{"id":12376,"date":"2013-06-07T01:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=12376"},"modified":"2013-06-06T21:28:48","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T01:28:48","slug":"girls-with-swords-chapter-11-weekly-review-sword-of-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/07\/girls-with-swords-chapter-11-weekly-review-sword-of-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls with Swords: Chapter 11 Weekly Review \u2013 \u201cSword of Song\u201d (with a SURPRISE Guest!!)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to Campground USA<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\u201cSing unto the Lord a new song<\/b>!\u201d\u00a0 Did this group ever worship the Lord in song this week and bring joy to Campground USA!\u00a0 Music, music, music could be heard blaring from our cabins, and women singing all up and down the nature trails as they went on their morning walk.\u00a0 Guess who else was singing with us?\u00a0 Why, the birds, of course!\u00a0 They seemed to be saying:\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s about time you all joined in with us!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Even the other campers didn\u2019t seem to mind the sound of music and songs filtering throughout the campground.\u00a0 Yes, music is a universal language everyone seems to relate to.\u00a0 But, as a sword<\/em>??\u00a0 Who would have thought?\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to see how my girlfriends explain this one.\u00a0 Let\u2019s check them out!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Teresa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Lisa begins this chapter with the introduction of a truly amazing sword.\u00a0 (The<\/span> flamberge<\/span>, which means \u201cflame blade.\u201d) This sword causes vibrations which loosens the opponent\u2019s grip and causes them to lose footing.\u00a0 The vibrations give the sword-bearer the upper hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The same thing happens when the created ones praise the Creator.\u00a0 The power is in the praise<\/span>.\u00a0 Lisa says, \u201cas we sing\u2026<\/span>especially when we sing the Word\u2026<\/span>the airwaves begin to vibrate with sound, and the grip of the enemy slips as the friction between light and darkness increases.\u201d <\/i>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When we sing praises to God the Father, the Creator, we join our vibrations with other humans, animals, and His creation to return thanks and worship to One worthy to be praised.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Jennifer<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Exodus 15:1-2 says:\u00a0 I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; He has hurled both horse and rider into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song; He has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise Him \u2013 my father\u2019s God, and I will exalt Him!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This song marks the origin or beginning of song<\/span>.\u00a0 <\/b>It came after the Lord had just parted the Red Sea for the Israelites allowing them all to cross; then the\u00a0water rushed back into place, sweeping the Egyptians away with it.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Music:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • draws<\/span> us closer to our Creator<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • it<\/span> invites Him into our space and allows Him to work<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • provides<\/span> a means of coping with a difficult life situation<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • declares<\/span> our trust in the One who is trustworthy; the One who loves us beyond comprehension; and the One who seeks to meet our every need in His perfect time<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • God is magnified, His dominion is declared over our situation.\u00a0 As He inhabits the praises of His people, we are before Him even as He is within us.\u00a0 Our hearts begin to swell with His courage as they overflow with gratitude.\u00a0 (Lisa)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Lift your voice to the King.\u00a0 He is waiting to hear your voice!<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

    Tonya<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Isaiah 54:1 says: <\/b>\u201cSing, O barren, you who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married woman,\u201d says the Lord. <\/i>(NKJV)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Just as Lisa has described it:\u00a0 “The sounds of music helps<\/span> to create a type of joyful strength and the ability to remind us of just how awesome the Most High is.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    There are times in our lives when we need to pick up our sword of song, we need to wield it, shout and sing<\/span>.\u00a0 The song of battle needs to be one of our tools as a warrior of Christ, and as a girl with a sword.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

    Diane<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

    There are some things I feel compelled to share with you about this chapter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    1.\u00a0 Revelation 4:9-10<\/b>\u00a0 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say<\/i>: \u201cYou are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    The first time I read this passage —-<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • It helped me solidify who God is in my life.\u00a0 He is worthy of all of my praise, glory, and honor.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • It challenges me to make sure that in everything I do, there are elders on their knees in Heaven worshipping our One and Only.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      2.\u00a0 Music invites your body to move, but remembering all that God has done for you will move you.<\/b>\u00a0 (<\/span>Lisa) It will move you out of darkness!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      3.\u00a0 The song that moved me out of some of the darkest hours of my life is:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

      I love you Lord, and I lift my voice<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      To worship you, oh my soul rejoice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Take joy, my King, in what you hear<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      4.\u00a0 Is the song you sing<\/span> every day the life you live for God?\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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      After Diane spoke, I stood before the group and spoke. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Ladies, I believe the Sword of Song has touched all of our hearts in a powerful way.\u00a0 Tonight, as we enter into His gates with Thanksgiving and into His courts with praise, we are very blessed to have a very special Guest; one of our very own GCH group members leading us into God\u2019s presence. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Would you please welcome Coleen Hayden and her husband Robert, as they minister to us in song. Coleen is our Prayer Ministry Leader, and we just love her to pieces! \u00a0Sing to Him a New Song!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n