Ruach Breath Of Life

At this time when millions are feeling deeply unsettled by so much that they had taken as normal being suddenly removed, Joshua’s tremendous and challenging declaration came to mind as I was pondering these things: ‘Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve . . . but as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.’ (Josh. 24:15) Like Joshua, though so much remains uncertain, may we find many ways to serve Him! There are numerous occasions when this phrase is used in the Bible. You will be familiar with them, of course, but I have drawn many of them together in this presentation and set them to beautiful music, like ornaments in a band. Sometimes, like Joshua, the verses are markers laid down for us as we determine to move purposefully forward, embracing our calling and commission. At other times they are a cry from people in intense and immediate need. As Sally Mowbray, Colin Owen and I read, the music ranges from the contemporary to the very ancient, beginning with Maria es libre, a lovely

Vivaldi LaudemasTe Instrumental by Ruach Breath of Life

La Stravaganza Instrumental by Ruach Breath of Life

The God Who Rescues Us by Ruach Breath of Life

Psalm 116 the God who rescues us part 2 I turned this yesterday into a blended version of the traditional version and then from the message as well, set to the slow version of zipoli elevazione.... If ever a piece was made to measure to suit! I was feeling very low yesterday morning and the Lord gave me that psalm so powerfully

'A tempestuous piece for our times' The music of Beethoven's world-renowned Pathetique sonata is restless and probing, conveying something of the anguish as well as the triumphs that Beethoven was experiencing at the time when he wrote it, yet still brings joy, pleasure and consolation. For that reason, it struck me as being a particularly poignant and appropriate piece to release in the tempestuous times that we are going through. Stella commented, “It reminds me of how anxious – terrified even – the disciples were when they were in the storm boat with Jesus. They felt panic-stricken, fearing that their end was looming near – yet all the time, Jesus was in complete control despite what was going on around Him, even when He appeared to be asleep. “How anxious we get, the moment we take our eyes off the Lord, or when we look at things through our narrow, tunnel vision. Yet He remains in total control, able to calm the raging seas and enable us to complete our journey.” Special thanks to Sam Booth, who mad

La Stravaganza, Vivaldi by Ruach Breath of Life

Hole in the Wall by Ruach Breath of Life

May Francis Cumming's powerful rendition of Psalm 45 touch our hearts today. Psalm 45 Your Throne, O God, Is Forever To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil[a] of the Sons of Korah; a love song. My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe. You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever. Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and majesty! In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; let your right hand teach you awesome deeds! Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you. Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond y

Many of us deal with 'heavyweight' issues on a daily basis; so here is a little antidote we would like to offer you: the recording we made at our last get together of a famous old hymn set to music by Thomas Tallis: "All praise to You my God and King.' Traditionally regarded as an 'evening' hymn, let's savour its freshness at any time of the day or night!

Waiting for You There is something about this exquisite 'stilling' song by Anne Laure Jackson that both soothes and inspires. May it particularly encourage us during our times of waiting to entwine ourselves in the Lord who loves us so much. Written and sung by Anne Laure Jackson, accompanied by Megan Mellamphy, Julia Herzog, Shirley Richards, Jonathan Lee, Grace Lee, Nick Evans Pughe, Corinne Frost and Christiane von Albrecht. Recorded at Brockhill, Malvern. Ruach Breath of Life Ministries 2017.

Music (for Preface) composed especially for this project by David Booth of Malvern Welcome to this heartfelt compilation of mineral-rich meditations which set out to capture the yearning of our heart for God, and of His towards us. As we tune our hearts to the Eternal Rock from which we were hewn lets embark on the greatest love story of them all, exploring far ranging themes, that take us far beyond the purely personal to the prophetically panoramic, allowing their poetic reality to sharpen our capacity for contemplation, as the fragrance of Heaven draws near. The themes are too nutrient rich to absorb at one sitting, but you’ll find the words online, and you can always press the ‘Pause’ or listen again, allowing fresh associations to come to mind until these precious truths become embedded in your heart. Since we have been raised with Christ, let’s set our hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the Father’s right hand and think for a while about the things of Heaven, for we have died to this

Music written by Francis Cummings for 'Fire from the North' Conference 2005 The new heavens and the new earth Look, I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore. (Is. 65:17-18) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. The sea also was gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be His people. God Himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All those things are gone forever.” And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.” (Rev. 21:1-5) Reawaken us, Lord Jesus, to the call of how Heavenly things will truly be.

Harp played by Bill Klein from the album Lauda On the night before He died, the Lord Jesus said, “I will not drink the fruit of the vine again until I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom” (Matt. 26:29). Food and drink must therefore have their place in that utterly grace-filled sphere that You have prepared for the redeemed human race where God-belovèd animals will lie down at peace with each other and at ease with us. leaving us free to enjoy whatever rewards and commissions the Lord may choose to apportion as He ushers in the new heaven and the new earth. When souls saved by Christ fall asleep they emerge from the tent of their bodies and enter the realm of Paradise: a place of parkland rest and refreshment, of blissful reunions with those in Christ whom we have loved, and with those who persevered beyond their trials to the infinitely better resurrection beyond. (Heb. 11:35,38) Let’s not end the story at what may prove to be but the end of the beginning: the call of God will appoint

Taken from Lauda, an album of harp music played by Bill Klein Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their forehead or hands. They came to life again, and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.) Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, for they will be priests of God and of Christ, the Messiah, and will reign with Him a thousand years. (Rev. 20:4-6) By Your Spirit’s grace enable us to play our part in this first and greatest resurrection. By Your Spirit’s power be BOTH deposit and bridge between these two worlds; Reawaken our heart to these unseen heavenly realms, and draw us int

'Fire from the North' Music by Francis Cummings In the Courts of Heaven I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of mighty ocean waves or the rolling of loud thunder. It was like the sound of many harpists playing together. (Rev. 14:2) God, You preside in the courts of highest Heaven, and soon the kingdoms of this world will become the place where You reside and reign forever;” (Rev. 11:15) Your angels worshipping now before Your throne, now waging war as mighty warriors, sounding the seven last trumpets and swinging sickles right across the planet to gather the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, then pouring out the bowls that represent the seven last plagues, before consigning Your foe to the bottomless pit. (Rev. 14:18-19) You made our world out of nothing, Lord, but this time round You intend to send such an intense fire that the elements themselves will be melted bare. (2 Pet. 3:10-13) For just as wild fire consumes dead wood in the forest, and redwoods release the seeds that spawn th

Since death itself has been defeated we will rise again on the renewed Earth in a body that will not wear out or die. Transform us now, Lord Jesus, to the ways of Eternity, so that one day we may govern the Earth on Your behalf. That which is not born of Your Spirit will have no place there, any more than vultures swim beneath the waves or sharks nest in lion’s dens. Keep blessing in and the enemy out. Cover us with the outermost fringes of Your glory as You direct our days. In the twinkling of an eye You will swallow up death in victory and clothe our decaying bodies with imperishable immortality. By the power that enables You to bring everything under Your control, You will transform our lowly bodies so that they are like Your glorious body. Just as You restored Your people to their land so Your great desire is to restore them to You, and Earth itself to its highest calling. You are steering the whole of human history to the moment when you reunite it under the rulership of Messiah, Christ, drawing

'Fire from the North' 3 Lord save us from falling for the Platonic ideal of assuming a purely spiritual afterlife, lest we become too individualised in our outlook as a result. Like a brilliant musician who sees no need to relate to other players, and thereby robs the symphony of their love and prayer, how sad when people hear distressing news, and find no need to turn it into prayer and compassionate concern. You are supremely there for those who have nothing and no one in this world. For in Your Kingdom the formerly unimportant will occupy centre stage, while some of the seemingly more magnificent will be shown to be no more than wolves in sheep’s clothing. So help us to prepare without pride or possessiveness for this life of eternity, leaving behind all that would slur or slurry, so that even in our secret hearts we prefigure the age that is to come; for it is only with our hearts thus set that we can fully appreciate the riches of life as You have desired and designed it, on the sacred space th

'Fire from the North' 4 “I will purify your lips to call on My name, and to serve Me shoulder to shoulder as one holy nation. (1) Where nation states still subsist, they will do so as outposts of the saved, their only desire to do My Father’s will.” (2) I will be there to welcome each one of you, and to put to rights all that is undergrown or overblown as you walk in a sea of delight without your many limps, My presence pervading all that you do, and your souls caught up in the Song of the Lamb. This is where you belong in the land of the living, where Earth and Heaven meet.(3) While twenty-four elders and the four living beings fall down and worship God, who is sitting on the throne. They cry out, “Amen! Praise the LORD!” For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and His bride has prepared herself. She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear,” the fine linen representing the g

Linda Entwistle - The Earth beneath our feet We've been raised up to a new life in Christ In the same place with new perspectives and new sights Knowing He is reigning and is seated on His throne And we are with Him in His kingdom We can move out with the earth beneath our feet We can reach up and touch His Mercy Seat We're growing in His Wisdom We are growing in His Power Our eyes on heaven Our life is hidden in Christ And we will learn we have a new identity Born of His Spirit, who shows us what is real When Christ, who is the true life, is revealed to the whole world Through His story we'll share His glory And now we come to the Holiest Place What He has done can never be erased Believing in our Saviour we can now go through the veil And learn the secrets of His Kingdom