HE is NEAR!!!

HE is SO close to you…Do you know?

The turning of a New Year is always a time to reflect, and set new goals…

Why not choose to walk closer to the God that stands right beside you?

Seek to depend deeper on His strength…

Seek to trust Him in every situation…

Seek to LIVE more on less…less clutter, less $, less things…shorter to do lists, less busyness…

Seek More quiet time…discovering His gift of true peace and joy…and even giving you the desires of your heart!

In this New Year…Choose to TRUST in Him in All things

Dwell in Him!

Commit to Him!

Delight in Him!

Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” John 4:10 (NLT)

 Psalm 37:3-6 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ³ Trust in the LORD and do good;
   dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
⁴ Take delight in the LORD,
   and he will give you the desires of your heart.
 ⁵ Commit your way to the LORD;
   trust in him and he will do this:
⁶ He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
   your vindication like the noonday sun.

What A Friend - Jadon Lavik

HE Speaks…Jesus IS Savior!!!

Luke 2:20-33 (New International Version, ©2010)

²⁰ The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
 ²¹ On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.

Jesus Presented in the Temple

 ²² When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord ²³ (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”^[a]), ²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”^[b]

 ²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. ²⁶ It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. ²⁷ Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, ²⁸ Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
 ²⁹ “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
   you may now dismiss^[c] your servant in peace.
³⁰ For my eyes have seen your salvation,
 ³¹ which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
³² a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
   and the glory of your people Israel.”
 ³³ The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

HE Speaks… “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go!”

Never the less…not my will…but Your will be done…Lord

Father…thank you for the quiet moments…for the times of stillness where your words of truth about life, love, peace, joy, and hope prevail!

Thank you for showing me only what you would have for me to know today…

Thank you that your eye is ALWAYS on me, and guides my way…

Thank you I can ALWAYS depend on you for ALL my needs... in Christ Jesus!

And when I am at a crossroads, You will ALWAYS walk with me…and Be present…especially when I can say…

Never the less…not my will…but Your will be done…Lord

In Jesus name I pray…AMEN!

Philippians 4:19 (New International Version, ©2010)

¹⁹ And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 13:5 (New International Version, ©2010)

⁵ Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
   “Never will I leave you;
   never will I forsake you.”^[a]

Habakkuk 2:3 (New International Version, ©2010)

³ For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
   it speaks of the end
   and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
   it^[a] will certainly come
   and will not delay.

John 16:13 (New International Version, ©2010)

¹³ But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.

Proverbs 16:3 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ³ Commit to the LORD whatever you do,
   and he will establish your plans.

Psalm 32:8 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
   I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

Luke 22:42 (New International Version, ©2010)

⁴² “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”

Joy Williams :: Here With Us + Nativity Story

HE Speaks…Christ IS Lord!!!

Luke 2:15-20 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ¹⁵ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
 ¹⁶ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. ¹⁷ When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸ and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹ But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰ The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

HE Speaks…On Prayer...Share...Pray...Love!!!

When we come to You in prayer, we affirm our belief in you…Oh Lord

When we lift up our needs in Jesus name, we affirm Your will in our circumstances…Oh Lord

When we stand by another’s side in prayer, we affirm You stand right beside us pleading our needs to the Father…Oh Lord

Jesus…Open our eyes to what you would have us pray today…Oh Lord

How can we come along side You and be Your hands and feet to those that need prayer?

You desire us to be in Prayer…

You desire us to be in close communion with You…

You desire that we lift up our daily needs to You…

You desire us to lift the needs of others to You…

Father, we admit we can be blind to another’s needs

Open my eyes to see the needs of another and bring it to prayer…In Jesus Name!

Thank You Father for the gift of prayer!!!

Continue to guide me daily to a life of prayer!

Kutless:  “It’s Like Me”

“It's like me to never see
When it came, when it went
Now it's gone away
It's so like me to never see
When it came, when it went
Now it's gone away”

Share!!! Pray!!! Love!!!

Matthew 18:20 (New International Version, ©2010)

²⁰ For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

1 John 2:1 

Christ Helps Us

 ¹My children, I am writing this so that you won't sin. But if you do sin, Jesus Christ always does the right thing, and he will speak to the Father for us.

John 15:  4-5 :  Abide In Me, and I also in you.  As the branch cannot bear fruit itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.  I am the vine, you are the branches.  He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without me you can do nothing...7: If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

1Peter 5:7 : Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you!

John 11:41-42:  Father I thank you that You have heard Me.  And I know that you always hear Me….

Mathew 11:28:  “Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

It's Like Me-Kutless

HE Speaks…In Trust and In Thankfulness!!

In Trust and In Thankfulness…
I will Worship you!
In Joy and In Sadness
I will Worship You!

In All of my days and All of my Life…
I will lift up my hands and Worship You!

You…whose love runs deeper than the deepest wells…
You… whose love sustains me in my weakest moments…

In All of my days and All of my Life…
I will lift up my hands and Worship You!

Ephesians 3:14-19 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ¹⁴ For this reason I kneel before the Father, ¹⁵ from whom every family^[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. ¹⁶ I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ¹⁷ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, ¹⁸ may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, ¹⁹ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

2 Corinthians 12:9 (New International Version, ©2010)

⁹ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Kutless - All The Words

HE Speaks…Everything is Yours

Everything is yours…Lord

I am letting it go…

It was never mine to hold…

I have found joy in letting go…and following You completely

You will supply all my needs…and I can be confident in Christ who strengthens me!

Philippians 4:19 (New International Version, ©2010)

¹⁹ And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:13 (New King James Version)

¹³ I can do all things through Christ^[a] who strengthens me

Audrey Assad - Everything Is Yours

In Your Presence by Jeremy Camp

HE Speaks…Glory To GOD!!!

Luke 2:11-15 (New International Version, ©2010)

¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
 ¹³ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
 ¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
   and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
 ¹⁵ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

HE Speaks…There is POWER in the Name of Jesus!

There is power in the name of the Lord…

In JESUS name, I Pray…

HE will conquer the unseen darkness around us!

Just call on HIS name!

Mighty God!  Wonderful Counselor!  Everlasting Father!

Prince of Peace!

Philippians 2:9-11 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ⁹ Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
   and gave him the name that is above every name,
¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
   in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
¹¹ and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
   to the glory of God the Father.

1 Samuel 17:47 (New International Version, ©2010)

⁴⁷ All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”

Isaiah 9:6 (New International Version, ©2010)

⁶ For to us a child is born,
   to us a son is given,
   and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
   Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
   Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Jesus Culture Revelation song

By Your Side - Tenth Avenue North

HE Speaks…My Hands are holding you!

Before I was born… He knew me!

My Times…Lord… are in your hands…

 ⁴ The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

 ⁵ “Before I formed you in the womb I knew^[a] you,
   before you were born I set you apart;
   I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”  Jeremiah 1:4-10

And when I strayed…He came to find me!

My Times…Lord… are in your hands…

 ³ Then Jesus told them this parable: ⁴ “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? ⁵ And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders ⁶ and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ ⁷ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.  Luke 15:3-7

My hope is in Him…And Hope will not disappoint!

My Times…Lord… are in your hands…

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Jeremiah 29:11

My Times…Lord… are in your hands…

²⁴ I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion;
   therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:24 

 ¹⁴ But I trust in you, LORD;
   I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵ My times are in your hands;
   deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
   from those who pursue me.  Psalm 31:14-15

  

Times - Tenth Avenue North

HE Speaks...The Birth Of Jesus!!!

Luke 2:1-10 (New International Version, ©2010)

1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.