TROUBLEMAKER BLUES

If trouble could talk, what might he say?

Hello, my name is Trouble

I've got troubles of my own

Believers make me grumble

Their endurance makes me groan

I’ve got the blues  

Trouble’s got the blues

These people of the Bible

Know all things work for good

My threats of death, they call great gain

Tricks don’t trick like they should

I’ve got the blues

Trouble’s got the blues

I knock 'em down

But they don’t stay down

They’ve learned to persevere

Success is now elusive

My defeat's become severe

I’ve got the blues 

Trouble’s got the blues 

Through prayer they get stronger

By faith they take a stand

Through pain persistent longer

Makes me wonder who I am

I’ve got the blues

Trouble’s got the blues

Backfiring’s gettin’ way too old

I'm tired of feeling used

Christians gettin’ way too bold

Benefittin’ from my abuse

I’ve got the blues 

Trouble’s got the blues

This thing they call salvation

Ruined it all for me

It’s made all my destruction

Only temporary

I’ve got the blues 

Trouble’s got the blues

Their source of celebration

Is worst of all for me

The root of my frustration

What I caused at Calvary

I’ve got the blues 

Trouble’s got the blues

The fear of death was gutted

No more bondage to defeat

My plans totally routed

When Jesus’ tomb emptied

I’ve got the blues 

Trouble’s got the blues

Who’s got the blues?

Trouble’s got the blues!

Troublemaker blues?

Trouble’s got the blues!

ALWAYS GOD

 ALWAYS GOD

Incomprehensibly incomparable

Matchlessly peerless 

Uncontrollably uncontainable

Majestically fearless

Mighty Almighty 

Always Mighty

All by Himself 

The Great I AM

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250 YEARS AGO

​This year, the USA celebrates the founding of our nation, as starting with the signing of the Declaration Of Independence (250 years ago). 

Most of those courageous signers identified themselves as being Christian.  Of that number, 21 had taken classes (and some even graduated) from schools that were founded with seminaries.  

This group included former ministers and a number of preachers’ sons.  Four of the 21 were active preachers and one was a full time pastor. 

The lives of these believers stood for freedom and not for theocracy.  The state churches of Europe had proven that national religion was ungodly.  

CHARACTERISTICS OF WILLFUL UNBELIEF

by John Macarthur

· Willful unbelief sets false standards and ignores real ones.

 

· Willful unbelief claims to want more evidence but never has enough.

 

· Willful unbelievers do biased research with personal agendas.

 

· They will always do their best to reject disliked facts.

JESUS IS A LAMB AND A LION

Jesus is a lamb and a lion.

As a lamb, Christ was our sin offering.

As a lamb, He was born in a place 

where lambs were born.

As a lamb, he was laid in a stone feeding trough, 

where sheep ate.

And as a lamb, He visited by shepherds 

who were in the fields watching sheep 

who would one day be offered as sacrifices. 

WE ALL NEED THE REAL JESUS

We don't need some dumbed down

   Godspell clown, mamby-pamby Jesus!

We need the real deal,

   our life and death shield

Who bruised His heel;

   while crushing satan's head

YOU NEED THE REAL LORD JESUS

Not 'Jesus the baseball player

   but ‘Jesus Cristo

      your hope-giving Savior

You need the real Lord Jesus

I NEED THE REAL LORD JESUS CHRIST

New Jerusalem’s 

   city Light, 

Shining forth 

   the Bread of life

ALL WILL WANT THE REAL JESUS

Our hero Who

   is coming back

His promise sure

His Word not slack