Intro - Ray Horton, Erie, PA

[Sunray]

Hello everyone, and praise the Lord! My credentials for being here at this time are simply that I'm a worshipper and lover of worshiping our Lord Jesus. My wife Joyce led worship for many years while I ran sound. She's a wonderful psalmist and pianist, and currently conducts a monthly Sunday evening praise and worship session where we don't have the time constraints of a service. She doesn't "lead" as such, but rather simply worships the Lord in our midst and helps draw everyone into the Lord's presence. I have a growing hunger for more intimacy and ever closer relationship with Jesus, and greatly want to see revival and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our region and the whole nation.

[twc_admin]

HEY RAY -
WELCOME! So glad you're here with us! I share that same hunger for more intimacy and closer relationship with our Savior!

[Sunray]

Glad to be here Fred. I've enjoyed your e-mail list and Highest Praise website for several years, and appreciate the free downloads you make available. First stumbled on the Highest Praise website when visited my aunt's church near Harrisburg, PA a few years ago and the P&W team did "Oh to Know You in Your Glory," which my wife and I loved. After the service we asked the source of the song and they referred us to Highest Praise. Have a blessed evening. Ray

[twc_admin]

Ray -

Awesome - I'm always glad to hear of those stories. "Oh To Know You" is by Jerry Holman - he's recently released a new album (which includes Oh To Know You) .. his songs and album are on his "IndieHeaven" page at:
http://www.indieheaven.com/view_artist.idh?artist_id=2810

[AriseNshine4Jesus]

Good morning Ray...nice to meet you and thank you for sharing the very heart of God through your introduction!

Father in the mighty name of Jesus, we thank You for Word in Matthew 5:6
that says,

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.

Thank You for the growing hunger for more intimacy and closer relationship with Jesus, thank You for blessing us with a new passion to praise You, to worship You, to pray, to read Your word, to come before Your presence as Your own!

Father Your children, greatly want to see revival and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our region and the whole nation, we thank You for being glorified in our lives...we thank You for sending a fresh anointing upon the true worshippers...thank You for setting our hearts on fire....thank You for uniting us together on one accord! Thank You for blessing Ray and Fred today in a special way...thank You for empowering and equipping them to do what You have placed in their hearts to do in Jesus name!

Thank You for Your divine provision...for supplying every need for opening doors that only you can open, thank You for ministry opportunities, thank You for the gift of teaching and for Praise & Worship leadership training, thank You for blessing them to be a blessing to others as they work together in Christian harmony to advance the Kingdom of God, in Jesus Christ name we pray with thanksgiving in heart, amen!

[Sunray]

Thanks so much for your reply. All I can say is a big AMEN! You've said it all. And I pray the same for you as well, and may the Lord use this message board for His glory. Ray

[twc_admin]

Welcome again to the community ... wow, praying for one another, sharing our testimonies, worshiping in word, deed, testimony, music, fellowship - I love the idea of this Community!

[Michael G]

Hi Ray! Sounds like we have the same credentials! I can't wait to read more posts from you! God bless you.