Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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And for all the true MAGA greats
on their trek to the Capital District …
The Cross of Christ
By Pastor Paul M. Sadler
Perhaps you are reading these lines but do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We want you to know that life begins at Calvary! To illustrate consider for a moment the vertical beam of the Cross. It represents the way through which the broken relationship between God and the sinner can be restored. The way is the Lord Jesus Christ. The Savior Himself said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6).
In your heart of hearts you know that you are not right with God. Sin has separated you from the Holy One of Heaven and has made a mess of your life! It’s left you living in fear of death and the judgment to come. I know, I’ve been there! Salvation is not found in what you can do to make yourself acceptable to God, but what He has already done for you at Calvary.
The only way to restore your broken relationship with God is to believe that Christ died for your sins, was buried, and rose again the third day (I Cor. 15:3,4). As the song says, “When He was on the Cross, you were on His mind.” The moment you place your faith in Christ’s finished work, you will be forgiven of all your sins: past, present, and future. Keep in mind, too, that the day Christ died all of your sins were yet future.
Nothing in this life is free, someone paid for it! This is also true of God’s provision of salvation; Christ paid for it with His precious blood. Today, God is offering salvation as a free gift to all who place their trust in His Son. When you believe the gospel, the burden of your sins will be lifted. You will for the first time in your life experience “peace with God” through our Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 5:1). Once this relationship is established, it is permanent because you are sealed by the Holy Spirit until the redemption of the purchased possession (Eph. 1:13,14).
We might liken the horizontal beam of the Cross to our relationship with those around us. Our lives touch the lives of others. God has believers in every walk of life so that those who are still outside of Christ might have the opportunity to hear the good news. This horizontal beam also represents the importance of reaching out to our brothers and sisters in Christ who have yet to see the revelation of the Mystery (Rom. 16:25; Eph. 3:8,9), which raises an important question: when was the last time you shared Paul’s gospel with a Christian friend?
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/the-cross-of-christ/
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
1 Corinthians 15:1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Romans 5:1 ¶ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Romans 16:25 ¶ Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
bin…. 🙁
Have a wonderful and blessed Sunday, Treepers. I’ve been a fan of George Jones for a long time. For all his fame, he lived a hard life. For a long time he let drugs take over, so much so that the concert promoters started calling his “No-show Jones”. It cost him a lot. And he paid some heavy dues. Not many famous people can muster that kind of honesty. RIP George.
Late in his life, he pulled the wreckage together and put himself together. But, you’re only original once, and so he still had plenty of road-rash and rusty-rockers. Still, he stood up straight and said what he said, and did what he did. He accepted it all with no denial but with plenty of obvious regret. Reading about his life, I was proud of him for that. When he wrote and then recorded this song, I knew he meant it.
Garrison. I believe “Why me Lord” was written by Kris Kristofferson. In researching to be certain, it seems about 90 percent of the attributions give Kristofferson credits for writing the song. Here is a video of him explaining the story behind the song.
Just say’n… 😉
https://twitter.com/USAloveGOD/status/1345595394760323074
Just say’n… 😉
https://twitter.com/SidneyPowell1/status/1345556119289278466
Just say’n… 😉
https://twitter.com/SidneyPowell1/status/1345589622261346304
Just say’n… 😉
I hope Rudy and Sidney have a play in here to prove you wrong this time, Sundance.
impeachEmAll… THIS IS A REAL POSSIBILITY.
January 6th will not be wasted. I’m still going.
Now, what to do about the commission. IT HAS TO BE IN A PUBLIC FORUM
Let the whole world see the evidence. Pressure the congress to select the commission to represent “WE THE PEOPLE”. No rinos.
We still have work to do for President Trump.
Just say’n… 😉
Hmmmm…
I love mashups. Here’s the secret: there are only six songs, total. Every piece you hear is just a variation of one of them.
It’s all just a dream anyway,. Your brain is just playing the same 6 songs over and over with minor variations, a comatose musical Groundhog’s Day. Let’s start here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBEpg_uGTCI
Everything reduces to AC/DC:
Half remembered old dreams intruding on today’s
You didn’t know the Doors were techno, did you? I would have layered Goldfrapp in as well. Shout for the strict machine.
Crazyet?
That Bossa Nova singer reminds me of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ singer.
This is my favorite one of these mashups! Must be because, Elvis!
Oh what the heck. Name ’em all …..
oops. There you go,
Perhaps some Ozzie Morrison?
How bout one with Elvis or The Grateful Dead?
“That Bossa Nova singer” lindak refers to above is Elvis
Not a “mash up” in the usual sense, but this offering from an Australian comedy rock n roll band shows that, indeed, there are only six songs (or maybe fewer than that). It’s a fun watch
You did it. You found the answer at the bottom of the music rabbit hole that is guarded by the six-song diversion (OK, lie). The answer? There aren’t six songs. There’s only one. One. It just gets tarted up in different colors.
Now that you have figured out the music, why not move on to the lyrics? After all, the music is just the delivery vehicle for the lyric, “the message” that gets into your head and sticks whether you actually remember the lyrics or not. It’s the payload, the nose cone, the drug in the syringe.
So, why not stick your head down the Christopher Booker rabbit hole? Have a little fun with it. Then ponder this: Muh Russia ….. Impeachment ….. and now ….. tah daaaaahhhhh! …… Stolen Election. Count ’em.
We think we’re so clever and classless and free …….
uh, count those too
That was Sunday night FUN ! Thanks
Each generation has its background music, which runs along the same theme your collection of mashups brings to mind.
Some, I believe, is the music for the times and emerges from the differing bands or musicians whose creative minds write the music, other, again, I believe, is purposeful tempo-setting by those who would lull people. An example of this, which is where these thoughts come from is, take for example the first mashup of House of Pain vs Queen vs AC/DC – that screeching (to me, being a classical music enthusiast comparing that with this first mashup sounds like screeching, anyway, got distracted – another story) listen to the background music in both current commercials and current television fare, screeching, out-of-sync drum beating, the background music to keep people distracted vs. the natural rhythms of the times.
Being naturally tone-deaf, self taught to hear the different notes by starting with playing recordings of the great masters, beginning with Chopin, piano only, and then slowly moving into the greater instrumental pieces. So, no musical expertise here, just observations from the peanut gallery.
Thanks for sharing these mashups. As you bring up, all variations of a theme.
I believe sometimes the background music is soothing to deliver the message smoothly, but sometimes the message is so disturbing and objectionable that discordant noise is required to distract from it. A stomp on you foot while they give you the shot. What shot? There is a whole boatload of social conditioning going on right now, constantly, on TV, in ads, in commercials, in movies, all of it. It is relentless. All of it is anti-Christian, but there is more than that as well.
Just say’n… 😉
Make them cough up the money.
https://twitter.com/eatkinson48/status/1345576946554564608
Just say’n… 😉
Learn the Truth about
the Riots and Fires;
watch the Video…
https://youtu.be/C1-0XKYAZII
Just say’n… 😉
If you do not fully understand
the historical significance of
January 6, 2021; please watch the video.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1345604625345490944
This claim about election fraud being disputed is being disputed. 🙄
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/pr_prayer.aspx
Wherever you go, there you are . . . Ya’ know, there was a time in my life—a long, long, time ago—when I think I completely understood what she says here. Now, well over 5 decades later, I genuinely hope that she’s retained at least a little of the wonderful innocence she expresses on this video. Watching this makes me a little teary . . . There were often some beautiful moments to be gleaned from being a hippie in those times. This is one of those. Long may she wave . . .
Here she is on the 20 year Smother Brothers reunion show. Her name is Leigh French.
watch
This is a bio via Wiki
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Sunday Before the Nativity of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ
December 21, 2020 on the traditional Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church and January 3rd on the civil or commercial calendar.
The Holy Fathers of the Church set today as the Genealogy of Jesus Christ to be commemorated, as well as a number of Saints.
The preceding week was in honor of the Forefathers of Christ.
A tremendous resource is this listing of PDFs of Icons for each day of the month (Church Calendar). Today’s is included. Throughout the year these PDFs include Saints from all periods of Church history and from many lands.
http://www.hsir.org/Theology_en/DecemberIS.html
During the holiday season, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is heard everywhere from shopping malls to television commercials to church functions. Everywhere you go, you can hear about Two Turtle Doves, Seven Swans-a-Swimming and Eleven Pipers Piping. But what does any of this mean? What does a song about doves, hens and geese have to do with Christmas?
The carol has its roots in 18th-century England, as a memory-and-forfeit game sung by British children. In the game, players had to remember all of the previous verses and add a new verse at the end. Those unable to remember a verse paid a forfeit, in the form of a kiss or a piece of candy to the others.
One theory, however, connects the carol to the era when Catholicism was outlawed in England, from 1558 and 1829. The carol, it is said, was a catechism song for Catholics to learn “the tenets of their faith,” as they could not openly practice in Anglican society . While many still hold the idea of a coded hymn to be true, there’s no substantive evidence that this was the case, nor is there any evidence that the verses contain anything uniquely Catholic.
Here are the verses of the song, along with their supposed symbolism:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree – Jesus Christ
Two Turtle Doves – The Old and New Testaments
Three French Hens – The three virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity
Four Calling/Collie Birds – Four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Five Golden Rings – First five books of the Old Testament
Six Geese-a-Laying – Six days of creation before God’s rest on the seventh day
Seven Swans-a-Swimming – Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
Eight Maids-a-Milking – Eight Beatitudes
Nine Ladies Dancing – Nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
Ten Lords-a-Leaping – Ten Commandments
Eleven Pipers Piping – Eleven faithful disciples
Twelve Drummers Drumming -Twelve points of belief in the Apostles’ Creed
While these verses are what most of us associate with the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” the phrase refers to an actual 12-day period. The 12 days of Christmas, in fact, are the days from Dec. 25, celebrated as the birth of Jesus Christ, to the Epiphany, celebrated on Jan. 6 as the day when the manifestation of Christ’s glory was realized.
While sects of Christianity celebrate the 12 days of Christmas differently, certain ones, such as the Eastern Orthodox Church, consider the Epiphany to be the most important day of the Christmas season. Some exchange gifts on each of the 12 days instead of only on Christmas day.
What are some other unique customs certain sects of Christianity have in celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas? How did these days come into existence?
Christmas Day is the first of the Twelve Days of Christmas. The period is viewed by Christians as the amount of time it took the three magi, or wise men, to travel to Bethlehem for the Epiphany, the revelation of Jesus Christ as the savior and the son of God (“epiphany” is from the Greek word for “revelation”).
While there’s a consensus on what Christmas commemorates, what the Epiphany honors varies between churches and cultures. Some churches believe it’s the day of Christ’s baptism, while others celebrate it as the day the three magi visited Jesus with gifts.
But there are also differences on when the twelve days are celebrated. Western churches, for example, celebrate Christmas on the Dec. 25, the Epiphany on the Jan. 6, and the period in between as the 12 days and nights of Christmas. Other cultures, however, have different customs.
Although most in the Eastern Orthodox Church now adhere to the Western calendar, those in the Greek Orthodox Church still use a different religious calendar, celebrating Christmas on Jan. 7, and the Epiphany on Jan. 19. Some Latin-American cultures celebrate the Epiphany as Three Kings Day, giving gifts on Jan. 6 instead of Christmas. Other cultures will give one gift per day from Christmas to the Epiphany. This tradition has never really caught on in America, where the celebration of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is most common.
The Twelfth Night, often celebrated on the night of Jan. 5, is considered the end of the Christmas season, before the Epiphany the following day. The Twelfth Night was a time for feasting in England (partly inspired by Shakespeare’s play of the same name) in centuries past. Some cultures, like the French and Spanish, celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany with a king’s cake, a coffee cake with purple, green and yellow icing to commemorate the visit by the magi to the Christ child. In western cultures, the King’s Cake is associated with Mardi Gras, and the season of Carnival. Churches also vary in their celebration of the Epiphany; some Protestant churches celebrate it for an entire season, lasting until the season of Lent, while many Catholics celebrate it as a single day.
But just because the song is associated with the holiday season, that doesn’t mean you can’t sing it the rest of the year.
Dogsmaw
Thank you for that. It is rather sad when many long loved traditions are thrown on the ashheap.
In Ireland this day is still called Nollaig na mBan. Little Christmas or Womens Christmas.
It was the day the ladies got to put their feet up and have a good time together without any pesky men involved.
Like most tradition in Ireland it has almost disappeared, with much thanks to George Soros pouring money in to destroy all the good he can
Another tradition we had as children was to have a cake with 12 small different coloured candles on it. Each person choose their own candle. We then watched to see which one burned out first. That one signified who was to die first! Rather morbid and I do not know the history behind that.
The old people were far more innovative than our generation.
Many thanks and a happier New Year to you
There are some errors in this description in regards to the Orthodox Christian Church.
Bloomberg spent $500 million on his failed bid for POTUS
I worked out that all the people in the following countries would have been rich had he instead given each person $1million of this wasted money
But Libtards gotta be libtards and the Left dont give damn about the poor
Population:
US-330 052 960
UK-67 886 011
Pacific Islands incl Australia and NZ-41 909 794
Canada-37 899 658
__________________________
Total=
477 748 423
He would stll have change left
And more if he had excluded all the millionaires and billionaires in the those countries
“Poverty humiliates, and a good society will not allow humiliation ”
If you give everyone a dollar it comes to $477 million.
In other words 500 people getting $1 million each equals $500 million.
Only 500 people.
He could only have given each person in these countries $1.00. He would have had $23 Million left over.
Uh, no. She may have tested positive but she was ill for a few years. More lying BS from the msm.
https://twitter.com/dusttodigital/status/1343921347794243584
Test
Catherine Austin Fitts
Planet Lockdown
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1-0XKYAZII&feature=youtu.be
Saw this yesterday and sharing with everyone I know…even the leftards.
This is not news to us, but it lays it all down factually. Keep posting this, osi (and everyone) so the whole nation can learn.
https://twitter.com/esrdogrescue/status/1345681488436723712
“Bill A416 relates to “the removal of cases, contacts and carriers of communicable diseases that are potentially dangerous to the public health.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/new-york-state-democrat-lawmaker-propose-bill-detain-disease-carriers-governor-deems-dangerous-public-health/
Saw this some days ago and just have to say The Lord is soooo wonderful! Not that we need this proof but He is just so wonderful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zalerFqOHhU
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/new-york-state-democrat-lawmaker-propose-bill-detain-disease-carriers-governor-deems-dangerous-public-health/
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/01/03/sunday-january-3rd-open-thread/#comment-7408063
It posted twice. I thought the first time went into the spam bin, since it did not appear when I refreshed the page on my mobile device
Happy New Year, from our friend Joe Dan Gorman/ Intellectual Froglegs
https://intellectualfroglegs.com/patriots/
CLOUDS AND DARKNESS
“Clouds and darkness are round about Him.” Psalm xcvii. 2
A man who has not been born of the Spirit of God will tell you that the teachings of Jesus are simple. But when you are baptized with the Holy Ghost, you find “clouds and darkness are round about Him.” When we come into close contact with the teachings of Jesus Christ we have our first insight into this aspect of things. The only possibility of understanding the teaching of Jesus is by the light of the Spirit of God on the inside. If we have never had the experience of taking our commonplace religious shoes off our commonplace religious feet, and getting rid of all the undue familiarity with which we approach God, it is questionable whether we have ever stood in His presence. The people who are flippant and familiar are those who have never yet been introduced to Jesus Christ. After the amazing delight and liberty of realizing what Jesus Christ DOES, comes the impenetrable darkness of realizing Who He IS.
Jesus said: “The words that I speak unto you,” not the words I have spoken, “they are spirit, and they are life.” The Bible has been so many words to us – clouds and darkness – then all of a sudden the words become spirit and life because Jesus re-speaks them to us in a particular condition. That is the way God speaks to us, not by visions and dreams, but by words. When a man gets to God it is by the most simple way of words.
Oswald Chambers
January 3rd Devotional
Very good, you cannot know Gods voice unless you know Gods word, number one.
Two, he speaks to us “the words I speak to you” he does not deviate from his spoken word, and all that implies. He constantly is talking to us. As individuals and as the body of Christ.
Relationship is only our responsibility. God will never leave us, he is with us, heck he is our life and breath. The hearing and knowing is all on us. God pursues to show us his majesty but once saved we are responsible for that relationship. Just acknowledge him and you will instantly be confirmed.
Does he show you himself? Yes but you cannot look upon him and live. Some part of you will die, and that’s a good thing. It’s working out salvation, it’s wonderful and a miracle we cannot do alone.
We have all been there.
Mornin’ infidels! From AT, the latest from our friend, Clarice.
Biden’s Wet Squib – American Thinker
Good morning WeeWeed
Mornin’ DI!
“…a crook demonstrably suffering from dementia and an unprincipled leftist with no evident qualifications for a job she may have to assume in his stead.” In other words: Dumb and Dumber.
Shows how deep the Swamp is that all of this is being pulled off without immediate consequences.
Thanks WeeWeed, and a blessed day to all!
Hey Pretty Boy Kevin McCarthy I see you left out Lauren Boebert out of your cute little video. We see right through you Mr. Pretty Boy, Always looking slick, never a hair outta place, well polished gangster. Lauren can’t be bullied by the good old boys talk for the freshman. It usually goes like this, Hi Lauren, have seat and let me explain to you how things work in these hallowed halls of congress. Lauren might reply with, let me explain to you why the people of Colorado put me in these hallowed halls.
Tremendous Bible Teaching given by Paul Mcguire on 1/1/21. It is 3 hours and 20 minutes and all who listen intently will be blessed beyond measure. When you have the courage and a quite time to focus on this – the spiritual strength, knowledge and joy you will receive will be fortified dramatically:
An old gospel song which was sung at Sunday services today
Admins & all Treepers,
I am posting this here as I thought it might be the most logical spot to do so. Today I keep hitting the side of my screen that results in comments being flagged. Please disregard these! Also know that I apologize to all for my fat fingers!
Fasting:
Why, and how!
Why, because fasting increases our spiritual hearing, awareness.
How to choose what to deny? ask God. if you do not feel an urge in a direction, choose something dear to you that draws your attention away from Gods voice, occupying your thoughts.
Food is the ‘go to’ but some things may be more difficult or meaningful. It’s an individual choice.
We are in a spiritual battle, we need to hear our Lord speak in private and know
the truth and our
job.
Just say’n… 😉
Enjoy…
Just say’n… 😉
Just say’n… 😉
A Golden Only…
Censored!!!
https://twitter.com/LLinWood/status/1345267377601187840
“You are interfering with police work.” – Gatineau Police
Video of police assault on a family with six people in their home.
https://rairfoundation.com/canadian-police-violently-raid-family-gathering-of-six-on-nye-after-neighbor-reports-coronavirus-violation-video/
First post ever. I’m unable to attend, but will MOST CERTAINLY be in prayer for Treepers.
Join me in fasting and prayer on the 6th at 9am ET.
God be with you!
I will join you 🙂
“…where two or more…..”
Just say’n… 😉
“Amen & Awomen”
Just say’n… 😉
https://twitter.com/Austin_Zone/status/1345889726784483330
Just say’n… 😉
#GITMOCanHoldThemALL
https://twitter.com/Austin_Zone/status/1345844702394908672
Just say’n… 😉
#GIITMOCanHoldThemALL
Very interesting information on COVID!!!!
Watch this video – then decide for yourself what you think:
https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/today-they-were-forced-to-admit-that-covid-19-does-not-exist/
A bit of levity from the one and only Joe Dan
https://intellectualfroglegs.com/patriots/
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Amen.
Amen. And Lord please watch over General Flynn and his family, and all Patriots and freedom loving people around the world.
Amen.
We’ve been streaming our services recently at the little church I attend. Since so many are not able to attend their normal church activities, I thought I’d share this morning’s service. The topic is “Where is Jesus?”
https://stjames-lcms.org/2021/01/03/where-is-jesus/
If you scroll down from the playback controls, you’ll find the words of the lessons and the songs.
Happy new year, happy Epiphany!
Just say’n… 😉
Happy January 6, 2021
to you, too, Augie.
Just say’n… 😉
Have a listen or two…
https://rumble.com/vcel8z-my-reaction-to-the-trump-call-released-by-washington-post.html
Just say’n… 😉
https://twitter.com/Austin_Zone/status/1345838883590778880
Here’s WaPo link
to full audio
of phone call..
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/audio-trumps-full-jan-2-call-with-ga-secretary-of-state/2021/01/03/3f9426f4-7937-4718-8a8e-9d6052001991_video.html
Just say’n… 😉
Teaser…
https://twitter.com/Austin_Zone/status/1345918065628876809