Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. “Words make you think a thought, Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.”- Yip Harburg. Music carries a message. Does your singing attract or annoy others? Paul...
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02 March 2022 – Musical Mysteries – Part 5
Numbers 21:17 Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing about it. “I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.”- William James. An upbeat happy song gives us a soul-lift. If we wait to feel good to sing, singing would be a rare occurrence in our tumultuous life. A cheerful...
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01 March 2022 – Musical Mysteries – Part 4
Exodus 32:19a When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned. “Classical music is the best, and cheapest, mind-altering drug in the world.”- Kamand Kojouri The music that we listen to can serve as a mind-altering medication or a mind massaging or manipulating drug. Dr. Annett Schirmer, Psychologist at...
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28 February 2022 – Musical Mysteries – Part 3
I Kings 3:15-16 “Now bring me a harpist.” While the harpist was playing, the hand of the Lord came on Elisha and he said, “This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of water. “Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.”- Maria Van...
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27 February 2022 – Musical Mysteries – Part 2
Job 38:7-8 When the morning stars(angels) sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? “Music is the language of Heaven.”– Levon Helm Music is the mode of communication between the celestial and terrestrial, the visible and invisible, the natural and spiritual. When the Lord God created the innumerable galaxies and angels burst forth...
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26 February 2022 – Musical Mysteries – Part 1
1 Samuel 16:23 And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away. “Music is the medicine of the mind” – John Logan. The earliest reference of music as a therapy in institutions was in the 1800s. Dr. Benjamin...
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25 February 2022 – What do you do? – Part 7
John 6:15 When Jesus saw that they were ready to force Him to be their king, He slipped away into the hills by Himself. What do you do at the crescendo of your success? How do you turn success into significance? Our indulgence in the pinnacle of our prosperity and promotion will determine the longevity...
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24 February 2022 – What do you do? – Part 6
Acts 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved. What do you do when the future is bleak and dark? What do you do when there is no light at the end of the tunnel? What do you do...
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23 February 2022 – What do you do? – Part 5
Genesis 32:7 In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well. What do you do when you are stuck between a rock and a hard place? What do you do when you cannot move forward or backward? What do...
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22 February 2022 – What do you do? – Part 4
Acts 16:6 Paul and his friends went through Phrygia and Galatia, but the Holy Spirit would not let them preach in Asia. What do you do when God says “no”? What do you do when God closes a door that would make logical sense to automatically open? What do you do when you are forbidden...