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Sunday Scripture

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date July 26, 2020

Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. (Colossians 4:5-6 NLT)

You know during the 21 years (1985-2006) that I was an adult as well as a non-believer / non-follower of Jesus Christ as God – I didn’t appreciate it when believers and followers – friends and strangers – approached me and told me that I would go straight to hell when I die if I didn’t come to God. I was not their equal. I was inferior to them because I didn’t know God, and they did. That’s what they made me think – even if they didn’t overtly come out and say that. I think they actually believed that. Their representation of God was one that I didn’t care to meet – ever.

They were not living (or speaking) wisely among us in the world. They blew their golden opportunity. Their conversation was not gracious or attractive. It was unkind if not hateful. Instead of winning a soul for Christ they were pushing me further away from Him. I wanted to run – not walk – far away from them.

Despite the work of the enemy – God still won the battle – and He rescued and saved me almost 14 years ago (in a few weeks).

I believe that in order to be effective and efficient evangelists – God’s Good News Messengers – which we are all called upon to do – we must be polite and respectful of the world out there. Don’t tell them that they are sinners. Don’t tell them that they are going straight to hell upon death. They don’t want to hear that from us. We’re all sinners. We’re no better than any of our neighbors – no matter who or what they believe or follow. We are all God’s creations. We are all created equal.

When the opportunity presents itself – tell them of the God that you know. Tell them of the God that you praise and worship. Tell them of the God that makes you happy. Tell them of the God that saved your life. You don’t need to be fancy about it. Just say what you know to be the Truth. Don’t force it on them. If they appear to be turning away from you then just show them God’s love. If they proceed to avoid you with every chance they get – then let them see the God in you via your actions. Some of the strongest evangelism occurs by doing rather than saying. Never give up on your neighbor.

You must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope – always be ready to explain it. But do this in a gentle and respectful way. (1 Peter 3:15-16a NLT)

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Bible Christian God Ministry Music Radio Scripture

My Top 10 Hits – Week 179

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date July 20, 2020

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back 40+ years. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday July 19TH 2020:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	2	10	No Impossible With You	I AM THEY
2	4	10	The Father’s House	Cory Asbury
3	5	6	You’ve Always Been	Unspoken
4	1	14	Keep Me In The Moment	Jeremy Camp
5	3	10	Amadeo (Still My God)	Ryan Stevenson
6	6	19	Alive & Breathing	Matt Maher
7	7	26	I Will Fear No More	The Afters
8	9	5	There Was Jesus	Zach Williams Ft. Dolly Parton
9	10	2	Revolutionary	Josh Wilson
10	–	1	Love God Love People	Danny Gokey

# 1 This Week In:
2019 – “Prize Worth Fighting For” – Jamie Kimmett
2018 – “Grace Got You” – MercyMe
2017 – “Wonder” – Hillsong UNITED

It’s another active chart week, as I AM THEY out of Carson City Nevada score their first # 1 smash on my chart. It’s my 49TH # 1 smash overall since this chart was resurrected on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017.

I AM THEY get their name from Scripture in The Gospel According To John. In Jesus’ final prayer for His disciples here in the world before His suffering and death – He looked up to Heaven, and He prayed. He said that:

My prayer is not for the world, but for those You have given Me – because they belong to You. All who are Mine belong to You, and You have given them to Me, so they bring Me glory. Now I am departing from the world. They are staying in this world, but I am coming to You. Holy Father – You have given Me Your name. Now protect them by the power of Your name so that they will be united just as We are. (John 17:9-11 NLT)

I am they. We are they. We belong to our Holy Father. We belong to His Holy Son. We belong to the Holy Spirit. Let’s be united in our God – Creator, Christ, and Spirit as One !

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again this upcoming 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 and Flickr.

Be blessed my friends ! May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Tags Blog, Christian, I AM THEY, KLOVE, Music

Bible Christian Church God Ministry Scripture

Sunday Scripture

Greetings my brothers and sisters – my friends and neighbors. It’s Sunday July 19TH 2020, and this is the day that our LORD has made. Let us rejoice. Let us be glad in it. And let us go in to God’s Word.

For about a year I preached about James – the half-brother of Jesus – James The Just. I preached 10 sermons from the Book of James. Good stuff. Good News. It was my first extended message series. I should do another one. Maybe in a few years.

So after James, and 1ST & 2ND Peter, and 1ST, 2ND, and 3RD John – comes Jude. Jude is right before the Book of Revelation at the end of the New Testament. And Jude – he was a brother of James – which means – he was a brother of Jesus. Like James – Jude did not believe and follow Christ during Christ’s short ministry. They just thought that He was a bit crazy. It wasn’t until after Christ rose from the dead – like He said He would – that James, Jude, and others became believers and followers of Christ. They became church leaders after that. The resurrection of Christ proved everything.

So Jude’s letter is a single chapter – with 25 verses. Jude warns us about false teachers in the early church, and how they lived their lives away from the church.

You know the modern church of today has false teachers and false prophets. We all have the capability of being a false teacher or a false prophet. It’s so easy to do. You know we become false prophets when we worry about something – when we allow fear to come in to our heart. We become false prophets when we prophecy on a future that our God does not have planned.

“I am so worried about this happening and that happening. I do not know what I am going to do to recover from that disaster, but I better come up with a plan. God help me with this plan. Show me the way !” Meanwhile God is trying to tell you, “What disaster ?” (It’s all in your mind.)

We become false prophets when we waste time – when we waste energy – dwelling on something that’s not going to happen.

Sure bad things are going to happen to us along the way, but more bad things happen to us in our thoughts than actually occur in real life. Don’t let the enemy into your mind – into your heart. The enemy leaves less space for God to occupy your mind and your heart.

I like the ending of Jude’s letter. It’s an uplifting worship to our God.

Now all glory to God – who is able to keep you from falling away, and will bring you with great joy into His glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to Him who alone is God – our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are His before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time ! Amen. (Jude 1:24-25 NLT)

Whenever you have one of those days – where you think that you’re not good enough for God – or where you think that God isn’t there for you – or where you think that there’s something better for you in the world out there – look to that Scripture right there – those two verses from Jude. Only God has all of the glory – all of the majesty – all of the power – and all of the authority – then, now, and forever. That’s the God I believe. That’s the God I follow. That’s the God I trust. That’s the God who is overflowing with “Kindness & Love”.

Show that “Kindness & Love” to your brothers and sisters – to your friends and neighbors.

Tags Bible, Blog, Christ, Christian, Church, God, Jude, Scripture

Christian Church God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 178

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date July 13, 2020

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	13	Keep Me In The Moment	Jeremy Camp
2	3	9	No Impossible With You	I AM THEY
3	2	9	Amadeo (Still My God)	Ryan Stevenson
4	7	9	The Father’s House	Cory Asbury
5	8	5	You’ve Always Been	Unspoken
6	5	18	Alive & Breathing	Matt Maher
7	4	25	I Will Fear No More	The Afters
8	6	6	I’m Leaning On You	Crowder Ft. Riley Clemmons
9	9	4	There Was Jesus	Zach Williams Ft. Dolly Parton
10	–	1	Revolutionary	Josh Wilson

# 1 This Week In:
2019 – “Prize Worth Fighting For” – Jamie Kimmett
2018 – “Grace Got You” – MercyMe
2017 – “Wonder” – Hillsong UNITED

Good movements up and down on my chart this week with just 2 non-movers – including Jeremy Camp – still at # 1 for a 3RD week with “Keep Me In The Moment”. Nationally it’s # 2 with a bullet at big-market Christian radio, and it’s # 1 for a 5TH week in a row at small-market Christian radio.

I AM THEY out of Carson City Nevada have their 2ND # 2 hit with “No Impossible With You”. It’s already run its course nationally, but it’s an active hit that’s currently in heavy rotation on K-LOVE. The same was true for their previous # 2 hit – “My Feet Are On The Rock”. It was released to radio in 2018, but it didn’t become a K-LOVE and #CountUp hit until February, March, and April of 2019.

Finally there’s Cory Asbury. I tweeted on Sunday morning that “I’m resting my voice and hydrating my throat. In addition to preaching today – I’m also singing “The Father’s House” by @CoryAsbury. Cory then replied “Hahaha. Gear up, bro.” I did just that, and I sang the song from start to finish solo and a cappella.

Cory’s got a new single out now called “Sparrows”. Check it out:

@CoryAsbury's new single "Sparrows" is available now!

Listen now: https://t.co/XBbmO5Ergw #Sparrows #BethelMusic pic.twitter.com/YFimIWIbmC

— bethelmusic (@bethelmusic) July 10, 2020

Be blessed my friends ! May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.