The Sacred Man

Today, I talk about some of the reasons why I think it is a good idea to exercise on a regular basis. 1. To be able to do more fun activities. 2. To get stronger. 3. To be able to help people. 4. To develop mental toughness. 5. To get more done at work, at home, and at church. 6. To look good for your spouse. 7. To make good use of a resource God has given you.

I was listening to a podcast the other day called Order Of Man by Ryan Michler who was interviewing Phil Robertson from Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty. I was impressed with the way that he answered the questions. Almost every answer was with a Bible passage. You could tell that this man was filled with the Word and wanted to tell people about Jesus. We need to be like that. We need to be concerned for our neighbors enough to share the Gospel with them and not be only wrapped up in our work or the role we play in our church. We need to be witnesses.

I was listening to a podcast sermon this week and in this sermon, the speaker was talking about Jesus our substitute. He read through chapter 53 of Isaiah where it talks about the crucifixion of Jesus prophesied centuries before it actually took place. As a believer and a music minister, I believe it is important to remind yourself of why you are singing and who you are singing about. In particular, you should remind ourself of what Jesus did for you. Jesus gave us freedom through His sacrifice. We need to remind ourselves of that. We need to think about it. We need to talk about it. We need to sing about it.

Today, I have changed my logo and I talk about why. I wanted my logo to have some meaning behind it, so this is what I came up with. First, it reflects who I am. I am a musician, but also a rough country boy from Alabama. Second, it is manly. I think manliness among believers is something that does not get talked about enough. I want to help change that. Third, it represents worship. We are here to worship God and that is one of the things I talk about in this podcast. Fourth, it represents the warrior. We are in a spiritual war that is against unseen enemies. It is a topic that we as believers do not need to forget.

In this episode, I talk about one of my favorite songs for a Sunday worship service. There are three characteristics that I believe make it a good song. First, It needs to sound good. If it doesn't, no-one will listen to it. Second, it needs to be easy to sing. If a song is too complex, then it will be hard to learn and hard to focus on Who it is about. Third, it needs to be about Truth. A good song will not contradict the words of the Bible. And, on a Sunday, I believe it should be directly lifting up the name of Jesus.

Today, I talk about the resources that God has given us which are Time, Money, Talents, Mind, and Body. I read out of Matthew 24 and 25 and Ecclesiastes 3. God has given each of us some of these talents and He will be back one day and ask us what we have done with them. What are you doing with your time? What are you doing with your money? What are you doing with your talents? What are you doing with your mind? What are you doing with your body?

In this episode, I talk about the importance of showing up. It is a lesson I learned while taking piano lessons. Showing up unprepared is not good, but not showing up and not being prepared is worse. Today, I give just a few reasons why you should keep showing up to the things you have committed to.1) Showing up is a chance to improve. 2) Time is a limited resource. 3) Embarrassment is not a good reason to stay home. 4) Showing up is an energy boost. 5) You need to honor your commitments. 6) Do the work.

Today, I have with me a few men that, together, we put out the League of Logic Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the importance of having accountability and also some misconceptions of what people may think that accountability is. I spend a lot of time with these guys and I hope you find them as helpful as I do.

Today, I talk about what I hope to accomplish with The Sacred Musician Podcast. I do believe God led me to this, I want to learn wisdom, I want to be better at the positions I have in my life, I want to make place for others to find wisdom, I want to be able to teach that wisdom, and I want to point others to Christ.

Hello and welcome back to the sacred musician podcast. My name is brian Miller and in this podcast, I am trying to learn more about how to become a better music minister, better musician, better man, and better follower of Christ, and I hope you will join me in this pursuit. Today, I am joined by the music director of Southeastern Free Will Baptist College, Bro Mark Going. We talk about his role at the college, music in churches, mentors and the role they play, and how being continually filled with the spirit is fundamental for a minister of music. I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope that you not only enjoy it, but, more importantly, are able to learn something from it. If you like what I’m trying to do here, please subscribe and share so that more people can hear about it. Thank you for listening