"...You were dead in your sins..."

-B-29 & B-2

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Mark 5:1-11
 

"...8 For He had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” ..."

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Ephesians 2:1-10

"...8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast...." 

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Romans 8

" 1-2 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death...."

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SET ME FREE

It hasn’t always been this way

I remember brighter days

Before the dark ones came

Stole my mind

Wrapped my soul in chains

Now I live among the dead

Fighting voices in my head

Hoping someone hears me crying in the night

And carries me away

Set me free of the chains holding me

Is anybody out there hearing me?

Set me free

Morning breaks another day

Finds me crying in the rain

All alone with my demons I am

Who is this man that comes my way?

The dark ones shriek

They scream His name

Is this the One they say will set the captives free?

Jesus, recue me

As the God man passes by

He looks straight through my eyes

And darkness cannot hide

Do you want to be free?

Lift your chains

I hold the key

All power on Heaven and Earth belong to me

You are free

You are free

You are free

-by Mark Hall

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My easy "Go To" TV

-PLUGGERS

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"Call Back" to Others to Encourage Them Along

 -Kinsman

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Luke 21:13

..."It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony."...

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Life is a steep climb, and it is always encouraging to have those ahead of us “call back” and cheerfully summon us to higher ground. We all climb together, so we should help one another. 

The mountain climbing of life is serious, but glorious, business; it takes strength and steadiness to reach the summit. And as our view becomes better as we gain altitude, and as we discover things of importance, we should “call back” our encouragement to others.

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If you have gone a little way ahead of me, call back--

It will cheer my heart and help my feet along the stony track;

And if, perhaps, Faith's light is dim, because the oil is low,

Your call will guide my lagging course as wearily I go.

Call back, and tell me that He went with you into the storm;

Call back, and say He kept you when the forest's roots were torn;

That, when the heavens thunder and the earthquake shook the hill,

He bore you up and held you where the lofty air was still.

O friend, call back, and tell me for I cannot see your face;

They say it glows with triumph, and your feet sprint in the race;

But there are mists between us and my spirit eyes are dim,

And I cannot see the glory, though I long for word of Him.

But if you'll say He heard you when your prayer was but a cry,

And if you'll say He saw you through the night's sin-darkened sky-

If you have gone a little way ahead, O friend, call back--

It will cheer my heart and help my feet along the stony tack.

--December 19, Streams in the Desert

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Something so Precious...

-PLUGGERS

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

-internet t-shirt

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Scottish 

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"O, LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; Make Your way straight before me."

-CH-54B Tarhe (Skycrane), by G. Chatfield

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Psalm 5:8

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Romans 8:28

..."And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."...

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Psalm 42:5

..."Why are you in despair, O my soul?

And why have you become disturbed within me?

Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him

For the help of His presence."...

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Praise You in this Storm

I was sure by now

That You would have reached down

And wiped away our tears away

Stepped in and saved the day

But once again, I say "Amen",

and it's still raining

As the thunder rolls

I barely hear You whisper through the rain

"I'm with you"

And as Your mercy falls

I raise my hands and praise the God who gives

And takes away

I'll praise You in this storm

And I will lift my hands

For You are who You are

No matter where I am 

Every tear I've cried

You hold in Your hand

You never left my side 

And though my heart is torn

I will praise You in this storm

I remember when

I stumbled in the wind

You heard my cry

You raised me up again

My strength is almost gone

How can I carry on

If I can't find You

I lift my eyes unto the hills

Where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord

The Maker of Heaven and Earth

--Mark Hill

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2 Corinthians 4:16-18

..."Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 

For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."

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Psalm 121:1-2

"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;

From where shall my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

Who made heaven and earth.

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Psalm 3:3-5

..."But You, O Lord, are a shield about me,

My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

I was crying to the Lord with my voice,

And He answered me from His holy mountain. 

I lay down and slept;

I awoke, for the Lord sustains me."...

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This is the Piper's Wife, only my current list would have been left at home.

-PLUGGERS

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Think about what is happening in the USA...

-meme on the net 

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International Bag Pipe Day

-Someone I know 

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A Plaid/Plain, Plain/Plain, not a Plaid and a Plaid

-Pickles

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Cultivate the Heart with More Importance then the Head

-Josh Atkinson Photos

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"The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities; and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head."


-Noah Webster (1788)

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There is a Moral Truth

-Kinsman

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"We are watching a civilization decide whether it still believes in moral truth at all. 

A culture that abandons 

virtue for outcomes, 

truth for narrative, 

and conscience for consensus 

does not drift gently into decline; 

it slides into something colder and harder, 

where power masquerades as compassion 

and coercion is baptized as care. 

Once “fairness” replaces goodness, literally anything becomes permissible in its name."

-Michael Smith: A Civilization Losing Its Moral Compass

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Beware Counterfeits!

-meme

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Ephesians 2:1-10

"And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."...

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