“In Your Presence” — Paul Wilbur

In Your presence

That's where I am strong

In Your presence

O Lord my God

In Your presence

That's where I belong

Seeking Your face

Touching Your grace

In the cleft of the Rock

In Your presence O God

I want to go

Where the rivers

Cannot overflow me

Where my feet are

On the rock

I want to hide

Where the blazing

Fire cannot burn me

In Your presence O God

I want to hide

Where the flood of

Evil cannot reach me

Where I'm covered by the blood

I want to be where

The schemes of darkness

Cannot touch me

In Your presence O God

You are my firm foundation

I trust in You all day long

I am Your child

And Your servant

And You are my

Strength and my song

You're my song

Seeking Your face

Touching Your grace

In the cleft of the Rock

In Your presence O God

In Your presence

“Ears Wide Open… Listening…”

Pastor Kerry Willis

“Beulah Land”

I'm kind of homesick for a country

To which I've never been before.

No sad goodbyes will there be spoken

For time won't matter anymore.

Beulah Land (Beulah Land) I'm longing for you (I'm longing for you)

And some day (And some day) on thee I'll stand (Someday we will stand)

There my home (There my home) shall be eternal (Eternal)

Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land

I'm looking now, just across the river

To where my faith, shall end in sight (Shall end in sight)

There's just a few more days to labor.

Then I will take my heavenly flight.

Beulah Land (Beulah Land) I'm longing for you (I'm longing for you)

And some day (And some day) on thee I'll stand (Someday we will stand)

There my home (There my home) shall be eternal

Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land

Beulah Land, oh it's Beulah Land

Oh Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land

“Ears Wide Ooen… Listening… 🎺” 

Pastor Kerry Willis 

Words to Titus — “While We Look Forward With Hope…

“And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.” Titus‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Ears Wide Open… Listening…”

Pastor Kerry Willis 

“Lead Me to Calvary”

The lyrics of this old hymn have helped me gain perspective many days and again today:

“Lead Me To Calvary”

King of my life, I crown Thee now,
Thine shall the glory be;
 Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,
 Lead me to Calvary.

Refrain:


Lest I forget Gethsemane,
 Lest I forget Thine agony;
 Lest I forget Thy love for me,
 Lead me to Calvary.

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,
Tenderly mourned and wept;
 Angels in robes of light arrayed 
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

Let me like Mary, through the gloom,
 Come with a gift to Thee;
 Show to me now the empty tomb,
 Lead me to Calvary.

May I be willing, Lord, to bear
 Daily my cross for Thee;
 Even Thy cup of grief to share,
Thou hast borne all for me.

“Ears Wide Open… Listening…”

Pastor Kerry Willis 

But Pentecost

“Jesus Christ, while on earth, taught all He had to teach. Let me say this very clearly: Pentecost added nothing to the doctrine taught by Jesus Christ or believed by the disciples. What did Pentecost do? Pentecost made the disciples what they preached. They had heard all of Jesus’ doctrines preached in the day of His flesh and had not understood a word He said. Theirs was a life of sentiment. BUT PENTECOST made them living examples of the Gospel.” Oswald Chambers  

“Ears Wide Open… Listening…”

Pastor Kerry Willis 

Is Your All On The Altar?

Lady Melba told me this old song was on her heart this morning: 

“You have longed for sweet peace, And for faith to increase, And have earnestly, fervently prayed;

But you cannot have rest, Or be perfectly blest, Until all on the altar is laid.

Refrain:

Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid?

Your heart does the Spirit control?

You can only be blest, And have peace and sweet rest, As you yield Him your body and soul.”

“Ears Wide Open… Listening…”

Pastor Kerry Willis 

I Will Rescue You

“They will fight against you like an attacking army, but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall of bronze. They will not conquer you, for I am with you to protect and rescue you. I, the Lord, have spoken! Yes, I will certainly keep you safe from these wicked men. I will rescue you from their cruel hands." Jeremiah 15:20-21 NLT

"Ears Wide Open… Listening…"

Pastor Kerry Willis