Comments on: We Must Be Constant Worshipers http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against the low expectations of an ungodly culture. Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:08:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: John Winkels http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-345636 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:27:37 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-345636 PRAY!! Dear brothers and sisters pray for revival! Prayer is so powerful it can make a diffrence. I'm not talking about five minutes a day. I am talking about praying whenever the Holy Spirit moves and tells us to pray! Because God is working and He comanded us to PRAY without ceasing. 1Thessalonians 5:17.Then it says in verse 19 quench not the Spirit!!!! So when the says pray you and I BETTER PRAY!!!! When we pray God can work freely! We are under attack by satan as christaians we need to fight with prayer and the word of God! I learnd yesterday as I prayed for an hour and God told me to hand out gospel cds. I left one on a coffee table on a woman's front porch I prayed that God would bless it and left.I thought my efforts where worthless and returned home praying. Later that night that woman called the contact number on the cd and got a hold of me. She told me that she was dabling in witchcraft! and that she was thinking about going to a chant meeting.I told her not to and that she should listen to the cd and accept Jesus Christ as her personal savior. So please PRAY God is listening!!!!!!!! PRAY!! Dear brothers and sisters pray for revival! Prayer is so powerful it can make a diffrence. I’m not talking about five minutes a day. I am talking about praying whenever the Holy Spirit moves and tells us to pray! Because God is working and He comanded us to PRAY without ceasing. 1Thessalonians 5:17.Then it says in verse 19 quench not the Spirit!!!! So when the says pray you and I BETTER PRAY!!!! When we pray God can work freely! We are under attack by satan as christaians we need to fight with prayer and the word of God! I learnd yesterday as I prayed for an hour and God told me to hand out gospel cds. I left one on a coffee table on a woman’s front porch I prayed that God would bless it and left.I thought my efforts where worthless and returned home praying. Later that night that woman called the contact number on the cd and got a hold of me. She told me that she was dabling in witchcraft! and that she was thinking about going to a chant meeting.I told her not to and that she should listen to the cd and accept Jesus Christ as her personal savior. So please PRAY God is listening!!!!!!!!

]]> by: Constant Worshippers « Christian Counseling http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-305840 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:22:03 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-305840 [...] Constant Worshippers Posted September 5, 2008 Filed under: Parenting, Teens | Tags: Alex Harris, Brett Harris, Joel Harris, John Piper, The Rebelution | The following is an excerpt from Joel Harris at the Rebelution Site. The article is very helpful, but my other motive in posting the article is to introduce to you, if you haven’t found it yet, a very good website for your teens to check out. Enjoy! [...] […] Constant Worshippers Posted September 5, 2008 Filed under: Parenting, Teens | Tags: Alex Harris, Brett Harris, Joel Harris, John Piper, The Rebelution | The following is an excerpt from Joel Harris at the Rebelution Site. The article is very helpful, but my other motive in posting the article is to introduce to you, if you haven’t found it yet, a very good website for your teens to check out. Enjoy! […]

]]> by: Liberty http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-293525 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:47:33 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-293525 Hold on, Emanuel Jaal may not be such a good idea, He is sometimes to blunt. Like, he sings a song called 'Skirt to Short', and he is just a little blunt on what he "sees". Hold on, Emanuel Jaal may not be such a good idea, He is sometimes to blunt. Like, he sings a song called ‘Skirt to Short’, and he is just a little blunt on what he “sees”.

]]> by: Liberty http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-293524 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:43:59 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-293524 If any of you like christian Rock/Rap/Hip-Hop, then you should try, Toby Mac, D.C Talk, 4th Avenue Jones, and Emanuel Jaal. All of them are very talented artists. If any of you like christian Rock/Rap/Hip-Hop, then you should try, Toby Mac, D.C Talk, 4th Avenue Jones, and Emanuel Jaal. All of them are very talented artists.

]]> by: Luke http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-291997 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:36:18 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-291997 I was okay with your article until I read this: "Worship songs targeted for kids, tweens, teens and young adults, have dumbed down the lyrical content because they think we’re too dumb to understand anything harder." First of all I just want to ask, how do you know that is what these bands want? How do you know what these bands think about us? I'm a teenager and I don't find christian bands to be dumbing down teenagers with simpler lyrics. Bands like As I Lay Dying and August Burns Red sing more deep and theological songs than some hymns. Even if some bands lyrics are more simple than older songs it doesn't mean that they are trying to dumb us down, they are just singing songs that worship God even if the songs aren't pulled from a book on doctrine. There are some good christian rock/hard rock bands out there, and please read their lyrics before stereotyping the christian market as people who are just like MTV and PBS, and think we're stupid. I was okay with your article until I read this:
“Worship songs targeted for kids, tweens, teens and young adults, have dumbed down the lyrical content because they think we’re too dumb to understand anything harder.”

First of all I just want to ask, how do you know that is what these bands want? How do you know what these bands think about us? I’m a teenager and I don’t find christian bands to be dumbing down teenagers with simpler lyrics. Bands like As I Lay Dying and August Burns Red sing more deep and theological songs than some hymns. Even if some bands lyrics are more simple than older songs it doesn’t mean that they are trying to dumb us down, they are just singing songs that worship God even if the songs aren’t pulled from a book on doctrine. There are some good christian rock/hard rock bands out there, and please read their lyrics before stereotyping the christian market as people who are just like MTV and PBS, and think we’re stupid.

]]> by: Michelle Browne http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-289497 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:37:32 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-289497 I really needed that post...recently God has showed me how important it is to worship with other believers. I am also a hymn lover, I love how a song has been sung by countless believers over many years, to me that is a great illustration of the Body of Christ. I really needed that post…recently God has showed me how important it is to worship with other believers.

I am also a hymn lover, I love how a song has been sung by countless believers over many years, to me that is a great illustration of the Body of Christ.

]]> by: Roy http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-287541 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:27:46 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-287541 I suppose Tommy is too contentious... I suppose Tommy is too contentious…

]]> by: Joel Harris on Worship « Chris Kidd - applied youth ministry http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-287288 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:10:24 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-287288 [...] Joel Harris on Worship Posted on August 2, 2008 by Chris Joel Harris on Worship: Joel, who leads worship for the Rebelution conference, has written an article entitled “We Must Be Constant Worshipers.” [...] […] Joel Harris on Worship Posted on August 2, 2008 by Chris Joel Harris on Worship: Joel, who leads worship for the Rebelution conference, has written an article entitled “We Must Be Constant Worshipers.” […]

]]> by: Roy http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-286506 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:21:52 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-286506 Obviously I would recommend "Tommy" to any sane person willing to try something entirely new, as well as "Quadrophenia". The "White Album", "Sgt. Peppers", and "Revolver" are truly unique experiences that everyone should have at some point, written by the greatest songwriters we'll likely ever know. "Pet Sounds" would be an album some of your parents probably own and cherish, and definitely something you can enjoy, as well. "Are You Experienced" is certainly out there, but if you want a new outlook on spirituality, you've never heard anything like it. If you can appreciate rap with character and meaning, unlike everything on the airwaves today, "It takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" is not something you want a child or "young" adult listening to, but there is great depth behind what appears to be a very contentious and hilarious set of songs. Just talking about quality songwriting and performance, "Velvet Underground and Nico" is one of the most brilliant albums ever conceived, though it never reached mainstream due to its many deviant themes and won't be for most of you. You don't have to believe the personal politics of the songwriter to appreciate the music, and you don't have to agree or even sympathize with the music itself. But as long as we're talking about raising expectations for ourselves and finding things that truly touch us, you should be looking for new inspirations all the time. I don't mean to say that what I've listed is for everyone - most of it will not be for most people here - but I would feel like I had left something unsaid if I didn't share what inspired me with the people here. Obviously I would recommend “Tommy” to any sane person willing to try something entirely new, as well as “Quadrophenia”.

The “White Album”, “Sgt. Peppers”, and “Revolver” are truly unique experiences that everyone should have at some point, written by the greatest songwriters we’ll likely ever know.

“Pet Sounds” would be an album some of your parents probably own and cherish, and definitely something you can enjoy, as well.

“Are You Experienced” is certainly out there, but if you want a new outlook on spirituality, you’ve never heard anything like it.

If you can appreciate rap with character and meaning, unlike everything on the airwaves today, “It takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” is not something you want a child or “young” adult listening to, but there is great depth behind what appears to be a very contentious and hilarious set of songs.

Just talking about quality songwriting and performance, “Velvet Underground and Nico” is one of the most brilliant albums ever conceived, though it never reached mainstream due to its many deviant themes and won’t be for most of you.

You don’t have to believe the personal politics of the songwriter to appreciate the music, and you don’t have to agree or even sympathize with the music itself. But as long as we’re talking about raising expectations for ourselves and finding things that truly touch us, you should be looking for new inspirations all the time. I don’t mean to say that what I’ve listed is for everyone - most of it will not be for most people here - but I would feel like I had left something unsaid if I didn’t share what inspired me with the people here.

]]> by: Roy http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-286494 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:51:44 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2008/07/we-must-be-constant-worshipers/#comment-286494 Not to say one anyone is wrong or right, that's not our job to decide, simply stating that people need to explore all forms of music and listen to all forms of opinions. If your faith is strong and firm, you have no reason to fear being tempted. Learn from the Who. As Tommy only realizes after the fact, no matter how good his intentions were and how desperately he wanted others to see what he now saw, dominating the lives of the weak-minded with only one interpretation of spirituality will only result in chaos and rebellion against all religion. It wasn't Tommy's fault that the people couldn't handle his methods, the people were mindless sheep to begin with. We mustn't fear listening to every kind of music, being able to appreciate any form of art, being able to understand any opinion, we must embrace many different points of view before we can say that our own is complete. Not to say one anyone is wrong or right, that’s not our job to decide, simply stating that people need to explore all forms of music and listen to all forms of opinions. If your faith is strong and firm, you have no reason to fear being tempted. Learn from the Who. As Tommy only realizes after the fact, no matter how good his intentions were and how desperately he wanted others to see what he now saw, dominating the lives of the weak-minded with only one interpretation of spirituality will only result in chaos and rebellion against all religion. It wasn’t Tommy’s fault that the people couldn’t handle his methods, the people were mindless sheep to begin with. We mustn’t fear listening to every kind of music, being able to appreciate any form of art, being able to understand any opinion, we must embrace many different points of view before we can say that our own is complete.

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