You may be familiar with Charles Dickens’ classic short novel, "A Christmas Carol." Dickens' character Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. His former employer, Jacob Marley visits him as a spirit wearing shackles, symbolizing the failings of their life on earth. Whether sins of the past, present, or future, we often wear our own proverbial shackles and are bound by them in this life. The good news of Christmas, however, is God putting on flesh and becoming as one of us. In Jesus, we find freedom from the shackles of our past, our present, and our future.

With this semi-regular Redemption Podcast Extras series, we focus on the songs we sing at Redemption as well as examinations of other songs we may not sing on a regular basis.

In this episode, we look at the song "O Come, O Come Emmanuel." This Christmas song is one we do every year at Redemption and have done in several different way, arrangement-wise.

Redemption Executive Minister Daniel Ross takes us through the song and you'll get two versions of the same song, to help us see the variety of sounds coming out of Redemption campuses.

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Original words (v. 1-2) translated by John M. Neale (1851). Music, Veni Emmanuel. Alt. and add. words by Steve Cook and Bob Kauflin. © 2014 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI)/Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. All rights reserved. Administrated worldwide at www.CapitolCMGPublishing.com, excluding the UK which is adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family. CCLI License # 2226886.

You may be familiar with Charles Dickens’ classic short novel, "A Christmas Carol." Dickens' character Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. His former employer, Jacob Marley visits him as a spirit wearing shackles, symbolizing the failings of their life on earth. Whether sins of the past, present, or future, we often wear our own proverbial shackles and are bound by them in this life. The good news of Christmas, however, is God putting on flesh and becoming as one of us. In Jesus, we find freedom from the shackles of our past, our present, and our future.

With this semi-regular Redemption Podcast Extras series, we focus on the songs we sing at Redemption as well as examinations of other songs we may not sing on a regular basis.

In this episode, we look at the song "Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery." The song, written by Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, and Michael Bleeker, has become a standard at Redemption over the past few years.

Redemption Executive Minister Daniel Ross takes us through the song and you'll get a live version of the song led during the Good Friday "Songs Of The Cross" service in 2018. In this version, Daniel and Caleb Spencer, of Redemption, are joined by Jonathan Dunham, of Bethany Christian Church, and Michael and Leah Cochren, of Antioch Christian Church.

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CCLI Song # 7026028. Matt Boswell | Matt Papa | Michael Bleecker. © 2012 Bleecker Publishing (Admin. by Michael Bleecker), Getty Music Hymns and Songs (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.), Getty Music Publishing (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.), Love Your Enemies Publishing (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.), McKinney Music, Inc. (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.). CCLI License # 2226886.

Drew Thurman is part of a team in the process of launching a new church community called Renaissance Christian Church in Waltham, Mass., (in the Boston metro area). Renaissance is part of a church planting organization called Restoration House Ministries. Learn more about the movement at renaissanceboston.org.

Drew was Redemption's student minister from 2012 to 2014 and our teaching minister from 2014 to mid-2018. Drew, his wife, Bre, and daughter, Annie, were an integral part of the Redemption community during their years with us.

As the Redemption Music Podcast has closed its doors, we want to open a new door to insights on music at Redemption with this semi-regular Redemption Podcast Extras series focused on the songs we sing at Redemption as well as examinations of other songs we may not sing on a regular basis.

In this inaugural episode, we look at the Narrow Path original song "Days Of Darkness." The song, which was used as countdown music during our study of Ecclesiastes, was inspired by the book of wisdom, specifically chapters 11 and 12.

Redemption Executive Minister Daniel Ross takes us through the song and you'll get a live version of the song led by Narrow Path (with help from Bryan Bolin on keys and Laura Blue on backing vocals).

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What matters in the end? What are we doing every day? Does it have any meaning or significance? What does God say is meaningful and significant?

Join us as we journey through all 12 chapters of this great book.

Also, be sure to check out REDEMPTION PODCAST EXTRAS as Spiritual Formations Minister Richard Crabtree delivers a weekly podcast, diving deeper into Ecclesiastes.