I Believe In God…

Firstly, let me say hi to Mary! I hope you have found me ok and you enjoy the songs I have chosen this week. Thank you for visiting my blog!

I’m leading at church this Sunday evening, so I thought I would share the songs I have chosen for the service, and leave the alphabet entry till next time. I have found some very good C’s to share, but I’m going to keep you waiting.

I’m opening the service by bringing praise to God, and the first song I have chosen is ‘Praise Is Rising’, here. I love this version by Brenton Brown, who wrote the song in collaboration with Paul Baloche. Following on with the same theme, is ‘Forever (Give Thanks To The Lord)’. Here is a live recording by Tim Hughes.

At church we’re looking at the Apostles Creed, ‘I believe in God…’ I was thinking about the true God that we believe in, and how good He is to us. The next song, ‘Beloved And Blessed’, mentions how God is our FRIEND, SHEPHERD, COMFORTER, OUR REDEEMER and much more. You can listen to a lovely version by Stuart Townend the author, here.

One thought that came to mind, as I was preparing, is that we never have to say goodbye to God. We don’t meet with Him in church and then have to wait till next week to see Him again. God is with us at all times and goes wherever we go.

Elijah in I Kings 18:27 mocks the prophets of the false god, Baal. Their god, a lump of gold, isn’t responding, and he says to them: “You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed, “for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself. Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!” God never sleeps or needs a holiday to take a break from us, He is always with us.

This leads to the next song, ‘My Jesus My Saviour’, which goes on to say “Lord there is none like you…” and you can listen here to a version by Shane & Shane.

My final song is ‘Boldly I Approach’ by Rend Collective. It’s a communion service, so this song is a reminder of the price Jesus paid for us. He took on our sins and died on the cross in our place, so that we can boldly approach the throne of God, free from condemnation. Here is a video of the song being performed live by Rend Collective.

Thank you for reading, and I do hope you have enjoyed this slightly different entry this week, along with the songs I have selected. I will be back with the C’s, as I have promised, next week, and I’m sure you’re going to like them.