Gospel Project Research Paper

A cultural value that is important and must be taken to account is Direct vs. Indirect. I say this because how you communicate with some will greatly affect how much they retain of listen to. In this matter, Drew has expressed that he feels Christians are aggressive and history has shown their moral compass lacks right vs wrong and good and bad. Knowing this I would want to work around being direct and indirect when communicating with him. I would never want to be to direct and push him away nor would I want to be so indirect that it seems as if I’m walking on egg shells. In the end, how I communicate to him will greatly impact if he listens or shuts me out.

Music is an important aspect of every society. Music can tell stories, release emotions, build bridges and break down barriers, but above all music is entertaining. There are various forms of music but not many have as rich a history as gospel music. The importance of gospel music has been relevant in American music for more than a century and its importance to society is still relevant to this day (See Appendix A). Gospel music helped slaves escape to freedom and paved the way for other styles of music. It promotes a spirit of hope and provided an outlet to worship God. So how exactly has Gospel music impacted today’s society?

Our worldview allows us to see into the world at such an angle that it coincides with our beliefs, therefore affecting how we think and live. Whether one falls under an atheistic, pantheistic, or theistic worldview, they are guided in their life choices depending on the beliefs of their worldview. Throughout this paper, I will summarize the elements of a Christian Worldview such as God, Humanity, Jesus, and Restoration; I will then analyze questions one might have about the Christian Worldview, and finally I will reflect on my worldview.

Today I am going to talk a little bit about the Christian Worldview. Religion can be a highly debated subject depending on who you talk to and the environment you are in. With so many different types of religion in the world today it can get confusing where you may fit in. In this paper I will be exploring some of the important elements of one of the more well known religions in the Christian Worldview to help you to understand why they believe what they believe.

Mathews Gospel helps me understand what I need to do and overcome during Lent. As we continue through this Lenten season, we can grow in our faith and trust in God by following Jesus' example while he was in the desert. During Lent, we can grow closer to God by understanding Jesus' love and by doing a little extra to grow in love with God.

SPIRITUAL and GOSPEL MUSIC Everyday of our lives, at one point or another we listen to music. Music is a very important aspect of every race, culture, or society. Music is not only entertaining, but it is also used to tell stories and express emotions. Spiritual and gospel music is a genre that is meant to encourage the spirit of hope and provide a channel to practice your faith or to worship God.

Gospel music emerged during the twentieth century following the Great Migration of African American towards the north. Influenced by blues, gospel music is a religious genre. The use of gospel music is typically during religious practices, ceremonial purposes, pleasure and entertainment. During the Great Migration, two denominations followed by African Americans, Black Baptist and Methodists.

They had a social gospel which responded to problems in industrial society which fought for justice and an end to poverty. Women were educated and some even went to college. We know most women were teachers or nurses. They had reforming cities that had safe house's that were in poor neighborhoods and they could stay in these houses to learn about the area, have meetings and get free health care. They also had hull houses which were the second owned resident the government passed to better construction safety laws. There was an antibiotic saloon league that made a lot of kids and the wives go into poverty because of men drinking too much. They had democratizing trends that were initiated the referendum which allowed citizens control over the

A worldview is made from a set of assumptions created by an individual or a group of people forming a belief system that guides them in how they perceive reality to be in this world. Belief systems are often created by those before us which; are then instilled into future generations. In today’s world there are many different types of belief systems being taught, however; “there are three basic worldviews that most belief systems fall into which are; Atheism, Pantheism and Theism.” (GCU Lecture 1, 2015) Christianity holds a Theism worldview and is the “largest religion in America with; eighty-three percent of Americans claiming to be Christians”. (Analysis & Langer, 2016 ) A Christian worldview revolves around the teachings from the Old and New Testament in the Bible which; are referred to as Gospels known as the word of God since; “all scripture is God breathed”. (2 Timothy 3:16) The essentials of the Gospel are made up of God, humanity, Jesus and restoration and in analyzing Christianity, then reflecting on my own worldview I will conclude with my final thoughts on the Gospel essentials.

The Coronation Gospel created in the 800 in the Frankish empire is an object looks incredibly impressive when it is seen at the Kumsthistorishches Museum in Vienna. The Gospel’s cover is made up of gold leaf covered with semi-precious stones. If you were do look at it’s interior it has a wide range of golden illumination and text. The Coronation Gospels is beautiful treasure on the surface. But what the gospel represents is more impressive then mere appearances. The Coronation Gospel represents the large scale cultural project that was happening underneath Charlemagne’s rule. This project is often referred to as the Carolingian renaissance. Carolingian renaissance is defined as a cultural movement that sought to be a “rebirth” of roman and ancient cultural styles. This included changes within art, architecture

The gospel performance included little diversity among performers or audience members, but considering that it was aired on BET an African American majority makes perfect sense, because BET purpose was to provide a place where blacks can tune in, relate, and find support among the media. Throughout the gospel hour the audience was very engaged. We could see clapping and dancing in about every performing song. A spiritual dance that originated from the slaves was the ring shout and this one dance was one-way preachers were able to preserve the slave experience and hardships through sermons and the spirituals. During the civil war the ring shout became traditional among Sunday gatherings and it what helped the spirituals stay alive. Even years

The Gospel of John is amazing and unique in its own way. There's a lot of different controversies that arises to the surface because of the differences between John and the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke). There are differences in stories, themes, writing styles, and so on. It's like hearing 4 different people tell the same story. You will always get something different; different answers, details, etc.

I woke up Sunday morning at 9 o’clock. I heard a voice in my heart: “John, I love you. I died for you in order for you to not be depressed. Don’t be angry with me. I will bring you out of captivity if you are willing to follow me. I am God.” My heart became stunned after hearing those words. Tears streamed down my face as I finally, for the first time in my life, became overwhelmed by God’s love. I realized that I was loved and accepted in a spiritual, unfathomable way. I could not believe it. God actually love me, John

I don’t believe that contemporary gospel styles have diminished Christian messages. I don’t see a problem with it. You have to concentrate on the verses and the melody. Music is oh so powerful. It has a way of breaking boundaries. Yet, plenty of artists are taking that tool and putting negative, unpleasant verses to it, and these verses are going into the minds and hearts of people who are easily influenced by music. Praise God with your whole heart and make a “Joyful Noise.” I’ve heard the Bible talks about all kinds of instruments being used in worship, and never specifies a