Jeremy Camp Worship "I Still Believe"

Jeremy Camp is one of the most prolific singer song writers in Christian Contemporary music today.  While attending Calvary Chapel Bible College in Southern California, he became involved in the worship team and began His career leading worship throughout southern California.  Although his career has included 14 number one hits and several gold status albums, what has inspired me is not his accalades but the way he was able to persevere through the loss of his first wife Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp.
After being married for just over three months, Melissa died of ovarian cancer. The pain of dealing with her illness and eventual death inspired him to write many of his early songs. “I Still Believe” was the first song he wrote after her death. The song is incredible and it really provides a window into Jeremy’s heart. His tremendous faith made it possible for him to not only survive but live above the circumstances or her death.  God is So Good!!!

This video is “I Still Believe” by Jeremy Camp.  Its definitely worth taking the time to check out.

Louie & Reese      

Lets Be.....Stronger

A couple of days ago Reese posted a piece referencing one of my favorite artists, Mandisa. Her song "Stronger" is definetly inspiring and I would encourage everyone to check it out. Sometimes life can just be overwhelming to say the least but we need to remember God is in control and he cares about the problems we face. I hope you enjoy the videos.

Louie

Check out this new song from Needtobreathe

Many a good message comes from Worship music. The music and beat are both up lifting along with the words that fill your heart.

The old hymns are just up lifting. The words to many of the old hymns can speak to your heart and help you through many hard times. It seems there is a song for anything you face. So your heart can just worship even in your trials.

Today's contemporary songs are also a great way to worship. Contemporary was started back in 1960's. It is said to be part of a Jesus movement. Some of these songs can sometimes be heard through other stations that are secular. This can be a great outreach. Someone may need to hear the song but would never listen to a Chrisitan station.

"Now is the time to Worship" is a song sung by Brian Doerksun. It says one day every knee will bow and every tongue confess. This is Biblical and it just goes to prove we do need to send the Gospel through the other stations.


Brian Doerksun

Having Worship and Praise in my heart continually is what helps me through my day to day routine.

Today’s Contemporary Music

Although contemporary music has been on the scene for many years, the music has gained broader acceptance over the last ten to twelve years. It was in the late eighties that I first was exposed to contemporary Christian music, but at that time the music lacked depth and this led to a much smaller audience than that of today. In short, the music just wasn’t very good but it set the stage for musicians that would come not long afterwards. These musicians like Steven Curtis Chapman and Michael W. Smith together with bands such as Audio Adrenaline transformed contemporary Chritian music and brought it from mediocre to main stream.

Today, the music available to Christians seems endless. With so much music available, listeners are not limited to a specific genre. From Christian rap to rock to worship, there is always great stuff to listen to. My personal favorites include Needtobreathe and Switchfoot when  am in the mood for rock.

Needtobreathe


When its worship I’m look for, which is often, Chris Tomlin, Hill Song and Passion.

No matter what your music taste there are lots of artist to choose from.    
This is a new song from Chris Tomlin. I hope you will take the time to check it out, Louie

Mandisa – Humiliated on national televsion by Simon Cowell, I feel just “made her stronger.”

Mandisa was already a singer but she decided to try American Idol. American Idol did not like her sing Christian music. Simon Cowell rejected her for the type of music and also made a comment about her weight. She was told by the producers of American Idol told her “to go back out and give Simon the whatever…they would even bleep out any words that were not TV-friendly.” She shoked everyone by going out and telling Simon she forgave him.
The song Mandisa sings about going through things just makes you stonger is a wonderful song of worship. It tells us how God is there even when we don’t see him. We may feel we are drowing in our problems but when it is over we can look back and see just what God brought us through. The next time we may go through something we can look back where we have come.

I have attached the words to Mandisa's Song: Stonger

These lyrics are really POWERFUL.

Hey, heard you were up all night
Thinking about how your world ain't right
And you wonder if things will ever get better
And you're asking why is it always raining on you
When all you want is just a little good news
Instead of standing there stuck out in the weather

Oh, don't hang your head
It's gonna end
God's right there
Even if it's hard to see Him
I promise you that He still cares

When the waves are taking you under
Hold on just a little bit longer
He knows that this is gonna make you stronger, stronger
The pain ain't gonna last forever
And things can only get better
Believe me
This is gonna make you stronger
Gonna make you stronger, stronger, stronger
Believe me, this is gonna make you ...

Try and do the best you can
Hold on and let Him hold your hand
And go on and fall into the arms of Jesus
Oh, lift your head it's gonna end
God's right there
Even when you just can't feel Him
I promise you that He still cares

'Cause if He started this work in your life
He will be faithful to complete it
If only you believe it
He knows how much it hurts
And I'm sure that He's gonna help you get through this

When the waves are taking you under
Hold on just a little bit longer
He knows that this is gonna make you stronger, stronger
The pain ain't gonna last forever
In time it's gonna get better
Believe me
This is gonna make you stronger

Lets Worship

Over the ages, there have been many ways Christians expressed their love and attempted to connect with God through worship. In this regard, modern day Christians are no different from their historic counter parts. While worship styles and customs have changed throughout the centuries, one thing remains constant. God created us with the inherent need to know and experience Him.

Although every aspect of how we live our lives is worship, most people if asked to define worship gravitate to music and song. This has been the case for millennia dating back to David, the Israelite king of the Old Testament. David was a musician and poet and he is described in the Bible as “a man after God’s own heart.” He authored seventy three psalms or poems which were sometimes accompanied by instruments. The themes of these ancient songs ranged from praise and adoration to cries for help in times of discouragement. Sound familiar?

Reese and I are starting this blog to connect people, like ourselves, who love to worship God. It is our prayer that subscribers would interact with each other and ultimately grow closer to God through worship. Like David, we want to seek after God's own heart. Because we are musicians and worship leaders, most of the content we post will be directed towards various forms of contemporary Christian music; however, we want to encourage our subscribers to share their own personal comments and experiences related to worshipping God.

In Christ, Louie