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Listen to this amazing song titled ‘Salvation Mountain’ by Lauren Daigle and featuring guitar virtuoso Gary Clark Jr.

“You turn my rags into riches, my mess into marvelous, my broken into beautiful
Like only You can, You take my fear into faith, my hopelessness to happiness
My loneliness into living, it's where You're takin' me, I'm on my way to Salvation Mountain
Yeah, I'm here to be changed, I'm here to be free, I'm on my way to Salvation Mountain”

What an amazing song that reminds us how God can completely turn our lives around. This soulful song is part of Lauren Daigle’s new full-length self-titled album. The project’s first ten songs came out in May, and another thirteen songs were released in September. The song ‘Salvation Mountain’ was written over the course of a road trip with co-writer Jonas Myrin to the eccentric landmark in the California desert. 

With her music, Lauren Daigle shares that she wants others to know that God loves His people as they are. “There is a lot of joy in having a relationship with Jesus,” she says. 

“And so expressing that kind of sentiment and this lack-of-shame expression of God was so important to me, for people to see Him as this God of love and God of kindness and this God that will meet you in any place that you’re at.”

Lauren Daigle has had huge success with both Christian and contemporary listeners, but she says that she is just getting started. She shares that her most recent album is her most personal one yet, and she is just beginning to find her true sound. We can’t wait to hear more from this talented artist!

We hope that you enjoyed listening to ‘Salvation Mountain’ by Lauren Daigle today!

Call His name and He will answer, whether you are in your darkest moment or just want to profess your faith. Lyrics by Mike Brotherton (US) and Clare Steffen (US), Music, Vocals, and Music Production by May OnMars (Zimbabwe), as a part of the Round The Globe project.

Jesus is both the lion and the lamb, fulfilling the prophecy, He made the ultimate sacrifice. The lion shall lie down with the lamb. Music composition by Francis Mikel Eloho (Mikel Francis from Nigeria) & Raul Barba (Argentina), Lyrics by Clare Steffen (USA), Vocals by Raul Barba, Clare Steffen & Raul Barba May OnMars (Zimbabwe), and Music Production by Raul Barba as a part of the Round The Globe project.

Listen to ‘Life On It’ by TobyMac and Sarah Reeves in this official lyric video. TobyMac released a new album in 2022, two years after the tragic passing of his oldest son. In the midst of his grief, he honestly didn’t know if he would ever perform again. However, God met TobyMac in his grief, and through his journey of healing, he learned to put his life on God’s truths.

As the song begins, TobyMac sings of his unwavering commitment to God. No matter what comes his way, he will always remain in Christ: 

“You're my way and my truth, I'm a disciple of You
Through the highs and the lows, my heart will always stay true
They could put me in chains, they could lock me away
They would slay me in vain, I will always remain”

This groovy song deals with the depths of pain, needs, and struggles while reminding us God is with us as he walks through the valleys and mountaintops. TobyMac praises how Christ died for us and we can put our lives on his sacrifice and truth! He also shares tangible and relatable moments in his life where he was walking a path of grief. 

We all can relate to moments in our lives when something unexpected or tragic happens that leave us reeling and wondering why God would allow it. We will never know the answer on this side of heaven why God allows circumstances and situations. But we do know God will work things together for our good and his glory. 

We are all faced with a decision: live for Christ or die for nothing. But the truth at its core is that we would rather live for Christ than get distracted by meaningless things here on earth. The key is keeping our eyes on Christ and our hearts saturated in his promises. We hope is song rejuvenated the fire within you to keep living a life dedicated to Jesus! 

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain,” Philippians 1:21. 

SCRIPTURE SONG

Check out the new official music video for the song ‘What Are We Waiting For’ by for KING + COUNTRY.

“Can't be what we can't see, can't speak when we can't breathe, can't dance if we don't
Move our feet. It's a blur tryin' to keep pace. Days are running like they're in a race
Can't move if we're in our own way. I guess the crisis is we've just one life to live
And no one knows what happens next, so what are we waiting for? What are we waiting for?”

This great song is part of for KING + COUNTRY’s new album, also titled What Are You Waiting For. It was released earlier this year after a long period of self-reflection and personal growth for the band during the pandemic. Some of the lessons learned about family, spirituality, and unity are reflected in the messages on the 13-song album.

When it comes to the message of the song ‘What Are We Waiting For,’ the band members of for KING + COUNTRY shared their thoughts.

“So often we deal in statements in life — about ourselves, about God, about others. And yet, if you look at Jesus’ life, He often dealt in questions. We have found it very relieving and exciting to start writing from that place, and ‘What Are We Waiting For?’ stands as just that,” the singers explained.

“One of our favorite lines in the whole song is ‘What are we praying for? What are we saving for? What if we could be the light that no one could ignore?’ We’re proud to ask these questions alongside you, and we hope that you find your answers as we’ve found ours,” they shared.

We hope that you enjoyed listening to and watching the official music video for ‘What Are We Waiting For’ by for KING + COUNTRY today!

© 2023 Glen Shulfer ~ Based on Psalm 4

Are we in "The Last Days"? 2 Timothy 3:1-4

Listen to this new song from Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake titled ‘People Of Heaven’ and be encouraged today.

“Come on, get your hands up, hands up, people of heaven, singing hallelujah to Ya
For all we’ve been given, saved, and set apart, ashes into art, children of the King
Every promise kept, only hope ahead, lift your heart and sing, we’re gonna live, live forever
We’re gonna live, live forever, come on, get your eyes up, eyes up, people of heaven”

This great song was written by Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake, and the duo plans to perform the song on “Summer Worship Nights,” which is a co-headline tour scheduled for this month. ‘People Of Heaven’ will also be featured on Phil Wickham’s new album titled Believe, which is coming out this August as well.

Phil Wickham recently shared how ‘People Of Heaven’ came about. “A few weeks ago, Brandon and I had a crazy idea to write and record a song specifically to end the nights and go out with a band on our upcoming tour. We laughed about it at first, but then a song started forming, and before we knew it we had recorded ‘People Of Heaven.’ It truly feels like God is all over the story of this one,” he said. “I am so, so pumped about this song, and I can’t wait to sing it with Brandon every night on the Summer Worship Nights Tour. It’s gonna go off!”

Brandon Lake also shared how quickly this new song was created. “Phil Wickham, Brandon Breitenbach, and I wanted to write a song for this season, a song that would remind us of the hope and future we have,” Brandon said. “And we ended up writing and recording this joy bomb in a matter of hours and releasing it days later.”

We hope that you enjoyed listening to ‘People Of Heaven’ from Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake today, and it was able to bring you some joy and encouragement!

Meet 23-year-old Riley Clemmons as she sings “Church Pew” in this music video that provides a glimpse into the process of making her third studio album due on shelves in September. “Church Pew” is the third single to be released from the long anticipated album by the same name. 

As the video opens, Riley is dressed in white and sits outside on a wooden church pew. After the song title and her name appear, we immediately enter the studio for a montage of moments, presumably from the production of Church Pew, the album.

Sprinkled amid images of background singers rehearsing, an orchestra of strings practicing, Riley composing and writing notes on staff paper, and sound guys at instruments and equipment, Riley stands before a round microphone and sings of the stories that an old church pew might tell. 

Here are four lines from the song’s chorus: 

Church pews, they’ve got stories
They’ve got so much that they’ve seen 
The best of saints, the worst of sinners 
And every bit of in between

The song speaks of life-changing moments that bring folks to those church pews—marriages, funeral services, and working toward recovery. All are welcome there—those celebrating, seeking solace, and searching for redemption. How true it is!

Many, following Sunday morning services, feel convicted that the pastor’s message was specifically written and delivered for them. Ministers may not always recognize just how their divinely inspired words connect with those sitting in the pews. Assuredly, though, the message or worship or fellowship changes us, leaving us better than before.     

Riley’s video is perhaps a metaphor for the experience of being in church. We see her express a variety of emotions in the video. She’s contemplative, weary, a bit frustrated, satisfied, and relieved during the work in the studio. In the end, the recordings are complete and there is joy.

Certainly, for those logging lots of hours in beautiful and blessed church pews, there is joy when their work is complete as well.  

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42

Listen to this beautiful live performance of the song ‘St. Ferdinand' by Lauren Daigle.

“They said I wouldn't last long, but here I am, they say the spirits are strong
But I got 'em to bend, oh, life gave me lessons that I still question, oh
They said I wouldn't last long, but here I am, oh, Saint Ferdinand, my wonderland
Wild and strange, where vagabonds play, Saint Ferdinand, not what I planned”

Lauren Daigle’s soulful voice blends so wonderfully with the instruments and other vocalists in this music video as they all harmonize together. And the singer shares the background of her new song ‘St. Ferdinand’ in a recent interview.

“The song ‘Saint Ferdinand’ is all about longing for a place that you once loved, but you had to move on. I left Louisiana, moved to Nashville, but Louisiana will always be the core of who I am. But I did pick up new things along the way,” shared Lauren Daigle. 

“Sometimes, when you go through adversity and go through having to learn yourself in a new way, the challenge of a new city or a new place or whatever, it does strengthen you in the long run. It really does teach you and show you what you’re made of. And with this song, it’s all about that journey of feeling like, ‘Oh, I’m never gonna make it, I’m never gonna survive here.’ And then before you know it, you’re falling in love because you allowed yourself to just go through the hurdle of missing home.”

In the song, Lauren Daigle shared that Natalie Hemby, who sings the background vocals, represents the Nashville side of her life. And Jon Batiste, who plays the melodica in the song, represents her hometown.

We hope that you enjoy listening to ‘St. Ferdinand' by Lauren Daigle today!

A little humorous nostalgia. Why lighted hearted comedy? Because Christians should being having more fun than anyone else in the world because our joy isn't dependent on external circumstances.

Listen to this powerful and personal song titled ‘Windows Down’ from the band CAIN.

“I was driving with the windows down, music loud, lost as anyone could be 
Praying that an open road would heal my soul and fill the emptiness in me 
I wasn’t in a church, I wasn’t on my knees in prayer, but I know I heard Your voice  
Right then, right there, I met You on a highway, tears were in my eyes”

CAIN is a sibling band made up of Taylor Cain Matz, Madison Cain Johnson, and Logan Cain, and their new song ‘Windows Down’ is their most personal song to date. It tells the true story of Logan’s wife, Emily, and God’s redeeming love in her life.

Emily is featured in the music video, and her testimony is shared within the lyrics. When she was in the midst of alcohol addiction, she was met by God in her car, and that encounter completely changed her life. She began her road to sobriety, and this song was released on the five-year anniversary of that event.

"From the beginning, it was our goal to tell Emily's story, but tell it in a way where everybody can sit in that driver's seat," Logan Cain shared. "We want this story to belong to everyone, most importantly."

He continued: “‘Windows Down' shares the age-old tale of a God who relentlessly pursues us and, along the way, will put things in front of us that maybe we don't recognize as him trying to get our attention until ultimately and undeniably, it's God, putting himself right in our path, saying, 'I'm here!' We just can't wait for people to hear this song and see the video!"

What a powerful song and message. We hope that you were encouraged by it today!

A Trumpet and Drums Solo Medley with the songs Trust And Obey and Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus

Two immensely talented musicians performed a song about God’s love and shifting our focus and direction onto Him.

Life is often a busy, bustling, chaotic experience and filled with distractions. Daily life, with all its demands and obligations, can shift our focus onto things that are either wrong or don’t even matter in the first place. 

In the video for the song “Kinda Wild,” Christian musicians JUDAH. and Ellie Holcomb sing about God’s amazing love. They also request that God turn their focus and shift their attention in a different direction. They both sing about their desire to see and understand the work God has been performing in their lives.

The song’s opening verse is a series of questions posed to God, asking Him how he’s working in their lives. They want to know what method He is using to communicate with them because they don’t want to miss it. 

In order to not miss a message from the Lord, the chorus asks God to reorient their focus so that they can better pick up on Him working in their lives.

“So come and change my focus
I don’t notice where you’re going near enough
Come and change my focus
Help us know what you’ve been doing over us”

The song’s second verse also asks God about His chosen communication method. Also, the lyrics state that the singers may have overlooked God’s presence in their lives. They have been going after something, working toward a goal but they’ve been too busy and blind to notice God has been near them the entire time. 

On his YouTube channel, JUDAH states what he hopes to do with his music. He wants to “scream out Christ’s love to followers and doubters alike, and share the real grace and redemption that’s been found by someone walking in their shoes.”

Romans 5:8 “But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.”

Listen to this official live acoustic audio video for the song ‘Here I Am’ from the band Citizens.

“The more I run, the more I hide, I never seem to win that fight, no I don’t want a heart of stone
Too scared to love what I don’t know, oh Jesus come and stir my soul
Let love and mercy overflow, fear corrupts and makes me blind, I need a light that isn’t mine
Here I am, here I am, here I am, here I am, all I am, all I am, here I am, here I am”

This beautiful song is part of the latest record from Citizens titled I Can’t Find The Edges of You. It reminds us to be more connected to the present moment and to cherish being right where God is. The lyrics “close to You is still too far, I want to be right where You are” really bring that message home. In His presence is where we will find the fullness of life.

Citizens is a Seattle-based band that started in 2011. The members include Zach, Brian, Connor, Adam, and Daniel, and their songs are written with such honesty and artistry. 

The band found quick endearment in the hearts and ears of people worldwide with their energetic alternative hymn arrangements. Then original songs started to come out of the group and told their stories of joy and pain and God’s grace in their lives. The members of Citizens share that their music has always been more than just for Christians, but for the whole world to hear and know that they are loved no matter what. 

We hope that you enjoyed listening to ‘Here I Am’ from the band Citizens today!

Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

A former winner of The Voice beautifully performed a tune about waiting and holding onto the promises of God.

Life can be a difficult and trying experience, often filled with overwhelming situations. It can reach the point where daily life feels like nothing more than a constant, losing struggle. But despite all the difficulties, pain and heartache, there is One who has said He will never leave or forsake us.

In a video posted on YouTube, Todd Tilghman sings about enduring awful situations, trusting in God and believing that whatever may happen, God has a plan. In the opening verse of “Still to Come,” Todd mentions how he understands his present struggle is momentary. But he is still trying to hold on and fight through it.

Then the song’s uplifting and encouraging chorus reminds listeners that God has more planned. He has not left our side, even though it may have sometimes felt like it. The struggle is not in vain. God will use the present situation to His glory. 

“’Cause the glory’s still to come
Despite what’s here right now
And the clouds are sure to break
Even if I don’t know how”

In the song’s second verse, Todd sings that no matter how difficult things may get, he will not give up or throw in the towel. Forever and always, he will continue to press forward, even if going on means crawling. 

He also adds that he is unsure of what is ahead of him in life. There may be more pain and heartache in his future. But he knows that God is with him throughout all of it. He also understands that the “glory’s still to come.” 

Life is an unpredictable series of events. But with the belief and understanding that God will never leave our side and will use it all to his glory and honor, those hardships are much more bearable. 

John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory – such glory as is given to an only song by his father – saw it be true and full of grace.”

Are you in need of some faith today that God can work in beautiful ways? Check out 'Miracle' by Riley Clemmons official music video.

Riley plays tenderly at a piano in an old historic home. She sings sweet melodies about the Lord at work in her own personal journey. She has a beautiful string quartet in the background and starts the chorus as she sings out her heart that she believed miracles had to be something grand, however her miracle really is the person right in front of her. As we ponder all of the people that this could be, we think about the loved ones in our own lives. We remember our spouses, children, parents, friends, and neighbors. God is working every day in relationships; He is doing miraculous things among us and so often we can forget this is the case. As we listen to this beautiful song, may it encourage us that the Lord is working behind the scenes. He is on the move. We may not call something a miracle but He truly is working miracles every day in our lives.

Riley is dressed in antique style clothing in front of the beautiful historic home singing this song. We get the idea from the choice of contrast from this time period to today that the Lord was working then and still is working today. It is very creative and an interesting setting for this song. Everything was seemingly simpler during this time period, but it did not mean that God was not working in equally incredible ways. Maybe you feel like he is not working in miraculous ways in your life? Take some time to reflect during this video on how he is moving around you in the mundane.

“He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.” Deuteronomy 10:21

A group of gifted vocalists best known for their covers, mashups and beautiful harmonies, Anthem Lights, is back with an original song.

In life, painful and difficult situations do take place. Often those circumstances are due to poor decisions and wrong choices on our part. Sometimes God steps in and takes away the hurt. 

However, in other instances, He takes a more passive role in situations. The Bible is filled with hard-headed and strong-willed people. Instead of doing as God commanded, they tried things their own way, resulting in pain and failure. God would allow them to twist and flail until they eventually relented, gave in and turned to Him. 

God’s way, while it is not often the easiest route, always leads to victory and freedom. Anthem Lights, in their song “God Gave Me Freedom,” sing about the liberty and power found in the Lord.

In the song’s opening verse, the guys sing how they went through a difficult period, indicating they tried things on their own. God was faithful during this hardheadedness, the song states. He remained by their side, protecting and guiding them.

Later in the song, they mention how they’ve come through the other side of their ordeal better. Now, after going through that situation, they all understand what God has done for them. He has given them freedom, which only He can give.

“I’m on the other side, I must be dreaming
I made it through the night, woke up to meaning
Now I recognize that this is freedom
God gave me freedom”

There are people bound and determined to do things their way. Often, trying and burdensome circumstances await people of that mindset. But God has a will and purpose for everyone. He has a plan for all people, using their God-given talents and abilities. His way always leads to victory and freedom!

2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there the heart is free.”

Hallelujah is the opening song on the Chapel Songs album. This project was five years in the making following the release of Worship In Spirit and Truth back in 2018.
(Release date: June 02, 2023)