Every God-Beloved Life: Songs, Prayers & Readings of Worship & Justice



Every God-Beloved Life: Low-Res Previews Download the Hi-Res mp3 of You Are (the track from which the album gets its name) free! Right click on the button & select "Save Target As..."	*How do we sing, in our worship, the mission and justice we are called to proclaim?* The Church is longing for new worship music that is inclusive, thought-provoking, missional and concerned with justice; The Church is longing for a new way to sing our faith in God's reign, and form a faith that inspires us to Christ-like action in a hurting world; The Church is longing for songs that affirm our belonging in community and remind us that we are not just individuals following Christ; The Church is longing for music that can be used comfortably and effectively in traditional, contemporary, emergent and blended settings; The Church is longing for music that is easy for congregations to learn and easy for congregations to sing. Introducing *EVERY GOD-BELOVED LIFE* - a new CD of worship songs from *Sacredise* that seeks to answer these longings! Music has always been a primary way that human beings express worship. But, it also forms the faith of the worshipper. *The songs we sing shape our understanding of God, and define how we live out our faith in the world. If our worship music is shallow, self-centred and unconcerned with the needs of the world, we will reflect this in our lives. But, when our music leads us into an encounter with God that reveals God's passion for justice, then our lives make a lasting and tangible difference to the world. This raises a challenging and uncomfortable question: WHAT DIFFERENCE IS OUR WORSHIP MAKING IN THE WORLD?* In *Every God-Beloved Life, liturgist, worship leader, song-writer and theologian, John van de laar, offers a selection of new songs and prayers that lead us into an encounter with God AND God's passion for justice in the world. Covering issues of poverty* and Jubilee, creation-care, and war and violence, the songs on *Every God-Beloved Life* will help you to express your love for God, while also embracing the least, the marginalised and the hurting. Through this project, the Kingdom of God (I prefer the word Commonwealth), and it's call for us to be people of mercy and justice, is brought together with our simple desire to love God well. The songs are "God-ward" in expression, but set in the context of a world that needs to be loved by God's people. Every song is written to be: communal ("we" language as opposed to individual "I" language); inclusive; devotional; missional; inspirational. The songs have been tried and tested in congregational settings, are easy to learn and sing, and can be easily arranged for use in a wide variety of worship styles and settings. The prayers are simply an example of the prayers that are offered by John at Sacredise.com, and remind us that worship and music are not synonymous (the prayers can also be downloaded from the Downloads page). If you're looking for new music that can take your worship into new, relevant, compassionate and transforming places, then *Every God-Beloved Life* is for you!	*To buy this album click on the button of your choice:* *Digital Download* *$9.95* *Email Order* (Only available in South Africa) *R120 + R10 postage* *Amazon.com* *$14.50*
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