by Bret Capranica | Oct 29, 2011 | Twitter
David loves to play football, though he quickly turns it into a wrestling match-the girls are in for it… http://t.co/qPIxkTyM # Is not my word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? http://t.co/uorDvU2o # Blessing and honor Glory and power unto the Lord be praised Sing with a chorus resounding before us Holy is his name # Worth the read: Do Our Worship Songs Have Room for Lament? http://t.co/Sf101wlD # I see the Lord seated on the throne…And the train of His robe fills the temple with glory And the whole earth is filled with his glory # Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morningour song shall rise to Thee. # Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy namein earth and sky and sea….merciful and mighty! …blessed Trinity! # Jesus,God’s righteousness revealed, The Son of Man, the Son of God– His kingdom comes. Jesus, redemption’s Sacrifice, Now glorified, # And this kingdom will know no end, And its glory shall know no bounds; For the majesty and power of this kingdom’s King has come # Jesus, I am resting, resting, In the joy of what Thou art; I am finding out the greatness Of Thy loving heart. # Thy love, so pure, so changeless, Satisfies my heart; Satisfies its deepest longings, Meets, supplies its every need, # Conquer every rebel power Let no vice or sin remain That resists Your holy war You have loved and purchased me Make me Yours forevermore # Help me now to live a life That’s dependent on...
by Bret Capranica | Oct 22, 2011 | Twitter
Worth the read: How to Run Your Organization http://t.co/0yPQrUGc # The Aggies gigged the wayward Baptists! http://t.co/6CaZEPmy # off for day two of the sedalia bible conference at bethany baptist had a great time last night more to come tonight # wow Pittsville is actually a place not just valley girl slang # Preparing for the final two messages this morning at Bethany Baptist's Fall Bible Conference. Has been a fantastic time. # Glad to be at Bethany this morning, but I so deeply miss being at SWBC-can't wait to be back tonight. Praying for @DawsonBryant & Sam Karl. # Look who attended Sunday-and I missed him! After last week maybe he wants to become a Baptist: http://t.co/mP9PteL3 # Worth the read: Getting to Know Lecrae http://t.co/29I2GZ3s # Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. http://t.co/Hdaz9uJK # Kel is in need of deep prayer. She is choosing to root for the Cards over the Rangers. Pray for her repentance. # Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools. http://t.co/t3emDwaD # Worth the read: Teach Yourself To Tie A Half-Windsor Or Bow Tie With This Great Mac App http://t.co/2ACL0dVD...
by Bret Capranica | Oct 15, 2011 | Twitter
The way Mizzou is playing today made me think KU might have a chance against them-then I saw the KU score today… # Gig'em Aggies' # But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. http://t.co/fxc0I6BU # Immortal, invisible God only wise…Most holy, most glorious the ancient of days Almighty, victorious Your great name we # From the hearts of the weak, From the shouts of the strong, From the lips of all people This song we raise, Lord! # Throughout the endless agesYou will be crowned with praises, Lord Most High! Exalted in every nation, Sovereign of all creation # Come before the Lord with joyful singing. Come into His gates with tuneful praise. Come into His courts with glad thanksgiving. Alleluia,… # Amazing grace! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found; Was blind, but now I see # My chains are gone, I’ve been set free My God my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood, His mercy reigns Unending love, amazing grace # Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder Blessing and honor, strength and Glory and power be To You the Only Wise King # Jesus draw me ever nearer As I labour through the storm. You have called me to this passage, and I'll follow, though I'm worn. # May this journey bring a blessing, May I rise on wings of faith; And at the end of my heart's testing, With Your likeness let me wake. # Let the treasures of the...
by Bret Capranica | Oct 8, 2011 | Twitter
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, http://t.co/ZFBy9qbA # Give thanks to the Lord, our God and King. His love endures forever. For He is good, He is above all things…sing praise! # @walterprice congrats! 50 years of a faithful testimony to Christ. I'm one life impacted by FITP. Grateful to God. in reply to walterprice # The greatest of all transactions The costliest purchase price Father, Your Son’s atoning death Was given in payment for mine… # Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb Redeemed through Your infinite mercy Your child and forever I am # Jesus, Your death and Yours alone Has cancelled the debt that I owed You satisfied the law’s demands And new life’s been given to me # Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. # O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’m constrained to be! Let that grace now like a fetter Bind my wandering heart to Thee. # Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for Thy courts above. # How deep the Father’s love for us, How vast beyond all measure; That He should give His only Son To make a wretch His treasure. # I will not boast in anything, No gifts, no power, no wisdom; But I will boast in Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection. # Why should I gain...
by Bret Capranica | Oct 1, 2011 | Twitter
Worth the read: Why Join a Local Church? http://t.co/Yh5gPwNB # The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise. http://t.co/GbY8xJYs # Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people…/Isa49.13 # Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!/My all time favorite hymn # Hast thou not seen How all thy longings have been Granted in what He ordaineth? # Surely His goodnessand mercy here daily attend thee. Ponder anew What the Almighty can do If with His love He befriend thee. # Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore Him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him # Your love has saved me By Your grace I now draw near and Your love has set me free # There's no other God before You There is no one to replace you You are forevermore And there's no other God I call to # Speak, O Lord, as we come to You To receive the food of Your Holy Word. Take Your truth, plant it deep in us; # Teach us, Lord, full obedience, Holy reverence, true humility; Test our thoughts and our attitudes In the radiance of Your purity # Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us—Truths unchanged from the dawn of time That will echo down through eternity # “And to the angel of the church in...
by Bret Capranica | Sep 24, 2011 | Twitter
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads…/Isa35.10 # having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you… http://t.co/5gnUE8m2 # Wow, does KU have a chance against Mizzou? http://t.co/dN4zXGAn # As it should be: http://t.co/jHEiSWQf # Excellent: http://t.co/YHj0kGqI # Uh oh: http://t.co/xwMcbHMW # Behold, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but in love you have delivered my life from the pit of destruction…/Isa38.17 # Worth the read: Physical Exercise: What I Do and Why (Part 1) http://t.co/3TpiTU58 # There’s not a plant or flower below, but makes Thy glories known, And clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from Thy throne # There's no other God before You, There is no one to replace you,You are forevermore # While all that borrows life from Thee is ever in Thy care; And everywhere that man can be,Thou, God art present there # Faithful are You God You never change Lord You are Only You are God Forever You reign above it all # When trials come no longer fear For in the pain our God draws near To fire a faith worth more than gold And there His faithfulness is told # I turn to Wisdom not my own For every battle You have known My confidence will rest in You Your love endures Your ways are good # Let the water and the blood From Thy wounded side which flowed Be of sin the double cure Save from wrath and...
