River of Life Christian Fellowship
RLCF Praise Live — August 18, 2024 http://rlcf.church
River of Life Christian Fellowship
1306 N Lincoln Avenue
Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary The message centers on the anticipation of Jesus' glorious return and the need for believers to live in constant readiness. It emphasizes that true devotion means longing for Jesus' presence and kingdom over earthly comforts. The speaker urges the congregation to examine their priorities, seeking God's kingdom first, and concludes with prayers for spiritual freedom, unity in marriage, and restoration within families.
Transcript 0:01 [Music] let's clap and sing I'm Happy soon he's coming oh happy glorious day and then for Jesus bride all our sorrows will pass away think what rejoicing will come from all of them who will move into the 0:20 New Jerusalem there's nothing here on this Earth that we're waiting for we looking forward to the kingdom that is to come with Christ for all eternity I'm happy in Salvation happy in the for and now he Living Hope that holds me up and 0:41 gives me peace soon shall see my sa as he is soon he is coming oh happy glorious day for Jesus bright shall all sorrow pass away will arise from all of them who then may 1:03 move into the New Jerusalem my sheer nothing shall Ser for my best and not can set me back how can I be fearful of the valley 1:21 dark and for through Jesus his sheep into the soon he is com oh happy glorious day for Jesus shall all Sorrows pass 1:38 away reing will arise from all of them to the Jerusalem yes Jesus is my Fortress the mighty rock and a mighty helper who in trial 1:56 strengthens me even if the ra and Mountain start to shake I still have peace for I am my refuge take soon he is coming oh happy glorious day for Jesus bright shall all her 2:16 sorrows pass away think what rejoicing will arise from all of them who then may move into the New Jerusalem oh happy in my he FS my life 2:32 with even tearful Valley noar and in my sorrow my heart Comfort the time is near we shall that TR soon he is coming oh happy glorious 2:52 day for Jesus CH shall all their sorrows pass away what we arise from all of one more time soon he is coming Hallelujah soon he is coming oh happy 3:11 glorious day then for Jesus bride shall all Sorrows pass away rejoicing well AR from all of them to the New Jerusalem yes Hallelujah I hope that you're 3:32 looking forward for Jesus coming that you're ready oh children young people brothers sisters no matter how old you are I hope you're ready because it's going to come when you least expect it we're not as the world that it should 3:44 catch us as a thief in the night but it will be unexpected and we must be ready be dressed in Readiness Jesus said and Paul said towards the end of his life that that crown that was waiting for him was for all who have loved his appearing 4:01 if you love Jesus appearing because what you want is him not a better life in heaven free from these these sorrows and travails and trials here on this Earth yes it will end but are you looking for Jesus is he is his appearing is his 4:16 companionship is being near him what you long for even here on this Earth then there's a crown waiting for you thank you Father we exalt you and praise you let's spend a few minutes in prayer and consecration Comm your life 4:30 AR fresh if you examine your life this past week and dear brother dear sister you see that you've been living for something else on this Earth count and measure what did you spend most of your time thinking about this week yes there 4:42 were things you had to spend time on and think about and plan things for your job things for your home things for your children things for whatever it might be even your health taking care of it but in the midst of that was it was the 4:56 underlying tone was the underlying theme Lord Jesus Jesus everything on this Earth is passing away and you're the only one that I'm interested in you're the only one whose interests Captivate me your kingdom is all I want to live 5:08 for with all of my heart oh dear friend seek God's kingdom first and his righteousness and God will take care of everything you need if you're having to take care of everything you need it means you're not seeking his righteousness first he will guide you he 5:21 will bless you he will give you wisdom he'll open a door in front of you you won't have to bang it down this is the God we serve seek his kingdom first Heavenly Father we thank you we praise you and give you all the glory and honor 5:33 and praise that's due to your name pray with me family it's your it's your prayer that matters more than even mine thank you Father you're worthy and exalted glory glory to your name we bless your name we have lifted our hands 5:44 to you and blessed your name because your word tells us to so we bless your name thank you for all you've done Lord we exalt your name and praise you we find the words run out I don't know what to say anymore when I have to praise you 5:55 Lord that I have to repeat myself oh that you will pour out a spirit of Praise in our midst Lord a spirit of Praise that exalts you that give us whatever gifts it might be because we just want to praise you and exalt you 6:06 more than we have yet Lord that today will be a greater day of Praise tomorrow will be even greater praise Lord because you've done so much more than we even know are aware of ey has not seen Ear Has Not Heard nor is it even entered 6:19 into the heart of man what you've prepared Lord but you're revealing it to us day by day through your Holy Spirit you're giving us the mind of Christ and we see what you're doing we see what you've done and we see even with eyes of 6:30 Faith what you will do we refuse to believe the lie of the devil and we know that you who began a good work in US you're faithful to complete it thank you for the promises in your word thank you that we can rest fully on it we know 6:42 that at the End of Time everybody who St their claim on your promises will have been proved to be true proved right because you are true and you cannot deny yourself thank you thank you Lord you went out on a limb to make great 6:55 promises for us precious great promises Lord and we never want to fall short of that oh that you will fulfill them in our lives pour out your spirit Lord we pray in a fresh way in our midst that not not in an emotional way Lord and not 7:07 just for this time that we are together but an outpouring your holy spirit that will take us forward into the promised land that will take us into the most holy place where you are where we will dwell with Thee thank you thank you 7:19 Father you will do that we believe it thank you Lord I pray for any who are discouraged any who are bound in some way oh I pray Lord just like we prayed thank you that even one of the children prayed at this morning that the work of 7:31 the devil will be bound you will bind the work of Satan and then Satan in the name of Jesus we resist you and rebuke you and bind your work by The Authority that Jesus has given us here on this Earth and we know that what we bound on 7:42 bind on Earth will be bound in the heavenlies and your work will be bound Lord Jesus I pray that you will loose those that need to be loosed any who are still Bound in addiction Lord or habits Lord that control them any who are 7:53 slaves to sin oh that you will loose them in the name of Jesus and set them free to walk in Freedom of life life newness of life thank you thank you Lord you promis that from the youngest to the oldest will you do that for all of us 8:05 make us free ones Lord those who have been set free completely no more chains of bondage thank you thank you for that glorious freedom in Jesus pray for our marriages oh will you knit our hearts together Lord as husbands and wife wives 8:18 you know that the devil wants to come in and bring that separation whatever you've brought together the devil wants to break apart and we stand against his work and we commit ourselves Lord to our marriages to walk in faithful to walk in 8:30 Purity to walk in love to walk in servant love Lord thinking of the others as more important and how we can serve each other with gladness do that Lord I pray in our lives and knit our hearts together knit the hearts of us parents 8:42 to our children and the children to us parents Lord I pray that we will have Fellowship Even in our homes Lord beginning there before we even have it in this church church body oh Lord help us to win the hearts of our children 8:54 Lord and knit our hearts together a work that only you can do but you promised you would you said you would restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the children to their fathers Lord and we're claiming that promise in the 9:05 name of Jesus that you will do that Lord before you come you said you would thank you Lord that you'll do that here in the church thank you Lord for also for the how you meet our needs our Earthly needs I pray for those that are sick there are 9:18 some who are sick not here today Lord others who deal with constant pain and sickness others suffering in some way Lord you created our bodies you fashioned us behold we are fearfully and one wonderfully made and you who made 9:31 our bodies Lord you're well able to heal completely and so Lord I pray if it is your will will you lay your hand and touch those that need to be touched and healed in some way Lord those who are suffering those who have other 9:42 sicknesses and pains and illnesses Lord pray that you will touch them even right now and lift them up Lord completely and let your healing power flow into those organs that need healing We Trust You Lord You're a healing God you're a 9:55 miracle working God you're a God who raises the dead and so we trust you Lord if it is your will you will do it thank you for the jobs you've given us Lord we look not to our bank accounts we do not look not to our employers or other what 10:07 the economy is like Lord our eyes are on you and on you alone Lord I pray and whatever we might be going through whether we have need or we don't have needs that we're aware of Lord we need you regardless Lord help us to realize 10:19 our need of you and I pray you'll meet our needs Lord we trust you to meet our needs you promis that if we seek your kingdom first and your righteousness you would supply all that we need and Jesus Christ is Rich and according to that 10:31 rich Jesus you will supply all our needs thank you Lord we can trust you we can hold you to our to your word we believe you will do that oh Lord I pray that even as we go through life you will show us Lord how beautiful you are how 10:43 glorious and Majestic you are that you alone are the source of purest Joy you alone are where we can find pure joy every other Joy is mixed with something else every other Joy on this Earth will fade away but you are the source of 10:59 purest Joy open our eyes to see that Lord more turn our eyes to you Lord Jesus help us to turn our eyes to you aresh this morning and all the other things that seem bright and attractive Let It Fade Away Into Darkness let it 11:12 let us count it as dung as manure compared to knowing Jesus and knowing the power of your resurrection and the fellowship of your suffering oh lord well may we see that the reproach of Christ is far greater riches than the 11:25 pleasures of this world Lord we would rather be reproached with you that be rich in this world help us to see it Lord help us to see you and your worth and your value we thank you you will do that Lord we believe you heard not just 11:38 my prayer but the prayer of every hungry desperate thirsty Soul this morning thank you we exalt you in Jesus name amen here's an old hymn Lord Jesus thou who only art The Source the endless source of purest Joy Oh Come and fill 11:55 this longing heart so that nothing but thee will employ my thoughts I will constantly be thinking of you no matter what I'm doing here on this Earth make that your prayer brother sister child Lord Jesus th who 12:15 only the SCE of pest Joy Oh Come and fill this longing heart may not but be my thoughts [Music] 12:30 teach me on me to fix my eye for none but the can satisfi teach me on thee to fix my eyes for none but 12:48 can oh do you believe that to be true none but he can [Music] satisfy the joys of Earth can never fail a heart that's tasted of thy love no portion good I seek 13:08 until I re with thee my Lord above I shall Gaz upon thy face and no more fully all thy 13:24 gra when I shall gaze upon th face and no more fully all th gra when from thy R and on high thou D 13:43 my and R thou on Earth for thank you Lord Jesus that I share that thr with the with that 13:59 everlasting love my hopes my Joys are all love with and ever Everlasting Love My H my Joys are all of oh what is 14:21 all that Earth can give I'm called to shame God and to the world in thee I live in the I bless without Al 14:40 Lord may I Earthly Jo resign all things are mine and I am mine may High Earthly Jo resign all things are m 14:59 and I am before we go on let's meditate on what we just say is so important dead to the world in thee I live in thee I bliss bliss means excitement true Joy Pleasures forever 15:17 that aren't mixed alloy means it's mixed and if you try to add Christ to something on this Earth or you try to add something on this Earth to Christ it's a mixed joy that won't last it will end in disappointment in thee alone I 15:30 have joy that's not mixed with anything else and so I'm dead to the world to live in thee and like we sing in that last line well may I Earthly Joys resign Lord I refuse to seek Joys on this Earth any Joy I find on this Earth even must 15:45 be in you must be centered in you must be from thoughts that are seeking you alone and so I resign Earthly Joys and that life comes from saying Lord all things that I have are yours you get to choose what happens in my life Lord I 15:59 give you full control all things are mine and I am yours all things are that are mine and I am thine thank you thank you Lord let's sing that well may I Earthly Jo 16:14 reside all things are mine and I am thine well may I Earth Earthly joice resign all things are mine and high I 16:31 am till love shall come to take me home be this my one ambition for s in the world to 16:46 overcome fast clinging to thy faithful more of th each St to know and more into thy pour of 17:06 thyself to and more [Music] [Applause] [Music] thy oh he longs to do that this is the Christian Life everything else has come far short and if the devil has fed you a 17:24 lie that something else is Christianity open your eyes have the Lord open your eyes to see here's a new hymn that we would like to learn the tune will be familiar it's a William Kirkpatrick hym but it says Jesus my Savior we've been singing about 17:39 this Lord Jesus you are the source of only joy I see your greatness and that greatness I see that you became a man like us you became a man you became a human being you were tempted like me you were weak despised nobody esteemed you 17:55 the greatest man that ever walked on this Earth the King of Kings the the Lord of lords as God when he walked you on this Earth nobody esteemed him nobody thought anything of him and yet you are the king of kings and Lord of lords the 18:08 Lord of Heaven oh son of man you are blessed we bless your name yet here the cross with its anguish was your part when you came here and lived on this Earth he didn't have a fancy house he didn't drive a nice car he didn't have a 18:21 comfortable life his part here on this Earth his calling here on this Earth was the cross with its anguish you suffered alone your tears were bitter you cried out with such anguish that the sweat came out like drops of blood and so Lord let yours be 18:36 the glory for unending yours let yours be the glory forever and ever and ever Jesus my Savior thy great I 18:50 see true son of man in a fesh like as we we and despise and esteem on of 19:04 men like the Lord king of all Kings Lord of oh son of [Music] bless the 19:22 cross Ang th suffering alone [Music] B thy tears th be the glory for unending [Music] 19:41 years homeless and poor yet no Ming word never were from the word god Words of Life from my lips 20:00 daily fell thirsty Souls take of that life ground oh son of blessed th 20:15 Lord yet he the cross with it anguish th suffering alone thy tear th be the glory for 20:34 unending years thou Drive In The Garden Alone on do we have that verse number three when thou did strive if not we'll sing verse four we'll learn verse three next 20:53 [Music] time nope okay here Nether cross long and wey the road thy and heav th Lorden 21:13 Afflicted forsen and Stor what contradicted th Crown was of oh son of man bled th thy cross 21:35 it thy suffering alone thy tears find be the glory for unending year really meant what we say that we 21:54 can say like Paul everything else is dumb everything else is manure anything else is filth when compared onto thee all else is when comparedto 22:09 thee and great be oh let that be so Lord Jesus we pray [Music] humili but later a crown Lord I will 22:25 follow my life I down oh son of bless he the cross with it anguish thering 22:47 alone thy tears be the glory for unending you good sheer of my soul [Music] 23:07 dwellin take all I am and call your likess [Music] in before the Cross of Christ this is my sacri a life lay down and 23:31 to make it so [Music] long peace in true surrender the prisoners they relas from chains of 23:49 anger in Springs of living grace I find a resting place to rise refreshed and ready to fall Lift us up Lord you 24:05 will I'll walk this nrow with Christ [Music] before where THS and grow and cords and scare me doubt and 24:25 Deni he never leaves my but my head and me to lifts my hand and me [Music] 24:44 to and when my days are gone my strength is faing he'll carry me along through death unil Earth struggles 25:06 overcome Journey just be to search christs and never to follow oh we will follow him even in heaven Earth struggles [Music] 25:21 overcome and journey just be to search CH and ever to follow [Music]
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