Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses...

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. -Hebrews 12:1-2 Image

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The Knife and Axe Girl Was Right 

UK: Mass Deportation and/or Civil War 

Foreign National Sex Convictions Surge by over 60% in Britain: Report 

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Minneapolis Mayor Doubles Down on This Horrific Talking Point About the Annunciation School Shooting 

Want Proof Media Is Gaslighting You on the Minneapolis Shooting?  This coordinated effort to memory-hole inconvenient details about the Minneapolis shooting represents more than media bias—it's an assault on truth itself.

Why They Kill Children: The Triad of Protection Is Broken — and the Fallout Is Deadly 

Report: Tim Walz Denied Catholic Schools’ Request for Small Security Budget Despite $17 Billion Surplus 

Democrats Want to Kill You if You Pray  The Democrats are too effete to fight an outright civil war. As I wrote yesterday, they'd rather have the victim groups they've beaten into submission do their dirty work. They're gunning for us, though, and all the while, they're trying to take our guns.

JD Vance Champions Prayer as a Response to Crisis 

After the deadly Minneapolis school shooting, it’s time to stop indulging delusions – and talk truth about transgenderism 

The Annunciation shooting reveals the savagery of identity politics We have to grapple with the possibility that a culture that forces the individual ever more inwards, inviting them to obsess over their own fantasy identities and to loathe any ‘phobe’ who refuses to genuflect at their altar of the self, is wrenching people ever further and ever more violently from society itself.

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REPORT: One Third of Gen Z Was Never Born If America lost one-third of an entire generation to war, disease, suicide, or gun violence, it would be treated as the greatest tragedy in our nation’s history. But according to a new report, abortion has claimed the lives of that many would-be Gen Zers – and hardly anyone in the political or media establishment has taken note.

Democracy without Religion Is Dead 

House Republicans Launch Probe into Wikipedia 

-----------------Faith take---------------

If Your Response To Tragedy Is To Mock God, Repent 

Those scoffing at Christians’ prayer after Wednesday’s tragedy repeat the folly of the crowds who dared the crucified Christ to save Himself. Image

Tozer, Worship, and the God We Serve 

Tozer levels this word of rebuke to the American Christians of his day:

"Perhaps the most serious charge that can be brought against modern Christians is that we are not sufficiently in love with Christ. The Christ of fundamentalism is strong but hardly beautiful. It is rarely that we find anyone aglow with personal love for Christ. I trust it is not uncharitable to say that in my opinion a great deal of praise in conservative circles is perfunctory and forced, where it is not downright insincere...

...Christ can never be known without a sense of awe and fear accompanying the knowledge. He is the fairest among ten thousand, but He is also the Lord high and mighty. He is the friend of sinners, but He is also the terror of devils. He is meek and lowly in heart, but He is also Lord and Christ who will surely come to be the judge of all men. No one who knows Him intimately can ever be flippant in His presence."

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They found a kitten while walking their dog. The dog carried it home and helped raise it..🐕🐾🐈😍❤️ pic.twitter.com/JNZMxJVrBD

— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) August 29, 2025

I the Lord will answer them...

When the poor and needy seek water,

    and there is none,

    and their tongue is parched with thirst,

I the Lord will answer them;

    I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

 I will open rivers on the bare heights,

    and fountains in the midst of the valleys.

I will make the wilderness a pool of water,

    and the dry land springs of water.

 I will put in the wilderness the cedar,

    the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive.

I will set in the desert the cypress,

    the plane and the pine together,

 that they may see and know,

    may consider and understand together,

that the hand of the Lord has done this,

    the Holy One of Israel has created it.

-Isaiah 41:17-20

----------------Minneapolis----------------

Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman confessed he was ‘tired of being trans’: ‘I wish I never brain-washed myself’ 

The Mass Shooting In Minneapolis Followed A Pattern That Is Becoming Very Familiar  We have seen this happen way too many times before.  Over and over again, mass shootings are being committed by deranged individuals that hate conservatives and hate Christians.  More often than not, the shooters are deeply involved in an alternative sexual lifestyle, and so they view conservatives and Christians as their “oppressors”.  Frequently, the shooters have some sort of a personal connection to the particular target that has been chosen.  Of course in so many of these cases the mainstream media will completely ignore the real reason why a mass shooting has taken place.  But the American people are not stupid.  We can all see what is happening, and it is time for the mainstream media to start admitting the truth.

Blood, Tears, and Lessons in a Minneapolis Church No wonder the Democrat talking heads are more comfortable calling out the mourners, for praying, than they are calling out the gunman for his crimes.

This Truth Bomb on Trans Violence Is a Must Watch

Psaki, Minneapolis Mayor Eviscerated For Mocking Prayers Following School Shooting 

Democrat Responses to the Minnesota Trans Shooter Are the Most Evil and Depraved I've Ever Seen 

Watch the Media Painfully Dance Around This Crucial Detail About the Minneapolis Shooter 

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Europe in the Balance?   Europe faces a breaking point as illegal migration, welfare strain, energy crises, and defense demands collide with shrinking populations and stagnant economies -VD Hanson 

UK Schools Sending Children as Young as Four Home for ‘Racism’  Even in cases involving older pupils, the problem often lies more with the teachers themselves.

The celebration of childlessness has gone too far  Britain’s birth rate has plummeted. It is a sad truth that many couples later regret not having children

What One Girl's 'Scotland the Brave' Moment Tells Us About the UK 

Fired for Faith: Canadian Father Matt Alexander Exposes School Board’s LGBTQ Indoctrination of Toddlers (Video) 

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Civics Revolution: Conservatives Are Reviving Traditional Education With a Modern Twist To some degree, as a response to the overreach of the Great Awokening of the past decade, civics is gaining traction.

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FDA Revokes Emergency Authorization For COVID-19 Vaccines  

Dr. David Speicher’s Peer-Reviewed Bombshell: DNA Contamination in Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccines  For the first time, legally admissible scientific evidence now confirms what many suspected: that mRNA vaccines may have contained DNA contaminants with profound and undisclosed risks.

NIH-Funded Pennsylvania Researchers Build New Frankenstein Bird Flu Virus: 'Journal of Virology' 

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Why Christian ethics must infuse Artificial Intelligence and emerging tech   

AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers, Stanford study reveals 

Climate Inquisition Silenced a Generation of Scientists 

Back to Gas: School Districts Revert to Diesel Because Biden’s Electric Buses Can’t Be Repaired  Lion Electric, which received $159 million in federal funds to manufacture electric buses, has fallen into bankruptcy and failed to deliver $95 million worth of buses.

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Kind lady helps mama dove raising her babies..🕊️🐾🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/CKev3UeksP

— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) August 27, 2025

In the Lord I take refuge...

                                                            

In the Lord I take refuge;

how can you say to my soul,

    Flee like a bird to your mountain,

 for behold, the wicked bend the bow;

    they have fitted their arrow to the string

    to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;

 if the foundations are destroyed,

    what can the righteous do?

 The Lord is in his holy temple;

    the Lord's throne is in heaven;

    his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.

 The Lord tests the righteous,

    but his soul hates the wicked 

and the one who loves violence.

 Let him rain coals on the wicked;

    fire and sulfur and a scorching wind 

shall be the portion of their cup.

 For the Lord is righteous;

he loves righteous deeds;

    the upright shall behold his face.

-Psalm 11

-----------------Pray for the victims-----------------

Update: Minneapolis: Shooting at Annunciation School: 2 children killed, 17 others hurt 

Breaking: Minneapolis police respond to Catholic school shooting 

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Fourteen-Year-Old Scottish Girl Arrested for Resisting Probable Assault by Migrants 

Civil War Is Coming To Britain 

European Officials Censoring Americans Face Trump Travel Ban 

The devastating cost of cashless bail  Meanwhile, millions of taxpayer dollars have flowed into programs designed to support criminals – housing them, feeding them, offering them endless “second chances.” And what about us? The victims? We struggle day to day, financially and emotionally, often with no resources, no lifeline, no recognition. Families are left with empty chairs at the dinner table, mounting bills for funerals and therapy, and the haunting trauma that never goes away.

This Pro-Palestine Group Is Defacing New York  Within Our Lifetime has organized several lawless demonstrations

College Crackdown...American institutions of higher education are facing a much-needed reckoning   We must return to a time when students attended school to earn a BS after finishing their college courses. As it stands now, students often end up with a load of BS before they graduate.

Judge strikes down Minnesota ban on conservative religious colleges in reimbursement program 

A Billion Dollar Somali Autism Fraud in Minnesota...Autism claims rose from $3 million to $400 million 

Why Do Governments Keep Lying About Net Zero? The reality that Net Zero is expensive, restrictive and destabilising is slowly occurring to people and politicians alike. Whether by design or incompetence, the effect is the same: ordinary families pay, governments gain power, and companies take huge profits.

The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears 

Worse than Antifa: Inside the new breed of ultra-extremist groups dedicated to chaos, violence — and even alleged murder 

Monster Who Raped a Child Under 11 Released by NYPD ICE later found and arrested Robert Reid Mendez Jimenez after his release by NYPD two weeks ago.

The Death of Enchantment: Why Hollywood No Longer Holds Us

Scientists discover one-of-a-kind, bright orange shark swimming off Costa Rica 

-----------------Faith take-----------------

When We Can't Tell What's Real 

The time has finally come.

   With the rapid growth and development of artificial intelligence, we can now officially say that it’s impossible to tell what’s real.

   Everything can now be faked in such a way that the savviest among us can no longer tell the difference between reality and AI. Even our most trusted news sources can’t be sure if they’re being duped or not, unless they witness each news event personally, an impossible feat.

   With every video, voice, or picture, we —if we’re discerning enough—now must question the veracity of what our eyes see and ears hear.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly...

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.      

-Colossians 3:12-17 Image

........For prayer.......

Britain’s Newest Crisis: Too Many Patriotic Britons 

Brits Are Out Flaggin' 

They even have a theme: #raisethecolours

The Re-Emergence of American Culture...What we have lost - and our need for recovery 

The Unprotected Class: How anti-white racism is tearing America apart 

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick voids ‘illegal’ $7.4B payment to Biden ally-staffed nonprofit for semiconductor research ...Biden Administration officials spent significant time, effort, and resources creating an unaccountable, outside entity–Natcast–to administer taxpayer funds,” Lutnick wrote Natcast CEO Deirdre Hanford.

Million-Dollar Marxism: Mamdani's Socialist Campaign Backed by the Millionaires He Wants to Ban 

U. Maryland abortion program aims to recruit ‘providers of color,’ raising legal red flags 

Medically Assisted Suicide is a Bad Idea...Time for a wakeup call  Mainstream, secular outlets are increasingly noticing the negative effects and spread of assisted suicide.

“Expect fireworks”: CDC launches group to study Covid vaccine injuries and safety 

Coloradans getting first-hand taste of progressive squalor  Have you noticed recently how trash-laden the Denver-area highways have become?

New Orleans, a Carnival of Corruption  Instead, New Orleans is in a perpetual state of crisis, with decaying infrastructure, dilapidated streets, rampant violent crime, substandard public schools, a poor economy, and public officials who are either inept or corrupt.

Fox Networks Could Go Dark On YouTube TV This Week Amid Carriage Dispute As NFL Season Looms 

The War on Words: How Manufactured Euphemism Corrupts Our Common Language  

Dems being advised to cut out ‘woke words’ they tried forcing everyone to use is a rich irony  

Biden threatened to slash lunch funding unless schools accepted LGBT ideology 

Throw rocks at the teacher, get 'Tiger tokens'

Exposing the rot in Canada’s professional bodies Nurse Amy Hamm has been financially ruined for daring to criticise gender ideology

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Always Reforming: Why Extraordinary Results in the Church Have Always Depended on Ordinary Means   Faithful churches in every generation will always face the temptation to measure their fruitfulness by what is visible, quick, and appealing. But the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed—small, slow-growing, yet ultimately unshakable. The growth God gives may not come through the things we can engineer, but through the things Christ has promised to bless.

   A church shaped by the ordinary means of grace may be quieter, smaller, and slower. But it will also be deeper, more resilient, and more faithful. It will form people not around events, but around Christ. Not around performance, but around promise. Not around consumer appeal, but around covenantal commitment.

   So let us return again to that great rallying cry of the Reformation: semper reformanda. Always reforming—not according to the preferences of our age, but according to the word of God. Always realigning, not with the winds of culture, but with the voice of Christ. Always repenting, always refining, always renewing—until our life together as the church bears the shape of the gospel we proclaim. Read it all...

Mainline Protestantism’s Fall? 

In ten years, most Mainline denominations will likely still legally exist but most of them will be little more than shells. The congregations that will have survived will be indifferent and will have adapted to the new reality of post denominational America. The “end” of the Mainline may resemble the “end” of the Roman Empire, about which historians still debate. Did it end with a particular emperor? If so, people at the time likely barely noticed. Their lives continued largely as before, as others ruled where the emperor had been. And other entities claimed they were the new Rome. In one hundred years, historians of American religion will debate when the Mainline Protestant denominations ended. There might be no conclusive answer.

I Miss the Pews: Why Uncomfortable Togetherness Mattered   

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Sometimes you win by losing.

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— Kevin W. (@Brink_Thinker) August 26, 2025

It is good to give thanks to the Lord...

It is good to give thanks to the Lord,

to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

 to declare your steadfast love in the morning,

    and your faithfulness by night,

 to the music of the lute and the harp,

    to the melody of the lyre.

 For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work;

    at the works of your hands I sing for joy

-Psalm 92:1-4

For prayer: 

'Harvest is Plentiful ...' Canadian City Slammed the Door on Christian Worship Event, But God Provided a Farmer 

The Persecution of Christians, July 2025

America Takes a Stand for the Rights of Western Christians 

Tim Tebow took the hits — now Christianity is winning big 

Call it the "Tebow effect."

Mega Exodus Rocks U.S. Catholic Church: 9 Out of 10 Cradle Catholics Defect 

What Made the Democratic Party Go Crazy?  -VD Hanson 

Liberating Chicago...1,277 people were shot this year so far 

Denmark Made a Special Exception To Let In Hundreds of Palestinian Refugees. Here’s What Happened  Sixty-seven of the 321 refugees received prison sentences, while a majority relied on public welfare...

Islamic Flags Raised at Finland’s Most Historic Cathedral: A Globalist Show of Force Against Christianity (Video) 

Cultural Domination

Psychological Warfare

Normalization of Extremism

Global Pattern

Arrested for Bacon in Britain, Jailed for a Facebook Post in Dearborn: Sharia Double Standards Are Silencing the West  

CDC Advisory Committee Launches Review of Covid-19 “Vaccines” 

COVID Government Misinformation and Childhood Vaccination Rates 

Where do pencils come from?

They’re Poisoning Us—And They Know It...America’s food supply isn’t broken by accident—it’s engineered for profit, with banned chemicals, sugar addiction, and corporate capture keeping us sick, weak, and controlled  

Study: Abortion Doubles Women’s Risk Of Psychiatric Hospitalization 

...psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, and suicide attempts

Dozens of Planned Parenthood Clinics Closed in 2025 

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Bikers stop traffic to help an elderly lady cross the street..

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— Kevin W. (@Brink_Thinker) August 25, 2025

I Will Praise Him Again

 

 Psalm 42 (I Will Praise Him Again) 

 CityAlight

Why, my soul, are you downcast?

Why are you troubled within?

For I will hope in my Saviour, my God

And will praise Him, yet praise Him again

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

I will praise Him yet praise Him again

Morning by morning, new mercies are streaming

I trust in your goodness where I cannot see

You have been faithful whenever I wandered

Lord, give me the hope that I need

Who is a God like you...

Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity

    and passing over transgression

    for the remnant of his inheritance?

He does not retain his anger forever,

    because he delights in steadfast love.

 He will again have compassion on us;

    he will tread our iniquities underfoot.

You will cast all our sins

    into the depths of the sea.

 You will show faithfulness to Jacob

    and steadfast love to Abraham,

as you have sworn to our fathers

    from the days of old. -Micah 7:18-20

For prayer...

Disney Wants Ideas For Movies That Will Appeal To Young Men. I Have A Few 

The masculine stampede from the Democrats 

What Is the Democrat Alternative to Trump? 

If Trump conducts peace, they prefer war.

If he wages war on crime, they side with the criminal.

If he stops illegal immigration, they want more illegal immigrants.

Erasing Christianity from American History 

Rest in Peace, James Dobson, and Thank You 

Notable Christians: James Dobson 

The passing of a giant

Pakistani Muslims Attack Churches, Holy Bible, and Christian Cross  And the state turns a blind eye.

The UK Goes Full Orwell 

And America is next.

Judge temporarily blocks Texas’ Ten Commandments requirement in 11 school districts 

When the Therapeutic Replaces Sin 

Defining Spiritual Abuse Down

N.Y. Appeals Court FINALLY Tosses Letitia James Ridiculous Civil Fine Against Trump 

Only 17% Of 25-34-Year-Old Americans Have Attained The 5 Major Milestones Of Adulthood ...the 5 major milestones of adulthood are living away from your parents, completing your education, getting a job, marrying, and living with a child.

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Best Lunch Prayer Ever ..

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— Kevin W. (@Brink_Thinker) August 22, 2025

The Least Attended Church Gathering

The Least Attended Church Gathering 

At the church I pastor, we have a regular gathering that serves as a monthly prayer meeting on the last Sunday of every month. The other times of prayer in the life of our church occur in our morning worship service and during our weekly/bi-weekly small groups. Most of the time, our monthly prayer meeting is fairly well attended. I suspect that it is, at least in part, due to the fact that we have a meal. However, it is a sad reality of the church in the Western world that the prayer meeting is "the least attended church gathering." I have experienced this sad reality first hand as a member of a church of 1000+ where 8 to 10 people would show up for the weekly prayer meeting. It didn't take me long to realize that prayerlessness is one of the foremost sins and symptoms of an anemic church.

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Order and Openness...Planning for Spontaneity in Worship 

Paul reminds us that "God is not a God of disorder but of peace" (1 Corinthians 14:33). Paul isn’t calling for worship services under rigid, pharisaical control. Instead, we should pursue the confident freedom and musical agility that comes through disciplined preparation. Through faith-filled planning (dream!) and reality-packed preparation (dread!), worship leaders can embrace (faith!) both order and spontaneity, structure and Spirit-led moments.

    May we approach worship leadership with renewed appreciation for how preparation enables Spirit-led spontaneity. As we plan thoughtfully, prepare thoroughly, and present worship skillfully, may we help God’s people to celebrate the gospel in fresh and compelling ways.

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Psalm 121 (I Lift My Eyes)

 

Psalm 121 (I Lift My Eyes) 

Kristyn Getty, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker

I lift my eyes up to the Hills

From where does my help come?

My help comes from the Maker of

The heavens and the earth

He will not let my foot be moved

He keeps my journey safe

CHORUS

O my soul, praise the Lord most high

Strong to save, He upholds my life

Forevermore, He will be my light

I lift my eyes up to the Lord most high

He is the shade at my right hand

My shelter in the storm

No sun by day, nor moon by night

Shall ever bring me harm

He will not slumber, will not sleep

He watches all my ways

CHORUS

I lift my eyes up to the hills

From where does my help come

My help comes from the Maker of

The heavens and the earth

The God of Isr’l is my guide

Wherever I may go

And in His strength I will abide

Until He leads me home

Dress Your Heart for Worship...

Dress Your Heart for Worship  

Are you ever surprised at the state you’re in when you arrive at church? The decent clothes you don only paper over a reluctant and doubting heart. Or a fight ensued in the car — not a new fight, just the same old predictable tension. During the opening songs, you can’t focus. In the company of saints, shiny hooks with tempting bait drop all around you: Here, take a delicious, judgy bite about his marriage. Chomp down on that anger-lure as you remember what she said. Snack on the envy of a guy who didn’t deserve his success.

   Wild thoughts swing through your mind during God’s praises. What in the world is the matter with me? you ask yourself.  Read it all...

All to Honour Jesus

 

All to Honour Jesus 

 CityAlight

V1

Father, may I serve like my Saviour

Give me eyes to see what you see

Teach my sinful heart to be humble

Help me be your hands and feet

V2

Father, may I love like my Saviour

As He had compassion on me

May I work for justice and mercy

For the ones in greatest need

CHORUS

God of love would you lead me

Take this heart, make it holy

Help me serve

through the strength of Christ

All to honour Jesus with my life

All to honour Jesus with my life

V3

Father, may I tell of my Saviour

How He offers hope for the lost

Help me share the grace and forgiveness

That he showed me at the cross

CHORUS

God of love would you lead me

Take this heart, make it holy

Help me serve

through the strength of Christ

All to honour Jesus with my life

All to honour Jesus with my life

BRIDGE

Praise my Saviour for His mercy

Praise the Servant King

All to Jesus be the glory

All to honour Him

Praise my Saviour for His mercy

Praise the Servant King

All to Jesus be the glory

All to honour Him

All to honour Him

CHORUS

God of love would you lead me

Take this heart, make it holy

Help me serve

through the strength of Christ

All to honour Jesus with my life

All to honour Jesus with my life

Oh, What High and Holy Privilege

 

 Oh, What High and Holy Privilege 

Matt Boswell, Keith and Kristyn Getty, Matt Papa

Oh, what high and holy priv’lege

Once again to gather here

In the name of our Lord Jesus

As we see His Day draw near

May we join in joyful rev’rence 

With thanksgiving, faith and love

As He welcomes in His people

To the throne of grace above

Oh, what high and holy priv’lege

Voices raised in prayer and praise

Boldly bringing great petitions 

Gladly singing hymns of faith

May His grace at work among us

Cleanse and heal us from our sin

That our prayers may not be hindered

And our praises honor Him

Oh, what high and holy priv’lege

Hearing from the word of God

Heaven speaks in perfect wisdom

Earth responds and stands in awe

Do our hearts not burn within us

As we see God’s promises

Find their final yes in Jesus

Leading us to righteousness!

Oh, what high and holy priv’lege

This communion that we share

With the Father, Son, and Spirit

And His people everywhere

As we go with God’s great blessing

In the keeping of His grace

Go in peace to love and service

Till we join again in praise

As we go with God’s great blessing

In the keeping of His grace

Go in peace to love and service

Till we join again in praise

Till we join again in praise

Song Of The Saints

 

Song Of The Saints 

Phil Wickham

I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130)

I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130) 

 Keith and Kristyn Getty

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!

2  O Lord, hear my voice!

Let your ears be attentive

    to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,

    O Lord, who could stand?

4 But with you there is forgiveness,

    that you may be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

    and in his word I hope;

6 my soul waits for the Lord

    more than watchmen for the morning,

    more than watchmen for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!

    For with the Lord there is steadfast love,

    and with him is plentiful redemption.

8 And he will redeem Israel

    from all his iniquities.

-Psalm 130

The Stranger

 

The Stranger

Good and Gracious King

 

Good and Gracious King 

CityAlight

I approach the throne of glory

Nothing in my hands I bring

But the promise of acceptance

From a good and gracious King

I will give to You my burden

As You give to me Your strength

Come and fill me with Your Spirit

As I sing to You this praise

You deserve the greater glory

Overcome, I lift my voice

To the King in need of nothing

Empty handed I rejoice

You deserve the greater glory

Overcome with joy I sing

By Your love I am accepted

You’re a good and gracious King

O what grace that You would see me

As Your child and as Your friend

Safe, secure in You forever

I pour out my praise again

Holy, holy, Lord Almighty

Good and gracious

Good and gracious

Holy, holy, Lord Almighty

Good and gracious King

I Will Change Your Name...

I Will Change Your Name 

By The Nebblett Family

I will change your name. 

You shall no longer be called 

Wounded, outcast, 

Lonely or afraid. 

I will change your name. 

Your new name shall be 

Confidence, joyfulness, 

Overcoming one; 

Faithfulness, friend of God 

One who seeks My face. 

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The nations shall see your righteousness,

    and all the kings your glory,

and you shall be called by a new name

    that the mouth of the Lord will give.

You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,

    and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

You shall no more be termed Forsaken,

    and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,

but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,

    and your land Married;

for the Lord delights in you,

    and your land shall be married.

For as a young man marries a young woman,

    so shall your sons marry you,

and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,

    so shall your God rejoice over you.

    -Isaiah 62:2-5

'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

-Revelation 2:17

Come, Let Us Return to the Lord

 

Come, Let Us Return to the Lord 

 Matt Boswell, Cochren and Co., Matt Papa

Vs 1

All we have like sheep gone astray

Each of us has turned our own way

But God laid all our wrongs, our sins

Upon the Sinless One, His only Son

Chorus

Come, let us return to the Lord

Come, now all His mercies remember

How wide His love that waits to welcome us

Oh, come, let us return to the Lord

Vs 2

All who feel the sting of your sin

Come and lift your eyes once again

How great a price was paid to save the souls of us

Who strayed, yet still we stray

Chorus

Vs 3

God, we need Your merciful hand

Heal us from our pride, heal our land

As we turn from our ways, oh turn our hearts to You

In praise, endless praise

Chorus

My Labour is Not in Vain

 

My Labour is Not in Vain

CityAlight 

V1

My work in Christ, is not in vain

My labor will not fail

For when I toil in Jesus’ name

His purpose will prevail

V2

The tasks that You have set for me

I may not understand

Yet I will follow where you lead

I trust Your sovereign hand

CHORUS

So may all I do, be it great or small

Bring glory to Your name

In Your grace alone I will carry on

Your promise to me remains

My labour is not in vain

V3

Go forth, You said, take up your cross

And set the captive free

So give me feet to seek the lost

Just as You searched for me

CHORUS

V4

Take heart, my soul, and persevere

Just as your Saviour did

For soon you will be home at rest

Your work, complete in Him

CHORUS

He Will Be

 

He Will Be

CityAlight

V1

God is faithful to His word

Even when there seems no way

Though time may pass

His memory will not fade

His promises will never fail

CHORUS

Faithful He has been,

Faithful He will be

Time and time again

His Word returns complete

To His truth I cling,

when the night is deep

Faithful He has been,

Faithful He will be

V2

God is gracious when I doubt

He draws near though I retreat

Though I may wander

through the wilderness

He goes with me and gives me peace

CHORUS

Gracious He has been,

Gracious He will be

What I don’t deserve,

the Father gives to me

Where He leads my feet,

I shall not want or need

Gracious He has been, gracious He will be

V3

God is worthy of my song

Countless are His awesome deeds

His mighty hand has parted raging seas

For those He loves, He has redeemed

CHORUS

Worthy He has been,

Worthy He will be

Crowned in endless praise

all earth and heaven sing

Holy is the Lord who reigns in majesty

Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

BRIDGE

He is my provider

Covenant protector

All my hope is in the Lord my God

He is my sustainer

Merciful redeemer

All my hope is in the Lord my God

He is my provider

Covenant protector

All my hope is in the Lord my God

He is my sustainer

Merciful redeemer

All my hope is in the Lord my God

CHORUS

Worthy He has been,

worthy He will be

Crowned in endless praise

all earth and heaven sing

Holy is the Lord who reigns in majesty

Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

Worthy He has been,

worthy He will be

Crowned in endless praise

all earth and heaven sing

Holy is the Lord who reigns in majesty

Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

The Ascension of Christ

Sing we triumphant hymns of praise,

New hymns to Heaven exulting raise:

Christ, by a road before untrod,

Ascendeth to the throne of God.

Be Thou our joy and strong defense,

Who art our future recompense:

So shall the light that springs from Thee

Be ours through all eternity.

...The Venerable Bede

Memorial Day 2025

Lord Jesus, You taught us that there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for another. Today, we remember those who did just that. We honor their lives, their bravery, and their deep sense of duty. Thank You for their example of sacrificial love. Let Your peace rest on their families and Your strength carry our nation forward. Help us to never forget what was given for the freedom we enjoy. Make us a people who love mercy, walk humbly, and uphold justice. Let Your light shine through us as we remember the fallen. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Here

I Am Not My Own

 

 I Am Not My Own 

 Keith and Kristyn Getty, Skye Peterson

The One who made the heavens made my heart and soul 

Before I drew a breath, I was loved and known 

I am His creation, the Maker's masterpiece

And all that He designs will be done in me

My body is a temple of the Living God

I'll worship in this house that His blood has bought

As I bear His image, oh may I not profane

The holiness I hold in this earthly frame

CHORUS

I belong to the Lord, oh I am not my own 

I belong to the Lord, I am not my own

I will honor Him for this I know 

I belong to the Lord, I am not my own

And if He has redeemed me, I am not my own

The measure of my worth is His love alone

He declares my standing, and He declares my state 

So I will know myself by the name He gave CHORUS

I am not my own and now my heart is free

O Maker come and make what You will of me

There is nothing broken that You cannot repair

So Lord, I leave my life in Your loving care CHORUS

I Will Trust My Saviour Jesus

 

I Will Trust My Saviour Jesus

CityAlight

I will trust my Saviour Jesus

When my darkest doubts befall

Trust Him when to simply trust Him

Seems the hardest thing of all

I will trust my Saviour Jesus

Trust Him when my strength is small

For I know the shield of Jesus 

Is the safest place of all.

            

Jesus, only Jesus

Help me trust you more and more

Jesus, only Jesus

May my heart be ever yours

 

I will trust my Saviour Jesus

He has said His way is best

For I know the path He’s chosen

Leads to everlasting rest

 

Oh on that cross, how it was seen

I can go now ever trusting in the One who died for me

What could I bring for your gift is complete

So I trust you, simply trust you, Lord, with every part of me

Is He Worthy?

 

  Is He Worthy? 

Chris Tomlin