Psalm 30

Psalm 30

1 I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, and have not let my enemies rejoice over me. 2 O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. 3 O LORD, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit. 4 Sing praise to the LORD, you His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name. 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning. 6 Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, "I will never be moved." 7 O LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed. 8 To You, O LORD, I called, and to the Lord I made supplication: 9 What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? 10 "Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me; O LORD, be my helper." 11 "You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, 12 That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

t00-m0ch,
Chris

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2 Days Left to Vote!

Just 2 days left to vote for the 2008 Momentum Awards! I am a finalist in the "Worship Artist of the Year" category and could use your vote!

Here are some of my favorite Top-fives Artists in their categories:

Song of the Year: Shelley Jennings/Lovely God
Album of the Year: Brad Reynolds/In the Real World
Male Vocalist Of The Year: Sean Smith

Female Vocalist Of The Year: Kristyn Leigh

Contemporary Artist of the Year: Becky Carey

Inspirational Artist Of The Year: Belinda Jane

Instrumentalist & Jazz Artist of the Year: Drew Davidsen

Rock Artist of the Year: Jacob Blue or Mile7

Urban Artist of the Year: yshwa4life

Worship Artist of the Year: Chris Carder

God bless you. We all thank you for your support!

t00-m0ch,
Chris

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song: Trust

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Rob Turner blog

Hey if you get the chance go check out my friend's, Rob Turner, blog. Rob is Lead Pastor at Apex Community Church in Dayton, Ohio. If you live in the area go check out the church.

Rob Turner

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Chris

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We Sang "My Eyes Are Dry" in Worship Today

One of my favorite songs we sang today at church, Forest Park Community Church, was 'My Eyes Are Dry'. I have just recently blogged about Keith Green and his ministry. This is another song by him. 'My Eyes Are Dry' is a soulful, penetrating song that awakens the sleeping heart to a fresh relationship with Jesus. How I miss hearing Green's powerful voice displaying his passion while he sang it. And it also quickens my heart to stay alert. I can get so hard to the Lord. Many people commented about the song this morning after services on how they broke during the song. The words are simply:

My Eyes Are Dry
My eyes are dry, my Faith is old.
My heart is hard, my prayers are cold.
And I know how I ought to be,
Alive to You, and dead to me.

Well what can be done, for an old heart like mine?
Soften it up, with Oil and Wine.
The Oil is You,
Your Spirit of Love.
Please wash me anew,
In the Wine of Your Blood.

© 1978 Birdwing Music/Cherry Lane Publishing Co., Inc.
Words & Music by Keith Green.

t00-m0ch,
Chris

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That's what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown (the video)

Linus has explained, need more be said:



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Chris

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Christmas, elections and hope less

Well, we are off today to get the annual Christmas photo....I will try to post it as soon as we get it. But needless to say, the 'Merry Christmas' season is upon us and it is a great lift after a lousy congress turnaround. We will not be in the same position next year to share gifts if the Dems get their ways! Merry Christmas, America.

t00-m0ch,
Chris

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Old School Song - Psalm 139:17,18.

Psalm 139 has always been one of my favorite passages in the Holy Scriptures. And from previous entries I have expounded on various verses of that song. Today's focus: Psalm 139:17,18.

17 How precious to me are Your thoughts,
O God! How vast is the sum of them!

18 Were I to count them, they would
outnumber the grains of sand....
When I awake, I am still with You.

The entire psalm is describing the intricate way that God is involved in our lives. He searches us, He knows us. He knows where we go during the day and where we lay our heads at night. Even before we speak, He knows what we are going to say. He is our Creator and has full knowledge of how we behave and work, why we grieve or hurt, when we stand and when we fall.

Then we get to these two special verses that reminds us that God is thinking about us always. He did not create this world and then 'fly off to another galaxy' to do some other work. He is always thinking about us. His thoughts to us can not be numbered. You might as well start counting the grains of sand in the entire world....absolutely impossible. We weary and have to fall asleep at night to regain our strength....but He never sleeps nor slumbers. When we wake up, we are still with Him.

Whatever you or I have to endure in this life, we are assured that Jesus walks every step with us and is constantly, with His still quiet voice, loving on us and pouring out His encouragement on us. He breathed life into us and continues to move us by His Spirit....as we allow Him to do so.


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Chris

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