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    More Than a Song – Discovering the Truth of Scripture Hidden in Today’s Popular Christian Music

    More Than a Song is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to helping you discover the truth of Scripture hidden in today’s popular Christian music. Each episode teaches you to connect portions of God’s Word with the songs you’re singing along with on the radio to help you meditate on Truths that will transform your way of thinking and, ultimately, your life.

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    #416: "The Commission" by CAIN Feb 21, 2022
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    We often forget the people described in the Bible were real. Can I add, especially Jesus? We read of Jesus' triumphant victory over death and the grave in each gospel and His instructions to His disciples before He ascends to the Father. CAIN's song "The Commission" beautifully portrays this transition reminding us how precious His disciples are to Him.

    May we explore the "end" of each gospel with a renewed sense of Christ's humanity, never taking our eyes off of His authority and divinity.

    In this episode, I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Read in context
      • Share with friend
    • How the "helps" in our Bible might actually distract us more than help us
    • Glenn Paauw quote, "We have made it hard for people to just flat out read the Bible..." - DesiringGod.org Interview
    • "Saving the Bible from Ourselves: Learning to Read and Live the Bible Well" by Glenn Paauw - Paid Amazon Link
    • Immerse Bible Resources - ImmerseBible.com
    • Elevating God's Word over words about God's Word
    • "The Great Commission" - Matthew 28:16-20
    • Examining "The Great Commission" in light of the definition of "commission"
    • Sowing the seeds that have been planted in you
    • Locating areas of Scripture to study mentioned in "The Commission" by CAIN (even better to read all of these chapters by backing up and reading the chapters leading into them)
      • Matthew 28
      • Mark 16
      • John 20
      • Luke 24
      • Acts 1
      • John 14
      • Revelation 1:18

    More Than a Song Playlist

    Additional Resources

    • Lyrics for "The Commission" by C.A.I.N. - New Release Today
    • The story behind the song "The Commission" by C.A.I.N. - YouTube Video
    • "The Commission" thoughts on the song by CAIN (all three members of CAIN on this video) - YouTube Video
    • "What is deconstruction? What does it mean when people say they are deconstructing their faith?" -

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    #415: "Poetry" by Taylor Leonhardt Feb 13, 2022
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    We are the workmanship of a creative God. Our new lives in Christ are supposed to mean something. We are called to walk in a manner worthy of the calling on our lives, and God planned out the good works for us to walk in. Taylor Leonhardt's song "Poetry" led me to ponder this, and more, in Paul's letter to the Ephesians.

    Join me in spending time in this letter, with a deep look at the profound transformation we experience in Christ and what it's all for.

    In this episode, I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Read in context
      • Consider historical context
      • Consult an overview
      • Follow the cross-references
      • Mark up the text
      • Make a list
      • Meditate on Scripture
    • Differentiating the art from the inspiration for the art
    • Seeking to know more about Scripture to better appreciate the art created inspired by it
    • The focus verse - Ephesians 2:10
    • Reading the entire letter to the Ephesians
    • Consulting overviews for historical context - Ephesians Bible Book Overview Video by the Bible Project | ESV Study Bible Amazon Paid Link
    • Identifying the similarities in the culture at Ephesus and our culture today
    • Following the cross-reference to the book of Acts to see Paul's experiences in Ephesus - Acts 19-20
    • Studying our focus text - Ephesians 2:1-10
      • Marking up the text
      • Making a list of observations of our lives before Christ
      • Making a list of observations of what God did for us in Christ
      • Making a list of observations of our new lives in Christ
    • Seeing that we are God's workmanship, His poema, for a purpose - Ephesians 2:10
    • Getting inspired to go back to the whole letter to see more about how we are to "walk" now that we've been saved by grace through faith

    More Than a Song Playlist

    Additional Resources

    • Lyrics for Taylor Leonhardt's song "Poetry" - TaylorLeonhardt.com
    • "Are We God's Poem?" - Bill Mounce Article
    • Introduction to Ephesians - Reformation Study Bible Amazon Paid Link
    • "Free from Bondage God's Way: Galatians/Ephesians" by Kay Arthur - Amazon Paid Link

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    #414: "Refuge" by Skillet Feb 06, 2022
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    We like choices, but God is an exclusive God. He demands our exclusive worship. More than that, he ALONE is our refuge -- all others are lacking. Both Scripture and Skillet's song "Refuge" remind us of this fact.
    Let's link our song to a psalm to meditate on God's Word.

    In this episode, I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Consider the historical background
      • Start with God
      • Ask questions
      • Make a list
    • The 30 Day Music Challenge - ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE HERE
    • Behind the song "Refuge" by Skillet - Behind the Song With Kevin Davis
    • Behind the track "Refuge" by Skillet - a message from Jon Cooper - YouTube Video
    • Exploring Psalm 46 on a previous episode - Episode 233
    • How ten psalms talk about God being our refuge, but we chose to focus on Psalm 62
    • Looking up the word "refuge" in the dictionary and thesaurus
    • God ALONE is our refuge - Psalm 62:1-2
    • Making observations about David's enemies - Psalm 62:3-4
    • Recognizing we have an enemy, too - 1 Peter 5:8
    • Comparing and contrasting verses 1 & 2 with 5 & 6 - Psalm 62:1-2, 5-6
    • Declaring truth AND praying for it at the same time
    • How a city AND a life with broken-down walls is a disgrace - Proverbs 25:28
    • David's exhortation - Psalm 62:9-10
    • A final reminder - Psalm 62:11

    Check out the official lyric video of this week's song below!

    https://youtu.be/UAgc24Ae4HM

    More Than a Song Playlist

    Additional Resources

    • Lyrics for Skillet's song "Refuge" - NewReleaseToday.com
    • "The Treasury of David: Charles Spurgeon Commentary on Psalms" - Amazon Paid Link

    Weekly Challenge

    Wait quietly before the Lord in prayer and meditation on His Word. Sit in Psalm 62 this week, making observations, comparing and contrasting verses, and pondering the fine points of this psalm. Pour your heart out to God in honest prayer. Confess where you have placed your trust in people or money (or anything else) and declare today that God ALONE is your refuge.

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    #413: "Graves Into Gardens” by Elevation Worship Jan 31, 2022
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    We spend so much time trying to make things happen in our lives. The pandemic has shown us how little control we have on a global level. Elevation Worship's song "Graves Into Gardens" reminds us that God does transformational things -- and He's the only One Who can.

    Let's use this song to send us to the words of a prophet and a king to learn more about our transformational God.

    In this episode, I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Consider the historical background
      • Start with God
      • Ask questions
      • Make a list
    • The 30 Day Music Challenge - ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE HERE
    • My prayer for my listeners -- that God will give you an unreasonable desire for His Word that leads to an unsurpassable relationship with Him
    • God, Himself is our goal, and our priority must be our Father and His kingdom
    • Spending time in Isaiah 61 in Episode 282
    • Our starting-point verse that uses the phrase "mourning to dancing" - Psalm 30:11
    • Gaining historical perspective by consulting my study Bible - ESV Study Bible {Amazon Paid Link}
    • Observing concrete details in the life of David, empathizing with those details, and translating that into worshiping God from the same place
    • Starting with God by asking questions of the text that lead us to Him
    • A trusted resource to teach us how to ask questions of the text - "Asking the Right Questions" by Matthew Harmon {Amazon Paid Link}
    • Making lists of God's character, conduct, and concerns revealed in Psalm 30
    • Discovering more transformations in Isaiah 61

    We are righteous trees planted by the Lord to glorify Him and to be an example to the nations. God does that. And He's the only one who can.

    Check out the official live performance video of this week's song below!

    https://youtu.be/KwX1f2gYKZ4

    More Than a Song Playlist

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    #412: "Truth Be Told" by Matthew West Jan 24, 2022
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    There's a shortage of truth in the world today. Of course, the definition of truth seems to be up for grabs for some, but today we're talking about sincerity in action without pretense. Matthew West sings about this in his song "Truth Be Told." Jesus teaches about it in the Gospel of Matthew.

    Spend some time this week examining the words of Jesus with an open heart.

    In this episode I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Consider the historical background
      • Follow the cross-references
      • Utilize a trusted outside resource (like a commentary or Study Bible)
      • Read in context
      • Summarize the text in your own words
      • Ask questions of the text
      • Remember, the people in the Bible were real
    • The 30 Day Music Challenge - ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE HERE
    • Matthew West's story behind the song - YouTube Video
    • The book Matthew West wrote that he mentioned in the video - "Hello My Name Is" by Matthew West
    • The verse in Isaiah Matthew West refers to in the video - Isaiah 29:13
    • How Jesus uses two metaphors to talk about what He thinks of being clean, put together, and FINE only on the outside - Matthew 23:27-28
    • The historical context of why touching tombs would have been a big deal to Christ's audience - Numbers 19:16
    • Why it was their practice to whitewash tombs - Douglas Sean O'Donnell "Preaching The Word" Commentary on Matthew
    • Really considering the root of what Jesus is teaching and how it may apply to our own "clean on the outside and a hot mess on the inside" moments
    • Zooming out all the way to Matthew 21 to see the context of our focus teaching
    • Summarizing Matthew 23:1-11 in our own words
    • Recognizing the seven "woe"s in Matthew 23
    • Checking out another "woe" from the Old Testament - Hosea 7:13
    • Hearing the "rolling thunder of Christ's wrath" in the text
    • Recognizing the hypocrisy in our own lives and treating it with the weight Christ demands

    Make no mistake. I don't think Jesus is going to give us a pass on what He is distinctly declaring as worthy of woe and judgment just because we're not a Scribe or a Pharisee.

    Check out the official live performance video of this week's song below!

    https://youtu.be/j4wYkS8Z3Io

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    #411: "Battle Belongs” by Phil Wickham Jan 17, 2022
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    There was a national crisis, and the king didn't know what to do. At that moment, the king had choices. He could turn to his own wisdom, the advisors of those around him, or any number of places for advice. In the Scripture inspired by Phil Wickham's song "Battle Belongs," the king chose to seek the Lord. May we follow his example...well, mostly.

    Let's read the whole account of King Jehoshaphat's crisis in 2 Chronicles 20 and then read past it to see "the rest of the story."

    In this episode, I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Reading in context
      • Storying
      • Sharing with a friend
      • Compare and contrast
      • Remembering the people described in the Bible were REAL
      • Prayer
      • Praying Scripture
    • The 30 Day Music Challenge
    • Heading over to 2 Chronicles 20 for the week
    • How I've used this area of Scripture in previous episodes - Episode 151 and Episode 305
    • Watching Phil Wickham take the BITE of "storying" this video - YouTube Video
    • Not letting the "tweetable" verses in 2 Chronicles 20 distract from internalizing this Scripture
    • Watching the king and his people go from a crisis to fear, to trust, to worship, to victory, to rest
    • The difference between descriptive and prescriptive texts in Scripture - GotQuestions.org Article
    • Using Scripture to shape the wording of our prayers
    • How reading the "rest of the story" reminds us to finish well
      • 2 Chronicles 20:33
      • Matthew 24:13
      • Colossians 1:21-23

    From crisis to fear, to trust, to worship, to victory, to rest. What a great account of God's might and faithfulness.

    More Than a Song Playlist

    Additional Resources

    • Lyrics and chords - Essential Worship
    • The Story Behind the Writing of the Song "The Battle Belongs" -

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    #410: "House Of The Lord" by Phil Wickham Jan 10, 2022
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    What does Scripture say about the house of the Lord? That's what I set out to discover with Phil Wickham's new song, "House Of The Lord," playing in the background. The answer weaves through the Old and New Testaments.

    We only scratch the surface, but let's see how much we can explore.

    In this episode, I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Read in context
      • Explore a topic
      • Make observations
      • Slow down
      • Share with a friend
      • Follow the cross-references
    • The 30 Day Music Challenge
    • Phil Wickham's thoughts in the story behind the song - YouTube Video
    • David's own joy at the thought of going to the house of the Lord - Psalm 122:1
    • Expressing curiosity at the thought that David implies going to the temple, but it wasn't built in his lifetime
    • The story of David's desire to build a house for the Lord and God's response - 2 Samuel 7:1-7
    • A wonderful resource to explore the tabernacle and what all the pieces represent - "Made According to Pattern" by CW Slemming {Amazon Paid Link}
    • Learning about the first dwelling place of God among His people...a tent - Exodus 25
    • The presence of God filling the tent of meeting and some observations - Exodus 35:34-38
    • God declaring that David's son would build him a temple - 2 Samuel 7:11-16
    • Solomon beginning the building process in 2 Chronicles 3
    • The angel declaring Jesus as the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant - Luke 1:31-33
    • The temple as a house of prayer for all peoples - Isaiah 56:7
    • Comparing Jesus and His new covenant to the copy and shadow of the old covenant - Hebrews 8:1-6
    • Understanding that individually as believers in Christ we are the temple of the Holy Spirit - 1 Corinthians 6:19, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
    • Learning that collectively, as believers, we are the dwelling place of God as well - 1 Peter 2:4-5, Ephesians 2:19-22

    Additional Resources

    • Lyrics and chords - Essential Worship
    • Behind The Song With Kevin Davis - New Release Today Article
    • "Why didn't God allow David to build the temple?" - GotQuestions.org Article

    This Week's Challenge

    You have a lot of reading and observing to do this week! Head over to Exodus to read all about the tabernacle -- its design and purpose. Then read God's response to David's desire to build Him a "house" in 2 Samuel 7. You can read all about the building process of the temple beginning in 2 Chronicles 3. Explore the fulfillment of God's covenant in Christ in Hebrews 8. Finally, meditate on the truth sprinkled throughout the New Testament that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit -- both individually and collectively. We are the house of the Lord, and there's joy in the house of the Lord.

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    #409: "Jericho" by Andrew Ripp Jan 03, 2022
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    It doesn't matter how thick the walls are to us; it only matters how thick the walls are to God. When Andrew Ripp sings of our fears coming down like Jericho walls in his song "Jericho," I was inspired to study the story leading up to that moment.

    I learned a lot about Joshua and what God commanded him. {Spoiler alert: God speaks directly to his fear.} Join me on the journey this week!

    In this encore episode, I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Context
      • Read larger chunks of Scripture
      • Consider the opposite
      • Use section headings to get your bearings
      • Read/watch an overview of the book you're studying
      • Consider the historical context
      • Meditate on God's Word
      • Follow the cross-reference
    • The 30 Day Music Challenge - ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE HERE
    • Not overcomplicating our time in God's Word
    • Taking in the whole story - Joshua 1-6
    • Considering that "courage" is the opposite of "fear"
    • An overview of the book of Joshua - BibleProject.com
    • Taking on Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy to gain historical context (look for Joshua in these texts as well)
    • God's four calls for Joshua be strong and courageous - Joshua 1:1-9
    • One more call to courage from Joshua's fellow Israelites - Joshua 1:16-18
    • Trusting God and letting fear crumble to the ground because He's trustworthy
    • Following the cross-reference to see Moses sending out spies - Numbers 13:18-20
    • Reading on to Numbers 14:7-9 to hear Joshua's own words in the face of fear the first time they pulled up to the promised land

    Additional Resources

    • Lyrics - mykits.com
    • Individual song - Amazon Paid Link

    Weekly Challenge

    Read Joshua 1-6. Consider reading it multiple times in various versions. Note the repeated call to courage and meditate on the details surrounding each call. Follow the cross-reference to Numbers 13 and 14 and compare and contrast the sending of spies into the promised land.

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    #408: "Make Room" by Casting Crowns feat. Matt Maher Dec 27, 2021
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    The hustle and bustle of the holiday season are coming to an end. So many details remind us of Christ. What a tragedy it will be if we make room for the traditions that point to Him but fail to make room in our hearts for HIM. Casting Crowns' song, "Make Room," inspired me to take a step back and view the details from a different perspective.

    Join me as we explore just how long ago the details of the Christmas narrative were set in motion.

    In this episode, I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Storying - retelling the story of Scripture in your own words
      • Share with a friend
      • Slow down
      • Repetition
    • The 30 Day Music Challenge
    • The Lifeway report revealing 90% of Americans celebrate Christmas, but 17% of them can't remember any of the narrative - BreakPoint Podcast
    • Letting the narrative of the birth of Christ sink in, to the point where you can retell it in your own words (a.k.a. taking the BITE of Storying)
    • Taking a step back to see things in a new way
    • Rereading the text, keeping an eye out for big-picture details reminding us of the grand story of Scripture
    • The devotion by Mark Hall (lead singer of Casting Crowns) reveals the genesis of this song - Make Room: A Devo By Mark Hall From Casting Crowns
    • Answering the question "so what?"

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    Additional Resources

    • Lyrics - NewReleaseToday.com
    • Chords - WorshipChords.com

    This Week's Challenge

    If you have not yet taken the time to slow down and read the text of the narratives of Christmas, take time this week to read Luke 1 and 2, Matthew 1 and 2, and John 1. And if reading these texts is an exercise in repetition, reread them! While you are reading, notice the details of the accounts. After you're done reading, take a step back and see the big picture of God's story. Is there room in your heart to accept the invitation to become a part of it?

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    #407: "Christmas Lights" by Love & the Outcome Dec 20, 2021
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    The symbols of Christmas have become the traditions of Christmas -- traditions like an evening drive to see grand light displays. When you hear a song like "Christmas Lights" by Love & the Outcome, allow it to point your heart toward Jesus, the Light of the World.

    You can't consider the Christmas story without remembering the true Light that invaded the darkness when He put on flesh and dwelled among us.

    In this episode, I discuss:

    • Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
      • Read in context
      • Listen to an audio version of the text
      • Repetition
      • Make a list
      • Meditate on Scripture
      • Use your imagination
    • The 30 Day Music Challenge
    • Seeing Jesus as the true light in John 1
    • Following the cross-reference to Genesis 1
    • Comparing and contrasting the themes we see in Genesis 1 and John 1
    • Seeing Jesus in Zechariah's prophecy over his son John - Luke 1:76-79
    • Slowing down and letting the truths of Scripture sink in as we look at Christmas lights.

    More Than a Song Playlist

    Additional Resources

    • Lyrics - New Release Today

    This Week's Challenge

    Read John 1 and Genesis 1. Compare and contrast the themes of light and darkness, emptiness and fullness, void and life. Meditate on what you are reading. Think about truths (or even verses) you can bring to mind each time you take in the beauty of Christmas lights this season.

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