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Living Under the Shepherd’s Anointing

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AMY TURNER

Psalm 23:5 says, “You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows.” In the care of sheep, oil could be used for healing, but in Scripture the meaning of anointing often points to blessing and being set apart for God. It is a sign of His favour and approval.

In this psalm, the shepherd’s role goes beyond guiding and protecting. A good shepherd must provide food and safety, but anointing shows something deeper. It reflects kindness, tenderness, and love. The shepherd’s care is not only practical but also personal.

We are not only watched over but also loved and affirmed.

Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 – October 2025

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DAVID INGRAM

Welcome to the Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 Songs of October 2025! This list is meticulously compiled based on the actual number of plays each song received in the previous month (September.) The Texas Gospel Top 30 is proudly submitted to top Southern Gospel publications including The Singing News and SGNScoops.

  1. Hold On To Hope — Southbound — Daywind/New Day
  2. I Will Sing — Hoppers — Gaither Music/Capitol Christian
  3. So Many Reasons — Tribute Quartet — Daywind/New Day
  4. Free — Brian Free & Assurance — Daywind/New Day
  5. I Know What Jesus Can Do — Browns — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  6. Still Faithful — 11th Hour — Sonlite/Crossroads
  7. So Much To Thank Him For — Mylon Hayes Family — Independent
  8. All Is Well — Exodus — Independent
  9. Standing With You — The Sound — New Day Records/New Day
  10. Stepping Stone — Tim Livingston — Diamond Mill Music
  11. Kick Up My Heels And Sing — Guardians — Daywind/New Day
  12. More Than A Hollow Hallelujah — Isaacs — House of Isaacs
  13. He Will Hold You Through It All — Endless Highway — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  14. Rise Up — Gold City — New Haven/Provident-Sony
  15. Troubled — LeFevre Quartet (with Joseph Habedank) — Daywind/New Day
  16. Joy Is Gonna Come — Erwins — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  17. Never Been Another — Whisnants — Independent
  18. Stand Tall — Hyssongs — ARS/New Day
  19. Up Above The World So High — Inspirations — Horizon/Crossroads
  20. I Am The One — Jeff Tolbert & Primitive Road — Independent
  21. The Other Side — Craguns — ARS/New Day
  22. Show Me The Way From Here — Paid In Full — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  23. Tell The Devil — Joseph Habedank — Daywind/New Day
  24. Deep Waters — Triumphant Quartet — StowTown/Provident-Sony
  25. The Way That He Found It — Justified Quartet — Big Picture Records/ARS
  26. Just To Know You — Heart 2 Heart — ARS/New Day
  27. Door Wide Open — Gordon Mote — New Haven/Provident-Sony
  28. Sow The Good Seed — Greater Vision — Daywind/New Day
  29. I Speak Jesus — Karen Peck & New River — Daywind/New Day
  30. A Million Reasons — Perrys — StowTown/Provident-Sony

Why Jesus Sometimes Told People to Stay Silent

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JEFF TURNER

In Luke 5, Jesus healed a man with leprosy. But instead of telling him to share the news, Jesus gave a surprising instruction. He told the man not to talk about it. This wasn’t a one-time request. Throughout His early ministry, especially in Galilee, Jesus often asked people not to tell others about His miracles.

This might seem confusing at first. Why would Jesus want to keep quiet about such powerful and compassionate acts? The reason is that the miracles were not the full message. Jesus wasn’t simply here to fix physical problems, cast out demons, or feed the hungry. These signs pointed to something greater, but they were not the main message.

Jesus knew that the full meaning of His mission would only be clear after His death and resurrection. Until then, He kept the message limited. After He rose from the dead, everything changed. Then, He told His followers to go out and share the gospel with the whole world.

The core message of Christianity is not physical healing or temporary help. It is the good news that Christ died for our sins and rose again to give eternal life.

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

Mark 16:15

Finding Strength in God’s Presence

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FLOYD ROGERS

There is a kind of deep safety that no person or promise on earth can provide. It stays with you through hardship, suffering, or shame—no matter what you face. This lasting security comes from knowing that God’s Spirit lives within you. Even when life brings pressure or pain, there is a quiet confidence because you are not alone.

The enemy may tempt you to give up or run away, but God’s Spirit speaks within, reminding you of who walks beside you. You are in the presence of the Father, the one who rules over all creation. He is not distant. He is near. And He can bring about things in your life you could never have expected.

This truth gives peace and courage.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Romans 8:11

The Gospel Requires Words

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AMY TURNER

Some people repeat a phrase connected to St. Francis of Assisi, though there is doubt he ever said it. The phrase suggests that one should share the gospel mainly by actions, using words only if needed. At first it may sound wise, but it leaves out something important. Words are not optional when it comes to spreading the message of Christ.

Paul makes this clear in Romans 10:13-14, where he asks how people can believe if they have never heard, and how they can hear without someone speaking. Faith grows when the good news is spoken. Actions may support the message, but the gospel itself must be said.

Sharing the message with words is not only important but also the way people come to know the truth of Christ.

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

Mark 16:15