Ex. 15:26 I am the Lord who heals you. Psalm 30:2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You and You healed me. Prov. 4:20-23 …give attention to my words; …for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh. Prov. 16:24 […]
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C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946 “He looked a little like a southern colonel with his white mustache and a small flower in his lapel. His extraordinary sense of humor and dry wit, could be very caustic if he thought the occasion demanded it – a truly brilliant man.” This is a […]
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Rescue the Perishing, and Pass Me Not, O Gentile Savior – Bob Walters Hymns of Fanny Crosby (1820 – 1915) & William Doane (1832 – 1915) As a young girl, Fanny Crosby loved poetry. She memorized the hymns of King David, and they would be a source of light and […]
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The origins of the song I want to teach you and sing tonight is well over 3000 years old! It’s from the Bible and was written by King David. David is portrayed in the Biblical tradition as a composer, singer, instrumentalist, court Musician, personal musician to the King, and of […]
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Romans 12:1-Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Frances Havergal was born in England in 1836 and died in 1879 at the age of 42. […]
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Choir devotion – Hymn – “Day By Day” – Bob Walters – 1/29/20 When you’ve gone through difficult times, has there ever been a particular song that resonated with what you were feeling deep inside? I have a list! To this day, when I hear those songs, I’m reminded […]
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When I got home from choir last week, I was thinking of the words we sang. “He’s alive hallelujah He is alive” and suddenly the song, “Joy to the World” flooded my thinking. Let every heart prepare Him room and heaven and nature sing. Joy to the world, […]
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Be Thou My Vision All of us here recognize the importance of singing as a part of the Christian faith. When a person becomes a Christian, they become a singer. God commands us multiple times in His Word to “Sing to the Lord.” We were created to worship God, and […]
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In his book called Worship Matters Bob Kauflin writes: “Every time we lead the church in worship we are doing more than just singing songs. We’re leading believers in a battle for the truth. The world has been trying to squeeze us into its mold, allure us with its smiles, […]
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I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the […]
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