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Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - January 30, 2012

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Laugh at Yourself -
I am convinced this is why I have children! Having open and honest relationship with my children guarantees I will hear whenever I act in a hypocritical way. The older I get, the more joy I find in learning to laugh at myself...especially when I think I have it all together. The Lord has amazing ways of reminding me that I’m the clay and He is the Potter! While driving down our country road with my children one day, one of my boys was talking with me about basketball. [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - January 23, 2012

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Color Outside the Lines -
This is one of my favorite creativity boosters. I love it when people tell me things like ‘you can’t write a song that way. No one will ever sing it.’ Telling me I can’t do something is like pushing me off a cliff. What may look like a fall for someone else looks like an opportunity for adventure and creativity to me. I should walk around with a placard that says ‘I’ll show you!’ Just because everyone does something one way doesn’t mean it’s the O [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week -January 17, 2012

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Awaken Your Senses -
Awakening the senses does not mean to do whatever feels good in a given moment. God gave us senses to help us understand the world and the people around us. Our senses were given with pure and holy intentions in mind. Creative people are often attacked in the area of erotic awareness of our senses. There is a place for that. Learn to use your senses in a godly manner. How can we learn to do this? We must learn to see from God’s perspective. When we see a loved one or a c [...]

He is Holy! Worship Video

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Time to Move On - ministry video

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week -January 9, 2012

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

REFRESH YOURSELF -
Sometimes, creativity means getting out of your regular routine. Have you considered taking a hike to help break the monotony of your job? Taking a hike may mean simply getting up and walking around the office. Such a walk may not seem too adventurous to you until you see that walk from God’s perspective. Take time to look at the people around you from a different point of view. What are their needs? What are their dreams? What would bless them today? Our souls need ref [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week -January 2, 2012

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Think Differently About What Creativity Is -
Creativity (to me) is seeing life and its circumstances from a different perspective. As a child of God Almighty, I must learn to see life from HIS perspective. To do so can prove to be one of the most productive means of unburdening your soul you may ever find in this life. To see tragedy from God’s perspective gives hope. To view hurtful moments from God’s point of view brings maturity and grace. To see your place and purpose from God’s poin [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - December 19, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Write in Your Own Key -
Sounds crazy, but sometimes we put the cart before the horse. We want to write something that will be congregational so as we are writing we place certain parameters on our passion. We think ‘Will this be in the proper key?’ or we think ‘Will this concept translate from my heart to the heart of the congregation?’ and in the process, we limit our own passion. When I am in receiving/writing mode, I always sing in the key that is most comfortable for me…in the ra [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - December 12, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Lead Your Sheep to Goodness
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life…
Psalm 23:6a NASB -

Just as we should receive and write from the King’s perspective concerning the hard times of life, we should also focus on what is good and right regardless of our circumstances. In other words, write from the good things life has bestowed upon you! If you receive good news concerning a certain area of your life, rejoice and write from that joy. If you are blessed [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - December 5, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Write From the Abundance of Your Own Soul
My cup overflows…
Psalm 23:5c -

It is a good thing to write and receive from your own pains, sorrows, and woundings, but it is just as good and helpful to others to write and receive from the abundance of your own soul. Even when going through hard times, it is the right thing to focus on what is good rather than the darkness. It is of vital importance that we learn to see and live our lives from the King’s perspective. When I am down, I focus [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - November 28, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Write With Healing in Mind -

You have anointed my head with oil…
Psalm 23:5b -

One thing we can always count on: life, due to sin, is full of pain and sorrow. This means there will always be need of comfort and healing. As a song receiver, you must be constantly aware of the needs of those you are writing for. Remember, also, that God wastes nothing – not even your sorrow and pain. Do not hesitate to allow the sorrows and wounds of your own life to inspire you to receive songs that [...]

Great is Your Faithfulness - Worship Video

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

You Are Good to Me - Worship Video

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - November 21, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Write From the Table Set Before You -
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…
Psalm 23:5a NASB -

Far too often, Christians walk around believing they are somehow relegated to whatever their circumstances are. We allow the enemy to dictate our lives according to our present situation. The truth is this: as new creations we are children of the King! We are liuterally joint-heirs with Christ! What does this mean? We do not have to settle for anything less than God’s [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - November 14, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Write Songs of Comfort -
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 24:4b

When my children were small, it was often my privilege to comfort them when they would fall and scrape a knee or when they had just received discipline and gone through the steps of repentance. What I have discovered in ministry is that all people need comfort some time in their life. I ask the Lord for songs of comfort for those I am in relationship with or for those I am ministering to at large. Some of those [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - November 7, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Write For Those Who Grieve or Face Death -
Whether we like it or not, we will always encounter death in this life. As a song receiver, you have a very unique opportunity to minister to those who sorrow – to comfort them in their grief. There have been so many times in my own life when only a song could break through my pain…and in the many years I have been ministering now, I can attest to the reality that this is true so often in the lives of those I minister to who are going through a ti [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - November 1, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Write as One Who Knows God’s Name -
One of the ways we get to know someone is to first learn their name. Once we know someone’s name and begin to spend time with them, we begin to associate their attributes with their name. Spending time with the Lord is like that. He is Jehovah Shalom – Peace. He is Jehovah Jireh – Provider. He is Jehovah Tsidkenu – Righteousness. He is Jehovah Shammah – Present. He is Jehovah Rophe – Healer. He is Jehovah M’Kaddesh – Holy. He is Jehovah Roh [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - October 24, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Write to Restore the Human Soul to God -
What kind of song speaks most to your soul? Is it one that makes you happy? Is it a lyric that makes you sentimental or nostalgic? Is it an emotional melody that evokes a melancholy attitude? Is it a song that helps you express a feeling or a hurt that you have experienced? Is it a song that makes you feel that someone somewhere understands you and you don’t feel so alone? Or is it a song that simply encourages you to not give up? Jesus came to meet t [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - October 17, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Write the Deep Waters -
I love to go to the ocean and gaze upon the vast expanse, imagining what lies on the other side, but the day I discovered the joy of SCUBA gave me an even greater perspective. While I love playing in the waves and find great joy in doing so, I never realized how limited that joy was. As soon as I dipped my head beneath the crystal clear waters surrounding Grand Cayman a whole new world was introduced to my senses. Vistas never before imagined sent my mind reeling with j [...]

Song Receiver's Tip of the Week - October 10, 2011

dennis.jernigan9@gmail.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Lead to Deep, Lush, Green Pastures in Your Writing -
Now that you have an idea of whom you are receiving and writing for, what are the specific needs of that group? Taking a note from the Word of God, what are the areas of their souls that would do well to receive rest? Listen for songs this week that will lead those who hear or sing them to places of rest for their weary souls. A good shepherd leads his or her sheep to the green pastures they need…to places of sustenance and hope and assura [...]