Think Before You Sing

Grab that swimsuit because we aren’t done learning from the Radio Bikini. This time we look at the last chorus. Oh oh on the radio bikini Oh oh counting down the hits Oh oh on the radio bikini Oh oh burning up the charts We want to focus on that last line burning up the charts. This we tied to songs or radio stations competing to be number one. How often do we compete to be number one? This can be in a variety of different ways and how often are they truly helpful? Sometimes you can use a comparison to help push you to the goal but it is so easy to let it overtake you; and you end up striving to be the best, just to show how much better you are then someone else. Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Philippians 2:3-4 ESVUK Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselve...

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There is plenty to take away from a song like Radio Bikini, analysis here , Lets take a look at the first lines from the first verse. I hear the sound of paradise lost In this playground we roam confusion the cost. When stuck within the context of the song this holds a very specific meaning. When we pull it out can we connect it with our faith life? Genesis 3:8-9 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” This was the beginning sounds of the original paradise being lost. And now to this day we find confusion everywhere we roam. We are not stuck roaming in this confusion. God didn’t leave us. He executed the plan that can reunite us with Him. He sent the payment for our sins when we were never worthy of it. Now, we praise Him and do His work until Jesus return...

via IFTTT https://youtu.be/YJLUvSD6g4c Radio Bikini lyric analysis. What is going on here? Listen to the song on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wZbK-wxsKEg Lyrics and roadmap 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Song Info 01:52 Verse One I hear the sound of paradise lost In this playground we roam confusion the cost On the crest of a dream I see Fatman and Little Boy It ain't all what it seems Playboys with dangerous toys Dreams are shattered Life's been tattered A flash before my eyes (Flash before my eyes) Dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight 04:32 Chorus Oh oh on the radio bikini Oh oh counting down the hits Oh oh on the radio bikini Oh oh 05:39 Verse Two Well, this new age love Is an old time sham A baptism of fire And this greenhouse haze Destruction maze Wallowing in the mire And now we look on It's the same old song And there's casualties of modern man (Casualties of modern man) There's faith, hope and rage But who's in the cage And where do we stand Chorus Oh...

Do you ever look at songs and decide, this song means X, when you know it’s not true? Sometimes it can be a constructive exercise. Let’s look at the first half of Talking to the Moon from Bruno Mars I know you're somewhere out there Somewhere far away I want you back, I want you back My neighbors think I'm crazy But they don't understand You're all I had, you're all I had At night when the stars light up my room I sit by myself Talking to the moon Tryna get to you In hopes you're on the other side talking to me, too Or am I a fool who sits alone talking to the moon? There are a few ways to look at this. The first is that the singer is calling out to God. However, God never left and you run into some issues very quickly. What if this is God singing about you? Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? He gave us everything. We are all He has left. A...

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In this weeks video we spent some time looking at the first half of Psalm 44. What do we see in the second half? Psalm 44:9-26 But you have rejected us and disgraced us     and have not gone out with our armies. You have made us turn back from the foe,     and those who hate us have gotten spoil. You have made us like sheep for slaughter     and have scattered us among the nations. You have sold your people for a trifle,     demanding no high price for them. You have made us the taunt of our neighbors,      the derision and scorn of those around us. You have made us a byword among the nations,     a laughingstock[b] among the peoples. All day long my disgrace is before me,     and shame has covered my face at the sound of the taunter and reviler,     at the sight of the enemy and the avenger. All this has come upon us,     though we ...

via IFTTT https://youtu.be/NwV76se8VFQ In this, We Praise You, O God lyric analysis we dive into a hymnal and search for reasons to Praise as declared by the song. Does this sandwich have enough meat for you? Listen to the song on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1wYMO9vPXtQ Weekly Devotion: https://ift.tt/2PtkyF6 Lyrics and roadmap 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Song info 01:08 Verse One We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator; In grateful devotion our tribute we bring. We lay it before You, we kneel and adore You; We bless Your holy name, glad praises we sing. 02:21 Verse Two We worship You, God of our fathers, we bless You; Through trial and tempest our guide You have been. When perils o'ertake us, You will not forsake us. And with Your help, O Lord, our struggles we win. 04:22 Verse Three With voices united our praises we offer And gladly our songs of thanksgiving we raise. With You, Lord, beside us, Your strong arm will guide us. To You, our great Redeemer, forever be praise! 05:24...