The Whole of Creation Praises God

Psalm 148

For we know that the whole creation (or every creature) groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. Romans 8:22

What are we groaning about?

Verse 19.  For the earnest expection of the creature (or creation) waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

As God has called us, and we believe that  Jesus is the Christ, so we have been justified by Christ by the shedding of His blood for the remission of our sins, and so have been adopted in to be sons of God.

As sons of God, under the headship of Jesus Christ, we will do as Christ did on earth and even greater things than He, because He has placed us here to fullfil His work on earth as God planned it.  (As mature adults, governing your own life to the glory of God, search the scriptures for yourselves about this.)

As God placed Adam and Eve in the garden so as to extend the garden to the utter most parts of the earth, so it is our task to do what Adam failed to do.

This realisation has just been revealed to me, yet there are so many out there already showing the way. I came across this video today and it is just awe inspiring.

Watch this video of Louie Giglio and see how all of creation sings praise to our God.  Make sure you watch it to the end.

When you have viewed the video, then go and read Psalm 148 and 19.

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Have you ever thought about playing a brass instrument?

The brass section of a band, orchestra or church music team adds an added dimension to the sound and overall depth of the music.

If you look at church history you will find that the brass instruments featured quite predominately, beginning with the making of two trumpets in Numbers.

As with any musical instrument, we usually have a  preference to one instrument over another, so in the following video, Menzie Pittman will give you some advice on three brass instruments.

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From the Heart – Rivers of Living Water.

‘Worship in Spirit and Truth.’   Can you sing? Can you play a musical instrument?

You have a voice – so you can sing, right!  If you say otherwise you are not praising & worshipping God, but the person next to you. Vanity, or pride is knocking at your door.

You have hands – so you can hold a musical instrument. So now all you have to do is learn. And yes that does take practice and focus, but who are we doing it for.

God accepts all type and style of music because he has made us all unique. You may prefer the more traditional, such as hymns with organ accompaniment. Others may not even heard such music, so for them it maybe ‘bluegrass’ or ‘negro gospel/spiritual’. No one form is better than the other, because just as I said, each is unique. Just as we are each made in the image of God, so we bring our image of praise and worship to God as an expression of our love to Him.

Hyper Smash

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Learn Banjo. How Easy is This!

Wanting an easy-to-play instrument? Have a look at the banjo. A banjo has five strings, but you only play on four. And you until your picking hand gets used to playing, you can play without chords etc.

Check this video as it describes the difference between a cheap and a quality banjo. Strings.

Shows how easy it can be to learn to play.

BUT, be aware that like any instrument that you want to learn – it takes PRACTICE.

So here is Paul Gibson. Enjoy.

Paul’s Home Site: http://www.guitar-musical-instruments.com/

Here is another video that goes into fairly detailed description of a good banjo. It is specifically describing a Deering Goodtime, but the principles would be the same for choosing any banjo.

http://www.deeringbanjos.com/

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Learning Piano Chords Easily.

For any budding musician, one of the first things you have to learn is how to use your fingers to play your chosen instrument. Whether as a guitarist, or pianist, chords would more than likely be the quickest and easiest ways to acheive a sense of accomplishment. For anyone aspiring to concert performances, you would be best advised to get professional coaching.

Here are a selection of videos that will give you an idea of how to learn to play chords, and how to achieve results quickly.

Here is another lesson from Tom. He makes it seem enjoyable, which makes it easy. Mind you, remember what he said on the first video – PRACTICE.

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Learning Guitar Chords Easily.

For any beginning musician, one of the first things you learn is how to use your fingers to play your chosen instrument. For a guitarist, chords would more than likely be the quickest and easiest ways to acheive a sense of accomplishment.

As with any thing we undertake to learn, make sure that you give yourself time to practice. It is only by practice that your fingers learn to go where they should. Your fingers are not used to doing what you are expecting them to do, so the muscles in combination with your brain have to be trained. Practice is the only way.

Here are a selection of videos that will give you an idea of how to learn to play chords, and how to achieve results quickly.

In the first video ‘danfie’ covers the basics of the guitar for the learner.

• Guitar Terms
• Playing Position
• The Pick
• String Notes
• Musical Symbols

In this video ‘fuzzy’ shows you how to read and play the notes, also a good overview of the ‘tablature’ for reading music for the guitar.

Of course, credit is due to fuzzymonkey777, at http://www.fuzzymonkeytabs.com Thanks for this great resource.

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Praise and Worship! Where do you begin to explain what all that is contained in these two words?
Initially, a good start should naturally be from Scripture itself.

1 Chronicles 23 ¹ So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
² And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. ³ Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand. ⁴ Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the LORD, six thousand were officers and judges, ⁵ four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”

Can you even begin to conceive of what that would be like to in the presence of 4000 people, all with and playing musical instruments, and you and all your brothers and sisters there singing and praising the Lord.

But in the beginning, what was praise itself.  The first instance is from Genesis 29, we read that Leah has four sons. Her initial reason for naming each of the first three was from her perspective, a natural human (and fallen) trait found in all of us. The first son she named Reuben, ‘See, a Son’, “The LORD has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.”

The second son, Simeon, ‘Heard’, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.”

The third son, Levi, ‘Attached’, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.”

But then comes Judah, ‘Praise’. She let go every thing, because she says, “Now I will praise the LORD.”

Is not that our real condition and starting point of real praise – where we let go of all our self, and just surrender.

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