passion week: tuesday...

jesus said to them, “have you never read in the Scriptures:

“‘the stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
this was the lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

 therefore i tell you, the kingdom of god will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. and the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” when the chief priests and the pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. and although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet." 

- matthew 21:42-46

“o jerusalem, jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! how often would i have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! see, your house is left to you desolate. for i tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, 'blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord.’”

 - matthew 23:37-39

then satan entered into judas called iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. and they were glad, and agreed to give him money. so he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.
- luke 22:3-6

 

healing is in your hands...

this song by christy nockels is off the latest passion album, awakening. it has been on repeat for the past several days.   i love it!  it has been a sweet reminder for me of the lord's love. something i need a reminder of often.

healing is in your hands
by christy nockels
No mountain, no valley, no gain or loss we know
could keep us from Your love
No sickness, no secret, no chain is strong enough
to keep us from Your love
to keep us from Your love

How high, how wide
No matter where I am, healing is in Your hands
How deep, How strong,
And now by Your grace I stand, healing is in Your hands

Our present, our future, our past is in Your hands
We're covered by Your blood
We're covered by Your blood

How high, How wide
no matter where I am, healing is in Your hands
How deep, How strong
And now by Your grace I stand, healing is in Your hands 

passion week: monday...

"and they came to jerusalem. and he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of  the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. and he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple.  and he was teaching them and saying to them, “is it not written, ‘my house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? but you have made it a den of robbers.”  and the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching." - mark 11:15-18

 "and jesus answered them, 'the hour has come for the son of man to be glorified. truly, truly, i say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. if anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where i am, there will my servant be also. if anyone serves me, the father will honor him.'" - john 12:23-26

passion week: sunday...

rejoice greatly, o daughter of zion!
shout aloud, o daughter of jerusalem!
behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

 - zechariah 9:9

and they brought the colt to jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. and many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. and those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “hosanna! blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord! blessed is the coming kingdom of our father david! hosanna in the highest!” and he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. 

- mark 11:7-11

waking up...

i am late in the game in buying this album, but do not let my tardiness deter you from buying it. i loved onerepublic's previous album so much i was a little skeptical that i would love their second album as much. and the truth is, i like it better!  great music, great beats and even some soul searching lyrics.  i have a few of the songs in my songlist above if you want to give them a listen.

a few of my favorites (though i recommend the whole album) are:
all the moves
good life
secrets
everybody loves me

buy it and enjoy!

downtown church...

i bought this album a month or so ago and it still has not gotten old! i love it! patty is by far one of my favorite musicians and i was wondering if this gospel genre would still let patty be patty.  and it does! buy this album, it is so good.  i cannot speak to patty's spiritual beliefs, but i can speak the beauty of this music.

have i mentioned that patty lives here in austin?  not too far from my house. maybe someday we will be friends.

obu men's basketball takes NAIA title...

so i am just going to take a minute to brag about my alma mater, oklahoma baptist university (see you are already thinking, i have never heard of this school) so i must take minute to share this because there are not many opportunities for this small school to make the news.  this past week, obu's men's basketball team won the NAIA title (see i told you it is a small school). i was so excited! wished i could have been there to watch.  we even made it on ESPN.  here are some highlights:

oklahoma baptist rallies for NAIA title