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If your life is producing only a whine, instead of the wine, then ruthlessly kick it out. It is definitely a crime for a Christian to be weak in God’s strength. (I loved this! ....It is definitely a crime for a Christian to be weak in God's strength)

HOMILY on the personal experience of all the apostles That… which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, … declare we unto you (I John 1:1). Behold, such is the apostolic preaching! The apostles do not speak as worldly sages or as...

1. O God of loveliness, O Lord of Heaven above, How worthy to possess my heart’s devoted love. So sweet Thy countenance, so gracious to behold That one, one only glance to me were bliss untold. 2. Thou art blest Three in One, yet undivided still, Thou art the One alone, whose love my heart can...

In the poems that i write and send out I am hoping to gain in my brothers and sisters increased love of God. They are my worship, thanks and prayers to Him often. I also want to be watered by their expressions and sight, and full hearts of their worship of our living God The great fire of His...

For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come (Hebrews 13:14). Brethren, where are the great cities of Babylon and Nineveh? Today, only lizards lie in the dust of their towers. Memphis and Thebes, were they not the pride of the pharaohs and princes of mankind? Today, it is...

As a Dart so Shall my Soul Flee to Thee What can I return to you for all you are? By Your spirit, I worship, draw me when afar! Speaking to me in Your sweetness Loving me and calming me by Your meekness Spare my soul when parched, my flower blighted For my vine shrivels and dies, without my...

When a man detaches his mind from earth and opens it to God with the desire to please Him, then God reveals His will in various ways. St. Peter of Damascus writes: “If a man has a full intention to please God, then God teaches him His will either through thoughts, through some other person, or...

With Outstretched Arms Compassionate Father loving indeed Goodness of God giving us all we need Jesus good Shepard of our souls, searching for the lost Willing to suffer and die and not spare the cost Holy Spirit the fire of God’s love But gentleness as a dove Lord, with outstretched...

God wants us to love Him. He does not NEED us to love Him. He is complete in Himself. By his nature He does what He is. He is far greater than overgenerous, overloving, gentle, merciful, kind, humble, powerful...... But what I have found is that there is great pleasure in loving God. Saints...

For the Love of You You apprehend us Father, Sweet, gentle lover of heaven, Our hearts awakened by You, despite our leaven The thoughts of You, loved One, are in You begun Hearts by lips, tongues, and breath praise you, oh most Holy One Guide our hearts day by day to make...

HOMILY on the weakness of man before the majesty of God And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead (Revelation 1:17). It was St. John who fell as though dead when he saw the Lord Jesus in glory. St. John—the Beloved Disciple of Jesus, the Evangelist, the chaste one, the one who loved the...

Your Love so extravagantly placed Redeeming us you made us as you are Sons and daughters, oh how you love us Your passion, your love for each other Father, Son and Spirit Like the flames of the flesh we unite male and female as one Then You bless us in the joy that pleasures You To give us...

Our lives are passing away, Father you are the only one to stay Our spirit you made to everlastingly adore The one who always loves us evermore Defend me and keep me in this foreign land Until on your holy shore i stand Capable redeemer, in you i place my trust To you honor, glory, praise i...

“If we fulfill the Law of God in our thoughts, how much easier will it be for us to fulfill it in our deeds? That is, if we do not transgress the Law of God in our thoughts, how much easier will it be not to transgress it in our deeds? Furthermore, if our hearts are with God, then our tongues...

Play on My Heart Your song Great One and lovely choose me To resonant in my heart strings the love of Thee All I am an all I will be please purify me To be acceptable as an offering be Touch me, let my mind and spirit adore The One that sustains me in tender love evermore My tongue is dumb...

Galations 2:20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Matthew 24:13 Jesus assured us that “he that shall endure unto the end, the same...

I could only hope for such dedication and resolve: HYMN OF PRAISE Pionius Pionius (in the early ages of the church) speaks while being tortured: “O citizens of famous Smyrna, Fellow townsmen of the renowned Omar, I know that which all of you know, But not one of you knows that which I know: I...

The Ordinary is Not Ordinary As an act of fellowship may I treat everything, my Master. In every thing small and great you are with me, even disaster. Governments and Kings should now and later bow to our King All things exist in Him, cannot exclude Him from anything Gracious and generous I...

The beauty is all His. The goodness and graciousness that is very great, is all His. He cant help giving us every good thing because that is how He is, extremely generous. He cant help loving His children much more than they can bear. If He embraced us hard as He loved us we would no...

From past ages to ages that never end, the angels sing, and we will sing: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis. Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος Κύριος Σαβαώθ· πλήρης ὁ οὐρανὸς...