AMERICAN SOUL

Blessed are the bullies for one day they'll have to stand up to themselves
Jesus: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3 NIV
 
Jesus: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." Matthew 5:9 NIV
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Jesus: "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me." Matthew 5:11 NIV

See THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (THE BEATITUDES) Matthew 5:3-12, Luke 6:20-23
Blessed are the bullies for one day they'll have to stand up to themselves
Jesus: "Don’t be bluffed into silence by the threats of bullies." Matthew 10:28 MSG
It’s not a place 
This country is to me a sound... 
​You close your eyes to look around
Jesus: "You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going." John 3:8 NIV
This country is to me a thought
That offers grace
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:17 NIV

That is what happened in baptism. When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered into the new country of grace—a new life in a new land!” Romans 6:1-3 MSG

You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your own home country. Ephesians 2:19-22 MSG

Peter: "We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved...” Acts 15:11 NIV
It’s not a place 
This is a dream the whole world owns The pilgrim’s face 
She had your heart to call her home 
Now you are no longer strangers to God and foreigners to heaven, but you are members of God’s very own family, citizens of God’s country… Ephesians 2:19 TLB

How lovely is your dwelling place... Even the sparrow has found a home... Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. Psalm 84:1-5 NIV

A Pilgrim Song of David
When they said, “Let’s go to the house of God,” my heart leaped for joy. And now we’re here, O Jerusalem, inside Jerusalem’s walls! Psalm 122:1-2 MSG
Dream on Brother John
Too many mothers weeping
Dream on Brother John
But in your dreams you can’t be sleeping
Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

An angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, “Herod will be looking for the child in order to kill him. So get up, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt...” Matthew 2:13 GNB

Then what was said through the prophet Jemeriah was fulfilled: “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” Matthew 2:16-18 

St John Divine
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away… Revelation 21:1 KJV

St John Divine
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain... Revelation 21:4 KJV
Put your hands in the air
Lift up your hands to the sanctuary… Psalm 134:2 NASB

Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place. Psalm 28:2 NIV
Hold up the sky
The sun turned black… the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth… Revelation 6:12-13 NIV

Jesus: “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; and the stars will fall from the sky’” Mark 13:24-25 NIV
There’s a moment in a life where a soul can die 
In a person, in a country, when you believe the lie 
“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:4 NIV

The serpent told the Woman, “You won’t die. God knows that the moment you eat from that tree, you’ll see what’s really going on. You’ll be just like God…” Genesis 3:4-5 MSG
Will you be my sanctuary 
Refujesus? 
About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Matthew 27:46 NIV

Jesus: “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Matthew 8:20 NIV

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 KJV

May the Lord answer you when you are in distress... May he send you help from the sanctuary... Psalm 20:1-2 NIV
 
May the Lord answer you when you are in distress…. May he send you help from the sanctuary... Psalm 20:1-2 NIV

“Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger…” Psalm 39:12 NIV

Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. Psalm 130:2 NIV 

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. Hebrews 6:19-20 NIV
 
Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being. Hebrews 8:1-2 NIV
Themes
​Challenging Christ
Christ's Victory
Grace

Quotes
Blessings
Changing The World
Christ Died For Our Sins?
​Christ The Son Of God?
Grace & Karma