I believe there is one salvation One doorway that leads to life One redemption, one confession I believe in the name of Jesus ChristI believe in the crucifixion By His blood, I have been set free I believe in the resurrection Hallelujah, His life is death’s defeatAll praise to God the Father All praise to Christ the Son All praise to the Holy Spirit Our God has overcome The King who was and is and evermore will be In Jesus mighty name I believeI believe, I believeI believe in the hope of heaven He’s preparing a place for me Far beyond what hearts imagine Ears have heard or eyes have seenI believe that a day is coming He’s returning to claim His bride Light the altar, keep it burning See the Lamb who rose a roaring LionAll praise to God the Father All praise to Christ the Son All praise to the Holy Spirit Our God has overcome The King who was and is and evermore will be In Jesus mighty name I believeOh, I believe in YouNo, I’ll never be ashamed Of the gospel of Jesus Christ How could I ever walk away From the One who saved my life?No, I’ll never be ashamed Of the gospel of Jesus Christ How could I ever walk away From the One who saved my life?Oh, no, I’ll never be ashamed Of the gospel of Jesus Christ How could I ever walk away From the One who saved my life?All praise to God the Father All praise to Christ the Son All praise to the Holy Spirit Our God has overcome The King who was and is and evermore will beIn Jesus mighty name I believeAll praise to God Our Father All praise to Christ the Son All praise to the Holy Spirit Our God has overcome The King who was and is and evermore will be In Jesus mighty name I believe In Jesus mighty name I believeI believe, I believe I believe, I believe
What does a discernment ministry expert do in his spare time as a Christian? Why of course he plays sacred Christmas carols for classic guitar. Listen and be blessed as James Sundquist, a good friend of this blog author, plays the most beautiful selections that we all enjoy at Christmas. In Christ, Pastor Steve <><
Anthology of Sacred Carols for Classical Guitar Solo Instrumental Album Notes Guitarist: James Sundquist
Songtitles: Joy To The World God, Rest You Merry Gentlemen, Angels We Have Heard On High, Hark The Herald Angels Sing ,O Little Town of Bethlehem, I Wonder As I Wander, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Away In A Manger, Silent Night, The First Noel, What Child Is This (Greensleeves), Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night), Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
CREDITS: Artist: JAMES SUNDQUIST All guitar arrangements by James Sundquist Produced by: Last Generation Artists, Inc. New York, New York Musical Consultant: Karen Dann Sundquist Chief Engineer: Ray Rayburn Second Engineers: Raphael Flores Tony Rodriquez David Rodriquez Recorded at: Jan Hus Presbyterian Church New York, New York:
Kayla Koslosky | ChristianHeadlines.com Editor | Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Country music star Loretta Lynn passed away on Tuesday at her Hurricane Mills, Tennessee home. She was 90.
Lynn’s family announced her passing in a statement shared on social media. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” the family wrote.
They also asked for privacy as they grieve the loss of Lynn. Information about a memorial is yet to come.
According to the Associated Press, Lynn launched her singing career in the early 1960s. While she often wrote about her love for her rural Kentucky upbringing, she also honestly discussed taboo topics such as divorce, cheating husbands, and birth control, among other things.
Her biggest hits, which include “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” “The Pill,” “You’re Looking at Country,” “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’,” and “X-Rated,” were all released in the 60s and 70s.
By the mid-70s, her talent and lyrical candor led her to become the first woman to ever receive the entertainer of the year award from both the Country Music Association (1972) and the Academy of Country Music (1975). Throughout her career, she would also win three Grammys and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2010). She would further be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1988) and the Grammy Hall of Fame (1998). In 2013, President Barack Obama also awarded her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1969, Lynn released arguably her most successful song, the autobiographical hit, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” In 1970, she dropped an album under the same name. The success of the song and album would lead her to release a book in 1976 by the same title. The book was later adapted into a film in 1980.
The country singer was born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932, to Clara Marie “Clary” and Melvin Theodore “Ted” Webb in a rural Kentucky town. She was the second of eight children.
Lynn was 15 years old when she married her husband, Oliver Lynn, in 1948. Oliver passed away in 1996. Together they had six kids. She also had 17 grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
While some of Lynn’s music was considered controversial or taboo, she had a deep-rooted love for Gospel music.
According to Billboard, throughout her career, Lynn made three Gospel albums, including Hymns (1965) and Who Says God Is Dead! (1968).
In April of this year, she also took to Instagram to praise the Lord on Easter.
“When I think about Easter, I think about the incredible beauty of real love. Love that gives when it doesn’t have to. Love that gives even when it doesn’t receive. It’s what Christ did for us. I think of hope and redemption and forgiveness,” Lynn wrote in the caption of a video in which she talks about one of her favorite gospel songs.
“There aren’t words to share how thankful I am for all God has done for me. The Third Man has always been my very favorite gospel song,” she added.
In 2021, she recorded her 50th album, Still Woman Enough.
Kayla Koslosky has been the Editor of ChristianHeadlines.com since 2018. She has B.A. degrees in English and History and previously wrote for and was the managing editor of the Yellow Jacket newspaper. She has written on her blog since 2012 and has also contributed to IBelieve.com and Crosswalk.com.
90% of the ten lepers cleansed by Jesus Christ failed to displaying gratitude. It is hard to fathom walking away from such a blessing without giving thanks, but they did. Are they not a reflection of the ungrateful souls in all of our world? The following devotional by the late Doctor Henry Morris, reveals that the leper who gave thanks was “made whole” which actually means he was saved! Yes, an attitude of gratitude always accompanies the born again Christian. In Christ, Pastor Steve <><
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April 21, 2022 – Where Are the Nine?
April 21, 2022 Where Are the Nine? “And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?” (Luke 17:17)
Ten lepers, hopeless and incurable, came to Jesus, begging for His help, and He miraculously healed them. All 10 should have fallen down to worship and thank Him, but only one praised God and thanked Him for His marvelous deliverance.
We are at first amazed at such ingratitude, until we realize that not more than 10 percent of even those people who know about Christ ever stop to give Him thanks for His innumerable blessings—life, freedom, food, shelter, health, family, and especially easy access to the Bible and His gracious offer of salvation—far greater in value than the gift of special healing received by the 10 lepers.
The thankful leper received a much greater gift than the others. “Thy faith hath made thee whole” (Luke 17:19). They had received an outward cleansing of the body, he an inward cleansing of the soul! These words spoken by Christ are found four other times in the New Testament (Matthew 9:22; Mark 5:34; 10:52; Luke 8:48), plus two times where the word for “made whole” is translated “saved” (Luke 7:50; 18:42). This word (Greek sozo) occurs many other times. For example: “He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him” (Hebrews 7:25).
Ten lepers were healed, but only one was saved, and the proof of his salvation, received through genuine faith in Christ, was his gratitude, giving glory to God. The primary evidence of being “filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18) is that the one so controlled by God’s regenerating Spirit will be “giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20). Those who are not thankful to their saving Lord are the 90 percent who have not been made whole. HMM
Reformation Charlotte has argued that the commercialized Christian music industry not only enables idolatry, but robs God of His glory at many levels, including in churches. The vast majority of Christian contemporary music is produced by celebrity artists who’ve compromised on biblical truths in order to server their own selfish desires.
John MacArthur on Hillsong and Bethel: Taking the Holy Spirit’s Name in Vain Constantly
Reformation Charlotte has argued that the commercialized Christian music industry not only enables idolatry, but robs God of His glory at many levels, including in churches. The vast majority of Christian contemporary music is produced by celebrity artists who’ve compromised on biblical truths in order to server their own selfish desires.
John MacArthur addresses two specific contemporary worship movements: Hillsong and Bethel.
MacArthur argues that while even aberrant movements like Hillsong and Bethel could occasionally produce a hymn with true and sound doctrine–and that it could be sung–that Christians need to be careful and discerning because we don’t want to get sucked into their movements.
Hillsong and Bethel, argues John MacArthur, both take the Holy Spirit’s name in vain constantly.
Our Intelligentsia is stripping us of all freedom. They are paving the way for the New World Order. Children are absolutely no risk to COVID, yet they are forced to mask up and warp their childhood. Dictators expect us to stay at home, bow to shots and boosters, wear masks and submit to mandates. The American Revolutionary War featured Minutemen who fought for freedom. Today’s freedom fighters are Canadian truckers; hopefully soon we can include American truckers. Other freedom fighters are hip hop / rapper music artists. Enjoy the music and lyrics below. They spell freedom in America.
In Christ, Pastor Steve <><
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God or Government? (feat. Raging Moses & StefanOtto)
God or Government? Lyrics
[Spoken] It’s really going down man, it’s a war for your mind, body, and soul you know what I mean? Like, it’s not about money they make the money you know what I’m saying? So, it’s really about control you know what I mean? Over your soul you know what I’m saying? Like, how many people they can control as slaves you know what I’m saying? And um, you know, they got us, they got us man with food, with fashion, with everything entertainment, like everything man they got our minds in a trap man
[Verse 1] Yeah, uh, all I see is puppeteers money and politics is the puppeteer. I’m sure it go higher, I’m sure it go deeper though that throne called a body about a week ago. Lord forgive me I’m in the groan with Peter like, swing a sword at the head of these leaders like, we’re gonna live a little blood shed water the tree of liberty leave them all a couple liters like, it’s not a threat or a promise it’s a cinema politics is toxic boy isn’t it? I know the pain is menacing but they saying that His Word is mightier so I’m ‘gon and get this pen again popping nosy politicians I don’t want to hate them, rather see them and greet them in peace [?] it’s not a apocalyptic it’s complicated honor authority? I feeling like the honor is fading
[Verse 2] They say it’s gangster man, when you be popping shells but what’s gangster is when you make a Nation take a L for the sake of self wicked politicians chasing wealth bring it, let it be on earth as it is in hell. Bohemian Grove spell and Occult practice, Masonic rituals and spirits cooking up some blackness. You wouldn’t fathom the wickedness that’s scripted it’s cryptic behind some of these politicians. It’s nothing new, nothing new, and we know this, the God of Israel had to raise up a Joseph soak and do the same with or without devoters even to a seed of influence just like the Polis just to prove that He reigns over government His Kingdom ain’t the same as democrat and republican both will have to answer on the day of that judgment one Nation under God leads you straight from covenants
[Verse 3] I can hear the inconsistent seas in the news that they pitch to me and I can see the long history and mysterious. It’s the truth in these conspiracies cause I can clearly see things are not as they appear to be. Like what really went on at Manhattan or 9/11? Was it really Osama Bin Laden’s men getting their hacking on did they crash into the twin towers and pentagon did that happen? Or was it all a distraction to cover up the insurance fraud cause they cashed in on billions was it a con that they masking with terrorism just to split the profits I’m asking?
Flight 93, there was no debris, they claim a plane hit the pentagon but no one sees, we want the facts about building 7 but don’t receive then they try to tell us that Bin Laden’s body was thrown to sea? (Please). And don’t ask who the Illuminati is cause they’ll deny them even though their existence is obvious huh? They do the dirt and they cover it and this is why I don’t put my trust in our government. I won’t support a politician with a Godless vision so I don’t vote, you may not agree but that’s my decision. My hope is not in man, it’s in the God that’s risen it’s only to Jesus Christ that I will offer my submission. I have no problem submitting to authority but I have a problem with comprising morally. See anything you put before the Lord becomes an idol so before the laws of man it’s that Word and that Bible this Kingdom will fall but here’s a key verse Matthew 6:33 says that we should seek first the Kingdom of God and that and that’s before you leave earth so is this government your god or is it reversed?
[Spoken] So how, how do you see? Um, sorta the role like these conspiracy theories play like how is the man being controlling in this stuff? Um, just through food, you know? Um, the environment you know? Medication, you know? [?] you know? It’s a lot of stuff man, it’s a lot you can go down to whole line it’s a whole web (yeah) a network of things you know what I mean? Um, man that’s what I believe you know what I mean? People, people are most definitely being manipulated you know what I mean? It’s a business. And what, what can you do as an artist what can we do as a media to change this? We can uh, you know um, just be rebellious (um?) speak about it (yeah) say something
Every day, we hear something about a celebrity Christian pop artist “doing something good,” or topping some kind of chart.
That’s the problem.
We hear about the artist. We hear about what the artist is doing, how many followers on social media they have, what kind of good deeds they’ve been up to. Rarely, is the fruit of modern Christian pop culture God’s glory.
I mean, look at Lauren Daigle for example. What is she doing to bring glory to God and people to salvation? Yes, God can work in any way he chooses and use any kind of evil for His good purpose. But does this mean we should turn a blind eye to the damages done in their wake?
Lauren Daigle has topped the Christian music charts for several months now which has even landed her an appearance on the popular secular show, Ellen. Drawing widespread criticism from the Christian community, Daigle went on to explain in a later interview that she wasn’t sure if homosexuality was a sin.
Contrary to historic orthodox Christian belief and biblical truth, Daigle held the position that would land her, not God, a higher honor among the world, stealing glory from God. She, in fact, set herself up as her own God making an idol of her own passions and desires that she knows the world would accept. She now ranks among the top secular music artists and has recently claimed that she doesn’t really consider herself to be a Christian artist.
Another example is the popular rap artist, Lecrae. Lecrae–who dubs himself “a rapper who happens to be Christian”–has also topped the secular charts in recent years. Lecrae started out as a Reformed Christian rap artist who clearly taught a gospel message in his music, but he, too, has succumbed to a secular ideology and worldview. He no longer holds biblical truths to be the mainstay of his music, he now caters to the world. He promotes secular Marxist ideology, even identifying with foul-mouthed secular musicians to do so.
What purpose would a Christian have in falling for the world? The Scriptures tell us exactly why. 1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” When professing Christians place their own standing before the world above God’s glory, idolatry ensues.
The commercialized Christian music industry not only enables this idolatry, but promotes it to the degree that God’s glory is robbed from Him at many levels, including in churches. The vast majority of Christian contemporary music is produced by celebrity artists who’ve compromised on biblical truths in order to server their own selfish desires.
The world wants to hear what these people say. The world likes it because what they say dismantles the biblical truths set forth by God in the revelation of His son Jesus Christ. The Biblical truths that we’ve held for so long–truths such as human depravity, the exclusivity of Christ, and God’s hatred of sin–are whitewashed with affirming antics and nuanced language that effectively stains the image of God from his perfect glory.
The Lord never intended for us to live with the persona of invincibility. We are broken people living in a world that is the same way. God already knows us, and we benefit greatly through being transparent with Him and with people. This song is refreshing, and tells us exactly that. It was written in reference to the loss of Ryan Stevenson’s mother. After this song is a similar one by Matthew West. Blessings, Pastor Steve <><
This week’s featured song story comes to us from Ryan Stevenson. We’re excited to share with you the story behind his song “When We Fall Apart.”
“I remember the last words my mom spoke to me. She said on her death bed in our last conversation, ‘don’t ever think that you need to have it all together. Don’t ever think that you need to fight back your tears because sometimes the only way we see clearly is when we look through our tears. Sometimes our greatest act of strength is really our weakness. It’s in our surrender. And sometimes the only way we heal is when we just let go, crumble and fall apart.’” – Ryan Stevenson
You were 43 when you got the news Life will be changing, nothing we can do The clock is ticking now All I can think about Is knowing I have to move on without you somehow And I just can’t believe That you’re the one whose keeping it together As you hold my hand and say
It’s ok to cry It’s ok to fall apart You don’t have to try To be strong when you are not And it may take sometime to make sense of all your thoughts But don’t ever fight your tears ‘Cause there is freedom in every drop Sometimes the only way to heal a broken heart is when we fall apart
You ask me to sing Some songs that I wrote And I can barely speak Can barely play a note All my tears rush in Falling on my strings And make the sound of these progressions have a different ring And I hate to say goodbye Knowing this will be the last time we’re together As you close your eyes and say
It’s ok to cry It’s ok to fall apart You don’t have to try To be strong when you are not And it may take sometime to make sense of all your thoughts But don’t ever fight your tears ‘Cause there is freedom in every drop Sometimes the only way to heal a broken heart is when we fall apart
And you’ve got the gift of mercy Don’t ever think it’s strange Not a curse, but it is a blessing to feel other people’s pain And always love without condition And trust with all your heart There’s healing in the story of your scars
Well, it’s been awhile Since you’ve been gone Sometimes I still catch myself trying to call your phone All the hopes and dreams we used to talk about They’re still alive in me and I just hope I make you proud Now I’m your legacy And it’s your love still holding me together And I still hear you say
It’s ok to cry It’s ok to fall apart You don’t have to try To be strong when you are not And it may take sometime to make sense of all your thoughts But don’t ever fight your tears ‘Cause there is freedom in every drop Sometimes the only way to heal a broken heart is when we fall apart
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Truth Be Told Lyrics – Matthew West
Lie number one you’re supposed to have it all together And when they ask how you’re doing Just smile and tell them, “Never better”
Lie number 2 everybody’s life is perfect except yours So keep your messes and your wounds And your secrets safe with you behind closed doors
Truth be told The truth is rarely told, now
I say I’m fine, yeah I’m fine oh I’m fine, hey I’m fine but I’m not I’m broken And when it’s out of control I say it’s under control but it’s not And you know it I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit it When being honest is the only way to fix it There’s no failure, no fall There’s no sin you don’t already know So let the truth be told
There’s a sign on the door, says, “Come as you are” but I doubt it ‘Cause if we lived like it was true, every Sunday morning pew would be crowded But didn’t you say the church should look more like a hospital A safe place for the sick, the sinner and the scarred and the prodigals Like me
Well truth be told The truth is rarely told Oh am I the only one who says
I’m fine, yeah I’m fine oh I’m fine, hey I’m fine but I’m not I’m broken And when it’s out of control I say it’s under control but it’s not And you know it I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit it When being honest is the only way to fix it There’s no failure, no fall There’s no sin you don’t already know So let the truth be told
Can I really stand here unashamed Knowin’ that you love for me won’t change? Oh God if that’s really true Then let the truth be told
I say I’m fine, yeah I’m fine oh I’m fine, hey I’m fine but I’m not I’m broken And when it’s out of control I say it’s under control but it’s not And you know it I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit it When being honest is the only way to fix it There’s no failure, no fall There’s no sin you don’t already know Yeah I know
There’s no failure, no fall There’s no sin you don’t already know So let the truth be told
Even Steven 