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Greetings my friends. I’m back for another 3 blog posts today, tomorrow, and Tuesday. It’s a 5-blog post weekend for this U.S. holiday weekend – Presidents’ Day Weekend here stateside.

In just a couple of weeks I’ll be praising, worshiping, and celebrating our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ with 5,000+ fellow pastors, preachers, ministers, and disciples of Christ up in Orlando at Exponential. We’ll come together in unison to be encouraged, trained, and equipped to make a Kingdom impact. I was part of Exponential 2008 less than 2 years after the start of my salvation, and it changed my fantastic journey forever. I haven’t been back since, so this upcoming conference has been 12 years in the making !

Today at Living Waters (my local church body) we came together for a morning of worship. Our Lead Pastor continued his “Noah” message series, and he reminded us that faith (unmerited favor) comes from grace. Without God’s grace – there is no faith. God gave us the gift of grace, and we are saved by grace, but He does not want us to keep that grace to ourselves. He wants us to extend that grace to others.

Ephesians 2-8-9

God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this – it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. (Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT)

Extend God’s grace to others. Pray for others. Share the God you know with others. It could change their lives forever.

There may be someone you know who is waiting for you to introduce them to your Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. What are you waiting on ?  Go forth !

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Sunday Scripture

Luke 17-20-21

The Kingdom of God is already among you. It is in your grasp. Jesus Christ was revealing the Kingdom of God through His ministry – through His words – through His actions. The Kingdom of God is within us – for those who believe in Creator, Christ, and Spirit as One.

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I’ll Take Potpourri For The Weekend

Greetings my friends !  It’s the weekend again – because here at #CountUp weekends always begin on Thursday mornings !

This weekend I’ll post the usual 4 new blog posts now (Thursday morning), Friday morning, Sunday afternoon, and Monday morning.

This Saturday I hope to do another “Walk-A-Thon” at dawn at the city park down the street from my neighborhood. After that I plan to visit the Fruit And Spice Park about 7 miles away from my home. I visited last March, and I was convinced (before I even entered the park grounds) to buy an annual pass for $25 in lieu of a one-time visit ticket for $10 thinking that (as a local) I would visit on a regular basis. Well I haven’t been back since then, so I might as well get in a free visit this weekend while it’s cool out. (We’ll be in the 50s and 60s this Saturday morning.)

Fruit & Spice Park

Later on Saturday I’ll return home (probably exhausted from all of that walking), and I’ll continue my Bible study and sermon-writing. I’m currently working on my sermon after next – tentatively titled “Malachi & Messages”. It’s probably the first of two (maybe even three) sermons in a row all about the minor prophet Malachi.

Oh ! – I’m part of #LivePDNation – so there’s that on Friday and Saturday night.

On Sunday I’ll enjoy quality time praising, worshiping, and celebrating my Lord + Savior Jesus Christ with my church family. As I tell my brothers and sisters in Christ on each new Sunday morning – it’s the peak of my week. It’s the greatest 4 hours of my life each week.

On Monday at 3 AM U.S. East Coast Time I’ll post my brand new Top 10 weekly hit music chart. Get ready for a brand new # 1 smash. (You read it here first.)

So that’s my weekend forecast. It should be a fun one !

I’ll be back here in 24 hours to go RETRO – back a full decade ago – to a time when I gave up Christian music on the radio forever (or so I thought at the time).

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 155

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday February 02ND 2020:

  1. “Rescue Story” – Zach Williams [# 1 last week / 17TH week on chart]
  2. “The God Who Stays” – Matthew West [2 / 11TH]
  3. “Almost Home” – MercyMe [3 / 7TH]
  4. “Waymaker” – Michael W. Smith Ft. Vanessa Campagna [5 / 2ND]
  5. “Your Name Is Power” – Rend Collective [6 / 4TH]
  6. “Holy Water” – We The Kingdom [4 / 10TH]
  7. “Like You Love Me” – Tauren Wells [8 / 3RD]
  8. “I Will Fear No More” – The Afters [9 / 2ND]
  9. “One Day” – Cochren & Co. [10 / 2ND]
  10. “Let The Redeemed” – Josh Baldwin [- / 1ST]

# 1 One Year Ago This Week:
“Nobody Loves Me Like You” – Chris Tomlin

# 1 Two Years Ago This Week:
“Gracefully Broken” – Matt Redman Ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Zach Williams holds on at # 1 this week with his “Rescue Story”, but Matthew West could soon replace him with another track that was slow to grow on me. I love the words that begin “The God Who Stays”:

♫ If I were You
I would’ve given up on me by now
I would’ve labeled me a lost cause
‘Cause I feel just like a lost cause

If I were You
I would’ve turned around and walked away
I would’ve labeled me beyond repair
‘Cause I feel like I’m beyond repair

But somehow You don’t see me like I do
Somehow You’re still here ♫

I don’t understand why God chose me. I don’t understand why He rescued me. I was a lost cause. I was beyond repair. But He did rescue me. He did save me. I didn’t deserve it. But He gave me the gift of Grace. I accepted it. He took away all of my sins. He wiped the slate clean – as white as snow. He said, “Follow me.” I did. I am born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. My new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal living Word of God.

Jesus Christ wants a relationship with you. Do you want one with Him ?  He’s waiting for you. When you are ready He will be there. As long as you are living and breathing it is not too late. But know this. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.

You are not too far away from God’s reach. Reach out for God. He will lift you out of the pit of despair – out of the mud and the mire. He will set your feet on solid ground and steady you as you walk along. He will give you a new song to sing – a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what He has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again next weekend – with 4 new entries on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I don’t blog on Saturdays. That’s my day of rest.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. I’m also on Twitter @ChrisMDay, and I’m the man behind the tweets for my church @LivingWatersHFL.

Enjoy this new week my friends !  May the God of hope fill you completely with joy and peace as you trust in Him.

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