...His strength to endure a temptation that has been enticing me for a while.

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Lusayo Mhango

Him and His awesome grace.

... the power of words for communicating both spirit and truth




O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother;
Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there;
To worship rightly is to love each other,
Each smile a hymn, each kindly deed a prayer.

For he whom Jesus loved has truly spoken:
The holier worship which He deigns to bless
Restores the lost, and binds the spirit broken,
And feeds the widow and the fatherless.

Follow with reverent steps the great example
Of Him Whose holy work was doing good;
So shall the wide earth seem our Father’s temple,
Each loving life a psalm of gratitude.

Then shall all shackles fall; the stormy clangor
Of wild war music o’er the earth shall cease;
Love shall tread out the baleful fire of anger,
And in its ashes plant the tree of peace.




Tune: Perfect Love
[url=http://ccel.org/cceh/0003/x000364.htm]http://ccel.org/cceh/0003/x000364.htm[/url]

Tune: Intercessor (Parry)
[url=http://ccel.org/cceh/0008/x000880.htm]http://ccel.org/cceh/0008/x000880.htm[/url]




Genesis 9:4 - 6
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, [i]that is,[/i] its blood.

Surely for your lifeblood I will demand [i]a reckoning;[/i] from the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of every man's brother I will require the life of man.

Whoever sheds man's blood,
By man his blood shall be shed;
For in the image of God He made man.

allowing me to bring the sacrifice of praise! For loving me, when I am unlovable, and for His Faithfulness.

Oh Mighty One, I love You, how could I not? With all the abundant love You have poured out on me, I can give no other response but praise.

freedom to call on His name without fear.

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Melissa

... His great faithfulness in practical matters



[i]Refrain[/i]
[i]All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
the Lord God made them all.[/i]

Each little flow'r that opens, each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.

[i]Refrain[/i]

The purple-headed mountain, the river running by,
The sunset and the morning that brighten up the sky.

[i]Refrain[/i]

The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden, He made them, every one.

[i]Refrain[/i]

He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty, who has made all things well.

[i]Refrain[/i]



Tune: Praise
[url=http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/All_Things_Bright_and_Beautiful/midi_2/]http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/All_Things_Bright_and_Beautiful/midi_2/[/url]

Tune: Royal Oak
[url=http://ingeb.org/spiritua/allthing.html]http://ingeb.org/spiritua/allthing.html[/url]




Genesis 9:7 - 11
'And as for you, be fruitful and multiply;
Bring forth abundantly in the earth
And multiply in it.'

Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying:

'And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, and with every living creature that [i]is[/i] with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth.

Thus I establish My covenant with you:

Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.'

... gently goading me along



What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.

[i]Refrain[/i]
[i]Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.[/i]

O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.

[i]Refrain[/i]

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.

[i]Refrain[/i]



Tune: Showalter
[url=http://ccel.org/cceh/0002/x000254.htm]http://ccel.org/cceh/0002/x000254.htm[/url]




Genesis 9:12 - 17
And God said: "This [i]is[/i] the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that [i]is[/i] with you, for perpetual generations: I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember My covenant which [i]is[/i] between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.

The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that [i]is[/i] on the earth."

And God said to Noah, "This [i]is[/i] the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that [i]is[/i] on the earth."

His Discipline, His Forgiveness, His Love, His Grace, His Mercy, His Church, His People, His Plans, His Purpose,
His Sovereignty

... the word of truth, the Spirit of truth, the power of truth to restore perspective



Search me, O God,
And know my heart today;
Try me, O Savior,
Know my thoughts, I pray.
See if there be
Some wicked way in me;
Cleanse me from every sin
And set me free.

I praise Thee, Lord,
For cleansing me from sin;
Fulfill Thy Word,
And make me pure within.
Fill me with fire
Where once I burned with shame;
Grant my desire
To magnify Thy Name.

Lord, take my life,
And make it wholly Thine;
Fill my poor heart
With Thy great love divine.
Take all my will,
My passion, self and pride;
I now surrender, Lord
In me abide.

O Holy Ghost,
Revival comes from Thee;
Send a revival,
Start the work in me.
Thy Word declares
Thou wilt supply our need;
For blessings now,
O Lord, I humbly plead.



Tune: Maori
[url=http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/e/searchme.htm]http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/e/searchme.htm[/url]



Acts 2:21 - 24
And it shall come to pass
[i]That[/i] whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved.'

Men of Israel, hear these words:
Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know -- Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.


Ephesians 1:15 - 21
Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, [b]and what [/b][i]is[/i] [b]the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and[/b] seated [i]Him[/i] at His right hand in the heavenly [i]places,[/i] far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

... opportunities to bless my children



Walk in the light: so shalt thou know
That fellowship of love
His Spirit only can bestow
Who reigns in light above.

Walk in the light: and sin abhorred
Shall ne’er defile again;
The blood of Jesus Christ, thy Lord,
Shall cleanse from every stain.

Walk in the light: and thou shalt find
Thy heart made truly His
Who dwells in cloudless light enshrined
In Whom no darkness is.

Walk in the light: and thou shalt own
Thy darkness passed away,
Because that light hath on thee shone
In which is perfect day.

Walk in the light: and e’en the tomb
No fearful shade shall wear;
Glory shall chase away its gloom,
For Christ has conquered there.

Walk in the light: and thine shall be
A path, though thorny, bright;
For God, by grace, shall dwell in thee,
And God Himself is light.



Tunes: Richmond and Manoah
[url=http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/a/walkintl.htm]http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/a/walkintl.htm[/url]




Colossians 3 - 17 (KJV)
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love [i]which ye have[/i] to all the saints, for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; which is come unto you, as [i]it is[/i] in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as [i]it doth[/i] also in you, since the day ye heard [i]of it[/i], and knew the grace of God in truth: as ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard [i]it[/i], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, [b]which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated[/b] [i]us[/i] [b]into the kingdom of his dear Son[/b]: in whom we have redemption through his blood, [i]even[/i] the forgiveness of sins: who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [i]they be[/i] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist.