GODHEAD

Christ's humanity is the great hem of the garment, through which we can touch His Godhead. -- Richard Glover

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory,  glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:1, 14).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Liturgy of St. James, 5th. century).

WAY

If the Father has the kingdom ready for us, He will take care of us on the way. -- Andrew Bonar

Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also (John 14:1-3).

I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:8).

And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought! -- Joseph H. Gilmore, 1862.

CHANGE

In leaning over to speak to the modern world, I fear we may have fallen in.

It is a strange assumption for Americans to feel they already have the equipment necessary to comprehend the gospel without any modification of lifestyle, without any struggle -- in short, without being born again. The point is not to speak to the culture. The point is to change it. God's appointed means of producing change is called "church"; and God's typical way of producing church is called "preaching."

-- William H. Willimon, in CHRISTIANITY TODAY, May 19, 1997.

And let us consider  how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some... (Hebrews 10:24).

"For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." But how are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in Him of whom they have never heard? And how are  they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? ...so faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ (Romans 10:13-17).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: Safely through Another Week (John Newton. 1774).

POWER

The fact that Jesus Christ is to come again is not a reason for star-gazing, but for working the power of the Holy Ghost. -- Charles Spurgeon

And while they were gazing into heaven as He went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven (Acts 1:10-11).

If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory (Colossians 3:1-4).

In Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by His Spirit(Ephesians 2:22).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum or whistle to the glory of God: Rejoice, All Ye Believers (Laurentius Lourenti), 1700.  

WRATH

The real horror of being outside of Christ is that there is no shelter from the wrath of God. --- Eric Alexander

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him (John 3:36).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: Day of Judgment! Day of Wonders! (John Newton, 1774).

WORLD

If God is not our joy, we develop an insatiable desire for the "good things,"  frantically and foolishly searching for them in this world. -- pgs.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world -- the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does -- comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever (I John 2:15-17).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: More Love To Thee, O Christ (Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, 1869)

HELP

Religion should cover all experience, finding expression in prayer or praise as the occasion may demand. We have a God for all seasons. Both in periods of suffering and trouble, and in times of joy, prayer and praise alike acknowledge that He is sufficient. -- J. Alec Motyer.

Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise If any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray....  The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and affective (James 5:13-14).

 A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: Our  God, Our Help in Ages Past.

Psalm 90, Isaac Watts, 1719.

PRAYER

True prayers are like those carrier pigeons which find their way so well; they cannot fail to go to heaven, for it is from heaven that they came; they are only going home. -- C. H. Spurgeon

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time need (Hebrews 4:14-16).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat by John Newton, 1779.

LEADING

Even if all men are liars and faithless, still God does not cease to be trustworthy. -- John Calvin

The sheep hear His voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from Him, for they do not know the voice of strangers (John 10:4).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: All The Way My Savior Leads Me (Fanny J. Crosby. 1875).

WILL

 It should be the aim of every Christian to have his will directed by the will of God as revealed in Scripture. -- Sinclair Ferguson

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil (Proverbs 3:5-8).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: Whate'er My God Ordains is Right. --Samuel Rodgast, 1675.

ECHO

"We love Him because He first loved us." Love is like an echo, it returns what it receives. ---- Thomas Manton

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins (I John 4:8-10).

We love Him because He first loved us (I John4:19).  

A hymn to read, sing, hum, or whistle, to the glory of God: Let Thy Blood in Mercy Poured. -- Greek Hymn.

HOLINESS

We do not suddenly become holy in one moment by making Christ Lord; we are to be holy moment by moment because He is Lord. -- John Blanchard

Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy." (I Peter 1:14-16).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle, to the glory of God: That Man Is Blest Who, Fearing God(From Psalm 1, The Psalter, 1912)

JOY

Joy ceases to be joy when it ceases to be "in the Lord".  -- J. Alec Motyer

I have set the LORD always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices: my flesh also shall rest in hope. Thou wilt show me the path of life; in Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore. (Psalm 16:8-11).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle, to the glory of God (Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts (Bernard of Clairvaux, ca. 1150)

STUDY

We being what we are and all things else being what they are, the most important and profitable study anyone of us can engage in is without question the study of theology. - A. W. Tozer

Do your best to present yourself unto God, a workman who needs not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. (II Timothy 2:15).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle, to the glory of God: Fill Thou My life, O Lord My God(Horatius Bonar, 1866)

FORGIVENESS

In these days of guilt complexes, perhaps the most glorious word in the English language is "forgiveness." --- Billy Graham

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (I John 1:9)

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle, to the glory of God: Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet. Fanny J. Crosby, ca. 1915.

FLESH

The work of God cannot be done in the energy of the flesh. Too much religious activity is just old Adam in his Sunday clothes. ---- Vance Havner

But we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh (Philippians 3:3).

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle to the glory of God: O Jesus, I Have Promised (John E. Bode, 1868).