Saturday Video: Were You There?

Posted by on 4.3.10 in Good Friday-Easter, Video

This beloved spiritual transports us back to the time of Christ’s death and burial. We are asked to relive those events as if we had been standing there watching Jesus die on the cross. This particular version is very appropriate for Holy Saturday because it ends with the verse that asks, “Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?&…

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New sermon video: Forgiving the Unforgivable

Posted by on 4.2.10 in Video

Brothers and sisters, what they did that day was unforgivable. That’s the definition of what unforgivable is. When you crucify the son of God you have done that which is beyond forgiveness. It is truly unforgivable….

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Friday Video: How Deep the Father’s Love For Us

Posted by on 4.2.10 in Good Friday-Easter, Video

Since this is Good Friday, I wanted a song that focused on the cross. Among the many newer songs, “How Deep the Father’s Love” stands out for its emphasis on the true meaning of death of Christ. You can find a ton of good theology in just these four lines: “Why should I gain from His reward/I cannot give an answer/But this I…

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Thursday Video: O Sacred Head Now Wounded

Posted by on 4.1.10 in Good Friday-Easter, Video

Fernando Ortega sings this beautiful version of “O Sacred Head Now Wounded,” a hymn attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, taken from a poem that first appeared in the 14th century. The hymn comes from an English translation (of the original Latin) made in 1830 by James Alexander, a Presbyterian minister. His translation contains many more…

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Wednesday Video: Hallelujah! What a Savior!

Posted by on 3.31.10 in Good Friday-Easter, Video

Philip Bliss, beloved gospel musician and good friend of D. L. Moody, wrote this great hymn shortly before his untimely death in 1876, in a train wreck near Ashtabula, Ohio. In his last public meeting Mr. Bliss conducted a service for 800 inmates at the Michigan State Prison. Many of them wept in true repentance as he sang the verses of “Hall…

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Tuesday Video: And Can It Be?

Posted by on 3.30.10 in Good Friday-Easter, Video

Today’s video features a congregation singing Charles Wesley’s famous hymn “And Can It Be.” I may be wrong in calling it famous because many Americans don’t know the hymn at all. A friend told me that it was mostly unknown in the US until after Billy Graham’s 1954 London Crusade at Harringay Arena. Cliff Barrows …

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Monday Video–"There Is a Fountain”

Posted by on 3.29.10 in Good Friday-Easter, Video

As we make our journey through Holy Week, walking with Jesus as he moves toward the cross, we will feature a different video each day to prepare our hearts and center our thoughts on the great sacrifice our Lord made for us. Today’s video features Selah singing “There is a Fountain.”…

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The Best Local Church Video I’ve Ever Seen

Posted by on 3.28.10 in Churches, Video

I believe this is the best local church video I’ve ever seen. I love it because it doesn’t start by talking the church. It starts with the gospel. Watch it and see for yourself. You may find yourself saying, “I’d love to be part of a church like this.”…

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David Phelps Sings “No More Night”

Posted by on 2.4.10 in Video, Worship

If your worship tank is a bit low this morning, watch this video and be blessed….

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Saints QB Drew Brees talks about Jesus

Posted by on 2.2.10 in Sports, Video

Since this Super Bowl week, I though I’d share this new video by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in which he talks about his Christian faith….

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