In order for the church to arise, she has to be willing to fulfill the High Priestly prayer of Jesus - namely our unity. Too many politics and theological issues are preventing this. I grew up Presbyterian (PCA), and so appreciate the hymns of old, ancient tradition and deep reverence and fear of the Lord. But I also embrace the gifts of the Holy Spirit - active today in each believer. I love Psalms, Hymns AND Spiritual Songs (yes, songs with only a few lines sung several times) - the diversity of music and worship styles is important. Hymns are deeply theological and rich in lyrical depth. They stimulate our minds and draw us into our rich heritage as saints. But Spiritual Songs, lead us past what our minds are capable of, and allow us to disconnect from the limitations of thought and emotion and allow us direct connection with the Holy Spirit. They are meant to give us space to be WITH Him, not just sing about Him, or even to Him - but to connect directly and enjoy it. After all, that is the chief end of man according to the Westminster Confession, "To glorify God, and ENJOY Him forever." My Presbyterian and denominational friends need more joy. I know, I've been there. And my Pentecostal friends need more fear of the Lord, and more grounding in good theology and study of the written word. We all have strengths and weaknesses, but if we bury our heads in the sand towards one another, how can we lift eachother up??
O Church, arise, and put your armor on; Hear the call of Christ our captain. For now the weak can say that they are strong In the strength that God has given. With shield of faith and belt of truth, We’ll stand against the devil’s lies. An army bold, whose battle cry is Love, Reaching out to those in darkness. Our call to war, to love the captive soul, But to rage against the captor; And with the sword that makes the wounded whole, We will fight with faith and valor. When faced with trials on every side, We know the outcome is secure. And Christ will have the prize for which He died: An inheritance of nations. Chorus: Arise, shine for your light has come Arise, shine for the Risen Son Lift your eyes, we are His radiant bride Arise, o church arise! Come, see the cross, where love and mercy meet, As the Son of God is stricken; Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet, For the Conqueror has risen! And as the stone is rolled away, And Christ emerges from the grave, This victory march continues till the day Ev’ry eye and heart shall see Him. So Spirit, come, put strength in every stride; Give grace for every hurdle, That we may run with faith to win the prize Of a servant good and faithful. As saints of old, still line the way, Retelling triumphs of His grace, We hear their calls, and hunger for the day When with Christ we stand in Glory.
This beautiful song glorifies God my Heavenly Father We must run our race , salvation must not be taken for granted . Jesus did it all but must rise to the challenge the enemy wants to defeat us , we must put on the full armour of God . Satan want to make sure we don’t glorify God. Oh church arise !
I have just witnessed how God is so powerful through this band with Keith & Kristyn singing at the SSE ARENA BELFAST on 17th June , I was absolutely amazed of the greatness and music this guys produced , all I could do is cry and sing with them all the way while working as a steward looking after crowd,just Powerful, Thank You God, thank you Keith & Kristyn ❤️
Praise the Eternal King of Christ! Like the unending ocean waves keeps washing over and over... There are so many ways to serve our King creatively, Hallelujahs!
Beautiful!!! May all of Gods people be set free of all darkness and shine their blazing light given solely as a gift from God!!!! Thank you Father, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit!!
' Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. ' Isaiah 60:1 O Church Arise and put your armour on Hear the call of Christ our Captain For now the weak can say that they are strong In the strength that God has given With shield of faith and belt of truth We'll stand against the devil's lies An army bold whose battle-cry is Love Reaching out to those in darkness Our call to war to love the captive soul But to rage against the captor And with the sword that makes the wounded whole We will fight with faith and valour When faced with trials on every side We know the outcome is secure And Christ will have the prize for which He died An inheritance of nations Come see the cross where love and mercy meet As the Son of God is stricken Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet For the Conqueror has risen And as the stone is rolled away And Christ emerges from the grave This victory march continues till the day Every eye and heart shall see Him So Spirit come put strength in every stride Give grace for every hurdle That we may run with faith to win the prize Of a servant good and faithful As saints of old still line the way Retelling triumphs of His grace We hear their calls and hunger for the day When with Christ we stand in glory
I'm listening in 2024 when HOPE IS ALL THERE IS LEFT!!! JESUS IS OUR BLESSED HOPE... HE'S STILL COMING, LOOK UP AND BE READY!!! ALL BIBLICAL PROPHESY IS BEING FILLED.
5:1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” 2 But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.” - Exodus 5:1 & 2, ESV ...Pray that the leadership in churches are praying with their congregations that God would free today's captives from today's Pharaohs and may those in leadership not wear Hebrews 10:25 on their shirt sleeves. Church arise? yes, and wake up to the need to pray for others who need freedom to chose to take part in worship and others who long to take part in worshiping God on the LORD's day... pray God would soften hearts of accomplished businessmen and businesswomen to desire to see their employees in Church next Sunday! This is no trivial issue and it could be the very next step to real revival !!!
Lyrics: O Church, arise, and put your armor on; Hear the call of Christ our captain. For now the weak can say that they are strong In the strength that God has given. With shield of faith and belt of truth, We’ll stand against the devil’s lies. An army bold, whose battle cry is Love, Reaching out to those in darkness. Our call to war, to love the captive soul, But to rage against the captor; And with the sword that makes the wounded whole, We will fight with faith and valor. When faced with trials on every side, We know the outcome is secure. And Christ will have the prize for which He died: An inheritance of nations. Chorus: Arise, shine for your light has come Arise, shine for the Risen Son Lift your eyes, we are His radiant bride Arise, o church arise! Come, see the cross, where love and mercy meet, As the Son of God is stricken; Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet, For the Conqueror has risen! And as the stone is rolled away, And Christ emerges from the grave, This victory march continues till the day Ev’ry eye and heart shall see Him. So Spirit, come, put strength in every stride; Give grace for every hurdle, That we may run with faith to win the prize Of a servant good and faithful. As saints of old, still line the way, Retelling triumphs of His grace, We hear their calls, and hunger for the day When with Christ we stand in Glory.
I can`t believe this emerging artist is claiming the monetization for other videos belongs to them! Just because the clouds video is almost similar to this one . Are you kidding me ? We`re going to sue you. For sure!!
