Gospel Music Funeral

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...

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The leadership of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) says it was not responsible for the supposed GH₵100 donation made at the funeral of gospel singer Maame Tiwaa of Asomafo fame a few weeks ago.

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Bessa Simons and Second Vice President, Abena Ruthy, have dismissed reports of the union donating an amount of GH cent;100 at the funeral of gospel singer Maame Tiwaa of Asomafo fame, a few weeks ago ...

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The gospel is good news because it brings a person into the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of Jesus Christ. He is not merely the rope that pulls us from the threatening waves; he is the solid beach under our feet, and the air in our lungs, and the beat of our heart, and the warm sun on our skin, and the song in our ears, and the arms of our beloved. What Is the Gospel?

What makes the gospel Gospel is that it brings a person into the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of Jesus Christ. The words Jesus will speak when we come to heaven are: "Enter into the joy of your Master" (Matthew 25:21).

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We no longer live in the heyday of the gospel-centered movement. But no Christian, however mature, has outgrown the need to remain daily centered on the gospel.

Do we only need the gospel for the first steps of faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:8–15 to show why the gospel remains relevant for everyday obedience.

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