Amy Grant "Legacy..Hymns & Faith"

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After 25 years of making albums, Amy Grant finally releases her first hymns albums!  This album is made mostly of hymns and a few songs of faith; hence the cd title Legacy...Hymns & Faith.
 The album has a nice organic feel to it.  The music is a mix of contemporary and perhaps a little country as well.

The highlights of this cd:

1. My Jesus I Love Thee- This is my favorite hymn on this cd! Amy sings this beautifully!  I love this verse from this hymn: "I love Thee because Thou has first loved me,/And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree./I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;/If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now."

2. What You Already Own- My favorite "faith" song on here. I love the verse: "I give you my life/Precious and rare/Knowing wherever I've been, you were there/Sometimes I'm faithful/
Sometimes I'm strong/Will you protect what you already own?"

This album was definitely worth the wait!  Go buy it..now!  You'll be glad that you did!  You can buy the cd at a very cheap price (and mp3s too for a little higher) at: Amazon

 

Clay Crosse "A Different Man"

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In 1998, while on a plane ride, God showed Clay Crosse how far away Clay had travelled from God.  Clay had hid from the world but not from God his addiction to pornography.  On that plane, Clay suddenly felt how much of a fake he was to God. This spurred a process of repentance and turning his life around. His journey through that process comes out in this album called "A Different Man".  Three of the 10 songs that are on here is about his journey back to God and about his repentance. This is a really good cd!  however, if you don't want to download or buy the whole cd, atleast, download the following songs:

1. Arms of Jesus- Talks about how when we fall in our journey, we fall into the arms of Jesus. I like the phrase: "Let me fall/Into the arms of Jesus/Let me come into His kingdom/and kneel at His cross/When I stand beneath His mercy/I will give up my all/Let me fall into the arms of Jesus". Lyrics Courtesy of: Maxi Lyrics

2. 98- Clay's testimony about his life changing year in 1998.  Very good song! Here's a sample: "Come on and gather round/And listen to my story/About a fall from grace/A change of heart/A rise to glory/A lesson learned/A doorway I went thru" (Maxi Lyrics).

3. Sinner's Prayer- This is THE song to play to someone who is lost if you want to lead them to Christ or if you want to tell them how to get saved.  It is so good!!! ( Click here for the lyrics: Sinner's Prayer )

You can get a used copy of this cd or purchase the songs singly via mp3 at: Amazon

Eternal Security

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Besides Max Lucado's In The Grip of Grace, this book is by far one of the best books written about eternal security (once saved always saved).  Mr. Stanley gives us the meat and the potatoes about what it means to be saved, what it means to be adopted by Christ, what happens to disobedient believers, and he even explains the concept of the "unpardonable sin". 

I have read it and enjoyed it immensely!  I think I may end up reading it again!  Go and buy it or check it out at the library!  You can buy it very cheaply at: Amazon. 

FFH "Voice From Home"

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I've said this before, but I just love albums that is full of God's grace and love! Imagine if God created an album as a love letter to you---- this would be it!  This album is saturated with the love and Spirit of God!  You could play this album as a soundtrack to either Max Lucado's or Charles Stanley's books on eternal security. 

The highlights of this album are:

1. The Only Hand You Need- It talks about how God's hand is the only hand we need.  And how we originally let go of His hand and broke the fellowship with Him.

2. Great Big Problem - This song talks about how even when we turn away from God, He won't let us go.  He is there patiently waiting for us to come back.

3. Well Pleased-  It talks about He is well pleased with us because we are His children!

This is a cd you simply have to have in your collection!  It's a great cd to listen to when you are feeling down or harsh on yourself and/or on bad days when you are feeling stressed!  It's a great cd to listen to while laying down in your bed with your eyes closed in the dark.

So go and buy this cd at: Amazon and be blessed!!!!



In The Grip of Grace

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Has there ever been times since becoming a Christian where you messed up badly or made a major mistake?  During those times, have you ever beaten yourself up about it or thought you lost your salvation?  If the answer to any or all of these questions are "yes", this book is for you.  Max Lucado has painted a beautiful picture of God's grace in this book In The Grip of Grace.  Max goes over how we created the need for a Savior, how God sent the solution and how that solution makes a difference in our lives.

I have read this book atleast 3 times now.  It is very well written!  It serves as a good reminder that no matter how he mess up or how many times we make mistakes, God will always love us and will never let go of us.  We can never escape the grip of His grace! 

Go buy this book or at the very least, check it out at the library!  The book is very affordable if you purchase a used copy at: Amazon. It also comes in Kindle edition for those of you who has The Kindle from amazon. 

New Blog---For Guys Only

Just wanted to let you know that I have created a new blog called For Guys Only.  As the title suggests this blog is for "guys only"---no females allowed.  This blog is a safe place for guys to read about information that is important from fun and helpful topics to topics that are a little awkward to discuss.  Feel free to ask questions on this blog and be honest about how you feel. I promise no judgment nor no condemnation.  If you have any ideas about how to make the blog better or any questions or topic ideas, feel free to e-mail me (Jerry) at: bibleprophecy77@yahoo.com . Oh, you can click the underline "For Guys Only" link on top to get to the website.

Suicide

Hey guys!  I just read an awesome Christian article on "Suicide" off of raptureready.com by a guy named Ron Graham.  It's a long article but very important to read if you have friends and family who struggle with suicidal thoughts, depression, etc... Here is the link:

Suicide

My Testimony---Salvation

One of my readers asked me if I could post my testimony on my blog. I am more than happy to post my testimony!   Thanks for asking!  I hope my testimony serves as a blessing for each and everyone of you!  God bless you all!

My Testimony---Salvation
There are so many things I can testify about.  There are so many stories I can tell about how many ways God has blessed me.  But for this particular blog entry I will tell you how I got saved.  Future entries will have other areas on how God has worked in my life.

As a child, I wasn't really raised in church.  I remember when I was 5 years old when I did go to Sunday School a few times at the local Baptist church in town. Besides that, we would pretty much go to church only when they offered holiday meals or pot lucks.

On October 1986, when I was 9 years old, I  (and my sister) went to live with my Aunt Amelia and Uncle Dutch in Saraland, AL.  My Mother had gotten really depressed over my Dad's death (that occured in 1981 when I was 4 years old) and wasn't able to take care of us.   So we went to live with them.  However, after one month, my sister decided to go back and live with Mom, but I remained with Aunt Amelia and Uncle Dutch. 

During this time (October 1986 to July 1987), for the first time,  I started going to church on a regular basis. Aunt Amelia, Uncle Dutch, 2 of their 3 daughters (the other daughter had already moved out), and I went to a Baptist church called Bayou Sara Baptist Church. We attended Sunday mornings, Sunday nights and Wednesday nights.  Sunday mornings were made up of sunday school and church service.  Sunday nights were made up of church training and church service.  Wednesdays was made up of RA's (Rangers In Action) and Children's Choir.  The adults did choir practice.

I really enjoyed the whole church experience! It was during church training that I learned to memorize my very first Bible verse: John 3:16 .  RA's was a lot of fun!  RA's was a class for boys my age.  The two things I remember most about is going to McDonalds to get ice cream and going on a fishing trip.  Children's Choir of course was fun!

Finally, sometime in June 1987, Bayou Sara Baptist Church was host for a Revival.  That was also an enjoyable experience! We went to church services every day of the week.  I remember during one of those days I was in the fellowship hall with some other kids led by our teacher named Sue. Toward the end of the class, she led us all into the "sinners prayer of faith".  At the end of the prayer, she said that if you prayed the prayer and meant it, then you need to go sign up to be baptized.  Since I had prayed that prayer and meant it, that evening during church, I went upfront and signed up to be baptized!

During that week, my cousins Bridgette and Tammy helped me practice being baptized. It was so nice of them that they would take the time with me to practice!  So at the end of the week, I got baptized!  Wow! What an experience!  It's like a photograph stamped into my mind!   I remember coming out of that water and feeling a "clean" that I had never experienced before.  Looking back, it was like a "deep down soul clean".  No amount of bathing and no amount of soap could ever leave me feeling this clean!

This June 2012 will make 25 years since I became a believer-in-Christ! Time sure does fly by!  Life sure has been an adventure with Christ is my life!   He's been my protector, provider, healer, comforter, etc..etc..etc...I would quite literally be dead without Christ in my life!  I can't wait until I get to testify how Christ has worked in other areas of my life!  Until then...God bless you!  I pray this testimony has been a blessing to  you!

Now it's your turn...

What is your testimony?  You can either post it under the comments section.  Or you can post it on your blog if you have one.  Or you can even e-mail me your testimony at: bibleprophecy77@yahoo.com .   I look forward to hearing of and to reading your testimonies!!!!