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NKJV Jude 24 25 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and [d]power, Both now and forever. Amen.

Romans 8:17 NIV Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. === We Are Heirs Of The Father We Are Joint-Heirs With The Son. We Are children Of His Kingdom We Are Family, We Are One.

Created for Father's Day 2022 Any might quibble with the historical references. === Love is motivating. Precisely how motivating is moot. One can look to the renaissance but not at mere sculptures or art works. Love motivated the renaissance. Love motivated the renaissance. It began when a young monk, Petrarch, saw a beautiful, virtuous, woman and he realised he loved her. She was never his lustful love object. She was beyond him. She was married. She was kind and gentle. He would be the first to climb a mountain for fun. He would write poetry. And, from his love, the dark ages would end and all would change. From love. The world changed from love. In the story of Cyrano De Bergerac, Cyrano keeps his love for Roxanne to himself. Roxanne sends a message they should meet, discretely. Cyrano is motivated. He is awake all night, winning a hundred duels against bad men. He is wounded when he meets Roxanne and she tends his wound, and tells of her love. Cyrano hopes it is love for him, but discovers it is not. Roxanne commends him on his taciturn behaviour regarding his wound. He says to her he had been braver since. Love is motivating. God loves you, and has loved you. When you rejected God, that is sin. It hurts God. Because He loves you. That is why He gave His Son for you. God loves you so much, He does not want distance from you. God created a way he could abide you, even though you keep rejecting Him. You see, when you faced your battles and trials, and stood victorious even as you were hurt and felt humiliated, God had been braver, and gave you a bridge to come to be with Him. We call Him God the Father. As the good father, he gives us his best. He is worthy of our love and praise. Happy Father's Day https://voiceddb.locals.com/post/2679078/the-renaissance-love-petrarch-and-cyrano-de-bergerac

Hillsong United number sung by oDDBall unaccompanied The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not "Mighty to Save" is a contemporary worship song by Hillsong Worship from the 2006 album Mighty to Save. The song was written by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan. The rights to the song are registered for Hillsong Publishing. The song was recorded live on 5 March 2006 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia. "Mighty to Save" won the Dove Award for Worship Song of the Year at the Dove Awards in 2009 === Everyone needs compassion A love that's never failing Let mercy fall on me Everyone needs forgiveness The kindness of a Saviour The hope of nations [Chorus:] Saviour, he can move the mountains My God is mighty to save He is mighty to save Forever Author of Salvation He rose and conquered the grave Jesus conquered the grave So take me as you find me All my fears and failures Fill my life again I give my life to follow Everything that I believe in Now I surrender [Chorus] Shine your light and let the whole world see We're singing for the glory of the risen king Jesus [2x] [Chorus x2] Shine your light and let the whole world see We're singing for the glory of the risen king Jesus [6x]

The hymn, "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first couplet of the second verse paraphrases Galatians 6:14a and the second couplet of the fourth verse paraphrases Gal.6:14b. The poetry of "When I survey..." may be seen as English literary baroque === When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ my God! All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood. See from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down! Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown? Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all.

A Scottish folk song, first published in 1906. aka Waly waly. The song was known in the fifteenth century The tune is also sometimes used in the hymn When I survey the Wondrous Cross === The water is wide, I can't cross over, And neither have I wings to fly. Build me a boat That can carry two And both shall row, my love and I. There is a ship And she sails the sea. She's loaded deep, As deep can be. But not so deep As the love I'm in, I know not how I sink or swim. Oh love is handsome And love is fine, The sweetest flower When first it's new. But love grows old And waxes cold And fades away like Summer dew. Build me a boat That can carry two And both shall row, my love and I, And both shall row, my love and I.

Poem written by DDBall written 27/7/22 for Nagle's Got Talent === I was raised atheist Told of Adam and Eve, Noah and Moses I did not believe God gradually showed himself Jonah ran from God’s task He did not want his people humbled He did not want God’s favour on others God, gradually, showed himself In exile, Jews hungered for home Their best were used and humbled They begged God for help God, gradually, showed himself An entire nation rose to attack Greece Greece survived A lands bridge exists today God, gradually, showed himself Jesus was crucified and wrapped in a sheet After three days, He rose from the dead The sheet exists today. God, gradually, showed himself I found I needed God I can’t do what I want alone I prayed for help God, gradually, showed himself I had rejected God I had spat on God I now embrace God God, gradually, showed himself God, gradually, showed himself God, gradually, showed himself === Notes I chose the Greece example because it has archaeology tying in with the Bible. The Bible has it that a king took his entire nation and court with him, some 20 million to chastise a nation that had dared to resist him. Historically, we know the so called 300 Spartans held a pass and delayed a Persian invasion that would have crushed Greece. The lands bridge that the Persian built for 20 million men women and children still exists today. I chose the shroud of Turin example because I believe it to be real. The shroud is older than the patch which was carbon dated. The weave pattern is consistent with other first century examples. The reason why the image is fixed can be explained in terms of the cleaning fluids known to be used at the time. The Bible presents a good reason to believe that the shroud had been washed before Jesus’ body would have been placed in it.

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not William Shakespeare wrote the lyric for his play "As you like it"

Fun facts The largest moon of Saturn A dense atmosphere with stable lakes and rivers The atmosphere is mostly Nitrogen (like Earth) Average temperatures of -179 C It has a methane cycle like Earth has a water cycle Discovered in 1655 by Christian Huygens Saturn’s moons give her rings by shepherding the ice Saturn has 83 moons Titan is a quarter the size of the Earth 24 of Saturn’s moons are in regular orbits 59 moons are in irregular orbits, more distant and possibly retrograde Lowertroposphere:95.0%N2, 4.9%CH4; Surface97%N2,2.7±0.1%CH4,0.1–0.2%H2 The methane cycle allows rain of methane. The moon is weathered with complex formations created by the methane cycle. Christian Huygens in 1655. Christian had been making telescopes with his brother. Titan was the sixth moon discovered after Earth’s moon and five Jupiter ones. "Cassini Equinox Mission: Huygens Landed with a Splat".JPL. January 18, 2005. Coustenis, Athéna; Taylor, F. W. (2008).Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific.ISBN978-981-270-501-3. https://voiceddb.locals.com/post/2217632/titan-a-moon-of-mystery

Beethoven's Ode to Joy He had been profoundly deaf for years Beethoven retired from writing Symphony in 1812, age 42 At age 28, in 1798, Beethoven became aware of tinnitus and growing deafness At age 32, in 1802, Beethoven wrote of his thoughts of suicide from his growing deafness At age 42, Beethoven wrote his 8th Symphony and retired from Symphony writing as he was distracted by ill health and family. On 7th May 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven directed his 9th Symphony. He had been profoundly deaf at this time, and his orchestra was actually directed by another, off stage. Beethoven was a few measures behind come the finale and a young female soloist turned him around so he could see the applause Oh friends, not these sounds!Let us instead strike up more pleasingand more joyful ones! Joy! Joy! These words echoed his 1806 “"Let your deafness no longer be a secret – even in art."” and “"seize Fate by the throat; it shall certainly not crush me completely"” Ode to Joy has become Europe’s official anthem. The ninth Symphony of Beethoven was the first to use voices as instruments, rather than narrative. Giuseppe Verdi, 1878 “The alpha and omega is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, marvellous in the first three movements, very badly set in the last. No one will ever approach the sublimity of the first movement, but it will be an easy task to write as badly for voices as in the last movement. And supported by the authority of Beethoven, they will all shout: "That's the way to do it..."” Did Verdi miss that the instrument Beethoven used, the voice, was different to other musical instruments? https://voiceddb.locals.com/post/2204775/about-the-deaf-musicians-greatest-work

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not I was listening to Rod Stewart and heard his cover. It was poignant for me as I move and am stress tested by the move. === Sir Roderick David Stewart CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 250 million records worldwide. He has had 10 number-one albums and 31 top ten singles in the UK, 6 of which reached number one. Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity "Sailing" is a song composed by Gavin Sutherland of the Sutherland Brothers in 1972, best known as a 1975 international hit for Rod Stewart. === I am sailing, I am sailing Home again 'cross the sea I am sailing, stormy waters To be near you, to be free I am flying, I am flying Like a bird 'cross the sky I am flying, passing high clouds To be with you, to be free Can you hear me, can you hear me Through the dark night, far away I am dying, forever trying To be with you, who can say Can you hear me, can you hear me Through the dark night far away I am dying, forever crying To be with you, who can say We are sailing, we are sailing Home again 'cross the sea We are sailing stormy waters To be near you, to be free Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free Oh (my) Lord, to be near you, to be free Oh Lord Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free Oh (my) Lord, to be near you, to be free Oh Lord

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not I was listening to Rod Stewart and heard his cover. It was poignant for me as I move and am stress tested by the move. === Sir Roderick David Stewart CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 250 million records worldwide. He has had 10 number-one albums and 31 top ten singles in the UK, 6 of which reached number one. Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" is a song written by Danny Whitten. It was first recorded by Crazy Horse and issued as the final track on side one of their 1971 eponymous album. It was Whitten's signature tune, but gained more fame via its numerous cover versions, especially that by Rod Stewart. === I can tell by your eyes That you've probably been crying forever And the stars in the sky don't mean nothing to you They're a mirror I don't wanna talk about it How you broke my heart If I stay here just a little bit longer If I stay here, won't you listen To my heart? Oh, my heart If I stand all alone Will the shadow hide the color of my heart? Blue for the tears, black for the night's fears The stars in the sky don't mean nothing to you They're a mirror I don't wanna talk about it How you broke my heart If I stay here just a little bit longer If I stay here, won't you listen To my heart? Oh, my heart I don't wanna talk about it How you broke this ole heart If I stay here just a little bit longer If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart? Oh, my heart My heart Oh, my heart

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not I was listening to Rod Stewart and heard his cover. It was poignant for me as I move and am stress tested by the move. === Sir Roderick David Stewart CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 250 million records worldwide. He has had 10 number-one albums and 31 top ten singles in the UK, 6 of which reached number one. Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" is a song written by John Fogerty and released as a single in 1971 from the album Pendulum (1970) by roots rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song charted highest in Canada, reaching number 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart in March 1971. In the U.S., in the same year it peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (where it was listed as "Have You Ever Seen the Rain / Hey Tonight", together with the B-side). On Cash Box pop chart, it peaked at number 3. In the UK, it reached number 36. It was the group's eighth gold-selling single. === Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm I know it's been comin' for some time When it's over so they say It'll rain a sunny day I know shinin' down like water I want to know Have you ever seen the rain? I want to know Have you ever seen the rain Comin' down on a sunny day? Yesterday and days before Sun is cold and rain is hard I know been that way for all my time 'Til forever, on it goes Through the circle, fast and slow, I know it can't stop, I wonder I want to know Have you ever seen the rain? I want to know Have you ever seen the rain Comin' down on a sunny day? Yeah I want to know Have you ever seen the rain? I want to know Have you ever seen the rain Comin' down on a sunny day?

I recorded the video two ways on my home computer. Firstly as a live video on locals. Secondly as a Photobooth app video on my Mac. Both had a delay of a few beats between my speaking and my mouth moving. But I largely addressed the issue for my Rumble upload === The two stories, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the movie Blade Runner are both to do with a search for God, but not in the same way, and in neither case was the author aware of the full ramifications of their search. It shows God moving in ways that He rarely gets credit for. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein had a beginning, a germ of which began with a dinner being held with Lord Byron, Percy Byshe Shelley and his runaway bride, Mary. First published in 1818, when Mary was twenty years old, she had first considered the book in 1815, when Mary had toured Europe with Percy and Byron. They had had dinner in Gernsheim, eleven miles from Frankenstein castle where two centuries before, an alchemist had been engaged in experiments. Luigi Galvani had discovered ‘animal electricity’ animating the legs of dead frogs. Galvanism was the topic of conversation, and they agreed to write horror stories around the concept. Seventeen year old Mary, persevered. Life got in the way of the story. Percy’s first wife suicided in 1816, and so he married Mary, who was pregnant. Their daughter was prematurely born and soon died. And so Mary had inspiration for her characters and motivations. However, Mary could draw on her whole young life for inspiration. Her celebrated mother, Mary Wollstonecraft had died a month after giving birth to Mary. Mary had struggled accepting her step mother from age 4. By age 15, Mary had rebelled, running away with Percy. Mary’s story Frankenstein, styled as a modern Prometheus, had antecedent ideas from Christianity. She contemplated creation and related it to childbirth as well as electricity, in fusion. However, Frankenstein’s monster was not created by God, and so suffers, lacking a soul. And because the monster has no soul, it is destructive. Mary’s vision is very unsophisticated, but compelling in a pop culture identification. Mary’s concept of using electricity to get the dead to move was a concept scientists in Great Britain tried to explore. They even got approval to test the idea on a prisoner who was executed, and his body was used to see if electricity could effectively animate it. There was pathos in getting the criminal to accept the experiment. The prisoner had killed his wife, and said he knew he deserved to die. However, he feared his animated body might be evil, and kill someone innocent. The experiment failed, with external electricity applied to muscles scalding the skin prior to getting minimal movement. After Percy died by accident in 1822, Mary took on the task of protecting his literary legacy. The movie Blade Runner 1982, produced by Ridley Scott, was a futuristic Frankenstein. While the Christian ethics still surface as pop culture references, the writers included some overlooked content. Towards the end, as the Monster is dying, it is still fighting to live. The Blade Runner is chasing it, then it turns the tables and chases the Blade Runner. In one scene, the monster’s hand is cramping, and it pushes a nail through it. The Blade Runner stumbles and is clinging to a girder for his life. Monster had clasped a dove as it approaches the blade runner clinging to life. Monster could commit a coup de grace, but instead releases the dove, and with the hand with the nail, lifts the blade runner to safety. Then Monster talks of the profound life experiences that will pass when he dies. It is a clear resurrection reference that the director seems to walk back in later films. Many hunger for God, and look for God in movies and books, even unsophisticated work like Mary’s Frankenstein or co-opted works like Blade Runner. Even as many involved may try to devalue the story of Jesus, yet they implicitly include Him in their work. It is not the same as reading the Bible, but it allows insights for those who have. https://voiceddb.locals.com/post/1557695/frankenstein-blade-runner-and-the-search-for-god AUAWN0117122

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not === "Welcome Back" is a popular record that was the theme song of the 1970s American television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. Written and recorded by former Lovin' Spoonful frontman John Sebastian, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in May 1976 after only five weeks on the chart, and also topped the adult contemporary chart (the show itself had become an instant ratings success upon its premiere the previous fall). It also reached No. 93 on the country chart. === Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out Welcome back, to that same old place that you laughed about Well the names have all changed since you hung around But those dreams have remained and they've turned around Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya) Back here where we need ya (Back here where we need ya) Yeah we tease him a lot 'cause we got him on the spot, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back [Full Version continues] We always could spot a friend, welcome back And I smile when I think how you must have been And I know what a scene you were learning in Was there something that made you come back again And what could ever lead ya (What could ever lead ya) Back here where we need ya (Back here where we need ya) Yeah we tease him a lot 'cause we got him on the spot, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back And I know what a scene you were learning in Was there something that made you come back again And what could ever lead ya (What could ever lead ya) Back here where we need ya (Back here where we need ya) Yeah we tease him a lot 'cause we got him on the spot, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back Yeah we tease him a lot, welcome back, welcome back Cause we got him on the spot, welcome back, welcome back Yeah we tease him a lot 'cause we got him on the spot, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/welcomebackkotterlyrics.html === AUAWN0118122

A prayer for the end of project, and a new beginning Three projects finished on December 31st 2021. I posted a video for every day of the year from Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening. I’d begun the project in 2010 and posted the work on Youtube. But Youtube shadow banned me. So the work is now accessible to millions more people on Rumble. Also, I was given advice to show the references and words for the videos. I’ve done about six months of that. I posted a video for every day of the year on Rumble of a reading from the Bible (NIV). I’d begun the project in 2010 and posted the work on Youtube. But Youtube shadow banned me. So the work is now accessible to millions more people. Halfway through the year I discovered Lumos and began sharing the videos with relevant pictures. Neither of those projects are completely finished, but in the short term, with my impending homelessness and a new job, it may be a long while before I can finish them completely. The third project is posting a year of daily video of my Bible Quote series. 365 Bible Quotes with their back grounds and meanings. It is meant as a discussion starter, not as a complete theological tome. The project completion presages other changes. For the first time in fifteen years, I have full time work. That, for me, is answered prayer. I have to move to get the work. The place I move to, called Bairnsdale in Victoria is some of the most gorgeous land in Australia. A place tourists come to for bush walking and fishing. The land is subject to bushfires and flooding, but if it were perfect, it would be unaffordable. I give thanks to God for my future. I had not been sure I had such a bright one. At the end, family gave me an assist. My new employer is willing to take me on risk. I had lost much. But, my heart is to serve God. I think I came down with COVID Omicron on new years eve. And suddenly, even that is in my past. Thank you Jesus. https://voiceddb.locals.com/post/1535785/a-prayer-for-the-end-of-project-and-a-new-beginning AUAWN0112122

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is a singer-songwriter, best known for her singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason", "The Promise" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist AUAWN0107112

Some series are not explicitly covered by LUMO, so appropriate related images are chosen on faith When I began this project ten years ago, I intended to have a free bible reading available online which children could access. I wanted to have images which were relevant to the passages, but I don't have the technical expertise to source the images. Thanks to Free Bible Images, I have found some. It is not a perfect fit, I hope to do that one day. My sole intention is to serve God by providing this material free, by being respectful and 'true' to the source. The new images from Free Bible Image are excellent. I recommend Free Bible Images as an excellent teaching resource. https://www.freebibleimages.org/ Originally I posted the video on Youtube. Youtube shadow banned me, limiting my reach. I wanted it so children could hear the Bible, but Youtube have adjusted the definition of what a child is so I had to label the videos for adults. Youtube placed adverts on my videos, but refused to allow me to profit from their adverts. I have some two million hits on Youtube . === Re LUMO images These images are the copyright of the LUMO project (Big Book Media) and distributed for free download, under license exclusively by FreeBibleimages for teaching purposes only. All rights reserved. Images can be used in educational presentations, blogs and social media with attribution to www.LumoProject.com. These images are not licensed for re-use in video, publishing or other media and cannot be sold under any circumstances or used in any format for commercial gain. As the LUMO project produces its own publishing, photos cannot be licensed to other clients outside of FreeBibleimages.org. You cannot redistribute this set of images online but you can create a link to the relevant page on FreeBibleimages.org to allow others to download these images under the same Terms of Download. Downloaded pictures can be used in the retelling of Bible stories and narrative that are faithful to the Biblical account. They are not to be used in any context where the accompanying message is undermining of the Christian faith and gospel. LUMO project images are being used in this Bible Reading cast. === A years plan to read the bible. Each day new text will be read and by the end of the year both the new and old testament will be completed. Some images free sourced from Cathy Ngo and Videoblocks.com. Accidental mistakes will occur Zechariah 13-14, Revelation 21 (NIV) http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com/2011/12/daily-devotional-saturday-31st-december.html AUAWN1231221

Morning "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof." Ecclesiastes 7:8 Look at David's Lord and Master; see his beginning. He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Would you see the end? He sits at his Father's right hand, expecting until his enemies be made his footstool. "As he is, so are we also in this world." You must bear the cross, or you shall never wear the crown; you must wade through the mire, or you shall never walk the golden pavement. Cheer up, then, poor Christian. "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof." See that creeping worm, how contemptible its appearance! It is the beginning of a thing. Mark that insect with gorgeous wings, playing in the sunbeams, sipping at the flower bells, full of happiness and life; that is the end thereof. That caterpillar is yourself, until you are wrapped up in the chrysalis of death; but when Christ shall appear you shall be like him, for you shall see him as he is. Be content to be like him, a worm and no man, that like him you may be satisfied when you wake up in his likeness. That rough-looking diamond is put upon the wheel of the lapidary. He cuts it on all sides. It loses much--much that seemed costly to itself. The king is crowned; the diadem is put upon the monarch's head with trumpet's joyful sound. A glittering ray flashes from that coronet, and it beams from that very diamond which was just now so sorely vexed by the lapidary. You may venture to compare yourself to such a diamond, for you are one of God's people; and this is the time of the cutting process. Let faith and patience have their perfect work, for in the day when the crown shall be set upon the head of the King, Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, one ray of glory shall stream from you. "They shall be mine," saith the Lord, "in the day when I make up my jewels." "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof." Evening "Knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end?" 2 Samuel 2:26 If, O my reader! thou art merely a professor, and not a possessor of the faith that is in Christ Jesus, the following lines are a true ketch of thine end. You are a respectable attendant at a place of worship; you go because others go, not because your heart is right with God. This is your beginning. I will suppose that for the next twenty or thirty years you will be spared to go on as you do now, professing religion by an outward attendance upon the means of grace, but having no heart in the matter. Tread softly, for I must show you the deathbed of such a one as yourself. Let us gaze upon him gently. A clammy sweat is on his brow, and he wakes up crying, "O God, it is hard to die. Did you send for my minister?" "Yes, he is coming." The minister comes. "Sir, I fear that I am dying!" "Have you any hope?" "I cannot say that I have. I fear to stand before my God; oh! pray for me." The prayer is offered for him with sincere earnestness, and the way of salvation is for the ten-thousandth time put before him, but before he has grasped the rope, I see him sink. I may put my finger upon those cold eyelids, for they will never see anything here again. But where is the man, and where are the man's true eyes? It is written, "In hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torment." Ah! why did he not lift up his eyes before? Because he was so accustomed to hear the gospel that his soul slept under it. Alas! if you should lift up your eyes there, how bitter will be your wailings. Let the Saviour's own words reveal the woe: "Father Abraham, send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame." There is a frightful meaning in those words. May you never have to spell it out by the red light of Jehovah's wrath! === Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon (19 June 1834 -- 31 January 1892) was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day. Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, commentaries, books on prayer, devotionals, magazines, poetry, hymns and more.Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. Spurgeon produced powerful sermons of penetrating thought and precise exposition. His oratory skills held throngs of listeners spellbound in the Metropolitan Tabernacle and many Christians have discovered Spurgeon's messages to be among the best in Christian literature. http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com/2010/12/daily-devotional-friday-31st-december.html AUAWN1231111

Some series are not explicitly covered by LUMO, so appropriate related images are chosen on faith When I began this project ten years ago, I intended to have a free bible reading available online which children could access. I wanted to have images which were relevant to the passages, but I don't have the technical expertise to source the images. Thanks to Free Bible Images, I have found some. It is not a perfect fit, I hope to do that one day. My sole intention is to serve God by providing this material free, by being respectful and 'true' to the source. The new images from Free Bible Image are excellent. I recommend Free Bible Images as an excellent teaching resource. https://www.freebibleimages.org/ Originally I posted the video on Youtube. Youtube shadow banned me, limiting my reach. I wanted it so children could hear the Bible, but Youtube have adjusted the definition of what a child is so I had to label the videos for adults. Youtube placed adverts on my videos, but refused to allow me to profit from their adverts. I have some two million hits on Youtube . === Re LUMO images These images are the copyright of the LUMO project (Big Book Media) and distributed for free download, under license exclusively by FreeBibleimages for teaching purposes only. All rights reserved. Images can be used in educational presentations, blogs and social media with attribution to www.LumoProject.com. These images are not licensed for re-use in video, publishing or other media and cannot be sold under any circumstances or used in any format for commercial gain. As the LUMO project produces its own publishing, photos cannot be licensed to other clients outside of FreeBibleimages.org. You cannot redistribute this set of images online but you can create a link to the relevant page on FreeBibleimages.org to allow others to download these images under the same Terms of Download. Downloaded pictures can be used in the retelling of Bible stories and narrative that are faithful to the Biblical account. They are not to be used in any context where the accompanying message is undermining of the Christian faith and gospel. LUMO project images are being used in this Bible Reading cast. === A years plan to read the bible. Each day new text will be read and by the end of the year both the new and old testament will be completed. Some images free sourced from Cathy Ngo and Videoblocks.com. Accidental mistakes will occur Zechariah 9-12, Revelation 20 (NIV) http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com/2011/12/daily-devotional-friday-30th-december.html AUAWN1230221

Morning "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." 1 Samuel 7:12 The word "hitherto" seems like a hand pointing in the direction of the past. Twenty years or seventy, and yet, "hitherto the Lord hath helped!" Through poverty, through wealth, through sickness, through health, at home, abroad, on the land, on the sea, in honour, in dishonour, in perplexity, in joy, in trial, in triumph, in prayer, in temptation, "hitherto hath the Lord helped us!" We delight to look down a long avenue of trees. It is delightful to gaze from end to end of the long vista, a sort of verdant temple, with its branching pillars and its arches of leaves; even so look down the long aisles of your years, at the green boughs of mercy overhead, and the strong pillars of lovingkindness and faithfulness which bear up your joys. Are there no birds in yonder branches singing? Surely there must be many, and they all sing of mercy received "hitherto." But the word also points forward. For when a man gets up to a certain mark and writes "hitherto," he is not yet at the end, there is still a distance to be traversed. More trials, more joys; more temptations, more triumphs; more prayers, more answers; more toils, more strength; more fights, more victories; and then come sickness, old age, disease, death. Is it over now? No! there is more yet-awakening in Jesus' likeness, thrones, harps, songs, psalms, white raiment, the face of Jesus, the society of saints, the glory of God, the fulness of eternity, the infinity of bliss. O be of good courage, believer, and with grateful confidence raise thy "Ebenezer," for-- He who hath helped thee hitherto Will help thee all thy journey through. When read in heaven's light how glorious and marvellous a prospect will thy "hitherto" unfold to thy grateful eye! Evening "What think ye of Christ?" Matthew 22:42 The great test of your soul's health is, What think you of Christ? Is he to you "fairer than the children of men"--"the chief among ten thousand"--the "altogether lovely"? Wherever Christ is thus esteemed, all the faculties of the spiritual man exercise themselves with energy. I will judge of your piety by this barometer: does Christ stand high or low with you? If you have thought little of Christ, if you have been content to live without his presence, if you have cared little for his honour, if you have been neglectful of his laws, then I know that your soul is sick--God grant that it may not be sick unto death! But if the first thought of your spirit has been, how can I honour Jesus? If the daily desire of your soul has been, "O that I knew where I might find him!" I tell you that you may have a thousand infirmities, and even scarcely know whether you are a child of God at all, and yet I am persuaded, beyond a doubt, that you are safe, since Jesus is great in your esteem. I care not for thy rags, what thinkest thou of his royal apparel? I care not for thy wounds, though they bleed in torrents, what thinkest thou of his wounds? are they like glittering rubies in thine esteem? I think none the less of thee, though thou liest like Lazarus on the dunghill, and the dogs do lick thee--I judge thee not by thy poverty: what thinkest thou of the King in his beauty? Has he a glorious high throne in thy heart? Wouldest thou set him higher if thou couldest? Wouldest thou be willing to die if thou couldest but add another trumpet to the strain which proclaims his praise? Ah! then it is well with thee. Whatever thou mayest think of thyself, if Christ be great to thee, thou shalt be with him ere long. "Though all the world my choice deride, Yet Jesus shall my portion be; For I am pleased with none beside, The fairest of the fair is he" === Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon (19 June 1834 -- 31 January 1892) was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day. Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, commentaries, books on prayer, devotionals, magazines, poetry, hymns and more.Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. Spurgeon produced powerful sermons of penetrating thought and precise exposition. His oratory skills held throngs of listeners spellbound in the Metropolitan Tabernacle and many Christians have discovered Spurgeon's messages to be among the best in Christian literature. http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com/2010/12/daily-devotional-thursday-30th-december.html AUAWN1230111

"In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially dissatisfied with his work, discarded it. "In Flanders Fields" was first published on December 8 of that year in the London magazine Punch. Flanders Fields is a common English name of the World War I battlefields in Belgium and France. It is one of the most quoted poems from the war. As a result of its immediate popularity, parts of the poem were used in efforts and appeals to recruit soldiers and raise money selling war bonds. Its references to the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers resulted in the remembrance poppy becoming one of the world's most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict. The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day symbols throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where "In Flanders Fields" is one of the nation's best-known literary works. The poem is also widely known in the United States, where it is associated with Veterans Day and Memorial Day. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I, and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". McCrae died of pneumonia near the end of the war. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. AUAWN1230421

The fact I cannot sing does mean I will not. I messed up the first verse. One take === "Over There" is a 1917 song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and public during both world wars. It is a patriotic song designed to galvanize American young men to enlist and fight the "Hun". The song is best remembered for a line in its chorus: "The Yanks are coming." Verse 1 Johnny,[3] get your gun, get your gun, get your gun. Take it on the run, on the run, on the run. Hear them calling you and me, Every Son of Liberty. Hurry right away, no delay, go today. Make your Daddy glad to have had such a lad. Tell your sweetheart not to pine, To be proud her boy's in line. Verse 2 Johnny, get your gun, get your gun, get your gun. Johnny, show the "Hun"[4] you're a son-of-a-gun. Hoist the flag and let her fly Yankee Doodle[5] do or die. Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit. Yankee[6] to the ranks from the towns and the tanks.[7] Make your Mother proud of you And the old red-white-and-blue[8] Chorus Over there, over there, Send the word, send the word over there That the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming The drums rum-tumming everywhere. So prepare, say a prayer, Send the word, send the word to beware – We'll be over, we're coming over, And we won't come back till it's over, over there. === AUAWN1230321

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not === "Yankee Doodle" is a well-known American song and a nursery rhyme, the early versions of which predate the Seven Years' War and American Revolution. It is often sung patriotically in the United States today and is the state anthem of Connecticut. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 4501. The melody is thought to be much older than both the lyrics and the subject, going back to folk songs of Medieval Europe. === I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam's Born on the Fourth of July I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She's my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London Just to ride the ponies I am a Yankee Doodle boy I'm the kid that's all the candy I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy I'm glad I am So's Uncle Sam I'm a real live Yankee Doodle Made my name and fame and boodle Just like Mister Doodle did By riding on a pony I love to listen to the Dixey strain "I long to see the girl I left behind me" And that ain't a josh She's a Yankee, by gosh Oh, say can you see Anything about a Yankee that's a phoney? I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam's Born on the Fourth of July I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She's my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London Just to ride the ponies I am a Yankee Doodle boy Father's name was Hezikiah Mother's name was Ann Maria Yanks through and through Red, white and blue Father was so Yankee hearted When the Spanish War was started He slipped upon his uniform And hopped up on a pony My mother's mother was a Yankee true My father's father was a Yankee too And that's going some For the Yankees, by gum Oh, say can you see Anything about my pedigree that's phoney? I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam's Born on the Fourth of July I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She's my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London, Just to ride the ponies I am a Yankee Doodle boy AUAWN1230121

Some series are not explicitly covered by LUMO, so appropriate related images are chosen on faith When I began this project ten years ago, I intended to have a free bible reading available online which children could access. I wanted to have images which were relevant to the passages, but I don't have the technical expertise to source the images. Thanks to Free Bible Images, I have found some. It is not a perfect fit, I hope to do that one day. My sole intention is to serve God by providing this material free, by being respectful and 'true' to the source. The new images from Free Bible Image are excellent. I recommend Free Bible Images as an excellent teaching resource. https://www.freebibleimages.org/ Originally I posted the video on Youtube. Youtube shadow banned me, limiting my reach. I wanted it so children could hear the Bible, but Youtube have adjusted the definition of what a child is so I had to label the videos for adults. Youtube placed adverts on my videos, but refused to allow me to profit from their adverts. I have some two million hits on Youtube . === Re LUMO images These images are the copyright of the LUMO project (Big Book Media) and distributed for free download, under license exclusively by FreeBibleimages for teaching purposes only. All rights reserved. Images can be used in educational presentations, blogs and social media with attribution to www.LumoProject.com. These images are not licensed for re-use in video, publishing or other media and cannot be sold under any circumstances or used in any format for commercial gain. As the LUMO project produces its own publishing, photos cannot be licensed to other clients outside of FreeBibleimages.org. You cannot redistribute this set of images online but you can create a link to the relevant page on FreeBibleimages.org to allow others to download these images under the same Terms of Download. Downloaded pictures can be used in the retelling of Bible stories and narrative that are faithful to the Biblical account. They are not to be used in any context where the accompanying message is undermining of the Christian faith and gospel. LUMO project images are being used in this Bible Reading cast. === A years plan to read the bible. Each day new text will be read and by the end of the year both the new and old testament will be completed. Some images free sourced from Cathy Ngo and Videoblocks.com. Accidental mistakes will occur Zechariah 5-8, Revelation 19 (NIV) http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com/2011/12/daily-devotional-thursday-29th-december.html AUAWN1229221