Today A Spoken WORD is rendered by the Mount Zion Church of Nashville. They present a skit about a woman struggling with the pressures and distractions of life. Jesus is the answer. The skit is set to the song “Everything” by Lifehouse.
If you would like a more traditional Christian rap, rhyme, or spoken word, please search the archives for a title that appeals to you! (smile)
JESUS IS EVERYTHING…
Please go to this link to view the skit.
http://www.higherpraisetube.com/video/919/Lifehouse-Everything-Skit
If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus after viewing this skit, please pray with me:
God, thank you for Jesus! Thank you that it doesn't matter what I've done, or how long I've done it, it's never too late to come home! Today, I am coming home to your love Jesus! God, I truly believe that Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again! Please forgive me of my sin and fill me with the Holy Spirit. In you I know that I am safe and secure. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!
SPECIAL NOTE
If you just prayed that prayer for the first time, today, you are saved! I would be so honored if you would let me know about your decision by clicking “Yes” in the poll located at the top/right of today’s devotional! I am so happy for you! Happy Spiritual Re-Birth-Day!
Next steps: In response to what God did for you just now, let me suggest that you consider telling another Christian so that they can celebrate with you! Ask them to help you find a Bible that is easy for you to understand so that you can learn more about your new-found faith! Ask them to help you find a good Bible believing church where you can be baptized and make new friends who will walk with you on your new journey! You are already saved; now let God mature you by faith! Congratulations!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
To listen to audio recordings of Pastor Yolanda's Sunday sermons, please visit http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/57814 or click the widget to the right on this page!
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, “Ain'ta That Good News” a daily Christian devotional that makes GOOD NEWS easy to read and fun to share! Please check it out @ 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://aspokenword.blogspot.com
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
Blinded man
On the side of the road
Begging man
Carrying heavy load
Of a life not right
Bereft of his sight
Considered a blight
Not even polite
Shouting loud
In the crowd
Mercy me!
Mercy me!
Quiet man
You just don’t understand
No right to demand
The master has plans
But then he began
To shout once again
Mercy!
Mercy!
Have mercy,
O Lord,
on me!
What do you want?
He asked so nonchalant
I want to be healed
Have the world be revealed
I want to see
Have mercy on me
I want to be free
That’s my only plea
Mercy!
Mercy!
Have mercy on me!
Have mercy on me!
Dear one
I’ve only just begun
Regain your sight
Walk in the light
Your faith has made you well
Now go and tell
You may even yell
At this you will excel
Share the good news
And Glorify me
Then you’ll always be
Able to see
The Truth…
The Truth…
The Truth…
Mercy!
Mercy!
Have mercy on me!
Indeed…
This rhyme was inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:
Luke 18:35-43 (NRSV)
Jesus heals a blind beggar
As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." Then he shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Those who were in front sternly ordered him to be quiet; but he shouted even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus stood still and ordered the man to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me see again." Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has saved you." Immediately he regained his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, praised God.
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 publishes a daily devotional entitled "Ain'ta That Good News?!" You are invited to read this blog that makes GOOD NEWS easy to read and fun to share @ 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://aspokenword.blogspot.com
Saturday, July 11, 2009
TRUMPET SOUND
Brother John
Brother John
You were born to be a trumpet
Playing in the night
A high sounding melody
Drifting on the air
Notes
Melody
Caressing my heart
Calling me home.
Brother John
Brother John
You were born to be a harbinger
A flag
A sign
Of things to come
Melodies
Sweet and strong
Music
Inside my heart
Singing of love
Joy and peace
Unlike any I have ever known
Brother John
Brother John
Crying in the wilderness
Preparing us
To welcome our king
Melody so sweet
Speaking of eternal things
Great love
Great pain
Great suffering
Great triumph
Dark notes
Sad notes
Mournful notes
Play on and on in my ears
Long, deep soulful
Melodies
And then silence.
Brother John
Brother John
Tears streaming down your face
They’ve taken our Lord
And we do not know where to find him
Tinny, reedy, weak notes
Barely there notes
Devoid of hope
Notes
Drifting on the air
Brother John
Brother John
Is your trumpet
To be silenced
FOREVER…
No,
there
From far away
Quiet at first
Getting louder
Three days
Then blow your trumpet John!
Blow your trumpet loud and proud!
Brother John
Brother John
Parade’s a coming
Great victory
Triumph
Resurrection music
Notes dancing on the air
Into every heart
Redemption music
Loud and clear
Laughing up the scales
Brother John
Brother John
Playin’ follow me music
Leads the band
Right into eternity
Brother John…
Play your song!
Today's Spoken WORD was inspired by the following scripture from the Holy Bible:
Luke 1:57-80 (NRSV)
The birth of John the Baptist
Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, "No; he is to be called John." They said to her, "None of your relatives has this name." Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And all of them were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God. Fear came over all their neighbors, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea. All who heard them pondered them and said, "What then will this child become?" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy:
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.
He has raised up a mighty savior for us
in the house of his servant David,
as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors,
and has remembered his holy covenant,
the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham,
to grant us that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies,
might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness
before him all our days.
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
by the forgiveness of their sins.
By the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace."
The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.
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 publishes a daily devotional entitled "Ain'ta That Good News?!" You are invited to read this blog that makes GOOD NEWS easy to read and fun to share @ 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
Brother John
You were born to be a trumpet
Playing in the night
A high sounding melody
Drifting on the air
Notes
Melody
Caressing my heart
Calling me home.
Brother John
Brother John
You were born to be a harbinger
A flag
A sign
Of things to come
Melodies
Sweet and strong
Music
Inside my heart
Singing of love
Joy and peace
Unlike any I have ever known
Brother John
Brother John
Crying in the wilderness
Preparing us
To welcome our king
Melody so sweet
Speaking of eternal things
Great love
Great pain
Great suffering
Great triumph
Dark notes
Sad notes
Mournful notes
Play on and on in my ears
Long, deep soulful
Melodies
And then silence.
Brother John
Brother John
Tears streaming down your face
They’ve taken our Lord
And we do not know where to find him
Tinny, reedy, weak notes
Barely there notes
Devoid of hope
Notes
Drifting on the air
Brother John
Brother John
Is your trumpet
To be silenced
FOREVER…
No,
there
From far away
Quiet at first
Getting louder
Three days
Then blow your trumpet John!
Blow your trumpet loud and proud!
Brother John
Brother John
Parade’s a coming
Great victory
Triumph
Resurrection music
Notes dancing on the air
Into every heart
Redemption music
Loud and clear
Laughing up the scales
Brother John
Brother John
Playin’ follow me music
Leads the band
Right into eternity
Brother John…
Play your song!
Today's Spoken WORD was inspired by the following scripture from the Holy Bible:
Luke 1:57-80 (NRSV)
The birth of John the Baptist
Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, "No; he is to be called John." They said to her, "None of your relatives has this name." Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And all of them were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God. Fear came over all their neighbors, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea. All who heard them pondered them and said, "What then will this child become?" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy:
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.
He has raised up a mighty savior for us
in the house of his servant David,
as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors,
and has remembered his holy covenant,
the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham,
to grant us that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies,
might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness
before him all our days.
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
by the forgiveness of their sins.
By the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace."
The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.
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 publishes a daily devotional entitled "Ain'ta That Good News?!" You are invited to read this blog that makes GOOD NEWS easy to read and fun to share @ 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
Saturday, July 4, 2009
EXCEPT--IONS
Teacher
I will follow
You
Wherever
You go…
Except,
When you want to go
Where I do not want to go
Except,
When you ask me to leave behind
That which I do not want to leave behind
Except,
When my relationship with you
Causes dissention in my relationships with others
Except,
When it is inconvenient for me
To follow where you lead
Except,
When your leading
causes me
discomfort,
hardship,
or pain
Except,
When our journey together
Actually
Costs me something…
Then
I will
lead
MYSELF.
But, except
For all the except--ions
I will
Follow
YOU.
Matthew 8:18-22 (NRSV)
The cost of discipleship
Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. A scribe then approached and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
ANNOUNCEMENTS
My prayers are with those people in the United States who are celebrating Independence Day today! Please be safe!
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 publishes a daily devotional entitled, “Ain'ta That Good News?!” This blog is committed to making GOOD NEWS easy to read and fun to share. Check it out @ 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
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