Calvary Chapel teaching

So, today, I thought I'd give you the links to 3 of my favourite Calvary Chapel preachers:
Alwyn Wall: http://www.calvarylondon.co.uk/pages/Downloads.html
Malcolm Wild: http://www.ccmerrittisland.org/watch
Joe Focht: http://www.ccphilly.org/

I've already given you Jack Hibb's site on a few videos!

It's all excellent teaching! and highly recommended!

Higher Ground

This hymn was next to the last one in the Redemption Hymnal and we sang it at Barn Camp and I really like this one too!

I’m pressing on the upward way,
New heights I’m gaining every day;
Still praying as I’m onward bound,
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

Refrain

Lord, lift me up and let me stand,
By faith, on Heaven’s table land,
Where love and joy and light abound,
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where these abound,
My constant aim is higher ground.

Refrain

Beyond the mist I fain would rise
To rest beneath unclouded skies
Above earth's turmoil peace is found
By those who dwell on higher ground.

Refrain

I long to scale the utmost height
Tho' rough the way, and hard the fight
My song, while climbing, shall resound
Lord, lead me on to higher ground.

Refrain

Lord, lead me up the mountain side
I dare not climb without my Guide
And heaven gained, I'll gaze around
With grateful heart from higher ground.

Cyberhymnal has different words but the same tune:
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/h/i/g/highergr.htm

Is it our constant aim to reach higher ground?

More about Jesus

Here is another great hymn: More about Jesus.

We sang it last night and I rather like it.

More about Jesus would I know,
More of His grace to others show;
More of His saving fullness see,
More of His love Who died for me.

Refrain

More, more about Jesus,
More, more about Jesus;
More of His saving fullness see,
More of His love Who died for me.

More about Jesus let me learn,
More of His holy will discern;
Spirit of God, my teacher be,
Showing the things of Christ to me.

Refrain

More about Jesus; in His Word,
Holding communion with my Lord;
Hearing His voice in every line,
Making each faithful saying mine.

Refrain

More about Jesus; on His throne,
Riches in glory all His own;
More of His kingdom’s sure increase;
More of His coming, Prince of Peace.

Refrain

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/o/morabout.htm

Ian White part 2

Well, as I expected, last night's concert was great. As I've heard him before, I knew some of the songs and I really like them. We had lots of fun with 3 "kid's songs" and I thoroughly enjoyed them and all his songs. One of the most challenging parts was when he asked us to join in 3 part harmony! That was tricky, but it sounded great!

This is his website:
http://www.littlemistymusic.com/
Check it out, he might well be coming to a venue near you!

Ian White @ Capernwray

Well, tonight, I'm going to an Ian White concert at Capernwray, and I'm really looking forward to it.
It should be a great time (if past ones are anything to go by!)!

Building Your Happiness on Christ Crucified

Christ is always the same! It is this which makes the gospel so excellent and precious. We do not bid you depend on anything less than the tried corner-stone, the fountain whose water shall never fail – the city of refuge whose walls shall never be broken down – the sure Rock of Ages. Churches may decay and perish; riches may make themselves wings and fly away, but they who build their happiness on Christ crucified and union with Him by faith, that person is standing on a foundation which shall never be moved, and will know something of true peace.

~ J.C. Ryle

Tract: The Unchanging Christ

http://jcrylequotes.com/2012/02/22/building-your-happiness-on-christ-crucified/

Coalition for Marriage

http://c4m.org.uk/
Check it out.
Stand Up for the Truth.
Marriage is God's idea, man should not "redefine" it.

Barn Camp

Well, I had a really great weekend with the "Pudsey-ite" Barn Camp-ers. We always have so much fun together, including games like trigger, bang bang, articulate, matthew matthew, as well as a wonderful time worshipping our Saviour. We had a Chocolate fountain, a walk in the ice and some of us even made little felt mice. Most importantly, we spent time focussing on Jesus and how wonderful He is.

Scriptures and a quote.

A few verses of Scripture that have jumped out at me recently:

"Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your Glory all the day." Psalm 71:8

"But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.
My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness and Your Salvation all the day.
I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only." Psalm 71:14,15a + 16.

(Notice: all the day! not just a little bit on a Sunday, but all day every day, our mouths should be filled with His praise and Glory, and His righteousness alone!)

"Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound." Psalm 89:15.
I've looked at the context and I can't figure out what this particular joyful sound is. Any ideas anyone? Please let me know.

"And He said to me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts." Revelation 21:6.
(Are we thirsty for the water of life? Jesus says we can drink from the fountain freely: as often as we need, as much as we need! How good to remember He is the only One who can truly satisfy our deepest needs!)

And a J.C. Ryle quote:

"Don’t tell me of your happiness if it daily depends on the uncertainties of the earth. Your home may be rich in comforts; your wife and children may be all you could desire; your income may be amply sufficient to meet all your wants. But oh, remember, if you have nothing more than this to look to, that you are standing on the edge of a cliff! Your joy may be deep and earnest, but it is fearfully short-lived. It has no root. It is not true happiness."~ J.C. Ryle

A lovely poem/song.

WHEN I LOOK IN HIS FACE

Tho’ the road may be rough where He leads me,
Still His footprints I plainly can trace,
And the trials I meet with seem nothing,
When I look in my dear Saviour’s face.

Refrain

When I look in His face, His wonderful face,
In Heaven, that beautiful place!
All the hardships of earth will seem nothing,
When I look in my dear Saviour’s face.

So I keep my eyes fixed upon Jesus,
While I’m running life’s wearisome race;
I’ll forget the hard pathway I traveled,
When I look in my dear Saviour’s face.


Refrain

Tho’ the shadows around me may gather,
Safe I rest in my Lord’s “secret place.”
For I know there’ll be glorious sunshine,
When I look in my dear Saviour’s face.

Enjoy!

Offering- Paul Baloche

I really love this song, and we sang it again this morning.

Feeling, Faith and Fact

Three men were walking on a wall,
Feeling, Faith, and Fact.
When Feeling took an awful fall
and Faith was taken back.
So close was Faith to Feeling
that he stumbled and fell too.
But Fact remained and pulled up Faith,
and Faith brought Feeling too.

I saw this poem yesterday in Traveling towards Sunrise and thought, "That's one for the blog!"
So, here it is!

I thought it was quite interesting. What do you think of it?

Oh the bitter shame and sorrow

Oh, the bitter pain and sorrow
That a time could ever be,
When I proudly said to Jesus,
“All of self, and none of Thee.”
All of self, and none of Thee,
All of self, and none of Thee,
When I proudly said to Jesus,
“All of self, and none of Thee.”

Yet He found me; I beheld Him
Bleeding on th’ accursed tree,
And my wistful heart said faintly,
“Some of self, and some of Thee.”
Some of self, and some of Thee,
Some of self, and some of Thee,
And my wistful heart said faintly,
“Some of self, and some of Thee.”

Day by day His tender mercy,
Healing, helping, full and free,
Brought me lower while I whispered,
“Less of self, and more of Thee.”
Less of self, and more of Thee,
Less of self, and more or Thee,
Brought me lower while I whispered,
“Less of self, and more of Thee.”

Higher than the highest heaven,
Deeper than the deepest sea,
Lord, Thy love at last has conquered:
“None of self, and all of Thee.”
None of self, and all of Thee,
None of self, and all of Thee,
Lord, Thy love at last has conquered:
“None of self, and all of Thee.”

by Theodore Monod