Tag: bible
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Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
A couple more Christmas hymns before we reach Epiphany. Haggai 2:7 – I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. Song: Red Mountain Music – Come Thou Long Expected Jesus Another Christmas Hymn from Charles Wesley, “Come…
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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Luke 2:13-14 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Song: David Torbett – It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – There are obviously more polished versions…
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The Spiritual Discipline of Singing
Habakkuk 3:2, 16-19 Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy. I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, …
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When Will Things Change Lord?!
Habakkuk 1:2-11 Habakkuk’s complaint to God How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is…
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Nahum’s Prophetic Acrostic
Nahum 1:7-13 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness. Whatever they plot against the Lord he will bring…
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Micah’s Big Three
Micah 6:1-8 Listen to what the Lord says: “Stand up, plead my case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say. “Hear, you mountains, the Lord’s accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge…
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Micah: When He Could Have Said, “I Told You So!”
Micah 4:1-5 In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to…
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100,000 People
Jonah 4:1-11 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and…
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When the “Safe” Play is Actually More Dangerous
Jonah 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for…
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When Worship Is Not Worship (Amos)
Amos 5:21-24 I hate, I reject your festivals; I don’t enjoy your joyous assemblies. If you bring me your entirely burned offerings and gifts of food— I won’t be pleased; I won’t even look at your offerings of well-fed animals. Take away the noise of your songs; I won’t listen to…
