...for solving a long term personal issue with His wisdom; and for His continuous blessing on my life.

Praise, all praise, be unto Him, our Lord.

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Forrest Anderson

I praise Him, because I am His!!I praise, because He knows everything. I praise Him, for never leaving. I praise that He is alway there.
I praise Him for life. I praise for the bible, and that I can read. I praise Him for my car, and that I can drive. I praise I can walk. I praise Him I can see, and hear. I praise For grace. I praise for the women He put in my path yesterday. I praise Him for my brother. I praise Him for helping me to pray. I praise Him. I praise him for my hands, that I can write. I praise for my sickness, that I might beome closer to Him.
in his love
charlene

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charlene

... His swift answer to a very specific prayer



Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
O’er the world’s tempestuous sea;
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
For we have no help but Thee;
Yet possessing every blessing
If our God our Father be.

Savior, breathe forgiveness o’er us;
All our weakness Thou dost know;
Thou didst tread this earth before us,
Thou didst feel its keenest woe;
Lone and dreary, faint and weary,
Through the desert Thou didst go.

Spirit of our God, descending,
Fill our hearts with heavenly joy,
Love with every passion blending,
Pleasure that can never cloy;
Thus provided, pardoned, guided,
Nothing can our peace destroy.



Tune: Tantum Ergo (Webbe)
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1 Corinthians 15:28 - 36
Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour?

I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage [i]is it[/i] to me? If [i]the[/i] dead do not rise, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"

Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits." Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak [i]this[/i] to your shame.

But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?" [b]Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies[/b].

... more light from His word and His Spirit




Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessèd Redeemer!
Sing, O Earth, His wonderful love proclaim!
Hail Him! hail Him! highest archangels in glory;
Strength and honor give to His holy Name!
Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children,
In His arms He carries them all day long:

[i]Refrain[/i]
[i]Praise Him! Praise Him!
Tell of His excellent greatness.
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Ever in joyful song![/i]

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessèd Redeemer!
For our sins He suffered, and bled, and died.
He our Rock, our hope of eternal salvation,
Hail Him! hail Him! Jesus the Crucified.
Sound His praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows,
Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessèd Redeemer!
Heav’nly portals loud with hosannas ring!
Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever.
Crown Him! Crown Him! Prophet, and Priest, and King!
Christ is coming! over the world victorious,
Pow’r and glory unto the Lord belong.

[i]Refrain[/i]



[i]Fanny Crosby[/i]


[url=http://opc.org/hymn.html?hymn_num=683]http://opc.org/hymn.html?hymn_num=683[/url]

[url=http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/h/phimphim.htm]http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/h/phimphim.htm[/url]



1 Corinthians 15:37 - 44
And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain -- perhaps wheat or some other [i]grain.[/i] But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.

All flesh [i]is[/i] not the same flesh, but [i]there is[/i] one [i]kind of[/i] flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, [i]and[/i] another of birds.

[i]There are[/i] also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial [i]is[/i] one, and the [i]glory[/i] of the terrestrial [i]is[/i] another. [i]There is[/i] one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for [i]one[/i] star differs from [i]another[/i] star in glory.

So also [i]is[/i] the resurrection of the dead. [i]The body[/i] is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

The corral of circumstance, the sheep dog of tribulation, the pasture of the word, and the Shepherd of my soul.

...that [i]He[/i] doesn't change.

...giving me a perfect opportunity to share the gospel and help the poor. Praise God! When I stop trying to do my own ministry thing and instead rely on God the opportunities come rolling in like waves on a beach. To Him be the glory!

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Matthew Miskiewicz

...change. My ability in Him to change and His ability not to change.

... making a straight path for my feet


Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure;
Save from wrath and make me pure.

Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to the cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Savior, or I die.

While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.



Tune: Toplady
[url=http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/r/o/rockages.htm]http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/r/o/rockages.htm[/url]

Tune: Peace of God
[url=http://ccel.org/cceh/0013/x001304.htm]http://ccel.org/cceh/0013/x001304.htm[/url]



1 Corinthians 15:44b - 49
There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

And so it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being." The last Adam [i]became[/i] a life-giving spirit.

However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. he first man [i]was[/i] of the earth, [i]made[/i] of dust; the second Man [i]is[/i] the Lord from heaven.

As [i]was[/i] the [i]man[/i] of dust, so also [i]are[/i] those [i]who are made[/i] of dust; and as [i]is[/i] the heavenly [i]Man,[/i] so also [i]are[/i] those [i]who are[/i] heavenly.

And as we have borne the image of the [i]man[/i] of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly [i]Man.[/i]

... going before me - answering before I call



Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven to earth come down;
Fix in us thy humble dwelling;
All thy faithful mercies crown!
Jesus, Thou art all compassion,
Pure unbounded love Thou art;
Visit us with Thy salvation;
Enter every trembling heart.

Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit,
Into every troubled breast!
Let us all in Thee inherit;
Let us find that second rest.
Take away our bent to sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith, as its Beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.

Come, Almighty to deliver,
Let us all Thy life receive;
Suddenly return and never,
Never more Thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,
Pray and praise Thee without ceasing,
Glory in Thy perfect love.

Finish, then, Thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be.
Let us see Thy great salvation
Perfectly restored in Thee;
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.



[i]Charles Wesley[/i]


Tune: Blaenwern
[url=http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/l/l531b.html]http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/l/l531b.html[/url]

Other tunes including Blaenwern and Beecher
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Tune: Beecher
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1 Corinthians 15:50
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

... being able to be salt on this earth




Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore;
Mortals give thanks and sing, and triumph evermore;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Jesus, the Savior, reigns, the God of truth and love;
When He had purged our stains He took His seat above;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o’er earth and Heav’n,
The keys of death and hell are to our Jesus giv’n;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

He sits at God’s right hand till all His foes submit,
And bow to His command, and fall beneath His feet:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

He all His foes shall quell, shall all our sins destroy,
And every bosom swell with pure seraphic joy;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Rejoice in glorious hope! Jesus the Judge shall come,
And take His servants up to their eternal home.
We soon shall hear th’archangel’s voice;
The trump of God shall sound, rejoice!



Tune: Gopsal
[url=http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/r/e/rejtlord.htm]http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/r/e/rejtlord.htm[/url]



1 Corinthians 15:51 - 54
Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed -- in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [i]must[/i] put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality...