Selah

Dr, Mike Murphy With each word, he saw the beauty.  With each word, he heard the praise. With each word, he felt the power.  And with each word, he fell to his knees in awe before the Lord’s endless love and mercy.  Each word did not only convict him, it freed him.  Each word did not just move him, it stilled him. It has often been said, music feeds the heart.  But the greatest songwriter and composer this world has ever known, David, also believed that music showed purpose in our soul.  David did not compose just because he needed …

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MOURNING Christian!

“For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.”—2 Corinthians 5:21. MOURNING Christian! why weepest thou? Art thou mourning over thine own corruptions? Look to thy perfect Lord, and remember, thou art complete in Him; thou art in God’s sight as perfect as if thou hadst never sinned; nay, more than that, the Lord our Righteousness hath put a divine garment upon thee, so that thou hast more than the righteousness of man—thou hast the righteousness of God. O Thou who art mourning by …

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What If There Is No Resurrection?

The resurrection holds the key to hope; it promises forgiveness, relationship with God, and eternity in heaven 1 Corinthians 15:12 – 15:19 12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14 And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain. 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up …

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Let’s Move On

Exodus 2:11-14 11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? 14 And …

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God’s Grace –Jerusalem’s Unfaithfulness Part I The Rejected Orphan Marries The King

In the sixteenth chapter of the book of Ezekiel God gives Ezekiel a parable to share with both the Jews in Babylon, and those who will be coming from Jerusalem after Nebuchadnezzar invades them for the final time in 586 B.C.. This is a very long message of sixty-three verses, and the central theme can be divided into are six sections: The rejected orphan who marries the king (Ezekiel 16:1-14). The queen who became a harlot (Ezekiel 16:15-34). The harlot who becomes a convict (Ezekiel 16:35-43). The convict who became a “proverb” (Ezekiel 16:44-52). The convict and her sisters repent (Ezekiel 16:53-58). …

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“The difference between tears and laughter is found in being aware of the presence of God.

“The difference between tears and laughter is found in being aware of the presence of God. Even when I lost my footing, God never stumbled. Not a single tear slipped by his sight. Not a single groan escaped his ear. I laughed for joy because in the moments when I felt most vulnerable and lost and alone and angry, God didn’t shy away. In the life storms that caught me unaware, God remained all knowing. In that which took my breath away, God whispered, ‘Keep breathing.’ In the holy hush of his presence, God met me. And God will meet …

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