I am becoming more and more aware of how much "Christian-ese" fills our conversation, song, and writing. We have held phrases in our rhetoric for so long that they have lost virtually all of their meaning - sometimes in writing, but especially when spoken or sung. Modern Christian conversation is becoming at best only peppered with phrases from the Bible rather than being saturated with the precious words of Jesus, the wisdom of the psalmists, or the warnings of the prophets. When...
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Before an audience of One
By Josh HawkinsIn the Christian music arena, the phrase “before an audience of One” is used liberally by almost every church worship leader, Nashville recording artist, and youth group musician. I absolutely love the concept – we don’t play to impress 300 in church on Sunday morning or 50,000 people in a stadium. We play to impress the Lord Himself, because, even though it may seem weak, we truly believe that He is pleased as we play and sing before Him.
But do we really believe that? Can we...
Prophetic Music at the End of the Age - Part 3
By Josh HawkinsSatan has a far greater understanding of the power of music than we do. It’s why he is giving so much time and effort into making sure all sorts of music that directs men away from Jesus gets thrust into the ears and hearts of men today. According to the Psychology Press, “music is a complex acoustic and temporal structure that induces a large variety of emotional responses in listeners.” Scientists and psychologists have debated much over the issue of music and its affect on...
Prophetic Music at the End of the Age - Part 5
By Josh HawkinsI’ll start off by saying that if you’re reading this post on its own and you have not read the first four in this series, [ part 1 ], [ part 2 ], [ part 3 ],...
Prophetic Music at the End of the Age - Part 2
By Josh HawkinsThere are two worship movements being raised up as we speak. Both worship movements will have music that deeply moves the human heart. Both worship movements will make people laugh, cry, and cause people’s desires and passions to be stirred to worship someone. Both worship movements will be powerful and will even demonstrate signs and wonders.
But the one being worshipped is the major difference in these two movements being raised up. All of the grey areas will be removed when...
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