Bestow

Moved with compassion, 

Jesus touched their eyes;

and immediately they received their sight

and followed Him.

Matt 20:34

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Our children will also serve Him

Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord

Psalm 22:30

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Surrender

Touch the Sky

Hillsong  United

`I found my life, when I laid it down..

I touch the sky, when my knees hit the ground..

Find me here at Your feet again..

everything I am;  

reaching out I surrender

Come sweep me up in Your love again

and my soul will dance

on the wings of forever`

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Be Blessed

xo

Held

Dwelling Place

Nicole Nordeman

In You I trust

In You alone - my dwelling place will be..

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Where can I go from Your Spirit?

Where can I flee from Your presence?

If I go up to the heavens... if I make my bed in the depths, 

You are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,

even there Your hand will guide me, 

Your right hand will hold me fast.

Psalm 139:7-10

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The Hiding Place - Corrie Ten Boom
The Invasion p.67

She was making tea, she brought it into the dining room 
where we had covered the windows with heavy black paper and set out the best cups.
Somewhere in the night there was an explosion, 
the dishes in the cupboard rattled.
For an hour we sipped our tea and talked, 
until the sound of planes died away and the sky was silent.
 I said goodnight to Betsie...
 and groped my way up the dark stairs .. 
The fiery light was gone from the sky.
 I felt for my bed; there was my pillow. 
Then in the darkness my hand closed over something hard. Sharp too.
I felt blood trickle along a finger.
It was a piece of metal, ten inches long.
"Betsie!"
I raced down the stairs with the shrapnel shard in my hand.
We went back to the dining room and stared at it in the light, 
while Betsie bandaged my hand; "On your pillow," she kept saying.
"Betsie, if I hadn't heard you in the kitchen-"
But Betsie put a finger on my mouth;
"Don't say it, Corrie!
There are no if's in Gods world. 
And no places that are safer than other places.
The centre of His will is our only safety - 
O Corrie, let us pray that we may always know it!" 

Listen

I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light

so that you can understand the confident hope He has given

to those He called - His holy people

 who are His rich

and glorious inheritance.

Ephesians 1:18

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I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Horatius Bonar

I heard the voice of Jesus say,

"Behold, I freely give

The living water, thirsty one,

Stoop down and drink 

and live."

I came to Jesus, and I drank

of that life-giving stream;

My thirst was quenched,

my soul revived,

And now I live in Him.

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So, let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.

There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us

when we need it most. 

Hebrews 4:16

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Fruit

The Maker

Chris August

I see You in the sunrise

I see You in the rain

I see You in the laughter

I feel You through the pain

Everything that You have made is beautiful

Oh, My God, I can't believe my eyes

But in all of this,  

to think that You would think of me

Makes my heart come alive!!

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`Yes, I am the vine;
you are the branches.
Those who remain in Me, and I in them,
will produce much fruit. 
For apart from Me you can do nothing.`

John 14:5
NLT

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Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,
for He who promised is faithful.

Hebrews 10:23
NIV

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Receive

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There was a man there named Zacchaeus... (vs.2)

He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, 

for Jesus was going to pass that way.

When Jesus came by, He looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name.

"Zacchaeus, come down! I must be a guest in your home today."

Zacchaeus quickly came down and took Jesus to his house, 

in great excitement and joy. 

But the people were displeased 

"He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner" they grumbled (vs.3-7)

..Jesus responded `..The son of man came to seek and save those who are lost` (vs.10)

Luke 19:2,3-7,10

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Your Grace, Your mercy  

Open, For Your Glory

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Need to Breathe

(More Heart,Less Attack)

..I stuck my hat out

I caught the rain drops

I drank the water

I felt my veins n'block

I'm near the sanctified,  I'm near the broken

I'm down the river,  I'm near the open

..I'm down the river

to where I'm going.. 

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Glow

Suddenly their eyes were opened and they recognised Him

and at that moment He disappeared. 

They said to each other, `Didn't our hearts burn within us as He talked

with us on the road and opened the scriptures to us?'

Luke 24;31-32

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1974

Gill/ A.Grant/ Mcpherson/ Chapman

... Quite a change

somewhere we had crossed a big line

down upon our knees we had tasted Holy wine

and no one could sway us 

in a life time

Purer than the sky behind the rain

Love had lit a fire we were the flame

Falling down all around us 

Calling out from a boundless love

..Burning into the darkness

Shining out from inside of us

..no one had to say we had changed

nothing else we'd live through would ever be the same

knowing the truth we'd gained..

Purer than the sky behind the rain

love has lit a fire 

we are the flame..

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