River of Life Christian Fellowship
RLCF Praise Live -- December 6, 2020 http://rlcf.church
River of Life Christian Fellowship
1306 N Lincoln Avenue
Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary The sermon emphasizes that the greatest joy is dwelling in God's eternal presence, which surpasses any earthly pleasure. The speaker encourages the congregation to turn their eyes afresh to God's holiness, recognizing that He welcomes sinners and offers complete forgiveness. Ultimately, the message calls for a life lived in faith, trusting God's provision and care for all needs—physical, financial, and spiritual.
Transcript 0:01 [Music] father in heaven how we love you we lift your name in all may your kingdom be established 0:22 in our praises as your people declare your mighty [Music] is 0:44 be the lord god almighty praise forever let's sing that again father in heaven we love you father in heaven how we love you 1:04 we lift your name in all the earth may your kingdom be established in our praises as your people declare your body words 1:22 bless it be the lord [Music] is you we lay our all before your 1:59 throne may the fragrance of your presence be within us as we purpose to worship you alone blessed be 2:14 the lord god almighty [Music] is 2:48 forever [Music] here's one of the oldest hymns we sing in this uh church my god how wonderful thou art my majesty how bright and as we sing in this last verse father 3:08 of jesus this is the reward we seek not even a crown yes there will be crowns but what rapture it will be just to gaze on thee my savior who died for me just to lay there dwell in his presence for all eternity that's 3:27 the greatest joy there is [Music] how beautiful 3:50 [Music] how wonderful how [Music] beautiful 4:12 this [Music] oh please 4:53 yet i has to ask of me 5:12 the love of my as thou hast 5:42 do you believe it let's sing that verse again no earthly father no earthly father no mother so much thank you lord your father is so mild 5:58 bears and foreign [Music] 6:18 jesus rapture will it be spend a few moments in prayer dedication 6:44 of our lives afresh to god he's a holy god he's to be reverenced and feared there's no sin in his presence and the more we draw into his presence the more we want to be freed from sin that we can run into his presence he welcomes us 7:01 he's made the way of salvation he's made a way of forgiveness justification sanctification and glorification he welcomes you dear brother dear sister your child he welcomes you dear friend dear sinner he welcomes you jesus is the 7:15 friend of sinners he welcomes you to be cleansed to be purified to be sanctified to sit there in his presence and realize that that's the most wonderful beautiful thing there is in all of universe no pleasure on this earth comes anywhere close to that 7:32 no satisfaction no success comes anywhere close to the pleasures that are at his right hand forever in his presence his fullness of joy so lord we set you before us the reason we're so drawn away by the things of this earth is because we 7:46 haven't seen you more clearly lord jesus turn our eyes to you afresh this morning that we might see you and the things of this earth grow strangely dim lord that's our desire that will be taken up with you taken up with your holiness and see that 8:01 your holiness is not something to be afraid of it's something to be welcomed it's shining light and there's no darkness at all i know what a wonderful thing to dwell in your holiness what a wonderful thing to live in the 8:12 fear of the lord all day long to see you that you watch over us you know our our innermost being more deeply than even we know ourselves you know those secret things about us lord yet you love us and if you would love us why would we 8:25 ever be afraid of you i pray lord that we will reverence you more and more in our lives teach us the fear of the lord lord that we will see what a wonderful god you are that will cause us to run into your presence where 8:36 you've welcomed us to see that the further we are away from you the more dangerous it is the more we have to be afraid but in your presence we can be joyful we can be at rest we can abide with you thank you lord open our eyes afresh 8:51 to see you lord be glorified be magnified we praise you pray with me church family we praise you lord we exalt you because you've done so much we're here to say thank you for all you've done great is your faithfulness your mercies are new every 9:04 morning lord jesus you've been merciful to us this morning afresh in a way that you've never been merciful yet lord that's how deep you are that's how wonderful and expensive you are new mercies for us finite beings we praise you and exalt you lord 9:19 i pray you'll fill our hearts with faith this morning speak a word lord help us to hear the words of jesus that will bring faith into our hearts plant seeds of faith into our hearts we thank you lord jesus you're worthy to 9:31 be praised we have no reason to be worried no reason to be anxious you're on the throne we proclaim it lord jesus all of these kingdoms on this earth will pass away but you will never pass away your words will never pass away 9:42 and we put our faith in your promises afresh this morning i pray for any need lord in this church and any of those who are listening come and meet those needs lord jesus on the basis of your word you said it it shall be so in you lord 9:55 jesus our your promises are ye and amen you said yes we say almond today in jesus name amen you may be seated let's continue in the spirit of prayer [Music] jesus taught us to bring our needs to him he said the father knows that you need 10:14 all these things that the gentiles seek but seek my kingdom jesus said seek the kingdom of god first in his righteousness and all these things that you need what is it that you need healing financial difficulty uncertainty about 10:28 the future relationships that need to be restored and healed a coldness in a relationship where there should be fire of the love of god whatever the need is if it's discouragement if it's sin that's besetting you dear brother dear sister come trust him 10:43 today he will help you he promised it sin shall not be master over you because you're not under law you're not under law you're under grace and so even for our earthly needs trust him before we pray let's sing this thing 10:59 it's an old hymn very short him why should i be discouraged why should the shadows [Music] 11:15 why should my heart be lonely and long for heaven when jesus is my portion a constant breath thank you louise 11:42 his eye is on the sparrow and i know he watches me his eye is on 12:00 the sparrow and i know he watches me i seek because i'm happy i seek because 12:21 i'm free his eyes on the sparrow and i know he watches me [Music] 12:42 because i'm happy i seek because i'm free me one more time oh his i sing because 13:09 i sing because i'm happy i sing because and i know 13:35 [Music] now lift up your knee to him his eyes on the sparrows he watched that little bird that fell to the ground or that was looking for food [Music] 13:55 and he led it to food [Music] he watched that little ant and made a way for it to survive he watches over you child he watches over you thank you lord for the comfort of your word i pray lord for our needs 14:13 there are some in our church that need healing touch their bodies in the name of jesus and heal lord we pray you know what's going on inside our bodies the doctors give us some idea but you know you created our innermost being you 14:28 created the organs inside of us with such tender care you created them lord and so i pray for any who are suffering in sickness will you touch their bodies and heal them even now lord if they're in this room touch them and 14:40 heal them if they're not here touch them and heal them any who are crying out to you for that physical sustenance and strength the name of jesus touch them and heal them we pray we believe you will for our financial needs lord jesus we know you care 14:56 provide for us lord give us a faith that you who feed the sparrows you who watch over the little creatures of this world even the littlest ones that aren't worth anything to the rest of the world they are valuable to you 15:08 and how much more valuable are we your children whom you've brought into your kingdom whom you birth to in whom you breathe your life thank you lord that you care for us you will watch over every need help us lord to walk in faith 15:23 pray lord that it just won't be words that we sing but a life of faith that we live proving to the world that we have a father that they too can be drawn to know this father who loves us watches over us even when we're asleep you're there 15:37 when we wake up you're walking beside us thank you lord pray for our spiritual needs as well anywhere beset by sin defeated discouraged lord come in the name of jesus and break the bonds that satan has bound anybody with 15:50 set them free lord we pray and you are addicted to sin any any relationships that any marriages that are on the rocks any family relationships lord spiritual relationships and you are defeated or discouraged we pray in the name of jesus that you will 16:04 come and send your holy spirit's power to strengthen us and lift us up lord jesus you call us even now to come up higher lord and so we do we respond to that we lift up our eyes and we say we will follow you lord lead us to a higher 16:17 plane than we have experienced yet we believe it shall be so father we trust you you've heard our prayers this morning in jesus name amen 16:37 good shepherd of my soul come dwell within me take all i am and hold your likeness in me before the cross of christ 16:54 this is my sacrifice a life laid down and ready to fall [Music] the prisoners their release 17:16 from chains of anger with springs of living praise i find my resting place to rise refreshed and ready to fall i'll walk this narrow road 17:38 with christ before me where thorns and thistles grow but lifts my head and caused me to fall 18:00 [Music] where thorns and thistles grow and [Music] 18:23 but lifts my head and calls me to fall [Music] and when my days are gone 18:37 my strength is earth struggles overcome 18:51 ham's journey just [Music] oh it's coming soon heaven's journey just 19:10 to search christ steps [Music] 19:34 [Music] how pale thou art [Music] 20:01 which once was brightness [Music] oh he loved you what thou my lord 20:30 oh here i fall by tis i deserve thy praise look on me with thy paper vouch save to [Music] 20:55 [Applause] what language shall i without 21:28 lord let me never never outlive my love for me lord let me never [Music] 21:57 oh what a wonderful reality to know can we stand and sing this one i heard an old old story how a savior came he loved me so much he came from glory and gave his life on calvary to save a wretch like me i heard an old old story 22:15 how a savior came from glory how he gave his life on calvary to save then i repented 22:44 jesus my savior forever to 23:25 [Applause] jesus came and brought to me the victory no victory 23:43 in jesus my savior forever he is 24:14 he has built for me in glory and i heard about the streets of gold beyond the crystal sea how about the angels and the old redemption victory oh victory is 24:44 jesus is victory in jesus 25:13 my savior forever is 25:44 [Music] you
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