Thursday, December 22, 2022

Christmas Caroling 2022 at ULF

O come, all ye faithful G maj


O come, all ye faithful

joyful and triumphant

Come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem

Come and behold Him

Born the King of angels

O come let us adore Him

O come let us adore Him

O come let us adore Him

Christ the Lord


Joy to the world! D maj


Joy to the world! the Lord is come!

Let Earth receive her King

Let every heart

prepare Him room

and heaven and nature sing

and heaven and nature sing

and heaven and heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns

Let all their songs employ

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy

He rules the world with truth and grace

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness

And wonders of His love

And wonders of His love

And wonders, wonders, of His love


O little town of Bethlehem Bb maj


O little town of Bethlehem

How still we see thee lie!

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep

the silent stars go by

Yet in thy dark street shineth

The everlasting Light

The Hope and fears of all the years

are met in the tonight


Hark! The herald angels sing G maj


Hark! The herald angels sing 

Glory to the newborn King

Peace on earth and mercy mild

God and sinner reconciled

Joyful all ye nations rise

Join the triumph of the skies

With angelic host proclaim

"Christ is born in Bethlehem" 

Hark! The herald angels sing 

Glory to the newborn King


The First Noel


The first Noel the angels did say

was to certain poor shepherds in fields as the lay

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep

on a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

Born is the King of Israel


Good Christian men rejoice

Good Christian men rejoice

with heart and soul and voice

give ye heed to what we say: 

News! News! Jesus Christ is born today

Man and beast before Him bow, 

and He is in the manger now.

Christ is born today,

Christ is born today.


Away in a manger


Away in a manger no crib for a bed

The little Lord Jesus 

laid down His sweet head

The stars in the sky

looked down where he lay

the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay


Go tell it on the mountain 


Go tell it on the mountain 

over the hills and everywhere

Go tell it on the mountain 

that Jesus Christ is born

Go tell it on the mountain 

over the hills and everywhere

Go tell it on the mountain 

that Jesus Christ is born



Silver Bells


City sidewalks busy sidewalks

Dressed in holiday style

In the air there's a feeling of Christmas

Children laughing, people passing

Meeting smile after smile

And on every street corner you'll hear


Silver bells silver bells

It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling hear them ring

Soon it will be Christmas day



Let it Snow

Oh, the weather outside is frightful

But the fire is so delightful

And since we've no place to go

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!


It doesn't show signs of stopping

And I brought some corn for popping

The lights are turned way down low

Let it snow! Let it snow!


When we finally kiss goodnight

How I'll hate going out in the storm

But if you'll really hold me tight

All the way home I'll be warm


And the fire is slowly dying

And, my dear, we're still goodbying

But as long as you'd love me so

Let it snow! Let it snow and snow!


Jingle Bells


Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh

O'er the fields we go

Laughing all the way

Bells on bobtails ring

Making spirits bright

What fun it is to ride and sing

A sleighing song tonight


Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

Silent Night in Spanish 

Noche de paz, noche de amor,

Todo duerme en derredor.

Entre sus astros que esparcen su luz

Bella anunciando al niñito Jesús.

Brilla la estrella de paz,

Brilla la estrella de paz.


Noche de paz, noche de amor,

Todo duerme en derredor.

Sólo velan en la oscuridad

Los pastores que en el campo están

Y la estrella de Belén,

Y la estrella de Belén.


Noche de paz, noche de amor,

Todo duerme en derredor.

Sobre el santo niño Jesús

Una estrella esparce su luz,

Brilla sobre el Rey,

Brilla sobre el Rey.


Sunday, December 18, 2022

Prayer-walking

Prayer-walking involves taking our prayers to the very places where we desire to see God’s presence manifested and our prayers answered. Prayer-walking is the powerful dynamic of praying on-site with God's sight.

Prayer-walking uses the sights, sounds, even smells to engage both body and mind in the ministry of prayer.

BIBLICAL EXAMPLES

Joshua and Caleb walked throughout the Promised Land with a desire to see it as God saw it. They walked in godly vision. In identifying enemy powers, do so in the context of the vastly superior power of God. We need to be aware of the enemy BUT in awe of God – seeing things as they really are not as they appear to be (II Corinthians 4:18). There were giants in the land and cities with great walls, but Joshua and Caleb believed that “(God) will lead us into that land ... we will swallow them up. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us.” (Numbers 14: 8b, 9b)

In Nehemiah we see a person with a God-given burden and a sensitive heart. Before Nehemiah ever set foot in Jerusalem, the Scripture tells us he wept, mourned, fasted and prayed for the city (Nehemiah 1:4). When he finally arrived, his eyes saw the rubble, the burned city gates, as had others before him. However, when a person with a God-given burden and a God-sensitive heart saw them, things changed!

ATTITUDES OF PRAYER-WALKING

First of all, realize that we prayer-walk before the throne in an attitude of worship. Exalting Jesus, magnifying God from the very place(s) where we stand.

Worship fosters faith inside us because worship focuses on the character of God. Three elements that should be a part of our prayer-walking worship experience are, (1) thanksgiving, (2) praise and worship, and (3) repentance. Thanksgiving is how the psalmist says we are to enter God’s presence (Psalm 100:1). When we exalt in our Lord and lift Him up, Jesus is lifted up (John 12:32). Demons tremble at His name! (James 2:19)

Like Isaiah, as we truly see God for who He is, our response is one of unworthiness, a broken and contrite heart before God. God will not turn away from a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 51:17). We cannot repent for others, but Daniel and many others expressed a humble attitude of repentance before God on behalf of the people (Daniel 9:2-19).

Second, we prayer-walk amidst the evil powers with prayers of warfare. All people belong to the kingdom of Satan until God sets them free. We need to understand that the enemy has blinded the minds of people, so they are not able to see the light of the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:4). Jesus is the light of the world and has defeated Satan. (I John 3:8)

Third, we prayer-walk throughout the community of people with prayers of blessing. We can pray blessings of peace upon families, dorms, offices, etc. We can pray prayers that welcome Jesus to our campus/city in all His love, forgiveness, healing and cleansing. We can pray that God would be honored, adored, lifted up, revealed and praised by name among the people of the community.

Pastor Jack Hayford prayed this prayer of blessing for Los Angeles: “Now Lord, we are the seed of Abraham and we speak blessing upon the people of this community. Let your salvation, healing, deliverance and reconciliation settle over this community.”

Taken from Cru website