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Witnessing to my classmates through Christian music

CredendoVides

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Hi everyone! My class has been given an interesting assignment by my AP English teacher. We're all to pick a pong that is poetic/deep/talks about the meaning of life/has substance, etc. Songs are really just poetry when you get right down to it.

So anyway, once we've picked a song, we're to develop a lesson plan for teaching it. I have to teach this song to the class for 20 minutes. By teach, I mean analyze it's deeper meanings, much like you would analyze the meaning of any other poem, i.e. talk about literary techniques like symbolism, allusions, and discuss what the songwriter is really talking about.

I also have to come up with six questions to have the class answer as homework. I will be providing the class with a copy of the lyrics, and the class will listen to the song before I begin to teach it.

Anyway, here's the part where I ask you all for help. I want to choose a Christian song, whether it be Gospel, a hymn, or more contemporary Christian music or Christian rock. What I'm hoping is that the song that I pick will give me an opportunity to use as a witnessing tool. This is a wonderful chance for me to bring God into the public schools, and share His Word with my classmates. So I'm looking for a song that would best enable me to do this. One that provides ample opportunity for me to share the Gospel while teaching it. Maybe one that quotes Scripture? It doesn't have to though.

My problem, though, is that, believe it or not, I don't listen to any music at all. Well, ok, I'm a cellist, so I listen to Classical music, but not anything else. So, I know absolutely nothing about Christian music, and have no idea what to pick. I'd love it if you could give me suggestions, including titles and singers/songwriters, maybe links to lyrics, or where I could download/purchase the music?

Also, I'm going to try witnessing to a friend by using a variety of approaches, one of which is showing him fulfilled Bible prophecies. Can you think of some good ones that a non Christian would find compelling? Particularly recently fulfilled ones, or ones which are about to be fulfilled? The rebirth of Israel in 1948 springs to mind (Ezekiel 37 and Mathew 24) Can you think of some others?
 

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your problem though is that you don't listen to music is not a problem at all, no matter what you do it takes the Holy Spirit to save, use lots of Bible, but don't bring up music nd such, when more and more of the Spirit is their from you witnessing straight from the Bible, the bigger the chance of conviction, just pray for about an hour in the morning for the Holy Spirit's help and you can do it
 
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I know what you mean i`m in 9th grade and ever since 2nd grade after i was saved i`ve been trying to witness to two friends of mine that i`ve met in Kindergarten. Well this week another christian friend gave them a switchfoot CD wow did the open up questions it was like a light turn on, I personaly had never thought of trying witness through christain CD i mean i witness though my clarinet playing at church but it was so supriseing and these two friends have never been to church not even as a baby but now they are going with some of my other friends with them to church on sunday. I so great i just want to yell out praise the Lord.
 
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Sounds good, but also make sure your character is in check before everyone. Don't look two faced.

"Imminent War" by Living Sacrifice touches on prophesies of Isreal's rebirth, but people might have some political conflicts with that. If you use that song, be sure to really get into the lyrics stressing peaceful coexistance.

"Ancient Prophesy" by Mortification talks about how Jesus fulfilled Isaiah 53. People won't understand the words, though, it's good death metal :)

If you want to depart from prophesy, "Inferno" and "Renewal" by Extol are two excellent songs with excellent lyrics. "Inferno" is about the fall of man and "Renewal" is about what happens to a believer when his/her faith is renewed or when someone comes to Christ for the first time.

For you, I would recommend Extol the most, they use cellos and stuff like that. Their "Undecieved" CD (which both of these tracks come from) is some of the finest music ever produced, IMHO.
 
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