New Melody Church

Where Do I Go from Here Mark 1:14-18 King James Version (KJV) 14  Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15  And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 16  Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 17  And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18  And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. Today’s title is taken from another hymn sung by a gifted man, whose life was short, and whose legacy is large. Well recognized by any and all who have heard the songs he left behind, songs that for the most part were secular in nature, yet whose rendering of the gospel remains well beloved by the few who paid attention to what was given through his...

CUP OF LONELINESS Mark 10:35-45King James Version (KJV) 35  And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. 36  And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? 37  They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38  But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? 39  And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: 40  But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. 41  And when the ten heard it, they began to be much di...

The Great Judgement Morning 2 Corinthians 6:2 King James Version (KJV) 2  (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) Today’s offering comes once more from a song, seldom heard these days, and from scripture of vital importance to an increasingly deaf world, one deaf by choice only. Over the years, many “artists” included this song in their repertoire, each and all of them made far more popular by secular offerings rather than the hymns sung in warning and promise. Most of these “artists” have now passed, their contributions to a style of secular music, lauded and copied, resonating through new voices that choose to maintain the purity of the music they wrote, sang and inspired in others. Offerings such as the one chosen are neglected, because it is unpopular to remind any of the cost that must be p...

Lonely Tombs 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 King James Version (KJV) 16  For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. The mortality of man, the certainty of his predestined time to remain among those like him is a subject studiously avoided by the young. The immortality of the soul that inhabits that mortal body is also, sadly, ignored and studiously avoided as well, as a large majority of young and old alike look to the here and now, forgetting the necessity of realizing the temporary nature of a journey to be completed only at its end. Today’s title comes from the writings of a talented man, gifted by God with the ability to convey the emotions of the life he li...