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When Integrity Music started their worship cassettes in 1987, followed by CDs as times changed years later, the album of Shout To The Lord (released in 2000) went "viral" as they would have said, if such a thing was such a thing 20 years ago too.
With Darlene Zschech of Hillsongs literally leading the way, with songs written by the talented Reuben Morgan, churches around the world grew more in love with Jesus.
Oh, how we love You, Lord.
Once again lift your heart, lift your mind, lift your hands to the Living God of Israel, reigning from His heavenly throne, and very much alive and living on planet earth.
Yes, we love you, Lord, so much. We lift our hearts to You!
Shout to the Lord 2000 is a live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong. It was recorded live at the 1998 Hillsong Conference by Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong team. Ron Kenoly and Alvin Slaughter also appear on this album.
Greetings LoveMusic! listeners, and a special shout out to Hillsong fans!
Back in 2002, when I was with Derek Prince Ministries as the Director of Finance and Operations, my good wife Laurie and I had the great opportunity to travel to China on an international outreach. Sponsored by the DPM-CHin office, led by the Director, Brit Ross Paterson, about 10 of us from the USA and the UK met in Hong Kong. From there we carried into the mainland, using plane carry-on bags, Chinese Mandarin Bibles and Derek Prince books which had been translated into Chinese also. We passed them on to members of the underground church whom we met in secret.
On the long train rides from the coastal city to Beijing, and back again, I had my portable CD player going much of the time (plenty of batteries!) It was 22-hour ride each way on the train, so there was plenty of listening time. Along with many other worship songs, I had in my CD holder Integrity Music's By Your Side, with the song "You Said" included. I had not heard this worship heart cry before, but when I did, I had it playing over and over and over again. I wrote in my daily journal how the Lord was breaking my heart for the nations. Truly it had an impact on my Christian worldwide view.
As you listen now, hear the Lord's heart for the people of all the nations, and let Him fill your heart with His love. May you know even more this day His heart-cry for salvation to come to these. I pray that together we will do our part in impacting the world with the Gospel of the truth. "Ask and I'll give the nations to you Oh Lord, that's the cry of my heart. Distant shores and the islands will see Your light, as it rises on us."
Ahava and shalom,
Steve Martin
Love For His People
Charlotte, North Carolina
USA
"You Said" from the Hillsong Worship album 'By Your Side' released in July 1999.
I've noticed a common cause when big churches abruptly close. I call it the virus of spiritual pride. (Getty Images)
Just five years ago, Mars Hill Church in Seattle was considered the coolest church in the country. Pastor Mark Driscoll—with his ripped jeans, untucked shirts and raw pulpit vocabulary—set the standard for the evangelical hipster. His congregation, which had grown to 12,000 people at 15 satellite locations, attracted huge numbers of young people in one of the most unchurched regions of the country.
But the coolness came to an abrupt end in 2014. Driscoll resigned from Mars Hill amid allegations that he bullied and verbally abused his staff. The megachurch closed its doors at the end of that year. Suddenly everyone got off the Mars Hill bandwagon.
I've seen this scenario repeated too often. Does anyone remember Robert Tilton's Word of Faith World Outreach Center in Dallas? It was one of the biggest megachurches in the country back in the 1980s. It's closed today. So is Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, a church founded by Earl Paulk Jr. in the Atlanta suburbs. It had 10,000 members before a sex scandal wiped it off the map. And don't forget Bishop Carlton Pearson's 5,000-member Higher Dimensions Family Church in Tulsa. It's closed.
In my years of observing the ups and downs of our movement, I've noticed a common cause when big churches abruptly close. I call it the virus of spiritual pride. And I am concerned that this virus is back today. We would do well to protect ourselves from infection. If you see any of these attitudes in your church, you can be sure that spiritual pride is spreading like a disease:
"We do church better." I know of one church-planting movement that believes their Sunday-morning formula is the only one that works. Beware when church leaders start fantasizing that they alone are the catalyst for spiritual revival in the world. Success is great, but it can also cause your downfall. If you take credit for all the good things happening in your ministry, you are on the path to shutdown. You are not the Holy Spirit! Give God the credit He deserves and acknowledge that there are plenty of other churches that are reaching people for Jesus even though they use different methods.
"Our pastor is the best." In Uganda, a prophet named Elvis Mbonye attracts 5,000 people weekly to his church. He sits on a golden throne and invites parishioners to approach the stage, bow to him and kiss his feet. You may say that could never happen in America. But I see the same kind of celebrity worship on display in some of today's megachurches. Let's beware. A church built on one man's charisma, pulpit swagger or even supernatural gifts will eventually crumble. The best preachers don't demand attention; rather, they are busy training their replacements so the anointing doesn't stop with them.
"We have the 'secret' revelation." It was spiritual pride that moved Joseph Smith to found the Mormon Church—because he claimed to have secret information about Jesus Christ that no other church had. Smith's revelations proved to be bogus, but millions have been deceived by his doctrines. Spiritual pride leads people into deception. Members of the Colossian church began to have grandiose visions (see Col. 2:18), yet their hyper-spirituality created divisions in the church. Any prophecy or vision that suggests, "We have more of the truth than all other churches," is not from God!
"We are the coolest Christians." The spirit of pride creates an "us vs. them" mentality. The same devil who tempted Jesus in the wilderness whispers to us: "You are better than they are. You have the anointing—they don't. You have paid the price—they haven't. You are the new wineskin—they are old and irrelevant." This was the sin of the church in Ephesus. They had opposed false teachers and false apostles, yet Jesus rebuked them because they had lost their first love (see Rev. 2:4). Pride always distorts reality and makes you look better than others!
"God favors our group." There are many wonderful church movements on the scene today. Some are highly visible on television and social media; others produce music that is hugely popular. Every one of these movements has an important contribution to make—whether it's Hillsong, Bethel Church, Elevation, Gateway, Planet Shakers or ARC. We should be thankful for what God is doing in each of them.
At the same time, there are also many smaller, lesser-known churches and movements that don't have the huge audiences, the big money, the media buzz or the "cool factor" these groups have—yet God is also working through them. Never join a group because of the numbers or the cool factor. Don't jump on bandwagons just because everyone else is. Follow the Holy Spirit, not men.
Let God lead you to the church where He can most effectively use you. And wherever God plants you, stay humble and avoid the deadly virus of pride.
J. Lee Gradywas editor of Charisma for 11 years before he launched into full-time ministry in 2010. Today he directs The Mordecai Project, a Christian charitable organization that is taking the healing of Jesus to women and girls who suffer abuse and cultural oppression. Author of several books including 10 Lies the Church Tells Women, he has just released his newest book, Set My Heart on Fire, from Charisma House. You can follow him on Twitter at @LeeGrady or go to his website, themordecaiproject.org.
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