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son;
make me like one of your hired servants.’
So he got up and went to his father.
But while he was still a long way off his father saw him
and was filled with compassion for him;
he ran to his son,
threw his arms around him
and kissed him.
The son said to him,
‘Father, I have sinned against Heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
But the father said to his servants,
‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him.
Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Bring the fattened calf and kill it.
Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;
he was lost and is found.’
So they began to celebrate.”
Oh, Yeah!!
I’ve been Reborn!!
If you see a change in me…
Don’t wonder…
There’s Someone in my life…
A Peace I can’t describe…
I’ve been Reborn!
I’ve found a whole New Life…
And Hope that I can’t hide!!
Have you ever felt…
A longing…
A searching in your soul…
For something more?
But, you don’t know what for…
There’s One who will reach across the distance…
From Heaven to the earth…
Because He loves you…
He loves you!!
A Peace I can’t describe…
Have you ever felt that something’s missing…
Within your soul?
You want something more..
But, you don’t know what for…
There is only One you need…
But, you’ve got to Believe…
That He loves you!
Enough to give His life!!
Look beyond today…
Keep going…
Forget the past…
Don’t let it steal your peace…
Press on to your future…
Hope, Joy, and Peace…
Jesus is waiting…
Don’t give up…
No matter what!!
Rise Up…
It’s a race to the finish…
Don’t run aimlessly…
Aim high to reach your goal…
Endure to the end!!
Philippians 3:12-16
“Not that I have already obtained all this,
or have already arrived at my goal,
but I press on
to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
Brothers and sisters,
I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it.
But one thing I do:
Forgetting what is behind
and straining toward what is ahead,
I press on
toward the goal
to win the prize
for which God
has called me Heavenward
in Christ Jesus.
All of us, then,
who are mature should take such a view of things.
And if on some point you think differently,
that too God will make clear to you.
Only let us live up to what we have already attained.“
Hebrews 12:1-2
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders
and the sin that so easily entangles.
And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
For the joy set before Him
He endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Matthew 25:23
“His master replied,
‘Well done, good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful with a few things;
I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and share your master’s happiness!’”
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run,
but only one gets the prize?
Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training.
They do it to get a crown that will not last,
but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;
I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.
No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave
so that after I have preached to others,
I myself will not be disqualified for the prize”
1 Timothy 6:12
“Fight the good fight of the faith.
Take hold of the eternal life
to which you were called
when you made your good confession
in the presence of many witnesses.”
Colossians 3:2
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Our old time Pastor/Evangelist…
Tommy Waldron…
Who has since gone on to be with the Lord…
Passed away several years ago…
At the age of 86…
The day after preaching a fiery message…
For us to “Plod On!”
What a way to go!!
Preach, Be in God’s Presence…
Die, Be in God’s Presence!!
Here are the words to the song he always had us sing:
Plod On
Plod on. Plod On.
Whatever life does,I’ll plod on.
Whatever the weather;
Whatever’s in my way;
Whatever life does,
I’ll plod on every day.
My life is there to live
And I’m living it well.
I can succeed in my own special way.
Whatever life does, I’ll plod on every day.
Success doesn’t have to be instant,
Just as long as it comes in the end,
I’m plodding, slowly but surely.
No problem is too big, and there’s no rule I can’t bend.
Plod on. Plod on. That’s the way to go.
If it feels good – do it! Never mind the trend.
There’s nothing to it. It’s a life I recommend – Plod on!
Plod on. Plod on.
Whatever life does I’ll plod on.
Plod On
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