Mighty is the Power of the Cross
Chris Tomlin



What can take a dying man and raise him up to life again?
What can heal a wounded soul?
What can make us white as snow?
What can fill the emptiness?
What can mend our brokenness?
Brokenness

[Chorus:]
Mighty, awesome, wonderful
Is the holy cross
Where the Lamb laid down His life
To lift us from the fall
Mighty is the power of the cross

What restores our faith in God?
What reveals the Father's love?
What can lead the wayward home?
What can melt a heart of stone?
What can free the guilty ones
What can save and overcome?
Overcome

[Chorus]

It's a miracle to me [2x]
And It's still a mystery [2x]
It's a miracle to me
The power of God
For those who believe

Mighty, awesome, wonderful
Is the holy cross
Where the Lamb laid down His life
To lift us from the fall
Mighty is .......
Mighty is.......
Mighty is the power of the cross

Thank You for the cross [2x]
Love the cross [2x]
So Powerful...... ohhhhh yeahhh
What can take a dying man?
And raise him up to life again?

Worship You Jesus
By your wounds we are healed
By your wounds we are saved
Mighty is the power of the cross [2x]
Thank You Jesus for the Holy cross



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Devotion to Christ

I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be lead astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:2-3 (NIV)

A core value that we must always carry in our hearts is that true transformation comes through intimacy with Christ. Because a society is only truly transformed by the very manifest presence of God in its midst, we must value seeking intimacy with Jesus and His presence over any program-based activities. Paul speaks in this passage of desperately desiring the Church to be the pure bride of Christ. But he also expresses his fears that the Church will be deceived and turn its devotion to other things. It is not uncommon in the Church today to experience an entire worship service without hearing the name of Jesus even mentioned! We have multiple activities that we believe are designed to draw people to Christ, but we rarely mention His name in connection with them. When Jesus is lowly marginalized and replaced with the ideas and programs of man, and the Church is headed down a path of deception. Recommit yourself to a pure and simple devotion to Christ as the priority of your heart.

Lift up and worship the name of Jesus today.
Repent of the ways that you have marginalized Christ.
Ask the Lord Jesus to give you a fresh and new vision of Him that reprioritizes His presence as the core value of your heart.
Determine to use the name of Jesus frequently in your conversations with both believers and unbelievers.
Confess any times that you have been ashamed of the gospel of Christ.
Pray that the Lord will give you the courage to walk out your life with pure and simple devotion to Him.
Pray that our church will proclaim the name of Jesus without fear of how others might receive it.

Excerpts taken from Focus on the Family, “Heal our Land” devotional

Its a long one today. lots of road to cover.

I was 12 when i accepted Christ as my personal Savior, Saved, Born Again, Baptized with the Holy Spirit, the Spirit Came Upon me, The Spirit Entered me. I have heard many of these phrases this past week or so. what's the point?
I have known Jesus for many many years. I have had relationship with Jesus for many years and spoken with the Spirit just as long. My path has been not always been straight. in comparision to the time line, not more often than straight. But i always knew that HE was with me. I always knew i was Saved. I always knew Heaven was waiting for me. I actually hated it when Greg Laurie would say "i am not sure you were ever saved" he says this often when he speaks of back sliding. i knew he was wrong in my case and who was he to say this? (still don't know that one). But in recent lessons i have been hearing about the sound of the trumpet and a few lessons on "Revelations" with different lessons on Old Testiment Law. Although the Cross brings Grace and Mercy i have struggled with the concept of Old Testiment and New. Always leaning towards the Old for Truth and Conviction. The past week i believe that when in SIN you don't "Hear" the Spirit. So if in Sin how will you hear the Trumpet Sound on That Day? ? ? i don't have a confirmed answer i feel i can share i just have my own convictions ~ so we end that topic with the question.

Next i had heard that we need Fun. We get tired. Spiritually tired. Run down. Well i had fun! I saw friends for days past and learned of Spiritual Maturity. I found discernment was in full force that night. I enjoyed myself and the company. I spoke to a young man who i think was a believer. He stood strong and erect with his cane and sun glasses but would not move without the assistance of another.(he seemed to be recently blinded maybe?) after watching him (off and on) for hours i finally bid my good byes with a word of praise for his journey and physical appearance and for the first time i saw his dimples. We went back and forth almost as if debating but i think he was encouraged and i know we both enjoyed the interaction. The people he was with went to Azusa Pacific so i found that interesting as well. Some of this flock though very young. One girl "Lisa" 19 smoking drinking dancing did i say "Dancing" with jeans and a camisole "dancing" i had to rebuke her "if you touch me 1 more time i will slap you!"
What is it with dancing today that these girls think it's okay to touch another as if the other was a Pole and we were in a "Gentlemens Club"? If you don't know what i mean that's good!
So after a while i asked if i could speak to her in private and she apologized and actually said that she dances that way with her mom. Please pray for this girl Lisa and her mother. She said her Grandmother is 56. so i think it is a pattern of young child birth?
Anyway later she fell off a chair and i thought she hit her head on the bricks but praise God she didn't. So i went and talked with her again. Being bold and all. Although i didn't say Jesus Loves you I showed Jesus' love and gave advise about "Rookie Moves" and learning to drink without being drunk......long talk.....when i walked away i heard someone say good lecture 'ibshell'. I didn't realize that others were listening and that's okay. Maybe one of these adults allowing these kids to drink and be at a party like this will follow the lead and place limits.
something just happened i hit a key or something and words appeared so there was probably a sentence you tried to read that was missing a few words to make sense and all. but i lost the train of thought too. so Pray for Lisa please.

Okay well it was good to have a good time with old friends and i had plenty more to say but it's time to stop for a moment and say so long for now In Him :) Love ya!