BLACK CHURCH MUSIC
This song is Deeply rooted in Black Culture and has 2 titles/names
What is the Negro National Anthem and Lift Every Voice and Sing?
"God works in mysterious ways!"
Not! Opening lines to poem by William Cowper "Light Shining Out of Darkness".
Romans 11:34, NIV "Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?"
He came before the weeper, and foretold of a boy name Immanuel
Who is Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14)
These are the only 2 places to find the true Christmas Story
What is the Gospel according to Matthew & Luke?
This is something we wish to the world - Hymn 61
What is Joy to the World?
"This above all things, to thine own self be true."
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Shakespeare's Hamlet
He was known as the only son about to become a major offering for his father
Who is Isaac? (Genesis 22)
10 Alias' names of the only begotten.....
What are Jesus, Emmanuel, Savior, Christ, King of Kings, The Prince of Peace, Redeemer, Lord, Logos, Lamb of God, Son of the Living God, Only Begotten Son, Son of Man......
We can all hold hands for prayer, but when we sing while standing and tired, weak and worn, this is what we end up saying to get home.
Take My Hand Precious Lord -Hymn 339
"God will help those who help themselves."
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Aesop's fable: Hercules and the Wagoneer
It took 10 times to get Egypt’s attention, but this was the 1st attempt
What is water turned into blood? (Exodus 7:14-24)
So Naomi and Ruth returned here at the beginning of the barley harvest.
What is Bethlehem? Ruth 1:22
Often there's misundestanding out of all the good I do; I go to friends for consolation and I find them complaining too! God never fails and this is what the Lord will do.
What is The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow - Hymn # 286
"And the Lion will lie down with the lamb."
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Isaiah 11:6 NASB - " And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little boy will lead them."
Isaiah 11:65:25 NASB- "The wolf and the lamb shall graze together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain," says the Lord
One for every month, they are considered minor and this is their total
Who are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi? What is 12?
In this house we break, in this house we eat - the meaning of where Jesus was born
What is House of Bread? - Bethlehem