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Series Code: YFBR
Program Code: YFBR200035A
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00:01 Welcome to Your Favorites By Request
00:02 with me, Tim Parton. 00:04 You send me your favorite songs 00:06 and I'm ready to play while you sing along. 00:10 And if you don't remember all the words, don't worry, 00:12 they're on the screen. 00:14 And now, Your Favorites By Request. 00:17 Your Favorite By Request La-la-la 00:21 I'm embarrassed to admit this, 00:22 but I can't tell you 00:24 how many times I've looked for my glasses 00:25 or my phone 00:26 and they were right there on my head 00:28 or in my hand. 00:30 Have you ever looked for something so intently 00:33 searching high and low, 00:35 and it was obviously right there in front of you? 00:38 While the writer of this song can relate 00:41 as his search for an inner peace 00:43 resulted in an answer that was there all along. 00:47 I hope you like this song. 00:57 Time after time 01:00 I went searching for peace 01:03 in some void 01:06 I was trying to blame All my ills on this world 01:13 I was in 01:18 Surface relationships 01:21 used me 'til I was done in 01:28 And all the while someone 01:31 Was begging to free me from sin 01:38 He was there all the time 01:47 He was there all the time 01:55 Waiting patiently in line 02:03 He was there all the time 02:17 Never again 02:20 will I look for a fake rainbow's end 02:26 Now that I have the answer 02:30 My life is just starting to rhyme 02:38 Sharing each new day with Him 02:42 Is a cup of fresh wine 02:48 And oh what I missed 02:51 He's been waiting right there all the time 02:58 He was there all the time 03:07 He was there all the time 03:15 Waiting patiently in line 03:25 He was there all the time 03:34 He was there all the time 03:44 You might file that song under lessons learned. 03:49 There are a lot of songs that teach us lessons, 03:53 and this is a lesson that I'm learning. 03:57 And you probably are too. 04:00 Sing this with me. 04:03 Learning to lean 04:08 Learning to lean 04:12 I'm learning to lean on Jesus 04:21 Finding more power 04:26 than I've ever dreamed 04:30 I'm learning to lean on Jesus 04:43 Sad time at an alter I knelt 04:50 I found peace that was so serene 05:00 And all that He asks is a child like trust 05:08 And a heart that is learning to lean 05:18 Learning to lean 05:23 Learning to lean 05:27 I'm learning to lean on Jesus 05:37 Finding more power 05:42 than I've ever dreamed 05:46 I'm learning to lean on Jesus 05:59 There is a glorious victory 06:04 each day now for me 06:08 I've found sweet peace 06:10 that is so serene 06:17 He helps with each task 06:22 if I'll only ask Everyday now 06:29 I'm learning to lean 06:35 Oh, I'm learning to lean 06:42 Learning to lean 06:45 I'm learning to lean on Jesus 06:55 I'm finding more power than I've ever dreamed 07:05 I'm learning to lean on Jesus 07:22 What a lesson to learn, right? 07:25 You know, 07:26 you may be going through something 07:28 that you've never gone through before 07:31 and you're having to learn to depend on Him. 07:35 There's a song that we used to sing. 07:37 There are a lot of songs that are popular 07:40 because of their chorus. 07:41 And maybe that's the only part 07:43 that really anyone knows is the chorus. 07:46 But this request was sent in, it's called Got Any Rivers. 07:51 That's the name of the song. 07:52 And I remember singing this chorus in church 07:54 when I was a kid. 07:57 And it says, 07:58 Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? 08:00 Got any mountains you can't tunnel through? 08:03 God specializes in things thought impossible 08:07 and He can do what no other power can do. 08:12 And as I was preparing for this program, 08:14 I actually found this song in a hymnal 08:19 and didn't realize that it had verses, 08:21 but they're wonderful verses 08:22 and I just want to quote them to you, 08:26 read them, I guess to you. 08:27 It's about the story of Joshua. 08:30 I never knew that this had verses, but it says, 08:33 "Be of good courage God spoken unto Joshua. 08:36 When o'er the river God pointed the way. 08:40 Jordan uncrossable, things seemed impossible. 08:44 Waters divide as the march and obey." 08:48 In the second verse, 08:50 "Battles to win, 08:51 they would meet with their obstacles. 08:54 Jericho's walls, too, 08:56 must fall to the ground. 08:59 God never failed. 09:00 He stood back of his promises. 09:03 Walls had to crumble as they marched around." 09:07 That's good. 09:09 It's a great telling of that story of Joshua. 09:11 And then the third verse, 09:12 last verse relates to me and you. 09:15 "God is the same and His Word is dependable. 09:19 He'll make a way through the waters for you. 09:22 Life's situations by Him are amendable. 09:27 Mountains and hills He will part for you too." 09:34 And this is the chorus. 09:37 Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? 09:47 Got any mountains, you cannot tunnel through? 09:56 God specializes in things thought impossible 10:07 And He can do what no other power can do 10:18 Sing that chorus again. 10:19 Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? 10:30 Got any mountains, 10:34 you can't tunnel through? 10:40 God specializes in things thought impossible 10:50 And He can do what no other power can do 11:06 So whatever you're going through, 11:08 this song will be of encouragement. 11:11 You may feel down and feel like God 11:16 Has somehow forgotten 11:21 That you are faced with circumstances 11:26 You can't get through 11:31 But now it seems that there's no way out 11:36 And you're going under 11:41 God's proven time and time again 11:46 He'll take care of you 11:51 And He'll do it again for you 11:56 He'll do it again 12:02 Just take a look at where you Are now 12:06 and where you have been 12:11 Hasn't He always come through for you 12:17 He's the same now as then 12:22 You may not know how 12:24 You may not know when 12:27 But He'll do it again 12:33 God knows the things 12:35 that you're going through 12:37 And He knows how you're hurting 12:42 You see, 12:44 He knows just how your heart 12:47 Has been broken in two 12:52 But He's the God of the stars, of the sun 12:58 And He is your Father You see, 13:03 He can calm the storm And He can fix it for you 13:12 He'll do it again for you 13:17 He'll do it again 13:23 Just take a look at where you Are now 13:28 and where you have been 13:32 Hasn't He always come through 13:36 for you He's the same now as then 13:43 You may not know how You may not know when 13:48 But He'll do it again 13:52 You may not know how 13:55 You may not know when 13:58 But He'll do it again 14:05 If you're leaning on Him, if you're trusting in Him, 14:09 any river that you think is uncrossable, 14:14 He'll make it crossable and He'll see you through. 14:16 Come back and sing with us again 14:18 after this message. |
Revised 2020-12-05