MUSIC the Good the Bad the Blessing

MUSIC~

the GOOD the BAD the

BLESSING

Greetings!

THE GOOD MUSIC ....

Dave a friend of mine sent me a new recording that has a really good beat, a great title and the words are very special too:

Love Broke Thru- by Toby Mac:

(Great news- there's a link to listen at the conclusion of this email)

"...When love broke thru

You found me in the darkness

Wanderin’ thru the desert

I was a hopeless fool

Now I’m hopelessly devoted

My chains are broken

And it all began with You

When love broke thru

And it all began with You

When love broke thru

I did all that I could to undo me

But You loved me enough to pursue me

Yeah, You drew me out of the shadows

Made me believe that I mattered, to You (You)

You were there, You heard my prayer in that broke down dusty room

It was the first time I said, “I’m Yours”

The first time I called You Lord...

I did all that I could to undo me

But You loved me enough to pursue me..."

(continued)

THE BAD MUSIC...

My friend Ray asked me if I saw the halftime musical performance of Kendrick Lamar at the NCAA Football College Championship game between Georgia and Alabama...

I did see and hear it but I didn't understand a word that was sung...

Ray showed me the words of one of his songs...

I WAS SHOCKED!!!

Here's the background of why they

decided to have him perform:

"It is truly an honor,” said Kendrick Lamar. “Thank you, ESPN, for having me be the first halftime performer ever at the College Football Playoff National Championship.”

“In each year of the College Football Playoff, we’ve been able to build upon the experience of the last,” said Ed Erhardt, president, ESPN global sales & marketing. “This year is a true first for college football – and it makes sense that the hottest performer of the moment, Kendrick Lamar, would usher in this new era for the national championship game.”

Lamar’s special halftime performance is the latest in the ongoing collaboration between ESPN and Interscope Records,

in its third consecutive year."

Element by Kendrick Lamar:

"New Kung Fu Kenny

Ain't nobody prayin' for me

Y'all know, what happens on Earth stays on Earth

Here we go!

I don't give a f___, I don't give a f___

I don't give a, I don't give a, I don't give a f___

I'm willin' to die for this sh__

I done cried for this sh__, might take a life for this sh__

Put the Bible down and go eye for an eye for this sh__

D.O.T. my enemy, won't catch a vibe for this sh__, ay

I been stomped out in front of my mama

My daddy commissary made it to commas

B____, all my grandmas dead

So ain't nobody prayin' for me, I'm on your head, ay

Thirty millions later, know the feds watchin'

Auntie on my telegram, like, "Be cautious!"

I be hangin' out at Tam's, I be on Stockton

I don't do it for the 'Gram, I do it for Compton

I'm willin' to die for this s___, ni___

I'll take your f___in' life for this sh__, nigga

We ain't goin' back to broke, family sellin' dope

That's why you maney-a__ rap n__s better know..."

**My personal editorial comment...the football game itself will go down as one of the best ever...how this halftime performance ever got scheduled with the game is absolutely beyond belief...if there is not an outcry of disgust and demand for change..then America has hit another low

THE MUSIC BLESSING ...

Assistant Pastor Lamar (not to confused with Kendrick Lamar) directed our men's choir in singing...

Ye Shall Be My Witnesses- by Jerry Kirk

"Ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,

and ye shall be My witnesses unto the ends of the earth.

Jerusalem! Samaria, and the ends of the earth!

Jerusalem! Judea! Samaria, and the ends of the earth!"

The men's choir singing Ye Shall Be My Witnesses was outstanding last Sunday and blessed my heart as we draw near to the start of our 5 week WITNESS BREAKTHROUGH training sessions every Wednesday beginning 1/31/18

As you hopefully pray for us...the bottom line prayer request is that many will experience as never before becoming a John 3:16 witness

...compelled by love not duty to share the GOOD NEWS of Jesus Christ

Here's the prayer from page 6 of our study book... IF WE ARE THE LIGHT, WHY IS AMERICA SO DARK?... that we will be praying during our first session:

PRAYER IS MUSIC TO GOD

~Ted Sprague

Psalm 105:2

"Sing to Him, sing praises to Him, tell of His wonderful acts."

Psalm 135:3

"Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to His name,

for that is pleasant."

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Listen to "When Love Broke Thru"