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Christian God Ministry Music Radio

The Major’s Top 5 Hits RETRO – 2008

  1. Yours – Dizmas
  2. Shine Like The Stars – Stellar Kart
  3. Addicted – P.O.D.
  4. Face Down – Family Force 5
  5. Obvious – Manic Drive

These were my Top 5 hits exactly 10 years ago this weekend – Sunday May 11TH 2008.

I’ve attended many LIVE concerts ever since my first one 32 Summers ago in London England. But Manic Drive hold the distinction of being the headliner of my very first Christian concert. It was also the first concert I ever attended inside a traditional church sanctuary. They performed LIVE in concert right here in my hometown of Homestead Florida on the night of Saturday January 20TH 2007. That was exactly 5 months after salvation began for me. The concert was rockin’, but it seemed as if I was the oldest one in attendance – at the young age of 39. All of the kids at the show were well-behaved.

I found out at the show that Sunday morning church service was not held at their church building, but rather a couple of miles away at the brand new movie theatre in the city. I went there the very next morning. It was my first church service in over 30 years !

I became part of a church family on that Sunday morning after that Saturday night rock concert. I was no longer an orphan.

Nowadays I preach about how critical it is to be a part of a church family. You can’t walk this fantastic journey alone. You need brothers and sisters to walk alongside you.

Being a part of a church family should mean that you’re committed to the lives of your closest brothers and sisters on this journey. The love must start there. The love must be genuine. The love must be abundant. That’s God’s love for you. That’s the kind of love that will last out there in the world. That’s the kind of love that will witness to the world.

I’ll be back on Sunday with Scripture, and then on Monday it’s my brand new Top 10 music chart.

Enjoy this weekend my brothers and sisters. Be safe. Have fun. Go with God.

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Bible Christian God Ministry Scripture

May I …

May I … make this month of May a productive one here at home. I returned home from vacation on the 29TH of April, and I have no trips (business or leisure) planned until the middle of June. I don’t even have any music concerts or sporting events scheduled !

I preached this past Sunday morning, so it’s back to the drawing board (Microsoft Word) and the Bible to work on my next sermon tentatively titled “Faith & Works” (James 2:14-26). I got started last night. I’m comparing Paul and James, and how they both viewed “Faith & Works” from different perspectives.

My SERMONS page is almost done. I still need to populate my earliest sermons with the Primary Scriptures utilized. I also hope to expand upon my ABOUT ME biographical page.

In addition to enhancing this web site and blogging 4 times per week on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays, and Mondays I also plan to add new photos to my Flickr Photostream (which is accessible just below my Twitter feed along the right-hand side of this site). That is – if you’re viewing this on a traditional computer. This site may look much different if you’re viewing it via a mobile device or tablet. Here are the links to both my Flickr Photostream and my Twitter feed.

Your likes and comments are always welcome. Thank You for following me if you’re doing that. Your likes, comments, and follows allow me (and remind me) to come check out your blog or web site. (Most of you do a much better job than I do at this.)

Until tomorrow night – keep moving forward towards God’s bright light.

I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God – through Christ Jesus – is calling us. (Philippians 3:14 NLT)

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Bible Christian God Ministry Music Radio Scripture

The Major’s Top 10 Hits – Week 64

Every Monday night I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday May 06TH 2018:

  1. “What A Friend” – Matt Maher [# 3 last week / 7TH week on chart]
  2. “Freedom Hymn” – Austin French [ 1 / 7TH]
  3. “No Matter What” – Ryan Stevenson Ft. Bart Millard [5 / 5TH]
  4. “Grace Got You” – MercyMe [4 / 5TH]
  5. “I Just Need U.” – TobyMac [2 / 7TH]
  6. “Do It Again” – Elevation Worship [- / 1ST]
  7. “The Way (New Horizon)” – Pat Barrett [- / 1ST]
  8. “All In” – Matthew West [- / 1ST]
  9. “Resurrection Power” – Chris Tomlin [9 / 13TH]
  10. “Walking On Water” – NeedToBreathe [10 / 4TH]

We have a new # 1 smash this week, as Matt Maher’s debut on this chart becomes the 20TH # 1 hit since its rebirthing Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017. It’s also 1 of 3 hits this week that were performed LIVE at “Worship Night In America” at the BB&T Center in Sunrise Florida a couple of weekends ago. (“The Way” and “Resurrection Power” were the others.) That was such a fantastic concert. I’ll be talking about it for a long time !

Before that concert I had no idea who Pat Barrett was, and then he sang to God. Once I heard “The Way (New Horizon)” I sang along (having never heard it before). I determined in that moment that it was an instant out-of-the-box smash. And then last week I heard it on K-LOVE for the first time, and I got so excited that I immediately tweeted them about that song, and even Pat joined in on all the fun. That tweet has now received over 1,650 impressions in 5 days.

The Way. The Truth. The Life. I believe You are.

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6 NLT)

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Bible Christian God Ministry Scripture

Sunday Scripture

This morning I preached a sermon titled “Pride & Prejudice”. Here are my highlights:

  • There’s no such thing as “partial sin” with God. It’s sin. You’re all in – with sin.
  • Only God has the power to save your souls.
  • We must take possession of our “Promised Land” – that is – God’s promises to us.
  • God’s promises are our inheritance. God’s promises belong to us. We must claim them. We must receive them. We must have faith in them. We must act on them. We must possess the land.
  • Gotta be humble on this fantastic journey. Gotta lose our pride. Pride has no place in God’s promises for us.
  • The whole Bible applies – Old Testament and New Testament – all 66 books from Genesis to Revelation. Every single word.
  • If God is truly your Lord – then you must obey His Word. Every single word.
  • We must believe every single word because it is the Truth – whether we like it or not.
  • Each verse of the Bible reflects God’s voice.
  • I believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible.
  • I believe that the Bible – the whole Bible – is the actual Word of God.
  • The world wants to change our Bible – or even outlaw it.
  • They call it archaic, antiquated, obsolete, and even dangerous in the 21ST Century.
  • They say it needs to be updated and revised to reflect today’s world.
  • The world doesn’t save souls. The world corrupts souls and destroys lives.
  • Only God saves souls. His voice is in each verse of the Bible.
  • God’s will for you will give you freedom. So lose your pride. Have faith in Him.
  • We should not be the Judge & Jury.
  • We should not discriminate.
  • We should treat everyone – all God’s children – with respect and dignity – no matter how they look on the outside.
  • Rich people should love poor people, and poor people should live rich people. All people should love all people.
  • We all show favoritism. We shouldn’t – because God doesn’t.
  • I want glory and honor and peace from God.
  • When we care about what God cares about – that’s worshipping Him.
  • We please God when we show love to others.
  • I wouldn’t want to belong to a church family that wasn’t open and friendly for everyone.
  • I don’t wanna be a part of a church family where everyone looks like me.
  • I wanna be a part of a church family that looks like Heaven.
  • There are no colors – no races – no nationalities in Heaven.
  • “Pride & Prejudice” do not exist in Heaven.

Read James 1:19-25,2:1-5,8-9,12-13; Psalm 37:7-9; 2 Peter 1:3-5a; Romans 2:9-11,15:5-7; Matthew 22:35-40