Frank Sinatra’s My Way topped the chart drawn up by Co-op Funeralcare, followed by Time To Say Goodbye byand Sarah Brightman, and Over The Rainbow by Eva Cassidy.
New entries in this year’s study are Ed Sheeran’s Supermarket Flowers, and You Raise Me Up by Westlife.
No traditional hymns are in this year’s top ten, drawn up from research among the Co-op’s funeral directors, who conduct up to 100,000 services a year.
More adults are telling their families which songs they want played at their funeral, while a growing number ask a family member to sing at their farewell, said the Co-op.
— Co-op Funeralcare (@CoopFuneralcare) May 1, 2019
David Collingwood, Director of Funerals at the Co-op said: “We all live such unique lives and funerals should completely reflect that.
“Each element of a funeral is a very personal decision which is why the music choice plays such an important and impactful role.
“We’re always encouraging people to be more open about their funeral wishes, making it clear to their loved ones what they would want for themselves when the time comes.
“Even knowing what song someone would have wanted can bring such comfort at an incredibly hard time.”
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear…. — 1 John 4:18
Receiving means “taking; accepting; admitting; embracing; believing; entertaining.”
We conducted a survey at our office, asking our employees what one of their greatest concerns was in their walk with God. The number one response was, “When can I know that I am doing enough?”
Perfectionism is fueled with the tyranny of the shoulds and oughts. It is the constant nagging feeling of never doing well enough or being good enough. Perfectionists usually have low self-esteem, and they hope that more perfection in their performance will allow them to feel better about themselves.
If we never feel quite good enough about ourselves, it is easy to believe that God is not satisfied with us either.
Learning to love yourself is the essence of receiving God’s love. It is the ointment that brings healing to your wounded soul. When you receive God’s love and learn to love yourself because of it, you’ll find rest and be free from the disappointment of perfectionism.
Prayer Starter: Lord, help me to receive Your love today and relax in the confidence that You are pleased with me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
The 35 year old lawyer, who was jailed for perverting the course of justice, becomes the first MP ever to be removed by the recall process, introduced by David Cameron in 2015.
Some 19,261 people signed the petition – 27.64 per cent of those eligible to take part and well above the ten per cent threshold for a recall.
The successful petition now triggers a by-election in the Peterborough constituency, in which Ms Onasanya is permitted to stand.
Ms Onasanya was first elected to Parliament as a Labour MP by a wafer-thin majority of 607 in 2017.
A year later, she was charged with perverting the course of justice after lying about a speeding offence. She was expelled by Labour after her conviction and served less than four weeks of a three-month prison sentence earlier this year.
The Speaker has announced that the Recall Petition in #Peterborough has been successful.
As more than 10% of the constituency’s electorate signed the petition, Fiona Onasanya is no longer an MP and there will be a by-election in Peterborough. pic.twitter.com/DGkTtjY5uO
— UK House of Commons (@HouseofCommons) May 1, 2019
Labour said it will move a writ for the by-election on Thursday, paving the way for Peterborough’s voters to select a new MP within weeks.
Nigel Farage said his new Brexit Party will contest the by-election, but a spokesman said no decision had yet been taken on whether he…
A Promise For You From Bible Promises: [02/MAY/2019]
Topic: Enjoying God’s Unlimited Grace
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10.
Read: 1 Cor 15:1—11
Grace is unmerited favour of God. Because grace is an unmerited favour of God, it means only God can give grace to man. In our lives, God wants us to enjoy unlimited grace for ceaseless favour with man. Concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bible says in Luke 2:52, “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man”. And in John 1:16-17, And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ”. Jesus enjoyed unlimited favour with God and man through grace and because He is the grace of God personified. Tit 2:11.
One Bible character that enjoyed the unlimited grace and favour is Paul. He first enjoyed the grace of God on the road to Damascus when he encountered Jesus and was saved from his many sins and was washed by the blood of Jesus. Ever since God saved his life through this unmerited favour, he enjoyed grace till his last breath on earth. He also believed that through this unmerited favour called grace and only this can actually make one great in destiny. He believed in it and proclaimed it in the above scripture that he was what he was because of God’s grace. May you enjoy divine grace this month and beyond in JESUS Mighty Name. May the grace of God lead you into the fulfillment of your glorious destiny in Jesus Name.
Bible Promises Prayer: Father, I take hold of Your grace that make men great to be great in Jesus Mighty Name.
READ: Galatians 1:1-10 New King James Version (NKJV)
Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead),
and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,
which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.
For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
THE MESSAGE:
In our text today, we encounter some Galatians who had been deceived. And Paul was astonished that they had deserted the grace of Christ and turned to a strange gospel. Anyone who leaves the pure gospel of Christ for a strange gospel will sink into disaster and destruction. Paul made this inherent danger clear in Galatians 1:8.
The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ contains everything necessary for salvation. This gospel states that Jesus Christ gave Himself humanity once and for all. Hence, when we tie ourselves to the aprons of tradition and culture, we will be indirectly attempting to nullify the finished work of Christ on the Cross (Galatians 1:4).
Be vigilant and watchful, there are strange gospels and doctrines of demons around us today coming from all directions.
They include: homosexuality, sodomy, same-sex marriage not being sins, the story of Adam and Eve alleged to be a fable, hell and heaven alleged not to be real, life ending here on earth with nothing like eternity, non-existence of God, no second coming of Jesus, no judgment day, all religions leading to God, etc. Very close to us are false visioners, dreamers, prophets and those whose bellies are their gods. Be careful and watchful not to be a victim. Learn to stick to the word of God.
Prayer: God please deliver us from strange gospels in Jesus Name.
John 6:9, ‘There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?’
John 6:1-13
Notice that Jesus didn’t just turn some of the stones into bread (as Satan had tempted Him to do in Lk. 4:3). We find only one instance in scripture where God created a supply to meet a need (Num. 11:21-23). Usually, the Lord simply blesses what we set our hand to do. The resources were totally inadequate to meet the need in this instance, but when the Lord blessed it, there was more than enough.
Jesus didn’t just teach the disciples, but He trained them also. He was constantly trying to involve them in these miracles. Just a matter of days later, He again asked His disciples what they could do to feed the multitude of four thousand men. It was like He was saying ‘You missed this question when I asked you how we could feed the five thousand men. Now, here are less people and more food. What would you suggest this time?’
Instead of remembering the previous miracle, they acted like they had never seen Jesus feed the multitude and they looked at their own resources again (Mt. 15:32; Mk. 8:1). Likewise, we all too often try everything we can do first and forget God’s supernatural power until all we can do is pray. Many people have missed their miracle because they never took that first step of faith and used what they had. This young lad was certainly credited with part of this miracle for offering what he had. When in need, we should seek God’s direction for something to set our hand to, and then trust Him to bless it and multiply the results of our work.
This message was written by The Association of Related Ministries International (ARMI) is an extension of Andrew Wommack Ministries (AWM). ARMI is a unique partnership committed to providing resources to help like-minded ministers succeed in a spirit of excellence and to draw from the experience and expertise of both the AWM and Charis Bible College staff. (www.awmi.net).
To look into a microscope is to see another universe so small that only the electronic microscope can even find it. For instance, it is revealed that one single snowflake in a snowstorm with millions of other snowflakes is the equivalent of twenty billion electrons. Scientists are learning that the miniature world of a single living cell is as astonishing as man himself. God says that we can learn a great deal about Him just by observing nature. Because He has spoken through His universe, all men are without excuse for not believing in Him. This is why the Psalmist said, “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God” (Psalm 14:1).
Prayer for the day: The infinitesimal beauty of Your creation speaks to my heart of the certainty of Your presence, almighty and everlasting God.
Written by Billy Graham, Founder of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association(BGEA). BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip the church and others to do the same.
Dearly beloved, my assignment today is to draw your attention to the infallible, errorless word of God. Let us consider this scripture:
“But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye shall be witnesses unto me.’’ (Acts 1:8 NKJV)
The events of today in our very unstable world confirm that Jesus is coming soon, and so as a child of God, you have a responsibility to witness your faith everywhere you go. Don’t be a secret service Christian. Let people know you are saved. Remember your salvation cost God the blood of His Son and there is nothing to be ashamed about. The Apostle Paul boldly declares this fact in Romans 1:16 (KJV). He says “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first and also to the Greeks.’’
Beloved, you cannot afford to be ashamed of the gospel, because therein lies the power of God unto salvation. You also cannot afford to keep quiet in this day and hour when people are daily streaming into a godless eternity. When you talk about Jesus and His saving grace, you are witnessing your faith. You are helping to change the lives and destinies of others around you. Don’t just say it doesn’t concern me. It should concern you. The woman at the well of Samaria did not know much of the scriptures, but after her encounter with Jesus, she went to town with the little she knew and brought souls to the Kingdom. You might not be able to preach, but you can share your personal experience – that is witnessing. The woman told the people in her neighborhood her personal encounter and because they all knew her decided to come see the man who changed her story. I am sure you also have a story or an encounter to talk about. It would encourage someone to depend solely on God and before you know it, a soul is won.
I come to challenge you to take a quality decision to always share your faith. Wherever you go, let people know you are a believer. Leave people better than the way you met them even without them seeing your Bible. Become the walking, talking Bible they may ever get to know. All the woman at the well of Samaria had to say was, “come see a man’’ (John 4:29 NKJV)That was all the message she had to talk about and today, what she said about Jesus is still being preached and taught all over the world. She was a true witness.
The bible tells us in Acts 11 that Phillip and the entire Apostles witnessed their faith even in the very face of persecution. The scriptures tell us in verse 19–20 that they were scattered all over the place preaching the word and planting churches all over different cities. And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene which when they have come to Antioch speak unto the Grecian preaching the Lord Jesus. What were these men preaching? They preached the Lord Jesus. Beloved, everything in the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation is all about Jesus. It is the unveiling of Jesus. When you preach and Jesus is not unveiled, faith will never come. I encourage you to preach Jesus everywhere you go. You don’t need a pulpit to preach. The world out there is your pulpit. Find the time to tell someone about Jesus and even when you reference the Old Testament, let Jesus come out of it so that people will be grounded and established in the Lord.
As I close, let me remind you that you are not here today by accident. You are here for a specific assignment. God has positioned you as light of the world, so let your light shine for all to see. I come to remind you that God does not want you to use your faith only to receive material blessings, but rather use your faith to snatch people out of the hands of the devil and by implication hell. Make Christ known in your neighborhood, office or market place. Be assured that as you labour in His vineyard, He will also labour in your vineyard.
As you go into this week, I commend you to God and the word of His grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among them that are sanctified. I bless you in Jesus name.
Maranatha!
In His Royal Service Dr. Mike Okonkwo The Presiding Bishop
Key Verse: “Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power” (Job 21:7)
MESSAGE:
It was a troubling time for righteous Job as he battle to understand why the wicked would prosper and lord over the godly that was poor. It should be the other way round if God were faithful to His promises, he thought. But Job and his friends, who passed judgment on him in his distress were rather hasty in their deliberations and conclusion that God was unfair in the way He shared wealth and other things in life.
The text shows the deception that may accompany prosperity not based on righteousness or fear of God. This made Job to plead with his friends not to deny him patient and fair hearing in this matter. He said after telling his own side of the story, the “comforters” might decide to either console or mock him. He held his stand because he knew men are liable to making errors in judgment. It is only God that cannot make any mistake. He wished to lodge his complaints and wished that his complaints would make his friends to ponder and wonder on the unsearchable power of God to afflict someone that knew no evil. How wise they would have been if rather than apportioning blame of Job, they reverenced God!
We cannot account for what God does in allowing sinners to prosper and godly people to suffer. We are to adore Him for His unsearchable wisdom and power. It is evident in this text that God can, in His providence, allow the wicked to have prosperity not because He cannot judge or punish them but He is being patient with them so that His goodness may lead them to repentance. “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). Unrepentant sinners will be punished but saints will be consoled eternally.
Indeed, riches and prosperity can never confer joy and peace upon anyone. Only salvation in the Lord can. True and enduring riches lie in knowing and doing what pleases the Lord.
Thought For The Day: Jehovah is God who is above reproach.
The Bible In One Year: Joshua 22-24
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
Flatimes’ Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.
If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.
It has been confirmed that there can be no products without practice; where there is no effort, there cannot be effect, and without responsibility, there can be no possibility. This means, if we embark on the practice of prayer, there are products we are expected to see in life. Now, what are the products of prayer?
SCRIPTURE: And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. – Luke 9:29
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Transformation of destiny happens at the place of prayer.
Yesterday, we saw that a major proof of dedication to God is a lifestyle of prayer and study of the Word. Praying and studying the Word are very critical and essential duties of a child of God. Prayer and the Word must be combined in order to for one to become an outstanding Christian and kingdom star.
It has been confirmed that there can be no products without practice; where there is no effort, there cannot be effect, and without responsibility, there can be no possibility. This means, if we embark on the practice of prayer, there are products we are expected to see in life. Now, what are the products of prayer?
Let me give you four of them:
i. The Altar of Prayer is the Altar of Transformation.
Prayer does not only change things; prayer also changes people who pray. Prayer changes or transforms our character and makes us to be Godlike (Luke 9:29). Transformation of destiny happens at the place of prayer.
ii. The Altar of Prayer is the Altar of Consecration.
Prayer separates you from bad habits, connections and associations. Prayer purges the life of the Christian. The place of prayer is the place of consecration and sanctification (Luke 9:29, Matthew 6:13).
iii. The Altar of Prayer is the Altar of Empowerment and Manifestation.
It is not possible to be prayerful and be powerless (James 5:17-18). People of prayer are people of power; the negligence of prayer is the acceptance of powerlessness.
iv. The Altar of Prayer is the Altar of Connection to Divine Resources
Whatever is available with God is accessible at the altar of prayer – be it supernatural supplies, power, blessing, favour, etc. (Matthew 6:11). Prayer grants access to God and His treasures.
Beloved, my counsel is, make up your mind to be devoted to God in prayer in order to experience life transformation, consecration, empowerment and access to divine supplies.
REMEMBER THIS: Transformation of destiny happens at the place of prayer.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Make up your mind to live a prayerful life.
Resist every temptation to live a prayerless life.
PRAYER: O LORD, I ask that You rekindle the fire of my prayer altar. I ask for the grace to pray without ceasing, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: DEDICATION TO PRAYER AND THE WORD.
QUOTE: God with a person equals success. And since prayer makes one to be successful, the prayerful are always the successful. Culled from PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche
DAILY READING: Judges 15:1 to 16:31, John 2:1 to 25, Psalm 103:1 to 22, Proverbs 14:17 to 19
AMAZING FACT: The sun is 109 times wider than the Earth and 330,000 times as massive.
TODAY IN HISTORY: 02/05/1611 – The King James Version of the Bible was published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD: I prophesy upon you, drastic transformation of life and destiny beyond your wildest imagination at the altar of prayer in Jesus’ Name. Get ready for change.
Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities
Flatimes Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.
If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.
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