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Christian God Ministry Music Radio

The Major’s Top 10 Hits – Summer Of 2018

15 weekly hit music charts and 24 positive and encouraging hits have created this cumulative hit music chart of my Top 10 hits of the Summer Of 2018 based on personal preference. Here it is – from Memorial Day Weekend (last Sunday of May) to Labor Day Weekend (first Sunday of September):

  1. “Do It Again” – Elevation Worship
  2. “Grace Got You” – MercyMe
  3. “Dream Small ” – Josh Wilson
  4. “The Way (New Horizon)” – Pat Barrett
  5. “All In” – Matthew West
  6. “Resurrection Power” – Chris Tomlin
  7. “Who You Say I Am” – Hillsong Worship
  8. “The Breakup Song” – Francesca Battistelli
  9. “Everything” – TobyMac
  10. “No Matter What” – Ryan Stevenson Ft. Bart Millard

Years from now when I look back at this chart I’ll remember the good times that I enjoyed during these 100 days of summer. This was the soundtrack of my summer.

If you’re not familiar with one or any of these songs then use Google or YouTube to check them out. Enjoy the music, but listen to the words. The words of these songs represent God’s Word. Any one of these songs can change your life forever. God used music to rescue and save me from the darkness during the Summer Of 2006.

This concludes my 5 blogs this weekend. It’s back to 4 blogs next weekend with all-new blogs on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I don’t blog on Saturdays. That’s my day of rest. Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to win souls for Christ. Enjoy this week. Share God’s Good News – and His music – with anyone who will listen.

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Christian God Ministry Music Radio

The Major’s Top 10 Hits – Week 81

Every Monday night I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday September 02ND 2018:

  1. “Who You Say I Am” – Hillsong Worship [# 1 last week / 6TH week on chart]
  2. “Do It Again” – Elevation Worship [2 / 18TH]
  3. “Grace Got You” – MercyMe [3 / 22ND]
  4. “Everything” – TobyMac [4 / 4TH]
  5. “Known” – Tauren Wells [5 / 4TH]
  6. “Surrounded (Fight My Battles)” – Michael W. Smith [- / 1ST]
  7. “You Say” – Lauren Daigle [- / 1ST]
  8. “Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns [- / 1ST]
  9. “Wherever I Go” – Dan Bremnes [9 / 9TH]
  10. “Even Then” – Micah Tyler [10 / 3RD]

It’s Week 81 overall and the 15TH and final week of the Summer of 2018. I’m taking all 15 weekly hit music charts, all 24 hits, and putting them through the ole number cruncher (Excel spreadsheet). Tomorrow on a special Tuesday blog entry I’ll be presenting the Top 10 hits of the entire summer from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend here in the U.S.

Now back to this week where Michael W. Smith (he turns 61 next month) scores his first Top 10 smash on my chart in 27 years. “Place In This World” was a huge smash on Mainstream Top 40 radio during the Summer of 1991. In fact it finished as the # 13 hit of the entire summer (on my end-of-summer chart for that year).

Almost 5 years ago I saw Michael W. Smith LIVE in concert here in South Florida. He performed at the same event as Switchfoot, Israel & New Breed, and Mandisa. I would love to see him again.

Here he is with his new smash, “Surrounded”.

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Bible Christian God Ministry Scripture

Sunday Scripture

I’ve begun writing my 22ND sermon – the 19TH of which will be preached to my church family sometime soon. (I’ve actually written 3 sermons that I’ve determined aren’t ready to be preached – for various reasons.)

My new sermon that I started writing yesterday is titled “War & Peace”, and it’ll likely be based on James 4:1-10. It continues my message series on the Book of James which I started in February. (This will be my 9TH sermon in this series.)

Here are 3 working paragraphs that I’ve written thus far based on James 4:1:

… Fast forward not quite 2,000 years into the future. It’s 2018. What do we have in the world today ?  We have Christians inside God’s Kingdom who look and act no different than non-Christians of the world. We have churches squabbling internally about silly things. We have megachurches looking down on small churches as irrelevant. We have small churches chastising megachurches as secular or worldly. We have churches competing with each other instead of uniting with one another. We have religions and denominations – and their respective rules – working against each other. We have church leaders preaching on how much we sin – and how much the world sins – as they get caught in years of sin.

No wonder non-believers and non-followers of Christ walk away from us instead of towards us. The hard truth is that many of our neighbors out there love God, but they don’t care too much for His followers – because of what they hear and see from us. I speak from personal experience here. I felt that way up until 12 years ago. I’ve always believed in God’s existence. Even when I didn’t follow Him – I’ve always believed that He existed. But I didn’t care so much for His people and for His churches. That is – until I became His follower – and then 5 months later – became part of His church family.

In my first year on this fantastic journey I fell in love with God – first – before family – before friends – before the workplace. Once I joined a church family I discovered that God commanded me to love everyone – genuinely – believers and non-believers alike. I don’t think that a lot of our neighbors out there know that we love them – and that God loves them – unconditionally – eternally …

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1990s Music Radio

The Major’s Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1998

Every Friday night I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference from either 10, 20, or 30 years ago (rotating each week). Here it is – for the week ending Sunday August 30TH 1998:

  1. “The Way” – Fastball
  2. “I Want You Back” – ‘N Sync
  3. “Tearin’ Up My Heart” – ‘N Sync
  4. “When The Lights Go Out” – 5ive
  5. “Hey Now Now” – Swirl 360

Remember 5ive – England’s answer to ‘N Sync ?  5ive eventually went to 4our, and now they are still around as 3hree, but they still call themselves 5ive. They are pushing 40. Back when they were pushing 20 they scored a bunch of hits in a row in their native U.K., but they are a 1-hit wonder here stateside. That’s their hit – “When The Lights Go Out”.

20 years ago this week Barenaked Ladies had the week’s fastest climber on my chart – up 20 notches from # 39 to # 19 with “One Week”.  It actually tied Hootie And The Blowfish‘s “I Will Wait” – also up 20 notches from # 40 to # 20.

20 years ago this week Goo Goo Dolls topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Iris”.

It’s halftime. I’ll be back on Sunday with Scripture, and then on Monday it’s my brand new Top 10 music chart. Enjoy your Saturday. Be safe. Have fun. Love all. Live life.