Gospel Music News
1. Be sure to tune in to BET’s Celebration of Gospel on Saturday, January 27th. The show will be hosted by Steve Harvey for the eighth consecutive year, and will have performances from Patti LaBelle, Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Fred Hammond, J. Moss, Marvin Sapp, Mighty Clouds of Joy, KiKi Sheard, Crystal Aiken, Israel and The New Breed, and T-Bone.
2. Singer & songwriter Ayiesha Woods will be on Gospel Music Channel’s, The Kitchen Sink, Saturday, January 26th at 8 pm ET.
3. Dr. Bobby Jones, 69, will be performing Feb. 3 at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities in Eatonville. Dr. Jones is one busy guy! He is an ambassador to the Commonwealth of Dominica and his show Bobby Jones Gospel, which debuted in 1980, is the longest-running show on cable television.
If that’s not enough his latest album, The Ambassador
Notes From Lakewood Church-Knowing Who You Are
PLACE: Lakewood Church-Houston, Tx, Joel Osteen, Pastor
DATE: Saturday, January 19, 2008
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
THE MUSIC:
Worship Team: Cindy Cruse Ratcliff, Israel Houghton, Da’dra Crawford Greathouse, Steve Crawford, Choir & Band
Songs: He Reigns, We Have Overcome, I Know Who Am, All My Life, How Great Thou Art, How Great is Our God, I Will Search, At The Cross, Moving Forward
It looks like “I Know Who I Am” made the cut and will be in permanent song rotation. Yeah! It was also sung a couple of weekends ago and the audience loved it. There is something powerful about a room full of worshippers declaring their worth in Christ over themselves.
The song does the job the writer intended if the words are allowed to really and truly sink in. We are forgiven and accepted by Christ. Because of this we can be secure and confident of God’s love for us. Check the video for a reminder of “who you are” in Christ. The song is on Israel’s, A Deeper Level
“Moving Forward”, is a new Lakewood worship song, written by Israel and worship leader Ricardo Sanchez of Free Chapel in Gainesville, Georgia. Israel said before the song that it was inspired by one of Pastor Joel’s messages. This reviewer likened it to urban rock worship. That very well may be, but the true test is does it speak to the heart.
The title says it all, once you made a decision to make a change in your life, there is no turning back. Another new one that the audience loved. Led by Michael Mellett and Israel. Video below. Enjoy!
THE MESSAGE:
Scripture References: Proverbs 16:9, James 2:17, Habukuk 2:2
Subject: Making Plans to Succeed
Quick Notes From The Sermon:
Pastor Joel started off by saying that success is not accidental. He explained that you have to have a plan in order to know where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. Without goals you can’t map your success and you’re easily distracted. He suggested that goals and dreams should be put down on paper in order to have a game plan to follow. He said that no one should go through live vague, not knowing what their purpose is.
Bill Clinton Has A Dream
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This was too funny! Bill stayed up too late the night before. This makes me think of lots of “sleeping in church” stories. I’ve seen sleeping people tapped on the shoulder and I’ve seen some fall out of pews. I’ve even heard preachers call out the offender during a sermon and once I heard a preacher ask the person sitting next to the sleeper to wake them up.
What’s your favorite “sleeping in church” story?
Learn to Play the Piano By Ear
A Busy Year For CeCe Winans
2008 will be a busy year for CeCe. She hosted this years Stellar Awards with Kirk Franklin and Byron Cage, is working on a new album, will be performing in the Super Bowl gospel concert & singing in a Grammy tribute to Aretha Franklin. CeCe Winans is a legend in the gospel field, and the winner of several Grammy and Stellar Awards.
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