He Is Risen!

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Let no one caught in sin remain
Inside the lie of inward shame
But fix our eyes upon the cross
And run to Him who showed great love
And bled for us
Freely You've bled for us

(Chorus)
Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave
Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with Him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Beneath the weight of all our sin
You bowed to none but heaven's will
No scheme of hell, no scoffer's crown
No burden great can hold You down
In strength You reign
Forever let Your church proclaim

Chorus

O death, where is your sting?
O hell, where is your victory?
O church, come stand in the light
The glory of God has defeated the night

O death, where is your sting?
O hell, where is your victory?
O church, come stand in the light
Our God is not dead
He's alive! He's alive!

Chorus (X2)

Rise up from the grave

I first heard this song earlier on this semester, and it has really impacted me. Matt Maher did an amazing job of summing up the wondrous thing that our Lord did for us.

Spend some extra time with God today, reflecting on all that He has done, especially what Christ did in coming to earth, walking as a man, dying like a criminal, and rising from the grave to defeat death.

Good Friday

Tree63 – Sunday
From the album – Sunday

Nothing’s sacred, the days are cheap.
Truth is thin on the ground.
Still our prophets are crucified.
Nobody believes they’re stumblin'.
It’s Friday, but Sunday is comin'.

Someone’s saying a prayer tonight
For a hungry mouth to be fed.
Someone kneels in the dark somewhere;
Darkness is already crumblin'.
Yeah, it’s Friday, but Sunday comes.

(Chorus)
Sunday!
Hallelujah!
It’s not so far, it’s not so far away.
Sunday!
Hallelujah!
It’s not so far, it’s not so far away.

Broken promises, weary hearts,
But one promise remains:
Crucified, He will come again.
It’s Friday, but Sunday is comin'.
Yeah, it’s Friday, but Sunday is comin'!

(Chorus)

Darkness is already crumblin'.
It’s Friday, but Sunday is comin'.
Yeah, it's Friday, but Sunday is comin'.
Can you feel it?
Here it comes.

(End Chorus)
Sunday!
Hallelujah!
It's not so far, it's not so far away.
Sunday!
Hallelujah!
It's not so far, our God will have His day!

Although we celebrate this day in Christianity, at the same time, we acknowledge the horrible day that it was, in away, when Christ allowed Himself to be executed on our behalf. We have a huge advantage over His followers of that day - we know the out come. We know that although He was killed and buried, He rose again on the third day. It's Friday, but Sunday's coming

Only a few weeks left

Well, I'm finding myself only a few weeks out from the end of the semester. I am definitely feeling the pressure with everything left to do, but I know that God will give me the strength to do what I need to do.

Since I last posted, I have found out what I am doing for the summer! Last Monday, I got a contract in the mail, I will be working for Trail's End Ranch as a Rifle Instructor and general worker. The same day, I signed the contract and mailed it back. The day I finish summer school in June, I will head out, starting towards Montana.

Right now I am in the middle of three group projects and a research paper. Because of that, I'm going to have to keep this short, but did want to give an update on what's going on. I would greatly appreciate your prayers as I finish up these last few weeks, especially this week and next week. Tonight is my only night of not having stuff for Hootenanny, as I will be performing as part of a group in Hootenanny on Friday. So, with that, and my school work, please be praying.

I'd love to hear what's going on in your lives, so feel free to send me an email!