Song Talks

From Allen: Communicating the gospel story through our worship services might be the most important thing we can do while we sing. Music has an incredible way of getting stuck in your head doesn’t it? If anyone were to say “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”, there is a good chance that Bing Crosby’s voice would begin singing in your mental ear. Is that because there is a profound message behind it? Probably not. It’s just plain catchy and the words stay with us! That is why worship is so incredibly important, and why we need to put so much emphasis on it. Even more so, that is why we need to communicate accurate gospel truth in it. This week as we worship, we will be going through “Chain Breaker”, “Before The Throne of God Above”, “Psalm 46”, and “Come as You Are”. Let’s do a quick breakdown of these songs. “Chain Breaker” says that Jesus can break us free from the bondage of sin if we believe in Him. “Before The Throne of God Above” says that we have a great high pries...

From Allen:                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Music has a funny way of bringing back vivid memories. You hear a song that is attached to an impactful time in your life and it almost transports you back to that time. I was born in the early 90's, and when I finally got to the age where I wanted to...

This week on Song Talks we are going on a little musical journey.  No, not the band, although they are one of my favorites, but a musical journey through Sunday's set (July 8 th )!  These songs depict the story of the believer's walk from death to life in a remarkable way.  The songs are a bit out of order, but follow me here…   "Holy, holy, holy".  This word is the only word ever used of God in the superlative sense in the Bible.  Today we, would say something is good, better, best.  In ancient times, the language did not allow for those grammatical nuances, so the writers would simply repeat the word.  For example, when Jesus says, "Truly, truly, I say to you…" He is helping His listeners to understand what He is about to say is important.  So when a word is used three times, it conveys the utmost importance.  God is never called love, love, or just, just.  He is never referred to as kind, kind, or mercy, mercy.  He...