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Jazz sneakers – tick. Heels – tick. Knee pads – tick. CV and photo – tick. Sheet music – tick. Towel – tick. Big bottle of still water – tick. 2 bananas – tick. Make up – tick. Hair brush and hairspray – tick. Am I ready? Well if not now, when will I be!? …
Singing auditions are a difficult art to master and we are delighted that Mr Paul Christ, a very experienced music director and music supervisor who has worked on many Broadway and West End shows all over the world, has been so generous to share these great tips for anyone facing a singing audition! We hope …
How to lead worship effectively for the first time Psalm 81:1-3 – Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob! Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. Ahhh music! …
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Luke Abrams served as a worship leader for nearly ten years at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, WA. He began at Mars Hill when the church was roughly 100 people and wrote many of the songs still sung there and at other Acts 29 churches today. Introductions I led worship at Mars Hill Fellowship in …
“And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds. Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver.” (Acts 19:18) “Is anyone among you sick? Let …
For many years most of the Christian church considered that divine healing was not something people should expect in the context of preaching the gospel. This was due in large measure to general unbelief concerning many biblical promises, along with Augustinian cessationist ideas which took root around the beginning of the Dark Ages and influenced …
Shows that God wants to heal people, rebuts traditional religious views on the subject and gives instruction on how we can go after healing from God. Introduction While it cannot be denied that the New Testament teaches that God did heal many people supernaturally in the first century, there are many in the church today …
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hello everyone: my name is misslady and i am new to this site. i would like to share my testimony because my god is so good, and it means so much to me that he did this for me. you see, i once was involved in drugs and alcohol. i used drugs and alcohol everyday …
This is the amazing story of Anthony Clinton, a personal friend of the site author. He here tells his story of his deliverance from drug addiction, a violent lifestyle and many other things. Guru JosephGuru Joseph is a Jesus-follower, Christian song-bird, and Bible word-lover. He aspires to craft words that are deep, impactful, beautiful Kingdom …
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First of all i want to tell you,that i can make a lot of mistake while writing,because im Albanian,from Kosovo. Everything Happened when i started high school,first year.In High School i met a friend ,who looked to be a really good friend! I started to stay with him a lot,we were out for coffee everyday …
Hey everywhere,anywhere,anytime i am busy SMOKING.Since i accepted Jesus Christ and said no to sin i have said no to drugs and i encountered many good opportunities..first and foremost God has united my family.for so long after i completed my college 6yrs ago.There has been evil interfearance between me and my home..No luv found for …
The Fools Says There Is No God!!Transformation From Drugs Read More »
My dear Brothers and Sisters: When I came to know the LORD 24 years ago, I remember the first 6 years I was just on fire for the LORD and filled with HIS SPIRIT. It is almost like the honeymoon phase as we are just getting to know about our LORD. But, there comes a …
to all who are the followers of JESUS CHRIST AND THE ONE TRUE GOD,HIS FATHER IN HEAVEN I ASK FOR YOUR PRAYERS TO DEFEAT THIS demon or demons that have for so long ruined my life with a drug addiction I can no longer live with and to deliver me from this. I see that …
the need For Jesus Christ in my life and the redemption of my soul. Read More »
Praise Jesus! He is alive! He is present! He will never turn His back on His sheep, even when we are lost and gone astray from His holiness. I’ve been addicted to Meth for 20 years, lost custody of 3 of my children and tried quitting on my own way too many times. Two years …
Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36 (NKJ) Hi, I’m Eric. On a lucky day in 1973, in Bremerton, Washington, I cost my parents five bucks when I came into the world. Being in the military does have its benefits, I guess. My parents raised me in the …
Jack seemed like a great guy at first. He’d send me flowers and shower me with affection. But then he began to change. I first met Jack* at a BBQ dinner during my college’s Freshman Orientation. He was cracking jokes and making everyone laugh. He seemed like such a fun guy. He was also a …
The guilt I felt after having sex was overwhelming. I thought God could never forgive me for what I’d done. You want to know what it’s like to have sex before you’re married? It’s like building a big wall between you and God, a wall you wonder if you’ll ever break through. I know because …
I agonized, I pleaded with God. But then I’d find myself again and again falling into lust. Bored and without much to do on a Saturday night, I was alone in the basement surfing through TV channels. Like snapshots with sound, the images flipped by rapidly, telling me that, as usual, there wasn’t much of …
Surely, Jesus didn’t mean to love everybody … I hit the red button in front of me. A light bulb lit up and a buzzzz sound rang out. My scholastic bowl coach, Ms. Lemon, had just asked the last question of our practice match. The score was tied. And I knew the answer. The question: …
I knew I should be paying attention, but there was so much to talk about instead. “WOW.” I said aloud the word my friend Jaimee* was “signing”—with three raised fingers in a “W” shape on either side of her “O”-shaped mouth. I echoed her gesture. “Wow!” mouthed Jaimee. “Wow … Wow … Wow,” I repeated …
Tips on how to form good habits. “Where’s Angela?” I asked. The rest of our family was slumped on the living room couch. Everyone shrugged. Curious, I went in search of my sis. I checked each room of the house. When I finally found her, she was intensely focused on something. She looked up, revealing …
Students talk about what it does and doesn’t mean to be sexually pure. Ever wonder what other Christians think about sex? Or how far they think is too far? Or how they would define sexual purity? Well, we wanted to know what Christian students are saying about abstinence and sexual purity. What we found were …
It’s about following Christian truth and Scripture instead of popular viewpoints. Q. I’m a 16-year-old Christian who recently gave up my virginity. I waited until I really loved my boyfriend, and I knew he loved me. I don’t think sex has anything to do with the fact that you’re married or single. I think it’s …
I Can’t Stop Feeling Dirty Q. A few months ago, my boyfriend and I had sex. He’s 16, and I’m 14. A few weeks later, we broke up, and after that, I found out that he’d been cheating on me. Now, I feel like he was just using me. I feel really dirty, and I …
“I’ve asked for forgiveness. Now please tell me how to answer people who want to know whether or not I’m a virgin.” For more information on this topic, see our articles I Can’t Stop Feeling Dirty, What’s Wrong With Sex Before Marriage, and How Far Is Too Far? It sounds ridiculous. Become a virgin again? …
Now I understand why God wanted me to save myself for my wedding night. I couldn’t look her in the eye. “Yes, of course his mom will be there,” I said sarcastically. My mom questioned me like this all the time, and I deserved it. But I couldn’t let her know that. I was going …
Many students mocked Julie Moore for starting a Bible study at her Indiana high school. But Julie stood her ground, and obeyed God’s call anyway. Julie Moore felt like she was the only Christian in her whole school. She was often mocked for her faith. Still, she felt like she could make a difference on …
What makes Jesus different? I didn’t always feel that way. I came to the United States to attend a small state college. I planned to go on to medical school. My first year of college was perfect. I was getting great grades, and I had a girlfriend and lots of friends. And I was quick …
I wanted to be popular so badly that I let my life get out of control. I’m not exactly sure when I realized my life was spinning out of control. Maybe it was that night in the police car. I’d just been caught shoplifting, and they were taking me down to the police station. Maybe …
I thought drinking at a frat party would help me fit in. A thick haze of cigarette smoke hung in the air of the fraternity house and the air reeked of alcohol and strong cologne. As I squinted through the haze, trying to make out a familiar face, I found myself being squeezed through a …
