Take Courage! He's in the waiting.

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It's Worship Wednesday, and we would love for you to worship with us today! I wish we could be together, hands lifted high in praise, but here we are worshiping together over the internet! This song... these lyrics! He's in the waiting, what a precious reminder for our TTC family. 

Quite honestly, my family went through a pretty scary situation over the weekend, and I truly experienced "taking courage through the waiting." We were waiting on what could have been a HORRIBLE diagnosis for my 5 year old son. Something NO Mom ever wants to experience. But the Lord was in every detail. (He's fine BTW! Just mono. AND HE WAS COMPLETELY HEALED THAT NIGHT!)

I think so often we keep God out of the waiting. We think He'll show up once the issue is resolved, the healing has come, the answer is yes. But He wants to be there DURING the waiting! Whether the "waiting" is a over a period of hours, years, or decades.

Whatever you're going through today. Whatever situation. No matter how big or how small. No matter how long you've been waiting... TAKE COURAGE. He will keep His promise to you and you will experience victory!!

Watch the lyric video for "Take Courage" from the album "Starlight." "Starlight" is the first album recorded live on tour and the follow-up project to "You Make Me Brave." Featuring 14 new songs by worship leaders: Jenn Johnson, Steffany Gretzinger, Amanda Cook, Kristene DiMarco, Kalley Heiligenthal, Melissa Helser, Hannah McClure and Grammy award winning guest worship leader, Francesca Battistelli.

Take Courage- Bethel Music

"So take courage my heart,

Stay steadfast my soul

He's in the waiting

He's in the waiting

Hold onto your hope

As your triumph unfolds

He's never failing

He's never failing" 

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He dries every tear that falls

It's Worship Wednesday, and man do I need it. I need to worship EVERY day!

This week I felt the Holy Spirit leading me to share Rita Springer's This Blood. It's been a heck of a week, I'll be real. A LOT of emotions this week as my family is facing a horrible situation. A lot of pain and desperation and heartbreak. And as I've been interceding for a situation and just crying out to the Lord and asking a lot of "why" questions, these lyrics keep standing out to me: "He dries every tear that falls."

Your tears are not forgotten. They are all collected by a loving Father. And even when we turn our backs on Him, betray Him, forget Him, don't trust Him (whatever it is)... He is still good. He is still faithful. He still loves us and would give anything, even His son, to bring us close to Him.

Another thing about this song that rocked me this week is the power of the blood! It heals the sick, it finds the lonely, it frees those who are bound!! And that same blood has the power to free the heaviest, thickest, and most tightly bound chains.

So as you worship with us this week, give your burdens over to Him. Cry a few tears if you need to (Lord knows I've cried enough for all of us this week). Worship the Lord and let Him take your chains and your pain and whatever is keeping you bound.

Music video by Rita Springer performing This Blood. (C) 2014 Integrity Music http://vevo.ly/7YmMxx

Lyrics:

There is a blood
That cost a life
That paid my way
Death its price
When it flowed
Down from the cross
My sins were gone
My sins forgot

There is a grave
That tried to hide
This precious blood
That gave me life
In Three Days
He breathed again
And rose to stand in my defense

So I come to tell you He's alive
To tell you that He dries every tear that falls
So I come to tell you that He saves
To shout and to proclaim that He's coming back for you
This Life, This Price, This Blood, This One

There is a Blood
That sights the blind
That Heals the sick
The lonely finds
It has the Power
To free the bound
As chains they fall
Upon the ground

So pour it out and
To cleanse my soul
And let its crimson Glory flow
Because it lives
To make me whole
I owe my life
I owe my soul

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Speak to Us!!

Worship Wednesday is here! How's your week going? Would a word of God change your answer to that question?

Let's take a few minutes today to lift our voices to our God who hears AND speaks. Speak to us, Lord! 

It's National Infertility Awareness Week, and you may be a little discouraged by this point. There are lots of sad stories being shared, there is a lot of negativity, there is a ton of anger in the ttc community. I don't see much hope.

But when we are surrounded by darkness, the best thing in the world is hearing His voice. He makes the darkness tremble and He silences fear. If you relate even a tiny bit, listen below and WORSHIP!

Mosaic MSC "Speak To Us"

Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Speak to Us (Live) · Mosaic MSC Glory & Wonder ℗ 2016 Provident Label Group LLC, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 2016-09-16 Composer: Andres Figueroa Composer: Carlos Pimentel Composer: Mariah McManus Auto-generated by YouTube.

Have you checked out our National Infertility Awareness Week IDEAS?

God is so good! He hasn’t run out of miracles!!

So many of you have become dads since we began this ministry! Happy Father’s Day to you!! And for those still waiting… we continue to pray for you!

Today we remember and are grateful to those who have served and given their lives. And to every family who has lost a loved one, we honor you and pray for you!

I know this weekend can be so hard for thousands of future mamas. You’ve been waiting and waiting and things don’t necessarily look good in the natural. I encourage you to stop scrolling this weekend. Get off social if it doesn’t bring you joy. Enjoy the loved ones around you and focus on who God says you are and what He says about you. Take a peak into the kingdom realm and what He is doing! You are strong and you will get through this. For those mammas who have lost babies. I am praying for you! That this weekend would be another step in your healing process!!

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Let's Worship Together!

It's Worship Wednesday, so let's get our WORSHIP on!

Any Kari Jobe fans in the house?!? I love her! Her new song "The Garden" is so raw and relatable. It reminds me so much of the woman with the issue of bleeding (Luke 8:42-48). Jesus was surrounded people. With her hope high, the woman made her way through the crowds. Maybe like her, you've seen the doctors, you've spent the money, but still nothing has changed. God, let us have a fringe moment right now as we worship, help us to see the garden today.

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“In the crowd that day there was a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with hemorrhages. She had spent every penny she had on doctors but not one had been able to help her. She slipped in from behind and touched the edge of Jesus’ robe. At that very moment her hemorrhaging stopped. Jesus said, “Who touched me?”

When no one stepped forward, Peter said, “But Master, we’ve got crowds of people on our hands. Dozens have touched you.”

Jesus insisted, “Someone touched me. I felt power discharging from me.”

When the woman realized that she couldn’t remain hidden, she knelt trembling before him. In front of all the people, she blurted out her story—why she touched him and how at that same moment she was healed.

Jesus said, “Daughter, you took a risk trusting me, and now you’re healed and whole. Live well, live blessed!””

— Luke 8:43-48

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Kari Jobe "The Garden" 

Official Video for the new Kari Jobe single, "The Garden (Acoustic)" Get it on her new album, The Garden, on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/thegarden?IQid=vevo Stream The Garden on Spotify http://smarturl.it/thegarden.spotify?IQid=vevo Order a physical copy on Amazon: http://smarturl.it/thegarden.amazon?IQid=vevo SUBSCRIBE to Kari's VEVO channel: http://smarturl.it/KJSubscribe Kari on Facebook: https://facebook.com/KariJobe Kari on Instagram: https://instagram.com/karijobe Kari on Twitter: https://twitter.com/karijobe Kari on YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/karijobe Kari's website: http://karijobe.com/ Music video by Kari Jobe performing The Garden (Acoustic).

Christys

It's Worship Wednesday!

This song is so dear to my heart. My darkest seasons of life have been marked by lies from the enemy that God is not near to me. Everyone else? Oh yes... Just not me. That is so WRONG! Do you ever feel this way? Let worship be your weapon today. God has NOT forgotten you. He loves you deeply, completely, and constantly. 

I love this song because it reminds us that He doesn't give us pieces of His heart, and He doesn't tease us! So often, miscarriage can feel like a big tease from God. But it's not!! And I know that because He does NOT tease us. 

“Don’t bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn’t a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we’re in. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn’t think of such a thing. You’re at least decent to your own children. So don’t you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?”

— Matthew 7:9-11

Bethel Music "Pieces" 

This is the official lyric video from Bethel Music for "Pieces" off of Amanda Cook's upcoming solo album, "Brave New World." Pre-order the album and get 3 instant song downloads, including "Pieces": http://bit.ly/BNWPreOrder Learn more about the album: http://www.bethelmusic.com/brave-new-world

First Ever Worship Wednesday!

It's Wednesday... Worship Wednesday! And we want to start by reminding you that God is the God of miracles!!!

We are going to start sharing one song every week on Instagram. Our team will choose a different song each week– something that we believe will draw you closer to the Lord as you worship. 

We highly encourage you to give a "sacrifice of praise" as you begin worshiping. 

“Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.”

— Hebrews 13:15 ESV

It's not a sacrifice to praise God when life is going perfectly. But He asks us to praise Him continually– not just in the good times. So begin your worship by praising God for simply who He is.

As a community, let's lift up our voices and praise the King of Kings together. In your car, in your kitchen, wherever you are let's take a few minutes to declare that our God is the God of Miracles! 

Jesus Culture "Miracles" 

Jesus Culture presents "Miracles" live from Outcry. New album Let It Echo on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/LetItEcho?IQid=vevo SUBSCRIBE to JesusCultureVEVO: http://smarturl.it/JCVEVOSubscribe Stream/Share on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/LetItEchoSpotify?IQid=vevo See more on: Website: http://jesusculture.com/albums/let-it-echo Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jesusculture Twitter: http://twitter.com/jesusculture Instagram: http://instagram.com/jesusculture (P) (C) 2015 Jesus Culture Music, under exclusive license to Sparrow Records

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