He left His home in Heaven, to come to die for me,
No greater love ever given than the price at Calvary,
He was mocked, battered and beaten, then nailed to a cross,
Yet Jesus paid the ultimate price, for this world so lost,
The truth in God’s word, filled with promises from above,
Is more of my legacy that shows how we’re loved,
He sent His only Son, to die upon a tree,
To pay the dreadful price of sin and shame,
The blood shed was for you and me.

The day is drawing closer, soon Jesus comes for me,
To take me to my home above, To dwell eternally,
A place where there’s no sorrow, No dying will be there,
Glorious mansions to live in, And a banquet table prepared,
Dressed in robes of white, Walk on streets of purest gold,
And I can’t even imagine, seeing the prophets of old,
Elijiah, and Abraham, David and Moses too,
Talking with the disciples, about all they went through,
Being reunited with my loved ones, that went ahead of me,
But most of all my Jesus face is what I want to see.

But while we are waiting, before he splits the eastern sky,
Many are dying lost, Satan has blinded their eyes,
We must show the love of Christ in all we say and do,
We must know the word of God, walking in the light too,
Praying and fasting in faith, that they will quickly see,
That Jesus was not just a prophet, or a teacher,
But the one who died for you and me.

He Will Always Love You!

Submitted and written by: Janet McMillian

A GREAT MAN

Martin Luther
Martin Luther earned his Bachelor's degree at the age of eighteen, and his Master's three years later. After nearly being killed by a lightning bolt, he left law school behind and entered the monastery. He is most famous for his challenges to the church's theories of buying indulgences, or "paying your way" to Heaven through good deeds. This philosophy became the basis of the Protestant church. He died after a series of visits to Mansfeld to negotiate ownership of his family's copper mines.
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THE WORD OF GOD

Bible Readings for January 20
January 20: Luke 15, Genesis 27:1-45, Psalm 20

A CHANGE OF HEART

Wright softens Obama stance in sermon
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright appears to have softened his hard feelings toward his former parishioner, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, observers said.

In a sermon delivered Monday to attendees at Howard University's chapel in Washington, Wright -- who criticized Obama before the election for distancing himself from him after a 20-year pastoral relationship in Chicago -- instead praised him for making history, ABC News reported.

"He was able to do what nobody of African decent was ever able to do in the 211-year history of this country," Wright told churchgoers. "The Lord stepped into his story and gave him a new attitude."

In an interview with ABC after the sermon, however, Wright continued to voice anger at the network, which was the first to air clips of fiery sermons in which he denounced racism in the United States. The sermons were seized upon by Obama's opponents and prompted the candidate to break off his relationship with Wright's Chicago church.

"It was so unfair to my family and ended up hurting my daughter and it was unconscionable," he said. "ABC started a mess that was unconscionable."

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

GOD IS THE WAY

Obedience - Key to Blessing
For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Romans 2:13 KJV



It's what we trust in but don't yet see that keeps us going.

2 Cor. 5:8 MSG



Meditation 1/11 - 17: Walk by faith - 2 Cor. 5:2-10 MSG
We live by faith

The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we'll never settle for less.

That's why we live with such good cheer. You won't see us drooping our heads or dragging our feet! Cramped conditions here don't get us down. They only remind us of the spacious living conditions ahead. It's what we trust in but don't yet see that keeps us going. Do you suppose a few ruts in the road or rocks in the path are going to stop us? When the time comes, we'll be plenty ready to exchange exile for homecoming.

But neither exile nor homecoming is the main thing. Cheerfully pleasing God is the main thing, and that's what we aim to do, regardless of our conditions. Sooner or later we'll all have to face God, regardless of our conditions. We will appear before Christ and take what's coming to us as a result of our actions, either good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:5-10

PRAISE FOR THE NEW DAY

PRAISE BE TO GOD! TODAY IS A NEW DAY. TODAY WE BEGIN TO LIVE AGAIN AS WE DO DAILY - BEGINNING FROM THE BEGINNING WITH A PRAYER OF THANK YOU TO THE MOST HIGH FOR LETTING US SEE THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY.

REJOICE IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSIBLE BECAUSE YOU ARE ALIVE. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU WOKE UP TODAY. ALL THINGS HAVE MEANING BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE THE LOVE WE HAVE WITH OTHERS.

PRAISE AND HONOUR TO THE MOST HIGH.
ALLELUIA.

MUCH LOVE ALWAYS,
BRENDA

THE THREE KINGS

Today we celebrate the THREE KINGS in Mexico with the exchange of more gifts. I guess that the children really love that one because it meant that there was at least one more present to open.

So who were these three kings and why are they important?

If we read the bible we are told that three wise men came from afar bearing gifts for the King that they found in a manger where he laid. They had followed a star to that location and they knew that they would meet there the King of all Kings. In fact they told this to the king at that time and he was furious and told them that once they found this child to return to his palace so he could get the direction and go give his homage to this king also. Of course, they knew he met to injury the baby so they never returned to give him the information and thus, many male Jewish babies were killed in Pharoah's hope that he would kill the King that would replace him. Jesus was spared and grew up to be the Saviour of all Mankind. HE IS THE REASON WE HAVE THE SEASON.

We celebrate the gifts of the Magi, the gifts of the three Wise Men or the gifts of the Three Kings. We celebrate the officail notie of the birth of the KING, our Lord Jesus Christ.

And glory be HIS name forevermore. AMEN.