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ALIVE AND ACTIVE #1

 

"For the Word of God is alive and active. 
sharper than any double-edged sword,
 
it penetrates even to dividing soul
and spirit, joints and marrow;
it judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart. 
(Hebrews 4:12  NIV)

 


 

Many Other Things   (John 21:25  NIV)

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Jesus did many other things as well.
many other things 
If every one of them were written down,
written down
(repeat)

I suppose that even the whole world,
the whole world
would not have room for the books
that would be written.
(repeat)

Many, many other things
Many, many other things
Many, many other things
Jesus did many other things
(repeat)

John 21: verse 25
John 21: verse 25

 

Testify   (John 15:26-27  NIV)

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When the Advocate comes,
whom I will send
to you from the Father—
the Spirit of truth 
who goes out,
who goes out from the Father—
(repeat)

He will testify, testify,
testify about Me.
testify, testify,
testify about Me. 

And you also must testify, 
for you have been with Me,
you have been with Me
 from the beginning.
(repeat)

You must testify, testify
for you have been with Me
testify, testify
for you have been with Me

John 15:26 through 27
John 15:26 through 27

 

How Will This Be   (Luke 1:34-35  NIV)

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“How will this be,”
Mary asked the angel,
“since I am a virgin?”
The angel answered,
“The Holy Spirit
will come on you,
(repeat)

and the power of the Most High,
the power of the Most High,
the power of the Most High
will overshadow you.

So the holy one to be born,
the holy one to be born,
the holy one to be born
 will be called the Son of God."
(repeat)

Luke chapter 1: 34 through 35
Luke chapter 1: 34 through 35

 

Mary Said   (Luke 1:46-49  NIV)

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Luke 1: 46 through 49  And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for He has been mindful
of the humble state of His servant.
(repeat)

From now on all generations,
all generations will call me blessed,
for the Mighty One has done great things,
great things for me—

holy is His name. holy is His name.
holy is His name. holy is His name.

“My soul glorifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for He has been mindful
of the humble state of His servant.
(repeat)

 

This Will Be A Sign   (Luke 2:12-14  NIV)

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This will be a sign to you: 
You will find a baby
wrapped in cloths and
lying in a manger.

Suddenly a great company
of the heavenly host
appeared with the angel,
praising God and saying,

“Glory to God, glory to God
in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace to those
on whom His favor rests.”

(repeat to beginning)

This will be a sign to you:
You will find a baby
wrapped in cloths and
lying in a manger.

Luke 2: 12 through 14
Luke 2: 12 through 14

 

Glorify Your Son   (John 17:1-3  NIV)

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Glorify your Son,
that your Son may glorify You. 
For You granted Him authority
over all people
(repeat)

that He might give eternal life 
to all those You have given Him. 
Now this is eternal life:
t
hat they know You, 
they know You, 

the only true God,
and Jesus Christ,
whom You have sent.
the only true God,
and Jesus Christ,
whom You have sent.

John chapter 17: 1 through 3
John chapter 17: 1 through 3

 

For What We Preach   (2 Corinthians 4:5-6  NIV)

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2 Corinthians chapter 4: 5 and 6
2 Corinthians chapter 4: 5 and 6

For what we preach is not ourselves, 
but Jesus Christ as Lord, (xx)
and ourselves as your servants 
for Jesus’ sake. (xx)
(repeat)

 For God, who said, "Let light shine,
let light shine out of darkness,”
made His light shine in our hearts 
to give us the light,
to give us the light

the light of the knowledge,
the knowledge of God’s glory,
God’s glory displayed
in the face of Christ.
the light of the knowledge,
the knowledge of God’s glory,
God’s glory displayed
in the face of Christ.

2 Corinthians chapter 4: 5 and 6
2 Corinthians chapter 4: 5 and 6

 

The Third Time   (John 21:17  NIV)

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John chapter 21:17

The third time He said to him, 
“Simon son of John,
Simon son of John,
do you love me?”
(repeat)

Peter was hurt because
Jesus asked him the third time,
asked him the third time, 
“Do you love me?” 

He said, “Lord, you know all things; 
you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, Jesus said, 
“Feed my sheep.”
Jesus said, Jesus said, 
“Feed my sheep.”

John chapter 21:17

 

We Fix Our Eyes   (2 Corinthians 4:18 - 5:1  NIV)

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So we fix our eyes not on what is seen,
but on what is unseen, 
since what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal.
(repeat)

For we know that
if the earthly tent 
we live in is destroyed,
we have a building,
a building from God,

an eternal house in heaven,
not built by human hands.
an eternal house in heaven,
not built by human hands.

2 Corinthians 4:18 through 5 verse 1
2 Corinthians 4:18 through 5 verse 1

 

When The Advocate Comes   (John 15:26-27  NIV)

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When the Advocate comes,
whom I will send,
whom I will send to you
from the Father—
the Spirit of truth 
who goes out from the Father
(repeat)

He will testify,
testify about me.
And you also must testify, 
for you have been with me,
been with me from the beginning.

(repeat to beginning)

When the Advocate comes,
whom I will send,
whom I will send to you
from the Father—
the Spirit of truth 
who goes out from the Father

John chapter 15:26 through 27
John chapter 15:26 through 27

 

You Will Understand   (Proverbs 2:5-6  NIV)

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You will understand
the fear of the Lord
and find the
knowledge of God.
(repeat)

For the Lord, the Lord gives wisdom;
For the Lord, the Lord gives wisdom;
    from His mouth, His mouth
come knowledge
and understanding.
(repeat)

Proverbs chapter 2: verses 5 and 6
Proverbs chapter 2: verses 5 and 6

 

For We Know   (Romans 6:6-8  NIV)

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For we know that our old self 
was crucified with Him 
so that the body ruled by sin 
might be done away with,
that we should no longer
be slaves to sin— 
because anyone who has died
has been set free from sin.
(repeat)

Now if we died (if we died)
with Christ, (with Christ,)
we believe (we believe)
that we (that we)

we believe (we believe)
that we (that we)
will also live (will also live)
with him. (with him)
(repeat)

Romans chapter 6, verses 6 through 8
Romans chapter 6, verses 6 through 8

 

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