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What A Friend We Have In Jesus For Bluegrass Guitar

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Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee For Bluegrass Guitar

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Jesus Christ Is Risen Today For Bluegrass Guitar

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God Loves The Righteous

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All Glory Laud And Honor For Bluegrass Guitar

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Sermon On The Mount Reenactment

What was it like to hear Jesus in person? We don't know for sure, but we do have a number of His sermons and discourses preserved in the New Testament. Yesterday I did my reenactment of Jesus' Sermon On The Mount for The Bridge Church Cullowhee and Ratio Christi at Western Carolina University to help the students get an idea of what it was like to hear Jesus live. The sound crew put the actual text of Matthew 5-7 on the screen behind me so the students could follow along and check how closely I was following the biblical text. Yikes! The students really liked it and said it made the text come alive for them. That's what I wanted! Check it out and see what stands out to you that you never ...

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Keith Carter on The Art of Apologetics

Просмотров 5311 месяцев назад

Graphic artist Keith Carter speaks at Ratio Christi of Western Carolina University and The Bridge Church Cullowhee on how he uses his artwork for Christian apologetics to defend Christian faith and make it accessible to ordinary people with big questions. His talk includes videos of his work with secular corporations and then how he joined Frank Turek at CrossExamined.com to use it for apologet...

What A Friend We Have In Jesus For Bluegrass Guitar

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What A Friend We Have In Jesus For Bluegrass Guitar

Просмотров 4114 года назад

Here is another classic hymn played on bluegrass guitar to get you through the coronavirus quarantine and beyond. "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" is played in two actives in a simple Carter-style arrangement. The guitar is a 1999 Tippin deep-bodied OMT. Here are the lyrics if you'd like to sing along: What A Friend We Have In Jesus 1. What a Friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to ...

Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee For Bluegrass Guitar

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Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee For Bluegrass Guitar

Просмотров 1974 года назад

Happy Second Sunday Of Easter for those in the Coronavirus Quarantine of 2020. Or Happy Easter for Orthodox Christians. Here is another classic hymn played on bluegrass guitar for your inspiration. "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" is one of the most singable tunes ever written, and is based on Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" in his 9th Symphony. It also is a great guitar tune, since it can be easily pl...

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today For Bluegrass Guitar

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Jesus Christ Is Risen Today For Bluegrass Guitar

Просмотров 4694 года назад

If you didn't get your usual Easter Sunday rendition of "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" (or the alternate "Christ The Lord Is Risen Today") due to the coronavirus quarantine, here is my rendition of it on bluegrass guitar. Like many other classic hymns, this transfers very nicely into a bluegrass style. One could even say "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" is really a bluegrass tune. This isn't big or...

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God Loves The Righteous

Просмотров 274 года назад

Sermon by Dr. Michael Armistead at Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church on July 21, 2019. "God Loves The Righteous" is based on Psalm 34:1-22 and Philippians 4:4-9. Psalm 34 tells us that God favors and sets His face towards those who seek to please Him, and rejects those who don't. Paul gives us a great strategy to build our own character and righteousness with God's help, by training our ...

All Glory Laud And Honor For Bluegrass Guitar

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All Glory Laud And Honor For Bluegrass Guitar

Просмотров 4184 года назад

Since most everyone is sequestered this Palm Sunday due to the coronavirus quarantine, and won't be in church as normal, here is my bluegrass guitar rendition of "All Glory, Laud, and Honor," that usually is the great opening hymn for this special Sunday. It's not quite the same as the choir and kids processing in waving palm branches, but hopefully it will get you in the spirit of the Triumpha...

Seven Basic Principles Of The Kingdom Of Heaven

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Seven Basic Principles Of The Kingdom Of Heaven

Просмотров 1005 лет назад

This is the final sermon by Dr. Michael Armistead as pastor at Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church, given on October 27, 2019. Dr. Armistead uses this time to cull seven key concepts taught by Jesus in His Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7, and show how they form the basis of a vigorous Christian life. They teach how to be salt and light in the world.

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You Are The Salt And Light Of The World

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What is your job description as a Christian? Jesus gives it in Matthew 5:13-20: You Are The Salt And Light Of The World. Dr. Michael Armistead examines all the imagery behind these two great "You Are" statements that are blessings and commissions from God. This message was given at Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church on October 20, 2019.

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The BE-Attitudes

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Dr. Michael Armistead digs into the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12 in this message given at Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church on October 13, 2019. He presents what each Beatitude stands for, and how the world wants to turn each blessing upside down. Those who embody the standards of God's kingdom are blessed by God as His favorite people. Do you want a life truly blessed by your loving Cre...

The Greatest Sermon You Will Ever Hear - The Sermon On The Mount

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The Greatest Sermon You Will Ever Hear - The Sermon On The Mount

Просмотров 1455 лет назад

Dr. Michael Armistead gives a live presentation of Matthew 5-7, Jesus' Sermon On The Mount, in worship at Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church on October 6, 2019. This presentation gives the congregation a sense of what it was like to hear Jesus in person 2,000 years ago.

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A Passion For Christ

Просмотров 275 лет назад

Why are you a Christian? Why do you stay in the faith when so many are hostile to it today? In John 14:1-11 Jesus claims "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me." Christians have found this statement to be true on many levels, so they have a deep passion to follow Him. Dr. Michael Armistead explains how this works in this message from Flat Branch Cov...

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Create In Me A Clean Heart O God

Просмотров 235 лет назад

How do we restore our relationship with God when we have blown it or fallen into great error? Dr. Michael Armistead looks at Psalm 51 where David confesses the fault of his affair with Bathsheba to God, and I John 1:5-2:3, where John promises God's complete forgiveness for all who confess their sins to Him. This message was given at Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church on September 22, 2019.

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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

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Where do you turn when life seems to crumble around you? What is your source of strength to overcome the challenging times of life. Dr. Michael Armistead looks at Psalm 46 and Romans 5:6-11 to see how "God is our refuge and strength" and a mighty fortress that stands firm in times of crisis. This message was given at Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church on September 15, 2019.

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A Soul That Thirsts For God

Просмотров 215 лет назад

Have you gone through dry spells in your spiritual life? How do you get spiritually refilled or recharged? Have the hardships of life beat you down, leaving you downcast in spirit and soul? Psalm 42 address these issues, as does John 7:37-39. "A Soul That Thirsts For God" was given by Dr. Michael Armistead at Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church on September 8, 2019.