As troubled as I’ve felt over several areas of my life (both at home and at work) – I keep hearing the Lord say – love. It is so hard, yet He is telling me it is so easy. It is a choice. I just read a passage from the book ‘Deep unto Deep’ by Dana Candler. I would like to share it with you. I am seeking Him a closer, deeper walk with the one true God of Love. I pray it blesses you.
The heart of God is ravished with enjoyment and delight over His people. We cannot pass by this quickly. We have known the concept of His love, yes, but often this very knowing and familiarity is what hinders us from ever entering into the depths and actually drinking from the deep wells of Love’s plentitude. We cannot let common words stand-in for experienced realities. To say the He loves me is a familiar notion indeed, but to pursue, know and experience His love is a rare preoccupation. Our familiarity with the words deceives us into thinking we have personally known the exceedingly vast riches that lie beyond the realm of language and in the eternal deep of God’s heart. We confuse the hearing of a concept with the actual abiding of that reality inside of us. Yet His Love is a realm that transcends all mental comprehension and leaves all utterance ashamedly barren. It is to this unknown world of eternal pleasures that we give ourselves as we begin our pilgrimage into His ravished heart.
Further excerpt [We have heard with our ears of a God of love, and we have known with our minds that in this love is our life, but have we yet been embraced by love himself?]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Listen to Sunday Night Worship from ibethel.com
Just spent the last hour in worship. Click on the link below to listen. Some old songs, some new - just worship Him.
Also - note the widgets on the right. Let me know if you use any of them (thanks Anthony).
Also - note the widgets on the right. Let me know if you use any of them (thanks Anthony).
Monday, February 8, 2010
CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY!
Homework Assignment: Head to Heart assignment - JESUS, THE HOPE OF GLORY
Pastor Nicholas closed out service yesterday 2/7/10 with an assignment for us all. That was to read Colossians 1:27
“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (niv)
• Take this scripture before God in your prayer time. Perhaps you would pray it this way: God would you penetrate my being this week. Would You go from my head to my heart this week. Would you go from my head to my heart inside?
• How did God penetrate you with these words?
• What does it mean, Christ, that You are in me?
• You’re going to get some stuff, write it down! In what way is it going to change my life?
Write me cos.wogspeak@gmail.com or leave comment here (public comment).
Christ in you, the hope of glory. The Holy Spirit is going to reveal to you that it’s not a concept. Once you get that is not a concept – it’s in you and it doesn’t get taken away!
Colossians 1:27 (Amplified Bible)
"To whom God was pleased to make known how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ within and among you, the Hope of [realizing the] glory."
Colossians 1:27 (New King James Version)
"To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which[a] is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Colossians 1:27 (The Message)
"This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it's out in the open. God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God's glory. It's that simple. That is the substance of our Message. We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less. That's what I'm working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me."
Note from dcb =)
This is a wonderful opportunity for us all to grow closer to our Lord, Jesus. The more time I spend with Him, the more time I want to spend with Him. The more I want to spend time with Him, the more things vie for my attention to pull me away. But greater is He in me than he who is in the world. I pray we continue to seek him with each breath. He is worth it.
Pastor Nicholas closed out service yesterday 2/7/10 with an assignment for us all. That was to read Colossians 1:27
“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (niv)
• Take this scripture before God in your prayer time. Perhaps you would pray it this way: God would you penetrate my being this week. Would You go from my head to my heart this week. Would you go from my head to my heart inside?
• How did God penetrate you with these words?
• What does it mean, Christ, that You are in me?
• You’re going to get some stuff, write it down! In what way is it going to change my life?
Write me cos.wogspeak@gmail.com or leave comment here (public comment).
Christ in you, the hope of glory. The Holy Spirit is going to reveal to you that it’s not a concept. Once you get that is not a concept – it’s in you and it doesn’t get taken away!
Colossians 1:27 (Amplified Bible)
"To whom God was pleased to make known how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ within and among you, the Hope of [realizing the] glory."
Colossians 1:27 (New King James Version)
"To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which[a] is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Colossians 1:27 (The Message)
"This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it's out in the open. God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God's glory. It's that simple. That is the substance of our Message. We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less. That's what I'm working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me."
Note from dcb =)
This is a wonderful opportunity for us all to grow closer to our Lord, Jesus. The more time I spend with Him, the more time I want to spend with Him. The more I want to spend time with Him, the more things vie for my attention to pull me away. But greater is He in me than he who is in the world. I pray we continue to seek him with each breath. He is worth it.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Sounding Out
WELCOME TO OUR NEW BLOG! "You must encourage one another each day." Hebrews 3:13
Hi and welcome to 'Sound Out', our new Church On The Sound blog. This is a place where our Elders and Ministry Leaders can share what is on their hearts for COS. It is a place where you can ask questions, post comments and share your heart. We look forward to this blog expanding as we grow in the Lord together. May this be a place to get encouragement and hope for the days to come. I leave you with chapter three of Hebrews to meditate on. Blessings to all...dcb =)
Hebrews 3 (CEV)
"1 My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest! 2 Jesus was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in serving all of God's people. 3 but Jesus deserves more honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves more honor than the house. 4 Of course, every house is built by someone, and God is really the one who built everything. 5 Moses was a faithful servant and told God's people what would be said in the future. 6 but Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.
7 It is just as the Holy Spirit says, "If you hear God's voice today, 8 don't be stubborn! don't rebel like those people who were tested in the desert. 9 For forty years your ancestors tested God and saw the things he did." 10 "Then God got tired of them and said, 'You people never show good sense, and you don't understand what I want you to do.' 11 God became angry and told the people, 'You will never enter my place of rest!'""1 My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest! 2 Jesus was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in serving all of God's people. 3 but Jesus deserves more honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves more honor than the house. 4 Of course, every house is built by someone, and God is really the one who built everything. 5 Moses was a faithful servant and told God's people what would be said in the future. 6 but Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.
12 My friends, watch out! Don't let evil thoughts or doubts make any of you turn from the living God. 13 You must encourage one another each day. And you must keep on while there is still a time that can be called "today." If you don't, then sin may fool some of you and make you stubborn. 14 We were sure about Christ when we first became his people. So let's hold tightly to our faith until the end. 15 The Scriptures say, "If you hear his voice today, don't be stubborn like those who rebelled." 16 Who were those people that heard God's voice and rebelled? Weren't they the same ones that came out of Egypt with Moses? 17 Who were the people that made God angry for forty years? Weren't they the ones that sinned and died in the desert? 18 And who did God say would never enter his place of rest? Weren't they the ones that disobeyed him? 19 We see that those people did not enter the place of rest because they did not have faith."
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