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God Inhabits Our Praise

May 19, 2010

The Bible is full of exhortations to praise the Lord with song. Psalm 95:1-3 says, “ Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” Psalm 100:2 says, “Worship the Lord [...]

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God’s Plans are Best

May 12, 2010

Anyone who is involved in the music ministry in a church knows that there are three things you must always do before you sing.

You must be prepared. Learn your song. Be well rehearsed. If you’re leading worship for the King of kings you don’t want to give it a half-hearted effort.
You must get a good [...]

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Be Still

May 12, 2010

This morning I was having my devotion time with the Lord, as I normally do. I always begin my day with Him, reading God’s Word and spending time in prayer. I have a journal that I keep and as He speaks to my heart I record it. When He answers a prayer, I record it. [...]

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The Yellow Purse

April 28, 2010

Recently my husband and I went away for a few days to get refreshed. On this particular trip God taught me a wonderful lesson in prayer that I want to share with you. The first night of our vacation we decided to go to a large outdoor shopping mall. We had a so much fun. [...]

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God Sings

April 28, 2010

In Part 1, we talked about the fact that God created song. Colossians 1:16 says “All things were created by Him and for Him” so music was created by God for God. The Bible tells us that music is in Heaven. Revelation 5:12 says that thousands upon thousands of angels are singing around the Throne [...]

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Worship in PJ’s

April 21, 2010

Because I work with such a large group I have to cover a lot of details each week. I am a fairly organized person but I’m also a very “right brained” person so too much structure stresses me out. I like to say that I’m very organized in a very unorganized way, if that makes [...]

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Welcome Molly

April 21, 2010

We’d like to introduce you to Molly. She’ll be writing articles for you on our blog. We are delighted to be able to present you with her insight and wisdom – sometimes in a funny way, sometimes in a serious way, but always with the heart and mind of a worship leader that seeks to [...]

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God Created Music

April 21, 2010

Did you ever think about the fact that God created song? Colossians 1:16 tells us that “all things were created by Him and for Him.” That means that music was created by God for God. Job 38:7 tells us that as God created the earth, the angels were there and they were singing the praises [...]

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Establishing a Musical Repertoire – Part 7, Southern Gospel Easter

March 31, 2010

Easter soundtracks are often quite emotional and can provide both singer and audience with such a special worship experience. With the Easter holiday marking a pivotal part of our Christian faith, one can imagine that there have been many, many songs written about the occasion.
This is part of a series of Easter soundtracks and in [...]

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Establishing a Musical Repertoire – Part 6, Contemporary Easter

March 31, 2010

I know that many of you already embrace contemporary Christian music as a preferred style for your ministries. I also know that quite a few of you prefer more classic or traditional genres. There are certainly appropriate styles available for all singers. But as a greater number of churches become increasingly more contemporary in nature, [...]

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Establishing a Musical Repertoire – Part 5, Inspirational Easter

March 24, 2010

In this article, I will continue our series on Easter soundtracks and focus on quite a few inspirational titles. Some of these were considered contemporary when they were first introduced into the market but considering other styles that are now available, we classify them in the inspirational category. All churches are different but most of [...]

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