Darlene Zschech – Under Grace
A new song by Darlene inspired by Pastor Prince
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Brian Doerksen and the Prodigal God
Some of you may have heard of the book and DVD teachings called The Prodigal God by Tim Keller. (I have the book, ask me if you want to read.)
Recently, I stumbled upon another singer, called Brian Doerksen. He wrote some pretty good ol’ songs, like Come Now Is The Time To Worship, Refiner’s Fire. Recently, he released an album with pretty grace-like songs, such as No Condemnation, Enter The Rest of God etc. You can listen to him here http://www.myspace.com/briandoerksen
Interestingly, he also wrote a musical-CD called The Prodigal God http://www.prodigal-god.com/
A few months ago, Doerksen discovered that an American pastor, Timothy Keller, had published a book called The Prodigal God. At first, Doerksen was discouraged.Then he realized Keller’s theological book might pave the way for his own story on the same theme and prevent Christians from dismissing the musical as heretical.“If God is starting to say something,” Doerksen said, “he will speak to several people. It means something is stirring.”On the other hand, Doerksen hopes the title may sound provocative and heretical enough to attract some non-Christians to the show, where they might discover that the piece is really about “the heart of Christianity.”http://www.canadianchristianity.com/bc/bccn/0909/01prodigal.html
Indeed, the ever extravagant, abundantly giving, gracious God is the heart of Christianity.
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We Are Righteous by Ian Yates
Recently in Solid Rock magazine, they featured this singer called Ian Yates, who wrote a song “We Are Righteous” after reading Destined to Reign. The song even has an extract of Pastor Prince speaking!
Extracted from his blog http://ianyatesmusic.blogspot.com/2010/09/we-are-righteous-song-story.html
“We Are Righteous” – Song Story
I wrote this song in Australia in January 2009 and we tweaked one line while recording the vocals. I was reading a book called Destined To Reign by Joseph Prince. The book just blew my mind! To read that we are the righteousness of God in Christ is an amazing thing, which I don’t think had ever sunk in! Sometimes we try so hard to do all the right things and then we mess up and we plead with God, or sometimes we just feel we’re not good enough. But we are! We are good enough because of Jesus, It’s not about what I do or not do, it’s all about what Jesus accomplished on the cross. The verse and chorus of the song are a declaration of who we are in Christ. Then the bridge lifts the song up a notch. For me the woah’s at the end are a powerful shout that all the rubbish and all the nonsense that we believed about ourselves is coming off! We are righteous because of what Jesus accomplished upon the cross! It’s truly amazing. Many of us need to know the awesome truth that we are righteous, that we are forgiven! We are completely loved and adored! My hope with this song is that it sets people free from the rubbish they have believed about themselves and helps them realise who they actually are.
Listen to “We Are Righteous” below
Find more artists like Ian Yates at Myspace Music
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Inspired by kit’s “tragic” song, here’s one which really relates to me, and maybe may relate to some of you too. The chorus is beautiful
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yup, God sees us. 🙂 Even in the worst of all situations.
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A Beautiful Exchange by Hillsong
Hillsong latest album – A Beautiful Exchange, is going to be released in a few weeks’ time.
You can listen to previews of the tracks here: http://www.thismeanslove.com/listen.phpHere’s some extracts of an interview with Peter Wilson, worship leader of Hillsong London:
The Beautiful Exchange is something we experience through salvation. We exchange our weakness for His strength, we exchange our sin nature for His nature, for this righteousness.
That is the Beautiful Exchange, that is something we receive freely not because of anything we do because what Christ has done for us. It’s almost too good to be true but it is the truth.
Read the full interview here
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By Your Side – Tenth Avenue North
Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don’t turn awayWhy are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I’m not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you runAnd I’ll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don’t fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding youLook at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world’s sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life(Chorus 2x)
Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I’ll never let you go(Chorus 2x)
kit is discussing. 
ome 5:24 pm on March 6, 2011 Permalink
Can’t wait to hear the song!
BGCampbell 5:26 am on January 20, 2012 Permalink
The video seems to have been removed. Is it posted elsewhere?