SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS – SONGS OF PRAISE – by Charles Schokman “The eternal God is our hiding place; he carries us in his arms” (Deuteronomy 33:27 CEV). I am always captivated with hymns composed by Fanny Crosby –though blind, was one of the most prolific hymn writers in Christian history. Although the hymn, “Safe in the Arms of Jesus,” is probably not her most well-known hymn, it is another inspiring hymn. Fanny Crosby’s personal testimony is not only powerful, but her writings are a constant reminder to maintain the proper perspective about life, about grace, about trials and tribulations, and about God. The story behind this particular hymn is a rather difficult one. According to a source, the thought behind this hymn came to Mrs. Crosby after an awful tragedy in her life. She was pregnant, but lost the baby during childbirth. She was so personally devastated by the event that she ...
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The Catalyst ONE NAME (Emmanuel) – By Lakshman Navaratne Scripture is the Absolute “Word” documenting the “Process of Creation”, and the only “Process of Redemption of the Human Soul” The name of this Catalyst of Creation and Redemption, in eternity is “The Word”! John 1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” One single voice of the catalyst, encrypted and sealed in the 66 books of the bible, shall be the same one single Spirit of Redemption for all Mankind. Genesis, the first book of Scripture and the last book “Revelation” shall be the River of Life flowing from the throne of ...
Mar 29, 2023
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SUNDAY CHOICE – Thank you Jesus for the blood applied – by Charles Schokman Thank you Jesus for the blood applied. An important element of life with God: that we thank him for his past work and his continual work. As Christians, there are some obvious things we can be thankful for. Jesus’s atoning death on the cross that has brought salvation. One day we will go to heaven. We have a relationship with God. But what about what God is doing now? Philippians 1:3–6 ESV ...
Jerusalem I Long to Behold (Beggars’ Choice) – Creation to Redemption, Birth in the Grace Train – by Lakshman Navaratne The numbers, tell the real story; the God of Hebrews have heard the cry of the Gentile nations, and adopted us to be his very own! This is the story of a Chosen Generation. Christianity preached by the Apostles during the first century after Christ was pure Revelation of the Risen Christ in the heart of Living humans. The faithful, were not focused on human Jesus who was the son of Mary for 30 years, until the Baptism of Jesus at the Jordon River, by the last prophet for the nation of Israel. [B] There were no Jewish prophets for the last 2000 years of humanity, yet today on earth, faithful to the God of Israel has outnumbered all other humans worshipping un-known deities. The 39 books of the Old Testament, ...
Feb 27, 2023
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SUNDAY CHOICE – “Gethsemane” sung by a little girl —So Heavenly – by Charles Schokman In Matthew 21, Jesus has just arrived in Jerusalem for the final days leading up to His death on the cross. While He was in the temple, healing the blind and the lame, the leading priests and scribes saw Jesus performing miracles and even heard children shouting, “Hosanna! Praise God for the Son of David.” The religious teachers grew irate, questioning Jesus, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” “Yes,” Jesus responded to His critics, asking, “Have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise’?” (Matthew 21:16, NKJV). Jesus was quoting Psalm 8:2: “Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.” Pray this hymn sung so beautifully by this little girl ...
SUNDAY CHOICE – PRAYING FOR OTHERS – by Charles Schokman There is a misconception that only certain people are called or gifted to be intercessory prayer warriors. There are people in our churches and our lives who seem to have that special intimate connection with God. They are relentless when it comes to praying for others. The truth is we are all called to pray for others. In Ezekiel 22:30, God is searching for those who would stand in the gap, to intercede for others. The invitation is for all Christians to serve through intercessory prayer. Praying for others is not a choice; it is our privilege. Whether we believe it or not, we are all equipped to be prayer warriors on behalf of others. We are heirs with Christ. We are adopted sons and daughters and therefore possess the same power and access to God that our Saviour enjoys. We can whisper, or cry out, ...
Jan 14, 2023
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SUNDAY CHOICE – IS YOUR HEART RIGHT WITH GOD? There are some people who may not appear to us as “good Christians”, based on what our expectation of a good Christian should look like. We can take a look at them, maybe the way they dress, the way they talk, or something about their lifestyle that we are not comfortable with, and find ourselves jumping to conclusions about the state of their hearts. But their hearts might be just right with God! Only God sees every heart. We are all on our personal journeys with Jesus Christ. Maybe they are pleasing God with their humble hearts. Maybe their hearts are filled to overflowing with love for God and love for others. Perhaps the bigger question we should actually ask is this: Is my heart right with God? Listen to what the Bible says:— Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 139:23-24, ...
Sovereign Creator of the Universe – By Lakshman Navaratne Sovereign Creator of the Universe He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” PSALM 46:10 THE WORK OF HIS HANDS [When the Creator of our Body and Soul, calls you to His service, He reveals the written agenda pre-programmed, before the world was set in place, as your life in the “Book of Life” [A]. you can listen to this message if you log on to christianityisme.com] The CAKE (Consuming-Humanity) Eat it or keep it! The writer of this article shall use the written word Scripture as the absolute, hidden truth, and the education and the knowledge of Organic Chemistry to separate the Light and Darkness baked into the “cake-Humanity”. Humanity; the ingredients were hand-picked by the Creator of mankind to be the final dimension ...
Dec 1, 2022
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SUNDAY CHOICE – Jesus is living in me “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20. “It means you have authority over your flesh and the enemy of your soul. It means you live to please God not self. It means dying to self and living to do his will. It means you walk in faith not fear. It means you love God and the Kingdom of God. It means inviting Him to every part of your life and day. It means trusting, believing and depending on God and His Word. It means treating others as you want to be treated. It means hating sin as God does. It means seeing others as God ...
Nov 19, 2022
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SUNDAY CHOICE – Lovely singing from Africa – Abide with me The dictionary definition of abide has several uses of the verb: “to remain; continue; stay”, “to have one’s abode; dwell; reside”, “to put up with; tolerate”, “to endure, sustain, or withstand without yielding or submitting”, and “to wait for; await”. In the Bible, the word takes on a greater intimacy, and is often used to show the need to rely on the Lord in every aspect of one’s life. So abiding is about being in a place where one remains close, where a relationship is sustained, and there can be an element of waiting as well. The sense of dwelling and enduring is one that is seen often in the Bible as well. There is also an element of not abiding with sin or the sinful in the Bible as well. There are many places in the Bible where one ...
