Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Would you o'er evil a victory win?
There's wonderful power in the blood

Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear,
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

As I journey thro' the land, singing as I go,
Pointing souls to Calvary - to the crimson flow,
Many arrows pierce my soul from without, within;
But my Lord leads me on, thro' Him I must win.

Let it rain, let it rain.
Open the floodgates of heaven
Let it rain, let it rain.
Open the floodgates of heaven
Let it rain, let it rain....

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, I've been redeemed from the hands of the enemy.
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,
shout with voices of glory if you've been set free.

Early morning is usually very quiet. No one else is up and about; there are no hindrances such as phone calls or people knocking at the door. Even our cell phone is silent.

But in all this absence of outside things, the thoughts of our heart are busy. It's times like this when the hidden things, buried deep within, rise to a reckoning. It seems easy to bring our wounds and hurtful issues before the Lord. Rehearsing the situation and circumstances allows us to ventilate and speak our grievances...

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

A Catholic church in Israel will be compensated for damages suffered from a Jewish-led arson attack.

According to CBNNews, Israel’s Attorney General, Yehuda Weinstein, reversed a previous decision by the nation’s tax authority not to compensate the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes for the extensive damage it incurred after Jewish youths set fire to the roof and vandalised the interior.

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

"Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee" (Mark 5:19).

These are the words Jesus spoke to the man we recognize by the name Legion. He had been delivered of demons and later returned to Jesus, asking if he could stay with Him. Instead of granting the man's request, the Lord told him to go back home. Was He unfair? After all, the man only wanted to be with the One who had done so much for him. No. Jesus knew that the man...

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

Galatians 3:13-14, 29

Our confidence to approach God's throne in prayer over our finances is based on the blood covenant of Jesus Christ: not because we are good people and we mean well, nor because we have financial difficulties and we have needs!

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:

Let me tell you who Jesus is.
He's the Rock of all ages.
He's the Alpha and Omega.
He's the beginning and the end.

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

"Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Surpasses 7200." "US Supreme Court to Decide Same-sex Marriage." "Mile-wide Tornado Devastates Texas." "ISIS Beheads a Dozen Christians in Libya." "Militant Buddhists Burn Christian Churches in Myanmar."

Every day the news media issues calls to prayer for the needs of the world. The headlines scream for us to intercede concerning the natural disasters and evil in our world.

Let it rain, let it rain.
Open the flood gates of Heaven.

"United Methodists: Practicing Homosexuality Doesn't Contradict Christian Doctrine"

The United Methodist Church leadership has voted to submit a proposal to the 2016 General Conference that would remove “prohibitive” language about homosexuality from the United Methodist Book of Discipline.

"The Global Day of Prayer" is fast approaching and will be observed on May 24, 2015 by multitudes worldwide. The purpose of the Global Day of Prayer is to seek God's blessing on lives, families, communities, and nations as according to His will. Millions of Christians will assemble in stadiums, arenas, central plazas, historic sites, open fields, and churches. Christian believers in countries worldwide will pray in faith and unity focusing mainly in areas of repentance, intercession, worship,...

...If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
For therefo...

Thank you Jesus...
Praise and Worship Medley

I've got my mind made up and I won't turn back 
Because I want to see my Jesus someday 
I've got my mind made up and I won't turn back 
Because I want to see my Jesus someday

The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It was the runner who finished with his torch still lit. I want to run all the way with the flame of my torch still lit for Him. (Stowell, Fan The Flame, Moody, 1986, p. 32)

There is not a choice in this race that we are running. You, of necessity, have to keep the oil from leaking out and the flame from being extinguished. "And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; fo...

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost
(From: Acts 2:38 King James Version, KJV).

An Iowa man has been terminated from his position as the Editor-in-Chief of the Newton Daily News for writing a personal blog post that stated his religious position. Bob Eschliman has now filed suit against his former employer, Shaw Media, arguing that he cannot be fired for his religious beliefs.

Eschliman’s blog post, entitled “The Deceivers are Hard at Work,” outlined his disagreement a Bible translation called the “Queen James Bible.”

He wrote that the translation was intended fo...

Heavenly Father,
We thank You for our families.

We Pray:
Families
That You would help us to build godly homes where You are the center of everything we do.

That You help us to pray together to set godly goals that are according to Your will.

That families would reach out together as one unit being beacons of light in their communities.

Husbands/fathers
That husbands would readily take the leadership role in the home.

That they would build a family altar where the family prays together.

That husbands wo...