{"id":25348,"date":"2015-04-21T00:15:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T04:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=25348"},"modified":"2015-04-16T21:13:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T01:13:41","slug":"come-and-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/04\/21\/come-and-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Come And Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Many of you have gone on Spring Break or are anticipating taking a vacation this summer. \u00a0It is a time to refresh spirit, soul, and body. \u00a0Over the next couple of weeks, our faithful bloggers will be taking a \u2018spring break\u2019 from writing so that they can come back to us refreshed and freshly anointed. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">However, Girlfriends\u2019 Coffee Hour website won\u2019t \u2018go black\u2019! \u00a0We will be revisiting some of our favorite blogs and daily devotions which have blessed us in the past. \u00a0We pray that each of you, our faithful friends and readers, will continue to start your day meditating on the devotionals and songblogs, and be encouraged and blessed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Let\u2019s give each of our bloggers a big round of applause,<br \/>\na hug,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">and the rest they so deserve. \u00a0God bless you, ladies!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-23268 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs tag-bebo-norman tag-christmas-carols tag-come-and-worship tag-gch tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs tag-tina-marin entry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Angels from the realms of glory<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Wing your flight o\u2019er the earth<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ye who sang creations story<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Now proclaim Messiah\u2019s birth<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Come and worship<br \/>\nCome and worship<br \/>\nCome and worship<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Worship Christ the newborn King<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Shepherds in the fields abiding<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Watching o\u2019er your flocks by night<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">God with man is now residing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Under shines the Infant light<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Saints before the altar, bending<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Watching, longing, hope and fear<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Suddenly the Lord descending<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">In His temple shall appear<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/83huFAMOte0?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Bebo Norman<br \/>\nWritten by James Montgomery<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271d \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2605\u00a0 \u00a0 *<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Oh, to be first-time parents! \u00a0Remember the fears, the concerns of not knowing if you were going to know how to care for the child? \u00a0What if they did this, or if they had that, is this normal, should I call a doctor? \u00a0Everything had to be perfect\u2014new clothes, new crib, new bottles, new car seat, new everything. \u00a0But then, imagine, Mary and Joseph. They were not home, they were in a stable behind a hotel. \u00a0There were no more rooms or homes for them to visit. \u00a0No friends they could stay with. \u00a0At least Joseph was able to find a place warm, dry, and slightly comfortable for Mary and his soon-to-be-born stepson.<\/p>\n<p>Then, once Mary had Jesus, everything changed. \u00a0Having cleaned out a manger in which to lay Jesus, after wrapping Him in swaddling clothes, they began to have visitors. \u00a0Shepherds came to see the wonder of the promised Messiah\u2026the one the Angel told them would be in a stable. \u00a0Both Mary and Joseph were tired, but excited to see Jesus, and to welcome these strangers with news of the angelic host proclaiming the birth.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271d \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2605\u00a0 \u00a0 *<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, let us<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Come and Worship<\/em><\/span> the love our Father in heaven has for us His people. \u00a0Without God desiring a relationship with all of us, Jesus would not have been born.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank You, God, for loving us so much that You would send<br \/>\nYour Son, Jesus, to earth to live among us!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-24804 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs tag-charles-and-john-wesley tag-david-crowder tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour tag-hymnal tag-kim-spring tag-o-for-a-thousand-tongues-to-sing tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs tag-revelation-511 tag-scripture entry\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you have gone on Spring Break or are anticipating taking a vacation this summer. \u00a0It is a time to refresh spirit, soul, and body. \u00a0Over the next couple of weeks, our faithful bloggers will be taking a \u2018spring break\u2019 from writing so that they can come back to us refreshed and freshly anointed. 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