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Sing and make music

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I love music. I am one of those people who would happily have 3 different radios playing in the house so that I am surrounded by music. I also Love the way God speaks to me through music, all different types of music. Psalm 100 talks about how we can use music in order to praise God. "Shout for joy   to the   Lord , all the earth.     Worship the   Lord   with gladness;      come before him   with joyful songs.       Know that the   Lord   is God.      It is he who made us,   and we are his ;      we are his people,   the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving      and his courts   with praise;      give thanks to him and praise his name. For the   Lord   is good   and his love endures forever;      his faithfulness   continues through all genera...

He giveth and giveth and giveth again

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It’s been a bit of a week! It was the first week back in full swing after Christmas which is always difficult. It’s one of those weeks that is spent trying to get back into the routine of things and getting up to date on all those little things. It has been busy to say the least! It has also been a week full of vision and dreaming, with meetings looking ahead and God laying heavy on me an urge to think big and to start walking in it! Our church is growing and God is miraculously providing. There have been moments that have felt like the ascent at the beginning of a fairground ride. The anticipation of what might be ahead that excitement mingled with nervousness and that little bit of dread that you cant make it on your own. It has also been a week of brokenness. There have been so many people through our doors this week screaming out for Jesus. There are people struggling with illness, grief and addiction. It really has been heartbreaking, but I am so grateful that we are able...