Consider Jesus Part 2

READ GENESIS 6-9. “CONSIDER JESUS.” Do you remember the lyrics and music in REDEEMED? “I THINK of my blessed Redeemer, I THINK of Him all the day long; I SING for I cannot be silent; His love is the theme of my song.” Think about Jesus. Sing about Jesus. Sing to Jesus. And do not ignore the Father and the Holy Spirit as you sing. During the final two years of my twenty-seven year pastoral ministry, two guiding principles were followed. First, make prayer a priority; hence, the 24/7 Prayer Chapel Ministry on the campus of Immanuel Baptist Church, Newport News, Virginia; second, magnify Jesus remembering lifting Jesus up draws people to Him. We determined to SING about Jesus avoiding the “I, me, my” approach as so many songs were beginning to feature at that time, abandoning the hymns of the faith. I even asked the musicians to choose selections and arrangements for their preludes, offertories, postludes that would cause those present to think and talk to themselves about Jesus. The crowds came. The Holy Spirit always stirred hearts. People came to Chris. I personally baptized over one hundred believers each of the last two years of my pastoral ministry. GOD THE FATHER HAS NOT CHANGED! GOD THE SON HAS NOT CHANGED! THE HOLY HAS NOT CHANGED! WHAT IF CHURCHES/PASTORS WOULD SIMPLY MAGNIFY JESUS AND MAKE PRAYER A PRIORITY? Soul-winning should be one of our goals in all our meetings and music, carefully chosen, can be used to touch hearts. Almost every morning I go to the keyboard and simply play hymns and gospel songs that come to my mind. A-s you sing in your heart, you will be in good company. Heaven is filled with exaltations to our God.