26 agosto 2007
Simplicity is not incompatible with depth
01/09/2007 20:02 Filed in: Quotations
Whatever is Christian is always essentially simple.
Simplicity is not incompatible with depth.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones TCGG p.588
El nino de Belen - Spanish
01/09/2007 20:00 Filed in: Songs
El niño de Belén (click
here to hear on youtube)
Marcos Vidal
Nació como un bebé pequeño nada más,
como uno entre tantos que a la vida nacen ya.
No ocurrió nada más, era un niño.
Nació y ninguno pregunto si de mayor
Él tendria gran poder para sanar,
si andaria por el mar.
Era un niño,
nacio y ninguno pregunto si iba a morir,
si la gente algun lo iba odiar
si seri el Redentor,
si traeria libertad.
¿Quién pensó que aquel niñito moriría en la cruz
trayendo a nuestro mundo nueva aurora de luz
y una nueva vida y una oportunidad
de llegar al Padre una vez más?
¿Quién pensó que al tercer dia iba a resucitar
batiendo al infierno y al a muerte fatal,
abriendo nuevos tiempos de felicidad
Por amor, por amor a tí...
Hoy nuestro mundo se ha olvidado de Jesús
han cambiado su victoria por placer terrenal.
De Su cruz queda ya un recuerdo
vivir matar si es necesario alguna vez
cortar la vida antes de que pueda aun nacer
y del niño de Belén un recuerdo;
jugar a ser una mejor generación
marcharse si es posible del hogar sembrar
odio y rencor, sin saber perdonar...
Escucha en esta hora la Eterna verdad
que el niño de Belén un día va a regresar
y en Gloria en poder Él juzgará tanta maldad
marcando frontera final
y todo el universo le podrá contemplar
y toda obra oculta a la luz nacerá
Su iglesia marchará con Él a un nuevo lugar,
un hogar, un dulce hogar que Él prepara ya...
Marcos Vidal
Nació como un bebé pequeño nada más,
como uno entre tantos que a la vida nacen ya.
No ocurrió nada más, era un niño.
Nació y ninguno pregunto si de mayor
Él tendria gran poder para sanar,
si andaria por el mar.
Era un niño,
nacio y ninguno pregunto si iba a morir,
si la gente algun lo iba odiar
si seri el Redentor,
si traeria libertad.
¿Quién pensó que aquel niñito moriría en la cruz
trayendo a nuestro mundo nueva aurora de luz
y una nueva vida y una oportunidad
de llegar al Padre una vez más?
¿Quién pensó que al tercer dia iba a resucitar
batiendo al infierno y al a muerte fatal,
abriendo nuevos tiempos de felicidad
Por amor, por amor a tí...
Hoy nuestro mundo se ha olvidado de Jesús
han cambiado su victoria por placer terrenal.
De Su cruz queda ya un recuerdo
vivir matar si es necesario alguna vez
cortar la vida antes de que pueda aun nacer
y del niño de Belén un recuerdo;
jugar a ser una mejor generación
marcharse si es posible del hogar sembrar
odio y rencor, sin saber perdonar...
Escucha en esta hora la Eterna verdad
que el niño de Belén un día va a regresar
y en Gloria en poder Él juzgará tanta maldad
marcando frontera final
y todo el universo le podrá contemplar
y toda obra oculta a la luz nacerá
Su iglesia marchará con Él a un nuevo lugar,
un hogar, un dulce hogar que Él prepara ya...
There is a Fountain Filled with Blood
01/09/2007 10:38 Filed in: Songs
There is a Fountain Filled with Blood (click
here to hear on youtube) - New rendition
William Cowper
There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel’s veins;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
The dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain in his day;
And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away.
Washed all my sins away, washed all my sins away;
And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away.
Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood shall never lose its power
Till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more.
Be saved, to sin no more, be saved, to sin no more;
Till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more.
E’er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
And shall be till I die, and shall be till I die;
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I’ll sing Thy power to save,
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue lies silent in the grave.
Lies silent in the grave, lies silent in the grave;
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue lies silent in the grave.
Lord, I believe Thou hast prepared, unworthy though I be,
For me a blood bought free reward, a golden harp for me!
’Tis strung and tuned for endless years, and formed by power divine,
To sound in God the Father’s ears no other name but Thine.
William Cowper
There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel’s veins;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
The dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain in his day;
And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away.
Washed all my sins away, washed all my sins away;
And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away.
Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood shall never lose its power
Till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more.
Be saved, to sin no more, be saved, to sin no more;
Till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more.
E’er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
And shall be till I die, and shall be till I die;
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I’ll sing Thy power to save,
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue lies silent in the grave.
Lies silent in the grave, lies silent in the grave;
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue lies silent in the grave.
Lord, I believe Thou hast prepared, unworthy though I be,
For me a blood bought free reward, a golden harp for me!
’Tis strung and tuned for endless years, and formed by power divine,
To sound in God the Father’s ears no other name but Thine.
the wonder of salvation
31/08/2007 20:02 Filed in: Quotations
That Christ and a forgiven sinner should be made
one, and share heaven between them, is the wonder
of salvation; what more could love do?
Samuel Rutherford TCGG p.533
Regeneration is a single act
30/08/2007 20:02 Filed in: Quotations
Regeneration is a single act, complete in itself,
and never repeated; conversion, as the beginning of
holy living, is the commencement of a series,
constant, endless and progressive.
A. A. Hodge TCGG P.522
Crown Him with Many Crowns
30/08/2007 20:00 Filed in: Songs
Crown Him with Many Crowns (click here
to hear on youtube)
Matthew Bridges & Godfrey Thring. Music George J. Elvey
Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne.
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.
Crown Him the virgin’s Son, the God incarnate born,
Whose arm those crimson trophies won which now His brow adorn;
Fruit of the mystic rose, as of that rose the stem;
The root whence mercy ever flows, the Babe of Bethlehem.
Crown Him the Son of God, before the worlds began,
And ye who tread where He hath trod, crown Him the Son of Man;
Who every grief hath known that wrings the human breast,
And takes and bears them for His own, that all in Him may rest.
Crown Him the Lord of life, who triumphed over the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife for those He came to save.
His glories now we sing, who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.
Crown Him the Lord of peace, whose power a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise.
His reign shall know no end, and round His piercèd feet
Fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet.
Crown Him the Lord of love, behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified.
No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright.
Crown Him the Lord of Heaven, enthroned in worlds above,
Crown Him the King to Whom is given the wondrous name of Love.
Crown Him with many crowns, as thrones before Him fall;
Crown Him, ye kings, with many crowns, for He is King of all.
Crown Him the Lord of lords, who over all doth reign,
Who once on earth, the incarnate Word, for ransomed sinners slain,
Now lives in realms of light, where saints with angels sing
Their songs before Him day and night, their God, Redeemer, King.
Crown Him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time,
Creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime.
All hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou has died for me;
Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity.
Matthew Bridges & Godfrey Thring. Music George J. Elvey
Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne.
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.
Crown Him the virgin’s Son, the God incarnate born,
Whose arm those crimson trophies won which now His brow adorn;
Fruit of the mystic rose, as of that rose the stem;
The root whence mercy ever flows, the Babe of Bethlehem.
Crown Him the Son of God, before the worlds began,
And ye who tread where He hath trod, crown Him the Son of Man;
Who every grief hath known that wrings the human breast,
And takes and bears them for His own, that all in Him may rest.
Crown Him the Lord of life, who triumphed over the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife for those He came to save.
His glories now we sing, who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.
Crown Him the Lord of peace, whose power a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise.
His reign shall know no end, and round His piercèd feet
Fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet.
Crown Him the Lord of love, behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified.
No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright.
Crown Him the Lord of Heaven, enthroned in worlds above,
Crown Him the King to Whom is given the wondrous name of Love.
Crown Him with many crowns, as thrones before Him fall;
Crown Him, ye kings, with many crowns, for He is King of all.
Crown Him the Lord of lords, who over all doth reign,
Who once on earth, the incarnate Word, for ransomed sinners slain,
Now lives in realms of light, where saints with angels sing
Their songs before Him day and night, their God, Redeemer, King.
Crown Him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time,
Creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime.
All hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou has died for me;
Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity.
Purge the evil
29/08/2007 20:03 Filed in: Encouragement
The
curtain-sinner*
(Thomas Watson, "The Godly Man's
Picture Drawn with a Scripture Pencil)
A godly man does not indulge himself in any sin.
Though sin lives in him--yet he does not live in sin.
A godly man may step into sin through infirmity--
but he does not keep on that road.
What is it to indulge sin? To indulge sin is to give the
breast to it and feed it. To indulge sin is to commit it
with delight. The ungodly "delight in wickedness."
(2 Thess. 2:12). In this sense, a godly man does not
indulge sin. Though sin is in him--he is troubled at it
and would gladly get rid of it.
There is as much difference between sin in the
wicked, and sin in the godly--as between poison
being in a serpent, and poison being in a man.
Poison in a serpent is in its natural place and is
delightful--but poison in a man's body is harmful
and he uses antidotes to expel it. So sin in a
wicked man is delightful, being in its natural
place--but sin in a child of God is burdensome
and he uses all means to expel it.
A godly man will not allow himself in secret sins.
Some are more modest than to commit open gross
sin. That would be a stain on their reputation. All
will not sin on a balcony--but perhaps they will
sin behind the curtain!
But a godly man dare not sin secretly, for he knows
that God can neither be deceived by our subtlety, nor
excluded by our secrecy. He knows that secret sins are
in some sense worse than others. They reveal more
deceit and atheism. "He knows the secrets of every
heart." (Psalm 44:21)
But the curtain-sinner thinks that God does not see:
"Have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with
their idols in dark rooms? They are saying--The Lord
doesn't see us!" (Ezek. 8:12). How it provokes God, that
men's atheism should give the lie to His omniscience! "He
who formed the eye--shall He not see?" (Psalm 94:9).
A godly man knows that secret sins shall not escape God's
justice. A judge on the bench cannot punish the treason of
the heart. But the sins of the heart are as visible to God,
as if they were written upon the forehead! As God will
reward secret duties; so He will revenge secret sins!
A godly man enters his protest against sin: "Oh,
what a miserable person I am! Who will free me
from this life that is dominated by sin?" (Romans
7:24). A child of God, while he commits sin, hates
the sin he commits!
*From Grace Gems (choice electronic books, sermons & quotes)
(Thomas Watson, "The Godly Man's
Picture Drawn with a Scripture Pencil)
A godly man does not indulge himself in any sin.
Though sin lives in him--yet he does not live in sin.
A godly man may step into sin through infirmity--
but he does not keep on that road.
What is it to indulge sin? To indulge sin is to give the
breast to it and feed it. To indulge sin is to commit it
with delight. The ungodly "delight in wickedness."
(2 Thess. 2:12). In this sense, a godly man does not
indulge sin. Though sin is in him--he is troubled at it
and would gladly get rid of it.
There is as much difference between sin in the
wicked, and sin in the godly--as between poison
being in a serpent, and poison being in a man.
Poison in a serpent is in its natural place and is
delightful--but poison in a man's body is harmful
and he uses antidotes to expel it. So sin in a
wicked man is delightful, being in its natural
place--but sin in a child of God is burdensome
and he uses all means to expel it.
A godly man will not allow himself in secret sins.
Some are more modest than to commit open gross
sin. That would be a stain on their reputation. All
will not sin on a balcony--but perhaps they will
sin behind the curtain!
But a godly man dare not sin secretly, for he knows
that God can neither be deceived by our subtlety, nor
excluded by our secrecy. He knows that secret sins are
in some sense worse than others. They reveal more
deceit and atheism. "He knows the secrets of every
heart." (Psalm 44:21)
But the curtain-sinner thinks that God does not see:
"Have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with
their idols in dark rooms? They are saying--The Lord
doesn't see us!" (Ezek. 8:12). How it provokes God, that
men's atheism should give the lie to His omniscience! "He
who formed the eye--shall He not see?" (Psalm 94:9).
A godly man knows that secret sins shall not escape God's
justice. A judge on the bench cannot punish the treason of
the heart. But the sins of the heart are as visible to God,
as if they were written upon the forehead! As God will
reward secret duties; so He will revenge secret sins!
A godly man enters his protest against sin: "Oh,
what a miserable person I am! Who will free me
from this life that is dominated by sin?" (Romans
7:24). A child of God, while he commits sin, hates
the sin he commits!
*From Grace Gems (choice electronic books, sermons & quotes)
If I had the wisdom of Solomon...
29/08/2007 20:02 Filed in: Quotations
If I had the wisdom of Solomon, the patience of
Job, the meekness of Moses, the strength of Samson,
the obedience of Abraham, the compassion of Joseph,
the tears of Jeremiah, the poetic skill of David,
the prophetic voice of Elijah, the courage of
Daniel, the greatness oh John the Baptist, the
endurance and love of Paul, I would still need
redemption through Christ's blood, the forgiveness
of sin.
R. L. Wheeler TCGG p.521
Criminal On the Cross
29/08/2007 20:00 Filed in: Songs
Criminal On the Cross (click here to hear on
youtube)
Keith Lancaster By Acappella
And I'm saved like the criminal on the cross.
Praise God, I'm saved, no more to suffer loss.
Well, He said I'd live in Paradise and he's taken care of the cost.
Hallelujah! I'm saved like the criminal on the cross.
Well, on the Judgment day when all the people gather 'round
Him and they want to hear what He will declare.
There will never ever be more intense anticipation that has ever happened anywhere.
When they call my name to defend my reputation there is only one thing I can say:
"I'm a wretch, I'm a worm, I'm a no good sinner." But He said, "I'll save you anyway."
Well I', saved, I'm saved, through Jesus I am saved.
Well I', saved, I'm saved, His mercy showed the way.
Well I', saved, I'm saved, no more for me to say.
Keith Lancaster By Acappella
And I'm saved like the criminal on the cross.
Praise God, I'm saved, no more to suffer loss.
Well, He said I'd live in Paradise and he's taken care of the cost.
Hallelujah! I'm saved like the criminal on the cross.
Well, on the Judgment day when all the people gather 'round
Him and they want to hear what He will declare.
There will never ever be more intense anticipation that has ever happened anywhere.
When they call my name to defend my reputation there is only one thing I can say:
"I'm a wretch, I'm a worm, I'm a no good sinner." But He said, "I'll save you anyway."
Well I', saved, I'm saved, through Jesus I am saved.
Well I', saved, I'm saved, His mercy showed the way.
Well I', saved, I'm saved, no more for me to say.
Materialism is not a faith to live
28/08/2007 20:03 Filed in: Quotations
Materialism is not a faith to live by or to die
for. It is unliveable because it is merely a
philosophy of negation, denying anything that is
worth living of dying for.
Martin Robinson TCGG p.407
Hear and fear
28/08/2007 20:02 Filed in: Encouragement
God's holy unchanging Word (the Bible) is our
guidance and authority. As children of God we
should have a pleasant daily duty: hear and fear.
Remember today the truths that the Bible teachs and
commands you. Know Christ in all the Scriptures.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17
The Word is able to cleanse you and give triumph. "How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You." Psalm 119:9-11
"...Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish." Ephesians 5:25-27
- Jesus, the Word
- Jesus "...the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14
"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17
The Word is able to cleanse you and give triumph. "How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You." Psalm 119:9-11
"...Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish." Ephesians 5:25-27
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
28/08/2007 20:00 Filed in: Songs
Beneath the Cross of Jesus (click here
to hear on youtube)
Words: Elizabeth C. Clephane, 1830-1869
Music: Frederick C. Maker, 1844-1927
Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand,
the shadow of a mighty rock
within a weary land;
a home within the wilderness,
a rest upon the way,
from the burning of the noontide heat,
and the burden of the day.
Upon that cross of Jesus
mine eye at times can see
the very dying form of One
who suffered there for me;
and from my stricken heart with tears
two wonders I confess:
the wonders of redeeming love
and my unworthiness.
I take, O cross, thy shadow
for my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
the sunshine of his face;
content to let the world go by,
to know no gain nor loss,
my sinful self my only shame,
my glory all the cross.
Words: Elizabeth C. Clephane, 1830-1869
Music: Frederick C. Maker, 1844-1927
Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand,
the shadow of a mighty rock
within a weary land;
a home within the wilderness,
a rest upon the way,
from the burning of the noontide heat,
and the burden of the day.
Upon that cross of Jesus
mine eye at times can see
the very dying form of One
who suffered there for me;
and from my stricken heart with tears
two wonders I confess:
the wonders of redeeming love
and my unworthiness.
I take, O cross, thy shadow
for my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
the sunshine of his face;
content to let the world go by,
to know no gain nor loss,
my sinful self my only shame,
my glory all the cross.
You must make your choice*
27/08/2007 20:02 Filed in: Quotations
A man who was merely a man and said the sort of
things Jesus said wouldn't''be a great moral
teacher. He'd be either a lunatic - on a level with
a man who says he's a poached egg - or else he'd be
the devil of hell. You must make your choice.
Either this man was and is the Son of God, or else
a madman or something worse... But don't let us
come up with any patronising nonsense about his
being a a great human teacher. He hasn't left that
open to us. He didn't intend to.
C. S. Lewis
TCGG p.345
*All quotations will be taken from our dear friend
John's Blanchard book The
Complete Gathered Gold, Evangelical Press
2006.
He Knows my name
27/08/2007 20:00 Filed in: Songs
He Knows my name (click here to hear on
youtube)
Tommy Walker By Maranatha Singers
I have a maker
He formed my heart,
before even time began
My life was in his hands
He knows my name
He knows my every thought,
He sees each tear that falls
and hears me when I call
I have a father,
he calls me his own
He'll never leave me,
no matter where I go
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
And hears me when I call
He hears me when I call
Tommy Walker By Maranatha Singers
I have a maker
He formed my heart,
before even time began
My life was in his hands
He knows my name
He knows my every thought,
He sees each tear that falls
and hears me when I call
I have a father,
he calls me his own
He'll never leave me,
no matter where I go
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
And hears me when I call
He hears me when I call
High in the heavens
26/08/2007 20:02 Filed in: Quotations
High in the heavens, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That veils and darkens thy designs.
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That veils and darkens thy designs.
Isaac Watts TCGG p.234
Espelhos Magicos - Portuguese
26/08/2007 20:00 Filed in: Songs
Espelhos Mágicos (click here to hear on
youtube)
By Oficina G3
Os homens e seus espelhos mágicos
Nada vêem além de si mesmos.
Se esqueceram daquele que um dia esteve entre nós
E que veio cumprir
Segundo já estava escrito.
Nasceu, sofreu, morreu por nós
Seu sangue lá na cruz derramou.
Nasceu, sofreu morreu por nóis
seu sangue lá na cruz derramou
Os homens e seus espelhos mágicos
Só vêem um cristo vencido em dor,
Não conhecem a cruz vazia, pois ressuscitou
Nem um toque de vida.
Do filho do amor.
Nasceu sofreu, morreu por nós
seu sangue lá na cruz derramou.
Nasceu sofreu, morreu por nós
seu sangue lá na cruz derramou.
Na cruz lutou, Na cruz venceu e sua vida nos deu
pra que a vida estivesse em nós
By Oficina G3
Os homens e seus espelhos mágicos
Nada vêem além de si mesmos.
Se esqueceram daquele que um dia esteve entre nós
E que veio cumprir
Segundo já estava escrito.
Nasceu, sofreu, morreu por nós
Seu sangue lá na cruz derramou.
Nasceu, sofreu morreu por nóis
seu sangue lá na cruz derramou
Os homens e seus espelhos mágicos
Só vêem um cristo vencido em dor,
Não conhecem a cruz vazia, pois ressuscitou
Nem um toque de vida.
Do filho do amor.
Nasceu sofreu, morreu por nós
seu sangue lá na cruz derramou.
Nasceu sofreu, morreu por nós
seu sangue lá na cruz derramou.
Na cruz lutou, Na cruz venceu e sua vida nos deu
pra que a vida estivesse em nós