The Beautiful South - A Little Time

Poetic drama about the cycle of many modern day relationships. What is love anyway?

1 Corinthians 13

Logan, the Sky Angel Cowboy

Moving story about God

The heart of worship - Matt Redman

When the music fades
And all is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth
That will bless your heart

I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the ways things appear
You're looking into my heart

I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You
All about You, Jesus
I'm sorry Lord for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You
It's all about You Jesus

King of endless worth
No one could express
How much You deserve
Though I'm weak and poor
All I have is Yours
Every single breath

I'll bring You more than just a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart

I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You
All about You, Jesus
I'm sorry Lord for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You
It's all about You Jesus

Its all about you
Jesus 

Blessed be the Name - Matt Redman

Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing you pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing you pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord Blessed be your name

Johnny Cash - How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

Rescue- Jared Anderson

You are the source of life
I can't be left behind
No one else will do
I will take hold of You

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

My heart is yours for life
I need your hand in mine
No one else will do
I put my trust in u
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/j/jared_anderson/rescue.html ]
I need u Jesus come to my rescue
Tell me where else can I go?
There's no other name by which I am saved
Capture me with grace
I will follow u

This world has nothing for me *4

I need u Jesus come to my rescue
Where else can I go?
There's no other name by which I am saved
Capture me with ur grace
Cause I need u jesus
Come to my rescue
Tell me where else can I go?
There's no other name by which I am saved
Wont u capture me with grace
Wont u capture me with grace

I will follow you

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/j/jared_anderson/#share

Indescribable - Chris Tomlin

From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea

Creation's revealing Your majesty

From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring

Every creature unique in the song that it sings

All exclaiming

Indescribable, uncontainable,

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

You are amazing God

All powerful, untameable,

Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim

You are amazing God

Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go

Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow

Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light

Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night

None can fathom

Indescribable, uncontainable,

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name

You are amazing God

All powerful, untameable,

Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim

You are amazing God

Indescribable, uncontainable,

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

You are amazing God

All powerful, untameable,

Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim

You are amazing God

Indescribable, uncontainable,

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

You are amazing God

Incomparable, unchangeable

You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same

You are amazing God

You are amazing God

No one like you - Barlow Girl

You are more beautiful
Then anyone ever
Everyday you are the same
You never change - no never

You are more beautiful
Then anyone ever
Everyday you are the same
You never change no never

And how can I ever deny
The love of my Savior???

You are to me everything
All I need forever
How could you be so good?

There is no one like you
There has never ever been --- anyone like you

Everywhere you were there
Earth or air surrounding
Im not alone the heavens sing along
My God youre so ASTOUNDING
How could you be so good to me
Eternally I believe that

There is no on like you
There has never ever been anyone like you

How could you be so good to me
Were not alone so sing along
Sing along. Sing along"

Days Of Elijah - Robin Mark

These are the days of Elijah,

Declaring the word of the Lord:

And these are the days of Your servant Moses,

Righteousness being restored.

And though these are days of great trial,

Of famine and darkness and sword,

Still, we are the voice in the desert crying

'Prepare ye the way of the Lord!'

Behold He comes riding on the clouds,

Shining like the sun at the trumpet call;

Lift your voice, it's the year of jubilee,

And out of Zion's hill salvation comes.

These are the days of Ezekiel,

The dry bones becoming as flesh;

And these are the days of Your servant David,

Rebuilding a temple of praise.

These are the days of the harvest,

The fields are as white in Your world,

And we are the labourers in Your vineyard,

Declaring the word of the Lord!

There's no God like Jehovah.

There's no God like Jehovah!

David Crowder Band - How He Loves

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realise just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us all

He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.
Yeah, He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.

We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
So Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss,
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…

He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.
Yeah, He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.

Watch the Lamb - Ray Boltz

Walking On the Road
To Jerusalem,
The time had come to sacrifice,
Again,
My two small sons,
They walked beside me down the road,
The reason that they came,
Was to watch the lamb...
And they said,
"Daddy daddy,
What will we see there,
There's so much that we don't understand,"
So I told them of Moses,
And Father Abraham,
And I said dear children,
"Watch the lamb....
There will be so many,
In Jerusalem today,
We must be sure this little lamb,
Doesn't run away,"
And I told them of Moses,
And Father Abraham,
And I said "Dear children,
Watch the lamb...."
When we reached the city,
I knew something must be wrong,
There were no joyful worshippers there,
No joyful worship songs,
And I stood there,
With my children,
In the midst of angry men,
Then I heard a crowd cry out,
"Let's Crucify Him!"
We tried to leave the city,
But we could not get away,
Forced to play in this drama,
A part i did not want to play,
Why upon this day were men condemned to die,
Why were we standing right here,
Where soon they would pass by,
I looked and I said,
"Even now they come,"
The first one cried for mercy,
The people gave him none,
The second one was violent,
He was arrogant and loud,
I can still hear his angry voice,
Screaming at the crowd,
Then someone said,
"There's Jesus,"
I scarce believed my eyes,
A man so badly beaten,
He barely looked alive,
Blood poured from His body,
From the thorns on His brow,
Running down the cross,
And falling to the ground,
I watched as He struggled,
And I watched Him when He fell,
The cross came down upon His back,
And the crowd began to yell,
In that moment I felt such agony,
In that moment I felt such loss,
Till the roman soldier grabbed my arm and screamed,
"YOU! Carry his cro-----------ss!"
At first I tried to resist him,
But his hand reached for his sword,
So I knelt and I took
The cross from the Lord
I put it on my shoulders
We started down the street
And the blood that He'd been shedding,
Was running down my cheeck...
They led us to Golgatha
They drove nails,
Deep in His feet and hands,
And on the cross,
I heard him pray,
"Father, forgive them..."
Never have I seen such love
In any other eyes
"Into thy hands I commit my spirit,"
He prayed,
And then He died.
I stood for what seemed like years,
I lost all sense of time,
Then I felt two tiny hands
Holding tight to mine
My children stood there weeping,
And I heard the oldest say
"Father please forgive us,
The lamb,
Ran away...
Daddy daddy,
What've we seen here,
There's so much that we don't understand,"
So I took them in my arms,
We turned and faced the cross
And I said
"Dear children
Watch the----- la-----mb..." 

God of Wonders - Third Day

Lord of all creation

of water earth and sky

The heaveans are your Tabernacle

Glory to the Lord on high

[Chorus:]

God of wonders beyond our galaxy

You are Holy, Holy

The universe declares your Majesty

And you are holy holy

Lord of Heaven and Earth

Lord of Heaven and Earth

Early in the morning

I will celebrate the light

When i stumble in the darkness

I will call your name by night

[Chorus]

lord of heaven and earth

lord of heaven and earth

Hallelujah to the lord of heaven and earth [repeat 3 times]

holy......holy....holy god.....

[Chorus]

Precious lord reveal your heart to me....

Father holy..

[backround]...Lord god almighty...

The universe declares your majesty

You are holy, holy, holy, holy,

Hallelujah to the lord of heaven and earth [6x]

Lifesong - Casting Crowns

Shine - Newsboys

Dull as dirt

You can't assert the kind of light

That might persuade

A strict dictator to retire

Fire the army

Teach the poor origami

The truth is in

The proof is when

You hear your heart start asking,

"What's my motivation?"

And try as you may, there isn't a way

To explain the kind of change

That would make an Eskimo renounce fur

That would make a vegetarian barbecue hamster

Unless you can trace this about-face

To a certain sign...

[Chorus]

Shine

Make 'em wonder what you've got

Make 'em wish that they were not

On the outside looking bored

Shine

Let it shine before all men

Let'em see good works, and then

Let 'em glorify the Lord

Out of the shaker and onto the plate

It isn't Karma

It sure ain't fate

That would make a Deadhead sell his van

That would make a schizophrenic turn in his crayons

Oprah freaks

And science seeks a rationale

That shall excuse

This strange behavior

When you let it shine

You will inspire

The kind of entire turnaround

That would make a bouncer take ballet

(even bouncers who aren't happy)

But out of the glare

With nowhere to turn

You ain't gonna learn it on "What's My Line?"
Matthew 5:16

NWCC: Cardboard Testimonies

Members of the former Northwood's Community Church in Columbus Ohio which has since joined with NewSong Community Church, Westerville, Ohio

Casting Crowns - Does Anybody Hear Her?

"Does Anybody Hear Her"

She is running

A hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction

She is trying

But the canyon's ever widening

In the depths of her cold heart

So she sets out on another misadventure just to find

She's another two years older

And she's three more steps behind

Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?

Or does anybody even knows she's going down today

Under the shadow of our steeple

With all the lost and lonely people

Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me

Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?

She is yearning

For shelter and affection

That she never found at home

She is searching

For a hero to ride in

To ride in and save the day

And in walks her prince charming

And he knows just what to say

Momentary lapse of reason

And she gives herself away

If judgement looms under every steeple

If lofty glances from lofty people

Can't see past her scarlet letter

And we never even met her

He is running

A hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction 

We Remember

Hebrews 13:5-6 (NIV)

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.”

 ⁶ So we say with confidence,

   “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
   What can mere mortals do to me?”

Hope

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain - Hebrews 6:19 

Wikipedia says "Hope is the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope is distinct from positive thinking, which refers to a therapeutic or systematic process used in psychology for reversing pessimism. In other words hope is a feeling of optimistic feelings in a negitive or falling situation to overcome it in success. The term false hope refers to a hope based entirely around a fantasy or an extremely unlikely outcome." - Wikipedia

The word "Hope" occurs 166 times in 158 verses in the NIV - Blue Letter Bible

Clearly hope is important

My Jesus - Todd Agnew

Which Jesus do you follow?
Which Jesus do you serve?
If Ephesians says to imitate Christ
Then why do you look so much like the world?

Cause my Jesus bled and died
He spent His time with thieves and liars
He loved the poor and accosted the arrogant
So which one do you want to be?

Blessed are the poor in spirit
Or do we pray to be blessed with the wealth of this land
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness
Or do we ache for another taste of this world of shifting sand

Cause my Jesus bled and died for my sins
He spent His time with thieves and sluts and liars
He loved the poor and accosted the rich
So which one do you want to be?

Who is this that you follow
This picture of the American dream
If Jesus was here would you walk right by on the other side or fall down and worship at His holy feet

Pretty blue eyes and curly brown hair and a clear complexion
Is how you see Him as He dies for Your sins
But the Word says He was battered and scarred
Or did you miss that part
Sometimes I doubt we'd recognize Him

Cause my Jesus bled and died
He spent His time with thieves and the least of these
He loved the poor and accosted the comfortable
So which one do you want to be?

Cause my Jesus would never be accepted in my church
The blood and dirt on His feet might stain the carpet
But He reaches for the hurting and despises the proud
I think He'd prefer Beale St. to the stained glass crowd
And I know that He can hear me if I cry out loud

I want to be like my Jesus!
I want to be like my Jesus!
I want to be like my Jesus!
I want to be like my Jesus!

Not a posterchild for American prosperity, but like my Jesus
You see I'm tired of living for success and popularity
I want to be like my Jesus but I'm not sure what that means to be like You Jesus
Cause You said to live like You, love like You but then You died for me
Can I be like You Jesus?
I want to be like you Jesus!
I want to be like my Jesus!

The Deck of Cards

I remeber hearing this as a kid, a nice song.

Sing Hosanna - Give me Oil in my Lamp

Here is another song we sang in school but I never really realized it was a Christian Song!

Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning
Give me oil in my lamp, I pray
Give me oil in my lamp, keep my burning
Keep me burning till the break of day

Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna to the King of kings
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna to the King

Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising

Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting

Give me love in my heart, keep me serving

Words public domain 

Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around

"The Man Comes Around" is the title track from Johnny Cash's American IV: The Man Comes Around, released in 2002. It is one of the last songs Cash wrote in his life.

Of the album's fifteen tracks, only three were written by Cash, with "The Man Comes Around" the sole song specifically penned for it. Both sung and spoken, the song makes numerous Biblical references, especially from the Book of Revelation. The titular "Man" inferentially refers to Jesus Christ and the 

Second Coming. - Wikipedia

MercyMe "I Can Only Imagine"

This song is a really special song to me. This was one of my best ever friends favorite songs. She was the person responsible for my discovering Jesus Christ. Debora Banks has since gone home to be with Jesus. Debora I can hear you singing this song now up in heaven. You were one in a million. I can only imagine.

Lord of the Dance

Another song that I used to sing at school but had no idea of its meaning back then.

I danced in the morning when the world was young
I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth
At Bethlehem I had my birth

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees
They wouldn't dance, they wouldn't follow me
I danced for the fishermen James and John
They came with me so the dance went on

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame
The holy people said it was a shame
They ripped, they stripped, they hung me high
Left me there on the cross to die

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

I danced on a Friday when the world turned black
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back
They buried my body, they thought I was gone
But I am the dance, and the dance goes on

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that will never, never die
I'll live in you if you'll live in me
I am the Lord of the dance, said he

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

Boney M : Rivers of Babylon

I remember this song from the late 70's and early 80's.  At that time I had no idea whatsoever that this song was anything to do with religion. It was not until a couple of years ago that I remembered this song and thought hold on, this is about Babylon in the bible.

Boney M. is a disco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba. The group was formed in 1975 and achieved popularity during the disco era of the late 1970s. -  Wikipedia

Most - The Bridge

"A powerful and moving film about a man who learns the true meaning of sacrifice. The 2003 Academy Award Nominated live action short Most. Discover the short film that is winning souls for Christ." - Christian Cinema.com

"A poetic and powerful story of a father forced to choose between love and duty." - IMDB

A simple but beautiful and profound story, MOST quietly stuns audiences everywhere it plays. Rich with meaning and symbolism, some viewers have said its better than many feature films they have screened. Indeed, this 2003, 33-minute short earned an Academy award nomination for best short film and went on to win top prizes at three other film festival competitions – Dances with Films, Heartland Film Festival and Palm Springs International Short Film festival. -  Matt Kinn

"MOST STANDS UP THERE WITH THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST AND 

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, IT’S THAT GOOD!" HOLLYWOODJESUS.COM

Are you Willing to die for your FAITH?

I wonder how many people would actually be willing to die for their faith

Cliff Petty - Not Sick but Not Well

This song is dedicated to my friend Cliff Petty

 who is not sick, but he is not well!

Lust

This is a video message well worth watching.

Just what exactly is Lust?

The Free Dictionary describes it as: Intense or unrestrained sexual craving , An overwhelming desire or craving,  Intense eagerness or enthusiasm,  A strong desire for sexual gratification.

yourdictionary.com describes it as a desire to gratify the senses or a bodily appetite, sexual desire, exessive sexual desire,esp. as seeking unrestrained gratification.

The word "lust" occurs  many times in the bible

Numbers 15:39

Job 31:1

Proverbs 6:25

Isaiah 57:5

Isaiah 57:8

Jeremiah 5:8

Jeremiah 13:27

Lamentations 4:1

Ezekiel 6:9

Ezekiel 16:36

Ezekiel 20:24

Ezekiel 20:30

Ezekiel 23:5

Ezekiel 23:7

Ezekiel 23:8

Ezekiel 23:9

Ezekiel 23:11

Ezekiel 23:12

Ezekiel 23:16

Ezekiel 23:17

Ezekiel 23:20

Ezekiel 23:30

Nahum 3:4

Matthew 5:28

Romans 1:26

Romans 1:27

Colossians 3:5

1 Thessalonians 4:5

1 Peter 4:3

2 Peter 2:18

1 John 2:16

One thing that is clear is that lust is something that every man struggles with.