So we’re taking scissors and snipping out all of the Psalms that involve easing the troubles of the person singing the psalm, including many of if not all of David’s. People are so much “holier” today than those we read about in scripture. It amazes me.
Just as Sin is God centered Not Man center. All Sin no matter how small we may think it is, breaks God's heart. A little white lie is equal to Murder in God's eyes.
@@slk8674 👋 Hi No we definitely don't take away from God's Holy scriptures. My understanding is that worship is one part of our communication with God. Jesus taught the disciples to pray commencing with worship, then moving onto other aspects of prayer & praise. Worship is for God alone but other aspects (giving thanks, asking forgiveness) are to God, but also to others. It is just worship that is to God alone. We are actually told to confess our sins to one another. The lesson I am getting out of this video is "Don't be deceived, mistaking other communication with God as worship when it is not. Worship God first & foremost then move to other things 🙏 ".
@@wendylang2360 Thank you! I appreciate someone gets it. As far as this video, he’s seeding some things and leaving people (as seen in the comments) to become false witnesses against the Body of Christ and the way we seek after God. And I believe me bringing my “me stuff” to God is still worshiping God. I could bring it to secular radio, to the club, to my friends. But I bring it to Him and He loves that I keep coming back to Him with everything. This video is teaching partitions between us and our Heavenly Father in other areas of our lives. He deserves to be part of every single aspect of this human experience He’s given to me. Without ceasing. I believe your takeaway is from Godly wisdom that you’ve received through hard-fought seeking, and not this video.
You are right in the precision ,but do you know God please also with “Good Intention” and the holly spirit correct our misunderstanding.Your approach is correct to teach but it’s not a mistake where God ignored us in our worship because a sentence . And the song you mentioned and the serve on the song are perfect saying bro ,there is no confusion . “” when I open up my mouth …… Bible say May the weak say I am strong and on and on . As a man think in his heart so he’s.
Prayer is one of the means through which we worship. But even still, prayers, testimony, and all other worship methods ought to be theologically and doctrinally sound.
Nobody said God cannot do miracles. But it is God who does them. It is God who decides whether and how he answers our prayers. He is the Lord "God is in heaven and you are on earth, therefore let your words be few."
The song says,. When I open my mouth Miracles start breaking out I have the authority that Jesus has given me..... It is still pointing back to the authority of Christ
Authority comes from Christ. I believe this to be true that we can speak the goodness of God, we can speak God's word and when it aligns with the Father's will- miracles can and do happen! Our words create because we are not only made in the image of God, but, Christ himself tells us that he has given us authority to do works even greater. Check out the gospel of Mark. Science even proves this to be true- see the work of Masaru Emoto- The Hidden Messages in Water. I completely disagree with this guy's criticisms of this particular song and lyrics. Satan wants God's children to believe we have no authority as such we are weak and powerless- just where he wants us.
the problem with this statement is that you have the power "given" to you, as if you can do any miracle in a whim. which is not the case, who heals the sick? who makes the miracles possible? is it you? or is it Jesus Christ?
@@PaulChris917 do you see the last statement that says *I have the authority given to me by Jesus.* so it simply means the power is not mine but it is coming from Jesus
Too Good to Not Believe is a song written so ppl will be reminded of the things that God's done in their lives. Have the song writers themselves seen cancer disappear? Seen bodies healed? Mental health restored? Real life resurrection? I don't know but I can tell you that I have and when I sing those words they mean something to me. They remind me of the goodness of God and they encourage others to seek God. I'm a very affectionate father towards my kids, something I didn't have growing up. My kids will just come and lay in my lap or lay in my arms just out of nowhere and for no reason and I'll hold them. I didn't have that growing up and to think that I have a Father that I can be that way with isn't "uncomfortable" or off-putting, it's wonderful. "Lean back in the loving arms of a beautiful father Breath deep and know that he is good, he's a love like no other" For the most part, the only thing I agreed with in this whole video was when you were reading from the word. And I'll agree with you that there are some very shaky "christian" songs when it comes to biblical foundation, but you didn't mention any of them here. I mean you quoted the bridge of Champion but neglected the God-centered chorus: "YOU are my Champion Giants fall when YOU stand undefeated, every battle YOU'VE won. I am who YOU say I am YOU crown me with confidence I am seated in the heavenly place Undefeated with the One who has conquered it all" See how the first half of the chorus sets up who God is and then who we are in him. Again, this is how we are reminded of WHO God is in our lives and then WHO we are in Him. Humans have a very short memory and no matter what God has does for us in our lives, we tend to forget that the next time something comes along that rattles us. That's why we write songs like these to say God is all these things. Because He is and because of what He's promised, we know that we are what He's said we are and we have what He's said we have. It's not man-centered. If my kid comes to me and says "daddy will you spend time me? I want to play with you." Is he being self-centered? "Dad I feel great when we play together!" Is that self-centeredness. When my kids say things like that to me, I feel elated. When my wife says to me, "I'm so glad I married you" I don't think of that as being a "she-centered" comment. I love it. When we say, "God, I love being in your presence. Your presence changes me. Your presence makes my calms my chaos. I need you. I want to spend more time with you." I don't think God says, "Jeez what a self-centered person they are". I think He loves it. I'm not trying to be confrontational here but I think you're missing it.
“when I open up my mouth miracles start breaking out” that is known as manifestation in the occult, witchcraft. Why you putting witchcraft in your life and calling it worship?
Yes, so true! My family thinks I’m being silly when I stop listening to certain songs or preachers because of biblical reasons but I have to follow the Holy Spirit that guides me and not just go along with them or anyone else , because God is who I have to answer to not my family!
Yes and Amen!!! I totally agree with you, we really have to be careful, pay attention, be alert, look deep and we will see where God is and where He is not. Not believed, not being praised nor worshiped, for everything great that He is. "Blessings and Glory and Wisdom, Thanksgiving and Honor and Power and Might, Be to Our GOD forever and ever. Amen". Rev. 7: 12
Am no expert in this but with the help of God i find some of the songs called self-centered are more of testimonies, songs of victory, songs of surrender, songs of human vulnerability etc about God's goodness and where most of us have been brought.... As you was speaking i was just feeling this song moving in my veins-------------I love You, Lord For Your mercy never fails me All my days, I've been held in Your hands From the moment that I wake up Until I lay my head Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God And all my life You have been faithful And all my life You have been so, so good With every breath that I am able Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God
Amen! I love that song. ESV Luke 8: 39 “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him. I was having this conversation with my bf. He prefers hymnals where they basically sing scripture. I think that is great if that is what helps him to connect and feel his presence while worshipping. Not that I don't like them, but I LOVE testimonial songs because I know what God has done for me and what He continues to do for me. I want to proclaim it at the top of my lungs any chance I get, in conversation, in song, in dance...all of it.
The song you mention is not a man centered song just because I is in it and I think it’s not exactly what he was talking about. There are plenty of songs that don’t mention God even with a He with a capital H.
@@siltig1439 I think i haven't mentioned anywhere that the song is man - centered, I just said I felt the song read to understand more than to reply ....
Yes, and without testimony how can we know God, it was through testimony of Moses, Abraham, Hannah, Noah,etc that we learned the power of God and they also sang praises to God. So I don't see anything wrong when we praise God mentioning what he has done and continues to do in our lives. A Testimony of someone can pull someone else closer to God, and these talented singers use their testimonies to spread the wonders of God to help others come experience God for themselves
Hillsong, Elevation, Tomlin, Redmond, Elevation......not wholesome, full blown occult. They practice necromancy, laying on graves to invoke spirit, Kundalini seizures, trying to raise the dead in the power of demons (BethHell). BethHELL's avatar is the Norse horned god which has alwasy and still is a symbol for SATAN. Santa AKA Satan and his reindeer/horned gods come to your fireplace (hell) and give your coal (brimstone). Wake up! The words of that song are SATANIC Manifestation, not a miracle of Jesus. I used to be in the occult so easily recognize the occult. Go check out the words of Too good to not believe: "Of that precious boy who we sung over This precious girl sung over And this boy comes back to life He was breathless, now he's back to life He's living, he's breathing, because of resurrection power" Notice it doesn't say because of Jesus. now go duckduckgo search up this Satanic crap they tried to pull with supposedly resurrecting a child from the dead. That Bethhellhole place of demons is full of Kundalini seizure, weird sex stuff, demonic spirits.
As someone who leads worship regularly at church, I really appreciate Allen’s emphasis on the necessity of the local church singing God-centered songs. Matt Redman talks about the importance of both songs that teach who God is as well as response songs. I think it’s healthy to start with songs that focus on teaching theology and then give people an opportunity to respond with songs of personal expressions of praise. The importance is having a balance; theologically weighty enough for people to learn who God is and what He’s done, but also personal enough that it’s not just head knowledge and people can worship God from the heart.
I have a problem with Mr Redman who quite happily joins himself with Bethel church and sings with them. Bethel's theology is all wrong and if the Apostle Paul were here today he might be quoting Galatians 1 to Mr Redman. I think there's a serious lack of discernment on Matt Redman's behalf.
This is very true... I am not a worship leader, but I am a worshipper... while I do believe the church as a whole does need to focus on worshipping Jesus alone, the Bible also says that David encouraged himself... how? He remembered the promises... someone in the comments said some songs aren't "congregational," which at first I thought was a valid point. HOWEVER, the church building is open to ALL people. Some don't have quiet time with the Lord... some are struggling when they walk into the sanctuary... they need encouragement and don't know how to do it themselves. So yes, while worship IS to Jesus, I believe the mature church should be doing this during the week in our quiet place... as worship leaders, I believe they are put on a platform to minister to the people, as unto God. The same as pastors, teachers, prophets, etc... their gifts are for the edification of the PEOPLE. Again, don't misunderstand what I am trying to say. I am by no means saying worship is for the people... please understand my heart. If the leaders do not show them HOW to worship, then how will they know? In my earlier years of struggling, so many times all it took was a song that expressed God's love for ME and how He sees ME that would cause me to break down and ultimately open my heart to the Lord... and THEN there came the grateful heart for all that He is, which lead to a heart of worship. So... again, I do agree there should be a balance; perhaps more leaning towards exclusive worship and some of promises and declarations... just my thoughts.
@@celinachiesa1782 I agree with you sis. There should be a balance. Even David said in Psalm 34, "I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth." There have been many Artists who have made a song from the Book of Psalms. In this Psalm, David is expressing what's on his heart alot. He started sentences with "I" many times in Psalms. I agree with Brother Allen on some things, but I also believe that there should be a balance.
The Bible says that I will have what I say. The power of life and death is in the tongue. I put before you this day life and death, choose life and love. I shall live and not die. I am the head and not the tail. Perhaps this young man needs to watch and check himself and do as Paul says work out his own salvation. He sounds like he's angry and full of bitterness a
I listen to hype Christian music when I work out. I have come across some uneasy songs, I usually just remove it from my list. But now you have me really paying attention.
If you need a really good free workout, attend any of the penticostal churches in my country!!😅! You will need analgesics after the service,I tell you😅😅😅
He writes music sometimes with bethel writers and others. I like both. Don’t listen to this vid. Spirit and in truth means you are inviting the Holy Spirit and are truthful in your thanks and praise in my book. Prayer including “I” statements is fine in worship music. This is a bunch a bologna to join a popular band wagon and monetize.
When I was a kid we sang a lot of songs that were bible verses set to music. They helped people a lot to memorize the Bible which is always right, never wrong, and good for everyone. The main thing wrong with these wonderful songs was that they can't be copy righted, so nobody can make money off of them.
@@tessmoore3762 please excuse me, I was being sarcastic when I said that what was wrong with those songs is that you can't make money from selling them. Also no one can become a famous " Artist " within the church by singing bible verses. There are people who are rich and famous from singing their songs they "create ". I don't think God wants us to watch and applaud the 1% who are "special " while we common Christians sit silent and listen, right?
What I’ve learned about worship songs or any other Christian songs is that, regardless if the original song is man centered or not, it is up to us to shift the focus of that song. You can totally shift the focus of that song from self centered to God Centered. All about how you perceive it and your genuineness towards your gratefulness.
I always thought of the lyrics “when I open up my mouth miracles start breaking out” as when we open our mouths to praise and worship God he starts making miracles, but everyone has different thoughts on the meaning of songs
He only focused on "When I open up my mouth" but he didn't focused on the lyrics befor that says "When I lift my voice and shout" it means the lyrics says that "when I open up my mouth" means "praising and worshipping"
I pray that anyone who watches this video. Please for yourself, go and read the book of psalms. Many of these songs are 100% okay to sing and worship. The Lord absolutely wants you to lay in his arms, because we are his children and he is a good father. It is a beautiful thing to thank God and sing his praises and if your body was healed by cancer, or your business has seen increase because of the faithfulness you have shown by obeying God it is okay to turn your testimony into a song of worship that will inspire others! Half of the book of Psalms exemplifies this! Yes when I open my mouth, miracles do happen because I was made in God’s image and after his likeness and as Christian’s we DO have the power to heal others and have the faith that legs can walk, the blind can see and till this very day… seas can be split into two in order for generations to walk through it. Please everyone just read the Bible and ask yeshua to guide you through his Holy Spirit, don’t run to TH-cam, run to God’s word💜✝️ . Be careful of the music you listen to and there is some truth in this video but there is also a lot of misinterpretation!
@@etienner5659 Miracles also have a place in the Christian life as they are a manifestation of God's power and can be a response to a believer's faith and obedience. It is a whole, they are not opposites.
This guy "I'll show you lies you sing to God and false theology....here's an example...this song says he heals the sick and don't say he can't do it....see...see! LIES" 🧐😑
That's not the part that's wrong. They are inferring they have seen resurrections. He definitely can, as our creator. But it is not something that likely happened.
@@trevinweeks4292 a guy I'm in church with every week died 4 years ago. Idk what Bible you have but the holy spirit did not stop working miracles. If you're not seeing the miracles that's usually a you or your church problem not a God problem
Worship is not just singing songs to God, it's a lifestyle. If our practice contradicts our profession, if our legs don't line up with our lips & our walk doesn't line up with our talk, your worship will be false. But His grace is still sufficient for you like the lady at the well. God bless & don't stress🤙
@@AdamFontenet-iy3tbomg plz stop man fr ppl can never have conversations with ppl like u bc u think ur right all the time bro. Worship is definitely a lifestyle wym only God was satisfied with Jesus lifestyle. So u telling me he wasn't satisfied with Abraham, Moses, elijah, Elisha, David, Peter, saul like honestly be quiet. U don't make sense. Ppl out here worshipping money, sex, partying, houses, and many other things. So you telling me when u worship those things u won't live for those things and do anything to get it. When I worship God I live for him and I'll do anything that's right to get close to him and have more of him. Be quiet with your self righteousness
His grace allows us back into His covenant with Him. There’s no grace to sin and no such thing as falling. Only satan n the wicked who are not written in the the Lambs Book of Life fall.
and sorry to tell y’all, y’all might think being catholic or Christian is a religion but it’s not, we can’t piggy back ride off of someone’s relationship with god to get our way into heaven, it’s a one on one relationship
We were created by God, in His image, to serve and be worshippers of Him. It’s not a lifestyle. Just as the angels were created to worship God, so were we. Worship service in church are a preeminent of what Heaven is. We will bow down in fear of God, seeking nothing cause we deserve nothing. Church services are ALL about God, His mercy, His glory, His holiness, and much more. If any of you go to church to get something out of it, a good feeling, then you went for the wrong reason. We gather as a body of worshippers to an awesome God.
Thank you! You spoke the words out loud that I have been thinking for so long. I often ask people, can you imagine yourself singing this to God as you stand before the throne worshipping in heaven? If not, it's not God-centered. You won't be singing about yourself when you're at the Throne.. You will sing lifting HIM up.
Amen and Amen again!!! Reading your comment I immediately began singing to myself Tamela Mann’s “I Can Only Imagine!”…IDK who actually wrote the song, but to me that is a template for worship! Also as another example of many worthy worship songs is “You’re Amazing” by Ricky Dillard!
This is the lyric for too good to not believe I've lived stories that have proved Your faithfulness I've seen miracles my mind can't comprehend And there is beauty in what I can't understand Jesus, it's You, Jesus, it's You I believe You're the wonder-working God You're the wonder-working God All the miracles I've seen Too good to not believe You're the wonder-working God And You heal because You love Oh, the miracles we'll see You're too good to not believe Too good to not believe, too good to not believe And I can't resurrect a man with my own hands But just the mention of Your name can raise the dead All the glory to the only one who can Jesus, it's You, Jesus, it's You I believe You're the wonder-working God You're the wonder-working God All the miracles I've seen Too good to not believe You're the wonder-working God And You heal because You love Oh, the miracles we'll see You're too good to not believe Too good to not believe, too good to not believe After everything I've seen You're too good to not believe Too good to not believe Oh, I believe, I believe in Jesus Yeah, oh, I believe Yes I believe Have seen too much to not believe You good Have seen cancer disappear Have seen broken bodies healed Don't you tell me He can't do it Don't you tell me He can't do it Have seen real life resurrection Have seen mental health restored Don't you tell me He can't do it Don't you tell me He can't do it Have seen families reunited Have seen prodigals return Don't you tell me He can't do it Don't you tell me He can't do it Have seen troubled souls delivered Have seen addicts finally freed Don't you tell me He can't do it Don't you tell me He can't do it We'll see cities in revival Salvation flood the streets Don't you tell me He can't do it Don't you tell me He can't do it We'll see glory fill the nations Like the world has never seen Don't you tell me He can't do it 'Cause I know that He can Oh, I believe You're the wonder-working God You're the wonder-working God All the miracles I've seen Too good to not believe You're the wonder-working God And You heal because You love Oh, the miracles we'll see You're too good to not believe Too good to not believe, too good to not believe God you're so good You're so good Have seen you heal forever Oh, You so good Yes I believe, I believe Have seen too much to not believe I believe, I believe I believe You have all authority Jesus In heaven and on Earth You reign above it all You reign above it all Everything bows to the name of Jesus Everything bows to the name of Jesus The only name that can save The only name that can heal Ask God for wisdom and the holy spirit should minister to you. If you have the spirit of God then you should be able to differentiate spiritual songs and worldly songs. If the youtuber is doing it for views then God will visit him but if as a result of ignorance may God have mercy on him. Be a true Christian and walk in the spirit.
Thank you for sharing the full lyrics! They are absolutely scriptural.... Sad that people feel the need to tear them down.... Indeed May God grant His wisdom to all who truly seek Him, including this preacher/teacher 🙏🏻✝️
@@SeanusAurelius Isn't the point of faith is to actually believe whether you see it or not? I don't even know if you troll at serious answers or simply arguing with an ad hominem once someone gives a very valid point. Read the Bible, I doubt the verses says every power and mighty of God but never comes true. May God bless you.
I’ve seen healings and have been healed myself. As a Christian have you not? Definitely seen half of these things in my life. I’ve seen a lifetime smoking addiction healed in my friend. I’ve seen my own depression and insomnia and thus my own family healed by God miraculously. So “troubled souls redeemed and families reunited” , yes. My own cousin in Singapore was miraculously saved from a car accident - while crossing the road he was about to be hit by a car - and he was miraculously transported to the pathway - both him and the driver were astounded. A pastor I knew well in India - cast a demon out of a child who was possessed. When he demon left - it smashed the heavy metal gate outside the house and left a claw like mark on the door. As for cancer, there are many personal testimonies of cancer healed in word of faith churches - And it’s not just in deliverance ministry or word of faith churches. Plenty of people in Pentecostal churches and more open Baptist churches experience healing. It’s just that healing isn’t always for us and not necessarily for every believer. We have limited view of things in light of Gods greater purpose. So we accept that if healing doesn’t come - or is delayed- God has a higher reason for it. I lived through many years of depression first before God healed me - and that was for a very specific reason - so I would understand that everything the world has to offer won’t fix the problem and that he needed to teach me compassion for others - And that he is above all things and that I needed to truly understand him and rely on him. It finally healing came at the planet shakers conference - very much a Pentecostal setting that was the catalyst for god doing his miraculous work in my life - although it was all part of his plan :)
Boy as a Gospel Artist it's Hard now. My wife and I wrote a song out of testimony and the support we expected from the Gospel community was astonishing. Anyways we never give up and even if we get 1 view from our efforts at least we pleasing God.
*"I(YaHUsHa) come in my Father's name (YaHUaH) but you DO NOT RECEIVE me! He comes in his own name (jesus,yeshua,yasiwashi,allah,christ,buddha,nimrodntammuz,etc.) and YOU ARE QUICK TO RECEIVE HIM!" Quick! Halal lu Yah means Praise be to Yahuah not any other world made name. Yahusha is the only name given to us for deliverance. Not a translation bc even Google agrees that NAMES NEVER TRANSLATE! Transliteration is different. The letter j is only 500 years old so even a child could do the math and place that name as recently added! We recognize that Jesus is a name the world designed and put into scriptures where it should not be...THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION is THE FALSE IDOL THAT IS JESUS. Not Yahusha who DIED FOR US. Jesus is sitting in Yahusha's set apart place where it shouldn't be! We are to sing praises, thank, worship, and pray to YAHUSHA'S name only! Not a newly created device the scribes and pharahsee's put into scripture removing the key to salvation, playing gate keeper. We were told! We were warned. It is written! Search up "profane my **-holy-** name" and apply this truth Yahusha brought forth to you and you will see THAT WE HAVE PROFANED AND FORGOTTEN His name for our own names. There is nothing new under the sun! Generational curses "Because your father's fathers have forgotten my name and have called me by names of ba'al(lord=ba'al)." Book of Galatians cries out for us to see that we have been cat fished. We have fallen into the snare and the whole world has been led astray save for His remnant. Not the church. Not Circe the great whore!Test this matter, study and show yourselves approved! The road is narrow AND VERY VERY FEW find it. The road that SEEMS right to man is broad but leads to death! That broad road can hold billions but not the narrow road. Halal lu Yahuah forever! Baruk Yahuah!*
Why was the name Yahuah taken out of the scriptures over 7000x? It’s simple- so that you wouldn’t know it. For “everyone who calls on the Name of יהוה shall be saved.” Romiyim (Romans) 10:13 ‘And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of יהוה shall be saved.’ Ma`asei (Acts) 2:21 Pour out Your wrath on the nations Who have not known You, And on reigns that have not called on Your Name. Tehillim (Psalms) 79:6 Help us, O Elohim of our deliverance, For the sake of the esteem of Your Name. And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Your Name’s sake! Tehillim (Psalms) 79:9 I can keep posting scripture about how Important Yahuah and Yahusha Ha Mashiac name is. you see those who don’t call a this name is cursed, those who call there is salvation and deliverance and blessings. Name in Hebrew is shêm, shame; a primitive word [perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064]; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character:-+ base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report. a name is a Mark, authority, and character of a person. The reason this is important because Yahuahs name encompasses his whole character through the scriptures. And a different name encompasses another character. Another Mark if you will. lord, god and jesus are not innocent translations. in TS 2009 ISR explanatory notes it explains making these changes transgresses the command not to bring Yahuahs name to naught, and not to add to the Word, and not to have another mighty one against Yahuahs face. -the name lord can be traced to the Roman house-diety , and further back to the name of an Etruscan sovereign, Larth. In antiquity sovereigns were -the name god developed from a Germanic god wodenaz-gudenaz-guden-god. -the name jesus can be traced to the diety of healing in Greek culture. iasous a female healing diety. look at the scripture below the Greeks likened there deity’s to the Hebrews when they saw the power at work. And when the crowds saw what Sha’ul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lukaonian, “The mighty ones have become like men and come down to us!” And they called Barnaḇa Zeus, and Sha’ul Hermes, since he was the chief speaker. And the priest of Zeus, being in front of their city, brought oxen and wreaths to the gates, and wished to offer with the crowds. And when the emissaries Barnaḇa and Sha’ul heard this, they tore their garments and ran in among the crowd, crying out Ma`asei (Acts) 14:11-14 I pray this information helps you as you seek the truth and continue to research these matters.
Check out the debate between James White and Dan Barker... Talks a lot about mythology and how many atheists and skeptics try to say Jesus was cut from mythological cloth... Easy accusation to make, but falls apart quick when studied. Check out the debate.
You wanted to encourage me? 😊You’ve succeeded! Thank you Brother! I’m very encouraged to take every thought captive, as well as consider every word that I’m singing. I found this to be very helpful & very glad to have received this message. God bless you Brother.
Thanks for the word, Allen. This not only changes my thinking on certain worship songs, but it also reminds me that my prayers, just like with praise, need to be more God-focused. God bless you, man.
Our words have power, that's the meaning of that lyric "When I open my mouth miracles happen". Simply put its actually VERY biblically sound. Here's just one verse that describes this: Proverbs 18:21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Another shade of meaning in this lyric is that when we sing Praise that begins to transform our soul and spirit.
Nope, they are talking about occult manifestation. Try again. BethHELL is full blown occult, many spirits of demons there. Their avatar is literally the Norse horned god which ahs always and still is the symbol for SATAN (also known as Odin/Saturn/Gilgamesh/Osiris, whatever pantheon you want to call his name from).
Right? I was like, what's so wrong with being pentecostal? Do they want to plug their ears so they don't have to hear about God's goodness & that he heals people or anything scary like that?! SMH, people today NEED some healing and to take some authority over some stuff! He told us to OCCUPY until He comes! I need that pep in my step to make it through.
way to really prooftext a passage in isolation! oh oh, do phil 4:13 next, you can do all things through a verse out of context! haha. bro your tongue has the power to build others up in their spirits, or crush them just the same. your tongue has the power to spread the Gospel! this is the only "power" your tongue has and to ascribe some supernatural power to your tongue is absolutely anti-Biblical and in fact, quite comical. your lack of understanding perpetuates a caricature of Christianity, and i'm feeling what the germans call fremdschämen, meaning I feel embarrassed for you.
@@vanessathehappy The issue is that there are those who take on beliefs that are not scriptural and try to say that those who don't practice it aren't "spiritual" enough. It ends up turning into false theology and can be dangerous for those who don't realize. I've known people who have fallen into that trap. I have never heard this guy before, but I am assuming he is trying to touch upon those things and warn people to be careful in what they embrace.
I always wanted to better understand “in spirit and in truth”. And to further prove that God can pull the good out of a situation - one of the most famous parables is of the Good Samaritan.
@@EdTaylor-hh4dw It was started by Jesus, in Matthew 16. He built the Church on Peter, and if you go research the list of popes, you can see Peter as #1. There is only one church which Jesus founded.
@@christsavesreadromans1096 jesus wasn't Catholic, Mary was jewish women from nazareth. Only way to the father through him, Only way to enter. Catholic promote paganism, god against paganism and false idols.
Thank you, Allen Parr for that excellent teaching and history of the Samaritans. You have a point about modern-day worship songs. Recently, I listened to an old hymn on TH-cam, song by a large choir of men and women. Those traditional Biblical hymns do more for me than many of the worship songs coming out these days. It's not only man-centered, but also comes across as worshiping the entertainment of worship instead of worshiping the one who is worthy of all our praise.
@@christsavesreadromans1096 Unfortunately there are dangerous doctrines being taught in the RCC. I love my Catholic friends but I am concerned for those who do not believe that they can pray directly to God because Jesus is alive in us. Praying to dead people and worshiping idols and worshiping human beings like Mary before even worshiping Jesus are dangerous practices. Having some one else do our repenting for us and confessing to a human being and not God of our sins is dangerous. Thinking specific prayers or readings are required to be forgiven for our sins is unbiblical also. Confession keeps us from repenting to God ourselves and prevents us from being humbled before God. I am not here to judge anyone who loves Jesus or otherwise. Only God can judge hearts. The most of these is love and Matthew 22 34 to 40 shows us what that is all about.
@@paulmerritt2484 Catholics believe you can pray directly to God. But as James teaches the prayer of the righteous are powerful and effective. A Saint in heaven is clearly more righteous than you (and me) and so a prayer from them to God is more effective than a prayer from us unrighteous to God.
Ehh I don’t know about this video. Some of this stuff I think you misconstrued or overdid. Asking The Father to bring you closer to Him & have you wrapped in His arms, isn’t a “boyfriend” thing… would you say your father is trying to be your boyfriend if he hugged you & held you tight to comfort you?
Who is this person??? Wahala no dey pass like this. Has this person seen miracles ?? Have you witness the move of God? I'm not taking about the staged ones. This guy got this all wrong. I pray God gives you better understanding.
"Too Good To Not Believe" - My little girl was diagnosed with Leukaemia at age 6. Jesus HEALED her completely, she is now a healthy and lively 13 year old.... so, "Don't you tell me HE can't do it"!! I feel sorry for Christians who are "doubtful" and suspicious when God does miracles today - it insinuates that He only performed miracles back in bible times and so we should be cautious about miracles or songs / worship proclaiming His miraculous works (as if He couldn't possibly do them today) 🙏✝️
I know He performs miracles. My husband and I tried for years to have a child. We now have 2 beautiful girls 10 & 11. They are my miracles. So I believe He performs miracle, not people but Him.
What is scary is that Satan mixes truth with out right lies that will try to confuse Christians and unbelievers alike. I even told my band that we have to be careful what songs we use to bring people to Christ. I'm glad you put this together because people HAVE to pay attention to everything, not even just songs. Know the weapons Satan uses so you can fight him. Great video! You are great Reverend Parr. I hope more and more people listen to you. Our Christian band's focus is God, and we have the spirit as well. Residents at work who are believers tell me that I have the spirit. I tell them Jesus Christ is the one I'm glorifying. I don't want any glory. I want to give it to God.
The moment I realized songs are songs and It’s only through your heart that a song can draw you to Worship made it a lot easier for me to choose the Christian music I listen to. I used to be worried about listening to certain artists and songs, but music is music, it’s just a tool that can be used to draw you to worship the Lord
Exactly. It’s a tool to get us into a place of positioning our hearts to pour out and receive love from our God. We don’t need to over analyze it. If the song helps you get in His presence, GREAT. If a particular song doesn’t, GREAT, listen to a different one that does.
One could just as easily say fruit is fruit. What's the big deal about not eating from that particular tree. Every thing has a source and that source is either light or darkness. Music is not just music. Think again. Some music are God inspired and some are not. I hardly believe if you are a christian you'd be listening to heavy metal for example because it obviously is not God inspired. The mistake that many make however which is what Allen is alluding to is that one has to discern. Just because the music sounds good and the lyrics might be catchy doesn't mean it is inspired music. The devil is smarter than most of us think.
I dig this topic. I think allot of us mess up when we think the song/music IS worship. It’s a tool. That’s dope. The same way allot of our actions are ACTS of worship.
I don't care for songs that with a few strategic word changes could be actopv40 love song to a human lover. I find them very shallow and cringe worthy myself.
0:35: 🎶 This video explores the concept of worship and the importance of worship music in connecting with God. 3:48: 🚰 Jesus offers the Samaritan woman living water, which surprises her. 11:12: 🎶 The video discusses the power of speaking miracles into existence through worship. 6:58: 💡 Spirit-filled worship is not just about knowing about God, but about knowing Him deeply and allowing worship to become a way of life. 14:06: 🎵 The video discusses the importance of worship in a church setting and highlights four key lessons about worship. Recap by Tammy AI
Petra sang many God-centered songs in the seventies and eighties. Bob Hartman wrote one great song after another and many of the lines rhymed. I am happy to say that there are still great songs being created that focus on Who God is and what He does or has done. 🙏 Lord, give us the wisdom to listen to music that focuses on You and not us. Amen.
Sometimes in expressing how YOU feel towards someone helps you recognize all the reasons why you love that person.... so if God makes me feel safe, loved, seen... then it helps me recognize how beautiful He is, how merciful and faithful and giving He is... and from a full heart I give him praises and I worship Him with singing AND in my daily walk... remember, worship isn't just about singing...
@CELINA CHIESA I think I must have misunderstood your meaning then. When I tell my husband I love him it's not out of what he does for me. It's who he is as a person. I guess that's why I don't quite understand your sentiment
When I hear the words "When I open up my mouth, miracles start breaking out". The first thing I think of is that I am never witnessing in my own power, and when I lay hands on somebody, it is not in my own power. I am simply following Jesus and making myself available for Him to work through me. If a person is to get saved by accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, that is a miracle, but it was not in my power, I just made myself available for Jesus to use me where for what he wants to accomplish. Whether it is just showing somebody the Love of Jesus, witnessing, teaching, or calling for healing (spiritual, or physical) it has nothing to do with me and everything to do with God. I don't even want anybody to thank me for anything that Jesus does, I just want to follow what my Lord has commanded of me. To go out into the world spreading the Good News. Matthew 28:19-20 / Acts 13:47 / John 20:21 / Matthew 10:8 So when I hear "When I open up my mouth, miracles start breaking out" is often seen, but not in my power and I want no credit. It is my way of showing Jesus that He is my Lord, by following what he says to do. How can we prove we love Jesus, trust in Him, believe in Him, have faith in Him? By obeying Him. If the writers of the song were trying to get me to follow a false teaching, then it will not work with that verse on me, because I understand it to mean that when I obey Jesus miracles can happen. When we as a nation call Jesus our Lord, then we can receive His blessings and miracles will happen. It is a little concerning that you are uncomfortable with asking to be closer with Jesus. I do not hear them saying "Jesus is my boyfriend". Those are your words and thoughts when you hear those words, but those are not the words they say in the song. To be closer with Him and to spend time with Him should be desired. To claim and tell others that you fear this kind of talk is a bit concerning. It appears as though you are looking through the lens of this world, instead of seeing it through the eyes of God. The more time we spend with somebody and the closer we are to them, then we will see their heart better and who they truly are. If you want to know God's heart better, then spend more time with Him and seek a closer relationship. Don't try and perverse these things in your mind (or put those thoughts into new Christians minds).
Wish I could give you a Thousand likes! This guy is weird! God Almighty, I listened to this message and got a headache! Lord have mercy on him! He's deceiving!
Girl yesss! This was some serious Reaching this brother was doing and my husband and I who just watched it together, are Not here for it! Why he reaching so hard though we're wondering..?? A means to seek relevancy for himself the way this great worshiping to Yeshua groups are doing maybe..? 🤔🤦🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
God Bless you wherever you are, for writing this better than I would have. It really felt like he had a personal issue with these, not through the Wisdom of God. Stay safe love !
He does this aaalllll the time. He has a big issue with these artists and churches. He constantly takes things out of context. He needs to examine himself and his personal problems with these artists before critiquing what is or isn't a song of worship.
It’s not about a miracle in mouth😏 It’s our AUTHORITY over the ENEMY. I experienced it this morning when I was in pain. I commanded the pain to go in Jesus name because of what He did on the cross. He paid the price and all pain was gone immediately. I Worship Him for that❤️❤️❤️
Amen! 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻 You know there's a lot of things going on in the body of Christ, and everyone is judging everything for good or bad. I find it sad to see good preachers' names being kicked and people saying don't follow them but follow me. By the way, let's not forget they make good money doing this 😅.
"He paid the price and all pain was gone immediately" Tell that to the disciples and the martyrs that followed down through the years, even now. Tell that to the many faithful Christians suffering through cancer and many other ailments. This is new age, twisted scripture, gobbledygook. Mercy, wake up!
God truly is of different attributes..He could provide healing immediately (and people still ought to glorify His name for that), and He could still provide peace in suffering, just as in Psalms 23, 'Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you are with me..' This verse proclaims that God will still provide peace even in our greatest turmoils (again, people ought to glorify His name for this peace that surpasses all human understanding during life's troubles)
The problem is that a lot really a lot of people take the Bible and worship songs to literally. It's not about the words, it's not about the songs, it's not about the feeling. It's all about Your heart connecting to Him. Every song that cries out to Him glorifies Him, I think God doesn't nick pick on a few words AND theologies that are 'wrong'. God is greater than that. He doesn't require perfect sacrifices, He only wants a whole heart.
The context given in the story of the Samaritan woman is so concise and enlightening to the whole encounter. God does amazing things in His time, and His time is always impeccable. If I may add, listening to this with earbuds, the sound quality is noticably clear and balanced. I appreciate the quality of production that's going into this video.
This video serves as an eye-opener for everyone especially for those who are in music ministry. "Worship songs must be God-centered,not man-centered". Thank you.
This is why I only listen to older hymns and songs of praise. I'm far less likely to come across something that might be questionable. "Nearer My God to Thee" and "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" are two of my favorites.
I enjoy “Come Thy Fount.” But does it pass Allen’s “Not man-centered” test? It’s filled with me/my. Tune my heart Teach me I'm fixed upon it Here I raise my Ebenezer I've come And I hope Jesus sought me He to rescue me I shall see How I'll sing Come my Lord, Take my ransomed soul away Send Thine angels now to carry Me Daily I'm constrained Bind my wandering heart Lord I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart
Yes! I actually have a hymn book and when I don’t know the tune, I make it a prayer. You can’t go wrong with hymns.❤ I don’t even listen to contemporary “gospel “.
Thank you for this message! I have been having this conversation with my wife, who is a Praise Team leader in a small church. They sing over tracks and some of the available songs' message is WRONG!!!! Due to the lack of a musician, they have limited selections that they can sing, but some of this so-called worship music is garbage.
The problem is not with just so-called "worship music" but a ton of CCM (I prefer to call it commercial "christian" music) is just plain vapid and vacuous, and more often than not leaves me wondering if these people ever read their bibles or if they've ever been properly schooled in biblical theology. (Obviously not for many of them.) Frankly, I'd rather listen to secular music.
@@ironlady6897Me too. I'd rather go to an Iron Maiden concert than a "worship" experience coz - better the devil you know than you don't know. The fact that they're even discussing bethel is crazy, nobody should go near bethel music.
I got electrocuted by a high power line, and I was declared dead by two different hospitals. My mother's rest in peace, who was a woman of faith, got in her kneel down and asked God in the name of Jesus's to restore my life according to his will and mercy🙏🙏 that was 34 years ago 🙏 So miracle can happen when you believe sir. I believe in miracles. I have seen many miracles in my lifetime. My daughter was healed by the Lord 20 years ago from glaucoma. My mother, at 45 years old she was very ill, her heart was too big. The doctors told us that she only had 3 or 6 months to live. My mother answered that only my father in heaven knows when is my time to go home. I will live all the years that the Lord has for me. When my mother passed away, she was 80 years old. She was a great-grandmother of 6.
I first heard the phrase "Jesus is my boyfriend" music about 25 years ago. It instantly clarified why some songs grieved my spirit back then and opened my eyes to see which songs were man-centered and which were God-centered. What's sad is 25 some years later, it's worse now than back then, and still people hardly recognize the issue. Thanks for bringing this up with clarity. Make sure to give examples of some great god-centered songs to compare with the others.
I don't know about the whole boyfriend thing but the bible does say in Isaiah 54 that " your maker is your husband." Or depending on the version " You're Husband is your maker"
Some of the man-centered songs are great for personal worship in our own devotional time, but not necessarily right for corporate worship. Those songs often mean something personally to you so it’s effective in that setting. But I agree that when we are leading a congregation in worship its important to mainly focus on God-centered songs. Thanks for your insight. This is another confirmation of what I’ve felt being led to do in ministry.
I believe the key is Word aligned music: The song below may seem man centered but this song is a prayer just like Closer by Bethel music. Others may be proclamation or testimonies. But most importantly does it align with God's Word, who He is to me or who I am in Him. 1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me; But I long to rise in the arms of faith, And be closer drawn to Thee. Refrain: Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To the cross where Thou hast died; Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To Thy precious, bleeding side. 2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord, By the pow’r of grace divine; Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, And my will be lost in Thine. [Refrain] 3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour That before Thy throne I spend, When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God, I commune as friend with friend! [Refrain] 4 There are depths of love that I cannot know Till I cross the narrow sea; There are heights of joy that I may not reach Till I rest in peace with Thee. [Refrain] God bless you all in Jesus' Name
16:00 - If the author is worried about a lot of "me" and "I" in worship, he should be very worried about the psalms. "The lord is "my" shepherd "I" shall not be in want. He makes "me" lie down in green pastures, He leeds "me" besides quite waters, He restores "my" soul...... The me and I are not about man centredness but about personal relationship, personal encounter, personal experience.
My take is that the defining issue is whether we're talking about personally receiving ( i.e., " my shepherd"), as opposed to " I feel this way". The first is biblically true ( a product of God's statements, the second is the expression of a human opinion. The first is always sound, the second will change ( and even reverse )- not sound to teach in a song.
It is not about “I” or “me”, but God centered mean we focus on what God has done for us like the Psalm. Man centereed meand we focus on what we sill do.
Thank you for making this video! I have been really feeling like so many people are using worship songs as theology and truth and people need to get back to the Word.
....Jesus sought me when a stranger Wandering from the fold of God He to rescue from danger Interposed His precious blood These lyrics taken from "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" When we sing this in worship it always reminds of the Love of God
Thank you for this most insightful teaching. When I worship God in singing, I want my worship to be God-centered because I want to be filled with The Holy Spirit. I pray for a discerning spirit God🙏🏽
You already have the Spirit of God within you as a Child of God. Many people argue this, but refer to John 14:26-31. He is already with you. Many confuse being "filled" with the Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. This was mentioned maybe 4 times in the book of Acts, when Paul placed his hands on the Ephesian elders, as the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke in tongues, while others prophesied. However Paul exhorted, in 1 Corinthians 14:5 that "it is better to prophesy than to speak in tongues" He also added that tongues were for the edifying of the Church, WITH interpretation. ALL the Gifts of the Spirit are available to you. I suggest you take a good look at Paul's writings.😀
Matthew 7:7-8 KJVS [7] Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: [8] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
If you have discernment its also clear to grasp that Champion is for those who abide in God and the holy spirit and cling to allowing God to work in our lives. Because we don't have to accept what the world imposes on us, like depression, do we not then as children of God who are supposed to have a relationship with God have the authority to say "I declare in Jesus name, healing from depression, which is not of God, but is a lie from the enemy".
@@TheSweetSerenity7 yeah that phrase "we declare" is not in any prayer in scripture. It implies you're demanding God answers your prayer and God answers prayer according to his will
@IzzyNChrist No that's very shallow thinking, while yes people can use it incorrectly, and there are people who do not know how to pray, there is precedence for it, just look at Isaiah 12:4, when used correctly "we declare" is about asserting God's power and dominion, in faith, making it heard that you recognize and call on that authority above anything else, especially when the enemy attacks, declaration is found in the Bible, and using it in prayer is often done along with rebuke of demonic presence, declaring God's plan God's will, God's power, God's purpose, God's sovereignty, not telling God what to do, but establishing a verbal acknowledgement of who God is and that you regard God as the one in control of everything.
@@TheSweetSerenity7 The word "declare" or "proclaim" are not being used in the same context of claiming a prayer request being answered. "And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted." this verse just means to make his name known for the good he has done.
I can’t argue with his points. I’ve learned this to be true. We get caught up the music beat. True worship is not about how it makes us feel, it’s about HIM!
Thanks for this great teaching out of John. The encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman is one of favorite stories and filled with great lessons.
Thank for this. I feel we can say worship gospel songs are different from declarative, prayer, or other Christian songs that talk about other Christian areas. Those other song categories may not be worship, but are not bad either. My opinion.
In the morning when I rise, give me Jesus. When I am alone, give me Jesus. When I come to die give me Jesus. Be sure your SPIRITUAL HOUSE IS IN ORDER ☝️ 💖 Texas Nana 🤠 Psalm 91
Isn’t this exactly what his message was about ? Not making it about us - say I I I or me , me , me ? I’m not trying to be ugly I promise I’m honestly asking - is what you said okay ? Or is it man- centered & not Christ centered ? I sing that same song so I’m not in any way casting judgement I’m just honestly asking.
Alone at home upon rising I believe acknowledging who He is and how much we need Him is music to His ears. He loves us and longs for us to demonstrate our utter dependence on Him.
@@ashleyhansen4332 you’re being kind of dumb. His message was also dumb. Saying all you want is Jesus is the opposite of man centered. You’re out of your mind.
We Worship God Through Our Intimacy with Him, Like Telling HIM How much We Love Him and We Love How He Loves Us, We Sing Straight TO HIM, Because We WORSHIP Him. There's also songs where we pour our hearts Out To Him, Because we Worship Him, Crying out for More of Him, Because He Is Our God And He Is Limitless. God Longs to Take Us Deeper in Our Relationship with Him. He Will Always Reveal More Of Himself To Us, If We Are Willing. AND There's Also Songs where We Sing ABOUT Him and Who HE IS, Because We Worship Him. David Worships In ALL These Ways in Psalms. You wanna Look at How to Praise, Sing To and Worship God??? Look at Psalms. And DON'T Put God In a Box.
These are the words of Jesus our Lord Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. So you have the keys use it. These songs of worship and of testimony are very uplifting and encouraging. 🙏
Hey, you know what?? I think he had a very good point on that. For example: when I want to worship or give thanks to the father, and I am about to say something good about him, so real (or so I thought)but I haven't experienced or heard it or come across it,, I give myself a breka and say to myself "hey, be careful, just say those things you know and have heard about him and you're good to go"... Another example: I might be tempted to say, "the ocean drying God" but brethren??? Ocean?? Yeah, I know,, he has the power and can do even more but,,, hey, just keep to the "mountain moving", "sea divider", "fire commanding God" just like we have seen and heard and I pray God answers our truthful prayers and worships ❤❤ Remain HOLY and RAPTURE WORTHY
@@irumoleadefarati1427 you are aware that in the New heaven and the New earth there will be no more sea, Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. So yes He is that powerful and so many times more and to be exact, the term “sea” is the Greek “thalassa” which is used of all forms of water-the oceans, lakes, etc. There will be a river of water (Revelation 22:1) that flows through the New Jerusalem, but this is the only other source of water that is mentioned. Just worship God we were created for that very purpose, for His pleasure according to Revelation 4:11
@@ORUIKORTOVIA my purpose is never to bring down anyone but to help with showing clarity even to the one involved that may have a wrong concept. So all I'm doing is not to show how he is wrong but to show what is right.
I love scripture based music - fabulous Messianic Jewish musicians- Joshua Aaron and Aaron Shust- wonderful Melodie’s setting psalms and scripture to music…so blessed by these musicians pointing to God and Who we are to worship! 🙏🙏🥰
@@christsavesreadromans1096 Even the bible tells us not to lean on the understanding of man. We are to share the Gospel and to use our words for others to consider the gospel. If we tell people what is true and what to believe and what church is true and they believe us then they are trusting man and not God.
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "is a great last day that He will save man" "Spreading the Gospel is also the work of the Salvation of Man". ... (In this last age My name will be taken to the Gentile nations. I will make everyone know that I Am not only the God of users, but also the God of the nations of the Gentiles, even My cursed: I will let all people see that I Am the God of entire creation. I have revealed to man all My mysteries that have been hidden over 5900 years. Who is Jehovah? Who is Messiah? Who is Jesus? Dear brothers and sister, what are you waiting for? Are you waiting for God to appear?) Almighty God said ALL PEOPLE are ASSOCIATED with a PURPOSE of My WORK on EARTH, that is, the ULTIMATE purpose of My WORK and what LEVEL I must ACHIEVE in this WORK BEFORE it CAN be COMPLETED. When they HAVE BEEN with Me to this DAY, PEOPLE STILL do not RELATE what My WORK is ABOUT, OTHERWISE YOU are MEANINGLESS for them to BE WITH ME? PEOPLE who FOLLOW Me CAN KNOW My WILL. 🙏 I HAVE been DOING My WORK in the WORLD for THOUSANDS of YEARS, and TO this DAY I Am STILL DOING My WORK for it. ALTHOUGH there are MANY EXTRAORDINARY things INCLUDED in My WORK, the PURPOSE of this WORK has not been ACCEPTED to CHANGE, just as an EXAMPLE even though I AM FULL of JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT of MAN, I Am DOING for the SAKE of the BETTER CARRYING out My TRANSFORMATION and FURTHER EXPANDING My WORK to ALL the GENTILE NATIONS, when have ONE PERSON is FULLY made. So NOW, at a TIME when MANY PEOPLE have LONG BEEN GREATLY DISAPPOINTED in their HOPES that I Am STILL CONTINUING in My WORK, CONTINUING in My WORK that I MUST do JUDGE and PUNISH the MAN. ☀️ Despite the fact that man is not told what I say and despite the fact that he has no desire to devote Myself to My work, I Am still CARRYING out My DUTY, COMMUNICATING the PURPOSE of My UNFINISHED WORK that will change and My original plan will not be destroyed. The DUTY of My JUDGMENT WILL ENABLE the PERSON to be GOOD and FOLLOW Me, and the DUTY of My PUNISHMENT WILL ENABLE the PERSON to CHANGE more EFFECTIVELY. ☀️ Although I do what I do for the sake of My rule, I do not get a little thing that has become useless to man. That's because I WANTED to MAKE ALL the COUNTRIES OUTSIDE of ISRAEL as OBEDIENT as the USERS, and MAKE them REAL PEOPLE so that I COULD MAKE LANDS OUTSIDE ISRAEL. This is My GOVERNMENT, 'This is the WORK I DO in the GENTILE COUNTRIES. Even today, many people are still not associated with My rule, because they have no interest in these things, but only care about their own futures and destinies. NO MATTER WHAT I SAY, PEOPLE STILL DON'T CARE ABOUT the WORK I DO, INSTEAD of just, just FOCUSING on their END in this WAY, HOW to EXPAND My WORK in the FUTURE. HOW CAN I REPORT My REPORT to the WORLD? YOU SHOULD KNOW, that WHEN My WORK EXPANDS, I WILL SPREAD YOU, and I WILL DESTROY YOU, just as JEHOVAH DESTROYED a TRIBE of ISRAEL. ☀️ All this will be used for My use throughout the world, and SPREAD My WORK AMONG the GENTILE NATIONS, so that My NAME may BE GLORIFIED by BOTH OLD and CHILDREN, and My HOLY NAME be GLORIFIED by the MOUTHS of PEOPLE from ALL TRIBES and NATIONS. In this LAST AGE, My NAME WILL be TAKEN to the GENTILE NATIONS, cause the GENTILES to SEE My WORKS, that I use My PROMISE to the ALMIGHTY because of My WORKS, and MAKE IT My WORD may SOON COME TRUE. I WILL MAKE EVERYONE KNOW that I AM NOT ONLY the GOD of USERS, but ALSO the GOD of ALL the NATIONS of the GENTILES, even My CURSED: I WILL LET ALL PEOPLE SEE that I AM the GOD of ENTIRE CREATION. 🙏 This is My GREATEST WORK, the PURPOSE of My WORK PLAN for the LAST DAYS, and the ONLY WORK that must be FULFILLED in the LAST DAYS. 🙏 The WORK I have MANAGED for THOUSANDS of YEARS is PERFECTLY LIVING in ONLY ONE PERSON in the LAST DAYS. Just NOW I HAVE OPENED the ENTIRE MYSTERY of My MANAGEMENT to MAN. Man KNOWS the PURPOSE of My WORK and MOREOVER has UNDERSTOOD ALL My MYSTERIES. And I TOLD the man EVERYTHING about the FATE he was WORRIED ABOUT. I HAVE REVEALED to MAN ALL My MYSTERIES that HAVE BEEN HIDDEN OVER 5900 YEARS. ☀️ WHO is JEHOVAH? WHO is the MESSIAH? WHO is JESUS? YOU SHOULD KNOW ALL THIS. My Work REVOLVES AROUND these NAMES. 💫🙏 DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? HOW SHOULD My HOLY NAME be PROCLAIMED? HOW SHOULD My NAME be MADE of ANY of the NATIONS that CALL ME by ANY of My NAMES? My work is expanding and I will spread its entirety to any and all nations. Because My WORK has BEEN DONE on YOU, I WILL DESTROY you 6000 YEARS of GOD'S GOVERNMENT PLAN is NEAR the END, and the GATE of the KINGDOM has BEEN OPENED for ALL THOSE WHO SEEK His REVENUE. 🙏😪 Dear BROTHERS and SISTERS, what are you waiting for? WHAT are YOU LOOKING FOR? ARE YOU WAITING for GOD to APPEAR? ARE YOU LOOKING for His FOOTSTEPS? WHAT a LONGING for GOD'S REVELATION! And how difficult it is to find God's footsteps! In an age like today, in a world like this, what must we do to witness the day of God's revelation? What must we do to follow in God's footsteps? 🙏 From "The WORD Appears in the Flesh". holy book Fulfilled in "In the beginning He was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1). ... and "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... 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Champion is an absolute banger though. If you are having Spiritual Warfare put that song on blast especially the part of “I HAVE THE AUTHORITY JESUS HAS GIVEN ME” it is gonna do wonders. IMO if the songs remind people of the actual Word of God in its context then it is a very powerful weapon against the enemy. Remember, our fight is not of flesh and blood but about stronger forces that seek to divide the church 🤷🏻♀️
Amen, and thank you! Do you remember Keith Green? I miss him, but I did have the opportunity to attend five of his concerts while he was alive. Keith quoted from the Bible when he said, concerning worship, “I urge you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as living and holy sacrifices to God, which is your spiritual service of worship“ Keith was teaching that everything that we do with our actions and our words is looked at as worship by God! Thanks for your video, I think you are teaching the same thing!
Very informative video! Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention! I know that I just listen to worship music without truly thinking about what I am listening to and diving into it! This really opened my eyes! Thank you so much!
Don't forsake the power of a song. It can make you feel better, feel important, feel loved, or feel sad, maybe even save your life, simply by touching your soul.
Therein lies the problem, spiritual songs and hymns are not about us but about the God we serve. As many have said we are more self-centered than God centered in our music, our way of life, our thoughts and thus our worship. I ask you to read your comment and truly ask yourself what glory does God get in what you have said.
Spot on Allen! "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears" Same goes for worship music. It's all about "feeling good".
🎯 I'm from the very few people in my country who follows the Sound doctrine of the Lord God Jesus the CHRIST. And of course many many trials are coming in my life... 1 Peter 4:12...😒
Not for everyone, for most true christians its about honoring and praising God which is what WORSHIP is “Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song” Psalm 95:1-2
@@RiizeYT Agreed. But I always wonder, what will happen if you put off the the smoke machine, discobal, the emotional keyboard and turn on the normal lights. Many people in the Word of Faith churches won't "feel" God's present anymore. Because it was never about true worship. It's all about feeling God's present. Example: "The spirit of the Lord is here, I feel it in the atmosphere". If those people will not have the help anymore of the emotional piano sound in the background, they will feel nothing and leave the church. Not everyone ofcourse, but many allas.
Thank you so much for this, Brother. It takes those who are truly seekers of the Truth, to believe the Biblical Truth imbedded in this video of yours. People need to avoid making their personal, subjective experiences into song lyrics. It becomes something else not worship to GOD.
Wonderful message… so many of our worship bands/groups are too caught up in the Nashville aura of themselves.. very self serving and not God and Christ centered… Thank you for having the courage to call that out, Alan🙏🙏
Very well said. I am a worship dancer and I was told you can’t dance to every song that sounds good. You have to have discernment in the spirit and let the spirit lead you to what song to dance to or sing. Thank you for the Word!❤
Another great video as always, I would love to hear your opinion on this though. I’ve noticed a shift in worship songs today, with older songs like the blood will never lose its power, in Christ alone, nothing but the blood, amazing grace, it’s very clear that these songs are about the God of scripture, but you listen to a lot of worship songs today (not all) sooo much of it is spirit centered. Nothing wrong with a Holy Spirit centered song, but they are soo vague that I could can listen to it from a new age perspective, a gnostic, or eastern mystic and those songs would fit nicely to their beliefs as well. The big one that stands out cause it’s so popular is “Oceans” from Hillsong. I listened to that song as if I was a gnostic worshiping Sophia, and there was no reason the contents of that song wouldn’t fit in that setting. There’s many more songs to this effect. I can’t help but think that with how much the world is turning to paganism, and spirituality. I hear so many people say I’m spiritual, but not religious. I feel that there is a spirit in the modern church today that is disguising it’s self as the Holy Spirit, and we’re seeing it’s finger prints all over doctrine, and worship. Following the God of scripture will always lead you to the cross, to the blood, and to repentance in which you’ll become a new creature in Christ, but THE lie of the enemy is “ye shall be as God” which is why you’re seeing this man centered doctrine, and worship. I would be interested in hearing you address this idea. Thanks 🙏🏼
Very true. I have heard testimony of rising Christian artists who say the record labels purposely leave the name of Jesus out of songs especially so the song can be more of a fill in the blank. They present artists with agreements that says they cannot use the name of Jesus in their first 3-5 albums. So, it’s very true. These things are done on purpose. The record labels are demonic!
Exactly! Don't you think the very thing Satan would do, would be to highjack the church of today? I am not speaking about the Body of Christ followers. But the many different sects of religions including the churches known as protestant and Roman Catholic, etc all sects of " _"Christian" churches and different religions.
Stop misleading people instead of criticism please compose your own and we see people compose songs out of their personal testimonies and God does miracle and is still doing and will continue to do for log as you trust and surrender to him
Brother Allen you have a point. The closer track is basically speaking from a perspective of a person who is hungry for God and wants more of God. Jesus said blessed are those who thirst and hunger for righteousness for they will be satisfied. It's more for people who are broken, and they want God. Just like David said create in me a new heart and renew my spirit. That is because he understood how sinful he is and that only God can make him Holy and acceptable in his presence if he creates and renews his heart. So the closer track to me it's more like a redemption song for God to clean them and make them acceptable in front of him. And most people in the world have hit rock bottom and they think God doesn't want them anymore because of the shame and guilt they have. But when they hear these lyrics the can relate and they can hear and think "wait he/she went through this like me and God accepted him/her after they went back to God? I still have a chance". There right there a soul has been won. However, your point is also valid too.
Thank you for your point. I hope that he can understand. Worship is about relationship. You speaking directly to God and telling him how you love him and his presence.
I also do not object to those lyrics for being too "me centered" because they are about me becoming closer to the God who loves me. In some ways it may not be as edifying as a song specifically about God, but it's still valid I think.
I give God all the Glory and Honor. I learned a few things on this evening...............God Bless you, Brother and I thank you kindly for sharing this video. 🙏
What a relevant topic. Thanks for speaking the truth, and encouraging us to focus on God (and not-so-much ourselves) in worship. Tonight is the first time I've ever watched any of your videos, and after the first one, I had to watch more. God bless you and your ministry!
You still have an issue with that song even with the explaination he gave? Just curious. When i first heard it i was taken aback but after listening to the way he described it i no longer had an issue with the song.
Thank you Brother. I have been saying this about worship music for several years now. I thought it was just me. It's so refreshing to hear someone speak the truth in love. There are many great modern worship songs, but too many present a false, feel good gospel. Thank you for the work you do. May God continue to bless you and your ministry
"I'm coming back to the heart of worship, where its all about you....its all about you, Jesus. I'm sorry Lord for the things ive made it, when its all about you, its all about you Jesus🥹❤️"
I think for a lot of this context is key. All he really said for “Too good to not believe.” Was that a church that had some false doctrine made it. There is no such thing as a perfect church, we are all trying our best to do what God wants but there is disagreement over it, we are human after all, we are not infallible. Thats why there is such division. As for Champion it did say 2 lines earlier that it was through Jesus that we had the authority, that the miracles are from Christ. Context is key.
The lessons are good, but your application has crossed the line. In a lot of Psalms, we see "I" being used where Psalmist appreciates what God is able to do, what he did before etc Let's understand the whole context of songs, not just picking one line or one verse. It's like if I pick one line from your sermon, I will miss the bigger picture. it's good to analyze everything with the word of GOD, and that includes your sermon as well, like the way the Bereans were doing. Examining the Scriptures to see if what Paul was saying was the truth. SO MY POINT IS LET'S STUDY THE WORD OF GOD!!! Invest in the word Stay blessed!!!
Thank you brother Allen, you opened my eyes. I'm a song writer now I understand what to write song that to make the Lord Jesus has to be the center most 🙌 🙏
Exactly what I have been talking about with my wife with these new "worship" songs. Allot of the new song only talk about how I feel and never mentioned Jesus as much. Allot of them is just a motivator songs instead of worship songs.
I am one of the worship leaders in our church. I have to admit that I oftentimes choose a song for my lineup without even realizing that it was man-centered. This is pure wisdom and knowledge. Thank you
I think that a lot of points were brought up that were great. However when it comes to worship songs and saying "I love you lord, thank you for what you are doing in my life, ive seen your goodness and I want to know you more and more' is giving God the praise. It is you showing your heart to the lord, acknowledging that he is the lord of your life. At 15:40 you kind of did the same thing you were speaking against a little bit which was a little confusing to me. But Yes I also think we need to make sure we are also saying "you are good God, thank you Jesus, Im sorry for my sin, You are righteous" But singing to god that you want to be closer to him- there's nothing wrong with that. Jesus refers to us being the bride and he is the groom which would be an intimate relationship with him. Psalms is a great example. David is constantly saying lord save me, lord I need you, lord you have delivered me, I repent of my sin, deliver me from evil and keep me close to you and point out my sin. he also says God is righteous, God is good, the lord is just. There is a mix in the Bible. While yes sometimes I think there is maybe too much of what the lord has done for me music-We should be praising God for what he as done. We should be singing about the ways hes moved in our lives. We should be confessing our mistakes to Him. there's nothing wrong with it in general as long as it is a proper mix of using personal statements and less personal statements such as "God is good and righteous" and has a heart of praising the lord.
I was thinking the same .... thought of David in Psalms. And was also confused by his position at the same place in the video that you pointed out. Knowledge of the Word is key in discerning if the lyrics are not of sound theology. I exhort the congregation from the Psalms a lot especially before we get started. David's love for God and his hunger for God's presence is beautiful and always a good starting point when you are encouraging the congregation to engage and connect with God through worship.
Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind but now I see 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come This grace that brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home When we've been here ten thousand years Bright, shining as the sun We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we first begun Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind but now I see A song that is very much about the author and what god has done for him and very little praise to Him. Kind of goes against the “praising wife” analogy. Intent, perception and meaning are in the beholder. No matter the words they go upward not inward.
@@donnie450 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want, He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leeds me besides quite waters, he restores my soul......... hope you get the point.
The title I got me worried. The majority of my worship is through prayers and music. I agreed with the comment "some songs are to worship but others are prayers and the testimonies" The testimony ones are very personal, so idk about this subject, but the rest of the video was a bless. Thank you God Bless you more.
These songs are declarations of what God has made us as new creation,powerful "through" Christ Jesus... These are songs acknowledging what has Jesus had done in the cross for us..victorious against the works of the enemy....worship is also knowing and acknowledging what has God has put as through being made alive spiritually
"Worship is God centred and not man centred". Amen 🙏🏿
So we’re taking scissors and snipping out all of the Psalms that involve easing the troubles of the person singing the psalm, including many of if not all of David’s. People are so much “holier” today than those we read about in scripture. It amazes me.
Just as Sin is God centered Not Man center. All Sin no matter how small we may think it is, breaks God's heart. A little white lie is equal to Murder in God's eyes.
@@slk8674 👋 Hi
No we definitely don't take away from God's Holy scriptures. My understanding is that worship is one part of our communication with God. Jesus taught the disciples to pray commencing with worship, then moving onto other aspects of prayer & praise. Worship is for God alone but other aspects (giving thanks, asking forgiveness) are to God, but also to others. It is just worship that is to God alone. We are actually told to confess our sins to one another. The lesson I am getting out of this video is "Don't be deceived, mistaking other communication with God as worship when it is not. Worship God first & foremost then move to other things 🙏 ".
@@slk8674 preach !!! That's facts!! Sometimes I find these videos super religious.
@@wendylang2360 Thank you! I appreciate someone gets it. As far as this video, he’s seeding some things and leaving people (as seen in the comments) to become false witnesses against the Body of Christ and the way we seek after God. And I believe me bringing my “me stuff” to God is still worshiping God. I could bring it to secular radio, to the club, to my friends. But I bring it to Him and He loves that I keep coming back to Him with everything. This video is teaching partitions between us and our Heavenly Father in other areas of our lives. He deserves to be part of every single aspect of this human experience He’s given to me. Without ceasing. I believe your takeaway is from Godly wisdom that you’ve received through hard-fought seeking, and not this video.
Some songs are for worship, some are a testimony, some are a prayer.
Knowing the difference is also important I think.
Amen
Yes!
Amen
You are right in the precision ,but do you know God please also with “Good Intention” and the holly spirit correct our misunderstanding.Your approach is correct to teach but it’s not a mistake where God ignored us in our worship because a sentence . And the song you mentioned and the serve on the song are perfect saying bro ,there is no confusion . “” when I open up my mouth …… Bible say May the weak say I am strong and on and on . As a man think in his heart so he’s.
Prayer is one of the means through which we worship.
But even still, prayers, testimony, and all other worship methods ought to be theologically and doctrinally sound.
I seen Jesus move mountains in my life… do miracles and heal me.
I’ll keep worshiping
All glory to God! Amen
@@alessbritish228 praise Jesus 🤍✝️
Absolutely he grew back my missing leg too.
Nobody said God cannot do miracles. But it is God who does them. It is God who decides whether and how he answers our prayers. He is the Lord "God is in heaven and you are on earth, therefore let your words be few."
@@flexiwanow7396 speak freely to him, like he is your friend
The song says,.
When I open my mouth
Miracles start breaking out
I have the authority that Jesus has given me.....
It is still pointing back to the authority of Christ
Authority comes from Christ. I believe this to be true that we can speak the goodness of God, we can speak God's word and when it aligns with the Father's will- miracles can and do happen! Our words create because we are not only made in the image of God, but, Christ himself tells us that he has given us authority to do works even greater. Check out the gospel of Mark. Science even proves this to be true- see the work of Masaru Emoto- The Hidden Messages in Water. I completely disagree with this guy's criticisms of this particular song and lyrics. Satan wants God's children to believe we have no authority as such we are weak and powerless- just where he wants us.
the problem with this statement is that you have the power "given" to you, as if you can do any miracle in a whim. which is not the case, who heals the sick? who makes the miracles possible? is it you? or is it Jesus Christ?
@@PaulChris917 do you see the last statement that says *I have the authority given to me by Jesus.* so it simply means the power is not mine but it is coming from Jesus
@@abigailxatsebut we don’t have the power to do miracles.
@@guytorr1199 Through Christ, yes we do.
Too Good to Not Believe is a song written so ppl will be reminded of the things that God's done in their lives. Have the song writers themselves seen cancer disappear? Seen bodies healed? Mental health restored? Real life resurrection? I don't know but I can tell you that I have and when I sing those words they mean something to me. They remind me of the goodness of God and they encourage others to seek God.
I'm a very affectionate father towards my kids, something I didn't have growing up. My kids will just come and lay in my lap or lay in my arms just out of nowhere and for no reason and I'll hold them. I didn't have that growing up and to think that I have a Father that I can be that way with isn't "uncomfortable" or off-putting, it's wonderful.
"Lean back in the loving arms of a beautiful father
Breath deep and know that he is good, he's a love like no other"
For the most part, the only thing I agreed with in this whole video was when you were reading from the word. And I'll agree with you that there are some very shaky "christian" songs when it comes to biblical foundation, but you didn't mention any of them here. I mean you quoted the bridge of Champion but neglected the God-centered chorus:
"YOU are my Champion
Giants fall when YOU stand undefeated, every battle YOU'VE won.
I am who YOU say I am
YOU crown me with confidence
I am seated in the heavenly place
Undefeated with the One who has conquered it all"
See how the first half of the chorus sets up who God is and then who we are in him. Again, this is how we are reminded of WHO God is in our lives and then WHO we are in Him. Humans have a very short memory and no matter what God has does for us in our lives, we tend to forget that the next time something comes along that rattles us. That's why we write songs like these to say God is all these things. Because He is and because of what He's promised, we know that we are what He's said we are and we have what He's said we have. It's not man-centered. If my kid comes to me and says "daddy will you spend time me? I want to play with you." Is he being self-centered? "Dad I feel great when we play together!" Is that self-centeredness. When my kids say things like that to me, I feel elated. When my wife says to me, "I'm so glad I married you" I don't think of that as being a "she-centered" comment. I love it. When we say, "God, I love being in your presence. Your presence changes me. Your presence makes my calms my chaos. I need you. I want to spend more time with you." I don't think God says, "Jeez what a self-centered person they are". I think He loves it.
I'm not trying to be confrontational here but I think you're missing it.
Good one
Very good point!
“when I open up my mouth miracles start breaking out” that is known as manifestation in the occult, witchcraft. Why you putting witchcraft in your life and calling it worship?
💯 percent agree. There are Psalms of Thanksgiving which is worship too
Well put!👌👌
Yes, so true! My family thinks I’m being silly when I stop listening to certain songs or preachers because of biblical reasons but I have to follow the Holy Spirit that guides me and not just go along with them or anyone else , because God is who I have to answer to not my family!
He is also the Only teacher. Let no man teach you but the Holy Spirit! Amen!
Amen
Yes and Amen!!! I totally agree with you, we really have to be careful, pay attention, be alert, look deep and we will see where God is and where He is not. Not believed, not being praised nor worshiped, for everything great that He is.
"Blessings and Glory and Wisdom, Thanksgiving and Honor and Power and Might, Be to Our GOD forever and ever. Amen". Rev. 7: 12
That everyone is doing a particular thing doesn't make it right. Stay connected to the Holy spirit and also be filled with God's words.
Very ignorant comment! Extremely ignorant!
Am no expert in this but with the help of God i find some of the songs called self-centered are more of testimonies, songs of victory, songs of surrender, songs of human vulnerability etc about God's goodness and where most of us have been brought.... As you was speaking i was just feeling this song moving in my veins-------------I love You, Lord
For Your mercy never fails me
All my days, I've been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God
And all my life You have been faithful
And all my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God
Awesome! I believe this song was inspired by David in Psalms. David was a "man after God's Heart..."
Amen! I love that song. ESV Luke 8: 39 “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
I was having this conversation with my bf. He prefers hymnals where they basically sing scripture. I think that is great if that is what helps him to connect and feel his presence while worshipping. Not that I don't like them, but I LOVE testimonial songs because I know what God has done for me and what He continues to do for me. I want to proclaim it at the top of my lungs any chance I get, in conversation, in song, in dance...all of it.
The song you mention is not a man centered song just because I is in it and I think it’s not exactly what he was talking about. There are plenty of songs that don’t mention God even with a He with a capital H.
@@siltig1439 I think i haven't mentioned anywhere that the song is man - centered, I just said I felt the song read to understand more than to reply ....
@ochenjonah You are right, and he was critical about songs that were no issue. There are songs to beware of, and these are not good examples of them.
When we testify about what GOD does for us, we are giving GOD honor and recognition of his GREATNESS through testimony.
Yes. He is wtong.
Amen to that.
Yes, and without testimony how can we know God, it was through testimony of Moses, Abraham, Hannah, Noah,etc that we learned the power of God and they also sang praises to God. So I don't see anything wrong when we praise God mentioning what he has done and continues to do in our lives.
A Testimony of someone can pull someone else closer to God, and these talented singers use their testimonies to spread the wonders of God to help others come experience God for themselves
That is the problem.... what He does for us isn't the question you should be asking.
What do you do for Him?
That's the question!
Hillsong, Elevation, Tomlin, Redmond, Elevation......not wholesome, full blown occult. They practice necromancy, laying on graves to invoke spirit, Kundalini seizures, trying to raise the dead in the power of demons (BethHell). BethHELL's avatar is the Norse horned god which has alwasy and still is a symbol for SATAN. Santa AKA Satan and his reindeer/horned gods come to your fireplace (hell) and give your coal (brimstone). Wake up! The words of that song are SATANIC Manifestation, not a miracle of Jesus. I used to be in the occult so easily recognize the occult. Go check out the words of Too good to not believe: "Of that precious boy who we sung over
This precious girl sung over
And this boy comes back to life
He was breathless, now he's back to life
He's living, he's breathing, because of resurrection power" Notice it doesn't say because of Jesus. now go duckduckgo search up this Satanic crap they tried to pull with supposedly resurrecting a child from the dead. That Bethhellhole place of demons is full of Kundalini seizure, weird sex stuff, demonic spirits.
As someone who leads worship regularly at church, I really appreciate Allen’s emphasis on the necessity of the local church singing God-centered songs. Matt Redman talks about the importance of both songs that teach who God is as well as response songs. I think it’s healthy to start with songs that focus on teaching theology and then give people an opportunity to respond with songs of personal expressions of praise. The importance is having a balance; theologically weighty enough for people to learn who God is and what He’s done, but also personal enough that it’s not just head knowledge and people can worship God from the heart.
I have a problem with Mr Redman who quite happily joins himself with Bethel church and sings with them. Bethel's theology is all wrong and if the Apostle Paul were here today he might be quoting Galatians 1 to Mr Redman. I think there's a serious lack of discernment on Matt Redman's behalf.
This is very true... I am not a worship leader, but I am a worshipper... while I do believe the church as a whole does need to focus on worshipping Jesus alone, the Bible also says that David encouraged himself... how? He remembered the promises... someone in the comments said some songs aren't "congregational," which at first I thought was a valid point. HOWEVER, the church building is open to ALL people. Some don't have quiet time with the Lord... some are struggling when they walk into the sanctuary... they need encouragement and don't know how to do it themselves. So yes, while worship IS to Jesus, I believe the mature church should be doing this during the week in our quiet place... as worship leaders, I believe they are put on a platform to minister to the people, as unto God. The same as pastors, teachers, prophets, etc... their gifts are for the edification of the PEOPLE. Again, don't misunderstand what I am trying to say. I am by no means saying worship is for the people... please understand my heart. If the leaders do not show them HOW to worship, then how will they know? In my earlier years of struggling, so many times all it took was a song that expressed God's love for ME and how He sees ME that would cause me to break down and ultimately open my heart to the Lord... and THEN there came the grateful heart for all that He is, which lead to a heart of worship. So... again, I do agree there should be a balance; perhaps more leaning towards exclusive worship and some of promises and declarations... just my thoughts.
@@celinachiesa1782 I agree with you sis. There should be a balance. Even David said in Psalm 34, "I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth." There have been many Artists who have made a song from the Book of Psalms. In this Psalm, David is expressing what's on his heart alot. He started sentences with "I" many times in Psalms. I agree with Brother Allen on some things, but I also believe that there should be a balance.
@@celinachiesa1782I agree with you, I think it should be some sort of a blance. Having one worship song with the words “I” and “Me” isn’t a problem.
The Bible says that I will have what I say. The power of life and death is in the tongue. I put before you this day life and death, choose life and love. I shall live and not die. I am the head and not the tail. Perhaps this young man needs to watch and check himself and do as Paul says work out his own salvation. He sounds like he's angry and full of bitterness
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I listen to hype Christian music when I work out. I have come across some uneasy songs, I usually just remove it from my list. But now you have me really paying attention.
If you need a really good free workout, attend any of the penticostal churches in my country!!😅!
You will need analgesics after the service,I tell you😅😅😅
Praise God! He has given us the spirit to discern good and evil, a truth and a lie
What is hype Christian music
Great to hear you are discerning! God bless you
What are some artists and songs you listen to? I would like to listen.
Phil Wickham is a spirit filled worship leader. I believe he is getting downloads from heaven when he writes his songs.
Ummm, no. No he's not
And you are again???@@jeffressteve87
@@jeffressteve87yes he is. God loves his music.
He writes music sometimes with bethel writers and others. I like both. Don’t listen to this vid. Spirit and in truth means you are inviting the Holy Spirit and are truthful in your thanks and praise in my book. Prayer including “I” statements is fine in worship music. This is a bunch a bologna to join a popular band wagon and monetize.
When I was a kid we sang a lot of songs that were bible verses set to music. They helped people a lot to memorize the Bible which is always right, never wrong, and good for everyone. The main thing wrong with these wonderful songs was that they can't be copy righted, so nobody can make money off of them.
Why is that wrong? And if it is a King James Bible verse it is not copy righted. People don't need to make money on it for it to be good!!
@@tessmoore3762 please excuse me, I was being sarcastic when I said that what was wrong with those songs is that you can't make money from selling them. Also no one can become a famous " Artist " within the church by singing bible verses. There are people who are rich and famous from singing their songs they "create ". I don't think God wants us to watch and applaud the 1% who are "special " while we common Christians sit silent and listen, right?
Yes those Bible verses songs are badly needed!
Amen, we sang from the salter..think that is what called...maybe psalter.
We're you trying to make money off from it? 😆 🤣
What I’ve learned about worship songs or any other Christian songs is that, regardless if the original song is man centered or not, it is up to us to shift the focus of that song. You can totally shift the focus of that song from self centered to God Centered. All about how you perceive it and your genuineness towards your gratefulness.
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Amen I believe exactly that !
I always thought of the lyrics “when I open up my mouth miracles start breaking out” as when we open our mouths to praise and worship God he starts making miracles, but everyone has different thoughts on the meaning of songs
that's exactly what the song is suggesting. He's just looking to criticize those songs and churches
🤦🏾♂️ their limited minds don't see the big picture
@@kingsdawgOg yeah some people don't understand the real meaning behind words sometimes
That’s what I think as well.
He only focused on "When I open up my mouth" but he didn't focused on the lyrics befor that says "When I lift my voice and shout" it means the lyrics says that "when I open up my mouth" means "praising and worshipping"
I pray that anyone who watches this video. Please for yourself, go and read the book of psalms. Many of these songs are 100% okay to sing and worship. The Lord absolutely wants you to lay in his arms, because we are his children and he is a good father. It is a beautiful thing to thank God and sing his praises and if your body was healed by cancer, or your business has seen increase because of the faithfulness you have shown by obeying God it is okay to turn your testimony into a song of worship that will inspire others! Half of the book of Psalms exemplifies this! Yes when I open my mouth, miracles do happen because I was made in God’s image and after his likeness and as Christian’s we DO have the power to heal others and have the faith that legs can walk, the blind can see and till this very day… seas can be split into two in order for generations to walk through it. Please everyone just read the Bible and ask yeshua to guide you through his Holy Spirit, don’t run to TH-cam, run to God’s word💜✝️ . Be careful of the music you listen to and there is some truth in this video but there is also a lot of misinterpretation!
Christian life is not about miracles, it's about obeying God and bear fruit.
@@etienner5659 Miracles also have a place in the Christian life as they are a manifestation of God's power and can be a response to a believer's faith and obedience. It is a whole, they are not opposites.
Agreed
"Don't you tell me he can't do it, don't you tell me he can't do it." Bro what's wrong with that ☠
Fr tho
This guy "I'll show you lies you sing to God and false theology....here's an example...this song says he heals the sick and don't say he can't do it....see...see! LIES"
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Ask him again
That's not the part that's wrong. They are inferring they have seen resurrections. He definitely can, as our creator. But it is not something that likely happened.
@@trevinweeks4292 a guy I'm in church with every week died 4 years ago. Idk what Bible you have but the holy spirit did not stop working miracles. If you're not seeing the miracles that's usually a you or your church problem not a God problem
Worship is not just singing songs to God, it's a lifestyle. If our practice contradicts our profession, if our legs don't line up with our lips & our walk doesn't line up with our talk, your worship will be false. But His grace is still sufficient for you like the lady at the well. God bless & don't stress🤙
@@AdamFontenet-iy3tbomg plz stop man fr ppl can never have conversations with ppl like u bc u think ur right all the time bro. Worship is definitely a lifestyle wym only God was satisfied with Jesus lifestyle. So u telling me he wasn't satisfied with Abraham, Moses, elijah, Elisha, David, Peter, saul like honestly be quiet. U don't make sense. Ppl out here worshipping money, sex, partying, houses, and many other things. So you telling me when u worship those things u won't live for those things and do anything to get it. When I worship God I live for him and I'll do anything that's right to get close to him and have more of him. Be quiet with your self righteousness
His grace allows us back into His covenant with Him. There’s no grace to sin and no such thing as falling. Only satan n the wicked who are not written in the the Lambs Book of Life fall.
and sorry to tell y’all, y’all might think being catholic or Christian is a religion but it’s not, we can’t piggy back ride off of someone’s relationship with god to get our way into heaven, it’s a one on one relationship
We were created by God, in His image, to serve and be worshippers of Him. It’s not a lifestyle. Just as the angels were created to worship God, so were we. Worship service in church are a preeminent of what Heaven is. We will bow down in fear of God, seeking nothing cause we deserve nothing. Church services are ALL about God, His mercy, His glory, His holiness, and much more. If any of you go to church to get something out of it, a good feeling, then you went for the wrong reason. We gather as a body of worshippers to an awesome God.
@@invisibleman53Amen
Thank you! You spoke the words out loud that I have been thinking for so long. I often ask people, can you imagine yourself singing this to God as you stand before the throne worshipping in heaven? If not, it's not God-centered. You won't be singing about yourself when you're at the Throne.. You will sing lifting HIM up.
Well said ❤
❤well stated!
Well said !
Amen and Amen again!!! Reading your comment I immediately began singing to myself Tamela Mann’s “I Can Only Imagine!”…IDK who actually wrote the song, but to me that is a template for worship! Also as another example of many worthy worship songs is “You’re Amazing” by Ricky Dillard!
This is the lyric for too good to not believe
I've lived stories that have proved Your faithfulness
I've seen miracles my mind can't comprehend
And there is beauty in what I can't understand
Jesus, it's You, Jesus, it's You
I believe
You're the wonder-working God
You're the wonder-working God
All the miracles I've seen
Too good to not believe
You're the wonder-working God
And You heal because You love
Oh, the miracles we'll see
You're too good to not believe
Too good to not believe, too good to not believe
And I can't resurrect a man with my own hands
But just the mention of Your name can raise the dead
All the glory to the only one who can
Jesus, it's You, Jesus, it's You
I believe
You're the wonder-working God
You're the wonder-working God
All the miracles I've seen
Too good to not believe
You're the wonder-working God
And You heal because You love
Oh, the miracles we'll see
You're too good to not believe
Too good to not believe, too good to not believe
After everything I've seen
You're too good to not believe
Too good to not believe
Oh, I believe, I believe in Jesus
Yeah, oh, I believe
Yes I believe
Have seen too much to not believe
You good
Have seen cancer disappear
Have seen broken bodies healed
Don't you tell me He can't do it
Don't you tell me He can't do it
Have seen real life resurrection
Have seen mental health restored
Don't you tell me He can't do it
Don't you tell me He can't do it
Have seen families reunited
Have seen prodigals return
Don't you tell me He can't do it
Don't you tell me He can't do it
Have seen troubled souls delivered
Have seen addicts finally freed
Don't you tell me He can't do it
Don't you tell me He can't do it
We'll see cities in revival
Salvation flood the streets
Don't you tell me He can't do it
Don't you tell me He can't do it
We'll see glory fill the nations
Like the world has never seen
Don't you tell me He can't do it
'Cause I know that He can
Oh, I believe
You're the wonder-working God
You're the wonder-working God
All the miracles I've seen
Too good to not believe
You're the wonder-working God
And You heal because You love
Oh, the miracles we'll see
You're too good to not believe
Too good to not believe, too good to not believe
God you're so good
You're so good
Have seen you heal forever
Oh, You so good
Yes I believe, I believe
Have seen too much to not believe
I believe, I believe
I believe You have all authority Jesus
In heaven and on Earth
You reign above it all
You reign above it all
Everything bows to the name of Jesus
Everything bows to the name of Jesus
The only name that can save
The only name that can heal
Ask God for wisdom and the holy spirit should minister to you. If you have the spirit of God then you should be able to differentiate spiritual songs and worldly songs. If the youtuber is doing it for views then God will visit him but if as a result of ignorance may God have mercy on him. Be a true Christian and walk in the spirit.
Thank you for sharing the full lyrics! They are absolutely scriptural.... Sad that people feel the need to tear them down.... Indeed May God grant His wisdom to all who truly seek Him, including this preacher/teacher 🙏🏻✝️
Hang on, have you seen even half of those things?
@@SeanusAurelius Isn't the point of faith is to actually believe whether you see it or not? I don't even know if you troll at serious answers or simply arguing with an ad hominem once someone gives a very valid point.
Read the Bible, I doubt the verses says every power and mighty of God but never comes true. May God bless you.
it reads like a psalm if your honest to yourself.
I’ve seen healings and have been healed myself. As a Christian have you not? Definitely seen half of these things in my life.
I’ve seen a lifetime smoking addiction healed in my friend.
I’ve seen my own depression and insomnia and thus my own family healed by God miraculously. So “troubled souls redeemed and families reunited” , yes.
My own cousin in Singapore was miraculously saved from a car accident - while crossing the road he was about to be hit by a car - and he was miraculously transported to the pathway - both him and the driver were astounded.
A pastor I knew well in India - cast a demon out of a child who was possessed. When he demon left - it smashed the heavy metal gate outside the house and left a claw like mark on the door.
As for cancer, there are many personal testimonies of cancer healed in word of faith churches - And it’s not just in deliverance ministry or word of faith churches. Plenty of people in Pentecostal churches and more open Baptist churches experience healing.
It’s just that healing isn’t always for us and not necessarily for every believer.
We have limited view of things in light of Gods greater purpose. So we accept that if healing doesn’t come - or is delayed- God has a higher reason for it.
I lived through many years of depression first before God healed me - and that was for a very specific reason - so I would understand that everything the world has to offer won’t fix the problem and that he needed to teach me compassion for others - And that he is above all things and that I needed to truly understand him and rely on him.
It finally healing came at the planet shakers conference - very much a Pentecostal setting that was the catalyst for god doing his miraculous work in my life - although it was all part of his plan :)
Boy as a Gospel Artist it's Hard now. My wife and I wrote a song out of testimony and the support we expected from the Gospel community was astonishing. Anyways we never give up and even if we get 1 view from our efforts at least we pleasing God.
Keep going and obeying the command to “sing a new song..”
Thank you sir.
I hope this man is not being shallow?
*"I(YaHUsHa) come in my Father's name (YaHUaH) but you DO NOT RECEIVE me! He comes in his own name (jesus,yeshua,yasiwashi,allah,christ,buddha,nimrodntammuz,etc.) and YOU ARE QUICK TO RECEIVE HIM!" Quick! Halal lu Yah means Praise be to Yahuah not any other world made name. Yahusha is the only name given to us for deliverance. Not a translation bc even Google agrees that NAMES NEVER TRANSLATE! Transliteration is different. The letter j is only 500 years old so even a child could do the math and place that name as recently added! We recognize that Jesus is a name the world designed and put into scriptures where it should not be...THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION is THE FALSE IDOL THAT IS JESUS. Not Yahusha who DIED FOR US. Jesus is sitting in Yahusha's set apart place where it shouldn't be! We are to sing praises, thank, worship, and pray to YAHUSHA'S name only! Not a newly created device the scribes and pharahsee's put into scripture removing the key to salvation, playing gate keeper. We were told! We were warned. It is written! Search up "profane my **-holy-** name" and apply this truth Yahusha brought forth to you and you will see THAT WE HAVE PROFANED AND FORGOTTEN His name for our own names. There is nothing new under the sun! Generational curses "Because your father's fathers have forgotten my name and have called me by names of ba'al(lord=ba'al)." Book of Galatians cries out for us to see that we have been cat fished. We have fallen into the snare and the whole world has been led astray save for His remnant. Not the church. Not Circe the great whore!Test this matter, study and show yourselves approved! The road is narrow AND VERY VERY FEW find it. The road that SEEMS right to man is broad but leads to death! That broad road can hold billions but not the narrow road. Halal lu Yahuah forever! Baruk Yahuah!*
Why was the name Yahuah taken out of the scriptures over 7000x?
It’s simple- so that you wouldn’t know it.
For “everyone who calls on the Name of יהוה shall be saved.”
Romiyim (Romans) 10:13
‘And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of יהוה shall be saved.’
Ma`asei (Acts) 2:21
Pour out Your wrath on the nations Who have not known You, And on reigns that have not called on Your Name.
Tehillim (Psalms) 79:6
Help us, O Elohim of our deliverance, For the sake of the esteem of Your Name. And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Your Name’s sake!
Tehillim (Psalms) 79:9
I can keep posting scripture about how Important Yahuah and Yahusha Ha Mashiac name is. you see those who don’t call a this name is cursed, those who call there is salvation and deliverance and blessings.
Name in Hebrew is
shêm, shame; a primitive word [perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064]; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character:-+ base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
a name is a Mark, authority, and character of a person. The reason this is important because Yahuahs name encompasses his whole character through the scriptures. And a different name encompasses another character. Another Mark if you will.
lord, god and jesus are not innocent translations.
in TS 2009 ISR explanatory notes it explains
making these changes transgresses the command not to bring Yahuahs name to naught, and not to add to the Word, and not to have another mighty one against Yahuahs face.
-the name lord can be traced to the Roman house-diety , and further back to the name of an Etruscan sovereign, Larth. In antiquity sovereigns were
-the name god developed from a Germanic god wodenaz-gudenaz-guden-god.
-the name jesus can be traced to the diety of healing in Greek culture. iasous a female healing diety.
look at the scripture below the Greeks likened there deity’s to the Hebrews when they saw the power at work.
And when the crowds saw what Sha’ul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lukaonian, “The mighty ones have become like men and come down to us!” And they called Barnaḇa Zeus, and Sha’ul Hermes, since he was the chief speaker. And the priest of Zeus, being in front of their city, brought oxen and wreaths to the gates, and wished to offer with the crowds. And when the emissaries Barnaḇa and Sha’ul heard this, they tore their garments and ran in among the crowd, crying out
Ma`asei (Acts) 14:11-14
I pray this information helps you as you seek the truth and continue to research these matters.
Check out the debate between James White and Dan Barker... Talks a lot about mythology and how many atheists and skeptics try to say Jesus was cut from mythological cloth... Easy accusation to make, but falls apart quick when studied. Check out the debate.
You wanted to encourage me? 😊You’ve succeeded! Thank you Brother! I’m very encouraged to take every thought captive, as well as consider every word that I’m singing. I found this to be very helpful & very glad to have received this message. God bless you Brother.
Thanks for the word, Allen. This not only changes my thinking on certain worship songs, but it also reminds me that my prayers, just like with praise, need to be more God-focused. God bless you, man.
Our words have power, that's the meaning of that lyric "When I open my mouth miracles happen".
Simply put its actually VERY biblically sound. Here's just one verse that describes this:
Proverbs 18:21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Another shade of meaning in this lyric is that when we sing Praise that begins to transform our soul and spirit.
Nope, they are talking about occult manifestation. Try again. BethHELL is full blown occult, many spirits of demons there. Their avatar is literally the Norse horned god which ahs always and still is the symbol for SATAN (also known as Odin/Saturn/Gilgamesh/Osiris, whatever pantheon you want to call his name from).
Right? I was like, what's so wrong with being pentecostal? Do they want to plug their ears so they don't have to hear about God's goodness & that he heals people or anything scary like that?! SMH, people today NEED some healing and to take some authority over some stuff! He told us to OCCUPY until He comes! I need that pep in my step to make it through.
@vanessaholloway9748 exactly smh 🤦🏾♀️
way to really prooftext a passage in isolation! oh oh, do phil 4:13 next, you can do all things through a verse out of context! haha. bro your tongue has the power to build others up in their spirits, or crush them just the same. your tongue has the power to spread the Gospel! this is the only "power" your tongue has and to ascribe some supernatural power to your tongue is absolutely anti-Biblical and in fact, quite comical. your lack of understanding perpetuates a caricature of Christianity, and i'm feeling what the germans call fremdschämen, meaning I feel embarrassed for you.
@@vanessathehappy The issue is that there are those who take on beliefs that are not scriptural and try to say that those who don't practice it aren't "spiritual" enough. It ends up turning into false theology and can be dangerous for those who don't realize. I've known people who have fallen into that trap. I have never heard this guy before, but I am assuming he is trying to touch upon those things and warn people to be careful in what they embrace.
I always wanted to better understand “in spirit and in truth”.
And to further prove that God can pull the good out of a situation - one of the most famous parables is of the Good Samaritan.
Join the Catholic Church, the true and original church.
@@EdTaylor-hh4dw It was started by Jesus, in Matthew 16. He built the Church on Peter, and if you go research the list of popes, you can see Peter as #1. There is only one church which Jesus founded.
@@EdTaylor-hh4dw There is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church, as a rejection of it is a rejection of the Church Jesus created.
@@christsavesreadromans1096 jesus wasn't Catholic, Mary was jewish women from nazareth. Only way to the father through him, Only way to enter. Catholic promote paganism, god against paganism and false idols.
@@christsavesreadromans1096 Pilate ordered crucificaxition, Roman Catholic.
Thank you, Allen Parr for that excellent teaching and history of the Samaritans. You have a point about modern-day worship songs. Recently, I listened to an old hymn on TH-cam, song by a large choir of men and women. Those traditional Biblical hymns do more for me than many of the worship songs coming out these days. It's not only man-centered, but also comes across as worshiping the entertainment of worship instead of worshiping the one who is worthy of all our praise.
Now only I understand what are the Samaritans.
Join the Catholic Church, the true and original church.
@@christsavesreadromans1096 Unfortunately there are dangerous doctrines being taught in the RCC. I love my Catholic friends but I am concerned for those who do not believe that they can pray directly to God because Jesus is alive in us. Praying to dead people and worshiping idols and worshiping human beings like Mary before even worshiping Jesus are dangerous practices. Having some one else do our repenting for us and confessing to a human being and not God of our sins is dangerous. Thinking specific prayers or readings are required to be forgiven for our sins is unbiblical also. Confession keeps us from repenting to God ourselves and prevents us from being humbled before God. I am not here to judge anyone who loves Jesus or otherwise. Only God can judge hearts. The most of these is love and Matthew 22 34 to 40 shows us what that is all about.
@@paulmerritt2484 Catholics believe you can pray directly to God. But as James teaches the prayer of the righteous are powerful and effective.
A Saint in heaven is clearly more righteous than you (and me) and so a prayer from them to God is more effective than a prayer from us unrighteous to God.
@@paulmerritt2484 We don’t worship idols or Mary, and prayer to the dead is biblical. Read: 2 Maccabees 12:46.
Ehh I don’t know about this video. Some of this stuff I think you misconstrued or overdid. Asking The Father to bring you closer to Him & have you wrapped in His arms, isn’t a “boyfriend” thing… would you say your father is trying to be your boyfriend if he hugged you & held you tight to comfort you?
Amen
This youtuber misunderstood all of his lyrics. We want to embrace God and he thinks it's wrong. He really doesn't understand God's love.
Who is this person???
Wahala no dey pass like this.
Has this person seen miracles ?? Have you witness the move of God? I'm not taking about the staged ones.
This guy got this all wrong. I pray God gives you better understanding.
"Too Good To Not Believe" -
My little girl was diagnosed with Leukaemia at age 6. Jesus HEALED her completely, she is now a healthy and lively 13 year old.... so, "Don't you tell me HE can't do it"!!
I feel sorry for Christians who are "doubtful" and suspicious when God does miracles today - it insinuates that He only performed miracles back in bible times and so we should be cautious about miracles or songs / worship proclaiming His miraculous works (as if He couldn't possibly do them today) 🙏✝️
I know He performs miracles. My husband and I tried for years to have a child. We now have 2 beautiful girls 10 & 11. They are my miracles. So I believe He performs miracle, not people but Him.
This guy interpretation about the song lyrics is misleading he's taking it as he don't understand the Bible what is the meaning of it....
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Praise God for healing your baby girl
What is scary is that Satan mixes truth with out right lies that will try to confuse Christians and unbelievers alike. I even told my band that we have to be careful what songs we use to bring people to Christ. I'm glad you put this together because people HAVE to pay attention to everything, not even just songs. Know the weapons Satan uses so you can fight him. Great video! You are great Reverend Parr. I hope more and more people listen to you. Our Christian band's focus is God, and we have the spirit as well. Residents at work who are believers tell me that I have the spirit. I tell them Jesus Christ is the one I'm glorifying. I don't want any glory. I want to give it to God.
Amen to that.
I heard someone (R.C. Sproul?) say, the challenge is to determine 'Truth from almost truth'.
No Satan NO Jesus in the Old Testament. Thank Goodness Amen 📖⚖️🛡 🐑🐑👨🦯
@Joan Arc
The only thing that is correct inside the Christian Bible is the number of the pages 📖 ⚖️🛡
@@NickNova369 what are you saying???
The moment I realized songs are songs and It’s only through your heart that a song can draw you to Worship made it a lot easier for me to choose the Christian music I listen to. I used to be worried about listening to certain artists and songs, but music is music, it’s just a tool that can be used to draw you to worship the Lord
Exactly. It’s a tool to get us into a place of positioning our hearts to pour out and receive love from our God. We don’t need to over analyze it. If the song helps you get in His presence, GREAT. If a particular song doesn’t, GREAT, listen to a different one that does.
One could just as easily say fruit is fruit. What's the big deal about not eating from that particular tree. Every thing has a source and that source is either light or darkness. Music is not just music. Think again. Some music are God inspired and some are not. I hardly believe if you are a christian you'd be listening to heavy metal for example because it obviously is not God inspired. The mistake that many make however which is what Allen is alluding to is that one has to discern. Just because the music sounds good and the lyrics might be catchy doesn't mean it is inspired music. The devil is smarter than most of us think.
I dig this topic. I think allot of us mess up when we think the song/music IS worship. It’s a tool. That’s dope. The same way allot of our actions are ACTS of worship.
There is a difference in worship songs that are performance driven and those that have the anointing.
I don't care for songs that with a few strategic word changes could be actopv40 love song to a human lover. I find them very shallow and cringe worthy myself.
I love how discerning you are. Thank you for reminding us to be aware.
0:35: 🎶 This video explores the concept of worship and the importance of worship music in connecting with God.
3:48: 🚰 Jesus offers the Samaritan woman living water, which surprises her.
11:12: 🎶 The video discusses the power of speaking miracles into existence through worship.
6:58: 💡 Spirit-filled worship is not just about knowing about God, but about knowing Him deeply and allowing worship to become a way of life.
14:06: 🎵 The video discusses the importance of worship in a church setting and highlights four key lessons about worship.
Recap by Tammy AI
Petra sang many God-centered songs in the seventies and eighties. Bob Hartman wrote one great song after another and many of the lines rhymed. I am happy to say that there are still great songs being created that focus on Who God is and what He does or has done. 🙏 Lord, give us the wisdom to listen to music that focuses on You and not us. Amen.
Fort Wayne IN, saw Petra almost every week for a long time at The Adams Apple!
@@plalelal I saw Petra in 1974 in an outside setting in Momence Il
@@byronscherer4986 Lucas McGraw, Kill the Old Man, ...
love Petra!
I agree with you. Petra is a great band with good music and Biblical messages. It helped grow my faith in God.
Sometimes in expressing how YOU feel towards someone helps you recognize all the reasons why you love that person.... so if God makes me feel safe, loved, seen... then it helps me recognize how beautiful He is, how merciful and faithful and giving He is... and from a full heart I give him praises and I worship Him with singing AND in my daily walk... remember, worship isn't just about singing...
But then that sounds still like a self centered worship view. "I love you for what you do for me"
@@argetina8802 "we love because He first loved us"
@CELINA CHIESA I totally agree with that. It's His spirit that draws us to Him. This is different than self centered worship.
@@argetina8802 I agree, but there is definitely a difference. That's what I was trying to say...
@CELINA CHIESA I think I must have misunderstood your meaning then. When I tell my husband I love him it's not out of what he does for me. It's who he is as a person. I guess that's why I don't quite understand your sentiment
When I hear the words "When I open up my mouth, miracles start breaking out". The first thing I think of is that I am never witnessing in my own power, and when I lay hands on somebody, it is not in my own power. I am simply following Jesus and making myself available for Him to work through me. If a person is to get saved by accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, that is a miracle, but it was not in my power, I just made myself available for Jesus to use me where for what he wants to accomplish. Whether it is just showing somebody the Love of Jesus, witnessing, teaching, or calling for healing (spiritual, or physical) it has nothing to do with me and everything to do with God. I don't even want anybody to thank me for anything that Jesus does, I just want to follow what my Lord has commanded of me. To go out into the world spreading the Good News. Matthew 28:19-20 / Acts 13:47 / John 20:21 / Matthew 10:8 So when I hear "When I open up my mouth, miracles start breaking out" is often seen, but not in my power and I want no credit. It is my way of showing Jesus that He is my Lord, by following what he says to do. How can we prove we love Jesus, trust in Him, believe in Him, have faith in Him? By obeying Him. If the writers of the song were trying to get me to follow a false teaching, then it will not work with that verse on me, because I understand it to mean that when I obey Jesus miracles can happen. When we as a nation call Jesus our Lord, then we can receive His blessings and miracles will happen.
It is a little concerning that you are uncomfortable with asking to be closer with Jesus. I do not hear them saying "Jesus is my boyfriend". Those are your words and thoughts when you hear those words, but those are not the words they say in the song. To be closer with Him and to spend time with Him should be desired. To claim and tell others that you fear this kind of talk is a bit concerning. It appears as though you are looking through the lens of this world, instead of seeing it through the eyes of God. The more time we spend with somebody and the closer we are to them, then we will see their heart better and who they truly are. If you want to know God's heart better, then spend more time with Him and seek a closer relationship. Don't try and perverse these things in your mind (or put those thoughts into new Christians minds).
Wish I could give you a Thousand likes! This guy is weird! God Almighty, I listened to this message and got a headache! Lord have mercy on him! He's deceiving!
Everything you said was spot on and was what I was thinking.
Girl yesss! This was some serious Reaching this brother was doing and my husband and I who just watched it together, are Not here for it!
Why he reaching so hard though we're wondering..??
A means to seek relevancy for himself the way this great worshiping to Yeshua groups are doing maybe..? 🤔🤦🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
God Bless you wherever you are, for writing this better than I would have. It really felt like he had a personal issue with these, not through the Wisdom of God. Stay safe love !
He does this aaalllll the time. He has a big issue with these artists and churches. He constantly takes things out of context. He needs to examine himself and his personal problems with these artists before critiquing what is or isn't a song of worship.
It’s not about a miracle in mouth😏 It’s our AUTHORITY over the ENEMY. I experienced it this morning when I was in pain. I commanded the pain to go in Jesus name because of what He did on the cross. He paid the price and all pain was gone immediately. I Worship Him for that❤️❤️❤️
Amen! 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻 You know there's a lot of things going on in the body of Christ, and everyone is judging everything for good or bad. I find it sad to see good preachers' names being kicked and people saying don't follow them but follow me. By the way, let's not forget they make good money doing this 😅.
Exactly. This is the 2nd video of him mentioning that line. He still doesn't get it, smh.
"He paid the price and all pain was gone immediately" Tell that to the disciples and the martyrs that followed down through the years, even now. Tell that to the many faithful Christians suffering through cancer and many other ailments. This is new age, twisted scripture, gobbledygook. Mercy, wake up!
God truly is of different attributes..He could provide healing immediately (and people still ought to glorify His name for that), and He could still provide peace in suffering, just as in Psalms 23, 'Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you are with me..' This verse proclaims that God will still provide peace even in our greatest turmoils (again, people ought to glorify His name for this peace that surpasses all human understanding during life's troubles)
The problem is that a lot really a lot of people take the Bible and worship songs to literally. It's not about the words, it's not about the songs, it's not about the feeling. It's all about Your heart connecting to Him. Every song that cries out to Him glorifies Him, I think God doesn't nick pick on a few words AND theologies that are 'wrong'. God is greater than that. He doesn't require perfect sacrifices, He only wants a whole heart.
The context given in the story of the Samaritan woman is so concise and enlightening to the whole encounter. God does amazing things in His time, and His time is always impeccable. If I may add, listening to this with earbuds, the sound quality is noticably clear and balanced. I appreciate the quality of production that's going into this video.
Very insightful! As a gospel artist, this will help me in developing my worship song lyrics. Thank you for sharing.
God will bless your ministry in Jesus name 🙏
@@joyfultoyin Amen🙏
This video serves as an eye-opener for everyone especially for those who are in music ministry. "Worship songs must be God-centered,not man-centered". Thank you.
He’s cap
Same thing really. Man made God in his image then worshiped himself.
Testimony of God is in these songs, not man. Where do you get man being worshipped in these songs?
Some songs are prayers, some songs are worship. Knowing the difference is important. There’s nothing wrong with these songs.
@@stephm889
Learning it is all based on a lie and just mythology is more important,
This is why I only listen to older hymns and songs of praise. I'm far less likely to come across something that might be questionable. "Nearer My God to Thee" and "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" are two of my favorites.
YES! Agree!!
Absolutely!
I enjoy “Come Thy Fount.” But does it pass Allen’s “Not man-centered” test? It’s filled with me/my.
Tune my heart
Teach me
I'm fixed upon it
Here I raise my Ebenezer
I've come
And I hope
Jesus sought me
He to rescue me
I shall see
How I'll sing
Come my Lord,
Take my ransomed soul away
Send Thine angels now to carry
Me
Daily I'm constrained
Bind my wandering heart
Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here's my heart
Yes! I actually have a hymn book and when I don’t know the tune, I make it a prayer. You can’t go wrong with hymns.❤ I don’t even listen to contemporary “gospel “.
As the dear panteth for the water... I agree. Hyms are perfect way to worship
That was beautifully put and my eyes will forever be open to this thinking. Thank you
Pls don't be deceived by someone who obviously doesn't have and understanding of what he is talking about. Love Jesus, Be blessed, and seek truth
Thank you for this message! I have been having this conversation with my wife, who is a Praise Team leader in a small church. They sing over tracks and some of the available songs' message is WRONG!!!! Due to the lack of a musician, they have limited selections that they can sing, but some of this so-called worship music is garbage.
The problem is not with just so-called "worship music" but a ton of CCM (I prefer to call it commercial "christian" music) is just plain vapid and vacuous, and more often than not leaves me wondering if these people ever read their bibles or if they've ever been properly schooled in biblical theology. (Obviously not for many of them.) Frankly, I'd rather listen to secular music.
@Charlie Chapman I agree totally!! Seeing the same thing.Breaks my heart. !!
@@ironlady6897Me too. I'd rather go to an Iron Maiden concert than a "worship" experience coz - better the devil you know than you don't know. The fact that they're even discussing bethel is crazy, nobody should go near bethel music.
Your delivery is just impeccable 🙏🏿❤️
My thoughts exactly! Excellent delivery Allen!! You do such a good job my friend! Keep throwing them haymakers!! We need ❣️it 😊💪✝️🙌❣️
I like how clear and concise he is with the delivery.
Indeed Indeed Indeed Holy Ghost filled 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌
I got electrocuted by a high power line, and I was declared dead by two different hospitals. My mother's rest in peace, who was a woman of faith, got in her kneel down and asked God in the name of Jesus's to restore my life according to his will and mercy🙏🙏 that was 34 years ago 🙏 So miracle can happen when you believe sir. I believe in miracles. I have seen many miracles in my lifetime. My daughter was healed by the Lord 20 years ago from glaucoma. My mother, at 45 years old she was very ill, her heart was too big. The doctors told us that she only had 3 or 6 months to live. My mother answered that only my father in heaven knows when is my time to go home. I will live all the years that the Lord has for me. When my mother passed away, she was 80 years old. She was a great-grandmother of 6.
I first heard the phrase "Jesus is my boyfriend" music about 25 years ago. It instantly clarified why some songs grieved my spirit back then and opened my eyes to see which songs were man-centered and which were God-centered. What's sad is 25 some years later, it's worse now than back then, and still people hardly recognize the issue. Thanks for bringing this up with clarity. Make sure to give examples of some great god-centered songs to compare with the others.
When I hear people call JESUS!! Daddy😳😖🤦🏽♀️
@@Angie-ci1lp Haha…why not? It mean father. Though we are refer to as Jesus’ wife in the Bible. They’re not exactly wrong.
I don't know about the whole boyfriend thing but the bible does say in Isaiah 54 that " your maker is your husband." Or depending on the version " You're Husband is your maker"
@@butterflies8089 That chapter in context is talking about Israel the nation, Not a person.
@@falcon02 When you break down israel as a nation it is talking to people a person many people in all actuality
Some of the man-centered songs are great for personal worship in our own devotional time, but not necessarily right for corporate worship. Those songs often mean something personally to you so it’s effective in that setting. But I agree that when we are leading a congregation in worship its important to mainly focus on God-centered songs. Thanks for your insight. This is another confirmation of what I’ve felt being led to do in ministry.
Agreed
Amen!!! Someone finally understands
Denial is not good
You phrased it well 💯
I believe the key is Word aligned music:
The song below may seem man centered but this song is a prayer just like Closer by Bethel music. Others may be proclamation or testimonies. But most importantly does it align with God's Word, who He is to me or who I am in Him.
1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine. [Refrain]
3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend! [Refrain]
4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee. [Refrain]
God bless you all in Jesus' Name
16:00 - If the author is worried about a lot of "me" and "I" in worship, he should be very worried about the psalms. "The lord is "my" shepherd "I" shall not be in want. He makes "me" lie down in green pastures, He leeds "me" besides quite waters, He restores "my" soul...... The me and I are not about man centredness but about personal relationship, personal encounter, personal experience.
My take is that the defining issue is whether we're talking about personally receiving ( i.e., " my shepherd"), as opposed to " I feel this way". The first is biblically true ( a product of God's statements, the second is the expression of a human opinion. The first is always sound, the second will change ( and even reverse )- not sound to teach in a song.
It is not about “I” or “me”, but God centered mean we focus on what God has done for us like the Psalm. Man centereed meand we focus on what we sill do.
So thankful for your ministry and clear teaching of God’s Word!
Amen! This is spot on. "Day and night they do not cease to say 'Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and is and who is to come.'"
So true that, the more you know about God, the more authentic your worship will be ❤
Thank you for making this video! I have been really feeling like so many people are using worship songs as theology and truth and people need to get back to the Word.
....Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wandering from the fold of God
He to rescue from danger
Interposed His precious blood
These lyrics taken from "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"
When we sing this in worship it always reminds of the Love of God
They’re totally prideful in their weird anti emotionalism and boasting.
Awesome Teaching brother Allen! Praise The Lord for his word!
Thank you for this most insightful teaching. When I worship God in singing, I want my worship to be God-centered because I want to be filled with The Holy Spirit. I pray for a discerning spirit God🙏🏽
You already have the Spirit of God within you as a Child of God. Many people argue this, but refer to John 14:26-31. He is already with you. Many confuse being "filled" with the Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. This was mentioned maybe 4 times in the book of Acts, when Paul placed his hands on the Ephesian elders, as the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke in tongues, while others prophesied. However Paul exhorted, in 1 Corinthians 14:5 that "it is better to prophesy than to speak in tongues" He also added that tongues were for the edifying of the Church, WITH interpretation.
ALL the Gifts of the Spirit are available to you. I suggest you take a good look at Paul's writings.😀
Matthew 7:7-8 KJVS
[7] Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: [8] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Champion is about proclaiming something. It's about having faith. Faith is a fundamental part of our relationship with God.
Yes!! 🙌🏻
If you have discernment its also clear to grasp that Champion is for those who abide in God and the holy spirit and cling to allowing God to work in our lives. Because we don't have to accept what the world imposes on us, like depression, do we not then as children of God who are supposed to have a relationship with God have the authority to say "I declare in Jesus name, healing from depression, which is not of God, but is a lie from the enemy".
@@TheSweetSerenity7 yeah that phrase "we declare" is not in any prayer in scripture. It implies you're demanding God answers your prayer and God answers prayer according to his will
@IzzyNChrist No that's very shallow thinking, while yes people can use it incorrectly, and there are people who do not know how to pray, there is precedence for it, just look at Isaiah 12:4, when used correctly "we declare" is about asserting God's power and dominion, in faith, making it heard that you recognize and call on that authority above anything else, especially when the enemy attacks, declaration is found in the Bible, and using it in prayer is often done along with rebuke of demonic presence, declaring God's plan God's will, God's power, God's purpose, God's sovereignty, not telling God what to do, but establishing a verbal acknowledgement of who God is and that you regard God as the one in control of everything.
@@TheSweetSerenity7 The word "declare" or "proclaim" are not being used in the same context of claiming a prayer request being answered.
"And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted."
this verse just means to make his name known for the good he has done.
I can’t argue with his points. I’ve learned this to be true. We get caught up the music beat. True worship is not about how it makes us feel, it’s about HIM!
Stop blindly following this man
Still it can be with lights and huge bands, right?
I totally disagree with him😂😂.
I would still be happy for people to choose this music to listen to over really disgusting rap and death metal
Thats why I love the classic songs and hymnals are GOLD, because its ALL GOD centered.
Thanks for this great teaching out of John. The encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman is one of favorite stories and filled with great lessons.
Thank for this. I feel we can say worship gospel songs are different from declarative, prayer, or other Christian songs that talk about other Christian areas. Those other song categories may not be worship, but are not bad either. My opinion.
They are all acts of worship. None is man centered.
Bingo, agreed
Allen, thank you for this great teaching. I like it when you tackle controversial subjects. The true prophets make people think.
In the morning when I rise, give me Jesus.
When I am alone, give me Jesus.
When I come to die give me Jesus.
Be sure your SPIRITUAL HOUSE IS IN ORDER ☝️ 💖
Texas Nana 🤠
Psalm 91
Isn’t this exactly what his message was about ? Not making it about us - say I I I or me , me , me ? I’m not trying to be ugly I promise I’m honestly asking - is what you said okay ? Or is it man- centered & not Christ centered ? I sing that same song so I’m not in any way casting judgement I’m just honestly asking.
Alone at home upon rising I believe acknowledging who He is and how much we need Him is music to His ears. He loves us and longs for us to demonstrate our utter dependence on Him.
@@ashleyhansen4332 you’re being kind of dumb. His message was also dumb. Saying all you want is Jesus is the opposite of man centered. You’re out of your mind.
Amen 🙏 Great video. It's important to be careful with what we're proclaiming when we sing these songs. God Bless you all!
True!
@@sunnyday9026 Than k you for this enlightening video!
We Worship God Through Our Intimacy with Him, Like Telling HIM How much We Love Him and We Love How He Loves Us, We Sing Straight TO HIM, Because We WORSHIP Him. There's also songs where we pour our hearts Out To Him, Because we Worship Him, Crying out for More of Him, Because He Is Our God And He Is Limitless. God Longs to Take Us Deeper in Our Relationship with Him. He Will Always Reveal More Of Himself To Us, If We Are Willing. AND There's Also Songs where We Sing ABOUT Him and Who HE IS, Because We Worship Him. David Worships In ALL These Ways in Psalms. You wanna Look at How to Praise, Sing To and Worship God??? Look at Psalms. And DON'T Put God In a Box.
Ain't no guitars and drums in Psalms only a beautiful soft harp.
Stop making vids about worship songs we shouldn't listen to. All these songs are true. Stop saying these songs are bad.
These are the words of Jesus our Lord Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
So you have the keys use it.
These songs of worship and of testimony are very uplifting and encouraging. 🙏
Thank you for laying these scriptures out. Allen Parr is grossly wrong. It's sad in trying to correct others He keeps paddling false teachings.
Hey, you know what??
I think he had a very good point on that.
For example: when I want to worship or give thanks to the father, and I am about to say something good about him, so real (or so I thought)but I haven't experienced or heard it or come across it,, I give myself a breka and say to myself "hey, be careful, just say those things you know and have heard about him and you're good to go"...
Another example: I might be tempted to say, "the ocean drying God" but brethren??? Ocean?? Yeah, I know,, he has the power and can do even more but,,, hey, just keep to the "mountain moving", "sea divider", "fire commanding God" just like we have seen and heard and I pray God answers our truthful prayers and worships ❤❤
Remain HOLY and RAPTURE WORTHY
@@irumoleadefarati1427 you are aware that in the New heaven and the New earth there will be no more sea, Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
So yes He is that powerful and so many times more and to be exact, the term “sea” is the Greek “thalassa” which is used of all forms of water-the oceans, lakes, etc. There will be a river of water (Revelation 22:1) that flows through the New Jerusalem, but this is the only other source of water that is mentioned. Just worship God we were created for that very purpose, for His pleasure according to Revelation 4:11
He's just seeing wrong where there's no wrong without understanding the word of God
@@ORUIKORTOVIA my purpose is never to bring down anyone but to help with showing clarity even to the one involved that may have a wrong concept. So all I'm doing is not to show how he is wrong but to show what is right.
I love scripture based music - fabulous Messianic Jewish musicians- Joshua Aaron and Aaron Shust- wonderful Melodie’s setting psalms and scripture to music…so blessed by these musicians pointing to God and Who we are to worship! 🙏🙏🥰
Join the Catholic Church, the true and original church.
I LOVE messianic praise music and Joshua Aaron and Aaron Shust are on all my playlists!!
@@christsavesreadromans1096 Even the bible tells us not to lean on the understanding of man. We are to share the Gospel and to use our words for others to consider the gospel. If we tell people what is true and what to believe and what church is true and they believe us then they are trusting man and not God.
@@paulmerritt2484 So which of the several hundred Protestant denominations is true?
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "is a great last day that He will save man"
"Spreading the Gospel is also the work of the Salvation of Man". ... (In this last age My name will be taken to the Gentile nations. I will make everyone know that I Am not only the God of users, but also the God of the nations of the Gentiles, even My cursed: I will let all people see that I Am the God of entire creation. I have revealed to man all My mysteries that have been hidden over 5900 years. Who is Jehovah? Who is Messiah? Who is Jesus? Dear brothers and sister, what are you waiting for? Are you waiting for God to appear?)
Almighty God said
ALL PEOPLE are ASSOCIATED with a PURPOSE of My WORK on EARTH, that is, the ULTIMATE purpose of My WORK and what LEVEL I must ACHIEVE in this WORK BEFORE it CAN be COMPLETED. When they HAVE BEEN with Me to this DAY, PEOPLE STILL do not RELATE what My WORK is ABOUT, OTHERWISE YOU are MEANINGLESS for them to BE WITH ME?
PEOPLE who FOLLOW Me CAN KNOW My WILL. 🙏
I HAVE been DOING My WORK in the WORLD for THOUSANDS of YEARS, and TO this DAY I Am STILL DOING My WORK for it. ALTHOUGH there are MANY EXTRAORDINARY things INCLUDED in My WORK, the PURPOSE of this WORK has not been ACCEPTED to CHANGE, just as an EXAMPLE even though I AM FULL of JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT of MAN, I Am DOING for the SAKE of the BETTER CARRYING out My TRANSFORMATION and FURTHER EXPANDING My WORK to ALL the GENTILE NATIONS, when have ONE PERSON is FULLY made.
So NOW, at a TIME when MANY PEOPLE have LONG BEEN GREATLY DISAPPOINTED in their HOPES that I Am STILL CONTINUING in My WORK, CONTINUING in My WORK that I MUST do JUDGE and PUNISH the MAN. ☀️
Despite the fact that man is not told what I say and despite the fact that he has no desire to devote Myself to My work, I Am still CARRYING out My DUTY, COMMUNICATING the PURPOSE of My UNFINISHED WORK that will change and My original plan will not be destroyed.
The DUTY of My JUDGMENT WILL ENABLE the PERSON to be GOOD and FOLLOW Me, and the DUTY of My PUNISHMENT WILL ENABLE the PERSON to CHANGE more EFFECTIVELY. ☀️
Although I do what I do for the sake of My rule, I do not get a little thing that has become useless to man.
That's because I WANTED to MAKE ALL the COUNTRIES OUTSIDE of ISRAEL as OBEDIENT as the USERS, and MAKE them REAL PEOPLE so that I COULD MAKE LANDS OUTSIDE ISRAEL. This is My GOVERNMENT, 'This is the WORK I DO in the GENTILE COUNTRIES.
Even today, many people are still not associated with My rule, because they have no interest in these things, but only care about their own futures and destinies.
NO MATTER WHAT I SAY, PEOPLE STILL DON'T CARE ABOUT the WORK I DO, INSTEAD of just, just FOCUSING on their END in this WAY, HOW to EXPAND My WORK in the FUTURE.
HOW CAN I REPORT My REPORT to the WORLD?
YOU SHOULD KNOW, that WHEN My WORK EXPANDS, I WILL SPREAD YOU, and I WILL DESTROY YOU, just as JEHOVAH DESTROYED a TRIBE of ISRAEL. ☀️
All this will be used for My use throughout the world, and SPREAD My WORK AMONG the GENTILE NATIONS, so that My NAME may BE GLORIFIED by BOTH OLD and CHILDREN, and My HOLY NAME be GLORIFIED by the MOUTHS of PEOPLE from ALL TRIBES and NATIONS.
In this LAST AGE, My NAME WILL be TAKEN to the GENTILE NATIONS, cause the GENTILES to SEE My WORKS, that I use My PROMISE to the ALMIGHTY because of My WORKS, and MAKE IT My WORD may SOON COME TRUE.
I WILL MAKE EVERYONE KNOW that I AM NOT ONLY the GOD of USERS, but ALSO the GOD of ALL the NATIONS of the GENTILES, even My CURSED: I WILL LET ALL PEOPLE SEE that I AM the GOD of ENTIRE CREATION. 🙏
This is My GREATEST WORK, the PURPOSE of My WORK PLAN for the LAST DAYS, and the ONLY WORK that must be FULFILLED in the LAST DAYS. 🙏
The WORK I have MANAGED for THOUSANDS of YEARS is PERFECTLY LIVING in ONLY ONE PERSON in the LAST DAYS. Just NOW I HAVE OPENED the ENTIRE MYSTERY of My MANAGEMENT to MAN.
Man KNOWS the PURPOSE of My WORK and MOREOVER has UNDERSTOOD ALL My MYSTERIES.
And I TOLD the man EVERYTHING about the FATE he was WORRIED ABOUT. I HAVE REVEALED to MAN ALL My MYSTERIES that HAVE BEEN HIDDEN OVER 5900 YEARS. ☀️
WHO is JEHOVAH?
WHO is the MESSIAH?
WHO is JESUS?
YOU SHOULD KNOW ALL THIS. My Work REVOLVES AROUND these NAMES. 💫🙏
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
HOW SHOULD My HOLY NAME be PROCLAIMED?
HOW SHOULD My NAME be MADE of ANY of the NATIONS that CALL ME by ANY of My NAMES?
My work is expanding and I will spread its entirety to any and all nations.
Because My WORK has BEEN DONE on YOU, I WILL DESTROY you 6000 YEARS of GOD'S GOVERNMENT PLAN is NEAR the END, and the GATE of the KINGDOM has BEEN OPENED for ALL THOSE WHO SEEK His REVENUE. 🙏😪
Dear BROTHERS and SISTERS, what are you waiting for?
WHAT are YOU LOOKING FOR?
ARE YOU WAITING for GOD to APPEAR?
ARE YOU LOOKING for His FOOTSTEPS?
WHAT a LONGING for GOD'S REVELATION!
And how difficult it is to find God's footsteps! In an age like today, in a world like this, what must we do to witness the day of God's revelation? What must we do to follow in God's footsteps? 🙏
From "The WORD Appears in the Flesh". holy book
Fulfilled in "In the beginning He was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1). ... and "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His garment was stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God" (Rev. 19:13).
The kingdom He brought down and set up in the highest in the sky so that it can occupy His creation in the universe and engrave on it the entirety of His Holy name "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) "And I say as for you, you are Peter, on top of this rock I will build my Church, that even the power of death will not be able to overcome it.". ... and "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... And fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem" 💫 (Rev. 21:10) "The Spirit enveloped me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed Me Jerusalem, the Holy City, which coming down from heaven from God."
(1 Peter 4:17) "For the time has come in the house of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God."
💌 Calling and leading the sheep of God to His glorious Throne "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD"💐 to submit again to His authority so that He will continue to teach, guide and protect even in plague, famine and wild animals will not be moved by it and completely win this final battle with the big red dragon!
"They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... "But you are a chosen race, a company of royal priests, a a nation dedicated to God, a people belonging to God to declare the wonderful things he has done. He is the one who calls you out of darkness into wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9). ... and fulfillment that it will be built above the sky/TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2) "In the Last Day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All nations will flock there. " 📩 🥀
📨(And He said that He hid it for 5,900 years but now He has revealed it all now, and His Plan is only for 6,000 years so the end of this old and dirty world is near, and the New world will come!
Let's look at God's number of the day for Him, It is different from our, number to match the prophecy that the "One Thousand Years" has begun in Revelation chapter 20. ...
The prophecy to Ezekiel 4:5-6. "For 390 days, remain in that order, EACH DAY IS EQUAL TO A YEAR. Then, turn to the right to carry the punishment of Judah for FORTY DAYS. EACH DAY IS EQUAL TO A YEAR."). 📨💌
Hey Pastor Allen! Thank you for ALL you do for our Lord. May God Bless YOU, your FAMILY, and TH-cam CHANNEL for many Years to come!
You’re amazing!
@Desmond Arthur exactly😂
@Desmond Arthur Amen, that’s how it should be. It’s not our place to judge the false prophets, the lord will take care of that.
He don't see you comment 😔😔
Totally makes sense. I've taken noticed of a few questioning songs these days. I will make sure to be on the lookout.
Discernment is key when it comes to worship music, I’m glad you focus on that one a lot!
Champion is an absolute banger though. If you are having Spiritual Warfare put that song on blast especially the part of “I HAVE THE AUTHORITY JESUS HAS GIVEN ME” it is gonna do wonders. IMO if the songs remind people of the actual Word of God in its context then it is a very powerful weapon against the enemy. Remember, our fight is not of flesh and blood but about stronger forces that seek to divide the church 🤷🏻♀️
Amen!
Yes!! 🙌🏻
@@jrcuyamHe said to people who were not you, about things that have nothing to do with you. but okay lol
Amen💞🔥🔥🙌🙌
Amen!
Amen, and thank you! Do you remember Keith Green? I miss him, but I did have the opportunity to attend five of his concerts while he was alive. Keith quoted from the Bible when he said, concerning worship, “I urge you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as living and holy sacrifices to God, which is your spiritual service of worship“ Keith was teaching that everything that we do with our actions and our words is looked at as worship by God! Thanks for your video, I think you are teaching the same thing!
Very informative video! Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention! I know that I just listen to worship music without truly thinking about what I am listening to and diving into it! This really opened my eyes! Thank you so much!
I sing from an old Hymn book from my old church. Now, those are true worship songs. 🙏🏼
Their is good and bad theology in the hymn books too, use discernment
I listen to the words not the style.
Story...
So our human creativity should just be stifled in the modern era? Hymns and "new songs" should just stay with old hymn books?
Go to Africa and their songs are really upbeat!
Don't forsake the power of a song. It can make you feel better, feel important, feel loved, or feel sad, maybe even save your life, simply by touching your soul.
A feeling won’t last long,
Feeling =Flesh
@@GenGinGirl huh? feelings are of the spirit.
Therein lies the problem, spiritual songs and hymns are not about us but about the God we serve. As many have said we are more self-centered than God centered in our music, our way of life, our thoughts and thus our worship. I ask you to read your comment and truly ask yourself what glory does God get in what you have said.
Indeed and why you must be very cognizant of your functionality
Spot on Allen! "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears" Same goes for worship music. It's all about "feeling good".
🎯 I'm from the very few people in my country who follows the Sound doctrine of the Lord God Jesus the CHRIST.
And of course many many trials are coming in my life... 1 Peter 4:12...😒
Not for everyone, for most true christians its about honoring and praising God which is what WORSHIP is “Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song” Psalm 95:1-2
@@RiizeYT Agreed. But I always wonder, what will happen if you put off the the smoke machine, discobal, the emotional keyboard and turn on the normal lights. Many people in the Word of Faith churches won't "feel" God's present anymore. Because it was never about true worship. It's all about feeling God's present. Example: "The spirit of the Lord is here, I feel it in the atmosphere". If those people will not have the help anymore of the emotional piano sound in the background, they will feel nothing and leave the church. Not everyone ofcourse, but many allas.
@@AngryBlackDogger I agree it’s sad that people can’t experience God’s presence without all of those things
I don't know what he's talking about that first example is straight up the word of God,this guy is the one people don't need to be listening to.
Thank you so much for this, Brother. It takes those who are truly seekers of the Truth, to believe the Biblical Truth imbedded in this video of yours. People need to avoid making their personal, subjective experiences into song lyrics. It becomes something else not worship to GOD.
Wonderful message… so many of our worship bands/groups are too caught up in the Nashville aura of themselves.. very self serving and not God and Christ centered…
Thank you for having the courage to call that out, Alan🙏🙏
Very well said. I am a worship dancer and I was told you can’t dance to every song that sounds good. You have to have discernment in the spirit and let the spirit lead you to what song to dance to or sing. Thank you for the Word!❤
What is a worship dancer?
What is a worship dancer
I am the 3rd one to question what is a worship dancer?
Yeah I’d like an explanation of what this is lol
@@sandraxo8819 don't think there is a Biblical one.
Another great video as always, I would love to hear your opinion on this though.
I’ve noticed a shift in worship songs today, with older songs like the blood will never lose its power, in Christ alone, nothing but the blood, amazing grace, it’s very clear that these songs are about the God of scripture, but you listen to a lot of worship songs today (not all) sooo much of it is spirit centered. Nothing wrong with a Holy Spirit centered song, but they are soo vague that I could can listen to it from a new age perspective, a gnostic, or eastern mystic and those songs would fit nicely to their beliefs as well. The big one that stands out cause it’s so popular is “Oceans” from Hillsong. I listened to that song as if I was a gnostic worshiping Sophia, and there was no reason the contents of that song wouldn’t fit in that setting. There’s many more songs to this effect.
I can’t help but think that with how much the world is turning to paganism, and spirituality. I hear so many people say I’m spiritual, but not religious. I feel that there is a spirit in the modern church today that is disguising it’s self as the Holy Spirit, and we’re seeing it’s finger prints all over doctrine, and worship.
Following the God of scripture will always lead you to the cross, to the blood, and to repentance in which you’ll become a new creature in Christ, but THE lie of the enemy is “ye shall be as God” which is why you’re seeing this man centered doctrine, and worship.
I would be interested in hearing you address this idea.
Thanks 🙏🏼
Very true. I have heard testimony of rising Christian artists who say the record labels purposely leave the name of Jesus out of songs especially so the song can be more of a fill in the blank. They present artists with agreements that says they cannot use the name of Jesus in their first 3-5 albums. So, it’s very true. These things are done on purpose. The record labels are demonic!
Preach!!!!
Exactly! Don't you think the very thing Satan would do, would be to highjack the church of today? I am not speaking about the Body of Christ followers. But the many different sects of religions including the churches known as protestant and Roman Catholic, etc all sects of " _"Christian" churches and different religions.
Stop misleading people instead of criticism please compose your own and we see people compose songs out of their personal testimonies and God does miracle and is still doing and will continue to do for log as you trust and surrender to him
There are so many verses in the Bible: no need to compose new sentences that don't match the biblical text
I worship at home God honors my praise ❤
AMEN!
Worship with the church ?
Brother Allen you have a point. The closer track is basically speaking from a perspective of a person who is hungry for God and wants more of God. Jesus said blessed are those who thirst and hunger for righteousness for they will be satisfied. It's more for people who are broken, and they want God. Just like David said create in me a new heart and renew my spirit. That is because he understood how sinful he is and that only God can make him Holy and acceptable in his presence if he creates and renews his heart. So the closer track to me it's more like a redemption song for God to clean them and make them acceptable in front of him. And most people in the world have hit rock bottom and they think God doesn't want them anymore because of the shame and guilt they have. But when they hear these lyrics the can relate and they can hear and think "wait he/she went through this like me and God accepted him/her after they went back to God? I still have a chance". There right there a soul has been won. However, your point is also valid too.
Thank you for your point. I hope that he can understand. Worship is about relationship. You speaking directly to God and telling him how you love him and his presence.
I also do not object to those lyrics for being too "me centered" because they are about me becoming closer to the God who loves me. In some ways it may not be as edifying as a song specifically about God, but it's still valid I think.
I give God all the Glory and Honor. I learned a few things on this evening...............God Bless you, Brother and I thank you kindly for sharing this video. 🙏
I gave God the middle finger, best thing I ever did.
What a relevant topic. Thanks for speaking the truth, and encouraging us to focus on God (and not-so-much ourselves) in worship. Tonight is the first time I've ever watched any of your videos, and after the first one, I had to watch more. God bless you and your ministry!
I never sing God's Reckless Love... Instead I sing God's RELENTLESS LOVE.🙏🏾
Excellent!
The reckless love song makes me picture Chuck Norris kicking down a door!😂😂😂
You still have an issue with that song even with the explaination he gave? Just curious. When i first heard it i was taken aback but after listening to the way he described it i no longer had an issue with the song.
I am stuck with relentless
Thank you Brother. I have been saying this about worship music for several years now. I thought it was just me. It's so refreshing to hear someone speak the truth in love. There are many great modern worship songs, but too many present a false, feel good gospel. Thank you for the work you do. May God continue to bless you and your ministry
"I'm coming back to the heart of worship, where its all about you....its all about you, Jesus.
I'm sorry Lord for the things ive made it, when its all about you, its all about you Jesus🥹❤️"
If the Holy Spirit lives in me, then give GOD glory for what HIS doing in me for me and with me. That’s recognizing the MIGHT GOD who ables me 0:02
I think for a lot of this context is key. All he really said for “Too good to not believe.” Was that a church that had some false doctrine made it. There is no such thing as a perfect church, we are all trying our best to do what God wants but there is disagreement over it, we are human after all, we are not infallible. Thats why there is such division. As for Champion it did say 2 lines earlier that it was through Jesus that we had the authority, that the miracles are from Christ. Context is key.
The lessons are good, but your application has crossed the line. In a lot of Psalms, we see "I" being used where Psalmist appreciates what God is able to do, what he did before etc
Let's understand the whole context of songs, not just picking one line or one verse. It's like if I pick one line from your sermon, I will miss the bigger picture.
it's good to analyze everything with the word of GOD, and that includes your sermon as well, like the way the Bereans were doing. Examining the Scriptures to see if what Paul was saying was the truth.
SO MY POINT IS LET'S STUDY THE WORD OF GOD!!! Invest in the word
Stay blessed!!!
Thank you brother Allen, you opened my eyes. I'm a song writer now I understand what to write song that to make the Lord Jesus has to be the center most 🙌 🙏
Exactly what I have been talking about with my wife with these new "worship" songs. Allot of the new song only talk about how I feel and never mentioned Jesus as much. Allot of them is just a motivator songs instead of worship songs.
I am one of the worship leaders in our church. I have to admit that I oftentimes choose a song for my lineup without even realizing that it was man-centered. This is pure wisdom and knowledge. Thank you
I think that a lot of points were brought up that were great. However when it comes to worship songs and saying "I love you lord, thank you for what you are doing in my life, ive seen your goodness and I want to know you more and more' is giving God the praise. It is you showing your heart to the lord, acknowledging that he is the lord of your life. At 15:40 you kind of did the same thing you were speaking against a little bit which was a little confusing to me. But Yes I also think we need to make sure we are also saying "you are good God, thank you Jesus, Im sorry for my sin, You are righteous" But singing to god that you want to be closer to him- there's nothing wrong with that. Jesus refers to us being the bride and he is the groom which would be an intimate relationship with him. Psalms is a great example. David is constantly saying lord save me, lord I need you, lord you have delivered me, I repent of my sin, deliver me from evil and keep me close to you and point out my sin. he also says God is righteous, God is good, the lord is just. There is a mix in the Bible. While yes sometimes I think there is maybe too much of what the lord has done for me music-We should be praising God for what he as done. We should be singing about the ways hes moved in our lives. We should be confessing our mistakes to Him. there's nothing wrong with it in general as long as it is a proper mix of using personal statements and less personal statements such as "God is good and righteous" and has a heart of praising the lord.
Completely agree with your comment. It is exactly what I think and exactly what the Bible, David, and the Salms say.
Exactly!!!! That’s why the old hymns are so beautiful
I was thinking the same .... thought of David in Psalms. And was also confused by his position at the same place in the video that you pointed out.
Knowledge of the Word is key in discerning if the lyrics are not of sound theology. I exhort the congregation from the Psalms a lot especially before we get started. David's love for God and his hunger for God's presence is beautiful and always a good starting point when you are encouraging the congregation to engage and connect with God through worship.
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind but now I see
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come
This grace that brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright, shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first begun
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind but now I see
A song that is very much about the author and what god has done for him and very little praise to Him. Kind of goes against the “praising wife” analogy. Intent, perception and meaning are in the beholder. No matter the words they go upward not inward.
You missed it
@@donnie450No doubt he did.
@@donnie450 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want, He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leeds me besides quite waters, he restores my soul......... hope you get the point.
Whose grace saved John Newton? Whose praise will we sing in eternity? Very God-centered.
This is your best me yet for me. We need to worship in Spirit and Truth always! Thank you for your support to the Christian community.
Check James Wilson song
The title I got me worried. The majority of my worship is through prayers and music. I agreed with the comment "some songs are to worship but others are prayers and the testimonies" The testimony ones are very personal, so idk about this subject, but the rest of the video was a bless. Thank you God Bless you more.
Very insightful. Thank you for this video. Definitely taught me a clear view of true worship in music and spirit. 🙏🏾🙏🏾💪🏾💯 can't afford to be misled.
These songs are declarations of what God has made us as new creation,powerful "through" Christ Jesus...
These are songs acknowledging what has Jesus had done in the cross for us..victorious against the works of the enemy....worship is also knowing and acknowledging what has God has put as through being made alive spiritually