THE EDITOR, Sir:THE TVJ 'Religious Hard Talk' show aired on Tuesday, June 6, on gospel deejaying must be continued to a Round 2. Here's my conviction, the day gospel deejaying will be good for the Church will be the day when the lyrics will be so overwhelming that the musicians can cease playing while we listen to them a capella and they will heal us while bridging the gap.
I'm glad that Jesus didn't grab a stool in the temple and join the gamblers, hoping to seize the opportunity to teach them about his Father, because there are indeed some human social activities that do not accommodate concentration on the holy as one suppresses the other. For example, you cannot concentrate on spiritual issues when having sexual intercourse.
Can deejays successfully 'minister' to broken souls at their live concerts as they probably do with their CDs? We can hear them on their CDs but can we hear them at live concerts? Can we hear them above the cacophony of the drummer's fervour competing against the keyboard players'? What is it that triggers the pulse of listeners at their live concerts? Is it the Gospel of Jesus Christ and his resurrection power that transforms broken lives or the loud sound of the drummer and keyboard player riding a particular reggae rhythm that is familiar in dance halls, while struggling to be louder than these DJs on their microphone?
CHALLENGE
So, wheel and come again my friends, challenge your Lord Jesus Christ to give power to your ministry to teach you how to call his children out from among them! Prove to Him that your live performances are about Him, for Him and not about you! Turn down the music so that we can hear your lyrics.
We can identify with your change when we hear your language! We can identify with your music when it's heavenly and soothes the soul!
You may be shocked to find that God is indeed there and wants to meet his children at the point of their need, not your need!
I am, etc.,
FELLOW SERVANT
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