Matt Hybarger is a worship leader at Christian Faith Fellowship in Fort Worth, TX. He is also a published Christian artist. Here is a video I made for a song he wrote called "The Purpose In The Pain". It's a response to a question that many of us often have: "Why, God?" Well, first of all, remember, He never promised us a rose garden. John 16:33 says "In this world you *will* have trouble." Get that? You *will* have trouble. Why? So, remember this, too. The Bible also says "My ways are not your ways; My thoughts are not your thoughts." (that's God talking.) Yeah, God works in mysterious ways. You might want to look up Romans 8:28 at this point. And while you have your Bible open, look up Jeremiah 29:11.
So, God uses suffering for a purpose. My video highlights a couple of other passages that give more insight. Keep an eye out for them, and think about them. Yeah, He has a purpose. We don't need to fully understand it, we just need to trust that He knows what He is doing.
Oh, that's Scott Krippayne singing harmony. Oh, and Matt wrote this song.
Oops, I forgot to finish John 16:33, which I quoted above. That was actually Jesus talking when he said "In this world you will have trouble." But he wasn't done yet; he goes on to say "But take heart! I have overcome the world!" Hallelujah!
This is a video I made for a song off of an interesting compilation CD put out by the Pizza Ranch restaurant chain. The compilation CD, called "Living Hope", is interesting because it contains brand-new songs that were created especially for the project, featuring some of the most popular contemporary Christian artists. The CD is a real bargain at $5, downloadable from http://pizzaranch.com.
This song is titled "Hold Onto Hope". It was written and performed by Ellie Holcomb. One of the prettiest songs I've heard recently. Well done! Rather than me sharing the story behind the song, I'll let Ellie tell it:
This video is the eighteenth in a multi-part series entitled "Healing Relationships through Forgiveness.” It deals with the Principle #18: Cover over the less important issues in love. When we have sinned or done something against another (spouse, child, friend, etc.), we have first sinned against God and must reconcile with Him. After this, we must go to the person we have wronged and ask for forgiveness. Now we move on to how to prevent conflicts from occurring in the first place. In this section, Dr. Jones discusses how to deal with many of the small annoyances that either build up in a relationship or trigger a quick- tempered response.
This video is the seventeenth in a multi-part series entitled "Healing Relationships through Forgiveness.” It deals with the seventeenth. Principle #17: We must put away all anger in our relationships. When we have sinned or done something against another (spouse, child, friend, etc.), we have first sinned against God and must reconcile with Him. After this, we must go to the person we have wronged and ask for forgiveness. Now we move to dealing with those who have transgressed us. In this section, Dr. Jones discusses the dire consequences to God, ourselves, and others when we get angry and it interferes with reconciling a relationship.
This video is the seventeenth in a multi-part series entitled "Healing Relationships through Forgiveness.” It deals with the seventeenth. Principle #17: We must put away all anger in our relationships. When we have sinned or done something against another (spouse, child, friend, etc.), we have first sinned against God and must reconcile with Him. After this, we must go to the person we have wronged and ask for forgiveness. Now we move to dealing with those who have transgressed us. In this section, Dr. Jones discusses the dire consequences to God, ourselves, and others when we get angry and it interferes with reconciling a relationship.
This video is the sixteenth in a multi-part series entitled "Healing Relationships through Forgiveness.” It deals with the sixteenth. Principle #16: If someone refuses to reconcile, we must love them anyway. When we have sinned or done something against another (spouse, child, friend, etc.), we have first sinned against God and must reconcile with Him. After this, we must go to the person we have wronged and ask for forgiveness. Now we move to dealing with those who have transgressed us. In this section, Dr. Jones discusses what we should do if the person we have transgressed or has transgressed us refuses to reconcile with us.
Sister Deborah had a near death experience. She was taken to hell and saw that people were suffering in hell. Hell is real. We must believe in Jesus as our Savior and repent our sins. Jesus is the only way to heaven.
This video is the fifteenth in a multi-part series entitled "Healing Relationships through Forgiveness.” It deals with the fifteenth. Principle #15: If we refuse to reconcile, we will suffer the adverse consequences. When we have sinned or done something against another (spouse, child, friend, etc.), we have first sinned against God and must reconcile with Him. After this, we must go to the person we have wronged and ask for forgiveness. Now we move to dealing with those who have transgressed us. In this section, Dr. Jones discusses the dire consequences to God, ourselves, and others when we refuse to reconcile the relationship.
This video is the fourteenth in a multi-part series entitled "Healing Relationships through Forgiveness.” It deals with the fourteenth. Principle #14: We must restore the relationship through words and actions and allow the feelings to follow. When we have sinned or done something against another (spouse, child, friend, etc.), we have first sinned against God and must reconcile with Him. After this, we must go to the person we have wronged and ask for forgiveness. Now we move to dealing with those who have transgressed us. In this section, Dr. Jones shares the importance of restoring the relationship through words and actions and allowing the feelings to follow.
This beautiful worship art is painted by Christian artist Lance Brown ( www.PaintedChrist.com ). The painting depicts Jesus crucified on the cross for forgiveness of our sins. For this we are eternally grateful.
Watch this glow stickman Speed Painter perform with high energy music, dancing, black lights and loads of awesome glow paint at a Texas youth summer camp.
Lance Brown performs live entertainment in Sugarland Texas during Memorial Day services 2014. As he paints an American flag, a silhouette of a solider saluting appears suddenly and the crowd goes wild. Very moving performance.
Lance Brown performs live entertainment in Sugarland Texas during Memorial Day services 2015. He paints a soldier kneeling and praying for a fallen hero with an American flag background.
Lance Brown performing live with Jeremy Powers at Poor David's Pub in Dallas Texas. Lance Paints a Christmas manger version of his upside down Jesus speed painting.
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