Francesca Battistelli’s This Is The Stuff (Live Music Video)
I think anyone can relate to Francesca Battistelli’s song “This is the Stuff,” from her latest album Hundred More Years, about the annoyances that get to us everyday. Watch the music video, made up of fans’ clips from her live performances, below and click here to hear what Francesca has to say about the story behind the song:
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Mandisa Sings An Acoustic Version of “Stronger” from Her New Album What If We Were Real
When the waves are taking you under
Hold on just a little bit longer
He knows that this is gonna make you stronger, stronger
The pain ain’t gonna last forever
And things can only get better
Believe me
This is gonna make you stronger
– From Mandisa’s song “Stronger”
In this video Mandisa sings an acoustic version of “Stronger,” the first single off of her new album What If We Were Real; I love the encouraging message:
Below Mandisa explains the meaning of the song “What If We Were Real,” the title track from her new album:
More about Mandisa’s album What If We Were Real
Often an artist’s strengths inspire their best work. But for acclaimed contemporary Christian singer Mandisa, it’s her very human flaws and frailties that gave birth to her stellar third album, What If We Were Real. The two-time GRAMMY ® nominee knows that nobody is perfect—and she wants her fans to realize that, too. Her new career-defining project, released on Sparrow Records, reminds us all that everyone struggles.The concept of the album—which follows 2007’s exploration of inner grace, True Beauty, and 2009’s look at personal emancipation, Freedom—came to Mandisa as she bared her soul to her more than 20,000 followers on Twitter (@mandisaofficial).
“A lot of people think we as Christians have to put our masks on and pretend that everything is great. But I was really amazed at the responses I’d get when I’d Tweet that I was struggling, or needed prayer with something, or having a bad day,” she explains. “People said, ‘I’m glad to know I’m not the only one.’ Or ‘I need prayer for that too.’ It surprised me that people thought I had it all together. The truth of the matter is I have bad days too and am still learning to bring that to the Lord and let Him lift my burden.”
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Video Pick: Hold Me – Jamie Grace Feat. tobyMac
Jamie Grace recently released the video for her song “Hold Me” (a previous music pick on SOAR) featuring tobyMac and it’s a fun accompaniment to the song (which I’ve had on repeat:). If you haven’t gotten her EP already head over to her site jamie-grace.com to get a copy. Keep up with Jamie and her touring schedule on Youtube, Facebook or Twitter: @jamiegraceh
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Inspiration from Nicole C. Mullen on Her New Album Captivated and Her Youth Organization Team NCM
Nicole C. Mullen appeared on CBN recently to talk about her new album Captivated and how she’s mentoring young people to develop their talents:
In the CBN interview Nicole mentions that she mentors and travels with a group of preteens and teens she calls Team NCM. The group performs with her at events, learn about the Bible and basically just have alot of fun. Here they are with Nicole practicing one of her new and beautiful songs “Holy Captivated.”
Check out more updates, pictures and photos at their Facebook pages: Team NCM and Nicole C. Mullen.
Check out clips of more events where Team NCM ministered:
Nicole also did a down-to-earth live chat a few months ago where she talks about her upcoming album, finding your purpose, how she wrote her first song as a preteen and lots more. It’s inspiring to see that she got started when she was young and used her talents for God, watch the video below:
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Rebecca St. James On Worship, Marriage and Her Album I Will Praise You
Rebecca St. James recently released her latest worship album I Will Praise You, and below she talks about the message behind the title. It’s awesome to see new music from her after five years since her last project.
Congratulations to Rebecca who also recently got married! One of her mentors who attended the wedding said (via www.rsjames.com) that Rebecca’s brother Joel “cooked up a ‘spoof’ on the ‘Wait for Me’ song that [Rebecca] wrote for her future husband years ago, and delivered it at the reception.” Her mentor continues, “Suffice it to say, it was a humorous and fun element in what was a sacred and deeply moving day.” Click here to read more about the wedding, and check out her original “Wait for Me” video below:
Visit her website (http://rsjames.com) or Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/RSJames) for more updates.
Rebecca on Waiting and Marriage from an Interview
Q: You’ve long been known as the face of practicing purity, the girl who sang “Wait for Me.” How will that role change as a married woman?
Rebecca: I’ll obviously still sing “Wait for Me,” because it’s one of my more known songs. But now I’ll be able to tell the end of the story; getting married is the fulfillment of that purity message. And for that message to have its true power, this wedding had to happen in God’s timing, not mine. A friend spoke that into my life years ago: “You will get married, because it’s the ending to that story and the beginning of a new one.” So I feel the incredible significance of this season in my life. On a ministry level, there’s just so much more power for the Holy Spirit to move through that message because of our marriage. We’ve talked about this in our premarital counseling.
In this pre-wedding interview Rebecca talks about how she met her husband Jacob and how she knew he was the one for her:
Rebecca St. James Explains the Meaning of her Album I Will Praise You
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Word: Love – 1 John 4:9-11
“In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:9-11
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Video Pick: Crazy Love from Hawk Nelson and a Remix from The Revolve Tour
Check out the official music video for Hawk Nelson’s song Crazy Love from their album of the same name, and a fun remix featuring the team from the 2011 Revolve Tour. (In a recent interview Jason Dunn said the name of the album was inspired by Francis Chan’s book of the same title.)
The Revolve Tour has wrapped up for this year but be sure to stay tuned to the website at http://revolvetour.com for updates on next year’s events.
We’re the ones who believe in the things unseen
This home, this body is the in-betweenWe’re the ones who fight down on our knees,
Who dare to love our enemiesThey say it sounds insane
We say that we’ve been changed by the power of crazy love
This world, it looks at us like we’re ridiculous
Baby, it’s all because of crazy loveWe’re the ones gonna put it all in reverse
Gonna die to ourselves, gonna live to serve…
– From the song Crazy Love
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He’s Alive – Remembering the Resurrection
Happy Easter! There’s no greater example of love then the sacrifice of our Saviour Jesus dying so we could be free from sin, and Him living so we can be saved and at one with Him again…
Because He Lives; Amazing Grace My Chains Are Broken – Israel Houghton
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Worthy Is The Lamb – Hillsong Live
For His grace, His sacrifice, His life He gave for ours – we thank and worship Him. I hope your Resurrection Sunday is filled with the full realization of His love!
In a loud voice they were saying:
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” Revelation 5:12
Worthy Is The Lamb – Hillsong Live
Thank you for the cross, Lord,
Thank you for the price you paid.
Bearing all my sin and shame, in love you came
And gave Amazing Grace.
Thank you for this love, Lord.
Thank you for the nail-pierced hands.
Wash me in Your cleansing flow, now all I know
Your forgivness and embrace.
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