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Archive - 2005

THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM

The Babe was born A lonely morn Teenage girl Fearful and poor Joseph was strong He brought her along As ordered by God He obeyed the command Angels came Fear not they said As the shephers heard of His birth Coming to see Mary’s child Now...

COURAGE

1st District: ‘Fort Apache’ officers draw the line at the French Quarter Sunday, December 18, 2005 By Michael Perlstein The officers holed up in the 1st District station recognized the sound right away: ka-pop, ka-pop. Gunshots. It...

BONDAGE IN CHRIST

Jude 1:1 Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: 2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you. BONDAGE IN CHRIST-THE PRIVILEGE OF THE...

FORGIVENESS

Forgiveness came looking For me today Giving me strength Guiding my way Jesus my savior Gave His love That I might be whole That I could give love Where I am strong You may be weak When I belong You may feel wronged Life is given That I might...

NIGHT TIME

Night time when our hearts beat loud Conscience condemns Courage clouds The light is set Concealing truth Hard to see through sin Bend the knee and turn to Him Prayers are heard Miracles done Daily lives are blessed Yet darkness only condemns...

TIS THE SEASON

Genesis 1:27 So God created human beings in his own image, In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Matthew 1:23 Look the virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel...

SPIRITUAL WORK

Hebrews 12:12 So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. I. LIFE IS A TOUGH JOURNEY-not for the weak, not for the overburdened II. LIFE IS NOT A SPRINT-my strength is for you, your strength is for me III. LIFE IS...

FIX OUR EYES

We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 1. PRESENCE OF GOD-This is His world 2. VISION IN MY HEART-My CALL, My VALUE, My STRENGTH 3. HEAVEN IS...

HURRICANE KATRINA

I was thinking about retirement. I had served for more than twenty-five years at the Brantley Center Homeless Mission in New Orleans. There were many tough years. Lord look how well I had served. My work had become predictable, rewarding and...

KNOWING

Knowing God In peace and grace Standing at the tiger’s face Jesus guides me home Knowing God When failure comes His strength defends The future’s son Knowing God In chaos deep Grabbing hold of His feet Jesus never fails Knowing God...