August 28 Devotional

Dear Friends,
A beautiful picture of our life with Christ here on earth and in heaven.  Be blessed as you continue to fight the good fight until we arrive at our final home with Him.  Peace, Scott
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Grow Strong in the Light of My Presence.  As My Face shines upon you, you receive nutrients that enhance your growth in grace.  I designed you to commune with Me face-to-Face, and this interaction strengthens your soul.  Such communion provides a tiny glimpse of what awaits you in heaven where all barriers between you and My Glory will be removed.  This meditative time with Me blesses you doubly: you experience My Presence here and now, and you are refreshed by the hope of heaven, where you will know Me in ecstatic Joy.

Psalm 4:6  6 Many are asking, “Who can show us any good?” Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.

Revelation 21:23 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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August 26th Devotional

Dear Friends,
Trust is a delicate thing to both give and receive.  Trust is something that is earned through years of tests, trials and victories.  In our often untrustworthy world, one thing is constant–God.  You can trust God in all things for He has seen you through the fire more than once.  So, take heart, trust and lean not on your own understanding.  I look forward to seeing (and hearing) you tonight.  Trust me on this!  Peace, Scott
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Trust Me in the midst of a messy day.  Your inner calm-your Peace in My Presence-need not be shaken by what is going on around you.  Though you live in this temporal world, your innermost being is rooted and grounded  in eternity.  When you start to feel stressed, detach yourself from the disturbances around you.  Instead of desperately striving to maintain order and control in your little world, relax and remember that circumstances cannot touch My Peace.

Seek My Face, and I will share My mind with you, opening your eyes to see things from My perspective. Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not be afraid.  The Peace I give is sufficient for you.

John 16:33  33

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Psalm 105:4
4 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

John 14:27
27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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Durufle recordings

Dear Friends,

Tonight, we’ll read through a couple of Durufle pieces from his Requiem.  The Introit and the In Paradisum (the beginning and the end pieces).  If you have a moment, familiarize yourself with these two piece prior to tonight’s rehearsal.

Be blessed!

The Introit is the first 4 minutes of the recording below.

In Paradisum

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August 24 Devotional

Dear Friends,
What a lovely morning of worship and celebration of our lives together.  I am so grateful for your presence each and every week!  Thank you all for sharing love, life and all that goes with a relationship through Christ.  God is indeed Good and with us all the time.  May you continue to feel His presence each and every day as you seek His will for your lives.  Peace and Love, Scott
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I Am All Around You, hovering over you even as you seek My Face.  I am nearer than you dare believe, closer than the air you breathe.  If My children could only recognize My Presence, they would never feel lonely again.  I know every thought before you think it, every word before you speak it.  My Presence impinges on your innermost being.  Can you see the absurdity of trying to hide anything from Me?  You can easily deceive other people, and even yourself but I read you like an open, large-print book.

Deep within themselves, most people have some awareness of My imminent Presence.  Many people run from Me and vehemently deny My existence, because My closeness terrifies them.  But My own children have nothing to fear, for I have cleansed them by My blood and clothed them in My righteousness.  Be blessed by My intimate nearness.  Since I live in you, let Me also live through you, shining My Light into the darkness.

Psalm 139:1-4  1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.  2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.  3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.

Ephesians 2:13
13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:21
21God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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Lean on Me

Remember that this Sunday we will be singing Lean on Me for the Offertory/Hymn of Invitation. Here is a video that will help you get into the “feel” of the song in case you are not familiar with it 🙂

 

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August 17th Devotional

Happy Monday Friends!
By the time you receive this, Monday will almost be over for you.  Mondays can be a crazy day for some of us.  It’s a signal that the much anticipated weekend is over, a new week is ahead and we have much to do and not enough time to do it!  When the days seems to whirl and take on a life of its own, Jesus says to say His name in prayer and know that we’re not alone.  I am reminded of the last line of our anthem on Sunday–“you are, forever, mine”.  Amen!
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Find Me in the midst of the maelstrom.  Sometimes events whirl around you so quickly that they become a blur.  Whisper My Name in recognition that I am still with you.  Without skipping a beat in the activities that occupy you, you find strength and Peace through praying My Name.  Later, when the happenings have run their course, you can talk with Me more fully.

Accept each day just as it comes to you.  Do not waste your time and energy wishing for a different set of circumstances.  Instead, trust Me enough to yield to My design and purposes.  Remember that nothing can separate you from My loving Presence: you are Mine.

Philippians 2:9-11  9

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,  10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,  11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Isaiah 43:1 
1 But now, this is what the LORD says—he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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