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O Come, Immanuel
Merry Christmas
When the angel appeared to Joseph in a dream, he learned that his fianc Mary was"with child through the Holy Spirit" and would give birth to a son named"Immanuel" ( Matthew 1:18 Matthew 1:23 )."Immanuel" is a Hebrew word meaning "God with us" and expresses thewonder of the incarnation, that God "became flesh and made his dwelling amongus" ( John 1:14 ).In the Old Testament God's presence with his people Israel was particularly evident in thetabernacle ( Exod 25:8 ),but the glory that filled the tabernacle was surpassed by the personal presence of God theSon as he revealed the Father during his ministry on earth. Christ's glory was revealedthrough the miracles he performed ( John 2:11 )
Lyrics to O Come, Immanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.
[Refrain] Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, Who orderest all things mightily; To us the path of knowledge show, And teach us in her ways to go.
[Refrain] O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory over the grave.
[Refrain] O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight.
[Refrain] O come, Thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery.
[Refrain] O come, O come, great Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height In ancient times once gave the law In cloud and majesty and awe.
[Refrain] O come, Thou Root of Jesse's tree, An ensign of Thy people be; Before Thee rulers silent fall; All peoples on Thy mercy call.
[Refrain] O come, Desire of nations, bind In one the hearts of all mankind; Bid Thou our sad divisions cease, And be Thyself our King of Peace
I Love LA... no not this LA... THAT LA
I grew up in the Los Angeles Basin of LA County, Ca. of the Past (before 2015)
Since i left, many decent things have happened, and some that i missed because of where i live now...
so here is a LIST of what i missed leaving the LOS ANGELES Basin for Louisiana where i live now...
- FIRST the biggest great news as a fan of the Rams NFL team... the RELOCATION DAY Vote, and fun with all my RAMILY aka Rams fan friends in Celebration
- being able to visit the construction of the new stadium at times, oh and the ground breaking ceremony.
- The 2016 Ramily Gathering at the LA Coliseum in January
- spending time with my family
- 2 Family gatherings with my dad
- 2 thanksgiving Morning Breakfasts (which my mom started :))
- time with my wife in that area where we had lived
- now if we stayed where we were at... hooking up with fellow alumni that would pop in the area
- maybe another bike tour marathon
- finding a church service and a church nearby
- visiting with my family
- maybe going to another Scotish festival on the Queen Mary with my Wife...that made EVERYONE Stupid t
- celebrating my BDay and of course my Wifes Bday with Family...
now would I Trade that all over again for the same thing hat brought my wife and i here to Louisiana.... Dont think so.... in part because of the political climate that changed things to Protest the Out Come of the US Presidenial Elections.
The Morons who endorsed the democratic nomineee would not and HAS NOT Stopped to smell DEFEAT in a Gracious Manor.... they Rather LOOT AND DESTROY the businesses and no one wants to charge them with rioting or vandelisim.... the Destruction also includes PUBLIC STATE UNIVERSITIES in areas... they are very biased and wont listen to an opposing view in a civil manor...
The minorities have started things that are far more serious than before which in part cause the looting and invaion of protesting peacefully....
IF I Or my wife come back, it maybe to VISIT ONLY.... because i dont trust those in California anymore for the safety of my life so much...
but in the MEANTIME... he is my favorite video for the Theme of LOS ANGELES CITY We all Love....
Rebuilding Faith in Christ
Hey there,
As i have been returning to my Faith in Jesus Christ and what he did, not just for me but ALL MANKIND and Sinners, it has been a tough road at times staying on the path... i have falling away at times still and working my way back to be stronger each time....
i still make mistakes but always pray for forgivness among things for what i have done... my Favorite Verse in the Bible is John 3:17
it read this (King James Version)
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
it rarely gets used with John 3:16 which is used alot so here is the 2 verses TOGETHER
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
so you can see the power the 2 verese say TOGETHER, but as you can see i added Verse 15.
No Matter how you look at it Jesus intentions were to save all mankind from their Sins which started from Adam and Even in the Garden of edan...
i do believe we are living in the END TIMES in the 21St Century, and whether you believe me or NOT is YOUR CHOICE, Your Choice to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior or Not, through the Sinners/Salvation Prayer or be yourself and not believe what he did for you on the cross, however the consequnces are your own and nobody elses...
No Matter how you look at it Jesus intentions were to save all mankind from their Sins which started from Adam and Even in the Garden of edan... (John 3:16-17)
so you may ask how can someones physical body be save, well its not physical but SPIRITUAL (and it was asked to Jesus)
John 3:1-8
3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
So its my SPIRITUAL Well being that gets Nurished or not, by trying hard to follow the Ways and path of Christ with what the Holy Bible says and teaches through a Living God, and Book.
so i am trying to help people even through this post sharing MY BELIEFS, and it is YOUR CHOICE to read this, i didnt force you to...
you can also believe in Christ but it is your choice as i made mine...
many other Christians do share things as well..
a lot of people call themselves Christians but there is a DIFFERENCE Between calling yourself one, and being a BELIEVER IN CHRIST as a Christian...
a Christain that just calls them 1 and does NOT Believe Christ still thinks their nice works to others will get them into Heaven through Christ, Not so true unless you BELIEVE IN CHRIST
Believers in Christ have a PERSONAL Relationship through Christ with who he is, and what he has done in this world both while living as a Human beieng to Show Suffering with us, and to
also share miracles that ONLY HE COULD PERFORM..
as i rebuild my faith i hope to show others through my actions even here online as well as offline...
so for those that still DONT GET IT
FAITH IS BELIEVING WHAT YOU DONT SEE
Take Care
About Mark
Hello there,
well about a week ago I thought i was going to be able to reboot this site blog/community without issues.... but then it hit me, being a dork, i forgot the log in info i created, GRRRR
So here i am again, reloading the structure of the site AGAIN.... as the previous times a number of things got messed up... i hope maybe ill have a little more intervention of errors creating the mess and the site to get screwed up AGAIN
I have been wanting to start a basic blog/community site with a select few family and friends to be apart of the back end and blogging with me...
These days there is to much chaos going on in the world, and everyone blames everyone ELSE... taking political sides, the current president, and government for the mess that was CREATED YEARS AGO, even CENTURIES AGO!!!!!
Some BASIC things about me
I am a LOYAL #LARAMS Fan (40 YEARS)
The Rams were the first PRO Team i grew to love
I Also love the Dodgers, Lakers and Kings
I Grew up in a Family of Musicians and Teachers
My First Love of music Began with Classical Music and the Composer named Ludwig Von Beethoven
My First real Classical piece i loved was Beethovens 9th Symphony (also known in a way as the "Ode to Joy" symphony)
When I Visited my dad 1 weekend he had a Walkman (tape Walkman) put Beethovens 9th in and gave it to me to listen to..
I played that tape and symphony 4 TIMES over and over that weekend
As time went on i learned more about the Accordion Orchestra my Grandparents created out of family and students (which also included my mom at 1 time)
Eventually to this day as i learned more about my gpa arranging music i sort of thought not only was he WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME but he was Crazy and challenging of his Students for playing his arrangements... (i might get in trouble for saying that but i wasnt the first to my understanding)
With my statement above, consider this, my Gpa arranged classical music from composers, like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and others to a 26 member Accordion Orchestra..
I am Disabled with Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy... I shall add more later
Take Care
Mark
