Proverbs From the Heart

"Why do you think everyone is agaisnt you?

You say they are trying to give you a hard time,

but you won't accept the time they are trying to give.

They are trying to please you,

but you can't stop caring about your problems to see theirs.

You say you can never win,

but what are you trying to win?

You have everything you need; It's being provided for you!

What more do you need to get

before you realize that you have it all?

Stop worrying about your own needs and help the other

people around you.

Stop asking for more and actaully thank the one who has blessed you!"

Once again, my cup runneth over.

GOD bless you all!

Peace be with you.

Your servant, RC Hammer

ब्लेस्सिंग बे विथ यू अल्वाय्स

Belief or Expierince?

Many people say that Christianity is just blind faith, or a belief.

I believe differently.

Yes, to non-saved people, Christians probably do seem to just throw away everything and believe in GOD, and a Savior, JESUS CHRIST. But real Christians, the ones who have accepted JESUS, shouldn't be swayed by this skeptic view. You see, true CHRIST followers have had more in their religeon. That more is expierince.

Christians do need to have a lot of faith to believe GOD's message and then go along with it, but once someone takes that leap, they truly expierince GOD's love in their life. They know what it's like to finally be accepted and loved. Still don't understand? (You probably do, but this will make it more interesting). I'll throw in a short story... a parable.

"A little boy was with his mother. She was ironing laundry. She told her son to never touch the iron because it was very hot. The boy believed his mother so he did not touch the iron while she was around. Soon, however, the mother left the room, leaving the boy alone near the iron. The boy reached out a touched the iron. He snapped his hand back in pain; Now not only did he believe the iron was hot, he knew the iron was hot because he had expierinced it's heat."

When you expierince GOD's love for the first time, it leaves an impact on your soul. It is life changing. It is something that stays on someone for the rest of their life... That is the true expierience of JESUS CHRIST.

GOD bless you all.

Peace be with you.

Your servant,

RC Hammer

र्क हम्मेर

Virginia Tech College

The following is taken off of a different website... it's about one of the only true heroes at Virginia Tech.

Israeli Professor Sacrificed Himself for His Students

All the students in his classroom lived because of what he did.

Professor Liviu Librescu, 76-year-old Israeli immigrant and Holocaust survivor, sacrificed his life to save his students at Virginia Tech College by throwing himself in front of the shooter when the man tried to enter his classroom.

"All the students lived because of him," student Asael Arad-also an Israeli-is quoted as saying.

"My father blocked the doorway with his body and asked the students to flee," Joe Librescu said in a telephone interview from his home outside of Tel Aviv. "Students started opening windows and jumping out."

According to the AP, Jerusalem Post report, Librescu was sent to a labor camp in Russia as a child, and was saved by the townspeople while his father was deported by the Nazis. Eventually he and his family immigrated to Virginia where they have lived since 1986.

Librescu's body will be flown back to Israel where his funeral will be held.

Oddly enough, it was on Holocaust Remembrance Day that this Holocaust survivor gave his life to save the lives of others.

Liviu Librescu is a true hero from Virginia Tech. Do you think GOD spared this man in the Holocaust, so he could save the students at Virginia Tech?

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Now, on the shooter's arm, the words "Ishmail Ax" were written. What does this mean? Well, according to the Muslim tradition, Abraham didn't take Isaac to sacrifice, he took Ishmail. The tradition also says he was going to sacrifice his son with an axe, not a knife. Do you understand? Abraham sacrificing his son is like what the shooter (Cho Seung-Hui) was doing to the children at Virginia Tech.

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For more information, go to: http://www.homestead.com/prosites-prs/index.html

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Keep Praying

GOD bless you all

Peace be with you.

RC Hammer

Stellar Kart Lyrics: Me and Jesus

I'm sorry I've been posting so much about music. I have a lot to post, but not a lot of time. These music posts are quick and easy... Here is the lyric to Stellar Kart's hit song, Me and Jesus.

Stellar Kart

"Me and Jesus"

When there's nowhere else to turn

All your bridges have been burned

Feels like you've hit rock bottom

Don't give up it's not the end

Open up your heart again

When you feel like no one

Understands where you are

[chorus]

Someone loves you even when you don't think so don't you know you got Me and Jesus by your side through the fight you will never be alone on your own you got me and Jesus

After all that we've been through

By now you know I've doubted too

But every time my head was in my

Hands you said to me

Hold on to what we got

This is worth any cost so

Make the most of life

That's borrowed

Love like there's no tomorrow

[chorus]

Someone loves you even when you don't think so don't you know you got Me and Jesus by your side through the fight you will never be alone on your own you got me and Jesus

GOD bless you all.

Peace be with you.

RC Hammer

Family Force 5 | Business Up Front/Party In the Back

Instead of getting the KJ-52 CD, I decided to get this one (only it was the diamond edition). It is really good, but if you can't stand loud music then you probably won't like it... you should try Stellar Kart, Reliant K, the Newsboys, or Jars of Clay. Here is the tracks. I put the tracks I really liked in bold.

1. "Cadillac Phunque" – 3:27
2. "Kountry Gentleman" – 3:23
3. "X-Girlfriend" – 3:38
4. "Drama Queen" – 3:51
5. "Put Ur Hands Up" – 4:20
6. "Love Addict" – 2:52
7. "Earthquake" – 3:05
8. "Replace Me" – 3:35
9. "Lose Urself" – 3:10
10. "Peachy" – 3:46
11. "Supersonic" – 3:07
12. "Numb" – 3:11

The Diamond Edition includes these tracks:

13. "I Love You To Death" - 2:45
14. "Face Down" - 3:53
15. "Never Let You Go" - 3:10

As you can see, I liked a lot of them. The begining to Supersonic was pretty good... but it wasn't one of my favorites. Oh yeah; The diamond edition has a different cover.

I give this CD a: 9/1o

It's a very good CD... as a matter of fact, it's Family Force 5's first CD. I guess it's a good start. Most of the songs are rock or crunk... just to let you know.

GOD bless you all. Peace be with you.

RC Hammer

Servant?

Mark 10:45

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.

How's Your Lifestyle Going?

Your servant, RC Hammer

Music Mix-Up

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To see if you know any Christian music performers, I have set up this test. Just set up the correct letters (from the pictures above) with the right band name.

1. Jars of Clay ___
2. Newsboys ___
3. KJ-52 ___
4. dc Talk ___
5. Superchic(k) ___
6. Audio Adrenaline ___
7. Family Force 5 ___
8. Everlife ___
   

Comment me your answers to see if you got any right!

GOD bless you all.

Peace be with you.

Your servant, RC Hammer

GOD's In Control; Give Your Problems To HIM And HE Will Make It Right

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

1st John 4:18

If you truly love GOD, why are you so afraid?

GOD bless you all.

Peace.

Your servant, RC Hammer

If You Can Read This, Than You Can Read The Bible

Many Christians don't read the Bible because they say it is "boring." They probably say that because they have never spent more than five minutes looking at a page. I assure you, if you take the time to look through the Bible, you can find some amazing things. In fact, not knowing the word of GOD (the Bible) can make a Christian very easily perish. Did you know that the Bible says:

My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge...

Hosea 4:6

The word of GOD can save your life! It can also make you a much stronger Christian with a better relationship with GOD. That's why it is important to go to Church; To hear the word of GOD. However, a lot of people can't make it to Church. That's fine. But you have to read the Bible frequently!

I'm not saying that you have to read the Bible to get to heaven. Actually, it is impossible for a human to earn their way into heaven. It is only through their belief in CHRIST. I think the reason why a lot of people think they have to earn their way into heaven is because they don't read the Bible to hear differently. Yes, a lot of different things Christians believe today are kind of... strange. That's another good reason why you should read the Bible. So you don't fall into the lies of the enemy! If you don't read the Bible, you are a very easy target to Satan... and even those who try to bring Christians down for no reason.

Below, I have listed a few memorable verses about reading the Bible:

The word of the LORD is Sharper than any double-edged sword...

Hebrew 4:12

If you have read my blog, you should have heard this before. Your knowledge and understanding of the Bible can help you in hard times; When your faith is being tested. If you know GOD's word, you can use it as a weapon against lies that may be thrown at you.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

Psalm 119:105

This one follows what I have been saying. If you know the Bible, you won't trip over the lies of the enemy.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15
This one goes back to the I Am Who I Am 1 days! GOD likes it when you know what HE has to say. You will find messages from GOD in the Bible that will help you bring forth the kingdom of Heaven!

Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

Psalm 119:165

Another Biblical blow from David! Like I already said: GOD likes it when we know HIS word... and when HE is happy with us, HE tends to bless us more than when HE is angry with us... Understand?

The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.

Psalm 37:31

Another one from David! You won't slip over the lies of the enemy if you know GOD's word... it's a very GOD defense and offense! A lot of these verses are very similar. The writers of the Bible most have known what they were talking about!

I'm sure I could find many more verses about reading the Bible and how it's good... for you, but I think you get the point!

GOD bless you all!

Remember, you cannot curse what GOD has blessed!

Peace be with you all!

Your servant,

RC Hammer

TruLuv

...Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13

JESUS had hope that we would understand our sin, so HE died on the cross for us. This show how much faith HE had in us to make the right decisions. HE "volunteered" to die on the cross... showing HIS true love for us.

Your servant, RC Hammer

KJ~52|The Yearbook

A new KJ-52 CD was released a few days ago. As you can see, it's called The Yearbook. It is suppose to be one of KJ's most personal albums. I'll have to see if I can get it. I have a story to tell you about KJ-52, but I'll save it for later. If you watch MTV you might already know.

RC Hammer

HE Has Risen!!!

Mark 16

The Resurrection

1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. 2Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"
4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
6"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "
8Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
9When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. 11When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.
12Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. 13These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.
14Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
15He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. 16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
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Now I have a question for you. Do you think it is important to dress up for Church? Today, I walked into Church wearing blue jeans, track shoes, a Dukes of Hazzard t-shirt, and a gold necklace around my neck... and everyone else was dressed up in suits, ties, fancy dresses and sweaters. I think you get my point. Anyway, I love hearing from you all, so comment whenever you want.
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Your servant,

RC Hammer

The Promise of Life

I'm sure you know the verse:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

But do you know why you have everlasting life if you believe in HIM? Yesterday was Good Friday, the day we say JESUS died on the cross. HE could have done anything to stop Himself from a horrible Crucifixion, but HE didn't. HE knew that HE had to die on the cross, because that was the reason why GOD sent HIM down to earth. So JESUS died and now, if we believe in HIM and ask HIM to forgive us, we'll have eternal life. Why? Here is where it gets a little complicated, so stay with me.

GOD is perfect and HE cannot be around anything that isn't perfect, meaning that we can't get to heaven unless we become perfect. And we know that it is impossible for a human to be perfect; Without sin. As a matter of fact, the Bible says:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God...

Romans 3:23

Oh great! Now we're stuck! We have to be perfect to live with GOD forever in heaven, but with what we just read, we know we can't ever be perfect! But since GOD loves us so much, HE gave us another option; A second chance. This is where JESUS comes in. Remember the Bible verse above. You know how I added the '...'? That means there is more. The verse goes on to say:

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God...

Romans 3:24-25

What does this mean? Above I said that you have to be perfect and without sin to enter the kingdom of GOD and I also said that no one is perfect, making it a lose-lose situation. Well, when you believe JESUS and ask HIM to forgive you of your sins in HIS name, HIS blood comes and washes away all of your sins. So when GOD looks at you, instead of seeing all of your imperfect sin, HE sees JESUS;( A.K.A. Perfection). And it's just that easy! Although, you might not understand it totally yet. Let me give you a different visual.

Imagine a deep valley. On one side is GOD and on the other side is us humans. If we try to jump from our side of the valley to GOD's, we will fall. It's impossible! But when we believe in JESUS and ask HIM to forgive us, HE becomes a 'bridge' in the valley, connecting us with GOD. Let me show you the highly Scientific chart I drew:

It's just like that! It still surprises me though that GOD sacrificed HIS perfect SON, for us imperfect humans. We still sin a lot too. But since GOD's full of mercy and love, HE lets us live on.

"Tomorrow check the tomb. It will be empty so you don't have to be!"

GOD bless you all! Peace be with you all too!

Your servant,RC Hammer