Dream In Soul – Creativity for the Kingdom:

And He that sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new”. And He said unto me, “Write: for these words are faithful and true.” Revelation 21:5

With God, you can be renewed anytime of the year; from past hurts, mistakes, pains, and failures. I love this video of Israel Houghton and the Worship Team at Lakewood Church singing “Moving Forward.” We sang this at my church on New Year’s eve and the song inspires me so much to leave behind the old and to follow God forward, into the great things He has planned. Watch and be blessed:

Moving Forward – Lyrics by Israel Houghton and Richardo Sanchez

I’m not going back, I’m moving ahead
I’m here to declare to you my past is over
In You, old things are made new
Surrender my life to Christ, I’m moving moving forward

What a moment, You have brought me to
Such a freedom, I have found in You
What a Healer, You make all things new
Yeah Yeah Yeah

You have risen, With all power in Your Hands
You have given me, A second Chance
Hallelujah Hallelujah

You make all things new, I will follow You – forward

21:03 tells us to give God our total attention in this video blog:

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The Passion for Christ Movement is a ministry that reaches out to the young people in our generation to shed light on the truth of following God. I came across the videos of the ministry and was moved by how they are able to present the Gospel in such a real, raw way. In this video, actress and poet Blair Wingo, one of the representatives for the movement, passionately reintroduces us to the real Christ. Watch and be blessed by her poem:

It’s truly uplifting to hear stories of music artists explaining how God has moved in their lives to bring them to where they are now. I was truly blessed by these interviews on Streaming Faith’s show Center Stage, hosted by Grammy-award winning music producer Kevin Bond. He interviews some of the biggest stars in Gospel music and delves into their spiritual lives, their beginnings, and highlights clips of their latest projects. He does a wonderful job of capturing the essence of each guest as they give their personal testimonies. The interviews are down-to-earth and really relevant to what people go through each day, and I think it’s inspiring for the artists to be so open and transparent.

In the interview with Trin-i-tee 5:7 they tell us how they met, transitions they’ve gone through during their careers, and how they are using their creative talents for God. They speak about how important it is to be obedient and to be within God’s will in order to reach your true purpose. I was also really touched by the one with Canton Jones who talks about how he’s handling his “Kingdom Business” by listening to the voice of God, and reaching out to the new generation of believers. Deitrick Haddon speaks on how he’s using his music to bring a new sound to Gospel music, and talks candidly on how there should be more community within the Kingdom to nurture future leaders.

Later I’ll highlight in more detail some of my favorite parts of the interviews and jewels of wisdom I took from them. All of them are lively and interesting, and more are added every few weeks. Be sure to watch them all below or on the Center Stage website!
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Mary Mary’s new album “The Sound” is realeased October 21st! Make sure to go get it!

Here’s the description of the album from Mary Mary’s website:

THE SOUND
When it comes to urban gospel superstars Mary Mary, everything is done on a big scale. All of their pursuits—musical, spiritual, or otherwise—are larger-than-life: not a single thing is left to chance. For them, there’s simply no room for halfway, half-done, half-baked efforts. No matter the venture, the bar is always sky-high. Absolutely everything must be handled with an utmost sense of excellence.
This commitment to greatness isn’t novel for them. As far back as their breakout, career-defining first single, “Shackles (Praise You)” in 2000, Mary Mary have time and again gone for broke. Their landmark fifth album for Columbia Records, THE SOUND, is no different. Hands down, the project is their boldest, most complete work yet—a remarkable milestone in their now decade-long trajectory in music.

“We represent a great, big God who is excellent, so we like to think that our work represents that, too,” says Tina Campbell, one-half of the best-selling duo. “God’s blessings are new every day. He’s blowing our minds every day. We should be able to speak to a new day in a new way.” Her sister Erica Campbell can’t help but concur: “I wholeheartedly agree,” she says. (Read More in Their Bio)

“Get Up” is an upbeat and motivational track off of the album. I love it’s message and can’t get the beat out of my head. Watch the video below:

“It’s your dreams, Your choice, Your time, Your life
So don’t you, Don’t you, Miss it

What are you afraid of?
Don’t you know what you’re made of?
One of God’s greatest creations
Take this invitation now…” – Lyrics from Mary Mary’s “Get Up”