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SUNDAY CHOICE – THE CROSS HAS THE FINAL WORD – By Charles Schokman Image Source : facebook THE CROSS HAS THE FINAL WORD Cody Carnes tells of his personal story behind this song. I wrote this song while I was battling with fear, personally, and it dictated the direction of the whole album. The song was written on Good Friday. Although I was dealing with fear, I sat down to read the story of Christ’s crucifixion. As I was reading The Bible, I felt God saying to me “the cross has the final word.” I had this raging sea of emotions inside of me, and that one statement calmed everything in that moment. It reminded me that I don’t have to buy into the lie that evil is rising up. His dying on the cross for our sins has power over death and sin. I had been thinking about where our ...

THE RESURRECTION – By Charles Schokman We hold so close to our hearts the cross where Jesus died But so much more than the blood-stained cross is that Jesus came back to life. The stone’s been rolled away, the tomb lay open and bare. They looked for Him, and then the angel said that He is no longer here Oh what joy they must have felt to see Him just once more To eat with Him, to drink with Him, to receive Him back as Lord. So much did He accomplish through His death upon the cross And in His rising from the dead He reconciled us back to God. Nothing else could bridge the gap that sin had wrenched apart Now we can freely go to God and receive Christ in our hearts. By M.S.Lownde He is Risen! Hallelujah! He is Risen indeed! Have a great day celebrating Christ’s ...