Podcasts about Blessed Be Your Name

Included Music: Give Us Clean Hands, Calvary Covers It All, When I Look into Your Holiness, There Is a Fountain, Blessed Be Your Name, Same God, and Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Message Title: Accountable  Text: Hebrews 4:12-13 Take Home Point: God's word exposes what is in your heart by confronting it with God's truth.  

St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Farmersville, Ohio May 5, 2024 Confirmation Sunday Announcements Prelude Opening Hymn - "Amazing Grace" - #448 Brief Order for Confession and Forgiveness Apostolic Greeting Kyrie Hymn of Praise - "This is the Feast" Prayer of the Day First Lesson - Acts 11:19-30 Second Lesson - 1 John 4:1-11 Song - "Blessed Be Your Name" Gospel - John 15:9-17 Faith Statements by the Confirmands Service of Affirmation of Baptism Prayers of the Church Offering Offertory - "Let the Vineyards" Offertory Prayer Great Thanksgiving Words of Institution and Lord's Prayer Distribution Post-Communion Liturgy Benediction Exodus Song - "Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)" Dismissal For the video version of today's service, please visit https://youtu.be/a2tlg8Lpxzk May God bless you now and always!

Included Music: Wonderful Merciful Savior, Blessed Assurance, Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty, Love Lifted Me, Blessed Be Your Name, I'll Fly Away (FBC Worship Choir), and Holy Holy Holy Message Title: Compassionate Prayer  Text: Matthew 9:35-38  Take Home Point: Everything we do must be focused on helping the world meet Jesus and become his disciples. 

Included Music: How Great Is Our God (Christmas), Silent Night Holy Night, Our God Reigns, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Blessed Be Your Name, Crown Him (Christmas), and All The Way My Savior Leads Me  Message Title: Missing Peace  Text: 2 Thessalonians 3:16  Take Home Point: The peace of God is only available in the presence of God.

Included Music: Worthy of My Song (FBC Worship Team), This I Believe (The Creed), It Is Well with My Soul, Oh the Glory of Your Presence, When We All Get to Heaven, Blessed Be Your Name, and Sweet Hour of Prayer Message Title: God's Will for Us   Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Take Home Point: Be thankful in every situation, even if you can't be thankful for every situation. 

Worship team: Dave Oxford-electric guitar/vocals Evan Franks-drums Bruce Bullock-bass guitar Jim Redd-electric guitar/vocals Dalton James-saxophone Hannah Reinhardt-vocals

Today's guest needs no introduction! Matt Redman joined us on the pod for a journey through his amazing career as a songwriter, where, for the last three decades, he has crafted songs that shape the climate of worship across the globe. Don't forget to follow the podcast wherever you listen, and leave us a review! — Subscribe to Passion Conference's channel to see the video versions of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@passionconferences — Check out Passion's latest record, I've Witnessed It, wherever you listen to music! https://passionmusic.lnk.to/IveWitnessedIt — PASSION EXISTS TO SEE A GENERATION LEVERAGE THEIR LIVES FOR WHAT MATTERS MOST. To live in such a way that their journey on earth counts for what is most important in the end. For us at Passion, that's the fame of the One who rescues and restores and the privilege we have to amplify His name in everything we do.  —To stay connected to Passion, follow us on Instagram @passion268https://www.instagram.com/passion268/ — Host: Brett YounkerProducer: Cassidy DanielDirector: James VoreAudio Editing:  Collin Rucker—Shoutout to Air Kid for our theme song, Just Dance.

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Many believers are just going through the motions and missing the beautiful heart and vitality of faith God wants to give them. Matt Redman is a worship leader and songwriter since he was 20 years old. His songs include “10,000 Reasons”, “Blessed Be Your Name” and “The Heart of Worship”. He shares his powerful testimony and worship journey, and the stories behind some of the most iconic songs of our generation. Check out Matt's music here Pick up Matt's book "Truth Plus Love" For more from Matt Brown, and to receive our free gift "5 Keys to Find Fulfillment in God" go to: Thinke.org

9.3.23 Happy Labor Day Weekend! Let's worship God in person and online at Imago Church! The Lord is our protector and provider always! We will begin a new sermon series on the book of Job entitled “Blessed Be Your Name” Scripture: Psalm 125:1-5, Job 1:6-11 Sermon Title: A Hedge of Protection https://linktr.ee/ImagoChurch

worship team: Robert Hanson-vocals Eric Benline-bass guitar Nick Hall-drums Jim Redd-acoustic guitar/electric guitar/vocals Tom Armstrong-keyboards Bella Pickett-vocals Cindy Carroll-vocals Sarah Carroll-vocals

Meet Laurel, Childrens author now based in Germany for over 10 years, she shares her arrival in the small city of Bonn and how she made her place in this little town by taking part in the things she loves: books and gardening.  Indeed she joined the library as a volunteer and very quickly became a part of the community, same by joining the shared gardens and growing her vegetables she has been able to share with experiences with both the locals and migrants of the town. Her recommendations Bar: 5 Senses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5senses_espressobar/ Restaurant: Früh am Dom (Cologne): https://www.frueh-am-dom.de/brauhaus.html Expat song: "Blessed Be Your Name" by Matt Redman  Beethoven's Für Elise --Bonn is Beethoven's birthplace and the ice cream truck plays the first line over and over. Carte blanche: Botanischer Garten (Uni Bonn) https://www.botgart.uni-bonn.de/en For a free copy of Trouble with Parsnips, click here: https://mybookcave.com/direct/trouble-with-parsnips/   (limited offer to 30 days)

worship team: Bob Dilley-acoustic guitar/vocals Alex James-acoustic guitar/vocals Tom Armstrong-keyboards Eric Benline-bass guitar Evan Franks-drums Dave Oxford-electric guitar/vocals Bella Pickett-vocals Sarah Carroll-vocals

the last 25 years, Matt Redman's songs have been sewn into my open personal faith soundtrack. Singing along on a mission trip bus to “Better is One Day”, cleaning up at church camp with “Blessed Be Your Name”, around a campfire with “Heart of Worship”, or singing with thousands to “10,000 Reasons”.Matt is a singer-songwriter, author, teacher, husband and father of five. We talk upbringing, origins, inspirations, how much he actually doesn't know about actual music writing, or string changing, and what it is about this Jesus that fuels Matt's pencil and paper.

Have you ever been overcome by strong emotions while singing a worship song? How does the writer of “Coming Back to the Heart of Worship”, “Blessed Be Your Name”, “Our God” and “10,000 Promises” capture the longings of so many different hearts?  Songwriter, Author, and Gammy Award-Winning Worship Leader, Matt Redman answers those questions and more. A turbulent childhood led him to accept Jesus Christ at a young age and writing and singing songs became a stabilizing factor that helped him keep his eyes on God. Redman writes worship music born from his personal journey with Christ and shares methods he uses to create, and how he finds fresh, unique ways to reveal an age-old truth. Whether you use your talents to lead worship, serve as an usher, or in the nursery, be encouraged to know that God sees your heartfelt service as devotion to Him. For Show Notes & Episode Details: https://theinfluencerspodcast.org Get more inspirational content all week… FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/theinfluencerspodcastofficial INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theinfluencerspodcastofficial/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/hearinfluencers Learn more about Matt Redman and get a copy of his latest album "Lamb of God" at https://www.mattredman.com. 

Included Music: Have Faith in God, Blessed Be Your Name, What a Mighty God We Serve, Onward Christian Soldiers, Before the Throne of God Above, God of This City, and All the Way My Savior Leads Me   Message Title: This Moment   Text: Esther 4:10-17   Take Home Point: Fulfilling your purpose in life will always involve risk.

Sermon Date: July 31, 2022Sermon on Scripture reading: Psalm 103Support the show

Included Music: Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus, Blessed Be Your Name, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, All Hail King Jesus, The Heart of Worship, There Is a Savior (FBC Worship Choir), and I Have Decided to Follow Jesus   Message Title: What If...? by Cory Bennett Text: John 10:10

In this edition of R.P.K.R., we studied Mark 14:1-11 and worshipped God with "I Love You, Lord," "Blessed Be Your Name," and "Spirit of the Living God." All this and dad jokes!

One of the best ways to grow as a songwriter is to analyze a popular song to discover what makes it great. That's exactly what we're going to do this week - we're going to break down BLESSED BE YOUR NAME by Matt Redman using a valuable technique we teach in the Worship Songwriter Mentorship and in the Writing Worship curriculum, called Song Mapping. Emily Weeks and Krissy Nordhoff teach us the basics of song mapping and then tear apart this classic worship song together.Follow us on Instagram.Follow us on Facebook.Join the Brave Worship Community.

This week,  Joel discusses the 2005 Dove winner for Song of The Year, "Blessed Be Your Name", written by Matt Redman, where true thankfulness comes from, and how we can better evangelize during these holidays. Support: buymeacoffee.com/theologyofmusicIG: https://www.instagram.com/theologyofmusic/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu9Yg11BfPKTODM98Hi6TfASupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theologyofmusic)

Matt Redman's international superhit declares that "You give and take away; my heart will choose to say: Blessed be Your name!" In this week's episode, we look at this complex philosophy of Christian suffering, and compare it with Biblical wisdom literature (Job). We also crack wise about desert travel and solar radiation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/worship-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/worship-review/support

Colin's back, and he thinks that on our previous episode (with John Ahern), Rhys and Onsi gave contemporary Christian music (CCM) too hard a time. Isn't it a good thing that the best songwriters and producers in the world are making CCM, and that Christian music is worth so much money? Doesn't writing the perfect pop song for Christ demonstrate virtuosity and poetry? And isn't it sustaining the church the last place where communal singing happens? NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Best and Worst CCM Songs:Onsi BEST: "Creed" by Rich Mullins/"Soul Will Sing" by Travis GreeneOnsi WORST: "Oceans" by HillsongColin BEST: "We're Blessed" by Fred HammondColin WORST: "Way Maker" by Leeland/"Graves Into Gardens" by Elevation WorshipRhys BEST: "Blessed Be Your Name" by Matt Redman/"Great is the Lord" by Steve McEwan Rhys WORST: "Who You Say I Am" by HillsongTexts DiscussedFour Birds of Noah's Ark by Thomas DeckerReview of Four Birds of Noah's Ark by Colin RedemerDavenant SpotlightA Protestant Christendom? The World the Reformation MadeJurisdiction Regal, Episcopal, Papal

worship team: Bob Dilley-Acoustic guitar/vocals Tyler Lynn-Bass guitar/vocals Rob Stinton-drums Dave Oxford-electric guitar/vocals Cindy Carroll-vocals

Last week we discussed David's long, sad processional out from Jerusalem towards the borders of Israel, showing kindness and humility and trust in God's will along the way.  Today we connect David's journey to Jesus, Who took a reverse long, sad procession towards Jerusalem.  Jesus' journey is beautiful and powerful enough to change outsiders to insiders, as He marches towards the difficult will of His Father.Also, since this is a shorter sermon, and because CCBC is full of hilarious people, we've added some extra bonus material, including a communion meditation and portion of a song that both connect with the sermon, a Scripture reading from a special young lady, Chris getting a whistle blown on him for preaching too long, and Abe making a very hilarious PG-13 confession!-----------------------------------------Features a portion of "Blessed Be Your Name"By Beth Redman & Matt RedmanCCLI Song # 3798438© 2002 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)Clyde Christian Bible Church does not own the rights to the song featured in this podcast, nor are we profiting off its use.  It is included in support of the message, for the purpose of congregational worship.

Summer Playlist: Part 3 - Blessed Be Your Name We all go through hard times in life.  Some are going through them right now.  The remarkable story of Job and his response to overwhelming pain - emotional, physical, and spiritual pain - gives us help today for persevering through our pain.STUDY GUIDE

0:00 – Welcome Slides 1:26 – Hosting 4:05 – Blessed Be Your Name 8:50 – Your Love Awakens Me 12:55 – How Great Thou Art 24:23 – Good Grace 29:26 – Announcements 31:27 – Scripture Reading 33:13 – Teaching 48:48 – Response Time 51:06 – Write It On My Heart 54:38 – Closing Announcements Used […]

Included Music: Have Faith in God, Blessed Be Your Name, How Majestic Is Your Name, I Will Sing the Wondrous Story, Before the Throne of God Above, Crown Him (Majesty), and There Is a Fountain   Message Title: Pass the Faith (Cory Bennett) Text: Psalm 145:4-7

TRACKLIST 1:18 - What A Beautiful Name by Hillsong Worship 7:44 - Blessed Be Your Name by Michael Guglielmucci 16:38 - I Need You More by Bruce Haynes 21:59 - Here Again by Elevation Worship 25:36 - Have My Heart by Maverick City Music 29:36 - As The Deer by Martin Nystrom 34:50 - Lift Up Your Eyes by Planetshakers 43:50 - Where You Are by Leeland – New to Favor and want to know more? Visit https://favor.church/next Join us for church for church every Sunday at 9AM, 12PM, 3PM (Taglish), 5:30PM on live.favor.church​ _ Connect with us! YouTube https://youtube.com/favorchurchtv Instagram https://instagram.com/favor.church Facebook https://facebook.com/favor.church Twitter https://twitter.com/favor_church Kumu @favor.church

Weekly worship with the Blue Army1st Age - "King of the Storm"2nd Age - "Storms on the Water"                      "Blessed Be Your Name"3rd Age - "I'm Alive"                      "Just Like You"                      "Welcome Here"                      "Thank You Pappa"  

In this edition of R.P.K.R., we studied 1st Kings 18:41-46 and worshipped God with Be Thou My Vision, Forever Reign, and Blessed Be Your Name.

Matt Redman

Hillsong

When I've been lied to or made fun of or cheated on or yelled at or abused or forgotten about... or just plain hurt, it's difficult to let go of that pain. It's difficult to let go of the resentment and bitterness that I have every right to... feel. But what if I could forgive? What if I could keep from holding a grudge? I know it would benefit that other person, but how would it benefit me? _________________________ 00:00 Welcome / Prayer 04:05 “He Has Made Me Glad” 05:11 “Lift Him High” 07:54 “And Can It Be?” 10:29 Communion 15:31 “Blessed Be Your Name” 18:29 Sermon 59:22 “Lord, Take Control” 01:01:12 Closing Comments / Prayer 01:07:07 “Come Taste and See”

As we take our end of season break, please enjoy some of our very favorite episodes from 2020, released on Mondays and Thursdays throughout December! We will catch you back with Season 3 in January! New Year, new episodes! Worship leader and songwriter Matt Redman has penned some of the most-beloved worship anthems in the modern Church. Songs such as “The Heart of Worship,” “10,000 Reasons,” “Blessed Be Your Name,” and “Build My Life” are sung around the world and will continue to be sung for many years to come. In early 2020, Matt released his 14th album,Let There Be Wonder.   On this episode, Matt and our host Adam Russell mine Matt's wisdom on the role of worship leaders as servants who not only lead people in singing to God, but who help people see God. From there, they delve into the challenges faced by worship leaders in this time of quarantine and virtual church.    This is a rich conversation, as Matt's words have resonance and relevance now more than ever. 

When it comes to seeing and feeling the "presence" of God, it can be had for MANY. Christians and non-Christians alike. Scripture shows us that God relates to us in very specific and relatable forms of presence like that of a child. A father. A groom. An average human being. So why would God choose such common and simple relationships in order to relate to us? So that we could relate to HE and HIS SON better than we could ever imagine being close to someone else. ______________________ 00:00 Welcome / Prayer 02:20 “Nobody Fills My Heart Like Jesus” 04:12 “Covenant of Love” 05:58 “Glory and Honor” 09:11 Communion 14:30 “Joy to the World” 15:55 Sermon 52:51 “All That I Need” 55:12 Closing Comments / Prayer 58:05 “Blessed Be Your Name”

Included Music: Today Is the Day, Raise a Hallelujah, Everlasting God, Blessed Be Your Name, Cornerstone, Do It Again, and Trust in You   Message Title: Partial Obedience   Text: 1 Samuel 15:7-23   Take Home Point: No amount of religious activity can overcome a heart of disobedience. 

In one of Jesus' last conversations with His disciples he said the alarming statement: "In this world you WILL have trouble." (John 16) In this life it looks like pain is certain, so how can we balance an ultimately good God with the messed up world around us? And how can wrestling with this question and Biblical Lament bring peace and hope into our lives in a way it hasn't been before? ---------------- 00:05 Welcome / Prayer 04:10 “Hosanna” 05:32 “You’re Worthy of My Praise” 07:47 “Wonderful, Merciful Savior” 10:51 Communion 14:10 “Blessed Be Your Name” 17:08 Sermon 58:55 “How Great Is Our God” 1:02:20 Closing Comments / Prayer 1:04:50 “Reign in Me”

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Included Music: There Is a Fountain, Blessed Be Your Name, God of Wonders, My Faith Has Found a Resting Place, I Will Rise, Who You Say I Am, and Whom Shall I Fear   Message Title: Living Faith   Text: James 2:14-17   Take Home Point: Our works are a silent but powerful testimony to the genuineness or deadness of our faith. 

Included Music: Wonderful Grace of Jesus, Blessed Be Your Name, I Will Sing the Wondrous Story, I Will Call Upon the Lord, Living Hope, God So Loved, and Is He Worthy?  Message Title: The Presence of God   Text: Psalm 27:4-6   Take Home Point: We should be more passionate about being in God's presence than anything else.

Sometimes a song is bigger than the sum of its parts, a Holy Spirit-led miracle that Matt Redman has become familiar with through his years leading the global Church in worship. Matt Redman has been part of writing songs like "10,000 Reasons," "Blessed Be Your Name," and "Our God." In this episode of Beyond The Music, he shares stories from his decades of service, as well as giving us a glimpse behind his most recent release Let There Be Wonder.Music:- Let There Be Wonder by Matt Redman on Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/let-there-be-wonder-live/1492002697- Let There Be Wonder by Matt Redman on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/3Etp5gtUAjoxlincRcFrih?si=ZKeDTUvKQMmAMHS_MPzVqQ Follow Matt Redman:- Website: mattredman.com- Instagram: instagram.com/mattredmanmusic- Twitter: twitter.com/matt_redman- Facebook: facebook.com/officialmattredman Follow Beyond The Music:- Instagram: http://bit.ly/ofbtminstagram- Twitter: http://bit.ly/ofbtmtwitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Audio Transcript: Good morning. Welcome to Mosaic Online. Good morning, Brookline. Good morning, Jamaica Plain. We are for the next few weeks here doing a series in Philippians. And so Pastor Jan and I are going to be switching back and forth in an act of gospel partnership, and we'll be talking more about that in just a minute. So thank you for being with us today. If you're new and you're watching, we encourage you to comment in the chat and let us know you're here, and we'd love to be able to talk to you more. If you have any questions about the message, if you have any questions about the service of the church, please get in touch with us.Also, the Connect Card is the best way that you can do that. We have a digital Connect Card and you can put as much information on there as you're comfortable with and we would love to get back in touch with you to help you stay connected to Mosaic, help you stay connected to anything really that has to do with the church. We would love to talk to you, so please fill that out if you want to know more. We are going into the book of Philippians, and it is all about having peace in the midst of chaos. And that's pretty relevant to where we are today. I want to talk about my wife for a second, and I don't know if this is bragging or what it is, but she gave me permission to tell this story.Most people, if you're going to work with somebody, you want to work with somebody who gives 100%. We say, "Oh, I really like them because they just give their best." Every once in a while, you find people that go above and beyond, and you might say, "Wow, they give 110%." Well, my wife, Allie is not the person that gives 100%, not the person that gives 110%, she thinks those people are lazy and scoffs at them. She gives 150% at everything she does. It is in her DNA as a person to give more than everybody else. You might say that her spiritual gift is extra, that's at least what I like to tell her. I remember when we were at Chick-fil-A as teens, the general manager would get her to clean different things because she'd always do an excellent job at cleaning a certain part of the store.So he'd say, "Clean the back of the store." And in one instance, she had to clean the whole kitchen. Well, she said, "It's not good enough to clean the whole kitchen from top to bottom, I'm going to clean the entire store from top to bottom." And she did, and she did an excellent job. She even went out into the foyer and was polishing brass on a flag that was out in our foyer. On Maggie's first birthday, the one that she'll never remember, Allie did a life-sized Candy Land game where full grown human adults could collect candy in a game of Candy Land life sized.If you have ever gotten her to make a meal for you, you'll know that she'll probably make you enough food that it'll last three days, and then she'll probably also try to cook for you for the rest of the week, and it's a massive blessing. So if she ever offers, make sure you say yes, I think her cooking is pretty good. Last week, sadly, was our pastoral resident, Dominic's last week with us. And we hated to see him go, and I asked Allie if she would get him a gift card, a card, write a little thank you, that kind of thing. Just a small appreciation. And so she went to the store and she comes back now with one gift card, she comes back with three different gift cards and a basket full of all kinds of goodies that he can have on his trip back to Texas.Her spiritual gift is extra. If you've been watching her Mini-Mo lessons, you probably know this, and if you haven't, you should go watch a couple of them. Now, we are in a chaotic time, and during chaos like this we have different ways that we can go about it. Some of us can retreat, we just back off. We don't want to be a part of anything, we want to just stay isolated from everyone. And not just in the sense of physical isolation, which we're having to do legally, but in terms of relational isolation, we just want to back off. Others of us play it safe, we don't want to give too much because we don't want to wear ourselves out. And some of us, even land in apathy, we just can't seem to get motivated to do anything during this time.Life is too chaotic, it's too strange and we don't know what's coming next. Maybe we can't find the motivation or we're scared or we're worn out. And all of those things are true, because some of you, I know that although a lot of people have lost jobs, have had hours reduced, some of you are working more than ever and you are just plain worn out. It is a chaotic time. We have coronavirus that could seriously kill us, has caused a major threat to our population. We've seen thousands and thousands die, and some of them close to us, and that poses a real threat. But on the other side of that, if we don't die, what kind of world are we going to be entering into after all this is over?And so in the midst of this, the Apostle Paul, someone not a stranger to chaos and struggle and pain, the Apostle Paul comes to us and he says, "In the midst of this raging sea, there's something you need to remember. You need to remember that you are on the boat, Gospel and you have a captain who is Christ. No matter how the sea is raging around you, you can stay above it." And if that's true, then we can have inner peace in utter chaos. And if we have that inner peace, if we have security that our foundation, our boat that's making it through the sea is the gospel and our captain is Christ, that means that there is no reason that we can't all go all in and give 150% to the mission of God to what he has given us.See, the circumstances of our mission have changed, there's no doubt about that. Things are very different, the fact that you're watching from home right now means that it is very different. The circumstances have changed, but God's mission to us as his church has not. God's mission to us as his church across the world and his mission to us specifically as Mosaic has not changed even though the circumstances have. Now, Paul in the first 11 verses of Philippians is going to use this word several times, All. And he's going to use it four times explicitly, you'll see it in the English, you'll see it there.And he's going to use it another level, 11 times hidden in the words that you and your, because in English, we don't have second person, plural. So here in New England, every time you see the word you, you might say, "You guys." If you're down South, you might say, "Y'all." If you were in Pittsburgh, you might say, "Yenz." And if you were in New Jersey, you might say, "Youse." So every time that he is saying you are your here, all is embedded in those words. And so 15 total times he refers to the Philippian church in whole, in completeness, in all. See, in the midst of the chaos, he's telling them, "You can't retreat," but that all of them in the midst of their circumstances should go through together giving 150% all-in for gospel partnership, working together as God's church.And so today, we're going to read Philippians 1:1-11. Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons, grace to you and peace from God, our father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. I am sure of this, that he who started the good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.Indeed, it is right for me to think this way about you because I have you in my heart and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel. For God is my witness. How deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. And I pray this, that your love will keep on growing in knowledge, in every kind of discernment so that you may approve the things that are superior and may be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.Let's pray. Father, today we go into your word to hear from you. I pray, Lord, as we examine this book of Philippians, this letter written to the Philippian church, I pray that you would speak to us through it, that we could hear how your word has been moving through the generations and through the years to meet us today in the midst of our chaos. And Lord, I pray that in that we could find utter peace in the chaos that we live in. God, today I pray your word would speak to us, and when you speak to us today, we would obey. In Jesus' name. Amen.Now, Paul, as we read this passage just a moment ago, he is in deep love with this church as a whole. It seems like he just really, really likes these people. Maybe you've had people in your life that you just really wanted to be around, every time you got around them, it was an enjoyable time. And it seems like that's Paul here, he just loves this church and we see all of this start in Acts 16. It's a fascinating story. Paul was on a missionary journey and he was going to a certain place, and on his way to that place, God interrupted him with a dream. In his dream, this man came to him and beckoned him to come across the water to Macedonia. And Macedonia is the region which Philippi was in.And so Paul gets this dream and he wakes up from the dream and he says to his brother, Silas, he says, "We have to go to Macedonia." So they head into Macedonia and they end up at Philippi. Once they get to Philippi, they meet a Jewish fashionista named Lydia. She made purple cloth, and it was the most expensive cloths. She was probably pretty wealthy. She and several other ladies were gathering by a local river to worship and pray together. And Paul shows up. And when Paul shows up, this authority to teach them, these ladies are thrilled to have someone that can teach them because Philippi is not a very Jewish city. In fact, it probably didn't have enough Jewish people in it to have a synagogue. It required 10 men in the city to have a synagogue, in there doesn't seem to be a synagogue, which is why they're meeting by the river.And so Paul shows up, he begins to teach them in the midst of that, he gives them the gospel and Lydia hears the gospel for the first time, and she is transformed by what she hears the Apostle Paul telling her. And then she goes to her household, she gives them the gospel and they're saved and they're all baptized that day in believing. And then Lydia in her hospitality asks Paul and Silas to come stay with her as their own mission in Philippi. To stay in Philippines a little bit longer, stay on mission a little bit longer and they can stay in her household while they're on mission in Philippi.So they go about their mission and they're doing all the different things they're going to do. But everywhere they go and every turn they take, there's a young girl, slave girl following them. And this young slave girl's demon possessed. And everywhere they go, this demon-possessed slave girl is trying to put a curse on them. And they can't seem to get away from her. And eventually, Paul just gets so frustrated that he turns around and yells, "In the name of Jesus Christ, get out of her." And the demon leaves the girl and she's freed and made clean, and she's transformed in that moment.The problem was, is that she was earning money for her master's through divination. And so when Paul cast out this demon, she's no longer able to do the magic and doesn't want to do the magic that she was controlled by the demon to do. And so the masters get angry at Paul and Silas and they get them arrested and thrown into prison. When in prison, Paul and Silas do what Paul and Silas do, which is they start a worship service and start preaching the gospel. And they're in there and singing, and in the midst of one of their hymns, an earthquake happens and the shackles come loose and the gate flings open, and they could escape; God's freedom.But God had a different plan. You see, the jailer, who was probably a Roman veteran, he was going to kill himself because he had failed. In a culture of shame and honor, it was shame for him to let those in the prison go free and let them escape. And so he was going to kill himself, he's going to run himself through the sword. But before he can, Paul yells out, "Don't do it, we're still here!" And he runs in there and he gets his torches. He gets all his men and they go in there to the cell and there's Paul and Silas still there in the jail cell, even though they are free to go.It's this moment that is so powerful to the jailer, and I think he must've been listening to them sing, he probably was a little frustrated with them because they wouldn't shut up. And he must've heard the gospel because immediately, he falls on his knees in front of them and he says to them, "How can I believe? How can I know Christ?" And they say, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved." And so, what we see is that this new church is started by a former pharisee, a fashionista, a slave girl, and a Roman veteran. It's so strange, it sounds like the start of a joke. They start this new church in Philippi, and the household of the prison guard comes to Christ and they're all baptized and there seems to be this fledgling growing church in Philippi.Paul becomes very close to these people in his subsequent visits to them. But in the passage that he writes today, in Philippians, a lot of things have changed over the years. You see, Philippi not being a very Jewish or Christian place was hostile to this new religion that seemed to be taking over their city and persecution became very strong against them. Well, Lydia was probably quite wealthy because of what she did, it seems that she had given up her wealth for Christ, not on purpose necessarily, but because it was taken from her, that she was persecuted for her beliefs. And the same for the jailer and this little slave girl that they had been persecuted and they were in absolute chaos at this moment. Life was hard and difficult.That's where the Philippian church finds themselves at the beginning of Philippians chapter one. Paul finds himself in a difficult and chaotic situation too. Again, he finds himself in prison. If you're paying attention he says he is in prison right here at the beginning of Philippians. The he is also in chaos, and he's probably under house arrest and he's chained to a Roman guard and at home without a job or any support and not a whole bunch to do. Sound familiar? Maybe you can relate right now. You would expect him to be sorrowful in this moment, to be sad about how the Philippian church is going, to be upset about his current circumstance, but that is not what we see.Paul here in Philippians writes his happiest book. He writes his happiest letter out of all of them, it stands out. A lot of times he goes in these letters, he's telling people off. And this is no perfect church, he will get to telling a few people off a little bit later. But the general tone of this letter is joy in happiness. That is so strange, in the midst of all this difficulty, in the midst of all this chaos, they have such peace. And what is it about them? What is it about the situation? Why and how do they have this piece in utter chaos. And I think it comes down to this gospel partnership that they had. It was this unlikely foundation and this fellowship that they had in the gospel and these very different people from a slave girl to a prison manager to a fashion guru can start a church in Philippi.In this series, we're going to see how Paul and the Philippians live above the chaos to find peace. And our first stop in this is going to be seeing how they persist in gospel partnership even in the midst of chaos, they persist in gospel partnership even in the midst of chaos. And so, all-in gospel partnership, point one if you're taking notes. All-in gospel partnership looks like cultivated longing through prayer. Listen to how he starts his letter here. He says, "I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you. Always praying with joy for you, for all of you in my every prayer."Paul probably had a lot of time. He was stuck in that house, had a lot of time to think, had a lot of time to write, had a lot of time to pray and study, and this Philippian church I assume, came to his mind often. And every time they came to his mind, he'd throw up a prayer, he'd start praying for them, and with joy and thanksgiving. Listen to how he describes his love for them. He says, "I have you in my heart." That's like how you would talk to someone you love, maybe a girlfriend or a wife or fiancé. You'd say, "I have you in my heart." And this is what he says to this church, he says, "I have you in my heart, for God is my witness how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus." He's saying, "My affection for you, it rivals that of Christ."Verse nine, "And I pray this, that your love will keep on growing in knowledge, in every kind of discernment." That love is not just a feeling, although we feel love, but it is a knowledge of each other and a common foundation in the gospel that stirs that love in us and out of it pours joy and out of that joy comes peace. This is no random church to Paul. We said these are people that he is thinking of, faces that he remembers, names that he can recall, and probably is praying specifically for people. He sat down with their families and had meals with these people, and he wanted to be back with them, not just so he could go visit another church so he could, I don't know, preach another sermon, but he wanted to be with these people because he loved them so much.See, his love and his longing for them was good and he cultivated that longing through prayer for them. He prayed and that longing just continued and continued. Maybe in this time of isolation, we can relate to the Apostle Paul here because he is isolated and far away, and it can feel like him to a much lesser extent, let's be real, but it can feel like we're in house arrest. We haven't seen our family that we love so much, and Zoom is like a Band-Aid for community, it's all right but it's like a cheap Band-Aid too that doesn't stick enough to stay where it's supposed to stay but also sticks too much when you pull it off. You know what I'm talking about? It's like we don't quite get what we need.And I'm thankful for the technology that allows us to do it, but we still long to be with each other, we long to see our community groups face to face, those people that we've spent, some of us spent years in community with, we want to see them. We want to see our church family, we want to love them. We want to hear those singing that we are used to, hear singing behind us or in front of us. We were just talking that there's some people that we're used to hearing them say Amen all the time, and we haven't been able to hear that, and it's been strange. We've been separated, isolated. I'm reminded of my friend Jimmy who comes to our CG. He came to our CG before the coronavirus and shows up in Zoom every single week.And every week the first thing he says to our group, he's like, "I miss you guys." And we're like, "We miss you too, Jimmy." He makes sure to text that to me every week too, he's like, "I miss you guys." And I think we can all relate to where Jimmy is in that, because the church is a family, we love each other. Mark Dever, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC said this weekend on Twitter and spoke to me. He said, "Many in the media and government seem to think Christians want to be in churches. They've misunderstood what church is. It's not a sacred space we long to be in, it's a people we long to be with. We want to be together, a symbol, a church, wherever it is we meet."The point he's trying to make is that even though we're in this time and even though we're trying to keep each other safe, and even though we're following the law, which are all good things, we should still long to be with each other. We should not just be like, "I want to say like this forever." We should desire to be with each other. When Allie and I were engaged right after I asked her to marry me, and this was on purpose, she went off to summer camp. I was saying, "Yeah guys, she's mine and I'm hers and we're going to get married at the end of the summer." And so she goes off to summer camp after she's engaged and I missed her like crazy. We would sit there and talk on the phone, man, I don't know if how it is when you're just absolutely in love.We'd just talk on the phone forever and it's all gushy and mushy. And if anybody was listening, they'd be like, "Ugh, this is disgusting," kind of thing. But that's just how it is. And we loved it. We longed to be with each other. I wanted to be with her so bad and just talk to her and see her face. This was before FaceTime or anything like this, we were just talking on dumb phones. And I asked her if she would get a stuffed animal she had and spray her perfume on it, and she did that for me and it made me feel like she was there. And so it was like this longing and desire. I know, it's super mushy gushy, and that's how I love is, especially when you're engaged.This longing for her is what I had. Listen, you shouldn't be spraying perfume on a bear, that's sort of weird, but we should be longing to be with each other as brothers and sisters in Christ, that we should want to be with each other. And we cultivate that through intentional prayer for and with each other. I'm always so encouraged when I get texts from friends that they're praying for me. Sometimes I'll be having a bad day for whatever reason, just things aren't working out like I want or the news has just depressed me again and I don't know what's going to happen or what's going on with the church, what's going on with the world or man, it just seems like a crazy time. And I'll get a text from a friend, I'll get a text from a pastor, I'll get a text from a family member, it says, "Hey, I just want you to know today I prayed for you." And I see that, and it encourages my soul. And so my longing to be with them is increased and their longing to be with me is hopefully increases, we pray for each other.Sometimes in the midst of chaos, I receive peace when someone prays for me, but other times in the midst of chaos, when I am in my most chaotic time, times in life, I pray for others. And in that prayer for others, I also receive joy and peace that comes from that. And then if I have their number, I text them and say, "Hey, just want you to know, I prayed for you." And hopefully if they're going through something that day, it's meaningful to them. I believe that the Lord has brought them to my mind on purpose, and whenever they come to mind, as Paul says here, I want to pray for them. I've woken up in the middle of the night and pray for people.I don't text them overnight, but I've woken up in the middle of the night and pray for some of you just because you're on my mind for no reason, just the Lord has puts you on my heart, and so I pray. And I think that in the church, we have this economy of prayer that is, I pray for you when you pray for me. We both long to be with each other and there's this community that ultimately points us toward heaven, the time when we will always be together and be perfect community. It's this beautiful economy of prayer that leads to peace and joy. And so this week I want you to do an exercise.This is your homework because we're separated, the temptation is to stay isolated. But what I want you to do is instead of thinking about your chaotic situation, because we all know that we're in the midst of chaos, some more than others and on different levels, but in the midst of your chaos, I want you to take your mind off yourself. I want you to put your mind on others. I want you to think about those in your community group that you haven't been able to truly see face-to-face, that they've just been pixels on a screen for several months now. I want you to think about them, I want you to pray for them, I want you to remember those around you in your church shows, in your volunteers, in many Mosaic your pastors and worship directors.I want you to think about them and pray for them, and if you have their number or a Facebook or Instagram or whatever, just send them a message, say, "Hey, I just want you to know... " You don't have to get into a lot of details, you don't have to start a whole conversation, "I just want you to know I prayed for you today and I'm praying for you." I guarantee you that's going to encourage them in this time. So pray for each other and grow that longing in your heart, cultivate it so that it can bloom into something beautiful for the gospel.Now, Paul's joy is magnified and his longing for them is continued through prayer, but it's magnified because they cared for him. Listen to what he says in verse five, he says, "Praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer," verse five, "Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now." The reason that he has them in his mind is because they've already shown him care, they've already shown him affection. The word partnership here is koinonia, it means fellowship, and it's often used for business agreements. And so in this instance, the connotation that it has is a financial transaction, that they were financially generous to Paul and it just stirred love in his heart because they were providing for him.And this time while he was in house arrest, he wasn't able to work, he didn't have food on his own. The only way he lived was by the outside support of others. He wasn't able to make tents while he was in prison. And so they provided for him, them and other churches. We know that they were a generous, poor persecuted church because this is what Paul says in 2 Corinthians eight, he says, "During a severe trial brought about by affliction, the Macedonian churches," that's who he's talking about here, "Abundant joy and their extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part."Paul is saying to the Corinthian church here that poverty and persecution didn't stop the Philippian church from being generous, "And so Corinthian, your wealth shouldn't stop you from being generous." And so we see that first, all in gospel partnership looks like, cultivated, longing through prayer. And second, it looks like unusual generosity, unusual generosity, that we as God's people should be so generous that it's a little weird, that even in the midst of our struggle, we are still being generous. I know it's a difficult time right now, for a lot of people, you've lost jobs, others of you, you aren't getting the hours you want. Some of you, you don't know when the cuts are coming, you hear rumblings of it.And so it's a difficult time, but no amount of insecurity or lack of job should ever stop a follower of Christ from being generous. Let me say this to you, you cannot afford to not be generous. I know a preacher talking about money and on TV, this is really a bad combination here. Let me say that, generosity is not less than money, we always should have that in the equation of our generosity. But generosity is more than money, it's not exclusively our finances. It might be a couch given to a friend who for whatever reason has been evicted or whatever, they don't have a place to live for a moment. Maybe it's just fixing leftovers or buying groceries for someone that's in need.Perhaps it's shopping or getting the medicine for someone who's elderly that can't go to the store and get it for themselves, you use your time. Perhaps you are writing letters for those on the front lines. Maybe it's sharing time with a friend who's dealing with difficulties, mental health difficulties, this time being alone is difficult for a lot of people. And I am really blessed, sometimes it can be frustrating to live in a house with six other people. You heard me right, I have six other roommates and a lot of them are small. And I can be like, "Ugh, there's people all around me all the time, I can't get out of here." But I know there's a lot of you out there I've spoken to you that it's difficult because you're all by yourself, your roommates has left, there's no one around and you are by yourself.And so maybe you can be generous or maybe someone else can be generous to those who are struggling with mental health. And in a few chapters, we will see how Epaphroditus came and visited Paul in the midst of prison and offered him company, he was generous with his time to offer him company. And just because you don't have any finances right now, I get it, just because you don't have, that doesn't mean you can't be generous in other ways, and so I would encourage you to be generous. There's two big things that I am just so thrilled about Mosaic doing. The first is that through our COVID-19 fund on the JP side at least, we've raised almost $2,500.Our little church raised almost $2,500 to give away to those in the most need around us. Those inside the church, those outside the church, and we have given away every dime of that money to help people. That's really been encouragement to me to see your generosity in doing that. I heard of a couple that adopted a family and for the past eight weeks, they have been providing groceries for this small family. They thought, "If God's given us extra, we might as well let that overflow into other people." I just love hearing about these types of things, and it's the generosity of God's people that is uncommon and different and we should never be out-done by those around us.We should never be the most scared, we should never be the ones that hoard, but we should be the ones that always have our hands open wide because we know that none of it's ours anyway. Everything we have, our time, our money, our possessions, all of it belongs to God and so we should give it as he gives opportunity. Now, Paul ends off this section by encouraging them to let go of the non-essentials. So he says, "You need to long to be with each other. I long to be with you, pray for each other." He says, "You need to be generous and you have been generous to me." And so then he says this, "All in gospel partnership looks like essential business.".Let's look at verse 10 real quick. He says, "So that you may approve the things that are superior and may be pure and blameless in the day of Christ." Essential business. We've been hearing a lot about essential business and essential workers, and those are the people that have to keep working. And maybe you're part of that crew, you have to keep working for the world to continue. Some of us, the government says that churches meeting is not essential, I disagree, but we want to abide by the laws of the government. Strangely enough, the act of pastoring is on the essential worker's list, so I can still do the pastoring thing in the proper ways. But we have all this discussion about what is essential and what isn't. And Paul says here, "You need to be down to essential business only."That in chaos, we can try to keep up with the things that are out of reach. We could still try to be, I don't know, bring bagels to all your houses or something. Like we eat bagels on Sunday morning, make sure that we order coffee for everybody and it comes here. We love doing all those things together, but that is not the essential of the church. I love a good cup of coffee and Mosaic has the best coffee of any church in Boston in my humble but correct opinion. But we've now come to a point where we have realized the things that are just most essential that we don't have buildings, we don't have a crowd, we don't have sound systems, we don't have the coffee or the bagels, we aren't shaking hands and we aren't hugging, and all those things are very difficult.We're on CG through Zoom, but we're not eating meals together, and all these things we want to go back to. But in a sense, like Paul, for a time period, we've stuck to the absolute bare minimum essentials and found joy in the midst of those as we are under house arrest. God, help us look and see those things that are most essential. Matt Redman is a worship leader in the UK. If you're like me, you're old and you remember some of his songs from the '90s, some of the most popular ones are probably Better Is One Day, I don't know if you've ever sang that before or Blessed Be Your Name. A more recent song, only seven years old is a song called 10,000 Reasons that you might have sang.One of his most popular songs was a song called The Heart of Worship. Now, the story for this song comes, the pastor of his church in United Kingdom was looking around one day at worship and he said, "Wow, I feel this has become too much of a production, it seems as though this is all about the show. I'm not even sure if people are worshiping or they're just being entertained." And so what he did for this church is he said, "We're going to cut out all the bands, we're going to cut all the instruments, we're going to take out all the lights. We're going to come on Sunday mornings, it's going to be God's people. It's going to be the word of God, it's going to be acapella singing, and we're just going to be worshiping together and we want to see, do we still have something to bring to God without all the extras."Matt admits that it was most awkward for him as the worship director because he didn't really have a job anymore. They just had hymns books in front of them and they were singing acapella to the Lord. He wasn't even up there leading them, he was just part of the congregation. He was like, "What is my job here anymore?" And they did this for weeks and weeks like 10 weeks. They worshiped this way, just bare essentials. And it was in the midst of that, that God started to work in Matt's heart. And he said though it was awkward for a moment, the worship, true worship began to make more sense to them and more sense to him than ever before, because he realized that it was never about the extras.It's nice to have a full band, I love it. It's nice to have the lights, it's nice to have all the extra stuff that we have. It's nice to have all those things, but it comes down to Jesus, worship to Jesus. And that is what it's all about. So this is the song he wrote, The Heart of Worship. He says, "When the music fades, all is stripped away, and I simply come longing just to bring something that's of worth that will bless your heart. I bring you more than a song for a song in itself is not what you have required. You search much deeper within, through the way things appear. You're looking into my heart. I'm coming back to the heart of worship, and it's all about you. It's all about you, Jesus.""I'm sorry Lord, for the thing I've made it, when it's all about you, it's all about you, Jesus." It's moments like this that God removes the clutter, he takes off the layers and he helps us see the beautiful face of Christ better than ever before. We see the essentials. And during these times, we should long to be together, we should long for the days when we're coming together, but we shouldn't fret where we are, that we should stay satisfied in Christ. And so we should love Jesus, which means we worship him even if we're home, even if it's in our quiet times, even if it's with our family and not sitting in chairs in a church building right now, we should love Jesus and worship him every day.We should love our church family, which has served those inside the church, care for those, care for their spiritual and emotional wellbeing, care for their needs, serve each other, and we should love our neighbors, which is really to evangelize and care for those outside of the church. And when we do those things, and one day the extra stuff will come back, but we will have a deeper appreciation and a new perspective on what matters most, our Lord Jesus Christ. All of it's been peeled away and we can more clearly see the essentials and it's a person, Jesus Christ. Maybe if you're like me and maybe it's just something I think about, I know there's a lot of different struggles and worries out there, but if you're like me, it can seem like the church is possibly fizzling out.For me as I think about the future, as I try to be a visionary leader, this past year, I set out this great vision that we were going to complete and then a few weeks later, here we are. The future can seem foggy, I don't know if I can see much. There's a quote from Martin Luther as he talks about what's on his calendar, and I think it's pretty wise, particularly as we think about where we are right now. And the quote says, "I have two days on my calendar, today and that day." And by that day, he means the day that the Lord will return. That he lives in today and he serves Christ today.And I think there's a lot of wisdom in that, particularly where we are right now, because if we worry about the future too much and don't place it in God's hands and we worry that is there going to be a church when this is all over? Is there going to be enough people left that God can do what he's called us to do? We can worry ourselves to death and we'll miss it. You see, in the midst of absolute chaos, Paul is satisfied, he is joyful and he's at peace. It doesn't seem to work. Paul should have been really thrown off, he was in prison. Can you imagine how he felt, he was locked in prison for the better part of two years? It seems like such a waste for the Apostle Paul. And here he is.But it's in this prison that writes some of the most significant literature in all of history. The book of Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon and Philippians is written in this prison. See, the prison wasn't a pause on ministry, I think that's how I first sinfully approached this coronavirus, this was a pause on ministry, that once this is all over, we'll go back to doing things as normal. And that was foolish of me because this time isn't a pause on ministry just like the prison wasn't a pause in ministry for Paul, it was always a part of his mission, and this here today, right now is a part of our mission, Mosaic.See Mosaic, God is not done with you yet, there is no wasted time when we are willing to all go all in 150% with God's mission. Listen to what Paul says in verses five and six, and I think this is just the most encouraging part of this whole thing. In the midst of all this chaos, this is what he tells him, "Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now," pause for just a second. From the first day when he meets Lydia down by that river, she partnered with him in the gospel until now to the day he's in prison. Verse six, "I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ."That what God started here in Mosaic is going to keep pushing forward. The gospel will keep pushing forward, people's lives will keep being changed. The Holy Spirit hasn't stopped working in hearts, he is still working in hearts and he's hopefully working in hearts right now at right this moment as you watch this, Christian be praying that he is. The gospel can't be stopped and won't be stopped and I am sure of this, Mosaic, the Christ that started this good work in you will carry it on to completion to the day of the Lord Jesus Christ, so be faithful in gospel partnership. This is not a pause for your ministry, this is part of the mission.And what I hope, and what I pray for, is that when all this is over, that we can look back at what God was doing and the things we can't see yet, the things that are hidden from us right now, we will look back and see all the God was doing in hearts, all that God was doing in lives and how he was transforming people. And we will see the branches of righteousness way down with the fruit of the gospel from how we were faithful during this time. I'm excited to see the all that God is going to do. So my all in gospel partner, stay faithful and watch God work. Circumstances may have changed, but God's mission has not changed. So keep on, all in gospel, partnership with Christ, we're partners with Christ and we're partners with each other in this enterprise of the gospel. So keep at it.Some of you today, you've tuned in online and maybe you haven't gone to a church service in person, maybe you have, but you've been dabbling in Christianity for lack of a better term. And this time is a time where maybe for the first time you realize the all in call of Christ. The Christ isn't looking for people that are just sticking their toes in the pool, but Christ is looking for people that go all in. Today, I want to encourage you to do is if you're not a follower of Christ, if you've just been hanging around and haven't made a choice to follow him, what I want to encourage you to do is make that choice today. Follow him with all your heart and like Lydia, the jailer and the slave girl, come and be transformed by the work of Christ on the cross, that you can receive forgiveness of your sins through what he did on the cross and you can receive the life that he gives and prove that he was able to give when he rose from the dead.So just like the Apostle Paul said to the jailer that day, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved today." I say to you, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Will you do that? Do you want to follow up? If you want to talk to someone, you can put it in the comments, you can ask for prayer, you can put on a card. Please talk to somebody today. Don't let this day go by without continuing this conversation of what it means to be a follower of Christ. Let's pray. Father, today I'm just so excited to be on mission, such a faithful church like Mosaic. God a church that the essentials are in our DNA, literally, it's on everything that we have, printed on everything we have, God.That we want to stick to the essentials, we want to stick to who you are and the mission that you've given us. Even in this time of difficult, even in this time of chaos, may we stick to the mission you've given us in gospel partnership. And I want to pray that because we are resting in you Jesus, because we are trusting in you, because we are on mission with the gospel, that Lord, we aren't worried about what the future holds. We are wrapped up in the chaos and tangled in our circumstance, but we are at peace. And it's going to seem strange to the world, people may think we're not taking it seriously enough, but God, you give us peace that surpasses all understanding, and that's good. Let us have peace in chaos and let us follow you into the mission you've given us. In Jesus name. Amen.

In episode 117, we are joined by award-winning artist and songwriter, Matt Redman, to talk about using past hurt to write powerful worship songs! During this time in our lives, amidst all of the world’s trials, people are looking for hope. In this podcast, Matt Redman shares how his songs such as “Heart of Worship” and “Blessed Be Your Name” were written out of seasons of hurt, and how even today, they continue to bring healing and reconciliation. As creatives, we know that when we face trials, these are moments of opportunity and inspiration. Don’t miss this episode as Matt Redman shares his powerful testimony and teaches how to write songs out of past hurt. Matt Redman’s music especially offers that. His new album, “LET THERE BE WONDER” for a specific purpose. These songs dive deeper into the wonder of Jesus and the peace He brings, the wonder of hope and love and we all that now more than ever, even if we don’t see it. Don’t miss our interview with Matt Redman in episode 117! If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don’t forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at worshiponline.com/podcast! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Worship leader and songwriter Matt Redman has penned some of the most-beloved worship anthems in the modern Church. Songs such as “The Heart of Worship,” “10,000 Reasons,” “Blessed Be Your Name,” and “Build My Life” are sung around the world and will continue to be sung for many years to come. In early 2020, Matt released his 14th album,Let There Be Wonder.   On this episode, Matt and our host Adam Russell mine Matt's wisdom on the role of worship leaders as servants who not only lead people in singing to God, but who help people see God. From there, they delve into the challenges faced by worship leaders in this time of quarantine and virtual church.    This is a rich conversation, as Matt's words have resonance and relevance now more than ever.

Included Music: He Leadeth Me, Blessed Be Your Name, My Life Is in You Lord, Revive Us Again, 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord), Jesus Only Jesus, and Your Love Never Fails Message Title: The Cost of Discipleship   Text: Luke 9:23-25   Note:This is the YouTube audio from our online worship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Freedom Worship - Zach McPherson Worship Leader

Discerning what's next is crucial, especially in the times in which we live. Lee and Katie talk about their processes for knowing what to say yes and no to. Lee shares a big announcement, there is a surprise guest, and they celebrate reaching 10K+ downloads with a big giveaway. Disclosure: Affiliate links are used in this post. If you choose to purchase through the links, we may be compensated at no additional cost to you. See full disclosure policy. Theme Music: “Sunny Martha” by Cade Popkin Show Sponsor: The CSB Legacy Notetaking Bible* (Christian Standard Bible) from LifeWay *Order your copy today at Lifeway.com and use code MARTHAMARY50 to receive 50% off your purchase (discount available 3/1/20 – 4/30/20).  Things We Talk About: James 1:5 Psalm 25:10 Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God (Bible Study) Speak Up Conference Cindy Bultema Exodus 33:15 Acey Martin Countercultural Parenting by Lee Nienhuis Lee's big announcement “Blessed Be Your Name” song Episode #23 with Jenn Hand Brave Moms, Brave Kids by Lee Nienhuis Enneagram 7 The Martha + Mary Show Sisterhood Romans 8:28 10K Giveaway on Instagram Connect with Us: The Martha + Mary Show webpage The Podcast Page on Facebook: Martha and Mary Show Sisterhood The Martha + Mary how on Instagram: @madelikemartha Our IG Handles: @leenienhuis@katie_m_reid Our Hashtag: #marthamaryshow  Episode Producer: Jeanna Lesausky  Be sure to subscribe, so you don't miss any shows!

Matt Redman is one of my favorite worship leaders for a lot of reasons, but one of them is that he always speaks truth to where we are now. Blessed Be Your Name was written in the wake of 9/11. The Heart of Worship at the height of worship music's mainstream appeal. With Let There Be Wonder, he sings truth from a place of humility in a self-centered culture. Jason asks Daniel about the rash of odd pictures he's been receiving from him and the guys discuss their favorite worship songs this year.

Matt Redman is one of my favorite worship leaders for a lot of reasons, but one of them is that he always speaks truth to where we are now. Blessed Be Your Name was written in the wake of 9/11. The Heart of Worship at the height of worship music’s mainstream appeal. With Let There Be Wonder, he sings truth from a place of humility in a self-centered culture. Jason asks Daniel about the rash of odd pictures he's been receiving from him and the guys discuss their favorite worship songs this year.

Matt Redman - worship leader and songwriter - has written many modern classics that are sung all over the world like Heart of Worship, Blessed Be Your Name, and 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord). We discuss his ministry, his walk with Jesus, and how he usually can't predict the success of a song. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Included Music: Wonderful Grace of Jesus, Blessed Be Your Name, All Glory Laud and Honor, and Glorious Day followed by the Worship Choir singing Lion and the Lamb   Message Title: Purposeful Unity   Text: John 17:20-23   Take Home Point: Unity reveals the power of the gospel and empowers us to take the love of God into a broken world.  

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Included Music: Power in the Blood, Blessed Be Your Name, Because He Lives, and Worthy Is the Lamb followed by Wes and Judy Kent singing There Is a Fountain   Message Title: Celebration   Text: Nehemiah 8:8-12   Take Home Point: When we celebrate the grace given to us, our eyes move away from us and onto Jesus - our joy and our strength.

1. Faith not law (vs. 13-17)2. Faith in God's promise (vs. 18-22)3. Faith in God's provision (vs. 23-25) SongsBlessed Be Your Name #3798438 by B Redman & M Redman2002 Thankyou MusicFaithful To The End #7054172 by B Johnson, H McClure, J Taylor & P McClure2015 © Bethel Music PublishingGreat Is Thy Faithfulness #18723 by T O Chisholm & W M Runyan 1923. Renewed 1951 Hope Publishing CompanyResurrecting #7051507 by C Brown, M Brock, M Ntele, S Furtick & W Joye2015 © Be Essential Songs Praise The King #7032344 by C Voss, D Smith, M Bryce Jr. & M Farren2014 © Farren Love And War Publishing

Songs:  Blessed Be Your Name, Be Glorified,  Living Hope, Here I Am To Worship

Nathan talks about this Sunday's Worship Service, our current series, "___ And Rejoicing", and notes from Andrew Miller about the song "Blessed Be Your Name" by Matt Redman.

Nathan talks about this Sunday's Worship Service, our current series, "___ And Rejoicing", and notes from Andrew Miller about the song "Blessed Be Your Name" by Matt Redman.

Songs:  Blessed Be Your Name, In Christ Alone, Behold Our God, How Deep The Father's Love For Us

In this episode of the Made it in Music podcast, Full Circle’s own Seth Mosley (Grammy/Dove Award Winning Producer) sits down with the one and only, Matt Redman (Worship Leader, Singer-Songwriter, Author). Get a behind the scenes look in to how Matt began his journey with God, his trials along the way, and how his worship tunes grew to be some of the most sung songs in churches today.Matt Redman, based on the south coast of England, near Brighton, has been a full-time worship leader since the age of 20. Matt’s earlier songs include ‘The Heart of Worship’, ‘You Never Let Go’ and ‘Blessed Be Your Name’. More recent compositions include the Grammy-nominated ‘Our God‘, and the double-Grammy winning ‘10,000 Reasons’. Matt is also the author of several books, including 10,000 Reasons, The Unquenchable Worshipper, Facedown, Mirrorball, Blessed Be Your Name (co-authored with Beth Redman) and Indescribable (co-authored with Louie Giglio). Matt Redman is here to share his incredible story about how he made it in music, and he’s here to help you do the same. Resources:Book mentioned in this episode:The Treasury of David by Charles SpurgeonRecord mentioned in this episode:Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie WonderFind out more about Matt Redman:www.mattredman.comFind Full Circle Music on social mediaFacebookTwitterInstagramYouTubeWant to learn more about our new Song Chasers Songwriting Course? It’s an A to Z look at the songwriting process. We dive into what makes a hit, a hit. We talk about ideas for starting a song, melodies, lyrics, production, and the specific genres as well.For more information on the new course, email support@fullcirclemusic.com and make the subject line Song Chasers. Check us out at www.madeitinmusic.comSubscribe to our YouTube Page for more incredible resources just like this one, all FREE for our friends like you.As always, thanks for listening and be sure to give us a review on iTunes if you have not already done so. We appreciate your feedback! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I felt the need to share information about addictions this week.  I am hoping and praying that it will help you in the future in some way. Like Jazz music itself, I riffed on some stuff that I hope makes sense.  Let me know if I fell short or hit the mark.  I really just want to get us to think about it, prepare to deal with it, and try to help someone.   Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.  - Philippians    “Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become…habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny!”    music by Beth Redman & Matt Redman  “Blessed Be Your Name”   Adam Wines Jazz Guitarist  “Salvation A”   The Speak Life Podcast Ministry is an ASCAP licensed business.      thank you for supporting our church at http://patreon.com/blanchardministries  and through snail mail at  Kenn Blanchard, PO BOX 2, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773

Sing Your Prayers A sermon preached by Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli at Foundry UMC, June 17, 2018, the fourth Sunday after Pentecost. A Tempo sermon series. Texts: Isaiah 49:8-13, Colossians 3:16-17   “Those who sing pray twice.” It’s a phrase I’ve heard here and there for years, but never knew where it came from until this past week when I discovered—lo and behold—it is adapted from some words of Saint Augustine!  Y’all are going to start thinking I have some kind of obsession with the fifth century Bishop of North Africa!  After a little research, it seems Augustine’s point is that singing adds an extra dimension to a text—that words sung rather than spoken express a depth of emotion that cannot be conveyed otherwise.   This idea that song conveys meaning is a very ancient concept. Many of you know that “Myths of ancient indigenous cultures claim that the universe began with one root sound which permeates the entire universe. According to ancient Vedic (Hindu) philosophy, the Sanskrit word, Om, is the primordial sound from which the whole universe emanated. Om represents the Divine and the Absolute.”[i]  The idea then, is that chanting “Om” puts you on the same sound “wave” as the Divine Creator and connects you—or makes you aware of your connection—to the whole of creation. Indigenous and religious cultures from around the world have, over the centuries, developed their own unique chants and songs.  Songs of joy unite people in that spirit, narrative songs teach the stories of tribal identity and relational values, repetitive chants are used to focus and quiet the mind.  Stories are told of how the Muslim sung call to prayer—called the adhan—have brought about conversion simply through the power of hearing it.[ii]  Psalms—our Judeo-Christian chant and hymnbook—are the lyrics of prayers to God and meditations on God written to be sung or chanted.  Both listening to and singing certain kinds of music and chants are known to have concrete effects upon the body.  This isn’t just about sitting in the Lotus position chanting “Om.”  Think about what happens when you are singing something or listening to a piece of music and all of a sudden you are moved to tears; or you feel in your body a sense of strength and courage; or you feel more relaxed or at peace.  At a funeral, you might be holding it together pretty well until a familiar melody begins to be played and voices swell to lift up the lyrics of the hymn… All this is to say, that music has a kind of spiritual power. It is one of the most ancient forms of connecting with God, of being in relationship with God; it’s one of the most ancient forms of prayer.   As we continue to ponder how we might “return to God’s pace” through prayer in this A Tempo series, I want to focus today singing as a form of prayer.  One of the prayers I have loved from my youth is referred to as “The Prayer of St. Francis” and is included in our United Methodist Hymnal on page 481. The words of this prayer are beautiful.  Some years back, I heard these words set to music by the singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan and my heart broke open all over again at their power.  Something happens when words and music work together to express or carry a message.   Some might imagine that only a professional singer will be able to create or participate in such a powerful—and even mystical—phenomenon.  But every time we gather for worship, we are singing prayers.  Last fall, we spent a whole series calling to mind the ways that singing together is a central part of our worship life as United Methodists and we studied together John Wesley’s “Directions for Singing.”  We looked at our hymnal during another sermon series on grace and noticed the headings in the top corners of its pages that help signal the theological or spiritual theme of the hymns in that section. And today I want us to explore the “psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs” that we may have sung for years but never mentally connected with prayer. And for those of us new to this whole Christian worship thing, my hope is that our reflection on this central act of worship and the idea of prayer through singing will help you understand why we do it. (and, by the way, if you don’t have a great voice or can’t carry a tune fear not! The Bible encourages us to “make a joyful noise” not “make a pretty noise”—so you’re good!)…   Our text today begins with the encouragement to “let the word of God dwell in you richly.” Singing is a great way to do that! I can’t help but think of my Nana floating around the house humming and singing hymns… a powerful image…  Singing is a great way to learn things—I probably learned most of my core theology through the songs I sang as a child and youth.  Singing songs that have been sung in historic moments of struggle—those sung on civil rights freedom marches or the songs sung at Reconciling Ministries convocations for example—help connect us to the movement across time. Some of our hymn lyrics are a statement of faith or testimony or a proclamation of hope or a call to action.  Singing these kinds of hymns invites us to contemplate the promises of our faith, the providence of God, the call of God, and more. These hymns plant the word of God deep within us, draw us close to God and are a form of contemplative prayer.     But some years back, I realized that so many of the hymns I grew up with are direct addresses to God.  Not really sure how I missed that detail for so long—perhaps some weird disconnect between “this is a song I sing in church” and “these are prayers that I pray.”  I’d made the initial connection by the time I arrived here in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference, but it was here that I encountered the tradition of using the words of hymns as public prayers.  I’ll never forget hearing Bishop Felton May pray before he preached using these words: “Breathe on me, breath of God, ‘til I am wholly Thine. ‘Til all this earthly part of me, glows with thy fire divine.” (UMH #420)  It was then that I began to really think about praying the hymns and singing my prayers.   I wonder if there are hymns and songs that come to your mind as examples of what I’m talking about… There are prayers of invocation like “Spirit of the Living God” and “Open the Eyes of My Heart.”   Prayers of lament like “Nobody Knows the Trouble I See.” There are prayers of petition like “I Need Thee Every Hour” (#397) and “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling.” (#384)  There are prayers of praise like “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty,” (#64) “How Great Thou Art,” (#77) “Blessed Be Your Name,” (WS #3002) and “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee.” (#89)  There are prayers of confession like “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” (#286) and “Just as I Am, Without One Plea.” (#357)  There are prayers of commitment and surrender like “Here I Am to Worship” (WS #3177) and “Here I Am, Lord.” (#593) There are prayers of thanksgiving like “For the Beauty of the Earth” (#92) and “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” (#140) All of these and many more give us powerful words to pray through singing.   Think about what it’s like when the music in this sanctuary draws all of us in and we raise our voices together…there’s something mystical about it.  It’s a deep form of communal prayer.   Throughout the Bible we are not only encouraged to sing to the Lord, but we’re given whole books of songs—like the love song that is Song of Solomon and the Psalms.  I’ve long celebrated the way the Psalms cover the full range of emotions, but this past week I found a writer who made me think about that in a new way—particularly parts of the Psalms that get really raw in anger and suffering. The example the writer uses is Psalm 137, a lament over the destruction of Israel. Briefly, the context of that Psalm is that the people have been the victims of horrific violence, their loved ones hurt and killed, their homes destroyed, and they are now exiled into the very lands inhabited by their conquerors.  The Psalmist gives voice to the lament and the raw emotion of the moment. The Psalm begins, “By the rivers of Babylon—/  there we sat down and there we wept / when we remembered Zion.” But the last words of that Psalm are, “O daughter Babylon, you devastator! / Happy shall they be who pay you back / what you have done to us! /Happy shall they be who take your little ones / and dash them against the rock!” The author writes, “Verses like that embarrass us. They’re disquieting, disconcerting. Part of me wants to edit them out of the Bible. What a mistake that would be, like censoring a prayer… What if we sang out in our anger…? What if our vengeful urges were put to music to sing to God? I can imagine the experience would be cleansing, healing. We all have enemies. We’re supposed to pray about them…Why should we be surprised when a psalm gets raw? A lot of other contemporary music is.”[iii]  This is simply another reminder that we don’t have to hold anything back from God. God can take whatever we’ve got.  And this week I imagine we might have some anger and raw emotion to bring into God’s presence in prayer.    Throughout scripture we see people at key moments break into song—I realized it like one long musical in the old style---dialogue, dialogue, dialogue, and then someone starts singing!  There’s Miriam’s song of praise to God for liberation from slavery (Exodus 15:20-21), Israel’s song of thanksgiving for God’s provision of water in the wilderness (Numbers 21:17-18), the fight song of Deborah, Prophetess and Judge (Judges 5), David’s songs of praise, the prophet Isaiah’s songs of judgment, victory, and praise, the prophet Zephaniah’s song of joy (Zephaniah 3:14-20) and Mary’s song of praise— what we call the “Magnificat”: “My soul magnifies the Lord, /  and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, / for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.” (Luke 1:46-48)   Pray the hymns. Sing your prayers. Connect with God and with others through the power and cosmic resonance of music and feel Spirit’s power. Prayer is the heart of our spiritual life. And when you sing, you pray twice.     [i] https://blog.pachamama.org/healing-sounds-of-the-universe [ii] http://www.ethnotraveler.com/2013/12/a-reason-to-rise-the-men-behind-the-muslim-call-to-prayer/ [iii] Rick Hamlin, “To Sing is To Pray,” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-hamlin/to-sing-is-to-pray_b_3154977.html

Songs:  Blessed Be Your Name,  Lord Of All,  All I Have Is Christ, Great I Am,  Love Has Found Us

Songs: Love Has Found Us, Blessed Be Your Name, Lord Of All, Great I Am

The song we sang at the end of this week's sermon is Matt Redman's "Blessed Be Your Name." https://youtu.be/tTpTQ4kBLxA

Full Service including music by the LJCC Worship Band, the choir, and guest singer Leonard Patton. Pastor Steve Murray continues the sermon series on the Gospel of Matthew with a sermon on "A Heart for the City". Each year on Palm Sunday LJCC holds their annual brunch between services in celebration.

Full Service including music by the LJCC Worship Band, the choir, and guest singer Leonard Patton. Pastor Steve Murray continues the sermon series on the Gospel of Matthew with a sermon on "A Heart for the City". Each year on Palm Sunday LJCC holds their annual brunch between services in celebration.

Welcome to The Shaun Tabatt Show! In this episode I speak with Jean Watson about new album WONDER. About the Album:  "The music on WONDER is the most authentically 'me' music I have ever recorded," Watson says. "I believe the music is quite accessible to both the faith-based and general markets, and the opportunity to partner with Naxos to get the music into the hands of music lovers is huge." "Naxos has great reach into the world music marketplace, so for the first time, my music has the possibility to be offered to audiences beyond the Christian market," she continues. "How amazing to think that people may listen to this music because they love the sound and be drawn closer to God in the process!"   WONDER represents something of a defining moment for the classically-trained singer/songwriter and instrumentalist, who is a fan favorite in the UK. She is especially popular in Ireland, where she has long hosted a daily inspirational radio show which can be heard worldwide on UCB Radio Ireland. So, her affinity for Celtic sound comes as no surprise. Producer Billy Smiley, who has worked with Watson on her last two projects, suggested highlighting her Celtic-flavored songs and ethereal violin performances on the new CD and moving toward a more world music sound. In doing so, Watson discovered a glorious opportunity to simply be herself, both artistically and spiritually. Sporting a world music sound that falls lithely between the ethereal, yearning Celtic sound of Maire Brennan and the graceful, poetic lyricism of Enya, Watson deftly tightwalks a line that stretches between ancient themes of grace and mercy, and is anchored by contemporary declarations of worship and adoration. There are exuberant expressions of praise ("Blessed Be Your Name"), hymns of hope ("I Can Hear Your Voice"), psalms of yearning ("Restless"), songs of surrender to the perfect will of the Father ("It Is Well"), and testimonies to the mercy and grace of God ("Everything Can Change," "Amazing Grace"). Whether invested in ardent celebration or lost in pensive worship, there is a humble honesty that runs through each song, that binds them together and points both listener and singer toward the throne of God. WONDER has an otherworldly, ethereal, moving quality which penetrates the heart and transports the listener into an attitude of worship. In keeping with the world music direction of WONDER, Watson has enlisted the services of a number of musicians from around the globe, including South African John Ellis of Tree63 and former Newsboys drummer Peter Furler from Australia. Steve Hindalong from The Choir provides percussion, and as a special treat, Christian music legend Michael W. Smith appears as a guest accompanist as Watson performs Smith's hit, "I Can Hear Your Voice." "I am so grateful for this opportunity for my music to reach a wider audience," says Watson. "I can't wait to see what God will do with WONDER!" About Jean Watson:  Internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter and classically trained violinist Jean Watson delved into the Christian recording world in 2003. During a time of great brokenness in Jean's life, her landlord accidentally heard her sing and donated money to make her first CD! She gave the CD away to anyone who would listen and soon was singing and speaking in churches, coffeehouses, homeless shelters, and prisons, sharing the story of how God was transforming her life. Since that time, Jean's voice and testimony of God's grace and healing have touched thousands of lives around the world. She has recorded seven albums to date including her latest CD, Steady My Gaze featuring Grammy nominated producer Billy Smiley, guitar virtuoso Phil Keaggy, and John Ellis of ‘Tree63'. Jean's musical style is eclectic and features an abundance of celtic-infused violin and Watson's signature haunting vocals. She has been honored four times as the Best Female Praise and Worship Artist USA by the UK Christian Music Alliance. Watson can be heard worldwide on UCB Radio Ireland where she hosts a daily inspirational radio show. Watson has appeared on The 700 Club, TBN's Praise The Lord, Cornerstone Television Network's flagship show, Real Life, LeSea TV's The Harvest Show, CTN's Bridges and many more media outlets across the globe. Though her ministry is now international, Jean is still passionate about bringing hope to the hopeless through words and music. Having performed in majestic cathedrals and grand concert halls, her favorite venues are still homeless shelters and prisons. When she is not traveling, Jean enjoys playing violin in the Kalamazoo Symphony, spending time with her family, and riding her horse, Rosie. Connect with Jean: JeanWatson.com Facebook Twitter (@Jean_Watson12) For additional show notes visit ShaunTabatt.com/085.  

College Praise

Song Ideas for 2nd Sunday of Lent (C) Psalm: The Lord Is My Light by Ed Bolduc from the CD and collection Awake to the Day  listen 40 Days by Matt Maher (spiritandsong.com) from the CD Welcome to Life *Be Still for the Presence of the Lord by David J. Evans (Capitol CMG/CCLI) Voices As One vol. 1 *Blessed Be Your Name by Matt Redman (worshiptogether.com) Behold by WAL (WLP) from the CD Always and Everywhere  listen Christ In Me Arise by Trevor Thomson (spiritandsong.com) from the CD Christ In Me Arise Create a Clean Heart in Me by Lorraine Hess (WLP)  listen Desert Song by Brooke Ligertwood (EMI/worshiptogether.com) How Great Is Our God by Tomlin/Cash/Reeves (Capitol CMG/Music Services/CCLI) Into the Desert by Stephan/Hart (spiritandsong.com) from the CD Amid Passing Things *Journey for Home by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD The Face of God and the collection Voices As One vol. 1  listen Lenten Song by Michael John Poirier (WLP) from the CD Be With Us Today *Let the Weight of Your Glory Fall by Steve Merkel (Capitol CMG (IMI)/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 listen  *I wouldn't do it as fast as this recording!  Even though I did record that!!! *Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2  listen Return to God by John Angotti (WLP) from the CD Joy Beyond Our Dreams and More Voices as One vol. 1  listen    *Especially verse 3 Rise from the Ashes by Craig and Kristen Colson (WLP) from the CD I Am the Way  listen Take, O Lord, and Receive by Lorraine Hess (WLP) from the CD As I Pray  listen Tree of Life by Aaron Thompson (WLP) from the CD 10,000 Angels and the collection More Voices as One vol. 1  listen Turn Our Hearts Around by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light  listen *We are Faithful by Raus/Bolduc (WLP) from the CD We are Faithful and collection Voices As One vol. 1  listen *We Fall Down by Chris Tomlin (Capitol CMG/CCLI)found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2    listen *You are the Voice by David Haas (GIA) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2  listen

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God is For Us, Freedom is Here, I Receive, I Will Lift My Eyes, Blessed Be Your Name

January 13, 2013; Joel Hubbard, Vineyard MetroNorthAbout Us: The Vineyard MetroNorth is part of a non-traditional, national movement that is dedicated to bringing renewal to all people, especially to those that may have had trouble connecting in a traditional church environment.Our mission is to help people connect to God and others ........Worship Set:Bless the LordBlessed Be Your NameHow Deep the Father's Love for UsThe Wonderful CrossDesert SongGreat God

Hiding Place, Here and Now, Blessed Be Your Name, Your Love Never Fails, Always, I Will Rise, You Never Let Go

Every once in a while we all struggle. Some struggle worse than others. And some become Addictions. But God wants us to not live in bondage. Triple 777 Talks about Recovery Through Jesus Christ. Rather its Sex , drugs , Rock n Roll u can be free. Triple 777 takes Worship and Rap to a new Level . To contact Triple 777 : Destinyevefaith@gmail.com

What do you do when the dark days come? Why does God allow good things to be taken away from our lives? We turn to the song Blessed Be Thy Name, the scriptures that form its foundation including Job 1:18-22. and ancient painting entitled Hopeless Dawn to discover the way of hope in tough times

Blessed Be Your Name, in the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow, blessed be Your name Blessed Be Your name, when I'm found in the desert place Though I walk through the wilderness, blessed Be Your name Every blessing You pour out, I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say: Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your glorious name Blessed be Your name, when the sun's shining down on me When the world's 'all as it should be', blessed be Your name Blessed be Your name, on the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering, blessed be Your name You give and take away, You give and take away My heart will choose to say: Lord, blessed be Your name