Sweet Sunday

How great the chasm that lay between us

How high the mountain, I could not climb

In desperation, I turned to Heaven

And I spoke Your name into the night

Then through the darkness

Your loving-kindness

Tore through the shadows of my soul

The work is finished, the end is written

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Who could imagine so great a mercy?

What heart could fathom such boundless grace?

The God of ages stepped down from glory

To wear my sin and bear my shame

The cross has spoken, I am forgiven

The King of kings calls me His own

Beautiful Savior, I'm Yours forever

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Then came the morning that sealed the promise

Your buried body began to breathe

Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion

Declared the grave has no claim on me

Then came the morning that sealed the promise

Your buried body began to breathe

Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion

Declared the grave has no claim on me

Jesus, Yours is the victory

Yours is the victory, Jesus

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Jesus Christ, You're my living hope

Jesus, my living hope

You're my living hope

Sweet Sunday

Sweet Sunday

This is by far my favorite contemporary song from recent years. (It's so hard to choose, though, since there are so many good ones!) But the words of this song fill me with such hope. I know that God is always in control...no matter how much the enemy attacks. And it thrills me to think that "the demons run and flee at the mention of the name: King of Majesty. There's no power in Hell or any who can stand before the power and the presence of the Great I Am!"

Enjoy this video! And enjoy a sweet Sunday!

Sweet Sunday

From our worship time at church:



                                            "You're Beautiful"

I see Your face in every sunrise
The colors of the morning are inside Your eyes
The world awakens in the light of the day
I look up to the sky and say
You're beautiful

I see Your power in the moonlit night
Where planets are in motion and galaxies are bright
We are amazed in the light of the stars
It's all proclaiming who You are
You're beautiful

I see You there hanging on a tree
You bled and then you died and then you rose again for me
Now You are sitting on Your heavenly throne
Soon we will be coming home
You're beautiful

When we arrive at eternity's shore
Where death is just a memory and tears are no more
We'll enter in as the wedding bells ring
Your bride will come together and we'll sing
You're beautiful

I see Your face, I see Your face
I see Your face, You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful

~Phil Wickham

Sweet Sunday

I found my old iPod Touch the other day. It was such a gift. From the photos it held to all the music and books, I'd forgotten how much I loved it before I got my iPhone.

Here's a gem from my "Worship Songs" playlist:


I love knowing that God is FOR and WITH us!! How about you?

Sweet Sunday

A song from today's worship. Perfect after last week's tragedies, yes?

"I will trust the promise that you will carry me safe to shore!"

Sweet Sunday

 

"Our God"

Water you turned into wine,
opened the eyes of the blind
there's no one like you, none like You!

Into the darkness you shine
out of the ashes we rise
there's no one like you none like You!

Our God is greater, our God is stronger,
God you are higher than any other.
Our God is Healer, Awesome in Power,
Our God! Our God!

Into the darkness you shine
out of the ashes we rise
there's no one like you, none like You!

Our God is greater, our God is stronger,
God you are higher than any other.
Our God is Healer, Awesome in Power,
Our God! Our God!

Our God is greater, our God is stronger,
God you are higher than any other.
Our God is Healer, Awesome in Power,
Our God! Our God!

And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us.
And if our God is with us, then what could stand against.

And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us.
And if our God is with us, then what could stand against.
What could stand against.

Our God is greater, our God is stronger,
God you are higher than any other.
Our God is Healer, Awesome in Power,
Our God! Our God!

Our God is greater, our God is stronger,
God you are higher than any other.
Our God is Healer, Awesome in Power,
Our God! Our God!

And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us.
And if our God is with us, then what could stand against.

And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us.
And if our God is with us, then what could stand against.
Then what could stand against.

Our God is greater, our God is stronger,
God you are higher than any other.
Our God is Healer, Awesome in Power,
Our God! Our God!

Our God is greater, our God is stronger,
God you are higher than any other.
Our God is Healer, Awesome in Power,
Our God! Our God!

Sweet Sunday

Sweet Sunday

Love this video (which includes the singer's daughter) and the message it conveys! YOU ARE LOVED indeed!!

Sweet Sunday

I love this song that we sang in church today. It's a definite favorite in our house, especially with Ethan.

 It's full of the hope that we live for -- that God gives us...freely!

 

Sweet Sunday

I know I have a bit of catching up to do...so many special days have passed between last August and now.

But in an effort to get back to blogging, I'm posting a video of a song we sang this morning. Very poignant, particularly at this time.

I'm so thankful that "the God of angel armies is by my side!!"

Sweet Sunday

In today's world, this is especially poignant: "I need you, Jesus, to come to my rescue...where else can I go? There's no other name by which I am saved. Capture me with grace...I will follow you." 

 Hope you enjoyed a very sweet Sunday!

 

Sweet Sunday

We've been singing this in recent weeks, learning it since it's new to our worship group. I especially love the words in the chorus. Hope you enjoy it, too, and have a sweet Sunday.

"All I know is I'm not home yet.
This is not where I belong.
Take this world and give me Jesus.
This is not where I belong."

Sweet Sunday

We had a guest worship group -- Heartsong from Cedarville College -- lead us in our church service today, and one of the songs they chose was the one below.

I love the words...especially knowing that my God is stronger than anything I will ever face. And in an election year, those are a comforting promise!

"It is written:

Christ is risen.

Jesus, You

Are Lord of all!"

Praise God for who He is, and have a super sweet Sunday!

   

Sweet Sunday

My very favorite song from VBS last week. So precious to see all of the kids and leaders singing it together.

Enjoy and have a sweet, sweet Sunday!

Sweet Sunday

The main theme from our Vacation Bible School program tonight -- VERY loud but very fun!

Bittersweet Sunday

Today, we lost another furry friend: Edward's first guinea pig Molly passed away. It was a hard loss -- as they all are -- but especially so since she was his first-ever pet. And she was such a sweet piggy.

I'm so thankful that God understands moments like these. As Luke 12:6 says: "Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God."

He loves even the smallest of His creation, and He is the comforter of all.

We are so grateful.

Here's a repeat song from a few months ago...so meaningful to us.

    

Friday Funnies

At one of the recent free summer movies, we caught this preview for another funny edition of one of our favorite movies. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did...and hope you're enjoying a fun Friday!

Sweet Sunday

Today's sermon was called "Bearing Bad News" and continued the series "Daniel: Faith When Life's Confusing," learning from the book of Daniel.

As our pastor said, we are bombarded everyday with ideas and things to pursue that are meaningless. The only thing that matters is fulfilling the destiny that God has for us. The other stuff comes for a moment and then is gone.

Quite challenging...but, oh, so sweet! Enjoy this sweet Sunday!

Sweet Father's Day Sunday

I love this time of year.

Summer is nearly here...school is finally finished as is hayfever (mostly)...and it's Father's Day, the wonderful day that we celebrate the loving and special heroes -- called Dad, Daddy, or Dad-in-law -- in our lives.

Of course, we celebrate them everyday when we give them a hug or tell them that we love them, but it's fun to have a special day to really "let 'em have it."

Our special daddy -- ie. Stuart -- has been hoping for "mail-order meat" for the past upteen years. He's hinted and looked at it and hinted some more. I haven't really "bitten" (pun intended?) because it seemed so expensive. But since he always grills something yummy for Father's Day and a great e-mail deal came through (free shipping), we decided this was the year for "mail-order meat."

And to our excitement, he wasn't disappointed. *Yay!*

It's always my parents 51st Anniversary!! 51 years together!! What a legacy!!

Today's sermon dealt with living in faith no matter what the circumstances or consequences, knowing that God always walks with us. Easier said than done sometimes, I think, but always rewarding. Our hearts and heads have been filled with sadness for the family of Stuart's co-worker who died. His family is having a service for him tomorrow night. Attendees are invited to wear tie-dye. You can bet we will.

A really meaningful song from this morning: