It’s Friday: “Oceans” by Hillsong United (Live at RELEVANT)

It's Friday

Some live music to begin 2014.

Hillsong United performs “Oceans” from the album “ZION” live for RELEVANT magazine.

You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep
My faith will stand

And I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine

It’s Friday: Your Beauty is Awesome

It's FridayThe Christian minority in Egypt were subject to a wave of sectarian attacks in August 2013.

This resulted in the destruction of many churches. The Amir Tadros Shotbi Church in Minia was one of those targeted.

Out of the pain of that situations comes this video:

 

It’s Friday: Top for 2013

It's FridayAs this is the last Friday in 2013 I thought we would highlight the It’s Friday posts that have had the most visitors in 2013.

These are the top 40 in order of the number of times the page has been visited.

  1. “Let it be known” by Worship Central
  2. “Awake My Soul” by Chris Tomlin with Lecrae
  3. The Campfire Story – Rend Collective Experiment
  4. “The Same Power” by Worship Central
  5. Facing the Canon with Rachel Gardner
  6. “Let It Be Known” by Worship Central and “Open Heaven” by !Audacious Band
  7. The Bible on Channel 5
  8. Rend Collective Experiment – Build Your Kingdom Here
  9. The Fulwood History Trail
  10. God’s Will at Work
  11. A Pastor Addicted to Performance (and Drugs)
  12. A Christmas Message from Bear Grylls
  13. “Peace Like A River” by Page CXVI
  14. Chris Tomlin – Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies] (song story)
  15. “Back to the Start” by Martin Smith
  16. “The Reality of the Resurrection” by Odd Thomas
  17. What a friend we have in Jesus – the story behind
  18. Kibogora – Look to the Future
  19. “Weakness is the Way” with J. I. Packer
  20. “Healer” by Holly Ann
  21. “How Great Thou Art” by George Beverly Shea
  22. “You Are My Salvation” – Martin Smith
  23. “Really, Really Good” by David Roller
  24. “Born is the King (It’s Christmas)” by Hillsong
  25. “Your Grace Finds Me” by Matt Redman
  26. Home Run the Movie
  27. “Slip Away” by Josh Garrels
  28. G.O.S.P.E.L. by Propaganda
  29. “Vital Lens” by Beautiful Eulogy
  30. Alpha Stories – Ling and Daniel
  31. Lewis and Tolkien debate Myths and Legends
  32. “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by 714 Worship
  33. China – a story of revival
  34. “O Come All Ye Faithful” by Future of Forestry
  35. What Does It Mean to Be Truly Human?
  36. Whole Earth Stories with Bishop David Roller
  37. “Give Me This Mountain” (Caleb’s Song) by Graham Kendrick
  38. Why Jesus Christ is Worth a Try
  39. “White Owl” by Josh Garrels
  40. “If You Are in Christ, God Will Never Regret Saving You”

It’s Friday: “Just in time Delivery” by Bishop David Roller

It's FridayBishop David Roller embarked on an adventure during his sabbatical this year. He wanted to film bible stories told in interesting places around the world at they visited.

This is the Christmas Story, called Just in Time Delivery and it’s filmed in Moscow:

I never tire of telling the real Christmas story. The unpredictability of it is what intrigues me. Who would have guessed that this would be the way to fix the brokenness? Who knew that inserting a baby into a barn could begin the healing of it all?

On YouTube:

On Vimeo:

It’s Friday: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by 714 Worship

It's FridayAs we progressively move our way through Advent I thought we’d also do the same with It’s Friday.

This week we have a beautiful rendition of a classic carol written  around 1850 using words that are much older. The original words were penned by a monk somewhere in Europe around 800 AD.

“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,
which means ‘God is with us.’”
Matthew 1:23