Who Paid David to write the Psalms???

Y do we pay for music inspired by God, or dedicated to God?? It has always been a question hard to answer. Some argue that artists should not be putting such a high price to their music, because it is anyways a Worship / Praise song.. It is virtually impossible to pay and buy all the songs we listen to … But there is another side to it .. Luk 10 :7 says “for the laborer is worthy of his wages.” Should there be an alternate solution to this?? should the albums/songs be given for free?? or at some affordable rate?? how do we define affordable? because we could be talking about releasing the same music in different countries… Do come up with your views and post them as comments …. (Piracy is stealing .. dont copy and justify it by saying “it is God music anyways”

Noah sat down and had a coffee….

Well it isnt about my friend Noah…

I have always suspected Rock Bands, and ever since i came to know about Gospel Rock bands , i have become even more critical….

initially i could not stand the Screaming gospel rock bands… then figured out they were harmless.. and eventually kinda got hooked too…

Most of these bands like Petra(a different league) , Bloodgood, Idle Cure, Divinefire, Narnia, Rob Rock had a very strong message through each of their songs…

well the hardest of all was to accept the gospel counterpart of Death Metal, fondly called Life Metal…

Death Growls and morbid feel of the bands kinda made me repel them… i found nothing appealing, although i was a big fan of secular(rather anti-christian/ black ) metal bans… specially because of the creativity they came out with….

perhaps having been affected negatively by the Death Metal itself.. i wasnt ready for a gospel version anyways… i had a deep feeling that it would be the same sad and heart numbing experience….

and then i got to attend the Parra Camp, and got to hear Sudds talk bout music being innately harmless… and the lyrics and the inspiration separates the good music from the bad….

Recently i got to hear a track by Mortification (a gospel band from Australia)…
to say the least, the word mortification did remind me of corporal mortification and stuff..

the song was “Noah was a Knower”
the song is about God’s calling, and how it can sometimes be not what u expected…

get the video form youtube just search for “mortification” and select the video “Noah was a knower”

since i couldnt get most of the lyrics by just listenin to the song, i picked it up from here

and i was spellbound … and i heard it again .. and again..

just a few days back i took a walk on the hills with a friend of mine and we discussed how Noah had to build the ark, how many people would have scorned him, and how hard it is to hear and obey God’s calling sometimes…

this song resonated those thoughts… here are some ..

“100 years of banging tools
Laughed at by his neighbours scorn”

“God’s calling is always a challenge
It may not be what you would seem
But following his ways through life
ends up leading to the mountain top”

“100 years of real hard work
Noah sat down and had a coffee“

ooh!!!! what lyrics… and i loved the song.. the guitars and the DRUMS!!!!
the song ministered me…. i was moved to realise that one gotta be ready to hear and obey Him, whatever be the price… and He would vindicate…

i couldnt keep myself from digging more on the band (i am just writing what i found most striking u can find more infor here)… these guys started out as a proper death metal band with heavy sound and growl (Form late 80’s to ‘96)…

later on Steve Rowe (Vocals & Bass) contracted Accute Lymphatic Leukemia

“Steve almost died several times, but through MUCH prayer and a strong will to live to see his vision for his family, band, and label fulfilled, Steve managed to make it through. God has performed miracle and he lived to tell about it. This was despite doctors who had given him only hours to live - on more than one occasion - and a seemingly failed bone marrow transplant.” from Wikipedia..

i wasn’t expecting a Life metal band to be so interesting, and i was sure God chose Steve to spread the gospel…

strangely , now the band has very little death metal elements…

I just pray that these guys never loose their focus.. mightily live to tell His greatness….

Some links
noLifeTilMetal
Official Site

HillSong - The Church

I had heard a lot about the Hillsong church. No! I actually came across their worship videos (the 1st one being “Shout to The Lord 2000″) and maybe countless tapes of their’s. Anyone connected to the Christian circle would have come across something that must have stemmed from this church. Especially their songs. Catchy and cool they were.

This prompted me to check out their website. Awesome is not the word. I personally haven’t seen any church website as good as their’s. Go check it out Hillsong Browsing through it shows the amount/varity of stuff they do. This shows the amount of dedication/commitment they put into the work they are assigned.

The church was established in 1983. 26 years from then today Hillsong Church operates from a 21 acre site in a modern business park in the Hills District, and from a contemporary facility in Waterloo near the heart of Sydney’s CBD. With a total attendance of over 19,000 on any given weekend, the reputation of the church continues to expand, having a dynamic influence and impact in Australia and many other nations. Hillsong also has churches in London, Kiev and Paris.

The live praise and worship albums produced by Hillsong Music Australia have achieved gold status in various countries, and the songs are sung in churches around the world. Hillsong’s Worship Pastor Darlene Zschech and other members of the worship team have become internationally renowned for their songwriting and anointed worship leading.

The Hillsong International Leadership College attracts students from all over the globe and is committed to training, equipping and building leaders in pastoral, music and other ministry skills.

You gotta check out their state-of-the-art facilties and venues

Check out how the y support ministries and initiatives globally

I think all of this needs a vision because it is only a vision that can create stuff…… and by stuff i mean STUFF. They have talked about visions in different areas in the site. Here are some of their statements:

(i) “Nation Builders is the mission’s vision of Hillsong Church, which helps people by supporting ministries and initiatives outside our own four walls.”

(ii) “As Hillsong Church continues to increase and grow, the vision remains consistent: to build the Church of Jesus Christ and bless the body of Christ world-wide.”

(iii) “Phil is passionate about bringing practical wisdom and vision to raise up leaders and see people of all ages won to Christ.”

(iv) “To reach and influence the world by building a large Bible-based church, changing mindsets and empowering people to lead and impact in every sphere of life ” - This is their Mission Statement.

Nothing great is accomplish without a vision.

(Some part of this post has been copied and pasted from the Hillsong site itself)

Christian Guitarist - Ken Tamplin

One of the greatest guitarists of all times…. Ken Tamplin….

Ken Tamplin has always been referred to as a “singer’s singer” while guitarists have hailed his playing, songwriting and production among some of the biggest names in the business. At a very young age Tamplin joined his first professional rock group Joshua and has expanded on to other well known groups such as Shout and the famed rock group Magdallan which he partnered with long time friend and guitar virtuoso Lanny Cordola.

His current “Make Me Your Voice” series includes gospel legend Andrae’ Crouch, Charlie Peacock as well as the nation’s largest churches such as Willow Creek and Saddleback where 100% of all artist’s and producer’s royalties are going to aid the mass genocide currently taking place in countries like Sudan and Afghanistan. For more info go to http://www.makemeyourvoice.com/.

Ken Tamplin Interviews

1. With RockHole on Wake the nations

2. Interview and Bio on ChrisitianAnswers
COMPOSER OVERCAME DRUG-DEALING PAST
A Mother’s - Camel Knees - Made The Difference

3. VictoryZine