Month: April 2010

Free Form Worship

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Hey Friends,
Last Friday night we had a great worship meeting. My son, Andrew, led for awhile then I got out my guitar to worship for awhile.
Take a listen, leave this window open while playing, it’s good worship music or background music.

This recording includes me, on electric guitar, Stan Stubbs on keys, Stu Betts on Bass and my son, Mark on drums.

http://flash-mp3-player.net/medias/player_mp3_maxi.swf

If you enjoyed that one, here is another we did at a Sunday morning service several months ago.

This one includes the same musicians except Melvin Godson on keys and vocals.

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http://flash-mp3-player.net/medias/player_mp3_maxi.swf

I hope you enjoy.
Blessings
Joe

There Is A Sweet-Spot

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Hey Friends,

For some folks, life is hard. Everything they do seems to be a grind.
Others find life comes to them with relative ease. They don’t seem to struggle or find great difficulty in doing things.
I’m not sure, but I think the first batch are those who’ve found their place in the puzzle. The place where everything fits; and fits well.
But what about the others?
  1. First, be assured that there is a place where you do fit.
  2. Know that you were created by God as a gift to this world. You are desperately needed somewhere.
  3. Know that you can actually get to where you belong. There is a path from where you stand to where you fit.
  4. I don’t know what that path is. Neither does anyone else; except God.
  5. I recommend getting to know Him. He made all of creation. He made you. He knows how you fit.
  6. If you are a puzzle piece and it seems through your life that you’ve changed in various ways, make sure you are changing to be able to fit the place created for you.
  7. Let God change you. Call on Him. He’ll help you. Call on Jesus.
  8. Walking with Him and being His friend is worth it all by itself, but there is so much more. He’ll lead you to that place; that place He’s made for you.
I call that place the “Sweet-Spot”.
Love ya
Joe
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Keep Your Life Pure

On By josephbarlowIn Encouragement, PrayerLeave a comment

Hey Friends,

The Bible is full of encouraging words and commands about keeping your life pure. Do you know it’s not because God doesn’t want you to have any fun? It’s because He loves you. God knows what’s in store for you after your actions.

Galatians 6:8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

So, if we’re not to do the things our flesh wants to do, what are we to do? I challenge you, go kneel down by your bed for 5 minutes and pray. Or, go slowly read a chapter from the Bible. When you do this you are sowing to your Spirit. You will be blessed. Guaranteed.

Love ya

Joe

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Stay the Course

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Years ago I was having some difficulty with life and I was sitting looking out the front window when I heard the voice of the Lord speak to me. He said, “Son, many of my children get off right here. But just keep going and do what you know you’re supposed to do and everything will work out alright.”

So, I did. I kept getting up every morning and praying and reading my Bible. I kept going to church. I kept looking to the Lord. I kept walking in love and everything did turn out alright.

That was over 25 years ago. My life has been blessed and increased so much because I’ve just kept doing what I knew I was supposed to do. Love y’all, I hope that helped.

Joe

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