... His ministry of edification through other members of His Body



(NKJV) 1 John 1
4 [b]And these things we write to you that your joy may be full[/b].

5 [b]This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all[/b].




Lord I lift Your name on high!
Lord I love to sing your praises!
I’m so glad You’re in my life!
I’m so glad you came to save us!

You came from heaven to earth, to show the way!
From the earth to the cross, my debt to pay!
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky,
Lord I lift Your name on high!



Scroll down alphatbetical list
[url=http://www.113.d2g.com/orange-pages/hymnal5.htm]http://www.113.d2g.com/orange-pages/hymnal5.htm[/url]




His name is Wonderful,
His name is Wonderful,
His name is Wonderful,
Jesus my Lord.

He is the mighty King
Maker of everything
His Name is Wonderful,
Jesus my Lord.

He's the great Shepherd,
The Rock of all Ages,
Almighty God is He;

Bow down before Him,
Love and adore Him,
His name is Wonderful,
Jesus my Lord!



Classic Hymns, 'H', His Name is Wonderful
[url=http://www.hymnal.net/]http://www.hymnal.net/[/url]

Numerical list - scroll down to 071
[url=http://www.113.d2g.com/orange-pages/hymnal8.htm]http://www.113.d2g.com/orange-pages/hymnal8.htm[/url]



James 1
17 [b]Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning[/b].

18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that [b]we[/b] might be a kind of [b]firstfruits of His creatures[/b].

... hearing me when I cry to Him and being swift to answer




Father, lead me day by day,
Ever in Thine own sweet way;
Teach me to be pure and true;
Show me what I ought to do.

When in danger, make me brave,
Make me know that Thou canst save;
Keep me safe by Thy dear side;
Let me in Thy love abide.

When I’m tempted to do wrong,
Make me steadfast, wise and strong;
And when all alone I stand,
Shield me with Thy mighty hand.

When my heart is full of glee,
Help me to remember Thee,
Happy most of all to know
That my Father loves me so.

May I do the good I know,
Be Thy loving child below,
Then at last go home to Thee,
Evermore Thy child to be.




Tune: Lyne (or, New Calabar)
[url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/a/faleadme.htm]http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/a/faleadme.htm[/url]

Tune: Simeon
[url=http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0010/x001096.htm]http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0010/x001096.htm[/url]




1 John 1:6

[b]If we say that we have fellowship with Him,

and walk in darkness,

we lie and do not practise the truth[/b].

... continuing to challenge what He may see as my complacency, and speaking directly to it with the word of His truth


(NKJV) Colossians 1:9 - 23
For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

[b]He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins[/b].

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight -- if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.



[color=3333FF]Christ triumphant, ever reigning,
Saviour, Master, King,
Lord of heaven, our lives sustaining,
hear us as we sing:

[b]Refrain
Yours the glory and the crown,
the high renown, the eternal name[/b].

Word incarnate, truth revealing,
Son of Man on earth!
power and majesty concealing
by Your humble birth:

Suffering servant, scorned, ill-treated,
victim crucified!
death is through the cross defeated,
sinners justified:

Priestly King, enthroned for ever
high in heaven above!
sin and death and hell shall never
stifle hymns of love:

So, our hearts and voices raising
through the ages long,
ceaselessly upon You gazing,
this shall be our song:[/color]



[i]©1964 Michael Saward/Jubilate Hymns[/i]


Tune: Christ Triumphant
[url=http://www.billysloan.co.uk/songs/christ_triumphant_ever_reigning.html]http://www.billysloan.co.uk/songs/christ_triumphant_ever_reigning.html[/url]

[url=http://www.worship-downloads.com/acatalog/Organ_-_Titles_A_to_C.html]http://www.worship-downloads.com/acatalog/Organ_-_Titles_A_to_C.html[/url]



1 John 1:7

[b]But if we walk in the light as He is in the light,

we have fellowship with one another,

and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son

cleanses us from all sin[/b].

... strength for the day, and keeping me straight



1 John 1: 8, 9
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.




Jesus was slain for me,
At Calvary.
Crowned with thorns was He
At Calvary.
There He in anguish died,
There from His open side,
Poured forth the crimson tide,
At Calvary.

Pardoned is all my sin
At Calvary.
Cleansed is my heart within,
At Calvary.
Now robes of praise I wear,
Gone are my grief and care,
Christ bore my burdens there,
At Calvary.

Wondrous His love for me,
At Calvary.
Glorious His victory,
At Calvary.
Vanquished are death and hell,
Oh! Let His praises swell.
Ever my tongue shall tell
Of Calvary.



Tune: Keep Me, My Lord
[url=http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Keep_Me_My_Lord/]http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Keep_Me_My_Lord/[/url]

Tune: Fatherland (St Edmund)
[url=http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/hymns/]http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/hymns/[/url]

Tune: Bethany (Mason)
[url=http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0003/x000333.htm]http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0003/x000333.htm[/url]

[EDIT: none of these is the original tune 'Summer Land', by Fithian.]


Matt 3: 10 – 17 [John the Baptist speaking]
"And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?" But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it to be so now, for thus [b]it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness[/b]." Then he allowed Him.

When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. [b]And suddenly a voice from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."[/b]

... the rest of faith



[b]How I praise Thee, precious Saviour,
That Thy love laid hold on me;
Thou hast saved and cleansed and filled me
That I might Thy vessel be[/b].

[i]Chorus
Earthy vessels, blessed Master,
Filled with all Thy wondrous power
Living in us; Thou canst use us
Every day and every hour[/i].

By Thy cleansing blood Thou washed me -
A clean vessel in Thy hand -
To receive the power Thou givest
Graciously, with each command.

[i]Chorus[/i]

Witnessing Thy power to save me,
Setting free from self and sin;
Thou who boughtest to possess me,
In Thy fullness, Lord, come in.

[i]Chorus[/i]

[b]Jesus, fill, now, with Thy spirit,
Hearts, which full surrender know,
That the streams of living water
From our inner man may flow[/b].

[i]Chorus[/i]

Willing vessels, full and pouring
To the thirsty hearts around;
Snatching souls to full salvation,
Who had been to hell ward-bound.

[i]Chorus[/i]


[i]Based on the hymn by Mary E. Maxwell[/i]



Tune: Channels Only
[url=http://www.biblestudycharts.com/SH_Channels_Only.html]http://www.biblestudycharts.com/SH_Channels_Only.html[/url]




1 John 1:10

[b]If we say that we have not sinned,

we make Him a liar,

and His word is not in us[/b].

... revealing familiar truth, which I'd never [i]seen[/i] before



SING ALLELUIA

Bm F#m Bm
Sing alleluia to the Lord; (Echo: Sing alleluia to the Lord)

Bm A F#
Sing alleluia to the Lord; (Echo: Sing allelu-ia)

Bm F#m G D
Sing alleluia; sing alleluia; (Echo: Al- le- lu- ia)

Bm F#m Bm
Sing alleluia to the Lord;


Jesus is King and Lord of All; (Echo: Jesus is King and Lord)

Jesus is King and Lord of All; (Echo: King and Lord of all)

Jesus is King and Lord;

Jesus is King and Lord; (Echo: Al- le- lu- ia)

Jesus is King and Lord of All;



2. Jesus is risen from the dead

3. Jesus is Lord of heaven and earth

4. Now He's become my living Head




Tune: Scroll down to [u]12[/u]- song title [b]Pjevaj Aleluja Isusu[/b]
[url=http://www.stjost.si/~medzugorje/p128/songs2.htm]http://www.stjost.si/~medzugorje/p128/songs2.htm[/url]

[i]Words from[/i]
[url=http://www.christianmusicweb.com/songs/All_Songs_Here/sing_alleluia.txt]http://www.christianmusicweb.com/songs/All_Songs_Here/sing_alleluia.txt[/url]




(NKJV) 1 John 2:1

[b]My little children,

these things I write to you,

so that you may not sin[/b].

... the vision He gave me yesterday, and speaking to me from His written word, and the warm sunshine...




Be still and know that I am God,
be still and know that I am God,
be still and know that I am God.

(Psalm 46:10)


I am the Lord that healeth thee,
I am the Lord that healeth thee,
I am the Lord that healeth thee.

(Exodus 15:26)


In thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
In thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
In thee, O Lord, I put my trust.

(Psalms 31:1, 71:1)



Alphabetical list: scroll to 'Be still and know'
[url=http://www.higherpraise.com/Midi/PAndW/MidiPAndW.htm]http://www.higherpraise.com/Midi/PAndW/MidiPAndW.htm[/url]




[size=small][font=Tahoma][b][color=00CCFF](NKJV) 1 John 2:1

And if anyone sins,

we have an Advocate with the Father,

Jesus Christ the righteous.[/color][/b]
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... the death of Jesus Christ, my Lord




Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

To Him shall endless prayer be made,
And praises throng to crown His head;
His Name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.

People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on His love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on His Name.

Blessings abound wherever He reigns;
The prisoner leaps to lose his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blessed.

With power He vindicates the just,
He trod th’oppressor in the dust:
His worship and His fear shall last
Till hours, and years, and time be past.

Where He displays His healing power,
Death and the curse are known no more:
In Him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.

As rain on meadows newly mown,
So shall He send his influence down:
His grace on fainting souls distills,
Like heav’nly dew on thirsty hills.

The saints shall flourish in His days,
Dressed in the robes of joy and praise;
Peace, like a river, from His throne
Shall flow to nations yet unknown.

The scepter well becomes His hands;
All Heav’n submits to His commands;
Now give the kingdom to Thy Son,
Extend His power, exalt His throne.

Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud amen!



Tune: Rimington
[url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/s/jsreign.htm]http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/s/jsreign.htm[/url]

Tune: Duke Street
[url=http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/j/j162.html]http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/j/j162.html[/url]

Tune: Warrington
[url=http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0006/x000609.htm]http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0006/x000609.htm[/url]




[b][font=Tahoma][size=small][color=CC33FF](NKJV) 1 John 2:2

And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins,

and not for ours only

but also for the whole world.
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Giving me a new day to rejoice in His eternal grace and His merciful Love!!!

_________________
Karen

... hot sunshine, scented irises and more peace and healing to my soul and spirit



Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! His the sceptre, His the throne.
Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion thunder like a mighty flood.
Jesus out of every nation hath redeemed us by His blood.

Alleluia! Not as orphans are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us, faith believes, nor questions how;
Though the cloud from sight received Him when the forty days were o'er
Shall our hearts forget His promise, 'I am with you evermore'?

Alleluia! Bread of heaven, here on earth our food and stay!
Alleluia! Here the sinful flee to thee from day to day.
Intercessor, Friend of sinners, earth's Redeemer, plead for me.
Where the songs of all the sinless sweep across the crystal sea.

Alleluia! King eternal, Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary, earth Thy footstool, heaven Thy throne.
Thou within the veil hast entered, robed in flesh, our great High Priest.
Thou on earth both Priest and Victim in the Eucharistic Feast.



Tune: Hyfrydol
[url=http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/a/a213.html]http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/a/a213.html[/url]


Gen 3:15
And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel."

Luke 2: 6, 7.
So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 9:18 - 22, 29 - 31
And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

So they answered and said, "John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said, "The Christ of God."

And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one, saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day."

As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

Luke 22:15 - 20
Then He said to them, "With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."

Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."

Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.”



1 John 2

3 Now by this we know that we know Him,

if we keep His commandments.

4 He who says,

"I know Him,"

and does not keep

His commandments,

is a liar,

and the truth is not

in him.