*Breathe life into this dust again* – MFB Mail

Have been reading a lot of things recently. Some thoughts going through my mind. As is often the case, a song emerges from these thoughts and I want to tell you about it. Isn’t it amazing that God made us from dust? How often I forget that I am simply a bit of dirt or grime, taken by an almighty God and transformed into a life! Psalm 103 is a fabulous Psalm-read it! But there’s one verse I always moved over all too quickly in the past- verse 14 says, ‘for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.’ HE KNOWS! The Message translates it as, ‘He knows us inside and out, keeps in mind that we’re made of mud.’ Is that not comforting to realise? Does that not put things into perspective? As we struggle with this life, this faith, this sin, this body, this arrogance, this ignorance, this scandalous grace….let us remember that HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED- let us not rise above that which God knows we are- let us realise that as the creator and sustainer we need him to succeed. If I fail, he knows I’m dust. If I let him down, He knows I’m dust. If I need his forgiveness more than I can bear to ask, he knows I’m dust. Let’s get right back to basics, to where it all began, receiving the breath of the Spirit, let’s live as God intended. I pray that God will breathe life into this dust again…. Draw near again Come rushing wind Breathe life into this dust again Put flesh on bones Your Kingdom come Breathe life into this dust again © Mark Ferguson October 2009 Peace Mark www.markfergusonband.com

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MFB Mail *Winter is upon us*

Winter is upon us! I remember reading this somewhere

‘Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:  it is the time for home.’  ~Edith Sitwell

Wherever I read it, it seems true.

Anyway, over the last  while the band has been consumed with talks over our next step, what do we do next? Our EP was recorded two years ago this winter so we are thinking it’s time to get stuck into recording again!

Many questions have been occupying each of us- should we go all out on a full studio album, which has big financial implications or can we simply step things up a level from a home recorded EP…? Whatever happens we pray that God will have lead us in the right direction and we know that he ultimately will have all the glory.

In the midst of this chaos it’s so easy to forgot that we make music to worship God. He has to be at the centre of whatever we do and all the glory should always to go to him. Let’s face it, no one could believe that we could do it on our own strength. If we want to create an album which proclaims the awesomeness of an Almighty God and the beauty of our Saviour then it must be God centred!

It’s exciting times and although it sounds like we have no idea what we are doing God has placed the people around us to help!!

NEWSFLASH – This is the official statement that MFB are about to embark on their debut album!! WoHOO!!! We will keep you posted!

We have now jumped on the bandwagon of twitter and you can join us at

www.twitter.com/markfergband ….Enjoy!

Peace

MFB