{"id":1994,"date":"2020-02-06T17:32:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T17:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/?p=1994"},"modified":"2020-02-06T17:32:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T17:32:38","slug":"blog-february-6th-a-mustard-seed-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/?p=1994","title":{"rendered":"Blog February 6th &#8211; A Mustard Seed of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1995\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1995\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/RCCC-Jan-2020-inside-with-drums-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/RCCC-Jan-2020-inside-with-drums-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/RCCC-Jan-2020-inside-with-drums-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/RCCC-Jan-2020-inside-with-drums-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/RCCC-Jan-2020-inside-with-drums.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exif_JPEG_420<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1996\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1996\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/toilet-soak-away-Jan-2020-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/toilet-soak-away-Jan-2020-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/toilet-soak-away-Jan-2020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/toilet-soak-away-Jan-2020-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/toilet-soak-away-Jan-2020.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exif_JPEG_420<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Portsmouth Gospel Choir - &quot;Mustard Seed Of Faith&quot;\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b4p8naX_Mss?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I know I have previously posted this video of the Portsmouth Gospel Choir singing \u201cA Mustard Seed of Faith\u201d however there are a few reasons why I have decided to post it again.<br \/>\nFirst because \u201cA Mustard Seed of Faith\u201d is the favourite song of my dear friend Patrick Okoi who is the Pastor of the \u201cRisen Christ Central Chapel \u201c (RCCC)  in Southern Nigeria, the construction of which for the past three years Mustard Seed Songs has been funding.  At the end of the video you can see how the Chapel build  has gradually progressed. One of the two featured photos shows how lovely the inside is now looking &#8211; and it will look even better when the painting, which is taking place right now, is finished.  The other photo shows the soak away that has been built ready to install toilets when we raise the money through our Just Giving campaign https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/Mustardseedsongs-RisenChristCentralChapel<br \/>\nSecond yesterday our MD, Joffy Girling and West End actor, Alex Knox completed the guide vocals to \u201cActs The Musical\u201d which is our sequel to \u201cRisen! The Musical.\u201d  One method I have used to write, what is another two hour musical, is to incorporate new songs with those God had earlier inspired me to write &#8211; some previously recorded and some previously recorded but now re worked &#8211; as is the case with \u201cA Mustard Seed of Faith.\u201d<br \/>\nIn \u201cActs- The Musical\u201d Theophilus asks Luke if he believed Paul when he said all on board the ship bound for Rome would survive a shipwreck, landing safely  on the island of Malta. Here is the relevant extract:<\/p>\n<p>Luke: spoken<\/p>\n<p>So the ship hits a sand bank and runs aground.  Julius the Centurion orders those who can swim to jump overboard and get to land. The rest are to make it there on planks or pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reaches land safely.  We find that the island is called Malta. The islanders show us unusual kindness.  The chief official welcomes us into his home and Paul heals his father of dysentery.  Afterwards the rest of the sick come and are cured. They honour us in many ways and we stay for three wonderfully blessed months before putting out to sea again for Rome.<br \/>\nTheophilus: spoken<br \/>\nForgive me for asking Luke but \u2026<br \/>\nTheophilus: Sung<\/p>\n<p>When you were caught in that raging storm,<br \/>\nTossed and turned by the waves,<br \/>\nDid you believe that you,<br \/>\nAnd all on board would be saved? <\/p>\n<p>Luke:<br \/>\nYes it\u2019s true I had lost all strength,<br \/>\nBut I just clung onto this,<br \/>\nThe power that hung the stars in place,<br \/>\nIs in God\u2019s fingertips.<\/p>\n<p>I remembered all He had done,<br \/>\nAll the trials He\u2019d carried me through,<br \/>\nAnd hand on heart yes I  did believe,<br \/>\nThe Angel\u2019s promise to Paul was true.<\/p>\n<p>I believe with a mustard seed of faith,<br \/>\nA mustard seed, just a mustard seed of faith,<br \/>\nI believe with a mustard seed of faith,<br \/>\nMountains can be thrown into the sea<\/p>\n<p>When the road you\u2019re walking down,<br \/>\nLeads to a mountain high,<br \/>\nFar too high to climb over,<br \/>\nToo wide for you to pass by,<\/p>\n<p>And that road is your walk with God,<br \/>\nThat mountain some adversity,<br \/>\nRemember you can overcome<br \/>\nGo toss that mountain into the sea,<\/p>\n<p>All you need is a mustard seed of faith,<br \/>\nA mustard seed, just a mustard seed of faith,<br \/>\nAll you need all you need is a mustard seed of faith,<br \/>\nThen nothing is impossible.<br \/>\nEnsemble:<\/p>\n<p>All you need is a mustard seed of faith,<br \/>\nA mustard seed, just a mustard seed of faith,<br \/>\nAll you need all you need is a mustard seed of faith,<br \/>\nThen nothing is impossible.<\/p>\n<p>Quote of the week<br \/>\nStop worrying about what you aren\u2019t and start being happy about who you are.<br \/>\n John Hagee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know I have previously posted this video of the Portsmouth Gospel Choir singing \u201cA Mustard Seed of Faith\u201d however there are a few reasons why I have decided to post it again. 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