Worship Music Battle of the Bands III

Guess what time it is folks!!! It is time for round three of the Worship Music Battle of the Bands! where the bizarre meets the downright creepy for the purpose of "lifting high the banner of the cross"...or not...

Today we pit a classic video favorite, with what I feel is the creepiest, most disturbing thing ever to label itself Christian...except for... perhaps... the author of this blog...be that as it may... Let's get to contestant number one...

Our first video is a Youtube classic. With close to three million views, it has been parodied dozens of times. The Group and has been labeled as "The first Christian ska band," and has been a candidate for our battle of the bands for some time. Desiring to make it on a post, I have yet to find anything that could compare to the...what word am I looking for...goofiness of this piece of work...until now...Sooooooo,

Ladies and gentlemen...For your viewing pleasure... From their album "First Fruits", Sonseed, with the viral video hit, "Jesus Is A Friend of Mine!!!"

When I first saw this all I could do was shudder, but after several viewings, it kinda grew on me. The disco like clothing, the pink stage background, and the catchy chorus, that I just can't get out of my head...."Disturbing" finally gave way to "cute" and now I can actually listen to it without wanting to gouge my eardrums out with an icepick...
My favorite part is 1:50 minutes into the song.

"He is like a Mountie, He always gets His man and he will zap you any way he can...
Classic theology at it's finest! What more can I say?


There are many words that can describe our next contestant ... He ministers in song, singing duets with the voice of a small child that lives in a 2 bedroom condominium in his stomach... I AM NOT KIDDING.... And if that is not disturbing enough.... sigh..let's just listen to the video...

Introducing, Mark Fox, singing "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made..."



All I can say is YEEEESH!!! Perhaps if this was done with a ventriloquist dummy it would be more tolerable or a hand puppet, or a voice over for a cartoon. but as it stands....Creepy!!!
A little googlidge of Mr. Fox brought me to this link, http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/10/the_secret_of_l.html where I found that he also recorded an entire album of childrens songs, that included "Diary of an unborn child, " a truly disturbing story of the life of an unborn fetus untill it was aborted...
I struggled through a few of the seventeen tracks, and decided that water boarding would be less painful... This makes telletubbies seem lame... If you did not hear me the first time, I'll say it again...YEEEEESH!!!

So if the above video give you the taste for "Sanctified Disturbing Children's Music," click the link and have a ball... As for me I would rather listen to a "Hee Haw" marathon while scratching a bottle cap down a black board.... It is that bad. }}}}}}SHUDDER{{{{

Worship Music Battle of the Bands II

It's that time again folks! the second installment of the Worship Music Battle of the Bands! Last week we featured music from representatives of a Sovereign Grace ministry, and a Emergent Liberal heresy . This week it's "Pentecostal/Charismatic" v.s. "Seeker sensitive" worship leaders, as we enter in to round two of our contest.

Contestant one is "the founder of FIRE RAIN MINISTRIES, an established, covered ministry that is sent out by Apostle and Pastor Robert Summers and Mt. Creek Church in Dallas, Texas. He is also a dynamic prophetic minister that is being used to set the church as well as the lost free through his deep, heart gripping music, prophetic words, and passionate messages. a very talented musician, he was also a worship leader for the Lakeland revivals which included the ministry of the infamous Todd Bentley. Ladies and Gentlemen, Rick Pino and his Band!!!

If this is deep heart gripping music... one can only be more moved by his prophetic words and passionate message

"Give Him Glory, Give Him Glory, Give Him Glory!!!! Yeah... We love the LORDY!

Rick Pino is a talented musician, And he does have much better music than this. But let me ask you something, Does placing the name of Jesus in a song, (originally sang by a transvestite in the 80's group "Dead or Alive") actually sanctify the music? Does it give Glory to God, or does it appeal to the flesh?

Our second contestant solves this question of adding Jesus to worldly music. He
is the "Worship Leader" for the "Seeker Sensitive" NewSpring Church, and is famous for introducing controversial music to the worship service. Here is a Fine example of
the anointed music played at their Easter Church service. So without further delay, Singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, to the Glory Of God...Lee McDerment
and the NewSpring Band!

Sigh....I have been banned from all You tube sites hosted by NewSpring Church, for
my rather passionate opinions concerning their choice in church music. but since this is My blogsite, I can feel free to comment as I wish... But in this case I would rather simply let The Holy Spirit of God speak in my place. Heed the word of the Lord!


"For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."- (2 Corinthians 6: 14b-17)