Sunday, June 20
Psalm 136: 1-3
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
This week I pray you are living in this. Our God is God of gods and Lord of lords and he alone is good. He has shown us, as his servants, steadfast love. May we come before him this Sunday with humble and expectant hearts. May God move in us and make us all more like Jesus! May we worship him alone with all we are.
We will have a guest preacher this Sunday named Ryan. He will be preaching the Great Commission out of Matthew 28 and we will respond to God’s word through songs accordingly. Here is how you may prepare for this Sunday’s gathering; read this text and pray and sing these songs:
Vision of You by Shane and Shane
Tear Down the Walls by Hillsong
He is Alive by Remedy Music
You Hold Me Now by Hillsong
Consume Us by Remedy Music
Sending: Mission’s Flame by Matt Redman
I love you all very much. Live in the power and grace of the Gospel of Jesus this week.
Cameron
Red Letter
Red Letter, a band at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, has released a new album through ReSound. You can get the album for free or make a donation to support the ministry of ReSound. You can get more information about ReSound and get this album here.
I highly recommend this album. It is very enjoyable, Gospel-centered, doctrinally sound, and Christ-exalting music.
Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
[Psalm 33:3]
Singing new songs,
Cameron
A New Song
At least seven times the Bible mentions singing a new song to the Lord:
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. -Psalm 33:3
Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! -Psalm 96:1
Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. -Psalm 98:1
I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you… -Psalm 144:9
Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the godly! -Psalm 149:1
Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants. -Isaiah 42:10
…and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. -Revelation 14:3
As you can see, new songs are a huge part of our worship to God. But why?
Here are a few reasons:
1. Our God is infinite in worth. No song we could ever sing would fully describe him or come close to grasping the weight of his glory.
2. God is a creative being and we are made in his likeness. Therefore we will worship him always in creative and in new ways.
3. God is always doing a new thing. He is at work in new ways, redeeming all of creation unto himself. We can’t HELP but sing new praises to him! How could we contain the joy of his salvation in the same words and melodies as we have sung before? It can’t be done! A new song MUST arise in our hearts as we grow in our knowledge and understanding of who God is and what he is doing. We MUST worship him anew always with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
These new songs take a few different forms:
1. A newly written original. Totally new lyrics applied to totally new melodies.
2. Updating and changing songs that have been sung in the past. These songs could be hundreds of years old or three years old. You can alter a melody, chord progression, or change lyrics to make the song fit the context in which you sing.
3. In intimate times of worship, privately and corporately, a new song may arise in you spontaneously by the Holy Spirit’s leading. Follow his leading. Sing new words of praise to Jesus. Sing a new song! They don’t need to be planned nor rehearsed. Just worship Jesus in Spirit and in Truth (John 4:23).
At Remedy we try our best to be writing new songs as often as we can. We want to make a practice of singing songs that are totally new as a church so as to be biblical in our worship. We have received quite a few requests from various people for the words and chords to some of our originals. I am attaching the music below for “Our Redemption” and “Consume Us.” As new songs are written, I will do my best to post the music for them on this blog. Enjoy!