Collect enough Each day and double for the Sabbath;
‘n Lied / Gedig Geskryf deur Pastoor Dirk // a Song / Poem written by Pastor Dirk
Glo net in My
’n Toneel speel af in Jerusalem
Dit is opstanding oggend
Die tuin by Die Graf is gereed
Dou druppel op blom en blaar
Die Koninkryk van die Hemel is daar
Jesus, het die sonde aan die dood oorwin
Derde dag, Jesus gaan opstaan
Blydskap en lofprysing in die lug
Koor
Jesus vra jou vandag
Glo net in My
Sal Ek by My Wederkoms
Geloof vind? Glo net in My
Jesus stap uit die graf
selfs God die Vader is daar
hemel skaar, prys Sy naam
Jesus, die Koning en oorwinnaar
Maar Jesus se gesig verander
Van blydskap na hartseer
Jesus, kyk oor die skaar
Waar is hul dan?
Waar is hul dan? My volgelinge
My dissiples, waar is hul dan?
Die Hemel skaar raak stil
Hartseer en teleurstelling in die lug
Jesus, vra die Engel by die graf
Waar is hul dan? Weer eens geen geloof
Al wat Ek wou sien, al wat Ek wou he
Is glo in My, Glo net in my!
’n traan loop oor Jesus wang
Het Ek nie telke male aan hul gesê
Ek sal sterf en die derde dag opstaan
Waar is hul dan? Weer eens geen geloof
Jesus se gebed aan die Vader
Sal ek eendag geloof vind?
Wanneer Ek op die wolke verskyn
By My wederkoms geloof vind?
Only believe in Me
A scene is set in Jerusalem
It is resurrection morning
The garden at The Tomb is ready
Dew drop on flower and leaf
The Kingdom of Heaven is here
Jesus, has conquered sin and death
Third day, Jesus will rise
Joy and praise in the sky
Chorus
Jesus asks you today
Only believe in Me
Will I find faith at My Return
Just believe in Me
Jesus steps out of the tomb
Even God the Father is there
Heavenly crowd, praise His name
Jesus, the King and conqueror
But Jesus’ face changes
From joy to sadness
Jesus, look over the crowd
Where are they then?
Where are they then? My followers
My disciples, where are they then?
The Heavenly crowd falls silent
Heartache and disappointment in the sky
Jesus, asks the Angel at the tomb
Where are they then? No faith again
All I wanted to see, all I wanted to have
Is believe in Me, Only believe in Me!
A tear runs down Jesus’ cheek
Didn’t I tell them many times
I will die and rise on the third day
Where are they then? No faith again
Jesus’ prayer to the Father
Will I find faith one day?
When I appear on the clouds
Find faith at My return?
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today;
My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
Psalm 31:15
Prayer
Lord . Yes we are Free , Free of Sin after we was washed By the Blood of Jesus , But Yes we received a Enemy , called satan and his demons and followers , They are not happy with me being a Child of God , Please give Your Angels orders in protection , Please I Pray like the Psalmist did . Please deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. I Pray this in Jesus name , Amen And Amen
Prayer Tips
Paul teaches the Spirit filled Roman church to pray.
Rom 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
The Holy Spirit will pray on our behalf, when we can not pray, only when baptism of the Holy Spirit has taken place already.
The Holy Spirit will become the intercessor.
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
My tye is in u hand: red my uit die hand van my vyande en van die wat my vervolg.
Psalm 31:15
Gebed
Here. Ja ons is Vry , Vry van Sonde nadat ons deur die Bloed van Jesus gewas is , Maar Ja ons het ‘ n Vyand ontvang , genoem satan en sy demone en volgelinge , Hulle is nie gelukkig daarmee dat ek ‘ n Kind van God is nie , Gee asseblief U Engele bevele in beskerming , Asseblief ek Bid soos die Psalmdigter gedoen het . Red my asseblief uit die hand van my vyande en van die wat my vervolg. Ek Bid dit in Jesus Naam, Amen En Amen
Gebed Wenke
Paulus leer die Geesvervulde Roomse kerk om te bid.
Rom 8:26 Net so kom die Gees ook ons swakhede te hulp, want ons weet nie reg wat ons moet bid nie; maar die Gees self pleit vir ons met onuitspreeklike sugtinge.
Die Heilige Gees sal namens ons bid, wanneer ons nie kan bid nie, slegs wanneer die doop van die Heilige Gees reeds plaasgevind het.
Die Heilige Gees sal die voorbidder word.
Bible Teaching of the Day
The resurrection of Jesus is important for several reasons. First, the resurrection witnesses to the immense power of God Himself. To believe in the resurrection is to believe in God. If God exists, and if He created the universe and has power over it, then He has power to raise the dead. If He does not have such power, He is not worthy of our faith and worship. Only He who created life can resurrect it after death, only He can reverse the hideousness that is death itself, and only He can remove the sting of death and gain the victory over the grave (1 Corinthians 15:54–55). In resurrecting Jesus from the grave, God reminds us of His absolute sovereignty over life and death.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is also important because it validates who Jesus claimed to be, namely, the Son of God and Messiah. According to Jesus, His resurrection was the “sign from heaven” that authenticated His ministry (Matthew 16:1–4). The resurrection of Jesus Christ, attested to by hundreds of eyewitnesses (1 Corinthians 15:3–8), provides irrefutable proof that He is the Savior of the world.
Another reason the resurrection of Jesus Christ is important is that it proves His sinless character and divine nature. The Scriptures said God’s “Holy One” would never see corruption (Psalm 16:10), and Jesus never saw corruption, even after He died (see Acts 13:32–37). It was on the basis of the resurrection of Christ that Paul preached, “Through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin” (Acts 13:38–39).
The resurrection of Jesus Christ not only validates His deity, but it also validates the Old Testament prophecies that foretold of Jesus’ suffering and resurrection (see Acts 17:2–3). Christ’s resurrection also authenticated His own claims that He would be raised on the third day (Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:34). If Jesus Christ is not resurrected, then we have no hope that we will be, either. In fact, apart from Christ’s resurrection, we have no Savior, no salvation, and no hope of eternal life. As Paul said, our faith would be “useless,” the gospel would be altogether powerless, and our sins would remain unforgiven (1 Corinthians 15:14–19).
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25), and in that statement claimed to be the source of both. There is no resurrection apart from Christ, no eternal life. Jesus does more than give life; He is life, and that’s why death has no power over Him. Jesus confers His life on those who trust in Him, so that we can share His triumph over death (1 John 5:11–12). We who believe in Jesus Christ will personally experience resurrection because, having the life Jesus gives, we have overcome death. It is impossible for death to win (1 Corinthians 15:53–57).
Jesus is “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20). In other words, Jesus led the way in life after death. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is important as a testimony to the resurrection of human beings, which is a basic tenet of the Christian faith. Unlike other religions, Christianity has a Founder who transcends death and promises that His followers will do the same. Every other religion was founded by men or prophets whose end was the grave. As Christians, we know that God became man, died for our sins, and was resurrected the third day. The grave could not hold Him. He lives, and He sits today at the right hand of the Father in heaven (Hebrews 10:12).
The Word of God guarantees the believer’s resurrection at the coming of Jesus Christ for His church at the rapture. Such assurance results in a great song of triumph as Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:55, “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (cf. Hosea 13:14).
The importance of the resurrection of Christ has an impact on our service to the Lord now. Paul ends his discourse on resurrection with these words: “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58). Because we know we will be resurrected to new life, we can endure persecution and danger for Christ’s sake (verses 30–32), just as our Lord did. Because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, thousands of Christian martyrs through history have willingly traded their earthly lives for everlasting life and the promise of resurrection.
The resurrection is the triumphant and glorious victory for every believer. Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3–4). And He is coming again! The dead in Christ will be raised up, and those who are alive at His coming will be changed and receive new, glorified bodies (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18). Why is the resurrection of Jesus Christ important? It proves who Jesus is. It demonstrates that God accepted Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf. It shows that God has the power to raise us from the dead. It guarantees that the bodies of those who believe in Christ will not remain dead but will be resurrected unto eternal life.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Die opstanding van Jesus is belangrik om verskeie redes. Eerstens, die opstanding getuig van die geweldige krag van God self. Om in die opstanding te glo, is om in God te glo. As God bestaan, en as Hy die heelal geskep het en mag daaroor het, dan het Hy mag om die dooies op te wek. As Hy nie sulke krag het nie, is Hy nie ons geloof en aanbidding werd nie. Slegs Hy wat lewe geskep het, kan dit na die dood opwek, net Hy kan die afskuwelikheid wat die dood self is, omkeer, en net Hy kan die angel van die dood verwyder en die oorwinning oor die graf behaal (1 Korintiërs 15:54–55). Deur Jesus uit die graf op te wek, herinner God ons aan Sy absolute soewereiniteit oor lewe en dood.
Die opstanding van Jesus Christus is ook belangrik omdat dit bevestig wie Jesus beweer het om te wees, naamlik die Seun van God en Messias. Volgens Jesus was Sy opstanding die “teken uit die hemel” wat Sy bediening bevestig het (Matteus 16:1–4). Die opstanding van Jesus Christus, waarvan honderde ooggetuies getuig (1 Korintiërs 15:3–8), lewer onweerlegbare bewys dat Hy die Verlosser van die wêreld is.
Nog ‘n rede waarom die opstanding van Jesus Christus belangrik is, is dat dit Sy sondelose karakter en goddelike natuur bewys. Die Skrif het gesê dat God se “Heilige” nooit korrupsie sou sien nie (Psalm 16:10), en Jesus het nooit korrupsie gesien nie, selfs nadat Hy gesterf het (sien Handelinge 13:32–37). Dit was op grond van die opstanding van Christus dat Paulus verkondig het: “Deur Jesus word die vergewing van sondes aan julle verkondig. Deur Hom is elkeen wat glo, vrygemaak van elke sonde” (Hand. 13:38–39).
Die opstanding van Jesus Christus bevestig nie net Sy godheid nie, maar dit bevestig ook die Ou Testamentiese profesieë wat van Jesus se lyding en opstanding voorspel het (sien Handelinge 17:2–3). Christus se opstanding het ook Sy eie aansprake bevestig dat Hy op die derde dag opgewek sou word (Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:34). As Jesus Christus nie opgewek word nie, dan het ons ook geen hoop dat ons sal wees nie. Trouens, afgesien van Christus se opstanding, het ons geen Verlosser, geen verlossing en geen hoop op die ewige lewe nie. Soos Paulus gesê het, sou ons geloof “nutteloos” wees, die evangelie sou heeltemal kragteloos wees, en ons sondes sou onvergewe bly (1 Korinthiërs 15:14-19).
Jesus het gesê: “Ek is die opstanding en die lewe” (Johannes 11:25), en in daardie verklaring beweer dat dit die bron van beide is. Daar is geen opstanding buiten Christus nie, geen ewige lewe nie. Jesus doen meer as om lewe te gee; Hy is lewe, en daarom het die dood geen mag oor Hom nie. Jesus dra sy lewe oor aan diegene wat op Hom vertrou, sodat ons sy triomf oor die dood kan deel (1 Johannes 5:11–12). Ons wat in Jesus Christus glo, sal persoonlik opstanding ervaar, want met die lewe wat Jesus gee, het ons die dood oorwin. Dit is onmoontlik vir die dood om te wen (1 Korintiërs 15:53–57).
Jesus is “die eersteling van die wat ontslaap het” (1 Korinthiërs 15:20). Met ander woorde, Jesus het die weg gelei in die lewe na die dood. Die opstanding van Jesus Christus is belangrik as ‘n getuienis van die opstanding van mense, wat ‘n basiese beginsel van die Christelike geloof is. Anders as ander godsdienste, het die Christendom ‘n Stigter wat die dood te bowe gaan en belowe dat Sy volgelinge dieselfde sal doen. Elke ander godsdiens is gestig deur mense of profete wie se einde die graf was. As Christene weet ons dat God mens geword het, vir ons sondes gesterf het en op die derde dag opgewek is. Die graf kon Hom nie vashou nie. Hy leef, en Hy sit vandag aan die regterhand van die Vader in die hemel (Hebreërs 10:12).
Die Woord van God waarborg die gelowige se opstanding by die koms van Jesus Christus vir Sy kerk by die wegraping. Sulke versekering lei tot ‘n groot triomflied soos Paulus in 1 Korintiërs 15:55 skryf: “Waar, o dood, is jou oorwinning? Waar, o dood, is jou angel?” (vgl. Hosea 13:14).
Die belangrikheid van die opstanding van Christus het nou ‘n impak op ons diens aan die Here. Paulus eindig sy toespraak oor opstanding met hierdie woorde: “Daarom, my liewe broers en susters, staan vas. Laat niks julle beweeg nie. Gee julle altyd ten volle aan die werk van die Here, want julle weet dat julle arbeid in die Here nie tevergeefs is nie” (1 Korintiërs 15:58). Omdat ons weet dat ons tot nuwe lewe opgewek sal word, kan ons vervolging en gevaar ter wille van Christus verduur (verse 30–32), net soos ons Here gedoen het. As gevolg van die opstanding van Jesus Christus, het duisende Christenmartelare deur die geskiedenis gewilliglik hulle aardse lewens verruil vir die ewige lewe en die belofte van opstanding.
Die opstanding is die triomfantlike en heerlike oorwinning vir elke gelowige. Jesus Christus het gesterf, is begrawe en op die derde dag opgestaan volgens die Skrif (1 Korintiërs 15:3–4). En Hy kom weer! Die dooies in Christus sal opgewek word, en dié wat by sy koms lewendig is, sal verander word en nuwe, verheerlikte liggame ontvang (1 Tessalonisense 4:13–18). Waarom is die opstanding van Jesus Christus belangrik? Dit bewys wie Jesus is. Dit demonstreer dat God Jesus se offer namens ons aanvaar het. Dit wys dat God die mag het om ons uit die dood op te wek. Dit waarborg dat die liggame van diegene wat in Christus glo nie dood sal bly nie, maar opgewek sal word tot die ewige lewe.
Today’s Devotional
“TURN BACK”
Are you where God wants you? Have you surrendered your whole life to God? Have you been converted? No, I’m not asking if you’re a member of the church. I’m not asking if you’re doing all the right things like feeding the hungry and caring for others. I’m not asking if you’re baptized. The question isn’t even whether you’re a deacon, elder, or even a preacher. My question: “Where do you stand in your relationship with God?”
Let’s look at Simon Peter. He was called by Jesus himself. He had a relationship with Jesus. He walked with Jesus. He experienced the greatness, the love, and the grace of God through Jesus. And yet he betrayed Jesus, yet he denied that he knew Jesus.
Jesus could see into Peter’s heart. The Lord knew him, so Jesus addressed him in Luke 22:32 with the words: “But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and when you have converted, strengthen your brothers.” (Afrikaans Old Translation) Does this mean that Peter was completely unconverted? Probably not, but it does indicate that even those close to God can falter.
There is hope. Jesus intercedes for us and prays that our faith may be maintained so that we can turn back to Him. Let’s look at Luke 22:32 in the New Afrikaans Translation: “But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. When you have converted, strengthen your brothers.”
God’s call today is the same as in 2 Chronicles 7:14 “if my people, who are called by my name, humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sin and heal their land.”
God wants us to return. That we should often examine our lives so that we can be renewed. Look at 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Or do you not know for yourself that Jesus Christ is in you—if you are not at least reprehensible”! Read it in the Message translation: “Now I want to speak seriously to you: Go and examine your own life. Do you still believe?”
Let’s also look at Luke 14:26 – 30 “If anyone comes to me, he cannot be my disciple unless he renounces his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life. Whoever does not take up his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.” Which of you, intending to build a building, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘Here is a man who began to build and was not able to finish.’
The time has come, the time is ripe and the time to decide is now. It is all or nothing. Calculate the cost. Turn to God anew and return. And then Jesus will also say: “When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
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Vandag se Bemoediging
“DRAAI TERUG”
Is jy op die plek waar God jou wil hê? Het jy jou hele lewe aan God oorgegee? Het jy al tot bekering gekom? Nee, ek vra nie of ‘n lidmaat van die kerk is nie. Ek vra nie of jy al die regte dinge doen soos om vir honger mense kos te gee en ander te versorg nie. Ek vra nie of jy gedoop is nie. Die vraag is nie eens of jy ‘n diaken, ouderling of selfs ‘n prediker is nie. My vraag: “Waar staan jy in jou verhouding met God?”
Kom ons kyk na Simon Petrus. Hy is deur Jesus self geroep. Hy het ‘n verhouding met Jesus gehad. Hy het saam met Jesus geloop. Hy het die grootheid, die liefde en genade van God deur Jesus ervaar. En tog verraai hy vir Jesus, tog ontken hy dat hy Jesus ken.
Jesus kon in die hart van Petrus sien. Die Here het hom geken, daarom spreek Jesus hom aan in Lukas 22:32 met die woorde: “Maar Ek het vir jou gebid, dat jou geloof nie ophou nie; en as jy eendag bekeerd is, moet jy jou broeders versterk.” (Afrikaan Ou Vertaling) Beteken dit dat Petrus heeltemal onbekeerd was? Waarskynlik nie, maar dit dui daarop dat selfs diegene naby aan God kan uitsak.
Daar is hoop. Jesus tree vir ons in en bid dat ons geloof behoue moet bly sodat ons terug kan draai na Hom. Kom ons kyk na Lukas 22:32 in die Nuwe Afrikaanse Vertaling: “Maar Ek het vir jou gebid dat jou geloof jou nie begewe nie. As jy weer tot inkeer gekom het, moet jy jou broers versterk.”
God se roepe vandag is dieselfde as in 2 Kronieke 7:14 “en my volk, oor wie my Naam uitgeroep is, hulle verootmoedig en bid en my aangesig soek en hulle bekeer van hul verkeerde weë, dan sal Ék uit die hemel hoor en hulle sonde vergewe en hulle land genees.”
God verlang dat ons terug moet keer. Dat ons, ons lewens dikwels in oênskou moet neem sodat ons vernuwe kan word. Kyk na 2 Korinthiers13:5 “Ondersoek julself of julle in die geloof is; stel julself op die proef. Of is julle nie seker van julself dat Jesus Christus in julle is nie—as julle ten minste nie verwerplik is nie”! Lees dit sommer ook in die Boodskap vertaling: “Nou wil ek ernstig met julle praat: Gaan kyk ‘n slag deeglik na julle eie lewe. Glo julle nog?”
Kom ons kyk ook na Lukas 14:26 – 30 “As iemand na My toe kom, kan hy nie my dissipel wees nie tensy hy afstand doen van sy eie vader en moeder en vrou en kinders en broers en susters, ja, selfs van sy eie lewe. Iemand wat nie sy eie kruis dra en agter My aan kom nie, kan nie my dissipel wees nie.”Wie van julle wat ‘n gebou wil oprig, gaan nie eers sit en die koste bereken, om te sien of hy genoeg geld het om die werk te voltooi nie? Anders, as hy die fondament gelê het en nie in staat is om die gebou te voltooi nie, sal almal wat dit sien, met hom die spot begin dryf. Hulle sal sê: ‘Hier is ‘n man wat begin bou het maar nie kon klaar maak nie.’
Die tyd het gekom, die tyd is ryp en die tyd is nou om te besluit. Dis alles of niks. Bereken die koste. Draai opnuut na God en keer terug. En dan sal Jesus ook sê: “As jy weer tot inkeer gekom het, moet jy jou broers versterk.”
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TruLight TV – LIVING LEGACY : Ronnie Booth
If given the choice, would you rather work on a project as a group or work alone? Some prefer to work alone because they don’t want to carry others’ slack. But in the group project of life, sometimes we need to take on others’ burdens and intercede for those who are weak by expecting nothing in return. Today’s Concert on TruLight TV: Award-winning artist Ronnie Booth recorded this nostalgic collection of songs that have inspired him personally and professionally. Known as the lead singer for the Booth Brothers for 30 years, Ronnie showcases his unmistakable, tender voice as he reimagines “Moon River,” “Beulah Land,” “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” and other classics. He captures some of the rich country, gospel, and pop heritage that has contributed to his own living legacy today. Learn more by watching today’s program. Enjoy!
INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ARTIST
MEET : Guy Penrod
Guy Penrod (born July 2, 1963) is an American gospel singer. He is known for his work as the lead singer of the Gaither Vocal Band, a position he held from 1995 to 2009.
Career
Penrod is a graduate of Liberty University. Starting in the 1980s, he worked as a studio singer, backing up voices such as Carman, Steve Green, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, James Ingram, and Phillips, Craig & Dean. He was also a member of the Christ Church Choir (as was another future Gaither Vocal Band member, Jonathan Pierce). During his years in the studio, he met Bill Gaither for the first time. He also made regular appearances on TNN’s Music City Tonight as a background singer in the mid-1990s. In 1989 Penrod contributed a couple of tracks as lead vocal on a Brentwood cassette (C-5103N) titled “Following The Sun – Island Music For Believers”.
Penrod also performed briefly with the Stamps Quartet in 1987, while employed at Opryland.
After accepting the position with the Gaither Vocal Band in 1994, Penrod became internationally known for his powerful vocals and broad singing range. He has performed in Gaither Homecoming concerts all over the U.S. and Canada, as well as in Europe, Australia, and Africa. In 1999, he performed a duet with the Cathedral Quartet’s lead singer Glen Payne on their Farewell Celebration video.
Penrod performed for the grand opening of Jerry Falwell’s new Thomas Road Baptist Church new 6,000 seat sanctuary.
His album, The Best of Guy Penrod, reached No. 92 on the Billboard 200 on August 6, 2005. The DVD release was certified platinum by the RIAA.
The Gaither Vocal Band’s 2006 release was entitled Give It Away, followed by Lovin’ Life in 2008. Penrod won a Grammy Award for his work on the “Lovin Life” project.
In a press release on January 13, 2009, Bill Gaither announced that Penrod would be leaving the Gaither Vocal Band and starting a solo career.
In August 2009, Penrod released his debut solo album, Breathe Deep, on the Servant Records label. Produced by veteran country music producer and studio musician Brent Rowan, the album consists of positive country music with Christian undertones.
Penrod was inducted into the Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2011.
Penrod’s sophomore solo album Hymns debuted at No. 1 on the Nielsen SoundScan Southern Gospel retail chart and became the top-selling southern gospel album of 2012. Hymns sold over 100,000 units.
In 2012, Penrod became the new host of Gospel Music Showcase, a popular Daystar Television Network program that focuses on southern gospel music. It can be seen every Saturday, The show has been awarded an Emmy.
Penrod won “Soloist of the Year” from the National Quartet Convention in 2013.
Penrod released his third solo project titled Worship in May 2014. In September 2014, Penrod released his first solo Christmas project entitled “Christmas.” It became the No. 2 album in Cracker Barrel stores with 30,000 units sold, second only to Blake Shelton.[9] Also in 2014, Penrod was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame alongside the Gaither Vocal Band.
Penrod released his first solo DVD entitled Live: Hymns & Worship in January 2016. The Project was filmed at Thomas Road Baptist Church. The release debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart for music videos sold upon its release. The album debuted at #2 on the “Billboard” chart for contemporary Christian music.
Penrod was a featured performer at the Faith Freedom & Future Inaugural Ball hosted by the Family Research Council, following the January 2017 inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, DC.
In March 2017, Penrod returned with an album entitled Classics. The album was a new solo recording of popular songs he performed during his tenure with the Gaither Vocal Band.
Penrod has often appeared on the stage of the “Grand Ole Opry” as a guest artist.
Penrod reached back into the well of beloved hymns with his 7th solo release. Blessed Assurance was released in February 2018. The album includes Penrod singing twelve newly recorded hymns featuring his signature country sound.
Personal life
Penrod and his wife, Angie (Clark), have eight children—seven boys and a girl. All of their children are home schooled.
Today on TruLight Radio XM
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Program
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00:15 Words to Live By Testimonies
01.15 Science Scripture and Salvation
02.15 Ground Works
04.00 Gospel Concert of the Day
05.00 The Daren Streblow Comedy Show
5:55 It is Today devotional
6:00 Gaither Homecoming Morning Show
7:15 Discover the Word
8.15 Destined for Victory
8:55 Science Scripture and Salvation
9:00 Holy Spirit Hour – Normally Sermons
10:15 Hope of the Heart
11:15 Unshackled
11.45 Words to Live By
12:15 Truth for Life
13:15 Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram
14:15 Focus on the Family
15:00 Kids Hour
16:00 In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
16:30 Groundwork
17:15 Live in the Light
18:15 Renewing your Mind
19:00 Gaither Homecoming Show
20:15 Growing Hope
21:15 Adventures in Odyssey Radio Drama
21:45 Bible Reading
22:15 Night-sounds
23.00 Good Old Country Gospel / Rhema Gospel Express
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Bible Prophecy in the News
Lebanese researcher claims Iran created a ‘plasma weapon’
Iran reportedly possesses a unique plasma weapon and, while it denies intentions to develop nuclear weapons, it has stated it may be forced to do so if its facilities are targeted, citing the priority of protecting the Islamic Republic.
WHAT IS A PLASMA WEAPON ?
Plasma weapons utilize plasma, a superheated, electrically charged state of matter, to inflict damage. They can manifest in various forms, including projectiles, disruptive fields, and thermal weapons, but are generally difficult to achieve in practice due to the challenges of generating, containing, and directing plasma.
Here’s a more detailed look:
Types of Plasma Weapons:
- Projectile Weapons: These involve firing plasma projectiles, often described as “plasma bullets” or “plasma toroids,” at a target. These projectiles can disintegrate targets upon impact.
- Disruptive Field Weapons: These weapons utilize intense electromagnetic waves generated by plasma to disable or burn out electronic equipment over a wide area.
- Thermal Weapons: These weapons employ plasma to melt or vaporize objects.
Challenges in Developing Plasma Weapons:
- Plasma Instability and Dissipation:Plasma tends to be unstable and dissipates quickly in open air, making it difficult to maintain its shape and direction,
- High Energy Requirements:
- Generating and controlling plasma requires immense energy, making it a significant technological hurdle,
- Magnetic Field Containment:
- Maintaining a plasma beam or projectile requires powerful magnetic fields, which adds to the complexity of the weapon
- Practicality and Effectiveness:While plasma weapons have been explored in science fiction and have potential applications in fusion research and plasma cutting, their practical implementation as a weapon system faces considerable challenges.
- Real-World Examples and Applications:
- Plasma Rail guns: These weapons utilize the principle of electromagnetism to accelerate a plasma projectile,
- Plasma Guns:These devices are used in various applications, including medicine (removing skin roughness) and industrial processes (plasma cutting).
- Plasma Torches:These devices generate a directed flow of plasma for various applications, including cutting, welding, and heating.
- Plasma in Science Fiction:
- Blasters and Plasma Weapons in Star Wars:In the Star Wars universe, blasters are depicted as energy weapons that utilize plasma.
- Plasma Weapons in other Sci-Fi:Plasma weapons are a common feature in many science fiction narratives, often presented as powerful and versatile weapons.
- In conclusion, while the concept of plasma weapons is intriguing and has been explored in science and science fiction, their practical development as a weapon system remains a significant challenge.
Does this Plasma Weapon sound Like the Weapon explained in Ezekiel 38 and 39 ?
The Final Bomb of Gog and Magog ?
Signs of the Times in the News
Scientists have spotted a giant hole in the Sun.
This coronal hole is unlike the ones previously spotted in the sun 800 000 km wide. For starters, the gap is located in the Sun’s equator, not the poles. It also does not help that the hole has surfaced at a very usual phase in the Sun’s activity cycle. What does this mean for us? Should earthlings be worried? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZk4dQSRHbs
What does the Bible say about the Future of our SUN?
Jesus is the one that Prophesied about the Sun’s Future, Big Changes Just before his 2nd Coming and during His Second Coming
Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
When will this Happen? Jesus showed John that is will Happen 3 Years after the Antichrist takes over the 3rd Jewish Temple as the 666 Head office. During the Wrath of God just after the Great Tribulation
The Sun will explode and burn out days Prior to the 2nd Coming at the 4th Plaque
Rev 16:8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
Rev 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Rev 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
Rev 16:11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Jesus and John Confirms that this takes place at the 2nd Coming of Jesus, just before the Battle of Armageddon called the 6th Seal. The 7th Seal, 7th Trumpet and 7th Plaque is the Battle of Armageddon.
Rev 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
Rev 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Rev 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Rev 6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
Rev 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Rev 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
What will Happen on Earth when the sun Burns out?
Our atmosphere will get stripped away. Our oceans will evaporate. For a while, we’ll look something like Venus, locked in a choking, carbon dioxide atmosphere.
And then it gets worse.
In the final stages of hydrogen fusion, our sun will swell and swell, becoming distorted and bloated — and red. The red giant sun will consume Mercury and Venus for sure. It might or might not spare Earth, depending on exactly how large it gets. If the sun’s distended atmosphere does reach our world, Earth will dissolve in less than a day.
But even if the sun’s expansion stops short, it won’t be pretty for Earth. The extreme energies emitted by the sun will be intense enough to vaporize rocks, leaving behind nothing more than the dense iron core of our planet.
The outer planets won’t enjoy the increased radiation output from the sun either. The rings of Saturn are made of almost pure water ice, and the future sun will simply be too hot for them to survive. The same goes for the ice-locked worlds orbiting those giants. Europa, Enceladus, and all the rest will lose their icy shells. They will form Hail that may strike the Earth
At first, the increased radiation will blast the four outer planets, stripping away their atmospheres, which are just as fragile as that of a terrestrial planet. But as the sun continues to swell, some of the outer tendrils of its atmosphere can find their way to the giants, traveling through funnels of gravity. Feeding on that material, the outer planets can gorge themselves, becoming far larger than they ever were before.
But the sun still won’t be done. In its final stages, it will repeatedly swell and contract, pulsing for millions of years. This isn’t the most stable situation, gravitationally speaking. The deranged sun will push and pull the outer planets in odd directions, potentially drawing them into a deadly embrace or kicking them entirely out of the system.
The Sun is Currently getting ready for the 2nd Coming of Jesus!!!
Gog and Magog Update
Israel has made no decision regarding airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities,
Israel’s foreign minister said over the weekend, denying reports that Jerusalem has resolved to strike Iran’s nuclear program as early as next month.
Speaking to the UK newspaper The Telegraph in an interview published on Saturday, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar (New Hope) appeared to push back against claims last week that Israel had settled on a plan to strike Iran, possibly in May, and that President Donald Trump rejected Israeli overtures for the US to take part.
Last Wednesday, The New York Times newspaper published a report claiming that Israel’s government had backed a plan to hit Iranian nuclear facilities sometime in the coming weeks, most likely in May, with Trump pushing instead for the nuclear talks with Iran, being conducted in Oman, to run their course.
“I am a member of the security cabinet, and all the intimate forums, and I don’t remember such a decision,” Sa’ar said, adding that while Israel is committed to ensuring Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, Jerusalem still believes negotiations can resolve the issue.
“I don’t think that such a decision was taken. But Israel is committed to the objective of preventing Iran from having nuclear weapons. If that objective can be achieved by a diplomatic path, it is accepted,” said the FM.
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Introduction to the Bible – Bible Summary
Summary of the Book of 2
Chronicles
Author: The Book of 2 Chronicles does not specifically name its author. The tradition is
that 1 and 2 Chronicles were written by Ezra.
Date of Writing: The Book of 2 Chronicles was likely written between 450 and 425 B.C.
Purpose of Writing: The Books of 1 & 2 Chronicles cover mostly the same information
as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings. The Books of 1 & 2 Chronicles focus more on the
priestly aspect of the time period. The Book of 2 Chronicles is essentially an evaluation
of the nation’s religious history.
Key Verses:
2 Chronicles 2:1, “Solomon gave orders to build a temple for the Name of the LORD and
a royal palace for himself.”
2 Chronicles 29:1-3, “Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he
reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of
Zechariah. He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had
done. In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple
of the LORD and repaired them.”
2 Chronicles 36:14, “Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became
more and more unfaithful, following all the detestable practices of the nations and
defiling the temple of the LORD, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.”
2 Chronicles 36:23, “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of
heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a
temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Anyone of his people among you—may the LORD
his God be with him, and let him go up.'”
Brief Summary: The Book of 2 Chronicles records the history of the Southern Kingdom
of Judah, from the reign of Solomon to the conclusion of the Babylonian exile. The
decline of Judah is disappointing, but emphasis is given to the spiritual reformers who
zealously seek to turn the people back to God. Little is said about the bad kings or of
the failures of good kings; only goodness is stressed. Since 2 Chronicles takes a priestly
perspective, the Northern Kingdom of Israel is rarely mentioned because of her false
worship and refusal to acknowledge the Temple of Jerusalem. Second Chronicles
concludes with the final destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple.
Foreshadowings: As with all references to kings and temples in the Old Testament, we
see in them a reflection of the true King of Kings—Jesus Christ—and of the temple of
the Holy Spirit—His people. Even the best of the kings of Israel had the faults of all
sinful men and led the people imperfectly. But when the King of Kings comes to live and
reign on the earth in the millennium, He will establish Himself on the throne of all the
earth as the rightful heir of David. Only then will we have a perfect King who will reign in
righteousness and holiness, something the best of Israel’s kings could only dream of.
Similarly, the great temple built by Solomon was not designed to last forever. Just 150
years later, it was in need of repair from decay and defacing by future generations who
turned back to idolatry (2 Kings 12). But the temple of the Holy Spirit—those who
belong to Christ—will live forever. We who belong to Jesus are that temple, made not
by hands but by the will of God (John 1:12-13). The Spirit who lives within us will never
depart from us and will deliver us safely into the hands of God one day (Ephesians
1:13; 4:30). No earthly temple contains that promise.
Practical Application: The reader of the Chronicles is invited to evaluate each
generation from the past and discern why each was blessed for their obedience or
punished for their wickedness. But we are also to compare the plight of these
generations to our own, both corporately and individually. If we or our nation or our
church is experiencing hardships, it is to our benefit to compare our beliefs and how we
act upon those beliefs with the experiences of the Israelite’s under the various kings. God
hates sin and will not tolerate it. But if the Chronicles teach us anything, it is that God
desires to forgive and heal those who will humbly pray and repent (1 John 1:9).
If you could have anything you wished from God, what would you ask for? Fabulous
wealth? Perfect health for you and your loved ones? The power over life and death?
Amazing to think about it, isn’t it? But more amazing is that God made such an offer to
Solomon and he chose none of these things. What he asked for was wisdom and
knowledge to complete the task God had assigned to him and to do it well. The lesson
for us is that God has given each of us a commission to fulfill and the greatest blessing
we can seek from God is the ability to carry out His will for our lives. For that, we need
the “wisdom from above” (James 3:17) to discern His will, as well as the understanding
and intimate knowledge of Him in order to motivate us to Christ-likeness in both deed
and attitude (James 3:13).
Inleiding tot die Bybel – Bybel Samevatting
Opsomming van die Boek van 2
Kronieke
Skrywer: Die Boek van 2 Kronieke noem nie sy skrywer spesifiek nie. Die tradisie is dat 1
en 2 Kronieke deur Esra geskryf is.
Datum van Skrywe: Die Boek van 2 Kronieke is waarskynlik tussen 450 en 425 vC
geskryf.
Doel van Skrywe: Die Boeke van 1 & 2 Kronieke dek meestal dieselfde inligting as 1 &
2 Samuel en 1 & 2 Konings. Die Boeke van 1 & 2 Kronieke fokus meer op die priesterlike
aspek van die tydperk. Die Boek van 2 Kronieke is in wese ‘n evaluering van die nasie se
godsdiensgeskiedenis.
Sleutelverse:
2 Kronieke 2:1 , “Salomo het bevel gegee om ‘n tempel vir die Naam van die HERE te
bou en vir hom ‘n koninklike paleis.”
2 Kronieke 29:1-3 : “Hiskia was vyf-en-twintig jaar oud toe hy koning geword het, en hy
het nege-en-twintig jaar in Jerusalem geregeer; die naam van sy moeder was Abia,
dogter van Sagaria. Hy het gedoen wat reg was in die oë van die HERE, net soos sy
vader Dawid gedoen het in die eerste maand van die eerste jaar van sy regering, het hy
die deure van die tempel van die HERE oopgemaak en dit herstel.
2 Kronieke 36:14 “Verder het al die leiers van die priesters en die volk al hoe meer
ontrou geword deur al die gruwels van die nasies te volg en die tempel van die HERE
wat Hy in Jerusalem geheilig het, te verontreinig.”
2 Kronieke 36:23 So sê Kores, die koning van Persië: Die HERE, die God van die hemel,
het aan my al die koninkryke van die aarde gegee, en Hy het my aangestel om vir hom
‘n tempel te bou in Jerusalem in Juda. Enigiemand van sy volk onder julle—mag die
HERE sy God met hom wees, en laat hom optrek.'”
Kort opsomming: Die Boek van 2 Kronieke teken die geskiedenis van die Suidelike
Koninkryk van Juda op, vanaf die regering van Salomo tot die slot van die Babiloniese
ballingskap. Die agteruitgang van Juda is teleurstellend, maar klem word gegee aan die
geestelike hervormers wat ywerig probeer om die mense na God terug te keer. Min
word gesê oor die slegte konings of van die mislukkings van goeie konings; net
goedheid word beklemtoon. Aangesien 2 Kronieke ‘n priesterlike perspektief inneem,
word die Noordelike Koninkryk van Israel selde genoem weens haar valse aanbidding en
weiering om die Tempel van Jerusalem te erken. Tweede Kronieke word afgesluit met
die finale vernietiging van Jerusalem en die Tempel.
Voorafskaduwings: Soos met alle verwysings na konings en tempels in die Ou
Testament, sien ons daarin ‘n weerspieëling van die ware Koning van die Konings—Jesus
Christus—en van die tempel van die Heilige Gees—Sy volk. Selfs die beste van die
konings van Israel het die foute van alle sondige mense gehad en het die volk
onvolmaak gelei. Maar wanneer die Koning van die Konings in die millennium op die
aarde kom woon en regeer , sal Hy Homself op die troon van die hele aarde vestig as
die regmatige erfgenaam van Dawid. Eers dan sal ons ‘n volmaakte Koning hê wat in
geregtigheid en heiligheid sal regeer, iets waarvan die beste van Israel se konings net
kon droom.
Net so is die groot tempel wat Salomo gebou het nie ontwerp om vir ewig te hou nie.
Net 150 jaar later moes dit herstel word van verval en ontbinding deur toekomstige
geslagte wat teruggekeer het na afgodediens ( 2 Konings 12 ). Maar die tempel van die
Heilige Gees – hulle wat aan Christus behoort – sal vir ewig lewe. Ons wat aan Jesus
behoort, is daardie tempel, nie deur hande gemaak nie, maar deur die wil van God ( Joh.
1:12-13 ). Die Gees wat in ons woon, sal nooit van ons wyk nie en sal ons eendag veilig
in die hande van God oorgee ( Efesiërs 1:13 ; 4:30 ). Geen aardse tempel bevat daardie
belofte nie.
Praktiese toepassing: Die leser van die Kronieke word genooi om elke geslag uit die
verlede te evalueer en te onderskei waarom elkeen geseën is vir hul gehoorsaamheid of
gestraf is vir hul boosheid. Maar ons moet ook die lot van hierdie generasies vergelyk
met ons eie, beide korporatief en individueel. As ons of ons nasie of ons kerk swaarkry
ervaar, is dit tot ons voordeel om ons oortuigings en hoe ons op daardie oortuigings
optree te vergelyk met die ervarings van die Israeliete onder die verskillende konings.
God haat sonde en sal dit nie duld nie. Maar as die Kronieke ons iets leer, is dit dat God
begeer om diegene te vergewe en te genees wat nederig sal bid en berou sal hê ( 1
Johannes 1:9 ).
As jy enigiets kon kry wat jy van God wou hê, waarvoor sou jy vra? Fantastiese rykdom?
Volmaakte gesondheid vir jou en jou geliefdes? Die mag oor lewe en dood? Wonderlik
om daaroor te dink, is dit nie? Maar meer verbasend is dat God so ‘n aanbod aan
Salomo gemaak het en hy het nie een van hierdie dinge gekies nie. Wat hy gevra het,
was wysheid en kennis om die taak wat God aan hom opgedra het te voltooi en dit
goed te doen. Die les vir ons is dat God aan elkeen van ons ‘n opdrag gegee het om te
vervul en die grootste seën wat ons van God kan soek, is die vermoë om Sy wil vir ons
lewens uit te voer. Daarvoor het ons die “wysheid van bo” nodig ( Jakobus 3:17 ) om Sy
wil te onderskei, sowel as die begrip en intieme kennis van Hom om ons te motiveer tot
Christusgelykvormigheid in beide daad en gesindheid ( Jakobus 3:13 ). .
We are Currently reading and Listening to the Bible, a Chapter by Day !
The total number of chapters in the Bible is 1,189. There are 929 chapters within 39 books of the Old Testament and 260 chapters within the 27 books of the New Testament.
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Genesis 9 Afrikaans – Volg die Leser in u Bybel.
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