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Today’s installment of The Word in Song is “Love’s Divine” and finds inspiration in the song of that title by Seal. What is love? What isn’t love? Do we still act childish? How does love help us know who we are? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song!
I scripture reading comes from 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.
The musical inspiration comes from “Love’s Divine” by Seal.
As we continue in The Word in Song, we come to “Happy.” This familiar reading might sound strange, but it makes us ask an important question. Are we happy? What do we have to be happy about? What does Jesus say about being happy? Does God make us happy? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song!
Our scripture reading comes from Matthew 5:1-12.
The musical inspiration comes from “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
Today marks the beginning of our third installment of The Word in Song with “Hungry Heart.” What does your heart long for? What do you desire? It it good? Is it bad? Do we consider our intentions when we act? The intentions of others? What does God want? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song!
Our scripture reading comes from Jeremiah 17:9-14.
Our musical inspiration comes from “Hungry Heart” by Bruce Springsteen.
The last message in this run of The Word in Song is “My Back Pages”, inspired by the time by Bob Dylan. This Father’s Day message reflects on what it means to be like a child. Do we still ask questions like a child? Be humble like a child? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song!
Our scripture reading comes from Matthew 18:1-5, 10-14.
The musical inspiration comes from “My Back Pages” by Bob Dylan.
The latest in The Word in Song is “I Knew You Were Waiting,” inspired by the duet by George Michael and Aretha Franklin. How do we handle feeling alone in times of great difficulty? Do we lose sight of God? Will Christ ever not be there for us? Is God faithfully waiting? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song!
Our scripture reading comes from Lamentations 3:19-33.
The musical inspiration comes from “I Knew You Were Waiting” by George Michael and Aretha Franklin.
Continuing in The Word in Song, today’s message is “Always Something There To Remind Me.” The music interpretation was from the song of the same title by Naked Eyes. We hear about the Israelites making a monument to remember crossing the Jordan. What is it in our lives that reminds us of God? Is it that inspiration always obvious? What might we be overlooking? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song!
Our scripture reading comes from Joshua 4:1-7.
The musical inspiration comes from “Always Something There To Remind Me” written by Hal David & Burt Bacharach. Though my inspiration was from the version by Naked Eyes, the Dione Warwick version is also superb.
Today marks the beginning of The Word in Song II, the second installment of the series. We begin with “Man In The Mirror” and it was inspired by the song of the same title by Michael Jackson. In it, we explore how we change ourselves to change the world. What examples does the Bible give us? Can we change others? Can we see how to change ourselves? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song!
Our scripture reading comes from James 1:19-27.
The musical inspiration comes from Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror.”
In preparation for my latest installment of The Word in Song, I asked friends for suggestions for songs. One that came up was one I expected to have pop up. It was “Hallelujah”, written by Leonard Cohen and performed by many different artists. Though I love the song, I wasn’t sure I could do it justice in my sermon series. Continue reading “A Baffled King Composing Hallelujah”
I was working on my planning for the season after Pentecost, and I remembered a series from a couple of years ago. I had found inspiration in music. But it wasn’t hymns or praise music. It was from music I grew up with and heard on the radio. It reminded me that inspiration can come from anywhere, and so I did a series of six sermons inspired by song lyrics. I’m looking at doing that again. In preparation, I decided to look back and add the original “The Word in Song” series here. I’m looking forward to having another series of songs to cover very soon!
If you happen to have a song that has inspired you, comment, tweet, message me, or however you’d like to contact me and let me know!
The last message in The Word in Song is “Just Remember I Love You” and is inspired by the song by Firefall. Do we remember God’s love in the hardest of times? Do we remember the promises made to us? Is God still there for us? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song!
Our scripture reading comes from Isaiah 54:4-10.
The musical inspiration comes from Firefall’s “Just Remember I Love You.”
