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Coffee Break: Encouraging verses, quotes, songs...
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Have a story, poem, song, verse, etc. that
encourages others in the Lord? Email it to me at keri@alternatemelody.com (or go to the "Contact Us" page). Keri 11/08
Click here to view the new 'Poetry Page'
I recently returned
from a trip to Wales (greetings Seion Chapel in Maerdy!!), so our new topic is sheep. Lost sheep... found sheep... read on...
"Like sheep we all had wandered far
from the fold of the Shepherd of the sheep. Each of us had gone astray, yet He sought us though we strayed - and brought us
home, and brought us safely home to God." from "Crucified" based on Isaiah 53 from "Where Morning Dawns"
CD.
The King of Love my Sheherd is, whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am His, and
He is mine forever. Where streams of living
water flow my ransomed soul He leadeth and where the
verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth. Perverse
and foolish oft I strayed, but yet in love He sought me And
on His shoulder gently laid, and home, rejoicing brought me. In
death's dark vale I fear no ill with Thee, dear Lord, beside me Thy rod and staff my comfort still, Thy cross before to guide me. And so through all the length of days Thy goodness faileth never; Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise within Thy house forever. "The King of Love M Shepherd Is" from Psalm 23 by Rev Sir Henry W. Baker |
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"Thou knowest the way to bring me back, my fallen
spirit to restore Oh, for Thy truth
and mercy's sake; forgive, and bid me sin no more The
ruins of my soul repair, and make my heart a house of prayer." from "The Works of John Wesley"
Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd;
I know my sheep and my sheep know me. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life,
and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand." John 10:11,27 "We
are the ones who strayed away like sheep! We, who left God's paths to follow our own. Yet God has laid on Him (Jesus)
the guilt and sins of everyone of us!" Isaiah 53:6 TLB
The Bride eyes not her garment, but her dear Bridegroom's
face; I will not gaze at glory, but on my King of grace. Not at the crown He giveth, but on His pierced hand, the Lamb is
all the glory of Immanuel's land. by Anne Ross Cousin
"Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive
power and riches and wisdom, and strength
and honor and glory and blessing! Blessing and honor and glory and
power, be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever
and ever!" Revelation 5:12,13
"Was there ever kindest shepherd half so gentle, half
so sweet, as the Savior who would have us come and gather round His feet? It is God, His love looks mighty, but is mightier
than it seems; 'tis our Father, and His fondness goes far out beyond our dreams. There's a wideness in God's mercy, like the wideness in the sea; there's a kindness in
His justice, which is more than liberty. There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good; there is mercy with
the Savior; there is healing in His blood. For the
love of God is broader than the measures of man's mind, and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind, but we
make His love too narrow by false limits of our own, and we magnify His strickness with a zeal He will not own. There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed; there is
joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head. If our love were but more simple, we should take Him at His word; and
our lives would be all sunshine in the sweetness of our Lord." by Rev. Frederick W. Faber; published by Tom Leich, Vienna Woods Music Last but not least... my favorite
'sheep' song is called "The Ninety and Nine" recorded by Andrew Peterson. To hear it, go to youtube; type
in "Andrew Peterson The Ninety and Nine". Don't let the cute pictures detract from the power of the lyrics....
keri
-----------------JULY 08's Quotes
and Verses---------------
Verses of the week - Old Testament:
Psalm
18:30
"As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him."
Deuteronomy 13:4
"You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey
His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him."
Psalm 86:11-12
"Teach me Your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name. I
will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever."
New Testament:
Ephesians 3:18-19
"And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power,
together with all God's people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know
this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
Colossians 3:2-4
"Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and
your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory."
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"Be still, my soul, thy God doth undertake
to guide the future as He has the past. Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last. Be still,
my soul the waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below." *
"Every
joy or trial, falleth from above, traced upon our dial by the sun of love; we may trust Him fully, all for us to do - those
who trust Him wholly find Him wholly true."**
*"Be
Still my Soul" by Katharina von Schlegel; translation Jane Borthwick
** "Like a River Glorious" by
Frances R. Havergal |
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Awesome
quote of the week:
"We who experience God in this day may rejoice that we have in Him all that Abraham
or David or Paul could have; indeed the very angels before the throne can have no more than we, for they can have no more
than God and can want nothing apart from Him. And all that He is and all that He has done is for us and for all who
share the common salvation. With full consciousness of our own demerit we may yet take our place in the love of God, and the
poorest and weakest of us may without offense claim for ourselves all the riches of the Godhead in mercy given. I have every
right to claim all for myself, knowing that an infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute
Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others."
A.W. Tozer from The Divine Conquest
"God is most
glorified when his people are most satisfied in him." John Piper from Desiring God
submitted by David Galletta
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"O Jesus,
Thou hast promised to all who follow Thee; that where Thou art in glory, there shall Thy servant be. And, Jesus,
I have promised to serve Thee to the end; O give me grace to follow, my Master and my Friend."
from "O Jesus, I Have Promised" by John E. Bode
"Around the throne
of glory the Lamb we shall behold,
In triumph cast before Him, our diadems of gold;
Then shall we praise and bless
You, where perfect praises ring,
And evermore confess you, our Savior and our King." *
"Have Thine own way, Lord; have Thine own way;
Hold over
my being absolute sway. Fill with Thy Spirit till all shall see-
Christ only, always, living in me." **
* from "O Savior, Precious Savior" and **"Have Thine Own Way" on "Where Morning
Dawns" CD
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