I love it when an artist does new and different things. With Worship and A Word, Smokie Norful shows us his other side. Many of you know Smokie Norful the singer. Worship and A Word is three separate albums that allow you to see Pastor Smokie Norful the preacher.
Many pastors record their sermons and make them available for purchase through their church. I don’t know of many pastors that make their sermons available through other distribution channels like Amazon.com. In addition to a powerful word from God, each album also includes a signature Smokie Nofrul song at the end. Read more...
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As Gospel music evolves we all notice people doing and saying different things. While I love the direction that Gospel is going in right now, I also have appreciation for the people who have come before us. Many of us think that we have left the old ways of doing things. However, there might still be a little bit of old school inside some of us.
You might be old school Gospel if… Read more...
- You say “listen” at least 10 times during a song.
- You hold a handkerchief while you sing.
- You’re in a group and you all have matching 3-piece suits. (Men)
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It always saddens me when I see a church choir or worship team fall apart. One day you’re looking at a strong music ministry and the next day you see a ministry that is struggling to keep it together. Here are 5 factors that I have noticed that have caused the destruction of many choirs and worship teams.
1. Self-centered Leadership
Something sad happens to certain choir directors and worship leaders. They start to make the ministry all about themselves instead of Jesus. The choir’s official name may be “XYZ Church Choir”. In the director’s head, the name becomes “John Smith & XYZ Church Choir”. It is hard to succeed in ministry when you take the focus off of Jesus. Read more...
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What does worship mean to you? With their latest album, Pocket Full of Rocks aims to show us that worship is More Than Noise.
When you begin to listen to this album, you will be plugged in to a powerful worship experience. I found the style of music to be a nice blend of rock and praise and worship. Other people may see it differently. Read more...
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After the earthquake in Haiti, well known evangelist Pat Robertson tried to explain the cause of the whole situation basically claiming that the earthquake was a result of God’s wrath.
Like I’ve said before, Pat Robertson is like that embarrassing uncle that we all have. We have to love him, because that is what God commands us to do, but he really makes it tough sometimes by saying off the wall and crazy stuff.
Another disastrous earthquake hit Chile this past weekend. Fortunately Uncle Pat has yet to publicly comment on the situation. There is a hoax going around the internet that he did. This article explains the real story. Read more...
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