ALL POWERFUL ONE

All Powerful One

Cloaked in humanity

Hidden in obscurity

Awash in humility

All Powerful One

At whose Name demons scream

None of us ever dreamed

You’re so much more than you seem.

All Powerful One

Making all things new

No one even had a clue

What you would go through

All Powerful One

Sent to save

So you gave

Your body to the grave

Now, we’re no longer slaves

All Powerful One

Opened heaven’s door

So we could adore

You forever more

Our sin’s been paid for!

All Powerful One

Authority is strong

You are never wrong

I’m right where I belong

For eternity…

All Hail!

The All Powerful One!

This Spoken WORD was inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:

Luke 4:31-37 (NRSV)

The man with an unclean spirit

He went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath. They were astounded at his teaching, because he spoke with authority. In the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, "Let us alone! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God." But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown him down before them, he came out of him without having done him any harm. They were all amazed and kept saying to one another, "What kind of utterance is this? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and out they come!" And a report about him began to reach every place in the region.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

If you have additional questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

Pastor Yolanda is now publishing another blog entitled, “A Spoken WORD” in celebration of Holy Hip Hop, Gospel/Christian Rap and Spoken Word. Please check it out @ http://aspokenword.blogspot.com/

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From Pastor Yolanda's blog http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com

REDEMPTION DRAWS NEAR

Son of man coming
Rapture forthcoming
Stars moon and sun
Astrology undone
Distress in the earth
Proves Biblical worth
Ocean waves roaring
Ignorant ignoring
The signs
That tell
The Truth…

Chorus:

It’s time to stand up

Lift up your head

Redemption is drawing near…(repeat)


Jesus exalted
Sin now been halted
People run shouting
Done with their doubting
Earth shakes
Heaven quakes
Jesus takes
The sleeping awake
Forgives our mistakes
Throws the devil in a lake
Of fire!
Fire!
Fire!
For
the
Liar!

Chorus:

It’s time to stand up

Lift up your head

Redemption is drawing near…(repeat)


Fear foreboding
Mystery decoding
Bible is true today
Jesus descending
Relationships mending
Jesus is here today!

Chorus:

It’s time to stand up

Lift up your head

Redemption is drawing near…(x3)


STAND UP!
STAND UP!
REDEMPTION IS DRAWING NEAR…

STAND UP!
STAND UP!
REDEMPTION IS DRAWING NEAR..
REDEMPTION IS DRAWING NEAR…
REDEMPTION.
IS.
DRAWING.
NEAR…

This rhyme was inspired by the following scripture found in the Holy Bible:

Luke 21:25-28 (NRSV)
The roaring of the sea and the waves

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

If you have additional questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

Pastor Yolanda is now publishing another blog entitled, “A Spoken WORD” in celebration of Holy Hip Hop, Gospel/Christian Rap and Spoken Word. Please check it out @ http://aspokenword.blogspot.com/

You are invited to follow Pastor Yolanda on Twitter www.twitter.com/PastorYolanda

Good News has now added a Prayer Ministry. http://www.kindlejoy.com/groups/goodnews

You are invited to leave comments or questions regarding today’s devotional. These comments are public.

EACH ONE--REACH ONE! To share GOOD NEWS with a friend please click the "Share With Friends" button to the right!

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From Pastor Yolanda's blog http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com

GOOD NEWS RISES...

My Lord and My God

How I need GOOD NEWS.

Please ,

speak to me afresh

I need to hear from you.

For this bad news world

With all its trials and tribulations

Heartaches and failures

Hatred and division

Striving, scraping, and scrapping

Has worn me thin

Torn me down

Bowed my head

Beaten upon me until

I

Just

Can’t

Get

Up…

How I long to run away

To just give up

To hide my face

To weep until I am dry

And no more tears will come…

My Lord and My God

How I need GOOD NEWS

For I know and believe

By faith---

That there is GOOD NEWS

For me…

I sit in silence

Pondering my life

Realizing

that for today GOOD NEWS

May simply mean

That you love me

And that Your extravagant Spirit

Extends to me unconditional love

Unmerited mercy

And life everlasting…

GOOD NEWS

Means that Jesus did go to the cross

He did bleed, suffer, and die

He did make reparation for my sin—

But not for my sin only,

But for the sin of the whole wide world!

GOOD NEWS

Means that Jesus did not stay dead

But, He was resurrected; just as He said!

GOOD NEWS

Means that the angels

Did herald your great victory

Over sin, death and the grave

And they bid the women GO

And TELL the story…

Jesus is risen!

He is risen indeed!

GOOD NEWS Rises

In my heart

Even at the most distressing of times

When my sin,

Or the sin of others

Tries to choke GOOD NEWS out of my life…


GOOD NEWS rises

When the cares of this world—

The lust for fame,

fortune, success,

and popularity,

threaten to destroy my joy.

GOOD NEWS rises

In every time

And every place

In every circumstance of life

Reminding me

Calling me

Beckoning to me…

JESUS LIVES!

And because He lives*

I can face tomorrow

And because he lives

All fear is gone

Because I know

He holds my future

My life is worth the living just

Because He lives!

GOOD NEWS rises…

Lord, please let me be swift in sharing it with others! Amen.

Acknowledgements
*“Because He Lives” was written by William J. Gaither

This Spoken WORD was inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:

Mark 4:1-20 (NRSV)
The parable of the sower

Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: "Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil. And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold." And he said, "Let anyone with ears to hear listen!"

When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables; in order that
'they may indeed look, but not perceive,
and may indeed listen, but not understand;
so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.'"

And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word. These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy. But they have no root, and endure only for a while; then, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. And others are those sown among the thorns: these are the ones who hear the word, but the cares of the world, and the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing. And these are the ones sown on the good soil: they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundredfold."


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to the people who have recently put all of their hope in Jesus! We celebrate your re-birth-day and promise to hold you in our prayers!

If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

If you have additional questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

Pastor Yolanda also publishes a DAILY Christian devotional entitled, "Ain'ta That Good News?!" It can be found @ http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/

You are invited to follow Pastor Yolanda on Twitter www.twitter.com/PastorYolanda

Good News has now added a Prayer Ministry. http://www.kindlejoy.com/groups/goodnews

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From Pastor Yolanda's blog http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com

VICTORIOUS, JUST AS I AM

The world

Will

Hate you.

Hate me?

Hate you.

Just as they hated me…

But why?

I’m a good person

I laugh a lot

I help people

I’m usually kind

They will hate you.

Hate me?

Hate you.

Just as they hated me…

But, I come from a good family

I have a lot of friends

I make good money

And I’m fun to be around.

They will hate you.

Hate me?

Hate you.

Just as they hated me…

But I try to do everything right

I love God

Love neighbor

Strive to be full of joy

And peace…

They will hate you.

Hate me?

Hate you.

Just as they hated me…

But why?

Why will they hate me?

Because

My Spirit

Lives

Inside of you

Bearing witness to

The Truth.

They will hate you.

Hate me?

Hate you.

Just as they hated me…

My Spirit

Whispers

Things they do not want to hear

Challenges

Convicts

Reminds

Reprimands

They will hate you.

Hate me?

Hate you.

Just as they hated me…

Spirit stands up

To greed

Lust

Gluttony

Laziness

Anger

Envy

And Pride

They will hate you.

Hate me?

Hate you.

Just as they hated me…

My Spirit demands justice

Loves mercy

Inspires humility

Requires loyalty

And is LOVE…

They will hate you.

Hate me?

Hate you.

Just as they hated me…

Spirit

cares for the least

of these--

The outcast

The one

who cannot

afford

to pay

Their own way

Spirit stands up

For the mute

The powerless

And the hungry.

They will hate you.

Hate me?

Hate you.

Just as they hated me…

BUT,

Do not worry.

Do not fear.

Do not shirk from their faces.

Do not turn and hide.

Be bold

Proclaim GOOD NEWS

DO GOOD NEWS

BE

GOOD

NEWS

You will be victorious.

Victorious?

Victorious.

Just as I am…

The very same Spirit

That raised Me from the dead

Is alive

And working

In you!

You will be victorious.

Victorious?

Victorious.

Just as I am…

This Spoken WORD is inspired by the following scripture found in the Holy Bible.



John 15:18-20, 26-27 (NRSV)

Testify in the face of persecution

"If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world - therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, 'Servants are not greater than their master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. ...

"When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning.



ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to the people who have recently put all of their hope in Jesus! We celebrate your re-birth-day and promise to hold you in our prayers!

If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

If you have additional questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

Pastor Yolanda also publishes a DAILY Christian devotional entitled, "Ain'ta That Good News?!" It can be found @ http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/

You are invited to follow Pastor Yolanda on Twitter www.twitter.com/PastorYolanda

Good News has now added a Prayer Ministry. http://www.kindlejoy.com/groups/goodnews

You are invited to leave comments or questions regarding today’s devotional. These comments are public.

EACH ONE--REACH ONE! To share GOOD NEWS with a friend please click the "Share With Friends" button to the right!

Thanks for reading and please come again. Pastor Yolanda extends a very special welcome to all of our friends reading outside of the United States of America! We are honored that you are sharing with us today.

From Pastor Yolanda's blog http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com